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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 9 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 525 751 1,372
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.78% 13.00% 16.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.38% 14.07% 18.80%
Number of salaries quoted 360 387 1,171
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,720 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.47% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,063 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,750 £64,080
% change year-on-year -6.81% +8.85% -5.07%

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 7,112 5,339 7,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 78.36% 92.40% 85.92%
Number of salaries quoted 4,017 2,449 5,896
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,754 £34,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 23 February 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 23 February 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 -21 348 £60,000 - 189
East Midlands -9 175 £55,000 -8.33% 93
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 39 (7.43%) Confluence
2 12 (2.29%) CMS
3 9 (1.71%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.52%) SAS
5 6 (1.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.95%) nginx
7 4 (0.76%) Apache
8 3 (0.57%) IIS
8 3 (0.57%) WordPress
9 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.19%) Drupal
10 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.48%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.71%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.95%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (0.95%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.38%) Trello
8 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.19%) Simulink
8 1 (0.19%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (2.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.14%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.95%) Shopify
4 3 (0.57%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 3 (0.57%) Maximo
4 3 (0.57%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.19%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 144 (27.43%) Azure
2 65 (12.38%) AWS
3 57 (10.86%) Power Platform
4 49 (9.33%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (6.48%) SaaS
6 29 (5.52%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (4.38%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (3.81%) PowerApps
9 16 (3.05%) Power Automate
10 13 (2.48%) GCP
11 11 (2.10%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (2.10%) PaaS
12 9 (1.71%) Serverless
13 8 (1.52%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.33%) GitHub
14 7 (1.33%) IaaS
15 6 (1.14%) AWS CloudFormation
16 5 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
16 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
17 4 (0.76%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.95%) WAN
2 4 (0.76%) Internet
2 4 (0.76%) LAN
2 4 (0.76%) Modbus
2 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.57%) 3G
3 3 (0.57%) 4G
3 3 (0.57%) Broadband
3 3 (0.57%) DNS
3 3 (0.57%) GPRS
3 3 (0.57%) GSM
3 3 (0.57%) Intranet
3 3 (0.57%) RS-232
3 3 (0.57%) RS-485
3 3 (0.57%) SSL
4 2 (0.38%) 5G
4 2 (0.38%) BGP
4 2 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.38%) MPLS
4 2 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.71%) Power BI
2 23 (4.38%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (3.81%) MySQL
3 20 (3.81%) SQL Server
4 18 (3.43%) Data Lake
5 9 (1.71%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.52%) Metadata
7 6 (1.14%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.95%) Pentaho
8 5 (0.95%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.57%) Tableau
11 2 (0.38%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.38%) InfluxDB
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.38%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 69 (13.14%) JIRA
2 40 (7.62%) Git
3 9 (1.71%) JUnit
4 8 (1.52%) Maven
4 8 (1.52%) Mockito
4 8 (1.52%) Selenium
5 7 (1.33%) GitLab
6 6 (1.14%) Vite
7 5 (0.95%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.95%) Postman
7 5 (0.95%) Subversion
7 5 (0.95%) XCUITest
8 4 (0.76%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.57%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.38%) git-flow
10 2 (0.38%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.38%) TestRail
11 1 (0.19%) Gatling
11 1 (0.19%) Locust
11 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
General
1 168 (32.00%) Social Skills
2 150 (28.57%) Finance
3 69 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (11.24%) Public Sector
5 48 (9.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (7.62%) Law
7 30 (5.71%) Legal
8 26 (4.95%) Marketing
9 20 (3.81%) Retail
10 15 (2.86%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.29%) Local Government
14 11 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.90%) Electronics
16 9 (1.71%) Fire and Rescue
17 8 (1.52%) Banking
18 7 (1.33%) Advertising
19 6 (1.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 92 (17.52%) Developer
1 92 (17.52%) Senior
2 61 (11.62%) Lead
3 60 (11.43%) Analyst
