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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 109 103
Rank change year-on-year -49 -6 -18
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,008 1,100 2,109
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.29% 2.94% 2.56%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.41% 29.02% 27.27%
Number of salaries quoted 744 813 1,562
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £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 £75,900 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £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 3,677 3,791 7,733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.72% 10.12% 9.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,520 2,708 6,052
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £103,750 £95,000
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 22 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 22 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 -43 310 £75,000 +7.14% 183
South East +6 221 £55,320 -7.80% 119
North of England -60 186 £57,500 +6.98% 95
Midlands -67 115 £44,543 -10.91% 68
North West -28 106 £65,000 +18.18% 41
South West -70 80 £42,500 -10.53% 44
East of England -13 70 £58,750 +9.30% 35
Yorkshire -74 65 £46,000 -5.17% 45
West Midlands -58 60 £44,543 -25.76% 51
East Midlands -38 55 £42,500 +13.33% 17
North East -37 15 £60,000 +166.67% 10
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
1 355 (35.22%) Confluence
2 74 (7.34%) SharePoint
3 32 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.99%) IIS
5 9 (0.89%) CMS
6 8 (0.79%) Apache
7 5 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.50%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.40%) Documentum
9 3 (0.30%) JBoss
10 2 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.20%) Gentran
10 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.20%) WordPress
11 1 (0.099%) Drupal
11 1 (0.099%) nginx
11 1 (0.099%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.099%) SAS
11 1 (0.099%) Umbraco
Applications
1 73 (7.24%) Microsoft Project
2 46 (4.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
4 24 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (2.38%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.39%) CATIA
6 9 (0.89%) Trello
7 4 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.099%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (2.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.99%) Magento
3 10 (0.99%) Shopify
4 9 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.40%) Fidessa
5 4 (0.40%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.20%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.099%) Actimize
7 1 (0.099%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.099%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.099%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.099%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.099%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.099%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 246 (24.40%) Azure
2 126 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
3 101 (10.02%) AWS
4 89 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (6.94%) SaaS
6 56 (5.56%) Power Platform
7 55 (5.46%) GitHub
8 45 (4.46%) GCP
9 37 (3.67%) Dynamics 365
9 37 (3.67%) Entra ID
10 22 (2.18%) Figma
11 21 (2.08%) Google Workspace
11 21 (2.08%) PaaS
12 20 (1.98%) Mimecast
12 20 (1.98%) Smartsheet
13 16 (1.59%) Miro
13 16 (1.59%) Serverless
13 16 (1.59%) Slack
14 14 (1.39%) AWS Lambda
14 14 (1.39%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.58%) VPN
2 22 (2.18%) Firewall
3 17 (1.69%) Multicast
4 13 (1.29%) Network Security
5 11 (1.09%) DNS
5 11 (1.09%) LAN
6 10 (0.99%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.89%) WAN
8 8 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (0.69%) Cisco ISE
9 7 (0.69%) HTTP
10 5 (0.50%) DHCP
10 5 (0.50%) IPv4
10 5 (0.50%) SSL
10 5 (0.50%) Wireless
11 3 (0.30%) Broadband
11 3 (0.30%) Software-Defined Networking
12 2 (0.20%) FIX Connectivity
12 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.20%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (6.15%) SQL Server
2 42 (4.17%) Power BI
3 25 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (1.79%) MySQL
5 16 (1.59%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.49%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (1.09%) DB2
8 11 (1.09%) MongoDB
9 9 (0.89%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (0.89%) Big Data
10 8 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.69%) Tableau
12 5 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.50%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.40%) Power Query
14 3 (0.30%) CockroachDB
14 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 97 (9.62%) Git
2 54 (5.36%) Selenium
3 49 (4.86%) Postman
4 47 (4.66%) Jenkins
5 40 (3.97%) GitLab
6 30 (2.98%) SoapUI
7 29 (2.88%) Bitbucket
8 26 (2.58%) Rational DOORS
9 25 (2.48%) Cucumber
10 24 (2.38%) Team Foundation Server
11 19 (1.88%) WebDriver
12 16 (1.59%) Zephyr
13 14 (1.39%) Cypress.io
13 14 (1.39%) TeamCity
14 13 (1.29%) JUnit
14 13 (1.29%) TestRail
15 11 (1.09%) JMeter
15 11 (1.09%) SonarQube
16 9 (0.89%) Subversion
17 8 (0.79%) Visual Studio
General
1 387 (38.39%) Social Skills
2 260 (25.79%) Finance
3 140 (13.89%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (7.24%) Banking
5 69 (6.85%) Marketing
6 63 (6.25%) Law
7 45 (4.46%) Legal
8 40 (3.97%) Presentation Skills
9 39 (3.87%) Organisational Skills
10 37 (3.67%) Retail
11 31 (3.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 28 (2.78%) Manufacturing
13 27 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
14 26 (2.58%) Public Sector
15 23 (2.28%) Automotive
15 23 (2.28%) Games
16 21 (2.08%) Advertising
17 18 (1.79%) Electronics
18 15 (1.49%) Aerospace
19 14 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 195 (19.35%) Analyst
2 151 (14.98%) Senior
3 124 (12.30%) Lead
4 80 (7.94%) Developer
5 74 (7.34%) Business Analyst
6 73 (7.24%) IT Support
7 71 (7.04%) Support Engineer
