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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 93 131
Rank change year-on-year -72 +38 -34
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,124 1,362 1,520
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.23% 3.13% 2.00%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.99% 37.53% 24.36%
Number of salaries quoted 831 858 1,010
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,711
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,300 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.50% +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 4,016 3,629 6,240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.40% 8.34% 8.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,700 2,358 4,397
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,250 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,075 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.88% +5.13% -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 31 July 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 31 July 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 -69 335 £70,000 -6.67% 221
North of England -53 236 £55,000 +4.76% 84
South East +13 232 £57,500 +15.00% 135
North West -40 130 £60,000 +9.09% 44
South West -27 114 £50,000 +11.11% 49
Midlands -102 106 £42,500 -22.73% 55
East of England -18 82 £66,250 +15.22% 35
Yorkshire -35 80 £44,500 -19.09% 29
West Midlands -86 56 £45,000 -33.33% 40
East Midlands -52 50 £27,125 -27.67% 15
North East -38 26 £60,000 +85.69% 12
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
1 375 (33.36%) Confluence
2 95 (8.45%) SharePoint
3 55 (4.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.16%) CMS
5 8 (0.71%) IIS
6 7 (0.62%) SAS
7 6 (0.53%) Apache
7 6 (0.53%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.44%) JBoss
9 4 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.36%) WordPress
10 3 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.27%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.18%) Gentran
11 2 (0.18%) nginx
12 1 (0.089%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.089%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.089%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 86 (7.65%) Microsoft Project
2 54 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 51 (4.54%) Microsoft Office
4 29 (2.58%) MS Visio
5 23 (2.05%) Trello
6 14 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 8 (0.71%) CATIA
8 3 (0.27%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.27%) Sketch
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.18%) InVision
9 2 (0.18%) Moqups
10 1 (0.089%) Notion
10 1 (0.089%) Simulink
10 1 (0.089%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.089%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.98%) Fidessa
4 9 (0.80%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (0.53%) SAP IBP
6 5 (0.44%) Shopify
6 5 (0.44%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.36%) Sage 200
7 4 (0.36%) SAP Business One
8 3 (0.27%) Magento
8 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
9 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.089%) FLEXCUBE
10 1 (0.089%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.089%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.089%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.089%) Oracle SCM
10 1 (0.089%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.089%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 344 (30.60%) Azure
2 166 (14.77%) AWS
3 160 (14.23%) Azure DevOps
4 130 (11.57%) Microsoft 365
5 106 (9.43%) SaaS
6 72 (6.41%) GitHub
7 61 (5.43%) Entra ID
8 57 (5.07%) Power Platform
9 46 (4.09%) GCP
10 31 (2.76%) Serverless
11 28 (2.49%) Mimecast
12 27 (2.40%) Miro
13 25 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
14 24 (2.14%) AWS Lambda
14 24 (2.14%) Figma
15 21 (1.87%) Amazon S3
16 17 (1.51%) GitHub Actions
17 15 (1.33%) Boomi
17 15 (1.33%) Smartsheet
18 14 (1.25%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.29%) VPN
2 30 (2.67%) Firewall
3 28 (2.49%) DNS
3 28 (2.49%) TCP/IP
4 21 (1.87%) DHCP
4 21 (1.87%) Multicast
4 21 (1.87%) WAN
5 20 (1.78%) Network Security
6 19 (1.69%) LAN
7 13 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.80%) Kerberos
