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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 10 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 -2 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 749 658 1,351
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.20% 11.39% 12.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.44% 13.39% 16.25%
Number of salaries quoted 486 403 700
10th Percentile £36,188 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +1.30% -
75th Percentile £69,126 £70,625 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,121 £78,500 £84,964
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -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 10,067 4,914 8,316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.88% 85.09% 77.79%
Number of salaries quoted 7,147 3,000 5,071
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 August 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 August 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 -10 459 £55,000 -8.33% 327
East Midlands +3 290 £55,000 - 154
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 24 (3.20%) Confluence
2 14 (1.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.47%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.67%) CMS
5 4 (0.53%) PowerFactory
5 4 (0.53%) SAS
6 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.27%) IIS
8 1 (0.13%) Apache
8 1 (0.13%) Documentum
8 1 (0.13%) Drupal
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 12 (1.60%) MS Visio
2 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.53%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.53%) Revit
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.27%) Simulink
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.80%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.67%) Primavera
4 5 (0.67%) SAP EHS
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.40%) Shopify
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
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
8 1 (0.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 241 (32.18%) Azure
2 153 (20.43%) AWS
3 75 (10.01%) Power Platform
4 59 (7.88%) Azure DevOps
5 42 (5.61%) SaaS
6 36 (4.81%) Power Automate
6 36 (4.81%) PowerApps
7 35 (4.67%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (4.01%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (3.34%) Serverless
10 20 (2.67%) GCP
10 20 (2.67%) IaaS
11 16 (2.14%) PaaS
12 13 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (1.47%) Amazon S3
13 11 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
14 10 (1.34%) AWS Lambda
14 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
15 9 (1.20%) Azure AKS
15 9 (1.20%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.20%) DNS
2 4 (0.53%) Internet
3 3 (0.40%) HTTP
3 3 (0.40%) Hyperconnected
4 2 (0.27%) Firewall
4 2 (0.27%) LAN
4 2 (0.27%) SMS
4 2 (0.27%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.27%) VoIP
4 2 (0.27%) WAN
4 2 (0.27%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.13%) DHCP
5 1 (0.13%) FTP
5 1 (0.13%) Network Security
5 1 (0.13%) RTSP
5 1 (0.13%) SCTP
5 1 (0.13%) VLAN
5 1 (0.13%) VPN
5 1 (0.13%) Wireless
5 1 (0.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (7.88%) Power BI
2 50 (6.68%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (3.34%) Elasticsearch
4 25 (3.34%) SQL Server
5 16 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.47%) NoSQL
7 10 (1.34%) DynamoDB
7 10 (1.34%) MySQL
7 10 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (1.34%) Power Query
8 9 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (1.07%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (1.07%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
10 7 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.80%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 5 (0.67%) NonStop SQL
13 3 (0.40%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 52 (6.94%) JIRA
2 44 (5.87%) Git
3 22 (2.94%) JUnit
4 20 (2.67%) Cucumber
4 20 (2.67%) Selenium
5 17 (2.27%) GitLab
5 17 (2.27%) Maven
5 17 (2.27%) Postman
6 14 (1.87%) Jenkins
6 14 (1.87%) Mockito
7 13 (1.74%) Gatling
8 11 (1.47%) XCUITest
9 10 (1.34%) JMeter
9 10 (1.34%) Zephyr
10 7 (0.93%) Cypress.io
11 5 (0.67%) REST Assured
11 5 (0.67%) SoapUI
11 5 (0.67%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
12 4 (0.53%) TestRail
General
1 223 (29.77%) Social Skills
2 193 (25.77%) Finance
3 95 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (9.35%) Public Sector
5 43 (5.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.61%) Retail
7 35 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
8 34 (4.54%) Law
9 28 (3.74%) Manufacturing
10 23 (3.07%) Legal
10 23 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (2.40%) Marketing
12 15 (2.00%) Banking
12 15 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (1.60%) Advertising
13 12 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.20%) Games
15 8 (1.07%) Aerospace
16 7 (0.93%) Electronics
16 7 (0.93%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 153 (20.43%) Developer
2 138 (18.42%) Senior
3 96 (12.82%) Lead
4 89 (11.88%) Analyst
5 52 (6.94%) Architect
6 51 (6.81%) .NET Developer
6 51 (6.81%) Project Manager
7 48 (6.41%) Business Analyst
8 43 (5.74%) Delivery Manager
