JIRA Job Trends in England

Atlassian JIRA
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 95 130
Rank change year-on-year -71 +35 -28
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,155 1,392 1,487
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.20% 3.18% 2.04%
As % of the Development Applications category 28.25% 40.05% 24.34%
Number of salaries quoted 814 846 919
10th Percentile £34,250 £32,500 £35,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,375 £93,778 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

All Development Application Skills
England

JIRA falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,088 3,476 6,109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.26% 7.93% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,677 2,209 4,012
10th Percentile £35,625 £37,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.80% +4.17% -7.69%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JIRA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

JIRA job vacancy trend in England

JIRA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA in England over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in England

JIRA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the England region over the 6 months to 24 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -64 353 £70,000 -6.67% 188
North of England -42 252 £55,000 +10.00% 68
South East -15 226 £57,500 +15.00% 113
North West -40 139 £60,000 +14.29% 30
South West -31 122 £55,000 +22.22% 77
Midlands -95 110 £44,022 -19.96% 57
Yorkshire -27 81 £43,000 -14.00% 22
East of England -38 78 £62,500 +8.70% 33
West Midlands -72 68 £45,000 -30.77% 43
East Midlands -58 42 £27,500 -35.29% 14
North East -35 32 £60,000 +166.67% 17
JIRA
UK