9 8 (0.71%) IPv4
9 8 (0.71%) Software-Defined Networking
10 5 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
10 5 (0.44%) HTTP
10 5 (0.44%) Internet
10 5 (0.44%) NAS
10 5 (0.44%) SSL
10 5 (0.44%) VoIP
10 5 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (5.69%) SQL Server
2 49 (4.36%) Power BI
3 27 (2.40%) MySQL
4 25 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (2.05%) MongoDB
7 19 (1.69%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.51%) NoSQL
9 16 (1.42%) Tableau
10 13 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.71%) Big Data
11 8 (0.71%) DynamoDB
12 7 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
13 6 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.53%) Geospatial Data
14 5 (0.44%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.44%) Redis
14 5 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.36%) Data Vault
15 4 (0.36%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 124 (11.03%) Git
2 53 (4.72%) GitLab
3 40 (3.56%) Jenkins
4 36 (3.20%) Bitbucket
5 32 (2.85%) Selenium
6 28 (2.49%) Postman
7 23 (2.05%) Zephyr
8 18 (1.60%) Cucumber
9 13 (1.16%) Cypress.io
10 12 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
11 11 (0.98%) SonarQube
12 10 (0.89%) JMeter
13 9 (0.80%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 9 (0.80%) REST Assured
13 9 (0.80%) SoapUI
13 9 (0.80%) Visual Studio
14 8 (0.71%) TestRail
15 7 (0.62%) Artifactory
15 7 (0.62%) JUnit
15 7 (0.62%) TeamCity
General
1 399 (35.50%) Social Skills
2 286 (25.44%) Finance
3 184 (16.37%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (6.49%) Marketing
5 60 (5.34%) Banking
5 60 (5.34%) Law
6 55 (4.89%) Public Sector
6 55 (4.89%) Retail
7 50 (4.45%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (4.27%) Legal
9 44 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 39 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
11 33 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
12 31 (2.76%) Games
13 27 (2.40%) Aerospace
13 27 (2.40%) Automotive
14 26 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
15 24 (2.14%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.42%) Advertising
17 13 (1.16%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 206 (18.33%) Analyst
2 170 (15.12%) Senior
3 113 (10.05%) Lead
4 99 (8.81%) Business Analyst
5 93 (8.27%) Project Manager
6 88 (7.83%) Developer
7 76 (6.76%) IT Support
8 64 (5.69%) Support Engineer
9 49 (4.36%) Software Engineer
10 47 (4.18%) Support Analyst
11 44 (3.91%) IT Engineer
12 39 (3.47%) IT Manager
13 38 (3.38%) Delivery Manager
13 38 (3.38%) Systems Engineer
14 37 (3.29%) IT Support Engineer
15 36 (3.20%) Senior Analyst
16 34 (3.02%) Product Manager
17 33 (2.94%) IT Analyst
18 32 (2.85%) Senior Developer
19 31 (2.76%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (5.25%) React
2 56 (4.98%) REST
3 46 (4.09%) .NET
3 46 (4.09%) HTML
4 44 (3.91%) CSS
4 44 (3.91%) JSON
5 33 (2.94%) Middleware
6 32 (2.85%) Node.js
7 29 (2.58%) FIX Protocol
8 28 (2.49%) XML
9 26 (2.31%) RESTful
9 26 (2.31%) SOAP
10 24 (2.14%) AngularJS
11 22 (1.96%) Playwright
12 21 (1.87%) EDI
13 20 (1.78%) pytest
14 18 (1.60%) ASP.NET
15 17 (1.51%) Spring
16 16 (1.42%) .NET Framework
17 15 (1.33%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 125 (11.12%) Product Ownership
2 113 (10.05%) Onboarding
3 53 (4.72%) Enterprise Software
4 42 (3.74%) Management Information System
4 42 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
5 36 (3.20%) Driving Licence
6 32 (2.85%) Data Centre
6 32 (2.85%) Equities
7 30 (2.67%) Cloud Native
8 26 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
9 23 (2.05%) PMI
10 22 (1.96%) Fixed Income
11 21 (1.87%) Derivative
12 19 (1.69%) Algorithms
13 17 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
13 17 (1.51%) Security Posture
14 16 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
15 15 (1.33%) Virtual Team
16 12 (1.07%) Enterprise Cloud
16 12 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 146 (12.99%) Windows
2 137 (12.19%) Linux
3 53 (4.72%) Windows Server
4 21 (1.87%) Mac OS
5 15 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (1.16%) Ubuntu
7 12 (1.07%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.71%) Windows 10
