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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 8
Rank change year-on-year -9 -2 -6
Permanent jobs citing Agile 711 649 1,555
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.22% 11.50% 13.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.49% 13.46% 16.69%
Number of salaries quoted 482 391 882
10th Percentile £33,152 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,625 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -0.54%

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 9,496 4,821 9,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.75% 85.43% 78.55%
Number of salaries quoted 6,751 2,901 5,984
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,772
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 24 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 24 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 -12 428 £55,000 -8.33% 174
East Midlands 0 282 £55,000 -1.79% 105
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 32 (4.50%) Confluence
2 10 (1.41%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.84%) CMS
5 5 (0.70%) SAS
6 4 (0.56%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.42%) IIS
8 2 (0.28%) Apache
8 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.14%) Documentum
9 1 (0.14%) Drupal
9 1 (0.14%) nginx
Applications
1 11 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.27%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.56%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.56%) Revit
5 4 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.28%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 17 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.70%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.56%) Primavera
4 4 (0.56%) SAP EHS
4 4 (0.56%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 214 (30.10%) Azure
2 133 (18.71%) AWS
3 67 (9.42%) Power Platform
4 56 (7.88%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (4.78%) Power Automate
5 34 (4.78%) PowerApps
6 33 (4.64%) SaaS
7 28 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (3.38%) Serverless
9 18 (2.53%) GCP
10 15 (2.11%) IaaS
11 13 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
12 12 (1.69%) PaaS
13 11 (1.55%) Amazon S3
13 11 (1.55%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
15 9 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
15 9 (1.27%) Azure AKS
15 9 (1.27%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.27%) DNS
2 4 (0.56%) Internet
3 3 (0.42%) HTTP
3 3 (0.42%) Hyperconnected
4 2 (0.28%) Firewall
4 2 (0.28%) LAN
4 2 (0.28%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.28%) VoIP
4 2 (0.28%) WAN
5 1 (0.14%) Broadband
5 1 (0.14%) Network Security
5 1 (0.14%) RTP
5 1 (0.14%) RTSP
5 1 (0.14%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.14%) SS7
5 1 (0.14%) VLAN
5 1 (0.14%) VPN
5 1 (0.14%) Wireless
5 1 (0.14%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (7.45%) Power BI
2 50 (7.03%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 26 (3.66%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.52%) Elasticsearch
6 12 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.41%) MySQL
7 10 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (1.27%) DynamoDB
8 9 (1.27%) NoSQL
9 7 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (0.98%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
10 6 (0.84%) Power Query
10 6 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.70%) NonStop SQL
11 5 (0.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 4 (0.56%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.42%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 57 (8.02%) JIRA
2 34 (4.78%) Git
3 19 (2.67%) Cucumber
3 19 (2.67%) Selenium
4 17 (2.39%) JUnit
5 16 (2.25%) GitLab
5 16 (2.25%) Postman
6 12 (1.69%) Gatling
6 12 (1.69%) Maven
7 11 (1.55%) Jenkins
7 11 (1.55%) XCUITest
8 10 (1.41%) JMeter
8 10 (1.41%) Mockito
8 10 (1.41%) Zephyr
9 7 (0.98%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.70%) REST Assured
10 5 (0.70%) SoapUI
11 4 (0.56%) LoadRunner
11 4 (0.56%) TestRail
11 4 (0.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 204 (28.69%) Social Skills
2 176 (24.75%) Finance
3 89 (12.52%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (9.14%) Public Sector
5 41 (5.77%) Law
6 40 (5.63%) Retail
7 39 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 35 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (3.09%) Manufacturing
10 20 (2.81%) Legal
11 17 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.11%) Banking
13 13 (1.83%) Marketing
14 12 (1.69%) Advertising
14 12 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (1.27%) Games
15 9 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.56%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.56%) Fire and Rescue
17 3 (0.42%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 140 (19.69%) Developer
2 128 (18.00%) Senior
3 91 (12.80%) Analyst
4 80 (11.25%) Lead
5 53 (7.45%) .NET Developer
6 49 (6.89%) Project Manager
7 48 (6.75%) Business Analyst
8 46 (6.47%) Delivery Manager
