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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 97 131
Rank change year-on-year -63 +34 -36
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,157 1,383 1,448
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.22% 3.16% 2.01%
As % of the Development Applications category 28.05% 39.39% 24.15%
Number of salaries quoted 819 846 917
10th Percentile £34,850 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £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 £75,250 £77,500 £70,000
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 4,125 3,511 5,995
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.34% 8.01% 8.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2,706 2,238 4,037
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £38,650
25th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £46,250
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 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £61,700 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.28% +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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -67 349 £70,000 -6.67% 436
North of England -39 254 £55,000 +7.84% 116
South East +1 231 £57,500 +15.00% 147
North West -33 139 £60,000 +11.63% 59
South West -30 122 £55,000 +22.22% 101
Midlands -93 108 £44,022 -19.96% 77
Yorkshire -30 83 £43,000 -14.00% 33
East of England -42 80 £62,500 +8.70% 54
West Midlands -78 65 £45,000 -30.77% 52
East Midlands -60 43 £27,500 -35.29% 24
North East -41 32 £60,000 +85.69% 25
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
1 384 (33.19%) Confluence
2 98 (8.47%) SharePoint
3 57 (4.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (1.38%) CMS
5 8 (0.69%) IIS
6 7 (0.61%) SAS
7 6 (0.52%) Apache
7 6 (0.52%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.43%) JBoss
9 4 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.35%) WordPress
10 3 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.26%) nginx
10 3 (0.26%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.17%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.17%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.17%) Drupal
11 2 (0.17%) Gentran
12 1 (0.086%) MTS
12 1 (0.086%) WebSphere
Applications
1 95 (8.21%) Microsoft Project
2 59 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (4.58%) Microsoft Office
4 41 (3.54%) MS Visio
5 24 (2.07%) Trello
6 15 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 11 (0.95%) CATIA
8 5 (0.43%) Moqups
9 3 (0.26%) Sketch
10 2 (0.17%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.17%) InVision
11 1 (0.086%) Notion
11 1 (0.086%) Simulink
11 1 (0.086%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 36 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.12%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.52%) SAP IBP
5 5 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.43%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.35%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.35%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.26%) Shopify
8 2 (0.17%) FLEXCUBE
8 2 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.17%) Magento
8 2 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.086%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.086%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.086%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.086%) Oracle Financials
9 1 (0.086%) Teamcenter
9 1 (0.086%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 374 (32.32%) Azure
2 186 (16.08%) AWS
3 170 (14.69%) Azure DevOps
4 135 (11.67%) Microsoft 365
5 115 (9.94%) SaaS
6 67 (5.79%) GitHub
7 66 (5.70%) Entra ID
8 59 (5.10%) Power Platform
9 48 (4.15%) GCP
10 32 (2.77%) Miro
11 31 (2.68%) Mimecast
11 31 (2.68%) Serverless
12 30 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
13 26 (2.25%) Figma
14 24 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
15 20 (1.73%) Amazon S3
16 17 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
17 15 (1.30%) Boomi
17 15 (1.30%) Smartsheet
18 14 (1.21%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.20%) VPN
2 30 (2.59%) DNS
3 28 (2.42%) Firewall
3 28 (2.42%) TCP/IP
4 23 (1.99%) DHCP
