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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 7 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -3 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 593 636 1,597
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.68% 13.09% 15.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.40% 14.36% 18.64%
Number of salaries quoted 389 405 1,286
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £34,834
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +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 8,011 4,430 8,569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 76.69% 91.19% 83.58%
Number of salaries quoted 4,592 2,565 6,729
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 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £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 25 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 25 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 -20 382 £60,000 - 152
East Midlands -12 210 £55,000 -6.78% 97
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 45 (7.59%) Confluence
2 13 (2.19%) CMS
2 13 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.35%) SAS
4 6 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.84%) nginx
6 4 (0.67%) 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 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.52%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (0.84%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.34%) Trello
8 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.17%) Simulink
8 1 (0.17%) Sketch
8 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.01%) Workday HCM
2 5 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.84%) Shopify
3 3 (0.51%) Maximo
3 3 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.34%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
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
1 158 (26.64%) Azure
2 69 (11.64%) AWS
3 56 (9.44%) Power Platform
4 53 (8.94%) Azure DevOps
5 33 (5.56%) SaaS
6 28 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (3.88%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (2.87%) PowerApps
9 16 (2.70%) GCP
10 14 (2.36%) Power Automate
11 12 (2.02%) IaaS
11 12 (2.02%) PaaS
11 12 (2.02%) Serverless
12 9 (1.52%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.35%) GitHub
14 7 (1.18%) AWS CloudFormation
15 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.67%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.01%) DNS
2 5 (0.84%) WAN
3 4 (0.67%) Broadband
3 4 (0.67%) Modbus
3 4 (0.67%) 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%) Internet
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 32 (5.40%) Power BI
2 21 (3.54%) SQL Server
3 20 (3.37%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (3.20%) MySQL
5 17 (2.87%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.18%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.18%) Metadata
6 7 (1.18%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.01%) Pentaho
8 5 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.67%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.34%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.34%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.34%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 78 (13.15%) JIRA
2 38 (6.41%) Git
3 10 (1.69%) Selenium
3 10 (1.69%) XCUITest
4 9 (1.52%) JUnit
5 8 (1.35%) Maven
5 8 (1.35%) Mockito
6 7 (1.18%) Postman
7 6 (1.01%) Cucumber
7 6 (1.01%) GitLab
7 6 (1.01%) Vite
8 5 (0.84%) Subversion
9 4 (0.67%) 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%) LoadRunner
General
1 197 (33.22%) Social Skills
2 176 (29.68%) Finance
3 84 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (10.29%) Public Sector
5 55 (9.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (6.91%) Law
7 33 (5.56%) Legal
8 28 (4.72%) Marketing
9 26 (4.38%) Retail
10 20 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (2.36%) Manufacturing
14 13 (2.19%) Local Government
15 12 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (1.69%) Banking
16 10 (1.69%) Electronics
17 9 (1.52%) Advertising
18 8 (1.35%) Fire and Rescue
19 6 (1.01%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 118 (19.90%) Senior
2 92 (15.51%) Analyst
3 86 (14.50%) Developer
4 68 (11.47%) Lead
5 42 (7.08%) Business Analyst
6 39 (6.58%) Project Manager
7 33 (5.56%) Senior Manager
8 32 (5.40%) Product Owner
9 29 (4.89%) Architect
9 29 (4.89%) Delivery Manager
10 27 (4.55%) Data Engineer
11 24 (4.05%) Senior Analyst
12 22 (3.71%) IT Manager