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 390 (33.77%) Confluence
2 95 (8.23%) SharePoint
3 55 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (1.39%) CMS
5 8 (0.69%) IIS
6 7 (0.61%) SAS
7 6 (0.52%) Apache
7 6 (0.52%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.43%) JBoss
9 3 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.26%) nginx
9 3 (0.26%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.26%) WordPress
10 2 (0.17%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.17%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.17%) Drupal
10 2 (0.17%) Gentran
11 1 (0.087%) MTS
11 1 (0.087%) WebSphere
Applications
1 97 (8.40%) Microsoft Project
2 62 (5.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
4 43 (3.72%) MS Visio
5 23 (1.99%) Trello
6 15 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 10 (0.87%) CATIA
8 5 (0.43%) Moqups
9 3 (0.26%) Sketch
10 2 (0.17%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.17%) InVision
11 1 (0.087%) Notion
11 1 (0.087%) Simulink
11 1 (0.087%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 37 (3.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.13%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.52%) SAP IBP
5 5 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.43%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.35%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.35%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.26%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.17%) FLEXCUBE
8 2 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.17%) Magento
8 2 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.17%) Shopify
9 1 (0.087%) Bloomberg TOMS
9 1 (0.087%) Oracle Assets
9 1 (0.087%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.087%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.087%) Workday HCM
9 1 (0.087%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 370 (32.03%) Azure
2 183 (15.84%) AWS
3 172 (14.89%) Azure DevOps
4 133 (11.52%) Microsoft 365
5 119 (10.30%) SaaS
6 69 (5.97%) Entra ID
7 67 (5.80%) GitHub
8 59 (5.11%) Power Platform
9 45 (3.90%) GCP
10 33 (2.86%) Miro
11 30 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
11 30 (2.60%) Mimecast
11 30 (2.60%) Serverless
12 26 (2.25%) Figma
13 23 (1.99%) AWS Lambda
14 19 (1.65%) Amazon S3
15 16 (1.39%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (1.30%) Boomi
17 14 (1.21%) Smartsheet
18 13 (1.13%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.38%) VPN
2 35 (3.03%) DNS
3 29 (2.51%) Firewall
3 29 (2.51%) TCP/IP
4 28 (2.42%) DHCP
5 22 (1.90%) Network Security
5 22 (1.90%) WAN
6 21 (1.82%) Multicast
7 20 (1.73%) LAN
8 13 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (0.78%) Kerberos
10 8 (0.69%) IPv4
10 8 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
11 7 (0.61%) VLAN
12 6 (0.52%) FIX Connectivity
12 6 (0.52%) HTTP
12 6 (0.52%) Internet
13 5 (0.43%) NAS
13 5 (0.43%) SSL
13 5 (0.43%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (5.45%) SQL Server
2 53 (4.59%) Power BI
3 27 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.08%) MySQL
5 23 (1.99%) PostgreSQL
6 22 (1.90%) MongoDB
7 16 (1.39%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.39%) Tableau
8 15 (1.30%) NoSQL
9 13 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
10 7 (0.61%) Big Data
10 7 (0.61%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
11 6 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.43%) Metadata
12 5 (0.43%) Redis
12 5 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.35%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.35%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 127 (11.00%) Git
2 51 (4.42%) GitLab
3 41 (3.55%) Jenkins
4 37 (3.20%) Bitbucket
5 34 (2.94%) Selenium
6 31 (2.68%) Postman
7 26 (2.25%) Zephyr
8 20 (1.73%) Cypress.io
9 17 (1.47%) Rational DOORS
10 16 (1.39%) Cucumber
11 11 (0.95%) SoapUI
11 11 (0.95%) SonarQube
12 10 (0.87%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 10 (0.87%) JMeter
13 9 (0.78%) REST Assured
13 9 (0.78%) TestRail
13 9 (0.78%) Visual Studio
14 7 (0.61%) Artifactory
14 7 (0.61%) MSI
15 6 (0.52%) TeamCity
General
1 406 (35.15%) Social Skills
2 329 (28.48%) Finance
3 218 (18.87%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (6.75%) Marketing
5 65 (5.63%) Public Sector
6 64 (5.54%) Banking
7 63 (5.45%) Law
8 61 (5.28%) Organisational Skills
9 58 (5.02%) Retail
10 54 (4.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 50 (4.33%) Legal
12 45 (3.90%) Aerospace
13 39 (3.38%) Influencing Skills
14 34 (2.94%) Manufacturing
14 34 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
15 31 (2.68%) Games
16 27 (2.34%) Automotive
17 26 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
18 19 (1.65%) Electronics
19 13 (1.13%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 237 (20.52%) Analyst
2 178 (15.41%) Senior
3 120 (10.39%) Lead
4 119 (10.30%) Business Analyst
5 98 (8.48%) Project Manager
6 85 (7.36%) Developer
7 70 (6.06%) IT Support
8 51 (4.42%) Support Engineer
9 48 (4.16%) Software Engineer
10 46 (3.98%) Senior Analyst
11 41 (3.55%) IT Manager
11 41 (3.55%) Support Analyst
12 39 (3.38%) Delivery Manager
12 39 (3.38%) IT Analyst
13 38 (3.29%) IT Engineer
14 36 (3.12%) Systems Engineer
15 34 (2.94%) Product Owner
16 33 (2.86%) Senior Developer
17 32 (2.77%) Product Manager
18 31 (2.68%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (5.45%) REST
2 53 (4.59%) Terraform
3 51 (4.42%) React
4 49 (4.24%) HTML
5 48 (4.16%) .NET
6 43 (3.72%) JSON
7 39 (3.38%) CSS
8 30 (2.60%) Middleware