4 32 (6.10%) Project Manager
5 31 (5.90%) Business Analyst
6 30 (5.71%) Data Engineer
7 28 (5.33%) Architect
8 27 (5.14%) Product Owner
9 23 (4.38%) Delivery Manager
9 23 (4.38%) Senior Manager
10 19 (3.62%) IT Manager
11 18 (3.43%) Senior Data Engineer
12 17 (3.24%) Java Developer
13 16 (3.05%) Full-Stack Developer
13 16 (3.05%) Senior Developer
14 15 (2.86%) IT Support
15 13 (2.48%) .NET Developer
15 13 (2.48%) C# Developer
15 13 (2.48%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.14%) .NET
2 29 (5.52%) React
3 22 (4.19%) CSS
4 20 (3.81%) HTML
5 16 (3.05%) Laravel
6 15 (2.86%) REST
7 14 (2.67%) AngularJS
7 14 (2.67%) EDI
8 11 (2.10%) Spring
9 10 (1.90%) Middleware
9 10 (1.90%) RESTful
9 10 (1.90%) Vue
10 8 (1.52%) .NET Framework
10 8 (1.52%) jQuery
10 8 (1.52%) Node.js
10 8 (1.52%) YAML
11 6 (1.14%) Spring Boot
11 6 (1.14%) Symfony
11 6 (1.14%) Tailwind CSS
12 5 (0.95%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 63 (12.00%) Product Ownership
2 26 (4.95%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.05%) Cloud Native
3 16 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (3.05%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.48%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.29%) Data Centre
6 10 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (1.90%) NHS
7 9 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.52%) Low-Code
9 5 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
9 5 (0.95%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.76%) IoT
10 4 (0.76%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.76%) Linux
2 12 (2.29%) Windows
3 6 (1.14%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.95%) Android
4 5 (0.95%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.57%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.38%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (22.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 100 (19.05%) DevOps
3 97 (18.48%) Mentoring
4 92 (17.52%) Problem-Solving
5 82 (15.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 72 (13.71%) Scrum
7 67 (12.76%) CI/CD
7 67 (12.76%) Coaching
8 64 (12.19%) Project Management
9 58 (11.05%) Roadmaps
10 55 (10.48%) Decision-Making
11 52 (9.90%) Analytics
11 52 (9.90%) Project Delivery
12 47 (8.95%) Waterfall
13 45 (8.57%) SDLC
14 43 (8.19%) Migration
14 43 (8.19%) Test Automation
15 42 (8.00%) Software Engineering
15 42 (8.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 42 (8.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 107 (20.38%) SQL
2 54 (10.29%) C#
3 53 (10.10%) JavaScript
4 41 (7.81%) Python
5 35 (6.67%) Java
6 34 (6.48%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.38%) PHP
8 20 (3.81%) Bash
9 10 (1.90%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.52%) C
10 8 (1.52%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.33%) Go
12 6 (1.14%) C++
12 6 (1.14%) R
13 3 (0.57%) Scala
13 3 (0.57%) VBA
14 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.38%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 51 (9.71%) Degree
2 43 (8.19%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.90%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.43%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.05%) PMP
6 14 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.52%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.52%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.14%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.14%) CITP
11 4 (0.76%) ACCA
11 4 (0.76%) CIMA
11 4 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.57%) IBM Certification
12 3 (0.57%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (15.05%) QA
2 20 (3.81%) SLA
3 16 (3.05%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.67%) Data Quality
5 12 (2.29%) GDPR
6 9 (1.71%) PMO
7 6 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 5 (0.95%) ITGC
9 4 (0.76%) WCAG
10 3 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.57%) MISRA
11 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 2 (0.38%) NIST
12 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.19%) COBIT
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
System Software
1 31 (5.90%) Docker
2 9 (1.71%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.57%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 28 (5.33%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.00%) Terraform
3 6 (1.14%) Ansible
3 6 (1.14%) Grafana
4 2 (0.38%) Argo
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.19%) CA Service Virtualization
5 1 (0.19%) Control-M
5 1 (0.19%) Kustomize
5 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 87 (16.57%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.67%) Databricks
3 23 (4.38%) Oracle
4 13 (2.48%) Salesforce
4 13 (2.48%) SAP
5 11 (2.10%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.52%) Planon
7 7 (1.33%) IBM
7 7 (1.33%) Workday
8 6 (1.14%) Google
8 6 (1.14%) Talend
9 5 (0.95%) Zoho
10 4 (0.76%) Cisco
10 4 (0.76%) Cloudera
10 4 (0.76%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.76%) Informatica
10 4 (0.76%) Remedy
11 3 (0.57%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.57%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.57%) QAD