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 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 97 119
Rank change year-on-year -71 +22 -27
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,002 1,277 2,045
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.22% 3.26% 2.26%
As % of the Development Applications category 26.41% 35.21% 25.99%
Number of salaries quoted 750 775 1,476
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,410 £45,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £72,450
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £88,750
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 3,794 3,627 7,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.61% 9.26% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,538 2,405 5,892
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,000 £45,000
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 £81,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,130 £65,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year -7.49% +11.11% -10.00%

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 6 June 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 6 June 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 -58 300 £72,500 +3.57% 227
South East +35 222 £57,500 -4.17% 133
North of England -76 199 £55,000 - 91
North West -53 117 £60,000 +9.09% 48
Midlands -92 106 £44,543 -19.01% 60
South West -58 79 £46,000 -1.08% 61
East of England -14 74 £70,000 +32.08% 46
Yorkshire -62 66 £46,000 -20.00% 37
East Midlands -54 53 £37,500 - 26
West Midlands -96 53 £47,500 -29.63% 34
North East -39 16 £63,750 +183.33% 7
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
1 353 (35.23%) Confluence
2 79 (7.88%) SharePoint
3 35 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.20%) CMS
5 8 (0.80%) IIS
6 7 (0.70%) Apache
7 6 (0.60%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.50%) JBoss
9 4 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.40%) Documentum
9 4 (0.40%) WordPress
10 3 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.30%) SAS
11 2 (0.20%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.20%) Gentran
11 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.100%) Drupal
12 1 (0.100%) nginx
Applications
1 76 (7.58%) Microsoft Project
2 39 (3.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 38 (3.79%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (2.10%) MS Visio
5 17 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 15 (1.50%) Trello
7 12 (1.20%) CATIA
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.30%) Sketch
8 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.20%) InVision
10 1 (0.100%) Notion
Business Applications
1 29 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (1.00%) Salesforce CRM
4 8 (0.80%) Fidessa
4 8 (0.80%) Magento
4 8 (0.80%) Shopify
5 7 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
6 5 (0.50%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.20%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.20%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.20%) Workfront
8 1 (0.100%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.100%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.100%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.100%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.100%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.100%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 253 (25.25%) Azure
2 128 (12.77%) Azure DevOps
3 124 (12.38%) AWS
4 101 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
5 72 (7.19%) SaaS
6 59 (5.89%) GitHub
7 54 (5.39%) Power Platform
8 43 (4.29%) Entra ID
8 43 (4.29%) GCP
9 37 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
10 24 (2.40%) Figma
10 24 (2.40%) Serverless
11 20 (2.00%) Smartsheet
12 19 (1.90%) AWS Lambda
13 18 (1.80%) Google Workspace
14 17 (1.70%) Amazon S3
14 17 (1.70%) PaaS
15 16 (1.60%) Boomi
15 16 (1.60%) Mimecast
16 14 (1.40%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.39%) VPN
2 25 (2.50%) Firewall
3 23 (2.30%) Multicast
4 18 (1.80%) Network Security
5 17 (1.70%) DNS
6 16 (1.60%) TCP/IP
