Agile Job Trends in London

Agile Software Development
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 3 3
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 -2
Permanent jobs citing Agile 2,195 2,780 4,787
As % of all permanent jobs in London 10.85% 22.15% 20.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.27% 23.06% 22.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,271 1,861 3,293
10th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £87,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% +8.75% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £115,000 £105,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £136,250 £137,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -7.41%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16,535 12,058 21,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.71% 96.07% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11,114 7,346 16,001
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,357 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -6.00%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £123,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Agile relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Agile job vacancy trend in London

Agile
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in London over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in London

Agile
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the London region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Central London -7 373 £77,500 +3.33% 268
West London +31 98 £70,000 +23.89% 22
South London +9 70 £90,000 +10.77% 10
East London +24 64 £105,000 +112.12% 31
North London +3 1 £72,500 - 3
Agile
England

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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
1 105 (4.78%) Confluence
2 40 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
3 38 (1.73%) Apache Spark
3 38 (1.73%) SharePoint
4 36 (1.64%) Apache
4 36 (1.64%) CMS
5 13 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 11 (0.50%) WordPress
7 6 (0.27%) SAS
8 5 (0.23%) Drupal
8 5 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
9 4 (0.18%) IIS
10 3 (0.14%) Apache Superset
10 3 (0.14%) Camunda
10 3 (0.14%) JBoss
10 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
11 2 (0.091%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.091%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.046%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.046%) Kinematics
Applications
1 39 (1.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 32 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (1.14%) Adobe XD
5 20 (0.91%) MS Visio
6 19 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
7 17 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 13 (0.59%) Sketch
9 10 (0.46%) UserZoom
10 9 (0.41%) Maya
11 8 (0.36%) InVision
12 6 (0.27%) Chatbot
13 2 (0.091%) Avid Media Composer
13 2 (0.091%) Pro Tools
13 2 (0.091%) Productboard
13 2 (0.091%) Trello
14 1 (0.046%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 25 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
1 25 (1.14%) Workfront
2 17 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.27%) Fidessa
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.18%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.14%) Misys Equation
5 3 (0.14%) Misys Midas
5 3 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.091%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.091%) Endur
6 2 (0.091%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.091%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.091%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.091%) SAP BRIM
6 2 (0.091%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.091%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.091%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 563 (25.65%) Azure
2 525 (23.92%) AWS
3 240 (10.93%) GCP
4 128 (5.83%) GitHub
5 124 (5.65%) SaaS
6 123 (5.60%) Power Platform
7 106 (4.83%) Azure DevOps
8 83 (3.78%) Serverless
9 75 (3.42%) Figma
10 59 (2.69%) Adobe Analytics
10 59 (2.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 58 (2.64%) Microsoft 365
12 57 (2.60%) Amazon S3
13 52 (2.37%) GitHub Actions
