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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 8 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 555 692 1,523
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.69% 13.18% 15.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.37% 14.20% 18.51%
Number of salaries quoted 362 410 1,270
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £34,834
25th Percentile £46,696 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,723 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.13% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,875 £81,375 £81,786
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -7.41%

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 7,535 4,872 8,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 77.21% 92.80% 84.75%
Number of salaries quoted 4,260 2,558 6,546
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £48,585
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.06% -7.46%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,050 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 March 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 March 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 -21 368 £60,000 - 194
East Midlands -11 186 £55,000 -8.33% 110
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 (6.85%) Confluence
2 12 (2.16%) CMS
2 12 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.44%) SAS
4 6 (1.08%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.90%) nginx
6 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.54%) IIS
6 3 (0.54%) WordPress
7 2 (0.36%) Apache
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.18%) Drupal
8 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (2.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.62%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (0.90%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.36%) Trello
8 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.18%) Simulink
8 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.08%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.90%) Shopify
4 3 (0.54%) Maximo
5 2 (0.36%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
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
1 141 (25.41%) Azure
2 60 (10.81%) AWS
3 56 (10.09%) Power Platform
4 45 (8.11%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (5.59%) SaaS
6 27 (4.86%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (4.50%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.42%) PowerApps
9 14 (2.52%) Power Automate
10 12 (2.16%) GCP
10 12 (2.16%) PaaS
11 10 (1.80%) IaaS
12 9 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.62%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.62%) Serverless
13 7 (1.26%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (1.26%) GitHub
14 6 (1.08%) AWS CloudFormation
15 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.72%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.90%) WAN
2 4 (0.72%) DNS
2 4 (0.72%) Modbus
2 4 (0.72%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.54%) 3G
3 3 (0.54%) 4G
3 3 (0.54%) Broadband
3 3 (0.54%) GPRS
3 3 (0.54%) GSM
3 3 (0.54%) Internet
3 3 (0.54%) LAN
3 3 (0.54%) RS-232
3 3 (0.54%) RS-485
3 3 (0.54%) SSL
4 2 (0.36%) 5G
4 2 (0.36%) Intranet
4 2 (0.36%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.36%) Wireless
5 1 (0.18%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.18%) IOS XR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.59%) Power BI
2 20 (3.60%) MySQL
3 19 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (3.24%) Data Lake
5 17 (3.06%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.26%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.26%) Metadata
7 6 (1.08%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.90%) Pentaho
8 5 (0.90%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.36%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.36%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 69 (12.43%) JIRA
2 37 (6.67%) Git
3 9 (1.62%) JUnit
4 8 (1.44%) Maven
4 8 (1.44%) Mockito
5 6 (1.08%) GitLab
5 6 (1.08%) Selenium
5 6 (1.08%) Vite
6 5 (0.90%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.90%) Postman
6 5 (0.90%) Subversion
6 5 (0.90%) XCUITest
7 3 (0.54%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.36%) git-flow
8 2 (0.36%) JMeter
8 2 (0.36%) Locust
8 2 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.36%) TestRail
9 1 (0.18%) Jaeger
9 1 (0.18%) Snyk
General
1 181 (32.61%) Social Skills
2 171 (30.81%) Finance
3 78 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (11.17%) Public Sector
5 52 (9.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (7.03%) Law
7 32 (5.77%) Legal
8 25 (4.50%) Marketing
9 24 (4.32%) Retail
10 17 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
10 17 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.52%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.16%) Local Government
12 12 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.80%) Electronics
14 9 (1.62%) Advertising
14 9 (1.62%) Fire and Rescue
15 8 (1.44%) Banking
16 6 (1.08%) Military
Job Titles
