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 10 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 120 105
Rank change year-on-year +19 -15 -36
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,223 1,267 1,482
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.75% 2.10% 3.09%
As % of the Development Applications category 38.83% 23.33% 24.02%
Number of salaries quoted 751 703 1,164
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,050 £37,790
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,250 £70,000 £78,375
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,400 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -8.00% +5.93%

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 3,150 5,431 6,171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.09% 9.00% 12.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,077 2,991 5,005
10th Percentile £31,150 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +3.84%

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 10 November 2025.

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 10 November 2025. 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 +51 414 £75,000 +20.00% 472
South East +56 330 £45,000 -18.18% 450
North of England -8 186 £50,000 -9.09% 168
Midlands +36 133 £57,500 +15.00% 122
North West -11 100 £47,592 -14.25% 100
West Midlands +39 99 £65,000 +30.00% 66
South West -8 80 £43,000 -14.00% 131
Yorkshire +43 70 £46,250 +11.87% 50
East of England +7 61 £57,500 +13.86% 103
East Midlands +10 34 £48,000 +6.67% 55
North East -27 16 £51,500 - 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
1 376 (30.74%) Confluence
2 44 (3.60%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.72%) CMS
4 14 (1.14%) IIS
5 13 (1.06%) Apache
6 12 (0.98%) Umbraco
7 11 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
7 11 (0.90%) WordPress
8 10 (0.82%) nginx
9 5 (0.41%) JBoss
10 4 (0.33%) Tomcat
11 3 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.25%) Headless CMS
11 3 (0.25%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.082%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.082%) Appian
12 1 (0.082%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.082%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.082%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.082%) Tuxedo
Applications
1 85 (6.95%) Microsoft Office
2 70 (5.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 54 (4.42%) Microsoft Project
4 38 (3.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 29 (2.37%) MS Visio
6 23 (1.88%) Trello
7 8 (0.65%) CATIA
7 8 (0.65%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 7 (0.57%) MadCap Flare
8 7 (0.57%) Simulink
9 5 (0.41%) Windchill
10 3 (0.25%) Chatbot
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.16%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.16%) Sketch
12 1 (0.082%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.082%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.082%) Doxygen
12 1 (0.082%) InDesign
12 1 (0.082%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 102 (8.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.49%) Elite 3E
4 5 (0.41%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.41%) SAP IBP
5 4 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.25%) Endur
6 3 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.25%) SAP MII
6 3 (0.25%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.25%) Shopify
7 2 (0.16%) CA PPM
7 2 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.16%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.16%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 272 (22.24%) Azure
2 200 (16.35%) AWS
3 147 (12.02%) Azure DevOps
4 75 (6.13%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (5.64%) Power Platform
6 67 (5.48%) SaaS
7 58 (4.74%) GitHub
8 54 (4.42%) Amazon S3
9 49 (4.01%) Amazon EC2
10 45 (3.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 43 (3.52%) GCP
12 42 (3.43%) AWS KMS
13 38 (3.11%) Serverless
13 38 (3.11%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 37 (3.03%) Amazon ELB
15 34 (2.78%) Entra ID
16 30 (2.45%) Slack
17 29 (2.37%) Amazon Glacier
18 27 (2.21%) Power Automate
19 26 (2.13%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 62 (5.07%) Firewall
