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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 110 103
Rank change year-on-year -10 -7 -27
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,055 1,228 1,828
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.77% 2.78% 2.75%
As % of the Development Applications category 31.53% 26.01% 25.94%
Number of salaries quoted 667 706 1,476
10th Percentile £30,250 £37,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,875 £45,269 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,625 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £93,778 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,498 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 3,346 4,722 7,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.62% 10.70% 10.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,275 2,713 5,826
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £46,264
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £105,000 £97,290
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 17 February 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 17 February 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 +1 359 £75,000 +11.11% 146
South East +30 302 £45,875 -23.54% 159
North of England -50 148 £47,500 -1.05% 84
Midlands -30 104 £43,500 -20.91% 97
South West -51 68 £42,500 -12.38% 69
Yorkshire -45 65 £44,000 -2.22% 39
North West -32 64 £50,000 -0.11% 43
West Midlands -30 53 £40,000 -30.43% 76
East Midlands -3 51 £45,000 - 21
East of England -21 45 £55,000 +10.00% 37
North East -27 19 £51,500 +128.89% 3
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
1 332 (31.47%) Confluence
2 49 (4.64%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.33%) CMS
5 9 (0.85%) Apache
5 9 (0.85%) IIS
6 6 (0.57%) WordPress
7 5 (0.47%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.38%) Documentum
8 4 (0.38%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.19%) JBoss
9 2 (0.19%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.095%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.095%) FileNet
10 1 (0.095%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.095%) SAS
10 1 (0.095%) Tuxedo
10 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 62 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
1 62 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
2 50 (4.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (2.46%) MS Visio
5 16 (1.52%) Trello
6 14 (1.33%) CATIA
7 4 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.19%) Simulink
8 2 (0.19%) Windchill
9 1 (0.095%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.095%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.095%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 88 (8.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (0.85%) Magento
3 9 (0.85%) Shopify
4 7 (0.66%) Fidessa
4 7 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.28%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.28%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.19%) Endur
6 2 (0.19%) EuroRunner
6 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.19%) SAP MII
6 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.095%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.095%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.095%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 189 (17.91%) Azure
2 159 (15.07%) Azure DevOps
3 77 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
4 69 (6.54%) AWS
5 68 (6.45%) SaaS
6 46 (4.36%) Power Platform
7 40 (3.79%) GitHub
8 32 (3.03%) Entra ID
8 32 (3.03%) Figma
9 28 (2.65%) Slack
10 25 (2.37%) GCP
11 21 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (1.99%) PaaS
12 19 (1.80%) Google Workspace
13 18 (1.71%) Serverless
14 13 (1.23%) Miro
15 12 (1.14%) Adobe Analytics
15 12 (1.14%) Mimecast
15 12 (1.14%) Smartsheet
16 11 (1.04%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.46%) Firewall
2 23 (2.18%) VPN
3 21 (1.99%) DNS
4 16 (1.52%) Multicast
4 16 (1.52%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.33%) DHCP
6 12 (1.14%) VLAN
7 10 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.66%) Cisco ISE
8 7 (0.66%) HTTP
8 7 (0.66%) LAN
8 7 (0.66%) WAN
9 5 (0.47%) Broadband
10 4 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (0.38%) Network Security
11 3 (0.28%) GPON
11 3 (0.28%) IPv4
11 3 (0.28%) IPv6
11 3 (0.28%) PPP
11 3 (0.28%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 32 (3.03%) Power BI
3 29 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (2.09%) MySQL
5 20 (1.90%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.33%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.23%) MongoDB
8 12 (1.14%) DB2
9 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
11 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.57%) Big Data
12 6 (0.57%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 6 (0.57%) Tableau
13 5 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
14 4 (0.38%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 94 (8.91%) Git
2 69 (6.54%) eCATT
3 64 (6.07%) Selenium
4 48 (4.55%) Jenkins
5 47 (4.45%) Postman
6 38 (3.60%) Bitbucket
6 38 (3.60%) NeoLoad
7 33 (3.13%) SoapUI
8 31 (2.94%) GitLab
9 30 (2.84%) Team Foundation Server
10 27 (2.56%) Rational DOORS
10 27 (2.56%) WebDriver
11 21 (1.99%) Cypress.io
12 19 (1.80%) Cucumber
13 15 (1.42%) Visual Studio
14 14 (1.33%) JUnit
14 14 (1.33%) TeamCity
14 14 (1.33%) TestRail
15 12 (1.14%) Subversion
16 11 (1.04%) JMeter
General
1 448 (42.46%) Social Skills
2 303 (28.72%) Finance
3 148 (14.03%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (11.47%) Marketing
5 103 (9.76%) Manufacturing
6 91 (8.63%) Presentation Skills
7 71 (6.73%) Influencing Skills
8 67 (6.35%) Banking
9 51 (4.83%) Law
10 39 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 38 (3.60%) Organisational Skills
12 35 (3.32%) Legal
13 28 (2.65%) Retail
14 26 (2.46%) Public Sector
15 21 (1.99%) Advertising
16 19 (1.80%) French Language
17 18 (1.71%) Swedish Language
18 14 (1.33%) Back Office
19 13 (1.23%) Electronics
20 12 (1.14%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 240 (22.75%) Analyst
2 175 (16.59%) Senior
3 157 (14.88%) Lead
