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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 11 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 740 649 1,361
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.12% 11.21% 12.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.34% 13.17% 16.29%
Number of salaries quoted 481 398 701
10th Percentile £36,125 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £68,000 £70,188 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,875 £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 10,079 4,929 8,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.80% 85.17% 77.77%
Number of salaries quoted 7,175 2,982 5,055
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 £65,063 £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 13 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 13 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 -10 457 £55,000 -8.33% 207
East Midlands +3 283 £55,000 - 101
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 (3.24%) Confluence
2 14 (1.89%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.49%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.54%) CMS
4 4 (0.54%) PowerFactory
4 4 (0.54%) SAS
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.27%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Apache
7 1 (0.14%) Documentum
7 1 (0.14%) Drupal
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.14%) nginx
Applications
1 12 (1.62%) MS Visio
2 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.54%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.54%) Revit
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.27%) Simulink
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.81%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.68%) Primavera
4 5 (0.68%) SAP EHS
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.41%) 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 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 238 (32.16%) Azure
2 150 (20.27%) AWS
3 76 (10.27%) Power Platform
4 59 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
5 43 (5.81%) SaaS
6 37 (5.00%) Power Automate
6 37 (5.00%) PowerApps
7 35 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (4.05%) Dynamics 365
9 24 (3.24%) Serverless
10 20 (2.70%) IaaS
11 19 (2.57%) GCP
12 16 (2.16%) PaaS
13 12 (1.62%) AWS CloudFormation
14 11 (1.49%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
15 10 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.35%) Microsoft Copilot
16 9 (1.22%) Azure AKS
16 9 (1.22%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.22%) DNS
2 4 (0.54%) Internet
3 3 (0.41%) HTTP
3 3 (0.41%) 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 (0.14%) DHCP
5 1 (0.14%) FTP
5 1 (0.14%) Network Security
5 1 (0.14%) RTSP
5 1 (0.14%) SCTP
5 1 (0.14%) VLAN
5 1 (0.14%) VPN
5 1 (0.14%) Wireless
5 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (7.97%) Power BI
2 50 (6.76%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.08%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (3.38%) Elasticsearch
4 25 (3.38%) SQL Server
5 16 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.49%) NoSQL
7 10 (1.35%) DynamoDB
7 10 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (1.35%) Power Query
8 9 (1.22%) MySQL
8 9 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (1.08%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.95%) Oracle Reports
10 7 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.81%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 5 (0.68%) NonStop SQL
13 3 (0.41%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 53 (7.16%) JIRA
2 44 (5.95%) Git
3 22 (2.97%) JUnit
4 20 (2.70%) Cucumber
4 20 (2.70%) Selenium
5 17 (2.30%) GitLab
5 17 (2.30%) Maven
5 17 (2.30%) Postman
6 14 (1.89%) Jenkins
6 14 (1.89%) Mockito
7 13 (1.76%) Gatling
8 10 (1.35%) JMeter
8 10 (1.35%) XCUITest
8 10 (1.35%) Zephyr
9 7 (0.95%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.68%) REST Assured
10 5 (0.68%) SoapUI
10 5 (0.68%) Visual Studio
11 4 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.54%) TestRail
General
1 220 (29.73%) Social Skills
2 190 (25.68%) Finance
3 96 (12.97%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (9.32%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.68%) Retail
7 35 (4.73%) Influencing Skills
8 33 (4.46%) Law
9 28 (3.78%) Manufacturing
10 24 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (3.11%) Legal
12 17 (2.30%) Marketing
13 15 (2.03%) Banking
14 13 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.35%) Advertising
16 9 (1.22%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.22%) Games
17 8 (1.08%) Electronics
18 7 (0.95%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 152 (20.54%) Developer
2 136 (18.38%) Senior
3 95 (12.84%) Lead
4 91 (12.30%) Analyst
5 52 (7.03%) Architect
5 52 (7.03%) Project Manager
6 51 (6.89%) .NET Developer
6 51 (6.89%) Business Analyst
7 44 (5.95%) Software Engineer
8 40 (5.41%) Delivery Manager
9 31 (4.19%) Senior Analyst
10 28 (3.78%) Senior Manager