2 50 (4.09%) DNS
3 28 (2.29%) SSH
4 27 (2.21%) HTTP
5 23 (1.88%) FTP
5 23 (1.88%) SMTP
6 19 (1.55%) DHCP
7 16 (1.31%) Internet
7 16 (1.31%) Wireless
8 15 (1.23%) VLAN
9 12 (0.98%) Multicast
9 12 (0.98%) TCP/IP
10 10 (0.82%) Broadband
10 10 (0.82%) VPN
11 8 (0.65%) IMAP
11 8 (0.65%) OpenLDAP
12 6 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.41%) SAN
14 4 (0.33%) Cisco ISE
14 4 (0.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (7.85%) SQL Server
2 44 (3.60%) Amazon RDS
3 42 (3.43%) PostgreSQL
3 42 (3.43%) Power BI
4 37 (3.03%) MySQL
5 27 (2.21%) MongoDB
6 25 (2.04%) NoSQL
7 21 (1.72%) Relational Database
8 18 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (1.39%) Tableau
10 13 (1.06%) Amazon Aurora
11 11 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
12 10 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 9 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
14 8 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
14 8 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
14 8 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 7 (0.57%) Metadata
15 7 (0.57%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 197 (16.11%) Git
2 122 (9.98%) Jenkins
3 96 (7.85%) Selenium
4 79 (6.46%) Bitbucket
5 72 (5.89%) eCATT
6 64 (5.23%) GitLab
7 55 (4.50%) Maven
8 53 (4.33%) Cucumber
9 48 (3.92%) Sonatype Nexus
10 46 (3.76%) SonarQube
11 39 (3.19%) NeoLoad
12 36 (2.94%) Vagrant
13 33 (2.70%) Postman
14 24 (1.96%) SoapUI
15 22 (1.80%) Team Foundation Server
16 21 (1.72%) Cypress.io
17 20 (1.64%) JUnit
17 20 (1.64%) Rational DOORS
18 19 (1.55%) WebDriver
19 18 (1.47%) Visual Studio
General
1 501 (40.96%) Social Skills
2 375 (30.66%) Finance
3 176 (14.39%) Analytical Skills
4 137 (11.20%) Marketing
5 106 (8.67%) Banking
6 102 (8.34%) Presentation Skills
7 95 (7.77%) Manufacturing
8 84 (6.87%) Influencing Skills
9 78 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 76 (6.21%) Retail
11 67 (5.48%) Law
12 65 (5.31%) Organisational Skills
13 60 (4.91%) Public Sector
14 45 (3.68%) Investment Banking
15 36 (2.94%) Corporate Banking
16 35 (2.86%) Legal
17 25 (2.04%) Automotive
18 21 (1.72%) Advertising
18 21 (1.72%) Front Office
19 19 (1.55%) French Language
Job Titles
1 242 (19.79%) Analyst
2 202 (16.52%) Senior
3 161 (13.16%) Lead
4 133 (10.87%) Developer
5 79 (6.46%) Software Engineer
6 68 (5.56%) Business Analyst
6 68 (5.56%) Project Manager
7 65 (5.31%) Support Analyst
8 54 (4.42%) Support Engineer
9 48 (3.92%) Applications Support
10 40 (3.27%) Test Analyst
11 39 (3.19%) Applications Support Analyst
11 39 (3.19%) DevOps Engineer
12 38 (3.11%) Senior Manager
13 36 (2.94%) Test Leader
14 32 (2.62%) Product Owner
15 30 (2.45%) Junior
16 29 (2.37%) Senior Developer
16 29 (2.37%) Team Leader
17 28 (2.29%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 113 (9.24%) HTML
2 95 (7.77%) React
3 86 (7.03%) CSS
4 74 (6.05%) REST
5 72 (5.89%) .NET
6 65 (5.31%) RESTful
7 63 (5.15%) Spring
8 60 (4.91%) Kafka
8 60 (4.91%) Spring Boot
9 50 (4.09%) HTML5
9 50 (4.09%) Jest
10 47 (3.84%) CSS3
11 46 (3.76%) Redux
12 44 (3.60%) Sass
13 43 (3.52%) JPA
14 39 (3.19%) SOAP
15 32 (2.62%) Node.js
16 28 (2.29%) AngularJS
17 21 (1.72%) XML
18 19 (1.55%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 139 (11.37%) Product Ownership
2 55 (4.50%) Onboarding
3 54 (4.42%) Enterprise Software
4 50 (4.09%) Management Information System
5 27 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (2.04%) IoT
6 25 (2.04%) Replication
7 24 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
8 23 (1.88%) Cloud Native
9 20 (1.64%) Virtual Team
10 18 (1.47%) Mobile App
11 17 (1.39%) Wiki
12 16 (1.31%) Equities
13 15 (1.23%) Algorithms
14 14 (1.14%) Derivative
15 13 (1.06%) Fixed Income
16 11 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
16 11 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
16 11 (0.90%) Social Media
17 10 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 141 (11.53%) Windows
2 135 (11.04%) Linux
3 36 (2.94%) VMS
4 23 (1.88%) Amazon Linux
5 17 (1.39%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.23%) Mac OS
6 15 (1.23%) Windows Server
7 14 (1.14%) Unix
8 12 (0.98%) Android
9 11 (0.90%) Ubuntu
