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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 677 630 1,901
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.46% 12.54% 13.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.85% 14.11% 17.12%
Number of salaries quoted 457 358 1,247
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,125 £35,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,188 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,875 £82,072
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -6.42%

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 8,627 4,466 11,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.52% 88.89% 78.76%
Number of salaries quoted 6,039 2,541 7,684
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 June 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 June 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 -10 413 £57,500 - 172
East Midlands +11 263 £55,000 -3.08% 105
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 40 (5.91%) Confluence
2 10 (1.48%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.33%) CMS
4 8 (1.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.74%) SAS
6 4 (0.59%) nginx
6 4 (0.59%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.30%) IIS
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.15%) Apache
9 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 10 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (1.48%) MS Visio
2 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.74%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.59%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.59%) Revit
5 4 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.89%) Workday HCM
3 4 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.59%) Shopify
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.15%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 200 (29.54%) Azure
2 112 (16.54%) AWS
3 59 (8.71%) Power Platform
4 55 (8.12%) Azure DevOps
5 29 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (3.99%) SaaS
7 26 (3.84%) PowerApps
8 23 (3.40%) Power Automate
8 23 (3.40%) Serverless
9 21 (3.10%) Dynamics 365
10 19 (2.81%) GCP
11 14 (2.07%) IaaS
12 13 (1.92%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.77%) PaaS
14 10 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
15 9 (1.33%) Amazon S3
15 9 (1.33%) Azure AKS
15 9 (1.33%) GitHub
15 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
16 8 (1.18%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.33%) DNS
2 3 (0.44%) Broadband
3 2 (0.30%) Firewall
3 2 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
3 2 (0.30%) Internet
3 2 (0.30%) LAN
3 2 (0.30%) WAN
4 1 (0.15%) BGP
4 1 (0.15%) DHCP
4 1 (0.15%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.15%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) IOS XR
4 1 (0.15%) MPLS
4 1 (0.15%) RTP
4 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.15%) SS7
4 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.35%) Power BI
2 33 (4.87%) MongoDB
3 28 (4.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 26 (3.84%) SQL Server
5 15 (2.22%) Elasticsearch
6 14 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.77%) MySQL
8 11 (1.62%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.48%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.18%) DynamoDB
11 7 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.89%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
14 3 (0.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.44%) NonStop SQL
14 3 (0.44%) Pentaho
14 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 2 (0.30%) Looker
15 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 67 (9.90%) JIRA
2 31 (4.58%) Git
3 16 (2.36%) JUnit
4 13 (1.92%) Cucumber
4 13 (1.92%) Maven
4 13 (1.92%) Mockito
5 12 (1.77%) Selenium
5 12 (1.77%) XCUITest
6 9 (1.33%) Gatling
6 9 (1.33%) Postman
7 8 (1.18%) GitLab
8 7 (1.03%) Zephyr
9 6 (0.89%) Cypress.io
9 6 (0.89%) JMeter
10 5 (0.74%) Jenkins
11 4 (0.59%) LoadRunner
11 4 (0.59%) REST Assured
11 4 (0.59%) TestRail
11 4 (0.59%) Vite
12 3 (0.44%) HP UFT
General
1 198 (29.25%) Social Skills
2 178 (26.29%) Finance
3 89 (13.15%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (9.31%) Public Sector
5 49 (7.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (6.65%) Law
7 37 (5.47%) Retail
8 30 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.66%) Marketing
10 17 (2.51%) Banking
10 17 (2.51%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.07%) Legal
12 13 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.18%) Games
15 7 (1.03%) Advertising
16 6 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.59%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.59%) Electronics
17 4 (0.59%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 135 (19.94%) Senior
2 113 (16.69%) Developer
3 99 (14.62%) Analyst
4 74 (10.93%) Lead
5 54 (7.98%) Business Analyst
6 52 (7.68%) Project Manager
