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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 11 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 746 650 1,333
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.16% 11.19% 12.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.38% 13.14% 16.17%
Number of salaries quoted 486 402 683
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,875 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,875 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% +2.39% -
75th Percentile £69,126 £70,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £84,964
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -3.70%

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 10,105 4,945 8,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.83% 85.16% 77.49%
Number of salaries quoted 7,200 2,999 4,986
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 16 August 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 16 August 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 -10 463 £55,000 -8.33% 215
East Midlands +1 283 £55,000 - 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 23 (3.08%) Confluence
2 14 (1.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 13 (1.74%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.67%) CMS
5 4 (0.54%) PowerFactory
5 4 (0.54%) SAS
6 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.27%) IIS
8 1 (0.13%) Apache
8 1 (0.13%) Documentum
8 1 (0.13%) Drupal
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 12 (1.61%) MS Visio
2 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.54%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.54%) Revit
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.27%) Simulink
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 23 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.80%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.67%) Primavera
4 5 (0.67%) SAP EHS
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.40%) Shopify
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 243 (32.57%) Azure
2 152 (20.38%) AWS
3 79 (10.59%) Power Platform
4 60 (8.04%) Azure DevOps
5 45 (6.03%) SaaS
6 40 (5.36%) Power Automate
6 40 (5.36%) PowerApps
7 35 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
8 33 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
9 24 (3.22%) Serverless
10 20 (2.68%) IaaS
11 19 (2.55%) GCP
12 16 (2.14%) PaaS
13 11 (1.47%) Amazon S3
13 11 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
13 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (1.34%) AWS Lambda
15 9 (1.21%) Azure AKS
15 9 (1.21%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.21%) DNS
2 5 (0.67%) Internet
3 3 (0.40%) HTTP
3 3 (0.40%) Hyperconnected
3 3 (0.40%) LAN
3 3 (0.40%) WAN
4 2 (0.27%) Firewall
4 2 (0.27%) Network Security
4 2 (0.27%) SMS
4 2 (0.27%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.27%) VoIP
4 2 (0.27%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.13%) DHCP
5 1 (0.13%) RTSP
5 1 (0.13%) SCTP
5 1 (0.13%) SNMP
5 1 (0.13%) SSL
5 1 (0.13%) VLAN
5 1 (0.13%) VPN
5 1 (0.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (8.31%) Power BI
2 50 (6.70%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.03%) Azure SQL Database
4 26 (3.49%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.35%) Elasticsearch
6 16 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.47%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.34%) DynamoDB
9 10 (1.34%) MySQL
9 10 (1.34%) Power Query
10 9 (1.21%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (1.07%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.80%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 5 (0.67%) NonStop SQL
15 3 (0.40%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 52 (6.97%) JIRA
2 48 (6.43%) Git
3 22 (2.95%) JUnit
4 20 (2.68%) Cucumber
4 20 (2.68%) Selenium
5 19 (2.55%) GitLab
6 17 (2.28%) Maven
6 17 (2.28%) Postman
7 14 (1.88%) Jenkins
7 14 (1.88%) Mockito
8 13 (1.74%) Gatling
9 10 (1.34%) JMeter
9 10 (1.34%) Zephyr
10 8 (1.07%) XCUITest
11 7 (0.94%) Cypress.io
12 5 (0.67%) REST Assured
12 5 (0.67%) SoapUI
12 5 (0.67%) Visual Studio
13 4 (0.54%) Storybook
13 4 (0.54%) TestRail
General
1 226 (30.29%) Social Skills
2 194 (26.01%) Finance
3 100 (13.40%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.12%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.63%) Retail
7 35 (4.69%) Influencing Skills
8 32 (4.29%) Law
9 28 (3.75%) Manufacturing
10 26 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
11 24 (3.22%) Legal
12 19 (2.55%) Marketing
13 15 (2.01%) Banking
14 14 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.34%) Advertising
17 9 (1.21%) Aerospace
17 9 (1.21%) Games
18 8 (1.07%) Electronics
19 7 (0.94%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 158 (21.18%) Developer
2 136 (18.23%) Senior
3 96 (12.87%) Lead
4 91 (12.20%) Analyst
5 55 (7.37%) Project Manager
6 52 (6.97%) Architect
7 51 (6.84%) Business Analyst
8 50 (6.70%) .NET Developer
9 44 (5.90%) Software Engineer
10 39 (5.23%) Delivery Manager
11 31 (4.16%) Senior Analyst
12 29 (3.89%) Senior Manager
13 24 (3.22%) Senior Developer
