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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 684 645 1,876
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.31% 12.14% 13.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.62% 13.97% 17.19%
Number of salaries quoted 465 371 1,191
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -1.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -5.34%

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 8,979 4,617 10,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.67% 86.88% 79.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,341 2,705 7,444
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £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 3 July 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 3 July 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 -11 410 £55,000 -8.33% 161
East Midlands +8 273 £55,000 -4.35% 104
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 36 (5.26%) Confluence
2 11 (1.61%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.17%) CMS
4 6 (0.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.73%) SAS
6 4 (0.58%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.44%) IIS
7 3 (0.44%) nginx
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.15%) Apache
9 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.02%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.58%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.58%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.58%) Revit
4 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 13 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.88%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.44%) Shopify
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.29%) Primavera
4 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.29%) SAP EHS
4 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.29%) 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
1 203 (29.68%) Azure
2 119 (17.40%) AWS
3 62 (9.06%) Power Platform
4 55 (8.04%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (5.12%) PowerApps
6 34 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
7 32 (4.68%) Power Automate
8 25 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (3.65%) SaaS
9 23 (3.36%) Serverless
10 19 (2.78%) GCP
11 14 (2.05%) IaaS
12 13 (1.90%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.75%) PaaS
14 11 (1.61%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.46%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.46%) GitHub
16 9 (1.32%) Azure AKS
16 9 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
17 8 (1.17%) Amazon Cognito
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.32%) DNS
2 3 (0.44%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.44%) Internet
3 2 (0.29%) Broadband
3 2 (0.29%) Firewall
3 2 (0.29%) HTTP
3 2 (0.29%) LAN
3 2 (0.29%) VoIP
3 2 (0.29%) WAN
4 1 (0.15%) CTI
4 1 (0.15%) DHCP
4 1 (0.15%) FTP
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) RTSP
4 1 (0.15%) SNMP
4 1 (0.15%) SSL
4 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.15%) VPN
4 1 (0.15%) Wireless
4 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.73%) Power BI
2 45 (6.58%) MongoDB
3 41 (5.99%) Azure SQL Database
4 27 (3.95%) SQL Server
5 23 (3.36%) Elasticsearch
6 12 (1.75%) MySQL
7 10 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.46%) NoSQL
8 9 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.17%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.17%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (0.88%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
12 3 (0.44%) Pentaho
12 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
13 2 (0.29%) Looker
13 2 (0.29%) Metadata
13 2 (0.29%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 63 (9.21%) JIRA
2 30 (4.39%) Git
3 14 (2.05%) JUnit
4 13 (1.90%) Cucumber
5 12 (1.75%) Selenium
6 11 (1.61%) Maven
6 11 (1.61%) Mockito
6 11 (1.61%) XCUITest
7 9 (1.32%) Gatling
7 9 (1.32%) Postman
8 8 (1.17%) GitLab
9 7 (1.02%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.88%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.88%) JMeter
11 5 (0.73%) Jenkins
12 4 (0.58%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.58%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.58%) TestRail
12 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.44%) Toad
General
1 192 (28.07%) Social Skills
2 168 (24.56%) Finance
3 86 (12.57%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (9.65%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.58%) Law
6 41 (5.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (5.56%) Retail
8 32 (4.68%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (2.49%) Manufacturing
9 17 (2.49%) Marketing
9 17 (2.49%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.34%) Legal
11 15 (2.19%) Banking
12 10 (1.46%) Advertising
12 10 (1.46%) Games
13 9 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.44%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.29%) Billing
16 2 (0.29%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 131 (19.15%) Senior