5 22 (1.90%) WAN
6 21 (1.82%) Multicast
6 21 (1.82%) Network Security
7 20 (1.73%) LAN
8 13 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (0.78%) Kerberos
10 8 (0.69%) IPv4
10 8 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
11 7 (0.61%) HTTP
12 6 (0.52%) FIX Connectivity
12 6 (0.52%) Internet
12 6 (0.52%) VLAN
13 5 (0.43%) NAS
13 5 (0.43%) SSL
13 5 (0.43%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (5.62%) SQL Server
2 52 (4.49%) Power BI
3 26 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.07%) MySQL
4 24 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
5 22 (1.90%) MongoDB
6 17 (1.47%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.38%) Tableau
8 15 (1.30%) NoSQL
9 13 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
10 7 (0.61%) Big Data
10 7 (0.61%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
11 6 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.43%) Redis
12 5 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.35%) Data Vault
13 4 (0.35%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 129 (11.15%) Git
2 49 (4.24%) GitLab
3 41 (3.54%) Jenkins
4 36 (3.11%) Bitbucket
5 34 (2.94%) Selenium
6 31 (2.68%) Postman
7 26 (2.25%) Zephyr
8 19 (1.64%) Cypress.io
9 18 (1.56%) Rational DOORS
10 15 (1.30%) Cucumber
11 11 (0.95%) SonarQube
12 10 (0.86%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 10 (0.86%) SoapUI
12 10 (0.86%) TestRail
13 9 (0.78%) JMeter
13 9 (0.78%) REST Assured
13 9 (0.78%) Visual Studio
14 7 (0.61%) Artifactory
14 7 (0.61%) MSI
14 7 (0.61%) TeamCity
General
1 405 (35.00%) Social Skills
2 322 (27.83%) Finance
3 213 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (6.74%) Marketing
5 65 (5.62%) Public Sector
6 64 (5.53%) Law
7 62 (5.36%) Banking
8 59 (5.10%) Organisational Skills
9 58 (5.01%) Retail
10 55 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 52 (4.49%) Legal
12 44 (3.80%) Aerospace
13 38 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
14 35 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
15 32 (2.77%) Games
16 31 (2.68%) Manufacturing
17 26 (2.25%) Automotive
17 26 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
18 18 (1.56%) Electronics
19 14 (1.21%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 233 (20.14%) Analyst
2 180 (15.56%) Senior
3 118 (10.20%) Lead
4 116 (10.03%) Business Analyst
5 98 (8.47%) Project Manager
6 86 (7.43%) Developer
7 70 (6.05%) IT Support
8 54 (4.67%) Support Engineer
9 48 (4.15%) Software Engineer
10 46 (3.98%) Senior Analyst
11 42 (3.63%) IT Manager
12 39 (3.37%) Delivery Manager
12 39 (3.37%) IT Engineer
12 39 (3.37%) Support Analyst
13 38 (3.28%) IT Analyst
13 38 (3.28%) Systems Engineer
14 34 (2.94%) Senior Developer
15 33 (2.85%) Product Manager
16 32 (2.77%) IT Support Engineer
17 31 (2.68%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (5.19%) REST
2 54 (4.67%) React
3 51 (4.41%) HTML
4 48 (4.15%) .NET
5 43 (3.72%) CSS
5 43 (3.72%) JSON
6 30 (2.59%) Middleware
7 29 (2.51%) FIX Protocol
7 29 (2.51%) Node.js
7 29 (2.51%) XML
8 26 (2.25%) RESTful
9 25 (2.16%) Playwright
9 25 (2.16%) SOAP
10 22 (1.90%) AngularJS
11 18 (1.56%) ASP.NET
11 18 (1.56%) EDI
11 18 (1.56%) pytest
12 17 (1.47%) .NET Framework
13 16 (1.38%) Gherkin
13 16 (1.38%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 143 (12.36%) Product Ownership
2 114 (9.85%) Onboarding
3 58 (5.01%) Enterprise Software
4 48 (4.15%) Management Information System
5 42 (3.63%) Self-Motivation
6 37 (3.20%) Driving Licence
7 35 (3.03%) Cloud Native
7 35 (3.03%) Data Centre
8 32 (2.77%) Equities
8 32 (2.77%) Legacy Systems
9 30 (2.59%) PMI
10 23 (1.99%) Fixed Income
11 20 (1.73%) Derivative
12 19 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
13 18 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
14 17 (1.47%) Algorithms
15 16 (1.38%) Security Posture
15 16 (1.38%) Virtual Team
16 12 (1.04%) Distributed Architecture
16 12 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 146 (12.62%) Windows
2 137 (11.84%) Linux
3 52 (4.49%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.90%) Mac OS
5 13 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (1.12%) Ubuntu
6 10 (0.86%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.69%) Unix
