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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 14 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 -6 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 758 585 1,202
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.84% 10.46% 12.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.85% 12.02% 15.81%
Number of salaries quoted 451 346 461
10th Percentile £38,984 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,977 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £69,800
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +3.70% -

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 11,072 4,865 7,603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 70.66% 86.98% 80.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,800 2,822 3,526
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £32,031 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,281 £45,445 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% -9.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

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 October 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 October 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 -8 497 £57,500 -4.17% 484
East Midlands -8 260 £53,750 -6.52% 263
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 18 (2.37%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 13 (1.72%) Confluence
4 5 (0.66%) SAS
5 4 (0.53%) CMS
5 4 (0.53%) PowerFactory
6 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.40%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Documentum
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 36 (4.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.96%) Microsoft Project
3 16 (2.11%) MS Visio
4 13 (1.72%) Simulink
5 12 (1.58%) Microsoft Office
6 7 (0.92%) EPLAN
7 5 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.53%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.53%) Notion
8 4 (0.53%) Revit
9 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 33 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 25 (3.30%) Primavera
2 25 (3.30%) SAP EHS
3 7 (0.92%) Infor M3
4 6 (0.79%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.40%) Shopify
7 2 (0.26%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.13%) Magento
8 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 236 (31.13%) Azure
2 156 (20.58%) AWS
3 91 (12.01%) Power Platform
4 57 (7.52%) Azure DevOps
5 51 (6.73%) Power Automate
5 51 (6.73%) SaaS
6 43 (5.67%) Dynamics 365
6 43 (5.67%) PowerApps
7 31 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (3.56%) Serverless
9 25 (3.30%) Smartsheet
10 16 (2.11%) GCP
11 13 (1.72%) IaaS
12 11 (1.45%) Amazon S3
12 11 (1.45%) AWS Lambda
12 11 (1.45%) Azure Functions
12 11 (1.45%) GitHub
12 11 (1.45%) PaaS
13 10 (1.32%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.19%) Wireshark
2 7 (0.92%) LAN
2 7 (0.92%) Profibus
2 7 (0.92%) WAN
3 6 (0.79%) DNS
3 6 (0.79%) Internet
3 6 (0.79%) Network Security
4 4 (0.53%) Firewall
5 3 (0.40%) HTTP
5 3 (0.40%) VPN
6 2 (0.26%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.26%) SMS
6 2 (0.26%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.26%) VoIP
7 1 (0.13%) Diameter Protocol
7 1 (0.13%) Intelligent Network
7 1 (0.13%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.13%) VoLTE
7 1 (0.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (9.63%) Power BI
2 53 (6.99%) MongoDB
3 46 (6.07%) Azure SQL Database
4 36 (4.75%) SQL Server
5 23 (3.03%) Elasticsearch
6 22 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (1.85%) NoSQL
8 13 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (1.72%) Power Query
8 13 (1.72%) Relational Database
9 12 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (1.32%) Oracle Reports
10 10 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (0.92%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.92%) MySQL
13 6 (0.79%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.79%) Metadata
13 6 (0.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 6 (0.79%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 63 (8.31%) Git
2 54 (7.12%) JIRA
3 24 (3.17%) GitLab
4 22 (2.90%) JUnit
5 17 (2.24%) Maven
5 17 (2.24%) Postman
6 16 (2.11%) Cucumber
6 16 (2.11%) Jenkins
7 15 (1.98%) Selenium
8 14 (1.85%) Mockito
9 9 (1.19%) Eclipse
9 9 (1.19%) Gatling
9 9 (1.19%) JMeter
9 9 (1.19%) Subversion
10 7 (0.92%) Cypress.io
11 6 (0.79%) Visual Studio
12 5 (0.66%) SoapUI
12 5 (0.66%) Zephyr
13 4 (0.53%) REST Assured
13 4 (0.53%) Storybook
General
1 232 (30.61%) Social Skills
2 179 (23.61%) Finance
3 120 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (12.80%) Public Sector
5 48 (6.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (5.41%) Legal
7 40 (5.28%) Retail
8 39 (5.15%) Manufacturing
9 31 (4.09%) Influencing Skills
9 31 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (3.56%) Electronics
11 23 (3.03%) Law
12 22 (2.90%) Marketing
13 16 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.85%) Banking
15 12 (1.58%) Fire and Rescue
16 10 (1.32%) Games
17 9 (1.19%) Aerospace
18 8 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
19 7 (0.92%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 189 (24.93%) Developer
2 129 (17.02%) Lead