4 96 (9.10%) Developer
5 80 (7.58%) Support Analyst
6 73 (6.92%) Business Analyst
7 58 (5.50%) Support Engineer
8 54 (5.12%) IT Support
9 45 (4.27%) Test Analyst
10 44 (4.17%) Team Leader
11 43 (4.08%) Test Leader
12 41 (3.89%) Project Manager
13 38 (3.60%) Applications Support
14 34 (3.22%) Applications Support Analyst
15 31 (2.94%) IT Engineer
15 31 (2.94%) Software Engineer
15 31 (2.94%) Systems Engineer
16 28 (2.65%) IT Support Engineer
16 28 (2.65%) Senior Manager
17 27 (2.56%) Service Desk Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (6.73%) HTML
2 51 (4.83%) .NET
3 45 (4.27%) SOAP
4 44 (4.17%) CSS
5 38 (3.60%) React
5 38 (3.60%) REST
6 32 (3.03%) RESTful
7 26 (2.46%) Node.js
8 24 (2.27%) Middleware
9 21 (1.99%) Elastic Stack
10 20 (1.90%) Spring
11 17 (1.61%) FIX Protocol
11 17 (1.61%) Kafka
12 14 (1.33%) Spring Boot
13 13 (1.23%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.23%) pytest
13 13 (1.23%) XML
14 12 (1.14%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 11 (1.04%) Gherkin
15 11 (1.04%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 98 (9.29%) Product Ownership
2 85 (8.06%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 31 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (1.99%) Virtual Team
6 20 (1.90%) Equities
7 18 (1.71%) Data Centre
7 18 (1.71%) Fixed Income
8 17 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
9 15 (1.42%) Mobile App
10 14 (1.33%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.33%) Derivative
11 13 (1.23%) Algorithms
12 11 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.04%) NHS
12 11 (1.04%) PMI
13 8 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.76%) CMDB
13 8 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 106 (10.05%) Windows
2 87 (8.25%) Linux
3 26 (2.46%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.23%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.14%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.95%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.66%) Unix
8 7 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.57%) Android
10 5 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.28%) OpenWrt
12 3 (0.28%) Solaris
12 3 (0.28%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.19%) CentOS
14 1 (0.095%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.095%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 481 (45.59%) Agile
2 274 (25.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 234 (22.18%) Problem-Solving
4 174 (16.49%) Scrum
5 169 (16.02%) DevOps
6 149 (14.12%) ITIL
6 149 (14.12%) ITSM
7 139 (13.18%) Test Management
8 138 (13.08%) Roadmaps
9 135 (12.80%) CI/CD
10 133 (12.61%) Stakeholder Management
11 127 (12.04%) Service Management
11 127 (12.04%) User Experience
12 115 (10.90%) Test Automation
13 111 (10.52%) ERP
14 106 (10.05%) Computer Science
15 96 (9.10%) Project Management
16 94 (8.91%) Change Management
17 90 (8.53%) SDLC
18 87 (8.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 196 (18.58%) SQL
2 107 (10.14%) Python
3 89 (8.44%) JavaScript
4 85 (8.06%) Java
5 70 (6.64%) PowerShell
6 59 (5.59%) C#
7 34 (3.22%) Bash
8 32 (3.03%) TypeScript
9 21 (1.99%) C++
10 17 (1.61%) Go
11 14 (1.33%) T-SQL
12 10 (0.95%) C
12 10 (0.95%) PHP
13 7 (0.66%) R
14 6 (0.57%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
15 4 (0.38%) RPG
15 4 (0.38%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.28%) Perl
16 3 (0.28%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 287 (27.20%) Degree
2 91 (8.63%) Security Cleared
3 54 (5.12%) ISTQB
4 53 (5.02%) SC Cleared
5 52 (4.93%) BPSS Clearance
5 52 (4.93%) Computer Science Degree
6 45 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 33 (3.13%) MCSE
8 30 (2.84%) PMI Certification
9 28 (2.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 26 (2.46%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 21 (1.99%) PMP
12 18 (1.71%) DV Cleared
13 13 (1.23%) HND
14 12 (1.14%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.04%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.95%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 10 (0.95%) Master's Degree
17 9 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (12.61%) QA
2 54 (5.12%) Accessibility
3 37 (3.51%) SLA
4 34 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 32 (3.03%) PMO
6 21 (1.99%) GDPR
7 18 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 17 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 15 (1.42%) NIST
10 9 (0.85%) Data Quality
11 8 (0.76%) WCAG
12 6 (0.57%) Basel II
13 5 (0.47%) PERC
14 4 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
15 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.28%) MiFID
15 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.28%) SEPA
15 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
16 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 100 (9.48%) Active Directory
2 45 (4.27%) Docker
3 19 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.57%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.57%) vSphere
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.095%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.095%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 72 (6.82%) HP ALM
2 46 (4.36%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 29 (2.75%) Terraform
5 20 (1.90%) Grafana
5 20 (1.90%) SCCM
6 19 (1.80%) Prometheus
7 18 (1.71%) Ansible
8 11 (1.04%) ZABBIX
9 9 (0.85%) Control-M
10 8 (0.76%) Puppet
11 6 (0.57%) Nagios
11 6 (0.57%) vCenter Server
12 5 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
13 4 (0.38%) Kibana
13 4 (0.38%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.28%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.19%) Nessus
15 2 (0.19%) Podman
15 2 (0.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 210 (19.91%) Microsoft
2 121 (11.47%) SAP
3 98 (9.29%) ServiceNow
4 79 (7.49%) Atlassian
5 72 (6.82%) HP
6 67 (6.35%) Salesforce
7 39 (3.70%) Google
8 36 (3.41%) Oracle
9 34 (3.22%) IBM
10 20 (1.90%) VMware
11 19 (1.80%) Adobe
11 19 (1.80%) HubSpot
12 17 (1.61%) Cisco
13 16 (1.52%) BMC
14 15 (1.42%) Tenable
15 13 (1.23%) Siemens
15 13 (1.23%) Zscaler
16 11 (1.04%) Splunk
17 10 (0.95%) Citrix
18 9 (0.85%) Bloomberg