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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 688 637 1,882
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.35% 12.17% 13.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.69% 13.94% 17.25%
Number of salaries quoted 469 365 1,194
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £35,595
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.56% +8.18% -2.65%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,443 £79,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -6.02%

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 8,946 4,568 10,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.57% 87.26% 79.15%
Number of salaries quoted 6,314 2,669 7,448
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,700 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,438 £63,750 £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 1 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 1 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 -11 416 £55,000 -8.33% 169
East Midlands +8 271 £55,000 -4.35% 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 (5.52%) Confluence
2 11 (1.60%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.16%) CMS
4 6 (0.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.73%) SAS
6 4 (0.58%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.44%) IIS
7 3 (0.44%) nginx
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.15%) Apache
9 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 7 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.02%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.58%) AutoCAD
3 4 (0.58%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.58%) Revit
3 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.87%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.44%) Shopify
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.15%) Primavera
5 1 (0.15%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.15%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 205 (29.80%) Azure
2 120 (17.44%) AWS
3 61 (8.87%) Power Platform
4 56 (8.14%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (4.94%) PowerApps
6 33 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
7 31 (4.51%) Power Automate
8 26 (3.78%) SaaS
9 25 (3.63%) Dynamics 365
10 23 (3.34%) Serverless
11 19 (2.76%) GCP
12 14 (2.03%) IaaS
13 13 (1.89%) AWS CloudFormation
14 12 (1.74%) PaaS
15 11 (1.60%) Amazon S3
16 10 (1.45%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.45%) GitHub
17 9 (1.31%) Azure AKS
17 9 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
18 8 (1.16%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.31%) DNS
2 3 (0.44%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.44%) Internet
3 2 (0.29%) Broadband
3 2 (0.29%) Firewall
3 2 (0.29%) HTTP
3 2 (0.29%) LAN
3 2 (0.29%) VoIP
3 2 (0.29%) WAN
4 1 (0.15%) BGP
4 1 (0.15%) DHCP
4 1 (0.15%) FTP
4 1 (0.15%) MPLS
4 1 (0.15%) RTP
4 1 (0.15%) SNMP
4 1 (0.15%) SSL
4 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.15%) VPN
4 1 (0.15%) Wireless
4 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (6.54%) MongoDB
1 45 (6.54%) Power BI
2 41 (5.96%) Azure SQL Database
3 27 (3.92%) SQL Server
4 23 (3.34%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.74%) MySQL
6 11 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.45%) NoSQL
8 9 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.16%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.16%) Relational Database
10 7 (1.02%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.87%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
13 3 (0.44%) Pentaho
13 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.29%) InfluxDB
14 2 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
14 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 65 (9.45%) JIRA
2 31 (4.51%) Git
3 14 (2.03%) JUnit
4 13 (1.89%) Cucumber
5 12 (1.74%) Selenium
6 11 (1.60%) Maven
6 11 (1.60%) Mockito
6 11 (1.60%) XCUITest
7 9 (1.31%) Gatling
7 9 (1.31%) Postman
8 8 (1.16%) GitLab
9 7 (1.02%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.87%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.87%) JMeter
11 5 (0.73%) Jenkins
12 4 (0.58%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.58%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.58%) TestRail
12 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.44%) HP UFT
General
1 194 (28.20%) Social Skills
2 170 (24.71%) Finance
3 86 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.88%) Public Sector
5 46 (6.69%) Law
6 43 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 37 (5.38%) Retail
8 32 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (2.47%) Manufacturing
9 17 (2.47%) Marketing
9 17 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.33%) Banking
11 15 (2.18%) Legal
12 10 (1.45%) Games
13 9 (1.31%) Advertising
13 9 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.44%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.29%) Billing
16 2 (0.29%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 131 (19.04%) Senior
