Agile Job Trends in the Midlands

Agile Software Development
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 8 4
Rank change year-on-year -22 -4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 590 654 1,559
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.76% 13.09% 15.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.50% 14.29% 18.60%
Number of salaries quoted 382 401 1,270
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £34,834
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,723 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.80% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -7.41%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,868 4,577 8,382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 76.87% 91.61% 83.85%
Number of salaries quoted 4,498 2,558 6,600
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,501
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,620 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,185 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Agile job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Agile
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in the Midlands over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in the Midlands

Agile
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 March 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
West Midlands -20 381 £60,000 - 164
East Midlands -10 208 £55,000 -8.33% 102
Agile
England

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 43 (7.29%) Confluence
2 13 (2.20%) CMS
2 13 (2.20%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.19%) SAS
4 6 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.85%) nginx
6 4 (0.68%) IIS
7 3 (0.51%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.51%) WordPress
8 2 (0.34%) Apache
9 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.17%) Drupal
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.53%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (0.85%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.34%) Trello
6 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.17%) Simulink
6 1 (0.17%) Sketch
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.02%) Workday HCM
2 5 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.85%) Shopify
3 3 (0.51%) Maximo
4 2 (0.34%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.17%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 154 (26.10%) Azure
2 67 (11.36%) AWS
3 55 (9.32%) Power Platform
4 52 (8.81%) Azure DevOps
5 33 (5.59%) SaaS
6 28 (4.75%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (2.88%) PowerApps
9 15 (2.54%) GCP
10 14 (2.37%) Power Automate
11 12 (2.03%) IaaS
11 12 (2.03%) PaaS
11 12 (2.03%) Serverless
12 9 (1.53%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.36%) GitHub
14 7 (1.19%) AWS CloudFormation
14 7 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.68%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.02%) DNS
2 5 (0.85%) WAN
3 4 (0.68%) Broadband
3 4 (0.68%) Internet
3 4 (0.68%) Modbus
3 4 (0.68%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.51%) 3G
4 3 (0.51%) 4G
4 3 (0.51%) GPRS
4 3 (0.51%) GSM
4 3 (0.51%) LAN
4 3 (0.51%) RS-232
4 3 (0.51%) RS-485
4 3 (0.51%) SSL
5 2 (0.34%) 5G
5 2 (0.34%) Intranet
5 2 (0.34%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.34%) Wireless
6 1 (0.17%) Hyperconnected
6 1 (0.17%) IOS XR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.25%) Power BI
2 21 (3.56%) SQL Server
3 20 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (3.22%) MySQL
5 17 (2.88%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.19%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.19%) Metadata
6 7 (1.19%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.85%) Pentaho
7 5 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.68%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.34%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.34%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.34%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 75 (12.71%) JIRA
2 38 (6.44%) Git
3 10 (1.69%) Selenium
4 9 (1.53%) JUnit
4 9 (1.53%) XCUITest
5 8 (1.36%) Maven
5 8 (1.36%) Mockito
6 7 (1.19%) Postman
7 6 (1.02%) Cucumber
7 6 (1.02%) GitLab
7 6 (1.02%) Vite
8 5 (0.85%) Subversion
9 4 (0.68%) JMeter
10 3 (0.51%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.51%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.51%) Locust
10 3 (0.51%) SoapUI
10 3 (0.51%) TestRail
11 2 (0.34%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.34%) git-flow
General
1 195 (33.05%) Social Skills
2 173 (29.32%) Finance
3 82 (13.90%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (10.17%) Public Sector
5 54 (9.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (6.78%) Law
7 33 (5.59%) Legal
8 27 (4.58%) Marketing
9 25 (4.24%) Retail
10 19 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (2.37%) Manufacturing
14 13 (2.20%) Local Government
15 12 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (1.69%) Banking
16 10 (1.69%) Electronics
17 9 (1.53%) Advertising
18 8 (1.36%) Fire and Rescue
19 6 (1.02%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 115 (19.49%) Senior
2 91 (15.42%) Analyst
3 85 (14.41%) Developer
4 67 (11.36%) Lead
