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 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 102 108
Rank change year-on-year -53 +6 -23
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,017 1,099 2,064
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.37% 3.01% 2.57%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.73% 28.84% 26.95%
Number of salaries quoted 743 803 1,531
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,250 £42,500
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 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £93,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +8.11% -7.50%

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 3,667 3,811 7,660
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.95% 10.43% 9.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2,516 2,725 6,060
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,250 £45,194
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £105,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +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 10 April 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 10 April 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 -36 313 £73,500 +5.00% 202
South East +10 234 £55,000 -8.33% 145
North of England -79 180 £55,000 +4.76% 115
Midlands -56 121 £44,543 -15.16% 70
North West -40 97 £65,766 +19.57% 60
South West -70 72 £42,500 -10.53% 42
East of England -24 69 £55,000 +7.32% 47
Yorkshire -67 67 £46,000 -5.17% 37
West Midlands -44 64 £44,543 -28.73% 42
East Midlands -39 57 £42,500 +13.33% 28
North East -41 16 £60,000 +166.67% 18
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
1 362 (35.59%) Confluence
2 72 (7.08%) SharePoint
3 31 (3.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.08%) CMS
5 10 (0.98%) Apache
6 9 (0.88%) IIS
7 6 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.49%) Tomcat
9 4 (0.39%) Documentum
10 3 (0.29%) WordPress
11 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.20%) Gentran
11 2 (0.20%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.098%) Drupal
12 1 (0.098%) nginx
12 1 (0.098%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.098%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.098%) SAS
12 1 (0.098%) Umbraco
Applications
1 70 (6.88%) Microsoft Project
2 47 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (3.24%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (2.46%) MS Visio
5 24 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 15 (1.47%) CATIA
7 12 (1.18%) Trello
8 4 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.29%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.098%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.98%) Magento
3 10 (0.98%) Shopify
4 9 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.39%) Fidessa
6 3 (0.29%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.20%) SAP CX
7 2 (0.20%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.098%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.098%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.098%) Oracle BPM
8 1 (0.098%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.098%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.098%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 251 (24.68%) Azure
2 119 (11.70%) Azure DevOps
3 99 (9.73%) AWS
4 92 (9.05%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (6.98%) SaaS
6 55 (5.41%) GitHub
7 53 (5.21%) Power Platform
8 48 (4.72%) GCP
9 39 (3.83%) Entra ID
10 33 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
11 30 (2.95%) Figma
12 25 (2.46%) PaaS
13 22 (2.16%) Google Workspace
14 21 (2.06%) Mimecast
15 18 (1.77%) Slack
16 17 (1.67%) Smartsheet
17 16 (1.57%) Miro
17 16 (1.57%) Serverless
18 15 (1.47%) AWS Lambda
19 13 (1.28%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.75%) VPN
2 25 (2.46%) Firewall
3 17 (1.67%) Multicast
4 15 (1.47%) DNS
5 13 (1.28%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.08%) Network Security
7 10 (0.98%) LAN
7 10 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
8 8 (0.79%) DHCP
8 8 (0.79%) WAN
9 7 (0.69%) HTTP
10 5 (0.49%) SSL
10 5 (0.49%) VLAN
