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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 9 4
Rank change year-on-year -20 -5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 495 802 1,192
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.10% 12.89% 16.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.62% 14.18% 18.64%
Number of salaries quoted 354 399 1,034
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,236 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,943 £84,203 £79,813
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -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 6,496 5,657 6,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 80.09% 90.89% 86.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3,615 2,514 5,252
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,754 £34,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 26 January 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 26 January 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 -17 337 £61,500 +2.50% 213
East Midlands -19 154 £55,000 -8.33% 147
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 28 (5.66%) Confluence
2 9 (1.82%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.41%) CMS
4 6 (1.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (1.01%) SAS
6 4 (0.81%) Apache
6 4 (0.81%) nginx
7 3 (0.61%) IIS
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.61%) WordPress
8 2 (0.40%) Appian
9 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 13 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.62%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.81%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.61%) Trello
5 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Simulink
5 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 21 (4.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.41%) Shopify
3 3 (0.61%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.61%) Maximo
3 3 (0.61%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.61%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.40%) iTrent
4 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 150 (30.30%) Azure
2 64 (12.93%) AWS
3 57 (11.52%) Power Platform
4 48 (9.70%) Azure DevOps
5 42 (8.48%) SaaS
6 33 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (4.65%) PowerApps
8 21 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (3.43%) Power Automate
10 13 (2.63%) GCP
11 11 (2.22%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.82%) PaaS
13 8 (1.62%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.62%) Serverless
14 7 (1.41%) GitHub
15 6 (1.21%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 5 (1.01%) Amazon S3
16 5 (1.01%) IaaS
17 4 (0.81%) Azure Logic Apps
17 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.41%) DNS
2 5 (1.01%) WAN
3 4 (0.81%) Internet
3 4 (0.81%) LAN
3 4 (0.81%) Modbus
3 4 (0.81%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.61%) 3G
4 3 (0.61%) 4G
4 3 (0.61%) Broadband
4 3 (0.61%) DHCP
4 3 (0.61%) GPRS
4 3 (0.61%) GSM
4 3 (0.61%) Intranet
4 3 (0.61%) RS-232
4 3 (0.61%) RS-485
4 3 (0.61%) SSL
4 3 (0.61%) VPN
5 2 (0.40%) FTP
5 2 (0.40%) HTTP
5 2 (0.40%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.06%) Power BI
2 25 (5.05%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (4.65%) SQL Server
4 19 (3.84%) Data Lake
4 19 (3.84%) MySQL
5 9 (1.82%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.62%) Metadata
7 7 (1.41%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.01%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.81%) Pentaho
10 3 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.61%) Tableau
11 2 (0.40%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.40%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 58 (11.72%) JIRA
2 40 (8.08%) Git
3 10 (2.02%) JUnit
4 9 (1.82%) Mockito
5 8 (1.62%) GitLab
5 8 (1.62%) Maven
5 8 (1.62%) Selenium
6 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.41%) Subversion
7 6 (1.21%) Postman
8 5 (1.01%) Cucumber
8 5 (1.01%) Vite
9 4 (0.81%) Rational DOORS
10 3 (0.61%) git-flow
11 2 (0.40%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.40%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.40%) TestRail
11 2 (0.40%) Vagrant
12 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
12 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
General
1 161 (32.53%) Social Skills
2 130 (26.26%) Finance
3 65 (13.13%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (11.11%) Public Sector
5 44 (8.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (6.46%) Law
7 27 (5.45%) Legal
7 27 (5.45%) Marketing
8 21 (4.24%) Retail
9 15 (3.03%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.42%) Local Government
12 11 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.02%) Electronics
14 9 (1.82%) Banking
14 9 (1.82%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (1.21%) Billing
15 6 (1.21%) Military
Job Titles
1 99 (20.00%) Developer
2 83 (16.77%) Senior
3 65 (13.13%) Lead
4 54 (10.91%) Analyst
5 33 (6.67%) Project Manager
6 29 (5.86%) Architect
7 27 (5.45%) Data Engineer
8 26 (5.25%) Business Analyst
9 22 (4.44%) Product Owner
10 21 (4.24%) IT Manager
11 19 (3.84%) Java Developer
11 19 (3.84%) Senior Developer
12 18 (3.64%) Senior Data Engineer
13 16 (3.23%) Delivery Manager