9 44 (6.19%) Architect
10 33 (4.64%) Senior Manager
10 33 (4.64%) Software Engineer
11 29 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (2.95%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 20 (2.81%) Software Developer
14 19 (2.67%) Account Manager
14 19 (2.67%) Digital Analyst
14 19 (2.67%) IT Manager
15 18 (2.53%) Change Manager
15 18 (2.53%) Product Owner
16 17 (2.39%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (14.06%) .NET
2 75 (10.55%) React
3 55 (7.74%) ASP.NET
4 52 (7.31%) ASP.NET Core
5 50 (7.03%) .NET Core
6 41 (5.77%) Node.js
7 36 (5.06%) CSS
8 34 (4.78%) REST
9 32 (4.50%) HTML
10 25 (3.52%) Entity Framework
10 25 (3.52%) Playwright
11 24 (3.38%) ASP.NET Web API
12 23 (3.23%) RESTful
13 22 (3.09%) Blazor
14 16 (2.25%) LINQ
14 16 (2.25%) Spring
15 15 (2.11%) Next.js
16 13 (1.83%) AngularJS
16 13 (1.83%) AWS CDK
17 10 (1.41%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.88%) Product Ownership
2 32 (4.50%) Enterprise Software
3 31 (4.36%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (3.66%) Mobile App
5 25 (3.52%) Cloud Native
6 17 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (1.97%) Management Information System
8 12 (1.69%) AI Agents
9 11 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.27%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.27%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.13%) Low-Code
12 8 (1.13%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.70%) IoT
13 5 (0.70%) Mobile Computing
13 5 (0.70%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.09%) Linux
2 17 (2.39%) Windows
3 11 (1.55%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.27%) Android
5 5 (0.70%) Unix
6 4 (0.56%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.42%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.14%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (24.75%) Continuous Improvement
2 174 (24.47%) Mentoring
3 134 (18.85%) CI/CD
3 134 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
4 123 (17.30%) Coaching
5 116 (16.32%) DevOps
5 116 (16.32%) Stakeholder Management
6 93 (13.08%) Scrum
7 91 (12.80%) Test Automation
8 88 (12.38%) AI
9 85 (11.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 83 (11.67%) Full-Stack Development
11 77 (10.83%) Decision-Making
12 76 (10.69%) Roadmaps
13 67 (9.42%) Analytics
13 67 (9.42%) Microservices
14 64 (9.00%) Business Strategy
15 63 (8.86%) Business Intelligence
16 61 (8.58%) Waterfall
17 60 (8.44%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 157 (22.08%) SQL
2 127 (17.86%) C#
3 80 (11.25%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.16%) Java
4 58 (8.16%) TypeScript
5 39 (5.49%) Python
6 16 (2.25%) Bash
6 16 (2.25%) PHP
6 16 (2.25%) PL/SQL
7 15 (2.11%) C++
7 15 (2.11%) PowerShell
8 13 (1.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.56%) RPG
9 4 (0.56%) RPG IV
9 4 (0.56%) RPG/400
9 4 (0.56%) Swift
10 3 (0.42%) C
11 2 (0.28%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.28%) R
11 2 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (11.25%) Degree
2 62 (8.72%) Security Cleared
3 56 (7.88%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 19 (2.67%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.39%) PMP
6 14 (1.97%) Azure Certification
7 12 (1.69%) CISSP
7 12 (1.69%) ISTQB
8 11 (1.55%) ISEB
8 11 (1.55%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.13%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.98%) CISA
10 7 (0.98%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (0.98%) SSCP
11 5 (0.70%) CISM
11 5 (0.70%) Oracle Certification
12 4 (0.56%) CITP
12 4 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (11.53%) QA
2 52 (7.31%) Accessibility
3 18 (2.53%) GDPR
4 16 (2.25%) Data Quality
5 14 (1.97%) NIST
6 12 (1.69%) SLA
7 10 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (1.13%) WCAG
9 7 (0.98%) GRC
9 7 (0.98%) ITGC
9 7 (0.98%) PMO
10 3 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.28%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.14%) NCSC
12 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 41 (5.77%) Docker
2 5 (0.70%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.28%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 51 (7.17%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.09%) Terraform
3 10 (1.41%) Grafana
4 3 (0.42%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.42%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.28%) Ansible
5 2 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) Argo
6 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.14%) Puppet
Vendors
1 131 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.78%) Oracle
3 26 (3.66%) SAP
4 17 (2.39%) ServiceNow
5 16 (2.25%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.69%) Google
7 10 (1.41%) Databricks
8 9 (1.27%) IBM
9 8 (1.13%) IFS
10 6 (0.84%) OpenAI
10 6 (0.84%) Pega
11 5 (0.70%) Dynatrace
11 5 (0.70%) Facebook
11 5 (0.70%) Workday
11 5 (0.70%) YouTube
12 4 (0.56%) Apple
12 4 (0.56%) DIgSILENT
12 4 (0.56%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.56%) Infor
12 4 (0.56%) MuleSoft