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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 674 638 1,912
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.41% 12.66% 13.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.79% 14.26% 17.14%
Number of salaries quoted 455 367 1,255
10th Percentile £33,000 £32,500 £35,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
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 £82,500 £78,000 £81,786
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 8,657 4,474 11,152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.44% 88.79% 78.70%
Number of salaries quoted 6,058 2,550 7,724
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £48,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.64% +2.63% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £76,250 £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 18 June 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 18 June 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 -10 412 £57,500 - 120
East Midlands +7 261 £55,000 -4.35% 70
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 40 (5.93%) Confluence
2 10 (1.48%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.34%) CMS
4 8 (1.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.74%) SAS
6 4 (0.59%) nginx
6 4 (0.59%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.45%) IIS
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.15%) Apache
9 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 10 (1.48%) MS Visio
2 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.74%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.59%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.59%) Revit
6 4 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.89%) Workday HCM
3 4 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.59%) Shopify
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.15%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 201 (29.82%) Azure
2 113 (16.77%) AWS
3 58 (8.61%) Power Platform
4 55 (8.16%) Azure DevOps
5 30 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (4.01%) PowerApps
6 27 (4.01%) SaaS
7 24 (3.56%) Power Automate
8 23 (3.41%) Serverless
9 21 (3.12%) Dynamics 365
10 19 (2.82%) GCP
11 14 (2.08%) IaaS
12 13 (1.93%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.78%) PaaS
14 10 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
15 9 (1.34%) Amazon S3
15 9 (1.34%) Azure AKS
15 9 (1.34%) GitHub
15 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
16 8 (1.19%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.34%) DNS
2 3 (0.45%) Broadband
3 2 (0.30%) Firewall
3 2 (0.30%) HTTP
3 2 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
3 2 (0.30%) Internet
3 2 (0.30%) LAN
3 2 (0.30%) WAN
4 1 (0.15%) BGP
4 1 (0.15%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.15%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.15%) IOS XR
4 1 (0.15%) MPLS
4 1 (0.15%) RTP
4 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.15%) SS7
4 1 (0.15%) SSL
4 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.23%) Power BI
2 35 (5.19%) MongoDB
3 31 (4.60%) Azure SQL Database
4 27 (4.01%) SQL Server
5 17 (2.52%) Elasticsearch
6 13 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.78%) MySQL
8 11 (1.63%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.34%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.19%) DynamoDB
11 7 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.89%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
14 3 (0.45%) NonStop SQL
14 3 (0.45%) Pentaho
14 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 2 (0.30%) BigQuery
15 2 (0.30%) InfluxDB
15 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 67 (9.94%) JIRA
2 32 (4.75%) Git
3 16 (2.37%) JUnit
4 13 (1.93%) Cucumber
4 13 (1.93%) Maven
4 13 (1.93%) Mockito
5 12 (1.78%) Selenium
6 11 (1.63%) XCUITest
7 9 (1.34%) Gatling
7 9 (1.34%) Postman
8 8 (1.19%) GitLab
9 7 (1.04%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.89%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.89%) JMeter
11 5 (0.74%) Jenkins
12 4 (0.59%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.59%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.59%) TestRail
12 4 (0.59%) Vite
13 3 (0.45%) HP UFT
General
1 199 (29.53%) Social Skills
2 174 (25.82%) Finance
3 88 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (9.50%) Public Sector
5 48 (7.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (6.68%) Law
7 38 (5.64%) Retail
8 30 (4.45%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.67%) Marketing
10 17 (2.52%) Banking
10 17 (2.52%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.08%) Legal
11 14 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.19%) Games
13 7 (1.04%) Advertising
14 6 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.59%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.45%) Electronics
16 3 (0.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 133 (19.73%) Senior
2 115 (17.06%) Developer
3 99 (14.69%) Analyst