10 5 (0.49%) Wireless
11 3 (0.29%) Broadband
11 3 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (0.29%) IPv4
12 2 (0.20%) IPv6
12 2 (0.20%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.39%) SQL Server
2 38 (3.74%) Power BI
3 30 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (1.97%) Relational Database
5 18 (1.77%) MySQL
6 15 (1.47%) NoSQL
7 12 (1.18%) MongoDB
8 11 (1.08%) DB2
8 11 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 10 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (0.79%) Big Data
11 8 (0.79%) Tableau
12 6 (0.59%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (0.49%) Power Query
14 4 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
15 3 (0.29%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 101 (9.93%) Git
2 58 (5.70%) Selenium
3 49 (4.82%) Postman
4 48 (4.72%) Jenkins
5 38 (3.74%) GitLab
6 31 (3.05%) Bitbucket
7 29 (2.85%) Rational DOORS
7 29 (2.85%) SoapUI
8 26 (2.56%) Cucumber
9 23 (2.26%) Team Foundation Server
10 19 (1.87%) WebDriver
11 17 (1.67%) Zephyr
12 16 (1.57%) TestRail
13 14 (1.38%) Cypress.io
13 14 (1.38%) JUnit
13 14 (1.38%) TeamCity
14 11 (1.08%) JMeter
14 11 (1.08%) Visual Studio
15 10 (0.98%) SonarQube
16 9 (0.88%) Subversion
General
1 397 (39.04%) Social Skills
2 260 (25.57%) Finance
3 146 (14.36%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (7.77%) Banking
5 68 (6.69%) Marketing
6 64 (6.29%) Law
7 47 (4.62%) Legal
8 42 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
9 40 (3.93%) Organisational Skills
10 33 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
11 31 (3.05%) Manufacturing
11 31 (3.05%) Retail
12 30 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 29 (2.85%) Public Sector
14 24 (2.36%) Advertising
15 20 (1.97%) Games
16 18 (1.77%) Automotive
17 15 (1.47%) Electronics
18 14 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
19 12 (1.18%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 201 (19.76%) Analyst
2 151 (14.85%) Senior
3 126 (12.39%) Lead
4 77 (7.57%) Developer
5 76 (7.47%) IT Support
6 73 (7.18%) Business Analyst
7 72 (7.08%) Support Engineer
8 69 (6.78%) Support Analyst
9 48 (4.72%) Project Manager
10 43 (4.23%) Systems Engineer
11 37 (3.64%) IT Engineer
12 36 (3.54%) Applications Support
12 36 (3.54%) IT Support Engineer
13 35 (3.44%) Software Engineer
14 32 (3.15%) Senior Manager
15 30 (2.95%) Applications Support Analyst
16 28 (2.75%) Sales Executive
17 27 (2.65%) 2nd Line Support
17 27 (2.65%) Product Manager
17 27 (2.65%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (6.59%) HTML
2 48 (4.72%) .NET
2 48 (4.72%) REST
2 48 (4.72%) SOAP
3 46 (4.52%) CSS
3 46 (4.52%) React
4 35 (3.44%) RESTful
5 31 (3.05%) JSON
5 31 (3.05%) Middleware
6 25 (2.46%) XML
7 24 (2.36%) Node.js
8 22 (2.16%) Elastic Stack
9 18 (1.77%) FIX Protocol
9 18 (1.77%) Spring
10 16 (1.57%) AngularJS
10 16 (1.57%) Playwright
10 16 (1.57%) pytest
11 15 (1.47%) EDI
11 15 (1.47%) Kafka
12 14 (1.38%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 111 (10.91%) Product Ownership
2 96 (9.44%) Onboarding
3 32 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (3.05%) Management Information System
5 20 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (1.87%) Data Centre
6 19 (1.87%) Derivative
6 19 (1.87%) Equities
6 19 (1.87%) Fixed Income
7 17 (1.67%) Virtual Team
8 16 (1.57%) Algorithms
9 15 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (1.47%) Mobile App
9 15 (1.47%) PMI
10 14 (1.38%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.38%) NHS
11 12 (1.18%) Driving Licence
12 11 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 102 (10.03%) Windows
2 86 (8.46%) Linux
3 34 (3.34%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.18%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (0.98%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (0.69%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.39%) Android
8 4 (0.39%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.39%) Unix
8 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.29%) CentOS
10 2 (0.20%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.098%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.098%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.098%) Solaris