14 23 (3.08%) Software Developer
15 20 (2.68%) Full-Stack Developer
15 20 (2.68%) Power Platform Developer
16 19 (2.55%) Account Manager
16 19 (2.55%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 19 (2.55%) Junior
16 19 (2.55%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (13.94%) .NET
2 85 (11.39%) React
3 58 (7.77%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.10%) ASP.NET Core
5 52 (6.97%) .NET Core
6 48 (6.43%) REST
7 43 (5.76%) Node.js
8 41 (5.50%) CSS
9 35 (4.69%) HTML
10 29 (3.89%) Playwright
11 25 (3.35%) ASP.NET Web API
11 25 (3.35%) Entity Framework
12 22 (2.95%) Blazor
12 22 (2.95%) RESTful
13 20 (2.68%) Spring
14 17 (2.28%) Next.js
15 16 (2.14%) LINQ
16 12 (1.61%) AngularJS
16 12 (1.61%) SOAP
17 11 (1.47%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 50 (6.70%) Product Ownership
2 34 (4.56%) Enterprise Software
3 29 (3.89%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (3.49%) Cloud Native
5 25 (3.35%) Mobile App
6 22 (2.95%) Legacy Systems
7 21 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.74%) AI Agents
8 13 (1.74%) Management Information System
9 12 (1.61%) Onboarding
10 11 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.47%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.34%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.34%) Low-Code
11 10 (1.34%) PMI
12 9 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.07%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.80%) IoT
15 5 (0.67%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (4.16%) Linux
2 16 (2.14%) Windows
3 8 (1.07%) Apple iOS
4 7 (0.94%) Unix
5 6 (0.80%) Android
6 3 (0.40%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.27%) Solaris
7 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (25.74%) Continuous Improvement
2 172 (23.06%) Mentoring
3 160 (21.45%) Problem-Solving
4 151 (20.24%) CI/CD
5 127 (17.02%) DevOps
6 123 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 117 (15.68%) Coaching
8 115 (15.42%) AI
9 108 (14.48%) Scrum
10 90 (12.06%) Decision-Making
10 90 (12.06%) Test Automation
11 87 (11.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 86 (11.53%) Full-Stack Development
13 76 (10.19%) Roadmaps
14 75 (10.05%) SDLC
15 73 (9.79%) Analytics
16 72 (9.65%) Business Intelligence
16 72 (9.65%) Microservices
17 70 (9.38%) Waterfall
18 66 (8.85%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 164 (21.98%) SQL
2 130 (17.43%) C#
3 90 (12.06%) JavaScript
4 69 (9.25%) Java
5 61 (8.18%) TypeScript
6 41 (5.50%) Python
7 21 (2.82%) PL/SQL
8 19 (2.55%) Bash
9 16 (2.14%) C++
9 16 (2.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.88%) PHP
10 14 (1.88%) PowerShell
11 6 (0.80%) C
12 4 (0.54%) RPG
12 4 (0.54%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.54%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.54%) Swift
13 3 (0.40%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.27%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (12.47%) Degree
2 86 (11.53%) Security Cleared
3 81 (10.86%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.82%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.14%) Azure Certification
7 15 (2.01%) PMP
8 13 (1.74%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.61%) CISSP
9 12 (1.61%) ISTQB
9 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (1.47%) ISEB
11 10 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.34%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.94%) CISA
12 7 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.94%) SSCP
13 6 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
14 5 (0.67%) CISM
15 4 (0.54%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (10.72%) QA
2 61 (8.18%) Accessibility
3 21 (2.82%) GDPR
4 19 (2.55%) Data Quality
5 13 (1.74%) NIST
6 11 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.34%) PMO
8 9 (1.21%) WCAG
9 7 (0.94%) GRC
10 5 (0.67%) ITGC
10 5 (0.67%) SLA
11 4 (0.54%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
13 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
14 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.13%) NCSC
14 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 54 (7.24%) Docker
2 5 (0.67%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.67%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (0.67%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 64 (8.58%) Kubernetes
2 28 (3.75%) Terraform
3 6 (0.80%) Grafana
4 3 (0.40%) Ansible
4 3 (0.40%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.40%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.27%) Puppet
5 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 143 (19.17%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.09%) Oracle
3 30 (4.02%) SAP
4 21 (2.82%) ServiceNow
5 18 (2.41%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.47%) Databricks
6 11 (1.47%) Google
7 10 (1.34%) IFS
8 9 (1.21%) IBM
9 8 (1.07%) MuleSoft
10 6 (0.80%) Pega
10 6 (0.80%) Workday
10 6 (0.80%) YouTube
11 5 (0.67%) Facebook
11 5 (0.67%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.67%) Veracode
12 4 (0.54%) Apple
12 4 (0.54%) DIgSILENT
12 4 (0.54%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.54%) Infor