Agile Job Trends in Manchester

Agile Software Development
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -5 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 307 808 680
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 13.11% 22.74% 29.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.53% 25.77% 31.34%
Number of salaries quoted 212 263 518
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,813 £48,750 £49,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,875 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £90,375
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%

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 1,977 3,135 2,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 84.42% 88.24% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,262 1,465 1,744
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £33,054
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,988 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.65% +6.83%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +3.55%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Agile job vacancy trend in Manchester

Agile
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 November 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 29 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
Bolton +15 13 £50,000 -9.09% 4
Altrincham -5 11 £65,000 +15.56% 2
Oldham +2 8 £55,000 -18.52%
Stockport -8 6 £55,000 -2.22% 2
Salford -13 3 £74,830 +15.12% 4
Bury -2 2 - -
Agile
North West

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 9 (2.93%) Confluence
2 4 (1.30%) Apache
2 4 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.98%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.98%) CMS
4 2 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.65%) IIS
4 2 (0.65%) nginx
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.33%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 12 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.98%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.98%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.98%) Sketch
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.65%) Trello
4 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.33%) InVision
Business Applications
1 4 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.33%) Magento
3 1 (0.33%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.33%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 103 (33.55%) Azure
2 95 (30.94%) AWS
3 35 (11.40%) SaaS
4 32 (10.42%) GCP
5 31 (10.10%) Power Platform
6 23 (7.49%) Serverless
7 20 (6.51%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (4.56%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (4.23%) Figma
10 11 (3.58%) GitHub
11 8 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (2.28%) Amazon EKS
12 7 (2.28%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (2.28%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (1.95%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (1.95%) AWS CloudFormation
13 6 (1.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 6 (1.95%) Entra ID
14 5 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (1.63%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.30%) HTTP
2 3 (0.98%) SSH
3 2 (0.65%) AMQP
3 2 (0.65%) DNS
3 2 (0.65%) Firewall
3 2 (0.65%) OpenVPN
3 2 (0.65%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (8.14%) NoSQL
2 20 (6.51%) MongoDB
3 19 (6.19%) Power BI
4 12 (3.91%) SQL Server
5 11 (3.58%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (3.26%) MySQL
7 7 (2.28%) DynamoDB
8 5 (1.63%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.63%) Redis
9 4 (1.30%) Big Data
9 4 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.30%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.98%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.98%) Hazelcast
10 3 (0.98%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.65%) GIS
11 2 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (7.82%) Git
2 20 (6.51%) JIRA
3 8 (2.61%) GitLab
3 8 (2.61%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.63%) Cypress.io
5 4 (1.30%) JMeter
6 3 (0.98%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.98%) Gatling
6 3 (0.98%) Selenium
7 2 (0.65%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.65%) JUnit
7 2 (0.65%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.33%) Appium
8 1 (0.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.33%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.33%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.33%) Locust
8 1 (0.33%) Postman
8 1 (0.33%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.33%) webpack
General
1 97 (31.60%) Social Skills
2 87 (28.34%) Finance
3 40 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (11.07%) Public Sector
5 18 (5.86%) Marketing
6 17 (5.54%) Law
7 16 (5.21%) Local Government
8 15 (4.89%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (3.91%) Banking
10 10 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.93%) Retail
12 7 (2.28%) Electronics
13 6 (1.95%) Games
13 6 (1.95%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.63%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.30%) Legal
16 3 (0.98%) Back Office
16 3 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 85 (27.69%) Senior
