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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 9 4
Rank change year-on-year -22 -5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 543 738 1,384
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.85% 12.97% 16.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.49% 13.99% 18.96%
Number of salaries quoted 369 392 1,180
10th Percentile £35,600 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,720 £60,000 £54,523
Median % change year-on-year -0.47% +10.05% -0.87%
75th Percentile £70,250 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,000 £63,749
% change year-on-year -5.80% +8.24% -5.56%

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 7,248 5,276 7,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 78.09% 92.69% 85.85%
Number of salaries quoted 4,100 2,492 5,889
10th Percentile £28,241 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,214
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.68% -6.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,654 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -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 28 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 28 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 -21 361 £60,000 - 178
East Midlands -12 180 £55,000 -8.33% 83
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 (7.18%) Confluence
2 12 (2.21%) CMS
3 11 (2.03%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.47%) SAS
5 6 (1.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.92%) nginx
7 4 (0.74%) Apache
8 3 (0.55%) IIS
8 3 (0.55%) WordPress
9 2 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.18%) Drupal
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.21%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.66%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.92%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (0.92%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (0.37%) Trello
9 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.18%) Simulink
9 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.10%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.92%) Shopify
4 3 (0.55%) Maximo
4 3 (0.55%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.37%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.18%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 149 (27.44%) Azure
2 66 (12.15%) AWS
3 62 (11.42%) Power Platform
4 52 (9.58%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (6.45%) SaaS
6 29 (5.34%) Dynamics 365
7 27 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (3.68%) PowerApps
9 16 (2.95%) Power Automate
10 14 (2.58%) PaaS
11 13 (2.39%) GCP
12 11 (2.03%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.84%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.66%) IaaS
15 8 (1.47%) Serverless
16 7 (1.29%) GitHub
17 6 (1.10%) AWS CloudFormation
17 6 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
18 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
19 4 (0.74%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.92%) WAN
2 4 (0.74%) LAN
2 4 (0.74%) Modbus
2 4 (0.74%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.55%) 3G
3 3 (0.55%) 4G
3 3 (0.55%) Broadband
3 3 (0.55%) DNS
3 3 (0.55%) GPRS
3 3 (0.55%) GSM
3 3 (0.55%) Internet
3 3 (0.55%) Intranet
3 3 (0.55%) RS-232
3 3 (0.55%) RS-485
3 3 (0.55%) SSL
4 2 (0.37%) 5G
4 2 (0.37%) BGP
4 2 (0.37%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.37%) MPLS
4 2 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.08%) Power BI
2 23 (4.24%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (3.68%) MySQL
3 20 (3.68%) SQL Server
4 18 (3.31%) Data Lake
5 9 (1.66%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (1.29%) Metadata
6 7 (1.29%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.92%) Pentaho
7 5 (0.92%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.55%) Tableau
10 2 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.37%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.37%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 70 (12.89%) JIRA
2 39 (7.18%) Git
3 9 (1.66%) JUnit
4 8 (1.47%) Maven
4 8 (1.47%) Mockito
5 7 (1.29%) GitLab
5 7 (1.29%) Selenium
6 6 (1.10%) Vite
7 5 (0.92%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.92%) Postman
7 5 (0.92%) Subversion
7 5 (0.92%) XCUITest
8 4 (0.74%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.37%) git-flow
10 2 (0.37%) JMeter
10 2 (0.37%) Locust
10 2 (0.37%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.37%) TestRail
11 1 (0.18%) Gatling
General
1 172 (31.68%) Social Skills
2 158 (29.10%) Finance
3 68 (12.52%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (11.23%) Public Sector
5 49 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (7.37%) Law
7 32 (5.89%) Legal
8 25 (4.60%) Marketing
9 22 (4.05%) Retail
10 15 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.76%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (2.21%) Local Government
14 11 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.84%) Electronics
16 9 (1.66%) Banking
16 9 (1.66%) Fire and Rescue
17 8 (1.47%) Advertising
18 6 (1.10%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 98 (18.05%) Senior