13 16 (3.23%) Senior Manager
14 15 (3.03%) C# Developer
14 15 (3.03%) IT Project Manager
15 14 (2.83%) Dynamics 365 Developer
16 13 (2.63%) .NET Developer
16 13 (2.63%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (10.51%) .NET
2 29 (5.86%) React
3 23 (4.65%) HTML
4 22 (4.44%) CSS
5 18 (3.64%) REST
6 15 (3.03%) Laravel
7 14 (2.83%) EDI
8 13 (2.63%) Spring
9 10 (2.02%) .NET Framework
9 10 (2.02%) AngularJS
10 9 (1.82%) Middleware
10 9 (1.82%) RESTful
10 9 (1.82%) Symfony
11 8 (1.62%) jQuery
12 7 (1.41%) Node.js
12 7 (1.41%) Spring Boot
12 7 (1.41%) Vue
13 6 (1.21%) CakePHP
13 6 (1.21%) CodeIgniter
13 6 (1.21%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.12%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.65%) Management Information System
3 19 (3.84%) Enterprise Software
4 17 (3.43%) Onboarding
5 16 (3.23%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.02%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.02%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.02%) NHS
8 9 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.41%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.01%) IoT
10 5 (1.01%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (1.01%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.81%) Legacy Code
11 4 (0.81%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.05%) Linux
2 13 (2.63%) Windows
3 3 (0.61%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (0.61%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (0.61%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.40%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.40%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.40%) Mac OS X
4 2 (0.40%) Unix
4 2 (0.40%) VMS
4 2 (0.40%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.20%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (22.02%) DevOps
2 107 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 98 (19.80%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (16.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 76 (15.35%) Mentoring
6 74 (14.95%) Scrum
7 69 (13.94%) CI/CD
7 69 (13.94%) Project Management
8 56 (11.31%) SDLC
8 56 (11.31%) Waterfall
9 53 (10.71%) Coaching
9 53 (10.71%) Roadmaps
10 50 (10.10%) Project Delivery
11 46 (9.29%) Migration
11 46 (9.29%) Software Engineering
12 45 (9.09%) Analytics
12 45 (9.09%) CRM
12 45 (9.09%) Decision-Making
13 43 (8.69%) User Experience
14 38 (7.68%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 101 (20.40%) SQL
2 59 (11.92%) C#
3 54 (10.91%) JavaScript
4 40 (8.08%) Python
5 37 (7.47%) Java
6 32 (6.46%) TypeScript
7 22 (4.44%) PHP
8 17 (3.43%) Bash
9 9 (1.82%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.62%) C
10 8 (1.62%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.41%) Go
12 6 (1.21%) R
13 5 (1.01%) C++
14 4 (0.81%) Ruby
15 3 (0.61%) Groovy
15 3 (0.61%) Scala
15 3 (0.61%) VBA
16 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 53 (10.71%) Degree
2 40 (8.08%) Security Cleared
3 29 (5.86%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.83%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.42%) PMP
8 10 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.82%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.41%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.21%) CITP
12 5 (1.01%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.81%) ACCA
13 4 (0.81%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.81%) CIMA
13 4 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 3 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.61%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.61%) MBA
14 3 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (12.93%) QA
2 12 (2.42%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.22%) SLA
4 10 (2.02%) GDPR
5 9 (1.82%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.82%) PMO
6 7 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 5 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.81%) WCAG
9 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.61%) MISRA
10 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.40%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.40%) NIST
11 1 (0.20%) GRC
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
System Software
1 30 (6.06%) Docker
2 9 (1.82%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.61%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 28 (5.66%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.65%) Terraform
3 7 (1.41%) Ansible
4 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.40%) Argo
5 2 (0.40%) Grafana
5 2 (0.40%) Nagios
5 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.20%) CA Service Virtualization
6 1 (0.20%) Control-M
6 1 (0.20%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 83 (16.77%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.27%) Databricks
3 24 (4.85%) Oracle
4 15 (3.03%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.83%) SAP
6 8 (1.62%) IBM
6 8 (1.62%) Planon
7 7 (1.41%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.21%) Siemens
9 5 (1.01%) Google
9 5 (1.01%) Talend
9 5 (1.01%) Workday
9 5 (1.01%) Zoho
10 4 (0.81%) Cisco
10 4 (0.81%) Remedy
11 3 (0.61%) Adobe
11 3 (0.61%) Cloudera
11 3 (0.61%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.61%) Informatica
11 3 (0.61%) QAD