2 128 (18.60%) Developer
3 96 (13.95%) Analyst
4 73 (10.61%) Lead
5 52 (7.56%) Business Analyst
6 50 (7.27%) .NET Developer
6 50 (7.27%) Project Manager
7 49 (7.12%) Delivery Manager
8 36 (5.23%) Senior Manager
9 35 (5.09%) Architect
10 28 (4.07%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (3.78%) Software Engineer
12 25 (3.63%) Product Owner
13 21 (3.05%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 19 (2.76%) Account Manager
14 19 (2.76%) Digital Analyst
14 19 (2.76%) IT Manager
15 18 (2.62%) Change Manager
15 18 (2.62%) Data Engineer
15 18 (2.62%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (13.52%) .NET
2 71 (10.32%) React
3 49 (7.12%) ASP.NET
4 48 (6.98%) ASP.NET Core
5 44 (6.40%) .NET Core
6 40 (5.81%) Node.js
7 33 (4.80%) CSS
8 31 (4.51%) HTML
9 28 (4.07%) REST
10 22 (3.20%) ASP.NET Web API
10 22 (3.20%) RESTful
11 21 (3.05%) Entity Framework
12 20 (2.91%) Blazor
13 17 (2.47%) AngularJS
14 16 (2.33%) Playwright
15 14 (2.03%) Spring
16 13 (1.89%) AWS CDK
16 13 (1.89%) LINQ
16 13 (1.89%) Next.js
17 12 (1.74%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.45%) Product Ownership
2 32 (4.65%) Mobile App
3 28 (4.07%) Greenfield Project
4 22 (3.20%) Cloud Native
4 22 (3.20%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (2.91%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (2.91%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.62%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.74%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.60%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.16%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.16%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.73%) Mobile Computing
13 4 (0.58%) AS400
13 4 (0.58%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.20%) Linux
2 16 (2.33%) Windows
3 12 (1.74%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.45%) Android
5 4 (0.58%) Unix
6 3 (0.44%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (23.69%) Mentoring
2 162 (23.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 127 (18.46%) Coaching
4 122 (17.73%) CI/CD
5 119 (17.30%) Problem-Solving
6 112 (16.28%) DevOps
7 97 (14.10%) Stakeholder Management
8 88 (12.79%) Scrum
9 83 (12.06%) Full-Stack Development
10 82 (11.92%) Test Automation
11 74 (10.76%) Roadmaps
12 73 (10.61%) AI
13 71 (10.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 68 (9.88%) Decision-Making
15 66 (9.59%) Microservices
16 64 (9.30%) Business Strategy
16 64 (9.30%) Project Management
17 63 (9.16%) Analytics
18 57 (8.28%) Waterfall
19 55 (7.99%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 146 (21.22%) SQL
2 119 (17.30%) C#
3 79 (11.48%) JavaScript
4 59 (8.58%) TypeScript
5 53 (7.70%) Java
6 38 (5.52%) Python
7 18 (2.62%) Bash
7 18 (2.62%) PHP
8 15 (2.18%) C++
9 14 (2.03%) PowerShell
10 13 (1.89%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.58%) R
12 4 (0.58%) RPG
12 4 (0.58%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.58%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.58%) Swift
13 3 (0.44%) C
13 3 (0.44%) VBA
14 2 (0.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 73 (10.61%) Degree
2 50 (7.27%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.25%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.47%) PMP
6 16 (2.33%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.03%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (1.74%) CISSP
10 11 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.16%) CITP
11 8 (1.16%) ISTQB
12 7 (1.02%) CISA
12 7 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (1.02%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.02%) ISEB
12 7 (1.02%) SSCP
13 5 (0.73%) CISM
13 5 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.58%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (11.77%) QA
2 43 (6.25%) Accessibility
3 15 (2.18%) GDPR
3 15 (2.18%) SLA
4 14 (2.03%) NIST
5 12 (1.74%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.02%) ITGC
7 7 (1.02%) PMO
8 6 (0.87%) WCAG
9 4 (0.58%) GRC
10 3 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.15%) NCSC
12 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (5.67%) Docker
2 5 (0.73%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 47 (6.83%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.76%) Terraform
3 10 (1.45%) Grafana
4 3 (0.44%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.44%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Ansible
6 1 (0.15%) Argo
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 128 (18.60%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.22%) Oracle
3 15 (2.18%) SAP
4 14 (2.03%) Salesforce
5 11 (1.60%) Databricks
5 11 (1.60%) Google
5 11 (1.60%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.31%) IBM
7 7 (1.02%) IFS
8 6 (0.87%) Planon
8 6 (0.87%) Workday
9 5 (0.73%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.58%) Apple
10 4 (0.58%) DIgSILENT
10 4 (0.58%) Facebook
10 4 (0.58%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.58%) YouTube
11 3 (0.44%) Cisco
11 3 (0.44%) HP
11 3 (0.44%) Informatica