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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 10 8
Rank change year-on-year -10 -2 -6
Permanent jobs citing Agile 706 654 1,813
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.39% 11.75% 13.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.71% 13.68% 17.11%
Number of salaries quoted 487 380 1,120
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,158
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,875 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.97% +5.23% -2.65%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £68,272
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +10.24% -3.05%

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 9,153 4,782 10,594
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.86% 85.93% 79.49%
Number of salaries quoted 6,493 2,822 7,137
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,250 £65,000 £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 10 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 10 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 -11 423 £55,000 -8.33% 140
East Midlands +7 282 £55,000 -4.35% 92
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 38 (5.38%) Confluence
2 11 (1.56%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.99%) CMS
3 7 (0.99%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 5 (0.71%) SAS
5 4 (0.57%) PowerFactory
6 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.42%) IIS
7 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.28%) nginx
8 1 (0.14%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.14%) Documentum
8 1 (0.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 9 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (1.13%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.57%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.57%) Revit
4 4 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.42%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.85%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
4 3 (0.42%) Primavera
4 3 (0.42%) SAP EHS
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.28%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 209 (29.60%) Azure
2 120 (17.00%) AWS
3 66 (9.35%) Power Platform
4 58 (8.22%) Azure DevOps
5 37 (5.24%) PowerApps
6 35 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
7 34 (4.82%) Power Automate
8 26 (3.68%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.68%) SaaS
9 23 (3.26%) Serverless
10 19 (2.69%) GCP
11 14 (1.98%) IaaS
12 13 (1.84%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.70%) PaaS
14 11 (1.56%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
16 9 (1.27%) Azure AKS
16 9 (1.27%) GitHub
17 8 (1.13%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.27%) DNS
2 3 (0.42%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.42%) Internet
3 2 (0.28%) Broadband
3 2 (0.28%) Firewall
3 2 (0.28%) HTTP
3 2 (0.28%) LAN
3 2 (0.28%) VoIP
3 2 (0.28%) WAN
4 1 (0.14%) 4G
4 1 (0.14%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.14%) Network Security
4 1 (0.14%) RTSP
4 1 (0.14%) SCTP
4 1 (0.14%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.14%) VLAN
4 1 (0.14%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.14%) Wireless
4 1 (0.14%) Wireshark
4 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (7.08%) MongoDB
2 49 (6.94%) Power BI
3 46 (6.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (4.11%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.54%) Elasticsearch
6 11 (1.56%) MySQL
7 10 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.42%) NoSQL
8 9 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.13%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.13%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.71%) NonStop SQL
12 4 (0.57%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 3 (0.42%) Pentaho
13 3 (0.42%) Power Query
14 2 (0.28%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 67 (9.49%) JIRA
2 29 (4.11%) Git
3 14 (1.98%) Cucumber
4 13 (1.84%) JUnit
4 13 (1.84%) Selenium
5 11 (1.56%) XCUITest
6 10 (1.42%) Maven
6 10 (1.42%) Mockito
6 10 (1.42%) Postman
7 9 (1.27%) Gatling
7 9 (1.27%) GitLab
8 8 (1.13%) Zephyr
9 7 (0.99%) JMeter
10 6 (0.85%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.85%) Jenkins
11 5 (0.71%) TestRail
12 4 (0.57%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.57%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.57%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.42%) Toad
General
1 197 (27.90%) Social Skills
2 167 (23.65%) Finance
3 89 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (9.49%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.37%) Law
6 42 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (5.67%) Retail
8 33 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.55%) Manufacturing
9 18 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.27%) Legal
10 16 (2.27%) Marketing
11 15 (2.12%) Banking
12 12 (1.70%) Advertising
13 10 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.42%) Games