10 7 (0.57%) Apple iOS
11 5 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.33%) Solaris
12 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.25%) OpenWrt
13 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
14 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.082%) Check Point GAiA
15 1 (0.082%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 584 (47.75%) Agile
2 287 (23.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 286 (23.39%) Problem-Solving
4 254 (20.77%) DevOps
5 178 (14.55%) CI/CD
6 171 (13.98%) Stakeholder Management
7 166 (13.57%) Test Automation
8 160 (13.08%) Project Management
9 154 (12.59%) Mentoring
10 152 (12.43%) Roadmaps
11 148 (12.10%) Scrum
12 143 (11.69%) Change Management
13 139 (11.37%) User Experience
14 130 (10.63%) ITIL
14 130 (10.63%) Test Management
15 118 (9.65%) SDLC
15 118 (9.65%) Software Engineering
16 111 (9.08%) Computer Science
17 107 (8.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 93 (7.60%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 254 (20.77%) SQL
2 170 (13.90%) Python
3 153 (12.51%) JavaScript
4 137 (11.20%) Java
5 119 (9.73%) PowerShell
6 93 (7.60%) TypeScript
7 84 (6.87%) C#
8 43 (3.52%) Groovy
9 38 (3.11%) Bash
10 20 (1.64%) C++
11 19 (1.55%) Go
12 18 (1.47%) Perl
13 17 (1.39%) Apex Code
14 12 (0.98%) PHP
15 10 (0.82%) Shell Script
16 8 (0.65%) C
17 6 (0.49%) Kotlin
17 6 (0.49%) PL/SQL
17 6 (0.49%) SOQL
17 6 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 342 (27.96%) Degree
2 133 (10.87%) Security Cleared
3 83 (6.79%) SC Cleared
4 59 (4.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 54 (4.42%) ISTQB
6 36 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 33 (2.70%) PMI Certification
8 30 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 28 (2.29%) AWS Certification
9 28 (2.29%) PMP
10 24 (1.96%) Azure Certification
10 24 (1.96%) MCSE
11 21 (1.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 18 (1.47%) DV Cleared
13 17 (1.39%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 15 (1.23%) Master's Degree
15 11 (0.90%) HND
15 11 (0.90%) SAP Certification
16 10 (0.82%) ACCA
16 10 (0.82%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (15.94%) QA
2 102 (8.34%) Accessibility
3 45 (3.68%) PMO
4 39 (3.19%) SLA
5 30 (2.45%) Def Stans
6 29 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 27 (2.21%) Data Quality
8 19 (1.55%) NIST
9 15 (1.23%) GDPR
10 10 (0.82%) WCAG
11 9 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 9 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 7 (0.57%) MiFID
13 5 (0.41%) PERC
14 4 (0.33%) P3O
15 3 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.25%) SEPA
16 2 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 2 (0.16%) MISRA
16 2 (0.16%) UCITS
System Software
1 111 (9.08%) Docker
2 109 (8.91%) Active Directory
3 25 (2.04%) DFS Replication
4 20 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.90%) Hyper-V
7 8 (0.65%) Dovecot
7 8 (0.65%) Firmware
7 8 (0.65%) Postfix
7 8 (0.65%) Squid
7 8 (0.65%) vSphere
8 3 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.082%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.082%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.082%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 79 (6.46%) Kubernetes
2 73 (5.97%) HP ALM
3 72 (5.89%) Terraform
4 58 (4.74%) Grafana
5 54 (4.42%) Prometheus
6 48 (3.92%) Microsoft Intune
7 38 (3.11%) Ansible
8 20 (1.64%) SCCM
9 13 (1.06%) Puppet
10 12 (0.98%) ZABBIX
11 11 (0.90%) Control-M
11 11 (0.90%) Nessus
12 8 (0.65%) Proxmox
13 7 (0.57%) Kibana
14 6 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
15 5 (0.41%) Salt
15 5 (0.41%) vCenter Server
16 4 (0.33%) HP Quality Center
16 4 (0.33%) Nagios
16 4 (0.33%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 212 (17.33%) Microsoft
2 123 (10.06%) SAP
3 117 (9.57%) ServiceNow
4 82 (6.70%) Atlassian
5 76 (6.21%) HP
6 65 (5.31%) Salesforce
7 42 (3.43%) Google
8 40 (3.27%) Oracle
9 38 (3.11%) Solace
10 26 (2.13%) IBM
11 22 (1.80%) Adobe
12 20 (1.64%) VMware
13 15 (1.23%) Tenable
14 14 (1.14%) Cisco
14 14 (1.14%) Juniper
15 11 (0.90%) Bloomberg
15 11 (0.90%) Dynatrace
15 11 (0.90%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 9 (0.74%) Qualtrics
17 8 (0.65%) Okta