8 43 (5.74%) Software Engineer
9 32 (4.27%) Senior Manager
10 29 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
11 24 (3.20%) Senior Developer
12 21 (2.80%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 21 (2.80%) Software Developer
13 19 (2.54%) Account Manager
13 19 (2.54%) Junior
13 19 (2.54%) Solutions Architect
14 18 (2.40%) Digital Analyst
15 17 (2.27%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (13.75%) .NET
2 82 (10.95%) React
3 57 (7.61%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.08%) ASP.NET Core
5 52 (6.94%) .NET Core
6 46 (6.14%) REST
7 40 (5.34%) Node.js
8 39 (5.21%) CSS
9 35 (4.67%) HTML
10 29 (3.87%) Playwright
11 25 (3.34%) Entity Framework
12 24 (3.20%) ASP.NET Web API
13 22 (2.94%) Blazor
13 22 (2.94%) RESTful
14 20 (2.67%) Spring
15 16 (2.14%) LINQ
15 16 (2.14%) Next.js
16 13 (1.74%) AWS CDK
17 12 (1.60%) AngularJS
17 12 (1.60%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.94%) Product Ownership
2 33 (4.41%) Enterprise Software
3 31 (4.14%) Greenfield Project
4 28 (3.74%) Mobile App
5 26 (3.47%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
7 18 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (1.87%) Management Information System
9 12 (1.60%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.60%) Onboarding
10 11 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.20%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.20%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.20%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.20%) PMI
12 8 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.07%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.67%) IoT
13 5 (0.67%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.01%) Linux
2 17 (2.27%) Windows
3 11 (1.47%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.20%) Android
5 7 (0.93%) Unix
6 3 (0.40%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.40%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.27%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (25.63%) Continuous Improvement
2 183 (24.43%) Mentoring
3 155 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
4 149 (19.89%) CI/CD
5 128 (17.09%) Coaching
6 125 (16.69%) DevOps
7 118 (15.75%) Stakeholder Management
8 107 (14.29%) AI
8 107 (14.29%) Scrum
9 93 (12.42%) Test Automation
10 90 (12.02%) Decision-Making
11 89 (11.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 85 (11.35%) Full-Stack Development
13 75 (10.01%) Roadmaps
14 73 (9.75%) Microservices
15 72 (9.61%) Analytics
16 69 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
17 67 (8.95%) Business Strategy
17 67 (8.95%) SDLC
17 67 (8.95%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 163 (21.76%) SQL
2 131 (17.49%) C#
3 89 (11.88%) JavaScript
4 68 (9.08%) Java
5 60 (8.01%) TypeScript
6 42 (5.61%) Python
7 21 (2.80%) PL/SQL
8 20 (2.67%) Bash
9 16 (2.14%) C++
9 16 (2.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 16 (2.14%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.00%) PHP
11 6 (0.80%) C
12 4 (0.53%) RPG
12 4 (0.53%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.53%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.53%) Swift
13 3 (0.40%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.27%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 91 (12.15%) Degree
2 79 (10.55%) Security Cleared
3 74 (9.88%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.67%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.14%) Azure Certification
7 14 (1.87%) PMP
8 12 (1.60%) CISSP
8 12 (1.60%) DV Cleared
8 12 (1.60%) ISTQB
8 12 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.47%) ISEB
10 10 (1.34%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (0.93%) CISA
12 7 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.93%) SSCP
13 6 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
14 5 (0.67%) CISM
15 4 (0.53%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (11.62%) QA
2 60 (8.01%) Accessibility
3 23 (3.07%) GDPR
4 20 (2.67%) Data Quality
5 14 (1.87%) NIST
6 10 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.20%) PMO
7 9 (1.20%) WCAG
8 7 (0.93%) GRC
8 7 (0.93%) ITGC
8 7 (0.93%) SLA
9 3 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.27%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.13%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (6.81%) Docker
2 5 (0.67%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (0.53%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 63 (8.41%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.60%) Terraform
3 8 (1.07%) Grafana
4 3 (0.40%) Ansible
4 3 (0.40%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.40%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.27%) Puppet
5 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 137 (18.29%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.07%) Oracle
3 30 (4.01%) SAP
4 23 (3.07%) ServiceNow
5 19 (2.54%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.47%) Databricks
6 11 (1.47%) Google
7 10 (1.34%) IFS
8 9 (1.20%) IBM
9 8 (1.07%) MuleSoft
10 6 (0.80%) Pega
10 6 (0.80%) Workday
11 5 (0.67%) Facebook
11 5 (0.67%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.67%) Veracode
11 5 (0.67%) YouTube
12 4 (0.53%) Apple
12 4 (0.53%) DIgSILENT
12 4 (0.53%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.53%) Infor