8 30 (2.60%) XML
9 29 (2.51%) FIX Protocol
10 28 (2.42%) Node.js
11 27 (2.34%) RESTful
11 27 (2.34%) SOAP
12 26 (2.25%) Playwright
13 22 (1.90%) AngularJS
14 18 (1.56%) ASP.NET
14 18 (1.56%) EDI
14 18 (1.56%) pytest
15 17 (1.47%) .NET Framework
15 17 (1.47%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 150 (12.99%) Product Ownership
2 112 (9.70%) Onboarding
3 59 (5.11%) Enterprise Software
4 49 (4.24%) Management Information System
5 42 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
6 39 (3.38%) Driving Licence
7 37 (3.20%) Data Centre
8 36 (3.12%) Cloud Native
9 32 (2.77%) Equities
10 31 (2.68%) Legacy Systems
10 31 (2.68%) PMI
11 23 (1.99%) Fixed Income
12 21 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
13 20 (1.73%) Derivative
14 18 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
15 17 (1.47%) Algorithms
15 17 (1.47%) Virtual Team
16 16 (1.39%) Security Posture
17 13 (1.13%) Enterprise Cloud
18 12 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 146 (12.64%) Windows
2 136 (11.77%) Linux
3 50 (4.33%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.90%) Mac OS
5 12 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (1.04%) Ubuntu
6 11 (0.95%) Apple iOS
7 10 (0.87%) Unix
7 10 (0.87%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.69%) Android
9 6 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.43%) Debian
11 4 (0.35%) CentOS
11 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.17%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (0.17%) ThreadX
12 2 (0.17%) VMS
13 1 (0.087%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 614 (53.16%) Agile
2 330 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 313 (27.10%) Stakeholder Management
4 304 (26.32%) DevOps
5 294 (25.45%) Problem-Solving
6 252 (21.82%) Scrum
7 192 (16.62%) Project Management
8 183 (15.84%) CI/CD
9 163 (14.11%) ITIL
10 152 (13.16%) Service Management
11 147 (12.73%) AI
12 146 (12.64%) Decision-Making
13 144 (12.47%) User Stories
14 142 (12.29%) Roadmaps
15 139 (12.03%) Project Delivery
16 134 (11.60%) Workflow
17 129 (11.17%) SDLC
18 128 (11.08%) ITSM
19 122 (10.56%) Change Management
19 122 (10.56%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 204 (17.66%) SQL
2 173 (14.98%) Python
3 95 (8.23%) PowerShell
4 93 (8.05%) Java
5 83 (7.19%) JavaScript
6 59 (5.11%) C#
7 38 (3.29%) Bash
7 38 (3.29%) C++
8 36 (3.12%) TypeScript
9 33 (2.86%) R
10 16 (1.39%) PHP
11 11 (0.95%) C
12 9 (0.78%) Perl
13 8 (0.69%) Bicep
13 8 (0.69%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.61%) Groovy
14 7 (0.61%) PL/SQL
15 6 (0.52%) Tcl
15 6 (0.52%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 208 (18.01%) Degree
2 135 (11.69%) Security Cleared
3 83 (7.19%) SC Cleared
4 77 (6.67%) PMI Certification
5 58 (5.02%) PMP
6 42 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 36 (3.12%) DV Cleared
9 33 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
10 32 (2.77%) ISTQB
11 30 (2.60%) AWS Certification
12 26 (2.25%) Master's Degree
13 25 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
14 23 (1.99%) CCNA
14 23 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
15 11 (0.95%) A+ Certification
15 11 (0.95%) CISSP
16 10 (0.87%) CCNP
17 9 (0.78%) CBAP
17 9 (0.78%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (14.46%) QA
2 56 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (4.85%) PMO
3 52 (4.50%) Accessibility
4 36 (3.12%) Data Quality
5 31 (2.68%) GDPR
6 27 (2.34%) SLA
7 18 (1.56%) WCAG
8 13 (1.13%) TickIT
9 11 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 10 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 10 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 10 (0.87%) NCSC
10 10 (0.87%) NIST
11 9 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
12 8 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
13 7 (0.61%) GRC
14 6 (0.52%) MiFID
14 6 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.35%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 113 (9.78%) Active Directory
2 61 (5.28%) Docker
3 35 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.39%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.21%) vSphere
6 11 (0.95%) Firmware
7 9 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (0.69%) Squid
8 8 (0.69%) VMware NSX
9 7 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
10 4 (0.35%) KVM
11 3 (0.26%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.087%) Oracle RAC
12 1 (0.087%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.087%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 50 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 48 (4.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 42 (3.64%) Ansible
4 14 (1.21%) Packer
5 12 (1.04%) ZABBIX
6 9 (0.78%) Grafana
7 8 (0.69%) Kibana
7 8 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.61%) Docker Swarm
8 7 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.52%) Control-M
9 6 (0.52%) Proxmox
9 6 (0.52%) SCCM
10 5 (0.43%) Red Hat Satellite
11 4 (0.35%) Functional Safety
11 4 (0.35%) Graylog
11 4 (0.35%) Nagios
11 4 (0.35%) Podman
11 4 (0.35%) SCOM
12 3 (0.26%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 277 (23.98%) Microsoft
2 143 (12.38%) ServiceNow
3 81 (7.01%) Oracle
3 81 (7.01%) Salesforce
4 67 (5.80%) SAP
5 42 (3.64%) Cisco
6 41 (3.55%) VMware
7 40 (3.46%) Splunk
8 37 (3.20%) Atlassian
9 32 (2.77%) IBM
10 31 (2.68%) CrowdStrike
11 30 (2.60%) Google
12 28 (2.42%) BMC
13 25 (2.16%) HubSpot
14 20 (1.73%) Meraki
15 19 (1.65%) Red Hat
16 11 (0.95%) ION Trading
17 10 (0.87%) Adobe
18 9 (0.78%) Bloomberg
18 9 (0.78%) Sage