7 51 (7.53%) Delivery Manager
8 39 (5.76%) .NET Developer
9 38 (5.61%) Senior Manager
10 32 (4.73%) Architect
11 29 (4.28%) Senior Analyst
12 28 (4.14%) Product Owner
13 23 (3.40%) IT Manager
14 22 (3.25%) Data Engineer
15 21 (3.10%) Digital Analyst
15 21 (3.10%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 21 (3.10%) Software Engineer
16 19 (2.81%) Account Manager
16 19 (2.81%) Senior Developer
17 18 (2.66%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (10.78%) .NET
2 64 (9.45%) React
3 37 (5.47%) ASP.NET
4 36 (5.32%) ASP.NET Core
5 32 (4.73%) Node.js
6 31 (4.58%) .NET Core
7 29 (4.28%) CSS
8 27 (3.99%) HTML
9 25 (3.69%) REST
10 22 (3.25%) RESTful
11 17 (2.51%) ASP.NET Web API
12 16 (2.36%) AngularJS
12 16 (2.36%) Entity Framework
12 16 (2.36%) Playwright
13 15 (2.22%) Blazor
14 14 (2.07%) Spring
15 13 (1.92%) AWS CDK
15 13 (1.92%) Next.js
16 11 (1.62%) EDI
16 11 (1.62%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 66 (9.75%) Product Ownership
2 34 (5.02%) Mobile App
3 26 (3.84%) Management Information System
4 25 (3.69%) Greenfield Project
5 20 (2.95%) Onboarding
6 19 (2.81%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.51%) Cloud Native
7 17 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.62%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (1.33%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.33%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.18%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.18%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.74%) Mobile Computing
13 4 (0.59%) AS400
13 4 (0.59%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.55%) Linux
2 13 (1.92%) Apple iOS
3 12 (1.77%) Windows
4 10 (1.48%) Android
5 3 (0.44%) Kali Linux
5 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (23.78%) Continuous Improvement
2 159 (23.49%) Mentoring
3 124 (18.32%) Coaching
4 122 (18.02%) Problem-Solving
5 119 (17.58%) CI/CD
6 109 (16.10%) DevOps
7 96 (14.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 86 (12.70%) Scrum
9 77 (11.37%) Full-Stack Development
9 77 (11.37%) Roadmaps
9 77 (11.37%) Test Automation
10 68 (10.04%) AI
11 67 (9.90%) Project Management
12 66 (9.75%) Business Strategy
12 66 (9.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 64 (9.45%) Decision-Making
14 59 (8.71%) Analytics
14 59 (8.71%) Microservices
14 59 (8.71%) Waterfall
15 57 (8.42%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 139 (20.53%) SQL
2 97 (14.33%) C#
3 75 (11.08%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.57%) TypeScript
5 56 (8.27%) Java
6 42 (6.20%) Python
7 22 (3.25%) Bash
8 19 (2.81%) PHP
9 15 (2.22%) PL/SQL
10 14 (2.07%) PowerShell
11 12 (1.77%) C++
12 9 (1.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.89%) R
14 5 (0.74%) Swift
15 4 (0.59%) C
15 4 (0.59%) RPG
15 4 (0.59%) RPG IV
15 4 (0.59%) RPG/400
16 3 (0.44%) Go
16 3 (0.44%) VBA
Qualifications
1 75 (11.08%) Degree
2 51 (7.53%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.35%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.10%) PMP
5 20 (2.95%) PMI Certification
6 18 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.07%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.07%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.77%) CISSP
9 11 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.33%) CITP
10 9 (1.33%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (1.18%) ISTQB
12 7 (1.03%) CISA
12 7 (1.03%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.03%) ISEB
12 7 (1.03%) SSCP
13 5 (0.74%) CISM
13 5 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.59%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (12.56%) QA
2 41 (6.06%) Accessibility
3 19 (2.81%) GDPR
4 15 (2.22%) SLA
5 14 (2.07%) NIST
6 11 (1.62%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.03%) ITGC
9 6 (0.89%) PMO
9 6 (0.89%) WCAG
10 3 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.30%) GRC
12 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.15%) NCSC
12 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 41 (6.06%) Docker
2 5 (0.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 50 (7.39%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.95%) Terraform
3 10 (1.48%) Grafana
4 3 (0.44%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.44%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.30%) Ansible
5 2 (0.30%) Argo
5 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 114 (16.84%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.87%) Oracle
3 19 (2.81%) Databricks
4 15 (2.22%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.22%) SAP
5 12 (1.77%) Google
6 11 (1.62%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.33%) IBM
8 7 (1.03%) Planon
9 6 (0.89%) IFS
9 6 (0.89%) Workday
10 5 (0.74%) Apple
11 4 (0.59%) DIgSILENT
11 4 (0.59%) Dynatrace
11 4 (0.59%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.44%) Cloudera
12 3 (0.44%) HP
12 3 (0.44%) Informatica
12 3 (0.44%) Talend
12 3 (0.44%) Veracode