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 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 9 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 528 763 1,345
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.89% 12.98% 16.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.49% 14.10% 18.76%
Number of salaries quoted 366 384 1,151
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,725 £33,750
25th Percentile £48,906 £47,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,188 £70,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,250 £63,749
% change year-on-year -6.14% +8.63% -5.56%

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 7,051 5,412 7,168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 78.67% 92.09% 85.83%
Number of salaries quoted 3,973 2,451 5,817
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.53% -5.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 19 February 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 19 February 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 -20 353 £60,000 - 203
East Midlands -14 172 £55,000 -8.33% 96
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 37 (7.01%) Confluence
2 11 (2.08%) CMS
3 9 (1.70%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.52%) SAS
5 6 (1.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.95%) nginx
7 4 (0.76%) Apache
8 3 (0.57%) IIS
8 3 (0.57%) WordPress
9 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.19%) Drupal
Applications
1 13 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.46%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.70%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.95%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (0.95%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.38%) Trello
8 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.19%) Simulink
8 1 (0.19%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 15 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.33%) Shopify
3 6 (1.14%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.57%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 3 (0.57%) Maximo
4 3 (0.57%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.19%) iTrent
6 1 (0.19%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 150 (28.41%) Azure
2 67 (12.69%) AWS
3 57 (10.80%) Power Platform
4 50 (9.47%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (6.63%) SaaS
6 29 (5.49%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (3.79%) PowerApps
9 16 (3.03%) Power Automate
10 15 (2.84%) GCP
11 11 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (2.08%) Entra ID
11 11 (2.08%) PaaS
12 8 (1.52%) Serverless
13 7 (1.33%) GitHub
13 7 (1.33%) IaaS
14 5 (0.95%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (0.76%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.95%) WAN
2 4 (0.76%) Internet
2 4 (0.76%) LAN
2 4 (0.76%) Modbus
2 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.57%) 3G
3 3 (0.57%) 4G
3 3 (0.57%) Broadband
3 3 (0.57%) DNS
3 3 (0.57%) GPRS
3 3 (0.57%) GSM
3 3 (0.57%) Intranet
3 3 (0.57%) RS-232
3 3 (0.57%) RS-485
3 3 (0.57%) SSL
4 2 (0.38%) 5G
4 2 (0.38%) BGP
4 2 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.38%) MPLS
4 2 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.68%) Power BI
2 24 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
3 21 (3.98%) SQL Server
4 20 (3.79%) MySQL
5 18 (3.41%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.70%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.52%) Metadata
8 6 (1.14%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.95%) Pentaho
9 5 (0.95%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.57%) Tableau
12 2 (0.38%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 2 (0.38%) InfluxDB
12 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.38%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 67 (12.69%) JIRA
2 40 (7.58%) Git
3 10 (1.89%) JUnit
4 9 (1.70%) Mockito
5 8 (1.52%) Maven
6 7 (1.33%) GitLab
6 7 (1.33%) Selenium
7 6 (1.14%) Vite
8 5 (0.95%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.95%) Postman
8 5 (0.95%) Subversion
9 4 (0.76%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.76%) XCUITest
10 3 (0.57%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.38%) git-flow
11 2 (0.38%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.38%) TestRail
12 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket Server
12 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
12 1 (0.19%) Snyk
General
1 170 (32.20%) Social Skills
2 153 (28.98%) Finance
3 70 (13.26%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (11.17%) Public Sector
5 49 (9.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (7.95%) Law
7 30 (5.68%) Legal
8 27 (5.11%) Marketing
9 22 (4.17%) Retail
10 15 (2.84%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.46%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.27%) Local Government
13 11 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.89%) Electronics
15 9 (1.70%) Banking
15 9 (1.70%) Fire and Rescue
16 6 (1.14%) Billing
16 6 (1.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 92 (17.42%) Developer
2 90 (17.05%) Senior
3 61 (11.55%) Lead
4 59 (11.17%) Analyst
5 34 (6.44%) Project Manager
6 30 (5.68%) Architect