2 80 (26.06%) Developer
3 36 (11.73%) Lead
4 27 (8.79%) Senior Developer
5 26 (8.47%) Software Engineer
6 24 (7.82%) Senior Manager
7 22 (7.17%) Analyst
8 21 (6.84%) Project Manager
9 17 (5.54%) Java Developer
10 16 (5.21%) Audit Manager
10 16 (5.21%) Senior Audit Manager
11 15 (4.89%) Architect
12 14 (4.56%) Data Engineer
12 14 (4.56%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 13 (4.23%) AWS Architect
13 13 (4.23%) Software Developer
14 12 (3.91%) .NET Developer
14 12 (3.91%) Principal Developer
14 12 (3.91%) Senior Java Developer
14 12 (3.91%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (18.24%) React
2 55 (17.92%) .NET
3 32 (10.42%) CSS
4 28 (9.12%) HTML
5 22 (7.17%) REST
6 21 (6.84%) AngularJS
6 21 (6.84%) Spring
6 21 (6.84%) Spring Boot
7 20 (6.51%) Node.js
8 18 (5.86%) RESTful
9 17 (5.54%) Kafka
10 12 (3.91%) .NET Framework
11 8 (2.61%) .NET Core
11 8 (2.61%) Hibernate
12 7 (2.28%) ASP.NET
12 7 (2.28%) React Native
12 7 (2.28%) Web Services
12 7 (2.28%) WebSockets
13 6 (1.95%) CSS3
13 6 (1.95%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.73%) Cloud Native
2 29 (9.45%) Product Ownership
3 21 (6.84%) Distributed Systems
4 15 (4.89%) Management Information System
5 14 (4.56%) Social Media
6 11 (3.58%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.30%) Animation
10 4 (1.30%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.30%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.98%) Distributed Computing
11 3 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.98%) Private Cloud
12 2 (0.65%) Client/Server
12 2 (0.65%) IoT
12 2 (0.65%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.23%) Windows
2 9 (2.93%) Linux
3 2 (0.65%) Android
3 2 (0.65%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.65%) CentOS
3 2 (0.65%) Debian
3 2 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.65%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (29.64%) CI/CD
2 85 (27.69%) DevOps
3 72 (23.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 65 (21.17%) Problem-Solving
5 63 (20.52%) Software Engineering
6 55 (17.92%) Mentoring
6 55 (17.92%) Microservices
7 52 (16.94%) User Experience
8 51 (16.61%) Coaching
9 45 (14.66%) Roadmaps
10 40 (13.03%) Scrum
11 39 (12.70%) Containerisation
11 39 (12.70%) Full-Stack Development
12 37 (12.05%) Clean Code
13 36 (11.73%) Decision-Making
14 33 (10.75%) SDLC
14 33 (10.75%) Stakeholder Management
15 32 (10.42%) Project Delivery
16 31 (10.10%) Infrastructure as Code
16 31 (10.10%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 58 (18.89%) C#
2 51 (16.61%) Java
3 50 (16.29%) JavaScript
4 42 (13.68%) SQL
4 42 (13.68%) TypeScript
5 36 (11.73%) Python
6 6 (1.95%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.63%) PHP
8 4 (1.30%) Bash
8 4 (1.30%) Go
9 3 (0.98%) Bicep
9 3 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.98%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.65%) C
10 2 (0.65%) C++
10 2 (0.65%) Scala
11 1 (0.33%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.33%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.33%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 29 (9.45%) Security Cleared
2 23 (7.49%) ACCA
3 22 (7.17%) Degree
3 22 (7.17%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.23%) DBS Check
5 9 (2.93%) AWS Certification
5 9 (2.93%) Azure Certification
5 9 (2.93%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.61%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.28%) CIMA
7 7 (2.28%) PMI Certification
7 7 (2.28%) PMP
8 6 (1.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (1.63%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.98%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.65%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 2 (0.65%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.33%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.82%) Accessibility
2 22 (7.17%) QA
3 16 (5.21%) GAAP
3 16 (5.21%) IFRS
4 7 (2.28%) GDPR
4 7 (2.28%) NIST
5 6 (1.95%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.95%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.65%) WCAG
7 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.33%) HL7
7 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.33%) PMO
7 1 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (13.68%) Docker
2 8 (2.61%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.33%) HDFS
4 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (12.70%) Kubernetes
2 32 (10.42%) Terraform
3 9 (2.93%) Ansible
4 3 (0.98%) Grafana
4 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.65%) Puppet
6 1 (0.33%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.33%) Rancher
Vendors
1 33 (10.75%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.89%) Google
3 9 (2.93%) SAP
4 8 (2.61%) Adobe
5 7 (2.28%) Splunk
6 6 (1.95%) Bloomberg
6 6 (1.95%) Databricks
6 6 (1.95%) Qualtrics
7 4 (1.30%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.98%) Facebook
8 3 (0.98%) New Relic
8 3 (0.98%) Oracle
9 2 (0.65%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.65%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.65%) Dell
9 2 (0.65%) Informatica
9 2 (0.65%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.65%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.65%) SaltStack
9 2 (0.65%) SnapLogic