14 7 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.42%) General Ledger
15 3 (0.42%) iGaming
15 3 (0.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 138 (19.55%) Developer
2 133 (18.84%) Senior
3 97 (13.74%) Analyst
4 77 (10.91%) Lead
5 56 (7.93%) .NET Developer
6 52 (7.37%) Business Analyst
7 50 (7.08%) Project Manager
8 49 (6.94%) Delivery Manager
9 41 (5.81%) Architect
10 37 (5.24%) Senior Manager
11 30 (4.25%) Senior Analyst
12 29 (4.11%) Software Engineer
13 23 (3.26%) Product Owner
14 21 (2.97%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 19 (2.69%) Account Manager
15 19 (2.69%) Digital Analyst
15 19 (2.69%) IT Manager
15 19 (2.69%) Software Developer
16 18 (2.55%) Change Manager
17 17 (2.41%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (14.59%) .NET
2 72 (10.20%) React
3 56 (7.93%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.51%) ASP.NET Core
5 49 (6.94%) .NET Core
6 42 (5.95%) Node.js
7 35 (4.96%) CSS
8 33 (4.67%) HTML
9 29 (4.11%) REST
10 26 (3.68%) Entity Framework
11 24 (3.40%) ASP.NET Web API
12 22 (3.12%) Blazor
12 22 (3.12%) RESTful
13 18 (2.55%) Playwright
14 16 (2.27%) LINQ
15 15 (2.12%) AngularJS
15 15 (2.12%) Spring
16 13 (1.84%) AWS CDK
16 13 (1.84%) Next.js
17 11 (1.56%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.21%) Product Ownership
2 31 (4.39%) Mobile App
3 30 (4.25%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.12%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.41%) Management Information System
8 14 (1.98%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.70%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.70%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.27%) Driving Licence
12 8 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.13%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.71%) Mobile Computing
14 4 (0.57%) IoT
14 4 (0.57%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.83%) Linux
2 16 (2.27%) Windows
3 12 (1.70%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.42%) Android
5 4 (0.57%) Unix
6 3 (0.42%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (23.80%) Mentoring
2 164 (23.23%) Continuous Improvement
3 126 (17.85%) Coaching
4 122 (17.28%) CI/CD
5 120 (17.00%) Problem-Solving
6 117 (16.57%) DevOps
7 106 (15.01%) Stakeholder Management
8 86 (12.18%) Full-Stack Development
8 86 (12.18%) Scrum
9 84 (11.90%) Test Automation
10 76 (10.76%) AI
11 75 (10.62%) Roadmaps
11 75 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 70 (9.92%) Decision-Making
13 66 (9.35%) Microservices
14 64 (9.07%) Analytics
14 64 (9.07%) Business Strategy
15 63 (8.92%) Project Management
16 60 (8.50%) Waterfall
17 56 (7.93%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 154 (21.81%) SQL
2 129 (18.27%) C#
3 82 (11.61%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.22%) TypeScript
5 54 (7.65%) Java
6 38 (5.38%) Python
7 17 (2.41%) PHP
8 16 (2.27%) Bash
9 15 (2.12%) C++
10 14 (1.98%) PL/SQL
10 14 (1.98%) PowerShell
11 10 (1.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.57%) RPG
12 4 (0.57%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.57%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.57%) Swift
13 3 (0.42%) R
13 3 (0.42%) VBA
14 2 (0.28%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 78 (11.05%) Degree
2 51 (7.22%) Security Cleared
3 45 (6.37%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (2.55%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.41%) PMP
6 14 (1.98%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.70%) CISSP
9 11 (1.56%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.42%) ISTQB
11 9 (1.27%) ISEB
12 7 (0.99%) CISA
12 7 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.99%) SSCP
13 6 (0.85%) CITP
13 6 (0.85%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.71%) CISM
15 4 (0.57%) CRISC
15 4 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (11.47%) QA
2 43 (6.09%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.27%) GDPR
4 15 (2.12%) SLA
5 14 (1.98%) NIST
6 13 (1.84%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.99%) ITGC
8 7 (0.99%) PMO
9 6 (0.85%) WCAG
10 5 (0.71%) GRC
11 3 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.14%) NCSC
13 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (5.24%) Docker
2 5 (0.71%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 46 (6.52%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.69%) Terraform
3 10 (1.42%) Grafana
4 3 (0.42%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.42%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) Ansible
6 1 (0.14%) Argo
6 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 137 (19.41%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.39%) Oracle
3 22 (3.12%) SAP
4 14 (1.98%) Salesforce
4 14 (1.98%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.84%) Google
6 9 (1.27%) Databricks
6 9 (1.27%) IBM
7 7 (0.99%) IFS
8 6 (0.85%) Workday
9 5 (0.71%) Dynatrace
9 5 (0.71%) Facebook
9 5 (0.71%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.71%) YouTube
10 4 (0.57%) Apple
10 4 (0.57%) DIgSILENT
10 4 (0.57%) Pega
10 4 (0.57%) Planon
11 3 (0.42%) dotdigital
11 3 (0.42%) Veracode