6 30 (5.68%) Business Analyst
6 30 (5.68%) Data Engineer
7 27 (5.11%) Product Owner
8 23 (4.36%) Delivery Manager
8 23 (4.36%) Senior Manager
9 20 (3.79%) IT Manager
10 18 (3.41%) Java Developer
10 18 (3.41%) Senior Data Engineer
11 16 (3.03%) Senior Developer
12 15 (2.84%) Full-Stack Developer
13 14 (2.65%) IT Project Manager
13 14 (2.65%) IT Support
14 13 (2.46%) C# Developer
14 13 (2.46%) Dynamics 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (8.90%) .NET
2 29 (5.49%) React
3 23 (4.36%) CSS
4 21 (3.98%) HTML
5 16 (3.03%) Laravel
5 16 (3.03%) REST
6 14 (2.65%) EDI
7 13 (2.46%) AngularJS
8 12 (2.27%) Spring
9 10 (1.89%) Middleware
9 10 (1.89%) RESTful
10 9 (1.70%) Node.js
10 9 (1.70%) Vue
11 8 (1.52%) .NET Framework
11 8 (1.52%) jQuery
11 8 (1.52%) YAML
12 7 (1.33%) Spring Boot
12 7 (1.33%) Symfony
13 6 (1.14%) Tailwind CSS
14 5 (0.95%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 65 (12.31%) Product Ownership
2 25 (4.73%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.41%) Cloud Native
4 17 (3.22%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (3.03%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.27%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.27%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.89%) NHS
9 9 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.52%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.95%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.76%) IoT
12 4 (0.76%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.76%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.73%) Linux
2 13 (2.46%) Windows
3 5 (0.95%) Apple iOS
3 5 (0.95%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.76%) Android
5 3 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.57%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.38%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (22.16%) Continuous Improvement
2 103 (19.51%) DevOps
3 95 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
4 94 (17.80%) Mentoring
5 87 (16.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 74 (14.02%) Scrum
7 68 (12.88%) Project Management
8 65 (12.31%) CI/CD
9 64 (12.12%) Coaching
10 60 (11.36%) Roadmaps
11 54 (10.23%) Decision-Making
11 54 (10.23%) Project Delivery
12 52 (9.85%) Analytics
12 52 (9.85%) Waterfall
13 49 (9.28%) SDLC
14 45 (8.52%) Migration
14 45 (8.52%) Software Engineering
15 43 (8.14%) User Experience
16 42 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 40 (7.58%) AI
Programming Languages
1 107 (20.27%) SQL
2 54 (10.23%) JavaScript
3 53 (10.04%) C#
4 41 (7.77%) Python
5 35 (6.63%) Java
6 33 (6.25%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.36%) PHP
8 20 (3.79%) Bash
9 11 (2.08%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.52%) C
10 8 (1.52%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.33%) Go
12 6 (1.14%) C++
12 6 (1.14%) R
13 3 (0.57%) Scala
13 3 (0.57%) VBA
14 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.38%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 52 (9.85%) Degree
2 43 (8.14%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.87%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.41%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (3.03%) PMP
6 11 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.52%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.52%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.14%) CITP
9 4 (0.76%) ACCA
9 4 (0.76%) CIMA
9 4 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 4 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.57%) IBM Certification
10 3 (0.57%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.57%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (14.58%) QA
2 19 (3.60%) SLA
3 15 (2.84%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.65%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.46%) GDPR
6 9 (1.70%) PMO
7 6 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 5 (0.95%) ITGC
9 4 (0.76%) WCAG
10 3 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.57%) MISRA
11 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 2 (0.38%) NIST
12 1 (0.19%) COBIT
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.19%) GRC
12 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
System Software
1 32 (6.06%) Docker
2 10 (1.89%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.57%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (5.49%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.98%) Terraform
3 6 (1.14%) Ansible
3 6 (1.14%) Grafana
4 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.38%) Argo
5 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.19%) CA Service Virtualization
6 1 (0.19%) Control-M
6 1 (0.19%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 88 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.63%) Databricks
3 23 (4.36%) Oracle
4 15 (2.84%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.65%) SAP
6 11 (2.08%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.52%) Planon
7 8 (1.52%) Workday
8 7 (1.33%) IBM
9 6 (1.14%) Google
9 6 (1.14%) Talend
10 5 (0.95%) Zoho
11 4 (0.76%) Cisco
11 4 (0.76%) Cloudera
11 4 (0.76%) Dynatrace
11 4 (0.76%) Informatica
11 4 (0.76%) Remedy
11 4 (0.76%) Siemens
12 3 (0.57%) Guidewire
12 3 (0.57%) QAD