8 65 (6.45%) Support Analyst
9 52 (5.16%) Project Manager
10 44 (4.37%) Systems Engineer
11 36 (3.57%) IT Engineer
11 36 (3.57%) IT Support Engineer
12 35 (3.47%) Applications Support
12 35 (3.47%) Software Engineer
13 29 (2.88%) Applications Support Analyst
13 29 (2.88%) Sales Executive
14 27 (2.68%) Architect
14 27 (2.68%) Product Manager
14 27 (2.68%) Senior Manager
15 26 (2.58%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (6.65%) HTML
2 52 (5.16%) REST
2 52 (5.16%) SOAP
3 51 (5.06%) .NET
4 46 (4.56%) CSS
5 43 (4.27%) React
6 37 (3.67%) Middleware
7 36 (3.57%) RESTful
8 33 (3.27%) JSON
9 26 (2.58%) XML
10 23 (2.28%) Node.js
11 22 (2.18%) Elastic Stack
12 19 (1.88%) EDI
13 18 (1.79%) FIX Protocol
14 16 (1.59%) Kafka
14 16 (1.59%) Playwright
14 16 (1.59%) pytest
14 16 (1.59%) Spring
15 15 (1.49%) AngularJS
16 14 (1.39%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 111 (11.01%) Product Ownership
2 95 (9.42%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (3.17%) Management Information System
5 20 (1.98%) Derivative
5 20 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (1.88%) Equities
6 19 (1.88%) Fixed Income
7 18 (1.79%) Data Centre
7 18 (1.79%) Virtual Team
8 16 (1.59%) Algorithms
8 16 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (1.49%) PMI
10 14 (1.39%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.39%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.39%) Mobile App
11 12 (1.19%) NHS
12 10 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (0.99%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 96 (9.52%) Windows
2 86 (8.53%) Linux
3 38 (3.77%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.19%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (0.99%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.50%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.50%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.40%) Android
8 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.30%) CentOS
9 3 (0.30%) Unix
10 2 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
10 2 (0.20%) OpenWrt
10 2 (0.20%) ThreadX
11 1 (0.099%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.099%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 541 (53.67%) Agile
2 235 (23.31%) Continuous Improvement
3 218 (21.63%) Problem-Solving
4 212 (21.03%) DevOps
5 203 (20.14%) Scrum
6 177 (17.56%) Stakeholder Management
7 161 (15.97%) CI/CD
8 135 (13.39%) Service Management
9 134 (13.29%) ITIL
10 133 (13.19%) ITSM
11 114 (11.31%) Roadmaps
12 112 (11.11%) User Experience
13 107 (10.62%) Test Automation
14 106 (10.52%) Project Management
15 101 (10.02%) SDLC
16 100 (9.92%) Decision-Making
17 99 (9.82%) CRM
18 95 (9.42%) Software Engineering
19 94 (9.33%) Change Management
20 85 (8.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 201 (19.94%) SQL
2 108 (10.71%) Python
3 86 (8.53%) Java
4 74 (7.34%) JavaScript
5 59 (5.85%) PowerShell
6 49 (4.86%) C#
7 31 (3.08%) TypeScript
8 26 (2.58%) Bash
9 19 (1.88%) C++
10 16 (1.59%) R
11 15 (1.49%) T-SQL
12 14 (1.39%) PHP
13 11 (1.09%) C
14 7 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 6 (0.60%) Groovy
15 6 (0.60%) Perl
16 5 (0.50%) Google Apps Script
16 5 (0.50%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.40%) Go
17 4 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 225 (22.32%) Degree
2 99 (9.82%) Security Cleared
3 59 (5.85%) SC Cleared
4 54 (5.36%) ISTQB
5 51 (5.06%) BPSS Clearance
6 46 (4.56%) PMI Certification
7 40 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 33 (3.27%) PMP
9 26 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.28%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.98%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 15 (1.49%) Master's Degree
13 14 (1.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 14 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 13 (1.29%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (0.99%) MCSE
17 9 (0.89%) CCNA
18 8 (0.79%) A+ Certification
19 7 (0.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (12.20%) QA
2 32 (3.17%) SLA
3 30 (2.98%) Accessibility
3 30 (2.98%) PMO
4 29 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (2.08%) GDPR
6 20 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 19 (1.88%) Data Quality
8 18 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 11 (1.09%) TickIT
10 8 (0.79%) GRC
10 8 (0.79%) MiFID
10 8 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
11 7 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.60%) Basel II
13 5 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.40%) ISO 26262
14 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 93 (9.23%) Active Directory
2 58 (5.75%) Docker
3 20 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.40%) vSphere
6 3 (0.30%) Squid
6 3 (0.30%) Terminal Server
6 3 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.30%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.20%) Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.099%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 46 (4.56%) Kubernetes
2 40 (3.97%) Terraform
3 34 (3.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (2.98%) Ansible
5 13 (1.29%) SCCM
6 11 (1.09%) Grafana
7 9 (0.89%) Packer
8 7 (0.69%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.69%) Puppet
9 6 (0.60%) Kibana
9 6 (0.60%) SCOM
9 6 (0.60%) ZABBIX
10 5 (0.50%) Progress Chef
10 5 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (0.40%) Functional Safety
11 4 (0.40%) HP ALM
11 4 (0.40%) Nagios
11 4 (0.40%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.30%) SCOrch
13 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 201 (19.94%) Microsoft
2 112 (11.11%) ServiceNow
3 75 (7.44%) Salesforce
4 58 (5.75%) Atlassian
5 46 (4.56%) Oracle
6 42 (4.17%) Google
6 42 (4.17%) IBM
6 42 (4.17%) SAP
7 30 (2.98%) HubSpot
8 29 (2.88%) BMC
9 26 (2.58%) Cisco
10 21 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
10 21 (2.08%) VMware
11 18 (1.79%) Splunk
12 12 (1.19%) Citrix
12 12 (1.19%) Meraki
12 12 (1.19%) Red Hat
13 11 (1.09%) Adobe
13 11 (1.09%) Siemens
14 10 (0.99%) Zscaler