4 71 (10.53%) Lead
5 54 (8.01%) Business Analyst
6 51 (7.57%) Project Manager
7 50 (7.42%) Delivery Manager
8 41 (6.08%) .NET Developer
9 37 (5.49%) Senior Manager
10 32 (4.75%) Architect
11 29 (4.30%) Senior Analyst
12 28 (4.15%) Product Owner
13 23 (3.41%) IT Manager
14 22 (3.26%) Software Engineer
15 21 (3.12%) Data Engineer
15 21 (3.12%) Digital Analyst
15 21 (3.12%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 19 (2.82%) Account Manager
16 19 (2.82%) Senior Developer
17 18 (2.67%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (11.42%) .NET
2 66 (9.79%) React
3 39 (5.79%) ASP.NET
4 38 (5.64%) ASP.NET Core
5 34 (5.04%) .NET Core
5 34 (5.04%) Node.js
6 30 (4.45%) CSS
7 28 (4.15%) HTML
8 26 (3.86%) REST
9 21 (3.12%) RESTful
10 18 (2.67%) ASP.NET Web API
11 17 (2.52%) Entity Framework
12 16 (2.37%) AngularJS
12 16 (2.37%) Blazor
12 16 (2.37%) Playwright
13 14 (2.08%) Spring
14 13 (1.93%) AWS CDK
14 13 (1.93%) Next.js
15 11 (1.63%) EDI
15 11 (1.63%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 66 (9.79%) Product Ownership
2 33 (4.90%) Mobile App
3 26 (3.86%) Greenfield Project
3 26 (3.86%) Management Information System
4 20 (2.97%) Onboarding
5 19 (2.82%) Legacy Systems
6 17 (2.52%) Cloud Native
6 17 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (1.63%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
9 9 (1.34%) AI Agents
9 9 (1.34%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (1.19%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.19%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.74%) Mobile Computing
12 4 (0.59%) AS400
12 4 (0.59%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.56%) Linux
2 13 (1.93%) Windows
3 12 (1.78%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.48%) Android
5 3 (0.45%) Kali Linux
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (23.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 160 (23.74%) Mentoring
3 125 (18.55%) Coaching
4 121 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
5 118 (17.51%) CI/CD
6 109 (16.17%) DevOps
7 95 (14.09%) Stakeholder Management
8 84 (12.46%) Scrum
9 78 (11.57%) Full-Stack Development
10 77 (11.42%) Roadmaps
11 76 (11.28%) Test Automation
12 68 (10.09%) AI
13 67 (9.94%) Project Management
14 66 (9.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 65 (9.64%) Business Strategy
16 64 (9.50%) Decision-Making
17 60 (8.90%) Microservices
18 59 (8.75%) Analytics
19 57 (8.46%) Waterfall
20 56 (8.31%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 141 (20.92%) SQL
2 102 (15.13%) C#
3 76 (11.28%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.61%) TypeScript
5 55 (8.16%) Java
6 41 (6.08%) Python
7 22 (3.26%) Bash
8 19 (2.82%) PHP
9 15 (2.23%) PL/SQL
10 14 (2.08%) PowerShell
11 13 (1.93%) C++
12 9 (1.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.89%) R
14 4 (0.59%) C
14 4 (0.59%) RPG
14 4 (0.59%) RPG IV
14 4 (0.59%) RPG/400
14 4 (0.59%) Swift
15 3 (0.45%) VBA
16 2 (0.30%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (11.13%) Degree
2 51 (7.57%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.38%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.97%) PMP
5 19 (2.82%) PMI Certification
6 18 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.08%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.08%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.78%) CISSP
9 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.34%) CITP
10 9 (1.34%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (1.19%) ISTQB
12 7 (1.04%) CISA
12 7 (1.04%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.04%) ISEB
12 7 (1.04%) SSCP
13 5 (0.74%) CISM
13 5 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.59%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (12.61%) QA
2 42 (6.23%) Accessibility
3 18 (2.67%) GDPR
4 15 (2.23%) SLA
5 14 (2.08%) NIST
6 11 (1.63%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.04%) ITGC
9 6 (0.89%) PMO
9 6 (0.89%) WCAG
10 3 (0.45%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.30%) GRC
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 40 (5.93%) Docker
2 5 (0.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 49 (7.27%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.97%) Terraform
3 10 (1.48%) Grafana
4 3 (0.45%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.45%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.30%) Ansible
5 2 (0.30%) Argo
5 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 117 (17.36%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.90%) Oracle
3 17 (2.52%) Databricks
4 15 (2.23%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.23%) SAP
5 12 (1.78%) Google
6 11 (1.63%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.34%) IBM
8 7 (1.04%) Planon
9 6 (0.89%) IFS
9 6 (0.89%) Workday
10 4 (0.59%) Apple
10 4 (0.59%) DIgSILENT
10 4 (0.59%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.59%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.45%) ESRI
11 3 (0.45%) HP
11 3 (0.45%) Informatica
11 3 (0.45%) QAD
11 3 (0.45%) Veracode