Agile Jobs in Manchester

Agile Software Development
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Agile skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Agile over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 621 1,305 1,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 25.17% 22.25% 31.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 27.05% 26.65% 32.39%
Number of salaries quoted 289 779 671
10th Percentile £43,750 £41,198 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +0.80% +8.23%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £90,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £57,560 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.07% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,296 4,896 4,131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 93.07% 83.49% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,322 3,483 2,504
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £33,275
25th Percentile £38,563 £41,250 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -7.46% +5.11%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in Manchester

Agile
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Agile in Manchester.

Salary trend for Agile in Manchester

Agile
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in Manchester over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Agile in Manchester

Agile
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 5 July 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
Altrincham +3 40 £65,000 +13.04% 33
Bolton -7 34 £75,000 +25.00% 81
Stockport -1 19 £58,750 +17.50% 65
Oldham +3 17 £56,504 +54.81% 4
Cheadle +7 11 - - 5
Sale -1 9 - - 2
Bury +4 8 - - 23
Ashton-under-Lyne 0 8 - - 21
Heywood - 7 - -
Wigan - 7 - - 4
Dukinfield -3 6 - -
Stalybridge - 5 - -
Rochdale +1 3 - - 5
Salford -11 3 - - 15
Littleborough - 1 - -
Agile
North West