13 20 (3.37%) Digital Analyst
14 17 (2.87%) Java Developer
14 17 (2.87%) Senior Data Engineer
14 17 (2.87%) Senior Developer
15 16 (2.70%) Full-Stack Developer
15 16 (2.70%) IT Project Manager
16 15 (2.53%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (6.75%) .NET
2 34 (5.73%) React
3 22 (3.71%) CSS
4 19 (3.20%) HTML
5 15 (2.53%) REST
6 14 (2.36%) Laravel
7 13 (2.19%) AngularJS
7 13 (2.19%) RESTful
8 12 (2.02%) EDI
8 12 (2.02%) Node.js
9 11 (1.85%) Spring
10 10 (1.69%) Middleware
10 10 (1.69%) Vue
11 9 (1.52%) YAML
12 7 (1.18%) AWS CDK
12 7 (1.18%) jQuery
12 7 (1.18%) Next.js
12 7 (1.18%) Playwright
13 6 (1.01%) Spring Boot
13 6 (1.01%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 75 (12.65%) Product Ownership
2 30 (5.06%) Management Information System
3 20 (3.37%) Mobile App
4 17 (2.87%) Cloud Native
5 16 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (2.36%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.69%) Low-Code
7 10 (1.69%) NHS
8 9 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.01%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.84%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.84%) Mobile Computing
12 5 (0.84%) Social Media
13 4 (0.67%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.38%) Linux
2 15 (2.53%) Windows
3 11 (1.85%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.18%) Android
5 4 (0.67%) 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 (22.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 125 (21.08%) Mentoring
3 109 (18.38%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (17.20%) DevOps
5 96 (16.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 94 (15.85%) Coaching
7 80 (13.49%) CI/CD
7 80 (13.49%) Scrum
8 68 (11.47%) Project Management
8 68 (11.47%) Roadmaps
9 61 (10.29%) Analytics
10 60 (10.12%) Decision-Making
11 57 (9.61%) Test Automation
12 54 (9.11%) Project Delivery
12 54 (9.11%) Waterfall
13 50 (8.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 48 (8.09%) Business Strategy
15 45 (7.59%) User Experience
16 43 (7.25%) Full-Stack Development
17 42 (7.08%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 111 (18.72%) SQL
2 54 (9.11%) JavaScript
3 50 (8.43%) C#
4 41 (6.91%) Python
5 38 (6.41%) Java
6 34 (5.73%) TypeScript
7 23 (3.88%) PHP
8 22 (3.71%) Bash
9 12 (2.02%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.35%) C
10 8 (1.35%) C++
10 8 (1.35%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.84%) Go
11 5 (0.84%) R
12 4 (0.67%) Swift
13 3 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.51%) Scala
13 3 (0.51%) VBA
14 2 (0.34%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 61 (10.29%) Degree
2 48 (8.09%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.73%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.20%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.87%) PMP
6 13 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.69%) DV Cleared
7 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.52%) CISSP
8 9 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (1.35%) Azure Certification
9 8 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.35%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.18%) CISA
10 7 (1.18%) CITP
10 7 (1.18%) SSCP
11 6 (1.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 5 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.84%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (15.18%) QA
2 26 (4.38%) Accessibility
3 19 (3.20%) SLA
4 14 (2.36%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.36%) NIST
5 13 (2.19%) GDPR
6 9 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.18%) ITGC
7 7 (1.18%) PMO
7 7 (1.18%) WCAG
8 3 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.51%) MISRA
9 2 (0.34%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 12207
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 34 (5.73%) Docker
2 10 (1.69%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 35 (5.90%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.71%) Terraform
3 9 (1.52%) Grafana
4 6 (1.01%) 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 93 (15.68%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.73%) Databricks
3 26 (4.38%) Oracle
4 15 (2.53%) SAP
5 12 (2.02%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.02%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.52%) Google
6 9 (1.52%) IBM
7 7 (1.18%) Talend
7 7 (1.18%) Workday
8 6 (1.01%) Planon
9 5 (0.84%) Cloudera
9 5 (0.84%) Dynatrace
9 5 (0.84%) Informatica
9 5 (0.84%) Zoho
10 4 (0.67%) Apple
11 3 (0.51%) Cisco
11 3 (0.51%) ESRI
11 3 (0.51%) QAD
11 3 (0.51%) Remedy