7 14 (1.40%) LAN
8 13 (1.30%) DHCP
9 12 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (1.00%) WAN
11 8 (0.80%) IPv4
11 8 (0.80%) Software-Defined Networking
12 6 (0.60%) Cisco ISE
13 5 (0.50%) SSL
13 5 (0.50%) Wireless
14 4 (0.40%) HTTP
15 3 (0.30%) Internet
15 3 (0.30%) VoIP
16 2 (0.20%) Extranet
16 2 (0.20%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (5.59%) SQL Server
2 39 (3.89%) Power BI
3 26 (2.59%) MySQL
4 25 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (1.70%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (1.50%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.40%) MongoDB
7 14 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.10%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (0.90%) Big Data
9 9 (0.90%) Tableau
10 6 (0.60%) Db2
10 6 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.50%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.50%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (0.40%) Power Query
13 3 (0.30%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 100 (9.98%) Git
2 48 (4.79%) Selenium
3 43 (4.29%) GitLab
4 40 (3.99%) Postman
5 37 (3.69%) Jenkins
6 28 (2.79%) Bitbucket
7 20 (2.00%) SoapUI
8 19 (1.90%) Zephyr
9 18 (1.80%) Team Foundation Server
10 17 (1.70%) Cypress.io
10 17 (1.70%) Rational DOORS
11 16 (1.60%) Cucumber
12 15 (1.50%) WebDriver
13 13 (1.30%) SonarQube
14 10 (1.00%) JUnit
15 9 (0.90%) TeamCity
16 8 (0.80%) REST Assured
17 7 (0.70%) Oracle APEX
17 7 (0.70%) Subversion
17 7 (0.70%) TestRail
General
1 361 (36.03%) Social Skills
2 260 (25.95%) Finance
3 134 (13.37%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (7.29%) Marketing
5 62 (6.19%) Banking
6 55 (5.49%) Law
7 45 (4.49%) Retail
8 42 (4.19%) Legal
9 38 (3.79%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (3.59%) Organisational Skills
11 34 (3.39%) Public Sector
12 33 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 31 (3.09%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
15 28 (2.79%) Games
16 25 (2.50%) Automotive
17 23 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
18 18 (1.80%) Aerospace
19 16 (1.60%) Advertising
20 13 (1.30%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 197 (19.66%) Analyst
2 156 (15.57%) Senior
3 110 (10.98%) Lead
4 90 (8.98%) Business Analyst
5 80 (7.98%) Developer
6 70 (6.99%) IT Support
7 66 (6.59%) Project Manager
7 66 (6.59%) Support Engineer
8 57 (5.69%) Support Analyst
9 40 (3.99%) Systems Engineer
10 39 (3.89%) IT Engineer
11 35 (3.49%) Applications Support
11 35 (3.49%) IT Support Engineer
11 35 (3.49%) Software Engineer
12 32 (3.19%) Senior Analyst
13 31 (3.09%) Scrum Master
14 30 (2.99%) Delivery Manager
14 30 (2.99%) Product Manager
15 29 (2.89%) Applications Support Analyst
15 29 (2.89%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (6.09%) HTML
2 51 (5.09%) React
2 51 (5.09%) REST
3 49 (4.89%) .NET
4 47 (4.69%) CSS
5 42 (4.19%) SOAP
6 35 (3.49%) Middleware
7 33 (3.29%) JSON
8 26 (2.59%) FIX Protocol
8 26 (2.59%) Node.js
9 24 (2.40%) RESTful
9 24 (2.40%) XML
10 22 (2.20%) EDI
11 20 (2.00%) pytest
12 19 (1.90%) Spring
13 18 (1.80%) AngularJS
14 17 (1.70%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 16 (1.60%) ASP.NET
15 16 (1.60%) Elastic Stack
15 16 (1.60%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 114 (11.38%) Product Ownership
2 100 (9.98%) Onboarding
3 35 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (3.39%) Management Information System
5 31 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
6 30 (2.99%) Equities
7 28 (2.79%) Driving Licence
8 23 (2.30%) Fixed Income
9 21 (2.10%) Derivative
10 19 (1.90%) Algorithms
11 18 (1.80%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.50%) Distributed Systems
12 15 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.40%) Cloud Native
13 14 (1.40%) PMI
14 12 (1.20%) Hybrid Cloud
14 12 (1.20%) Mobile App
14 12 (1.20%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.90%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 105 (10.48%) Linux
1 105 (10.48%) Windows
2 40 (3.99%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 11 (1.10%) Ubuntu