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 41 (6.60%) Confluence
2 9 (1.45%) IIS
3 6 (0.97%) CMS
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.32%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.32%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) Totara
Applications
1 22 (3.54%) Microsoft Project
1 22 (3.54%) Trello
2 13 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.09%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.16%) Sketch
5 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.48%) Siebel CRM
3 2 (0.32%) Magento
4 1 (0.16%) Shopify
4 1 (0.16%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 246 (39.61%) AWS
2 235 (37.84%) Azure
3 147 (23.67%) GCP
4 36 (5.80%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.03%) Serverless
6 24 (3.86%) SaaS
7 20 (3.22%) GitHub
8 19 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (2.90%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (2.09%) Amazon EKS
10 13 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (1.77%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
12 9 (1.45%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (1.29%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (1.13%) Cloud Composer
14 7 (1.13%) Figma
15 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (0.97%) Miro
16 5 (0.81%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.48%) DNS
2 29 (4.67%) VPN
3 5 (0.81%) DHCP
3 5 (0.81%) NAS
3 5 (0.81%) SAN
3 5 (0.81%) VSAN
4 4 (0.64%) HTTP
5 2 (0.32%) DMZ
5 2 (0.32%) LoRaWAN
5 2 (0.32%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.16%) Firewall
6 1 (0.16%) FTP
6 1 (0.16%) Internet
6 1 (0.16%) MPLS
6 1 (0.16%) RTP
6 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.16%) VXLAN
6 1 (0.16%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (11.43%) SQL Server
2 45 (7.25%) MongoDB
3 39 (6.28%) NoSQL
4 27 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (3.70%) MySQL
6 22 (3.54%) Power BI
7 15 (2.42%) DynamoDB
8 12 (1.93%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.13%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.97%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.81%) GIS
11 5 (0.81%) RDBMS
11 5 (0.81%) Redis
12 4 (0.64%) Amazon Aurora
12 4 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.64%) Hazelcast
13 3 (0.48%) Data Hub
13 3 (0.48%) Event Store
13 3 (0.48%) SQL CLR
14 2 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 104 (16.75%) JIRA
2 43 (6.92%) Selenium
3 41 (6.60%) Git
4 40 (6.44%) GitLab
5 35 (5.64%) Cucumber
6 34 (5.48%) SonarQube
7 29 (4.67%) Bitbucket
8 28 (4.51%) Maven
9 27 (4.35%) Sonatype Nexus
10 11 (1.77%) JMeter
11 9 (1.45%) Jenkins
12 7 (1.13%) Postman
13 6 (0.97%) LoadRunner
14 5 (0.81%) Oracle Forms
15 4 (0.64%) Appium
15 4 (0.64%) Balsamiq
15 4 (0.64%) Cypress.io
15 4 (0.64%) Fiddler
15 4 (0.64%) JUnit
15 4 (0.64%) webpack
General
1 242 (38.97%) Finance
2 188 (30.27%) Social Skills
3 151 (24.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 93 (14.98%) Analytical Skills
5 65 (10.47%) Banking
6 41 (6.60%) Retail
7 32 (5.15%) Law
8 27 (4.35%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.38%) Marketing
10 19 (3.06%) Local Government
11 18 (2.90%) Corporate Banking
11 18 (2.90%) Investment Banking
12 17 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.93%) Games
15 11 (1.77%) Back Office
16 9 (1.45%) Financial Institution
17 8 (1.29%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (0.97%) Digital Healthcare
Job Titles
1 206 (33.17%) Senior
2 166 (26.73%) Software Engineer
3 118 (19.00%) Developer
4 98 (15.78%) Senior Software Engineer
5 68 (10.95%) Lead
6 55 (8.86%) Analyst
7 41 (6.60%) Senior Developer
8 31 (4.99%) Software Developer
9 30 (4.83%) .NET Developer
10 29 (4.67%) Architect
11 23 (3.70%) Project Manager
12 22 (3.54%) Senior Manager
13 20 (3.22%) Solutions Architect
14 18 (2.90%) Audit Manager
14 18 (2.90%) Business Analyst
14 18 (2.90%) Senior Audit Manager
15 17 (2.74%) Support Manager
16 16 (2.58%) Applications Manager
16 16 (2.58%) Senior .NET Developer
16 16 (2.58%) TOGAF Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 148 (23.83%) .NET
2 119 (19.16%) Node.js
3 87 (14.01%) React
4 65 (10.47%) CSS
5 63 (10.14%) Kafka
6 62 (9.98%) HTML
7 60 (9.66%) Spring
8 55 (8.86%) Spring Boot
9 40 (6.44%) RESTful
10 39 (6.28%) REST
11 30 (4.83%) Redux
12 27 (4.35%) JPA
13 24 (3.86%) Jest
13 24 (3.86%) Sass
14 22 (3.54%) .NET Core
14 22 (3.54%) HTML5
15 21 (3.38%) CSS3
16 18 (2.90%) AngularJS
17 16 (2.58%) ASP.NET Web API
18 13 (2.09%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 109 (17.55%) Cyberattack
2 92 (14.81%) Self-Motivation
3 82 (13.20%) Linux Command Line
4 81 (13.04%) Product Ownership
5 30 (4.83%) Social Media
6 28 (4.51%) Enterprise Software
7 22 (3.54%) Cloud Native
7 22 (3.54%) Mobile App
8 21 (3.38%) Management Information System
9 20 (3.22%) Distributed Systems
10 13 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.61%) Wiki
12 9 (1.45%) e-Learning
13 8 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (1.13%) Algorithms
14 7 (1.13%) Onboarding
15 6 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
16 5 (0.81%) LIMS
16 5 (0.81%) Private Cloud
17 4 (0.64%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 129 (20.77%) Linux
2 31 (4.99%) Android
3 19 (3.06%) Windows
4 8 (1.29%) Windows Vista
5 5 (0.81%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) Unix
7 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (35.91%) Software Engineering
2 182 (29.31%) Microservices
3 180 (28.99%) Mentoring
4 167 (26.89%) User Experience
5 156 (25.12%) Scrum
6 155 (24.96%) DevOps
7 121 (19.48%) Problem-Solving
8 120 (19.32%) CI/CD
9 100 (16.10%) Continuous Improvement
9 100 (16.10%) Roadmaps
10 98 (15.78%) Data Engineering
11 94 (15.14%) Cloud Security
12 93 (14.98%) Machine Learning
13 86 (13.85%) Site Reliability Engineering
14 78 (12.56%) Full-Stack Development
14 78 (12.56%) Test Automation
15 70 (11.27%) Coaching
15 70 (11.27%) SDLC
16 66 (10.63%) TDD
17 65 (10.47%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 221 (35.59%) Java
2 188 (30.27%) JavaScript
3 172 (27.70%) Python
4 116 (18.68%) Go
5 110 (17.71%) C++
6 106 (17.07%) SQL
7 85 (13.69%) TypeScript
8 82 (13.20%) Rust
9 61 (9.82%) C#
10 14 (2.25%) PowerShell
11 12 (1.93%) PHP
12 3 (0.48%) Bash
12 3 (0.48%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.16%) Bicep
14 1 (0.16%) Dart
14 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.16%) Objective-C
14 1 (0.16%) Swift
Qualifications
1 123 (19.81%) Security Cleared
2 111 (17.87%) DV Cleared
3 95 (15.30%) AWS Certification
4 92 (14.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 82 (13.20%) AWS Certified Developer
6 75 (12.08%) Degree
7 31 (4.99%) DBS Check
8 25 (4.03%) ACCA
9 24 (3.86%) Azure Certification
10 23 (3.70%) PMI Certification
10 23 (3.70%) PMP
11 20 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (1.61%) SC Cleared
13 9 (1.45%) CIMA
13 9 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
14 7 (1.13%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.81%) Master's Degree
15 5 (0.81%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 4 (0.64%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (8.86%) QA
2 37 (5.96%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.58%) GAAP
3 16 (2.58%) IFRS
4 14 (2.25%) GDPR
4 14 (2.25%) HIPAA
5 12 (1.93%) NIST
6 11 (1.77%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (0.97%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.81%) HL7
9 5 (0.81%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.64%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.64%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.48%) GRC
11 3 (0.48%) IEC 62304
11 3 (0.48%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.32%) SEPA
System Software
1 127 (20.45%) Docker
2 5 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (0.81%) VMware NSX
3 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 89 (14.33%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.67%) Terraform
3 26 (4.19%) Ansible
4 7 (1.13%) Grafana
5 5 (0.81%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.48%) Kibana
7 1 (0.16%) Automic
7 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (10.31%) Microsoft
2 45 (7.25%) Google
3 27 (4.35%) Solace
4 16 (2.58%) Facebook
4 16 (2.58%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.42%) Oracle
6 12 (1.93%) Bloomberg
7 8 (1.29%) Splunk
7 8 (1.29%) VMware
8 7 (1.13%) Ping Identity
9 6 (0.97%) Alteryx
9 6 (0.97%) Salesforce
9 6 (0.97%) SAP
10 5 (0.81%) Informatica
10 5 (0.81%) Liquidlogic
11 4 (0.64%) Databricks
12 3 (0.48%) Adobe
12 3 (0.48%) New Relic
12 3 (0.48%) Siebel
12 3 (0.48%) Workday