11 1 (0.098%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 546 (53.69%) Agile
2 229 (22.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 226 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 205 (20.16%) DevOps
5 196 (19.27%) Scrum
6 179 (17.60%) Stakeholder Management
7 163 (16.03%) CI/CD
8 138 (13.57%) ITIL
9 132 (12.98%) Service Management
10 130 (12.78%) ITSM
11 118 (11.60%) User Experience
12 109 (10.72%) Roadmaps
13 106 (10.42%) Test Automation
14 103 (10.13%) SDLC
15 99 (9.73%) Project Management
16 96 (9.44%) Decision-Making
17 94 (9.24%) Change Management
18 93 (9.14%) CRM
18 93 (9.14%) Software Engineering
19 88 (8.65%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 205 (20.16%) SQL
2 109 (10.72%) Python
3 87 (8.55%) Java
4 76 (7.47%) JavaScript
5 59 (5.80%) PowerShell
6 47 (4.62%) C#
7 31 (3.05%) TypeScript
8 27 (2.65%) Bash
9 18 (1.77%) C++
10 16 (1.57%) PHP
10 16 (1.57%) R
11 14 (1.38%) T-SQL
12 11 (1.08%) C
13 7 (0.69%) Go
14 6 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 6 (0.59%) Groovy
14 6 (0.59%) Perl
15 5 (0.49%) Google Apps Script
15 5 (0.49%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.39%) RPG
Qualifications
1 234 (23.01%) Degree
2 98 (9.64%) Security Cleared
3 61 (6.00%) SC Cleared
4 58 (5.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 57 (5.60%) ISTQB
6 44 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (4.23%) PMI Certification
8 31 (3.05%) PMP
9 27 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.26%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.97%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 15 (1.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 14 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 14 (1.38%) Master's Degree
14 11 (1.08%) AWS Certification
14 11 (1.08%) MCSE
15 10 (0.98%) A+ Certification
16 9 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
17 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
18 7 (0.69%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (11.80%) QA
2 38 (3.74%) Accessibility
3 35 (3.44%) SLA
4 32 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 27 (2.65%) PMO
6 22 (2.16%) GDPR
7 21 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 19 (1.87%) Data Quality
8 19 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 8 (0.79%) GRC
10 7 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (0.69%) MiFID
10 7 (0.69%) Software Quality Assurance
10 7 (0.69%) TickIT
11 6 (0.59%) Basel II
11 6 (0.59%) NIST
12 5 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.39%) ISO 26262
13 4 (0.39%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.29%) WCAG
System Software
1 91 (8.95%) Active Directory
2 53 (5.21%) Docker
3 17 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.29%) Firmware
5 3 (0.29%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.20%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.20%) vSphere
7 1 (0.098%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.098%) Squid
7 1 (0.098%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.098%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (4.52%) Kubernetes
2 39 (3.83%) Terraform
3 38 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (2.56%) Ansible
5 16 (1.57%) Grafana
5 16 (1.57%) SCCM
6 12 (1.18%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.79%) Puppet
7 8 (0.79%) ZABBIX
8 7 (0.69%) Packer
9 6 (0.59%) HP ALM
9 6 (0.59%) Kibana
9 6 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.49%) Nagios
10 5 (0.49%) Progress Chef
10 5 (0.49%) SCOM
11 4 (0.39%) Control-M
11 4 (0.39%) Functional Safety
11 4 (0.39%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.20%) VxRail
Vendors
1 199 (19.57%) Microsoft
2 111 (10.91%) ServiceNow
3 71 (6.98%) Salesforce
4 58 (5.70%) Atlassian
5 46 (4.52%) Google
6 44 (4.33%) SAP
7 43 (4.23%) IBM
7 43 (4.23%) Oracle
8 31 (3.05%) HubSpot
9 28 (2.75%) BMC
10 27 (2.65%) Cisco
11 21 (2.06%) CrowdStrike
12 18 (1.77%) Splunk
12 18 (1.77%) VMware
13 15 (1.47%) Adobe
14 13 (1.28%) Siemens
15 12 (1.18%) Citrix
15 12 (1.18%) Meraki
16 11 (1.08%) Zscaler
17 9 (0.88%) ConnectWise