2 127 (18.57%) Developer
3 95 (13.89%) Analyst
4 72 (10.53%) Lead
5 51 (7.46%) Business Analyst
6 50 (7.31%) Project Manager
7 49 (7.16%) .NET Developer
7 49 (7.16%) Delivery Manager
8 36 (5.26%) Senior Manager
9 35 (5.12%) Architect
10 28 (4.09%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (3.80%) Software Engineer
12 24 (3.51%) Product Owner
13 21 (3.07%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 19 (2.78%) Account Manager
14 19 (2.78%) Digital Analyst
14 19 (2.78%) IT Manager
15 18 (2.63%) Change Manager
15 18 (2.63%) Data Engineer
15 18 (2.63%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (13.60%) .NET
2 71 (10.38%) React
3 49 (7.16%) ASP.NET
4 48 (7.02%) ASP.NET Core
5 44 (6.43%) .NET Core
6 40 (5.85%) Node.js
7 33 (4.82%) CSS
8 31 (4.53%) HTML
9 28 (4.09%) REST
10 22 (3.22%) ASP.NET Web API
10 22 (3.22%) RESTful
11 21 (3.07%) Entity Framework
12 20 (2.92%) Blazor
13 16 (2.34%) AngularJS
13 16 (2.34%) Playwright
14 14 (2.05%) Spring
15 13 (1.90%) AWS CDK
15 13 (1.90%) LINQ
15 13 (1.90%) Next.js
16 12 (1.75%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.50%) Product Ownership
2 32 (4.68%) Mobile App
3 28 (4.09%) Greenfield Project
4 23 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.22%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.92%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (2.78%) Management Information System
8 17 (2.49%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.75%) Low-Code
10 11 (1.61%) AI Agents
11 10 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (1.32%) Driving Licence
12 9 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
13 8 (1.17%) Virtual Team
14 5 (0.73%) Mobile Computing
15 4 (0.58%) IoT
15 4 (0.58%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.22%) Linux
2 16 (2.34%) Windows
3 12 (1.75%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.46%) Android
5 4 (0.58%) Unix
6 3 (0.44%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (23.98%) Mentoring
2 159 (23.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 127 (18.57%) Coaching
4 119 (17.40%) CI/CD
5 118 (17.25%) Problem-Solving
6 112 (16.37%) DevOps
7 98 (14.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 87 (12.72%) Scrum
9 82 (11.99%) Test Automation
10 81 (11.84%) Full-Stack Development
11 74 (10.82%) AI
12 72 (10.53%) Roadmaps
12 72 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 69 (10.09%) Decision-Making
14 66 (9.65%) Microservices
15 65 (9.50%) Project Management
16 64 (9.36%) Business Strategy
17 63 (9.21%) Analytics
18 58 (8.48%) Waterfall
19 54 (7.89%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 147 (21.49%) SQL
2 119 (17.40%) C#
3 79 (11.55%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.48%) TypeScript
5 52 (7.60%) Java
6 38 (5.56%) Python
7 18 (2.63%) Bash
7 18 (2.63%) PHP
8 15 (2.19%) C++
9 14 (2.05%) PowerShell
10 13 (1.90%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.58%) R
12 4 (0.58%) RPG
12 4 (0.58%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.58%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.58%) Swift
13 3 (0.44%) C
13 3 (0.44%) VBA
14 2 (0.29%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 74 (10.82%) Degree
2 50 (7.31%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.29%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.49%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.49%) PMP
6 14 (2.05%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.75%) CISSP
9 11 (1.61%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.17%) ISTQB
11 7 (1.02%) CISA
11 7 (1.02%) CITP
11 7 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (1.02%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.02%) ISEB
11 7 (1.02%) SSCP
12 5 (0.73%) CISM
12 5 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.58%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (11.26%) QA
2 43 (6.29%) Accessibility
3 15 (2.19%) GDPR
3 15 (2.19%) SLA
4 14 (2.05%) NIST
5 12 (1.75%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.02%) ITGC
7 7 (1.02%) PMO
8 6 (0.88%) WCAG
9 5 (0.73%) GRC
10 3 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
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 39 (5.70%) Docker
2 5 (0.73%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 47 (6.87%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.78%) Terraform
3 10 (1.46%) Grafana
4 3 (0.44%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.44%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Ansible
6 1 (0.15%) Argo
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 128 (18.71%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.39%) Oracle
3 17 (2.49%) SAP
4 13 (1.90%) Salesforce
5 12 (1.75%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.61%) Databricks
6 11 (1.61%) Google
7 9 (1.32%) IBM
8 7 (1.02%) IFS
9 6 (0.88%) Workday
10 5 (0.73%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.73%) Planon
11 4 (0.58%) Apple
11 4 (0.58%) DIgSILENT
11 4 (0.58%) Facebook
11 4 (0.58%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.58%) YouTube
12 3 (0.44%) dotdigital
12 3 (0.44%) Informatica
12 3 (0.44%) Veracode