5 41 (6.95%) Business Analyst
6 40 (6.78%) Project Manager
7 33 (5.59%) Senior Manager
8 31 (5.25%) Product Owner
9 30 (5.08%) Architect
10 28 (4.75%) Delivery Manager
11 26 (4.41%) Data Engineer
12 23 (3.90%) Senior Analyst
13 22 (3.73%) IT Manager
14 20 (3.39%) Digital Analyst
15 17 (2.88%) Java Developer
15 17 (2.88%) Senior Data Engineer
16 16 (2.71%) Full-Stack Developer
16 16 (2.71%) IT Project Manager
17 15 (2.54%) .NET Developer
17 15 (2.54%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (6.78%) .NET
2 34 (5.76%) React
3 22 (3.73%) CSS
4 19 (3.22%) HTML
5 16 (2.71%) REST
6 14 (2.37%) Laravel
7 13 (2.20%) AngularJS
8 12 (2.03%) EDI
8 12 (2.03%) Node.js
8 12 (2.03%) RESTful
9 11 (1.86%) Middleware
9 11 (1.86%) Spring
10 10 (1.69%) Vue
11 9 (1.53%) YAML
12 8 (1.36%) jQuery
13 7 (1.19%) AWS CDK
13 7 (1.19%) Next.js
13 7 (1.19%) Playwright
14 6 (1.02%) Spring Boot
14 6 (1.02%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 72 (12.20%) Product Ownership
2 30 (5.08%) Management Information System
3 19 (3.22%) Mobile App
4 17 (2.88%) Cloud Native
5 16 (2.71%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (2.37%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.03%) Data Centre
8 10 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.69%) NHS
9 9 (1.53%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (1.53%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.02%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.85%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.85%) Mobile Computing
13 5 (0.85%) Social Media
14 4 (0.68%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.41%) Linux
2 15 (2.54%) Windows
3 10 (1.69%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.19%) Android
5 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.51%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.51%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.34%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (23.05%) Continuous Improvement
2 124 (21.02%) Mentoring
3 108 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
4 105 (17.80%) DevOps
5 98 (16.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 93 (15.76%) Coaching
7 79 (13.39%) CI/CD
7 79 (13.39%) Scrum
8 67 (11.36%) Project Management
9 66 (11.19%) Roadmaps
10 61 (10.34%) Analytics
11 58 (9.83%) Decision-Making
12 57 (9.66%) Test Automation
13 55 (9.32%) Waterfall
14 53 (8.98%) Project Delivery
15 49 (8.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 46 (7.80%) Business Strategy
17 44 (7.46%) User Experience
18 43 (7.29%) Full-Stack Development
18 43 (7.29%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 109 (18.47%) SQL
2 53 (8.98%) JavaScript
3 49 (8.31%) C#
4 41 (6.95%) Python
5 37 (6.27%) Java
6 34 (5.76%) TypeScript
7 24 (4.07%) PHP
8 21 (3.56%) Bash
9 12 (2.03%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.36%) C
10 8 (1.36%) C++
10 8 (1.36%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.85%) Go
11 5 (0.85%) R
12 3 (0.51%) Scala
12 3 (0.51%) Swift
12 3 (0.51%) VBA
13 2 (0.34%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 62 (10.51%) Degree
2 47 (7.97%) Security Cleared
3 33 (5.59%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.05%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.71%) PMP
6 14 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.69%) DV Cleared
7 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.53%) CISSP
8 9 (1.53%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (1.36%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.19%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.19%) CISA
10 7 (1.19%) CITP
10 7 (1.19%) SSCP
11 6 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 5 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.85%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (15.25%) QA
2 24 (4.07%) Accessibility
3 20 (3.39%) SLA
4 14 (2.37%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.37%) NIST
5 13 (2.20%) GDPR
6 9 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.19%) ITGC
7 7 (1.19%) PMO
7 7 (1.19%) WCAG
8 3 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (0.51%) MISRA
9 2 (0.34%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.17%) GRC
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.17%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 33 (5.59%) Docker
2 10 (1.69%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 34 (5.76%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.56%) Terraform
3 9 (1.53%) Grafana
4 6 (1.02%) Ansible
5 2 (0.34%) Argo
5 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.17%) Control-M
6 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.17%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 94 (15.93%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.76%) Databricks
3 25 (4.24%) Oracle
4 14 (2.37%) SAP
5 12 (2.03%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.03%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.53%) IBM
7 8 (1.36%) Google
8 7 (1.19%) Workday
9 6 (1.02%) Planon
9 6 (1.02%) Talend
10 5 (0.85%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.85%) Zoho
11 4 (0.68%) Cloudera
11 4 (0.68%) Informatica
11 4 (0.68%) Remedy
12 3 (0.51%) Apple
12 3 (0.51%) Cisco
12 3 (0.51%) ESRI
12 3 (0.51%) QAD