7 8 (0.69%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.61%) Android
9 6 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.43%) CentOS
10 5 (0.43%) Debian
11 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.17%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (0.17%) ThreadX
12 2 (0.17%) VMS
13 1 (0.086%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 615 (53.15%) Agile
2 331 (28.61%) Continuous Improvement
3 309 (26.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 304 (26.27%) DevOps
5 289 (24.98%) Problem-Solving
6 246 (21.26%) Scrum
7 190 (16.42%) Project Management
8 185 (15.99%) CI/CD
9 161 (13.92%) ITIL
10 155 (13.40%) Service Management
11 144 (12.45%) Decision-Making
12 142 (12.27%) AI
13 141 (12.19%) Roadmaps
14 139 (12.01%) User Stories
15 137 (11.84%) Project Delivery
16 134 (11.58%) Workflow
17 131 (11.32%) ITSM
18 128 (11.06%) SDLC
19 123 (10.63%) Change Management
19 123 (10.63%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 202 (17.46%) SQL
2 169 (14.61%) Python
3 94 (8.12%) Java
4 91 (7.87%) PowerShell
5 85 (7.35%) JavaScript
6 61 (5.27%) C#
7 38 (3.28%) Bash
7 38 (3.28%) C++
7 38 (3.28%) TypeScript
8 34 (2.94%) R
9 18 (1.56%) PHP
10 12 (1.04%) C
11 8 (0.69%) Bicep
11 8 (0.69%) Perl
11 8 (0.69%) T-SQL
12 7 (0.61%) Groovy
12 7 (0.61%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.52%) Tcl
13 6 (0.52%) VB.NET
14 5 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 206 (17.80%) Degree
2 134 (11.58%) Security Cleared
3 83 (7.17%) SC Cleared
4 76 (6.57%) PMI Certification
5 58 (5.01%) PMP
6 42 (3.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (3.46%) BPSS Clearance
8 35 (3.03%) DV Cleared
9 32 (2.77%) ISTQB
10 30 (2.59%) AWS Certification
10 30 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
11 24 (2.07%) Master's Degree
12 23 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
14 20 (1.73%) CCNA
15 11 (0.95%) CISSP
16 9 (0.78%) CBAP
16 9 (0.78%) CCNP
16 9 (0.78%) CISM
16 9 (0.78%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (14.35%) QA
2 57 (4.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 55 (4.75%) PMO
4 53 (4.58%) Accessibility
5 35 (3.03%) Data Quality
6 33 (2.85%) GDPR
7 25 (2.16%) SLA
8 18 (1.56%) WCAG
9 13 (1.12%) TickIT
10 12 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 11 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 12207
12 10 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 10 (0.86%) NCSC
12 10 (0.86%) NIST
13 9 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
14 7 (0.61%) GRC
15 6 (0.52%) MiFID
15 6 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 5 (0.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 112 (9.68%) Active Directory
2 63 (5.45%) Docker
3 33 (2.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.38%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.04%) vSphere
6 11 (0.95%) Firmware
7 8 (0.69%) Squid
7 8 (0.69%) VMware NSX
8 7 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
8 7 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.35%) KVM
10 3 (0.26%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.086%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.086%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.086%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 53 (4.58%) Terraform
2 50 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 50 (4.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 43 (3.72%) Ansible
4 14 (1.21%) Packer
5 12 (1.04%) ZABBIX
6 9 (0.78%) Grafana
6 9 (0.78%) Kibana
7 8 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.61%) Docker Swarm
8 7 (0.61%) SCCM
9 6 (0.52%) Control-M
9 6 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.52%) Proxmox
10 5 (0.43%) Nagios
10 5 (0.43%) Red Hat Satellite
11 4 (0.35%) Functional Safety
11 4 (0.35%) Graylog
11 4 (0.35%) Podman
11 4 (0.35%) SCOM
Vendors
1 269 (23.25%) Microsoft
2 144 (12.45%) ServiceNow
3 83 (7.17%) Salesforce
4 82 (7.09%) Oracle
5 65 (5.62%) SAP
6 41 (3.54%) Splunk
7 39 (3.37%) Cisco
7 39 (3.37%) VMware
8 35 (3.03%) Atlassian
9 33 (2.85%) CrowdStrike
9 33 (2.85%) IBM
10 31 (2.68%) Google
11 30 (2.59%) BMC
12 27 (2.33%) HubSpot
13 20 (1.73%) Meraki
14 19 (1.64%) Red Hat
15 11 (0.95%) Adobe
15 11 (0.95%) ION Trading
16 9 (0.78%) Bloomberg
16 9 (0.78%) Sage