3 124 (16.36%) Senior
4 65 (8.58%) Architect
5 55 (7.26%) Analyst
6 49 (6.46%) .NET Developer
7 44 (5.80%) Project Manager
8 43 (5.67%) Software Engineer
9 39 (5.15%) Senior Developer
10 38 (5.01%) Business Analyst
10 38 (5.01%) Delivery Manager
11 35 (4.62%) Power Platform Developer
12 22 (2.90%) Full-Stack Developer
13 21 (2.77%) Solutions Architect
14 20 (2.64%) React Developer
14 20 (2.64%) Senior Manager
15 18 (2.37%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 16 (2.11%) Change Manager
16 16 (2.11%) Data Engineer
16 16 (2.11%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (14.38%) .NET
2 84 (11.08%) React
3 56 (7.39%) ASP.NET
3 56 (7.39%) REST
4 51 (6.73%) .NET Core
5 50 (6.60%) ASP.NET Core
6 42 (5.54%) Node.js
7 38 (5.01%) CSS
8 36 (4.75%) HTML
8 36 (4.75%) Terraform
9 27 (3.56%) Playwright
10 24 (3.17%) ASP.NET Web API
10 24 (3.17%) Entity Framework
11 23 (3.03%) Spring
12 21 (2.77%) Blazor
13 20 (2.64%) JSON
14 19 (2.51%) RESTful
15 18 (2.37%) XML
16 17 (2.24%) SOAP
17 16 (2.11%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 37 (4.88%) Product Ownership
2 34 (4.49%) Enterprise Software
3 30 (3.96%) PMI
4 27 (3.56%) Cloud Native
4 27 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (3.17%) Onboarding
6 22 (2.90%) Management Information System
7 20 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
8 19 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 19 (2.51%) Greenfield Project
9 18 (2.37%) Mobile App
10 15 (1.98%) Driving Licence
11 13 (1.72%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
12 11 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.45%) SCADA
13 9 (1.19%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
13 9 (1.19%) Taxonomies
14 8 (1.06%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 36 (4.75%) Linux
2 13 (1.72%) Windows
3 9 (1.19%) Unix
4 6 (0.79%) Android
5 4 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.40%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.26%) Solaris
8 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (27.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (21.90%) Problem-Solving
3 160 (21.11%) Mentoring
4 150 (19.79%) CI/CD
5 148 (19.53%) Stakeholder Management
6 132 (17.41%) AI
7 131 (17.28%) DevOps
8 113 (14.91%) Decision-Making
9 110 (14.51%) Scrum
10 107 (14.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 96 (12.66%) Project Management
12 94 (12.40%) Coaching
13 87 (11.48%) Full-Stack Development
14 86 (11.35%) Software Engineering
15 84 (11.08%) Business Intelligence
16 78 (10.29%) ERP
17 77 (10.16%) Roadmaps
18 74 (9.76%) Analytics
19 71 (9.37%) Microservices
20 69 (9.10%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 172 (22.69%) SQL
2 132 (17.41%) C#
3 95 (12.53%) JavaScript
4 76 (10.03%) Java
5 57 (7.52%) TypeScript
6 46 (6.07%) Python
7 21 (2.77%) PL/SQL
8 19 (2.51%) Bash
9 18 (2.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.85%) MATLAB
11 13 (1.72%) C
11 13 (1.72%) C++
11 13 (1.72%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.19%) Embedded C
13 7 (0.92%) Ladder Logic
14 6 (0.79%) PHP
15 5 (0.66%) Perl
16 4 (0.53%) RPG
16 4 (0.53%) RPG IV
16 4 (0.53%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 138 (18.21%) Degree
2 127 (16.75%) Security Cleared
3 119 (15.70%) SC Cleared
4 47 (6.20%) PMI Certification
5 33 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (3.30%) Azure Certification
7 22 (2.90%) PMP
8 20 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 18 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.58%) DV Cleared
11 11 (1.45%) ISTQB
11 11 (1.45%) Master's Degree
12 10 (1.32%) ISEB
13 8 (1.06%) CISSP
13 8 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
14 7 (0.92%) AWS Certification
14 7 (0.92%) DBS Check
15 6 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
16 5 (0.66%) CCNP
16 5 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (9.10%) QA
2 58 (7.65%) Accessibility
3 41 (5.41%) Data Quality
4 38 (5.01%) GDPR
5 17 (2.24%) WCAG
6 13 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.32%) PMO
8 8 (1.06%) GRC
9 7 (0.92%) IEC 61131
10 5 (0.66%) NCSC
11 4 (0.53%) NIST
11 4 (0.53%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.53%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.40%) COBIT
12 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.40%) SLA
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 55 (7.26%) Docker
2 14 (1.85%) Embedded Firmware
2 14 (1.85%) Firmware
3 8 (1.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 62 (8.18%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.66%) Ansible
4 3 (0.40%) Grafana
4 3 (0.40%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.26%) Bosun
5 2 (0.26%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.26%) Puppet
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 167 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.46%) SAP
3 40 (5.28%) Oracle
4 24 (3.17%) ServiceNow
5 20 (2.64%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.45%) Google
6 11 (1.45%) Pega
6 11 (1.45%) YouTube
7 10 (1.32%) Databricks
7 10 (1.32%) IFS
7 10 (1.32%) Infor
7 10 (1.32%) Workday
8 8 (1.06%) MuleSoft
9 7 (0.92%) Cisco
9 7 (0.92%) Siemens
10 5 (0.66%) Altera
10 5 (0.66%) Facebook
10 5 (0.66%) Microsemi
10 5 (0.66%) Veracode
10 5 (0.66%) Xilinx