14 51 (2.32%) AWS Lambda
15 49 (2.23%) Snowflake
16 47 (2.14%) PaaS
17 46 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
18 45 (2.05%) AWS CloudFormation
19 44 (2.00%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 165 (7.52%) Broadband
2 25 (1.14%) CHAP
2 25 (1.14%) Firewall
3 23 (1.05%) TCP/IP
3 23 (1.05%) Wireless
4 20 (0.91%) Multicast
4 20 (0.91%) Network Security
5 19 (0.87%) WAN
6 16 (0.73%) LAN
7 13 (0.59%) Software-Defined Networking
7 13 (0.59%) VPN
8 12 (0.55%) DNS
8 12 (0.55%) SD-WAN
9 9 (0.41%) BGP
9 9 (0.41%) Cisco IOS
9 9 (0.41%) MPLS
10 8 (0.36%) 4G
10 8 (0.36%) Ethernet VPN
10 8 (0.36%) HTTP
10 8 (0.36%) IOS XR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (4.83%) SQL Server
2 87 (3.96%) Power BI
3 85 (3.87%) NoSQL
4 84 (3.83%) Metadata
5 66 (3.01%) PostgreSQL
6 62 (2.82%) Relational Database
7 54 (2.46%) Data Lake
8 45 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
9 41 (1.87%) MongoDB
9 41 (1.87%) RDBMS
10 36 (1.64%) Tableau
11 32 (1.46%) DynamoDB
12 27 (1.23%) MySQL
13 24 (1.09%) BigQuery
13 24 (1.09%) Oracle Database
14 23 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
15 22 (1.00%) Azure SQL Database
16 19 (0.87%) Spark SQL
17 18 (0.82%) DB2
18 17 (0.77%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 185 (8.43%) Git
2 178 (8.11%) JIRA
3 95 (4.33%) Jenkins
4 43 (1.96%) GitLab
5 36 (1.64%) Selenium
6 29 (1.32%) TeamCity
7 28 (1.28%) Cucumber
8 22 (1.00%) Bitbucket
9 20 (0.91%) Cypress.io
10 18 (0.82%) Balsamiq
11 17 (0.77%) Axure RP
12 16 (0.73%) IBM UrbanCode
13 15 (0.68%) Jaeger
14 13 (0.59%) JMeter
15 12 (0.55%) Postman
16 11 (0.50%) SpecFlow
17 10 (0.46%) LoadRunner
18 9 (0.41%) Gatling
18 9 (0.41%) Metasploit
18 9 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 913 (41.59%) Finance
2 731 (33.30%) Social Skills
3 330 (15.03%) Analytical Skills
4 317 (14.44%) Banking
5 224 (10.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 184 (8.38%) Law
7 173 (7.88%) Public Sector
8 164 (7.47%) Marketing
9 121 (5.51%) Retail
10 95 (4.33%) Financial Institution
11 94 (4.28%) Legal
12 90 (4.10%) Games
13 82 (3.74%) Front Office
14 73 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
15 70 (3.19%) Influencing Skills
16 49 (2.23%) Telecoms
17 48 (2.19%) Investment Banking
18 43 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
19 39 (1.78%) Aviation
20 36 (1.64%) Billing
Job Titles
1 464 (21.14%) Senior
2 350 (15.95%) Developer
3 282 (12.85%) Lead
4 246 (11.21%) Analyst
5 173 (7.88%) Architect
6 163 (7.43%) Business Analyst
7 137 (6.24%) Software Engineer
8 103 (4.69%) Consultant
9 99 (4.51%) Project Manager
10 90 (4.10%) Senior Developer
11 82 (3.74%) Senior Manager
12 76 (3.46%) Product Owner
13 73 (3.33%) Lead Developer
14 71 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
15 64 (2.92%) Product Manager
16 58 (2.64%) Python Engineer
17 56 (2.55%) Full-Stack Engineer
18 55 (2.51%) Data Engineer
19 51 (2.32%) Senior Analyst
20 50 (2.28%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 212 (9.66%) React
2 137 (6.24%) Node.js
3 134 (6.10%) .NET
4 103 (4.69%) REST
5 98 (4.46%) Kafka
6 83 (3.78%) CSS
7 82 (3.74%) HTML
8 74 (3.37%) RESTful
9 66 (3.01%) Spring
10 59 (2.69%) SOAP
10 59 (2.69%) Spring Boot
11 53 (2.41%) Redux
12 47 (2.14%) AngularJS
13 45 (2.05%) GraphQL
14 39 (1.78%) Middleware
15 37 (1.69%) Lightning Web Components
16 35 (1.59%) FIX Protocol
17 34 (1.55%) PySpark
18 30 (1.37%) Django
18 30 (1.37%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 309 (14.08%) Product Ownership
2 208 (9.48%) Cloud Native
3 95 (4.33%) Social Media
4 78 (3.55%) Fixed Income
5 72 (3.28%) Distributed Systems
6 65 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
7 63 (2.87%) Management Information System
8 56 (2.55%) Onboarding
9 53 (2.41%) Cyber Defence
9 53 (2.41%) Over-the-Top Content
10 52 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
11 47 (2.14%) Algorithms
12 46 (2.10%) Security Posture
13 44 (2.00%) Data Structures
14 43 (1.96%) Derivative
15 40 (1.82%) Mobile App
16 39 (1.78%) Marketing Technology
17 38 (1.73%) Equities
18 33 (1.50%) e-Learning
18 33 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 119 (5.42%) Linux
2 48 (2.19%) Windows
3 33 (1.50%) Android
4 29 (1.32%) Unix
5 15 (0.68%) Apple iOS