4 9 (0.90%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.90%) Windows 10
5 8 (0.80%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.70%) CentOS
6 7 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.50%) Unix
8 3 (0.30%) Debian
9 2 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.20%) ThreadX
9 2 (0.20%) VMS
10 1 (0.100%) Android
10 1 (0.100%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 527 (52.59%) Agile
2 239 (23.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 227 (22.65%) DevOps
4 211 (21.06%) Stakeholder Management
5 210 (20.96%) Problem-Solving
6 202 (20.16%) Scrum
7 157 (15.67%) CI/CD
8 136 (13.57%) ITSM
8 136 (13.57%) Service Management
9 132 (13.17%) ITIL
10 120 (11.98%) Roadmaps
11 118 (11.78%) Project Management
12 115 (11.48%) Decision-Making
12 115 (11.48%) SDLC
13 110 (10.98%) CRM
14 100 (9.98%) User Experience
14 100 (9.98%) User Stories
15 96 (9.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 94 (9.38%) Workflow
17 93 (9.28%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 193 (19.26%) SQL
2 136 (13.57%) Python
3 91 (9.08%) Java
4 69 (6.89%) JavaScript
5 64 (6.39%) PowerShell
6 49 (4.89%) C#
7 34 (3.39%) Bash
8 28 (2.79%) TypeScript
9 23 (2.30%) C++
10 18 (1.80%) PHP
11 17 (1.70%) R
12 14 (1.40%) T-SQL
13 7 (0.70%) C
13 7 (0.70%) Groovy
13 7 (0.70%) Perl
14 5 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 5 (0.50%) Google Apps Script
14 5 (0.50%) PL/SQL
14 5 (0.50%) VB.NET
15 4 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 179 (17.86%) Degree
2 90 (8.98%) Security Cleared
3 51 (5.09%) SC Cleared
4 48 (4.79%) ISTQB
5 39 (3.89%) PMI Certification
6 37 (3.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 33 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (3.19%) PMP
9 30 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (2.00%) DV Cleared
11 17 (1.70%) AWS Certification
12 16 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.40%) CCNA
13 14 (1.40%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 13 (1.30%) Master's Degree
15 11 (1.10%) A+ Certification
16 8 (0.80%) MCSE
16 8 (0.80%) OSCP
16 8 (0.80%) RHCE
16 8 (0.80%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (12.77%) QA
2 34 (3.39%) SLA
3 32 (3.19%) Accessibility
4 31 (3.09%) PMO
5 26 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 22 (2.20%) Data Quality
7 15 (1.50%) GDPR
8 14 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 12 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 12 (1.20%) TickIT
10 9 (0.90%) Software Quality Assurance
11 8 (0.80%) GRC
11 8 (0.80%) WCAG
12 7 (0.70%) MiFID
13 6 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.40%) ISO 26262
14 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.30%) NIST
System Software
1 93 (9.28%) Active Directory
2 63 (6.29%) Docker
3 22 (2.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.00%) vSphere
5 8 (0.80%) Squid
5 8 (0.80%) VMware NSX
6 7 (0.70%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.40%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.40%) Firmware
7 4 (0.40%) KVM
8 3 (0.30%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.20%) Terminal Server
9 2 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 46 (4.59%) Kubernetes
2 41 (4.09%) Terraform
3 35 (3.49%) Ansible
4 33 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.40%) Packer
6 12 (1.20%) ZABBIX
7 11 (1.10%) Grafana
7 11 (1.10%) SCCM
8 8 (0.80%) Kibana
8 8 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.70%) Docker Swarm
9 7 (0.70%) Nagios
10 6 (0.60%) Prometheus
11 5 (0.50%) Podman
11 5 (0.50%) SCOM
12 4 (0.40%) Functional Safety
12 4 (0.40%) Graylog
12 4 (0.40%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.30%) HP ALM
13 3 (0.30%) VxRail
Vendors
1 212 (21.16%) Microsoft
2 137 (13.67%) ServiceNow
3 75 (7.49%) Salesforce
4 59 (5.89%) Oracle
5 46 (4.59%) SAP
6 37 (3.69%) Atlassian
6 37 (3.69%) IBM
7 36 (3.59%) Google
8 32 (3.19%) BMC
8 32 (3.19%) HubSpot
9 31 (3.09%) Splunk
10 26 (2.59%) Cisco
11 24 (2.40%) VMware
12 22 (2.20%) CrowdStrike
13 14 (1.40%) Adobe
14 13 (1.30%) Red Hat
15 12 (1.20%) Freshdesk
15 12 (1.20%) Meraki
16 11 (1.10%) Citrix
17 9 (0.90%) Zscaler