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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 9 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 502 776 1,335
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.80% 12.96% 16.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.30% 14.13% 18.83%
Number of salaries quoted 354 389 1,149
10th Percentile £36,625 £38,100 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year - +9.69% -0.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,875 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +10.24% -5.93%

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 6,875 5,492 7,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.38% 91.72% 85.73%
Number of salaries quoted 3,834 2,456 5,787
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,027 £34,571
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 12 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 12 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 -22 336 £60,000 - 186
East Midlands -17 162 £55,000 -8.33% 89
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 34 (6.77%) Confluence
2 10 (1.99%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.79%) CMS
4 7 (1.39%) SAS
5 6 (1.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.80%) Apache
6 4 (0.80%) IIS
6 4 (0.80%) nginx
7 3 (0.60%) WordPress
8 2 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.40%) Appian
8 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (2.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.79%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (0.80%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.40%) Trello
7 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.20%) Simulink
7 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 16 (3.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.39%) Shopify
3 5 (1.00%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.60%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 3 (0.60%) Maximo
4 3 (0.60%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.20%) iTrent
6 1 (0.20%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.20%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 149 (29.68%) Azure
2 66 (13.15%) AWS
3 54 (10.76%) Power Platform
4 48 (9.56%) Azure DevOps
5 37 (7.37%) SaaS
6 28 (5.58%) Dynamics 365
7 21 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (3.98%) PowerApps
9 16 (3.19%) Power Automate
10 15 (2.99%) GCP
11 11 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.79%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.79%) PaaS
13 7 (1.39%) Serverless
14 6 (1.20%) GitHub
15 5 (1.00%) IaaS
15 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 4 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
16 4 (0.80%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.00%) WAN
2 4 (0.80%) Internet
2 4 (0.80%) LAN
2 4 (0.80%) Modbus
2 4 (0.80%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.60%) 3G
3 3 (0.60%) 4G
3 3 (0.60%) Broadband
3 3 (0.60%) DNS
3 3 (0.60%) GPRS
3 3 (0.60%) GSM
3 3 (0.60%) Intranet
3 3 (0.60%) RS-232
3 3 (0.60%) RS-485
3 3 (0.60%) SSL
4 2 (0.40%) 5G
4 2 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.40%) MPLS
4 2 (0.40%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.78%) Power BI
2 25 (4.98%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (4.38%) SQL Server
4 20 (3.98%) MySQL
5 19 (3.78%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.59%) Metadata
8 6 (1.20%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.20%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.00%) Pentaho
10 4 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.60%) Tableau
12 2 (0.40%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.40%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.40%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 63 (12.55%) JIRA
2 39 (7.77%) Git
3 10 (1.99%) JUnit
4 9 (1.79%) Mockito
5 8 (1.59%) GitLab
5 8 (1.59%) Maven
6 7 (1.39%) Selenium
7 5 (1.00%) Cucumber
7 5 (1.00%) Jenkins
7 5 (1.00%) Postman
7 5 (1.00%) Subversion
7 5 (1.00%) Vite
8 3 (0.60%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.40%) git-flow
9 2 (0.40%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.40%) TestRail
9 2 (0.40%) XCUITest
10 1 (0.20%) Babel
10 1 (0.20%) Gatling
10 1 (0.20%) Locust
General
1 162 (32.27%) Social Skills
2 141 (28.09%) Finance
3 69 (13.75%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (11.35%) Public Sector
5 48 (9.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (7.77%) Law
7 28 (5.58%) Legal
7 28 (5.58%) Marketing
8 22 (4.38%) Retail
9 15 (2.99%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.39%) Local Government
12 11 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.99%) Electronics
14 9 (1.79%) Banking
14 9 (1.79%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (1.20%) Billing
15 6 (1.20%) Military
Job Titles
1 91 (18.13%) Developer
2 84 (16.73%) Senior
3 59 (11.75%) Lead
4 55 (10.96%) Analyst
5 35 (6.97%) Project Manager
6 29 (5.78%) Architect
6 29 (5.78%) Business Analyst
6 29 (5.78%) Data Engineer
7 23 (4.58%) Product Owner
8 21 (4.18%) Delivery Manager
8 21 (4.18%) IT Manager
9 18 (3.59%) Java Developer
