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 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 101 104
Rank change year-on-year -32 +3 -21
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,056 1,094 2,038
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.54% 3.01% 2.63%
As % of the Development Applications category 29.13% 27.92% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 712 784 1,543
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,800 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,625 £43,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £93,778 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 3,625 3,919 7,522
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.27% 10.79% 9.71%
Number of salaries quoted 2,456 2,741 6,036
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.73% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £76,438 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £103,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.00% +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 27 March 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 27 March 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 -26 319 £75,000 +11.11% 202
South East +26 277 £51,000 -15.00% 145
North of England -60 181 £50,000 -0.11% 115
Midlands -39 119 £43,500 -17.14% 70
North West -40 83 £61,250 +10.36% 60
Yorkshire -59 79 £46,000 -5.17% 37
East of England -13 66 £55,000 +15.79% 47
South West -68 64 £42,500 -12.38% 42
West Midlands -36 62 £44,543 -31.47% 42
East Midlands -37 57 £42,500 +13.33% 28
North East -52 19 £52,000 +131.11% 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
1 347 (32.86%) Confluence
2 65 (6.16%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.23%) CMS
5 11 (1.04%) Apache
6 9 (0.85%) IIS
7 7 (0.66%) WordPress
8 6 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.47%) Tomcat
10 4 (0.38%) Documentum
11 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.19%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.095%) Apache Spark
12 1 (0.095%) Drupal
12 1 (0.095%) nginx
12 1 (0.095%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.095%) SAS
12 1 (0.095%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.095%) Tuxedo
Applications
1 67 (6.34%) Microsoft Project
2 50 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (2.27%) MS Visio
6 16 (1.52%) CATIA
7 11 (1.04%) Trello
8 4 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.095%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 68 (6.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.95%) Magento
3 10 (0.95%) Shopify
4 9 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (0.57%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.19%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.19%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.095%) Actimize
7 1 (0.095%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.095%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.095%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.095%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.095%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 231 (21.88%) Azure
2 159 (15.06%) Azure DevOps
3 95 (9.00%) Microsoft 365
4 80 (7.58%) AWS
5 71 (6.72%) SaaS
6 50 (4.73%) GitHub
7 47 (4.45%) Power Platform
8 40 (3.79%) Entra ID
9 37 (3.50%) GCP
10 24 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (2.18%) Figma
11 23 (2.18%) PaaS
11 23 (2.18%) Slack
12 22 (2.08%) Google Workspace
13 19 (1.80%) Mimecast
14 15 (1.42%) Smartsheet
15 14 (1.33%) Miro
16 13 (1.23%) Serverless
17 12 (1.14%) IaaS
18 11 (1.04%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.65%) Firewall
1 28 (2.65%) VPN
2 18 (1.70%) DNS
3 17 (1.61%) Multicast
4 16 (1.52%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (1.04%) DHCP
7 10 (0.95%) LAN
8 9 (0.85%) Cisco ISE
8 9 (0.85%) Network Security
8 9 (0.85%) VLAN
8 9 (0.85%) WAN
9 7 (0.66%) HTTP
10 6 (0.57%) SSL
11 4 (0.38%) Broadband
11 4 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.28%) DOCSIS
12 3 (0.28%) DSL
12 3 (0.28%) GPON
12 3 (0.28%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (5.87%) SQL Server
2 32 (3.03%) Power BI
3 26 (2.46%) PostgreSQL
4 19 (1.80%) MySQL
4 19 (1.80%) Relational Database
5 15 (1.42%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.23%) MongoDB
7 11 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
8 10 (0.95%) DB2
8 10 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (0.66%) Big Data
9 7 (0.66%) Tableau
10 6 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
10 6 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.47%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.38%) Power Query
13 3 (0.28%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 100 (9.47%) Git
2 54 (5.11%) eCATT
2 54 (5.11%) Selenium
3 47 (4.45%) Postman
4 42 (3.98%) Jenkins
5 33 (3.13%) GitLab
6 30 (2.84%) NeoLoad
7 29 (2.75%) Bitbucket
8 28 (2.65%) Rational DOORS
8 28 (2.65%) SoapUI
9 23 (2.18%) Team Foundation Server
10 20 (1.89%) WebDriver
11 19 (1.80%) Cucumber
12 17 (1.61%) Cypress.io
13 14 (1.33%) JUnit
13 14 (1.33%) TestRail
13 14 (1.33%) Zephyr
14 13 (1.23%) TeamCity
14 13 (1.23%) Visual Studio
15 10 (0.95%) JMeter
General
1 400 (37.88%) Social Skills
2 305 (28.88%) Finance
3 143 (13.54%) Analytical Skills
4 117 (11.08%) Marketing
5 88 (8.33%) Manufacturing
6 81 (7.67%) Presentation Skills
7 78 (7.39%) Banking
8 67 (6.34%) Influencing Skills
9 63 (5.97%) Law
10 44 (4.17%) Legal
11 39 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (2.65%) Public Sector
12 28 (2.65%) Retail
13 27 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 22 (2.08%) Advertising
15 18 (1.70%) Games
16 15 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (1.23%) Back Office
18 12 (1.14%) Automotive
19 11 (1.04%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 225 (21.31%) Analyst
2 161 (15.25%) Senior
3 134 (12.69%) Lead
4 88 (8.33%) Developer
5 71 (6.72%) IT Support
5 71 (6.72%) Support Analyst