9 7 (0.62%) CentOS
9 7 (0.62%) Unix
9 7 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.53%) Android
11 5 (0.44%) Debian
12 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
13 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
13 2 (0.18%) ThreadX
13 2 (0.18%) VMS
14 1 (0.089%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 584 (51.96%) Agile
2 294 (26.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 289 (25.71%) DevOps
4 276 (24.56%) Stakeholder Management
5 264 (23.49%) Problem-Solving
6 231 (20.55%) Scrum
7 184 (16.37%) CI/CD
8 168 (14.95%) Project Management
9 151 (13.43%) Service Management
10 150 (13.35%) ITIL
11 140 (12.46%) ITSM
12 130 (11.57%) Decision-Making
13 128 (11.39%) Roadmaps
14 125 (11.12%) SDLC
15 123 (10.94%) Project Delivery
16 122 (10.85%) CRM
16 122 (10.85%) Workflow
17 116 (10.32%) User Stories
18 115 (10.23%) AI
18 115 (10.23%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 206 (18.33%) SQL
2 163 (14.50%) Python
3 93 (8.27%) Java
4 88 (7.83%) PowerShell
5 85 (7.56%) JavaScript
6 58 (5.16%) C#
7 40 (3.56%) Bash
8 38 (3.38%) TypeScript
9 33 (2.94%) C++
10 30 (2.67%) R
11 21 (1.87%) PHP
12 13 (1.16%) C
13 9 (0.80%) PL/SQL
13 9 (0.80%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.62%) Bicep
14 7 (0.62%) Groovy
14 7 (0.62%) Perl
15 6 (0.53%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.44%) Shell Script
16 5 (0.44%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 186 (16.55%) Degree
2 114 (10.14%) Security Cleared
3 73 (6.49%) SC Cleared
4 64 (5.69%) PMI Certification
5 52 (4.63%) PMP
6 37 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (3.02%) ISTQB
8 30 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
9 26 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
9 26 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (2.22%) AWS Certification
10 25 (2.22%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.78%) CCNA
12 18 (1.60%) Master's Degree
13 10 (0.89%) CISSP
13 10 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (0.80%) CCNP
14 9 (0.80%) RHCE
14 9 (0.80%) RHCSA
15 8 (0.71%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (13.52%) QA
2 53 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (4.27%) PMO
4 44 (3.91%) Accessibility
5 35 (3.11%) SLA
6 32 (2.85%) GDPR
7 27 (2.40%) Data Quality
8 16 (1.42%) WCAG
9 13 (1.16%) TickIT
10 10 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 9 (0.80%) NIST
11 9 (0.80%) Software Quality Assurance
12 8 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 12207
12 8 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 7 (0.62%) GRC
13 7 (0.62%) NCSC
14 6 (0.53%) MiFID
14 6 (0.53%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 114 (10.14%) Active Directory
2 67 (5.96%) Docker
3 35 (3.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.42%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.07%) vSphere
6 9 (0.80%) Firmware
7 8 (0.71%) Squid
7 8 (0.71%) VMware NSX
8 7 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
8 7 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.36%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 4 (0.36%) KVM
10 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
11 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.089%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 54 (4.80%) Terraform
2 52 (4.63%) Kubernetes
3 47 (4.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 46 (4.09%) Ansible
5 14 (1.25%) Packer
6 12 (1.07%) ZABBIX
7 11 (0.98%) Grafana
8 10 (0.89%) Kibana
8 10 (0.89%) SCCM
9 8 (0.71%) Docker Swarm
10 7 (0.62%) Nagios
10 7 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
11 6 (0.53%) Control-M
11 6 (0.53%) Proxmox
12 5 (0.44%) Podman
12 5 (0.44%) Red Hat Satellite
13 4 (0.36%) Functional Safety
13 4 (0.36%) Graylog
13 4 (0.36%) SCOM
13 4 (0.36%) VxRail
Vendors
1 259 (23.04%) Microsoft
2 141 (12.54%) ServiceNow
3 83 (7.38%) Salesforce
4 77 (6.85%) Oracle
5 62 (5.52%) SAP
6 43 (3.83%) Splunk
7 41 (3.65%) VMware
8 36 (3.20%) Cisco
9 33 (2.94%) BMC
9 33 (2.94%) CrowdStrike
10 32 (2.85%) Atlassian
10 32 (2.85%) IBM
11 30 (2.67%) HubSpot
12 29 (2.58%) Google
13 18 (1.60%) Red Hat
14 16 (1.42%) Meraki
15 13 (1.16%) Adobe
16 11 (0.98%) Freshdesk
16 11 (0.98%) Zscaler
17 9 (0.80%) Tenable