9 18 (3.59%) Senior Data Engineer
10 17 (3.39%) Senior Manager
11 16 (3.19%) Senior Developer
12 15 (2.99%) IT Project Manager
13 14 (2.79%) Full-Stack Developer
14 13 (2.59%) C# Developer
14 13 (2.59%) Dynamics 365 Developer
15 12 (2.39%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.56%) .NET
2 28 (5.58%) React
3 21 (4.18%) CSS
3 21 (4.18%) HTML
4 17 (3.39%) REST
5 16 (3.19%) Laravel
6 14 (2.79%) EDI
7 12 (2.39%) AngularJS
7 12 (2.39%) Spring
8 10 (1.99%) RESTful
9 9 (1.79%) Middleware
9 9 (1.79%) Node.js
10 8 (1.59%) .NET Framework
10 8 (1.59%) Symfony
10 8 (1.59%) Vue
11 7 (1.39%) jQuery
11 7 (1.39%) Spring Boot
11 7 (1.39%) YAML
12 6 (1.20%) CakePHP
12 6 (1.20%) CodeIgniter
Miscellaneous
1 61 (12.15%) Product Ownership
2 24 (4.78%) Management Information System
3 17 (3.39%) Cloud Native
4 16 (3.19%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.39%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.99%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.99%) NHS
9 9 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.59%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.00%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.00%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (1.00%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.80%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (0.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.80%) IoT
12 4 (0.80%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.78%) Linux
2 11 (2.19%) Windows
3 4 (0.80%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.60%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.60%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (0.60%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.40%) Android
5 2 (0.40%) Mac OS X
5 2 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (21.31%) Continuous Improvement
2 103 (20.52%) DevOps
3 94 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
4 88 (17.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 83 (16.53%) Mentoring
6 75 (14.94%) Scrum
7 69 (13.75%) Project Management
8 63 (12.55%) CI/CD
9 58 (11.55%) Roadmaps
10 54 (10.76%) Coaching
11 52 (10.36%) Waterfall
12 51 (10.16%) Project Delivery
12 51 (10.16%) SDLC
13 49 (9.76%) Decision-Making
14 46 (9.16%) Software Engineering
15 44 (8.76%) Analytics
16 43 (8.57%) Migration
17 40 (7.97%) User Experience
18 39 (7.77%) AI
18 39 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 105 (20.92%) SQL
2 54 (10.76%) JavaScript
3 52 (10.36%) C#
4 41 (8.17%) Python
5 33 (6.57%) Java
6 31 (6.18%) TypeScript
7 22 (4.38%) PHP
8 20 (3.98%) Bash
9 12 (2.39%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.59%) C
10 8 (1.59%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.39%) Go
12 6 (1.20%) R
13 5 (1.00%) C++
14 3 (0.60%) Scala
14 3 (0.60%) VBA
15 2 (0.40%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.40%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 50 (9.96%) Degree
2 43 (8.57%) Security Cleared
3 31 (6.18%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.59%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.19%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (3.19%) PMP
6 11 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.59%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.59%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.20%) CITP
10 5 (1.00%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.80%) ACCA
11 4 (0.80%) CIMA
11 4 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.60%) IBM Certification
12 3 (0.60%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.60%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (13.75%) QA
2 16 (3.19%) SLA
3 13 (2.59%) Data Quality
3 13 (2.59%) GDPR
4 11 (2.19%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.79%) PMO
6 6 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 4 (0.80%) WCAG
9 3 (0.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (0.60%) MISRA
10 2 (0.40%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 2 (0.40%) NIST
11 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.20%) COBIT
11 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.20%) GRC
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
System Software
1 31 (6.18%) Docker
2 8 (1.59%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.60%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (5.78%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.38%) Terraform
3 7 (1.39%) Ansible
4 5 (1.00%) Grafana
5 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.40%) Argo
7 1 (0.20%) CA Service Virtualization
7 1 (0.20%) Control-M
7 1 (0.20%) Kustomize
7 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 86 (17.13%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.17%) Databricks
3 23 (4.58%) Oracle
4 16 (3.19%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.79%) SAP
6 10 (1.99%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.59%) Planon
8 7 (1.39%) IBM
8 7 (1.39%) Workday
9 6 (1.20%) Talend
10 5 (1.00%) Google
10 5 (1.00%) Zoho
11 4 (0.80%) Cisco
11 4 (0.80%) Cloudera
11 4 (0.80%) Informatica
11 4 (0.80%) Remedy
11 4 (0.80%) Siemens
12 3 (0.60%) Dynatrace
12 3 (0.60%) Guidewire
12 3 (0.60%) OpenAI