6 70 (6.63%) Support Engineer
7 67 (6.34%) Business Analyst
8 44 (4.17%) Project Manager
9 41 (3.88%) Systems Engineer
10 37 (3.50%) Applications Support
10 37 (3.50%) Test Analyst
11 35 (3.31%) Test Leader
12 34 (3.22%) IT Engineer
13 33 (3.13%) IT Support Engineer
13 33 (3.13%) Software Engineer
14 32 (3.03%) Applications Support Analyst
15 31 (2.94%) Senior Manager
16 28 (2.65%) 2nd Line Support
16 28 (2.65%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (6.25%) HTML
2 47 (4.45%) .NET
3 45 (4.26%) CSS
3 45 (4.26%) React
4 40 (3.79%) SOAP
5 33 (3.13%) REST
5 33 (3.13%) RESTful
6 26 (2.46%) Node.js
7 23 (2.18%) Middleware
8 19 (1.80%) Spring
9 18 (1.70%) FIX Protocol
10 17 (1.61%) Elastic Stack
11 16 (1.52%) XML
12 15 (1.42%) AngularJS
12 15 (1.42%) JSON
12 15 (1.42%) Playwright
12 15 (1.42%) pytest
13 14 (1.33%) Boost C++ Libraries
14 13 (1.23%) Kafka
14 13 (1.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 103 (9.75%) Product Ownership
2 94 (8.90%) Onboarding
3 32 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (2.84%) Management Information System
5 21 (1.99%) Equities
6 20 (1.89%) Data Centre
7 19 (1.80%) Fixed Income
8 18 (1.70%) Derivative
8 18 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (1.61%) Algorithms
9 17 (1.61%) Virtual Team
10 16 (1.52%) Mobile App
11 14 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.14%) NHS
12 12 (1.14%) PMI
13 11 (1.04%) CMDB
13 11 (1.04%) Driving Licence
14 10 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.85%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 106 (10.04%) Windows
2 83 (7.86%) Linux
3 32 (3.03%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.23%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.95%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.95%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.57%) Android
8 6 (0.57%) Unix
9 5 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.38%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.28%) CentOS
11 3 (0.28%) OpenWrt
12 2 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.095%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.095%) Solaris
13 1 (0.095%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 515 (48.77%) Agile
2 259 (24.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 232 (21.97%) Problem-Solving
4 186 (17.61%) DevOps
5 185 (17.52%) Scrum
6 163 (15.44%) Stakeholder Management
7 162 (15.34%) ITIL
8 154 (14.58%) CI/CD
9 151 (14.30%) ITSM
10 144 (13.64%) Service Management
11 134 (12.69%) Roadmaps
12 125 (11.84%) User Experience
13 123 (11.65%) Test Management
14 109 (10.32%) Test Automation
15 105 (9.94%) Change Management
16 104 (9.85%) Computer Science
16 104 (9.85%) ERP
17 103 (9.75%) SDLC
18 100 (9.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 90 (8.52%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 194 (18.37%) SQL
2 104 (9.85%) Python
3 92 (8.71%) JavaScript
4 83 (7.86%) Java
5 72 (6.82%) PowerShell
6 46 (4.36%) C#
7 33 (3.13%) TypeScript
8 31 (2.94%) Bash
9 21 (1.99%) C++
10 14 (1.33%) PHP
10 14 (1.33%) R
10 14 (1.33%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.23%) C
12 10 (0.95%) Go
13 5 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
13 5 (0.47%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.38%) RPG
14 4 (0.38%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 248 (23.48%) Degree
2 95 (9.00%) Security Cleared
3 60 (5.68%) SC Cleared
4 56 (5.30%) BPSS Clearance
4 56 (5.30%) ISTQB
5 47 (4.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 36 (3.41%) PMI Certification
7 31 (2.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 29 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
9 27 (2.56%) PMP
10 21 (1.99%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 20 (1.89%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 13 (1.23%) MCSE
14 12 (1.14%) Master's Degree
15 11 (1.04%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.95%) AWS Certification
17 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
18 8 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
19 7 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (12.22%) QA
2 39 (3.69%) Accessibility
3 33 (3.13%) SLA
4 32 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 28 (2.65%) PMO
6 26 (2.46%) GDPR
7 20 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 19 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 11 (1.04%) Data Quality
10 8 (0.76%) NIST
11 6 (0.57%) Basel II
12 5 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.47%) GRC
12 5 (0.47%) MiFID
12 5 (0.47%) PERC
12 5 (0.47%) Software Quality Assurance
12 5 (0.47%) WCAG
13 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 93 (8.81%) Active Directory
2 49 (4.64%) Docker
3 19 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.28%) Firmware
5 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.28%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.19%) vSphere
7 1 (0.095%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 58 (5.49%) HP ALM
2 41 (3.88%) Kubernetes
2 41 (3.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 35 (3.31%) Terraform
4 19 (1.80%) Ansible
5 18 (1.70%) Grafana
6 17 (1.61%) Prometheus
6 17 (1.61%) SCCM
7 10 (0.95%) ZABBIX
8 8 (0.76%) Puppet
9 7 (0.66%) Nagios
10 6 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.57%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.47%) Control-M
11 5 (0.47%) Kibana
11 5 (0.47%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.28%) SCOM
13 2 (0.19%) Data Guard
13 2 (0.19%) Nessus
13 2 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 191 (18.09%) Microsoft
2 111 (10.51%) ServiceNow
3 99 (9.38%) SAP
4 75 (7.10%) Atlassian
5 70 (6.63%) Salesforce
6 58 (5.49%) HP
7 43 (4.07%) Google
8 39 (3.69%) Oracle
9 37 (3.50%) IBM
10 30 (2.84%) HubSpot
11 27 (2.56%) BMC
11 27 (2.56%) Cisco
12 20 (1.89%) VMware
13 18 (1.70%) CrowdStrike
14 16 (1.52%) Splunk
15 15 (1.42%) Zscaler
16 14 (1.33%) Adobe
17 13 (1.23%) Siemens
18 12 (1.14%) Citrix
19 11 (1.04%) Meraki