1 105 (18.92%) Senior
2 84 (15.14%) Analyst
3 82 (14.77%) Developer
4 62 (11.17%) Lead
5 38 (6.85%) Business Analyst
6 33 (5.95%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.59%) Architect
7 31 (5.59%) Product Owner
7 31 (5.59%) Senior Manager
8 27 (4.86%) Delivery Manager
9 26 (4.68%) Data Engineer
10 21 (3.78%) IT Manager
11 20 (3.60%) Digital Analyst
11 20 (3.60%) Senior Analyst
12 17 (3.06%) Java Developer
12 17 (3.06%) Senior Data Engineer
13 16 (2.88%) Full-Stack Developer
14 15 (2.70%) IT Project Manager
14 15 (2.70%) IT Support
15 13 (2.34%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (7.03%) .NET
2 28 (5.05%) React
3 21 (3.78%) CSS
4 19 (3.42%) HTML
5 15 (2.70%) Laravel
5 15 (2.70%) REST
6 13 (2.34%) AngularJS
6 13 (2.34%) EDI
7 11 (1.98%) Middleware
7 11 (1.98%) Spring
8 10 (1.80%) Vue
9 9 (1.62%) RESTful
10 8 (1.44%) Node.js
10 8 (1.44%) YAML
11 7 (1.26%) jQuery
12 6 (1.08%) .NET Framework
12 6 (1.08%) Spring Boot
12 6 (1.08%) Symfony
12 6 (1.08%) Tailwind CSS
13 5 (0.90%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 65 (11.71%) Product Ownership
2 29 (5.23%) Management Information System
3 16 (2.88%) Cloud Native
3 16 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
4 14 (2.52%) Mobile App
4 14 (2.52%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.16%) Data Centre
6 11 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.80%) NHS
8 9 (1.62%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (1.44%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.90%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.90%) Mobile Computing
11 5 (0.90%) Social Media
11 5 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.50%) Linux
2 13 (2.34%) Windows
3 6 (1.08%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.90%) Android
5 4 (0.72%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.54%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.36%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (22.16%) Continuous Improvement
2 115 (20.72%) Mentoring
3 102 (18.38%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (16.76%) DevOps
5 90 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
6 84 (15.14%) Coaching
7 73 (13.15%) Scrum
8 66 (11.89%) CI/CD
9 65 (11.71%) Project Management
10 61 (10.99%) Roadmaps
11 58 (10.45%) Analytics
12 55 (9.91%) Decision-Making
13 54 (9.73%) Waterfall
14 51 (9.19%) Project Delivery
15 50 (9.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 43 (7.75%) Business Strategy
17 42 (7.57%) Test Automation
18 41 (7.39%) Business Intelligence
18 41 (7.39%) SDLC
19 40 (7.21%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 103 (18.56%) SQL
2 51 (9.19%) JavaScript
3 47 (8.47%) C#
4 39 (7.03%) Python
5 33 (5.95%) Java
5 33 (5.95%) TypeScript
6 24 (4.32%) PHP
7 20 (3.60%) Bash
8 9 (1.62%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.44%) C
9 8 (1.44%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.08%) C++
10 6 (1.08%) Go
10 6 (1.08%) R
11 3 (0.54%) Scala
11 3 (0.54%) VBA
12 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.36%) Ruby
13 1 (0.18%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 58 (10.45%) Degree
2 44 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.77%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.06%) PMI Certification
5 15 (2.70%) PMP
6 11 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.62%) CISSP
7 9 (1.62%) CompTIA Security+
7 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.44%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.44%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.26%) CISA
9 7 (1.26%) CITP
9 7 (1.26%) SSCP
10 5 (0.90%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 4 (0.72%) ACCA
11 4 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (14.77%) QA
2 20 (3.60%) SLA
3 17 (3.06%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.52%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.52%) NIST
5 13 (2.34%) GDPR
6 9 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.44%) PMO
8 7 (1.26%) ITGC
9 5 (0.90%) WCAG
10 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 3 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.54%) MISRA
12 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.18%) GRC
13 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 31 (5.59%) Docker
2 10 (1.80%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.54%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (5.23%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.60%) Terraform
3 7 (1.26%) Grafana
4 6 (1.08%) Ansible
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
5 2 (0.36%) 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 87 (15.68%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.13%) Databricks
3 24 (4.32%) Oracle
4 13 (2.34%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.16%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.98%) SAP
7 9 (1.62%) IBM
8 7 (1.26%) Planon
8 7 (1.26%) Workday
9 6 (1.08%) Google
9 6 (1.08%) Talend
10 5 (0.90%) Zoho
11 4 (0.72%) Cloudera
11 4 (0.72%) Dynatrace
11 4 (0.72%) Informatica
11 4 (0.72%) Remedy
12 3 (0.54%) Cisco
12 3 (0.54%) ESRI
12 3 (0.54%) Guidewire
12 3 (0.54%) QAD