6 14 (0.64%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.23%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.18%) VMS
9 3 (0.14%) AIX
9 3 (0.14%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.091%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.091%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.091%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.046%) CentOS
11 1 (0.046%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.046%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 484 (22.05%) Roadmaps
2 436 (19.86%) CI/CD
3 423 (19.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 416 (18.95%) AI
5 409 (18.63%) DevOps
6 396 (18.04%) Mentoring
7 386 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
8 373 (16.99%) Scrum
9 352 (16.04%) Analytics
10 331 (15.08%) Stakeholder Management
11 273 (12.44%) Software Engineering
12 259 (11.80%) Coaching
13 247 (11.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 236 (10.75%) Project Management
15 223 (10.16%) Decision-Making
15 223 (10.16%) Microservices
16 204 (9.29%) Test Automation
17 195 (8.88%) User Stories
18 191 (8.70%) Full-Stack Development
19 187 (8.52%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 445 (20.27%) Python
2 311 (14.17%) SQL
3 298 (13.58%) Java
4 263 (11.98%) JavaScript
5 184 (8.38%) TypeScript
6 154 (7.02%) C#
7 69 (3.14%) Go
8 60 (2.73%) C++
9 53 (2.41%) Bash
10 43 (1.96%) PowerShell
11 34 (1.55%) Apex Code
12 30 (1.37%) Kotlin
13 27 (1.23%) C
14 25 (1.14%) Scala
15 24 (1.09%) SOQL
16 19 (0.87%) PHP
17 18 (0.82%) Bicep
18 12 (0.55%) Rust
19 9 (0.41%) RPG
20 6 (0.27%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 356 (16.22%) Degree
2 241 (10.98%) Security Cleared
3 156 (7.11%) SC Cleared
4 109 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 80 (3.64%) AWS Certification
6 73 (3.33%) CISSP
7 68 (3.10%) PMI Certification
8 66 (3.01%) PMP
9 52 (2.37%) CISM
10 48 (2.19%) Azure Certification
11 41 (1.87%) DV Cleared
12 39 (1.78%) Master's Degree
13 38 (1.73%) OSCP
14 36 (1.64%) SANS
15 35 (1.59%) CISA
16 34 (1.55%) CREST Certified
17 28 (1.28%) FFIEC
18 26 (1.18%) CGEIT
19 24 (1.09%) ISTQB
20 20 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (6.24%) Accessibility
1 137 (6.24%) QA
2 91 (4.15%) Data Quality
3 73 (3.33%) NIST
4 64 (2.92%) GDPR
5 54 (2.46%) WCAG
6 46 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 44 (2.00%) PMO
8 30 (1.37%) COBIT
9 20 (0.91%) GRC
10 18 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 13 (0.59%) MiFID
12 12 (0.55%) PCI DSS
13 11 (0.50%) HIPAA
13 11 (0.50%) NCSC
14 9 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
14 9 (0.41%) IFRS
14 9 (0.41%) NIST 800
15 7 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
15 7 (0.32%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 178 (8.11%) Docker
2 42 (1.91%) Active Directory
3 36 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (0.50%) IAG
6 7 (0.32%) vSphere
7 4 (0.18%) KVM
7 4 (0.18%) Squid
7 4 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.18%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.14%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.046%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.046%) Firmware
9 1 (0.046%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.046%) Xen
Systems Management
1 195 (8.88%) Kubernetes
2 155 (7.06%) Terraform
3 65 (2.96%) Ansible
4 31 (1.41%) Grafana
4 31 (1.41%) Prometheus
5 29 (1.32%) Argo
6 15 (0.68%) Kustomize
7 9 (0.41%) Nessus
8 8 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
9 7 (0.32%) Kibana
9 7 (0.32%) Podman
9 7 (0.32%) SCCM
10 4 (0.18%) Docker Swarm
10 4 (0.18%) Istio
10 4 (0.18%) linkerd
10 4 (0.18%) logstash
10 4 (0.18%) Mesos
10 4 (0.18%) Packer
10 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.18%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 296 (13.49%) Microsoft
2 128 (5.83%) Adobe
3 119 (5.42%) Google
4 88 (4.01%) Databricks
5 79 (3.60%) Oracle
5 79 (3.60%) Salesforce
6 56 (2.55%) ServiceNow
7 42 (1.91%) SAP
8 30 (1.37%) Red Hat
9 22 (1.00%) Guidewire
10 18 (0.82%) Atlassian
10 18 (0.82%) Cisco
10 18 (0.82%) VMware
11 17 (0.77%) Workday
12 15 (0.68%) IBM
13 14 (0.64%) Palo Alto
13 14 (0.64%) Xero
14 13 (0.59%) Cognizant
14 13 (0.59%) OpenAI
15 12 (0.55%) Splunk