11 23 (3.11%) Senior Developer
12 22 (2.97%) Software Developer
13 20 (2.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 19 (2.57%) Account Manager
14 19 (2.57%) Junior
14 19 (2.57%) Solutions Architect
15 18 (2.43%) Digital Analyst
15 18 (2.43%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (13.92%) .NET
2 81 (10.95%) React
3 57 (7.70%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.16%) ASP.NET Core
5 52 (7.03%) .NET Core
6 46 (6.22%) REST
7 40 (5.41%) Node.js
8 38 (5.14%) CSS
9 34 (4.59%) HTML
10 29 (3.92%) Playwright
11 25 (3.38%) Entity Framework
12 24 (3.24%) ASP.NET Web API
13 22 (2.97%) Blazor
14 21 (2.84%) RESTful
15 20 (2.70%) Spring
16 16 (2.16%) LINQ
17 15 (2.03%) Next.js
18 12 (1.62%) AngularJS
18 12 (1.62%) AWS CDK
18 12 (1.62%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.03%) Product Ownership
2 33 (4.46%) Enterprise Software
3 30 (4.05%) Greenfield Project
4 27 (3.65%) Mobile App
5 26 (3.51%) Cloud Native
6 21 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.76%) AI Agents
8 13 (1.76%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (1.49%) Onboarding
10 10 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.35%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.35%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.35%) PMI
11 9 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.08%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.68%) IoT
13 5 (0.68%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.05%) Linux
2 16 (2.16%) Windows
3 10 (1.35%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.08%) Android
5 7 (0.95%) Unix
6 3 (0.41%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.27%) Solaris
7 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (25.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 174 (23.51%) Mentoring
3 154 (20.81%) Problem-Solving
4 150 (20.27%) CI/CD
5 124 (16.76%) DevOps
6 122 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 121 (16.35%) Coaching
8 111 (15.00%) AI
9 105 (14.19%) Scrum
10 91 (12.30%) Test Automation
11 90 (12.16%) Decision-Making
12 86 (11.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 85 (11.49%) Full-Stack Development
14 76 (10.27%) Roadmaps
15 72 (9.73%) Microservices
16 70 (9.46%) Analytics
16 70 (9.46%) SDLC
17 69 (9.32%) Business Intelligence
17 69 (9.32%) Waterfall
18 66 (8.92%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 162 (21.89%) SQL
2 130 (17.57%) C#
3 88 (11.89%) JavaScript
4 68 (9.19%) Java
5 59 (7.97%) TypeScript
6 40 (5.41%) Python
7 21 (2.84%) PL/SQL
8 19 (2.57%) Bash
9 16 (2.16%) C++
9 16 (2.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.89%) PHP
10 14 (1.89%) PowerShell
11 6 (0.81%) C
12 4 (0.54%) RPG
12 4 (0.54%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.54%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.54%) Swift
13 3 (0.41%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.27%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (12.57%) Degree
2 82 (11.08%) Security Cleared
3 77 (10.41%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.84%) PMI Certification
6 15 (2.03%) Azure Certification
7 14 (1.89%) PMP
8 13 (1.76%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.62%) CISSP
9 12 (1.62%) ISTQB
9 12 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (1.49%) ISEB
11 10 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.35%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.95%) CISA
12 7 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.95%) SSCP
13 6 (0.81%) Oracle Certification
14 5 (0.68%) CISM
15 4 (0.54%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (11.22%) QA
2 60 (8.11%) Accessibility
3 21 (2.84%) GDPR
4 19 (2.57%) Data Quality
5 13 (1.76%) NIST
6 9 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.22%) PMO
6 9 (1.22%) WCAG
7 7 (0.95%) GRC
8 6 (0.81%) SLA
9 5 (0.68%) ITGC
10 3 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.27%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.14%) NCSC
12 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 50 (6.76%) Docker
2 5 (0.68%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (0.54%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 62 (8.38%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.65%) Terraform
3 6 (0.81%) Grafana
4 3 (0.41%) Ansible
4 3 (0.41%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.41%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.27%) Puppet
5 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) Argo
6 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 137 (18.51%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.14%) Oracle
3 30 (4.05%) SAP
4 22 (2.97%) ServiceNow
5 18 (2.43%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.49%) Databricks
6 11 (1.49%) Google
7 10 (1.35%) IFS
8 9 (1.22%) IBM
9 8 (1.08%) MuleSoft
10 6 (0.81%) Pega
10 6 (0.81%) Workday
11 5 (0.68%) Facebook
11 5 (0.68%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.68%) Veracode
11 5 (0.68%) YouTube
12 4 (0.54%) Apple
12 4 (0.54%) DIgSILENT
12 4 (0.54%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.54%) Infor