2 91 (16.76%) Developer
3 66 (12.15%) Analyst
4 65 (11.97%) Lead
5 33 (6.08%) Business Analyst
6 32 (5.89%) Project Manager
7 30 (5.52%) Architect
7 30 (5.52%) Data Engineer
8 28 (5.16%) Product Owner
8 28 (5.16%) Senior Manager
9 26 (4.79%) Delivery Manager
10 20 (3.68%) IT Manager
11 18 (3.31%) Senior Data Engineer
12 17 (3.13%) Java Developer
13 16 (2.95%) Full-Stack Developer
14 15 (2.76%) IT Support
14 15 (2.76%) Senior Developer
15 14 (2.58%) IT Project Manager
16 13 (2.39%) C# Developer
16 13 (2.39%) Dynamics 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (8.66%) .NET
2 29 (5.34%) React
3 22 (4.05%) CSS
4 20 (3.68%) HTML
5 16 (2.95%) Laravel
6 15 (2.76%) REST
7 14 (2.58%) AngularJS
7 14 (2.58%) EDI
8 11 (2.03%) Middleware
8 11 (2.03%) Spring
9 10 (1.84%) RESTful
9 10 (1.84%) Vue
10 8 (1.47%) .NET Framework
10 8 (1.47%) jQuery
10 8 (1.47%) Node.js
10 8 (1.47%) YAML
11 6 (1.10%) Spring Boot
11 6 (1.10%) Symfony
11 6 (1.10%) Tailwind CSS
12 5 (0.92%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 64 (11.79%) Product Ownership
2 29 (5.34%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.31%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.31%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (2.76%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.58%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.21%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.84%) NHS
9 9 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (1.47%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.92%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.92%) Social Media
11 5 (0.92%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.74%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.60%) Linux
2 14 (2.58%) Windows
3 6 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.92%) Android
4 5 (0.92%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.55%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.55%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.37%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (22.65%) Continuous Improvement
2 103 (18.97%) DevOps
2 103 (18.97%) Mentoring
3 93 (17.13%) Problem-Solving
4 87 (16.02%) Stakeholder Management
5 73 (13.44%) Coaching
6 72 (13.26%) Scrum
7 70 (12.89%) CI/CD
8 63 (11.60%) Project Management
9 62 (11.42%) Roadmaps
10 58 (10.68%) Analytics
10 58 (10.68%) Decision-Making
11 52 (9.58%) Project Delivery
12 50 (9.21%) Waterfall
13 47 (8.66%) SDLC
13 47 (8.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 44 (8.10%) Test Automation
15 43 (7.92%) Business Intelligence
15 43 (7.92%) CRM
15 43 (7.92%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 109 (20.07%) SQL
2 53 (9.76%) C#
2 53 (9.76%) JavaScript
3 42 (7.73%) Python
4 35 (6.45%) Java
5 34 (6.26%) TypeScript
6 23 (4.24%) PHP
7 20 (3.68%) Bash
8 10 (1.84%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.47%) C
9 8 (1.47%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.29%) Go
11 6 (1.10%) C++
11 6 (1.10%) R
12 3 (0.55%) Scala
12 3 (0.55%) VBA
13 2 (0.37%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.37%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 56 (10.31%) Degree
2 44 (8.10%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.89%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.13%) PMI Certification
5 15 (2.76%) PMP
6 14 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.47%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.47%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.29%) CITP
10 6 (1.10%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.74%) ACCA
11 4 (0.74%) CIMA
11 4 (0.74%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.55%) IBM Certification
12 3 (0.55%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (15.10%) QA
2 20 (3.68%) SLA
3 18 (3.31%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.58%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.39%) GDPR
6 8 (1.47%) PMO
7 7 (1.29%) ITGC
8 6 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 5 (0.92%) WCAG
10 3 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.55%) MISRA
11 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 2 (0.37%) NIST
12 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.18%) COBIT
12 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 32 (5.89%) Docker
2 11 (2.03%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.55%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (5.34%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.05%) Terraform
3 7 (1.29%) Grafana
4 6 (1.10%) Ansible
5 2 (0.37%) Argo
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 92 (16.94%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.45%) Databricks
3 24 (4.42%) Oracle
4 13 (2.39%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.21%) SAP
6 11 (2.03%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.29%) Planon
7 7 (1.29%) Workday
8 6 (1.10%) Google
8 6 (1.10%) IBM
8 6 (1.10%) Talend
9 5 (0.92%) Zoho
10 4 (0.74%) Cisco
10 4 (0.74%) Cloudera
10 4 (0.74%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.74%) Informatica
10 4 (0.74%) Remedy
11 3 (0.55%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.55%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.55%) QAD