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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 13 8
Rank change year-on-year -7 -5 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 760 580 1,212
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.83% 10.35% 12.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.90% 11.98% 15.45%
Number of salaries quoted 457 347 482
10th Percentile £37,800 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,789 £50,338 £45,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £69,800
90th Percentile £83,500 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +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 11,013 4,843 7,844
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.98% 86.44% 79.75%
Number of salaries quoted 7,803 2,849 3,735
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.42% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.56% -4.03%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 -9 499 £55,000 -8.33% 391
East Midlands -1 260 £55,000 -8.33% 225
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 19 (2.50%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.24%) Confluence
3 14 (1.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 5 (0.66%) SAS
5 4 (0.53%) CMS
5 4 (0.53%) PowerFactory
6 3 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.39%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Documentum
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 36 (4.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.95%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (1.97%) MS Visio
4 13 (1.71%) Simulink
5 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.53%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.53%) EPLAN
7 4 (0.53%) Revit
8 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.13%) Notion
9 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 33 (4.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 25 (3.29%) Primavera
2 25 (3.29%) SAP EHS
3 6 (0.79%) Infor M3
3 6 (0.79%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.39%) Shopify
6 2 (0.26%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.13%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 238 (31.32%) Azure
2 160 (21.05%) AWS
3 90 (11.84%) Power Platform
4 59 (7.76%) Azure DevOps
5 51 (6.71%) Power Automate
6 48 (6.32%) SaaS
7 43 (5.66%) Dynamics 365
7 43 (5.66%) PowerApps
8 31 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (4.08%) Serverless
9 25 (3.29%) Smartsheet
10 18 (2.37%) GCP
11 14 (1.84%) Amazon S3
11 14 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
11 14 (1.84%) IaaS
12 11 (1.45%) AWS CloudFormation
12 11 (1.45%) Azure Functions
12 11 (1.45%) GitHub
12 11 (1.45%) PaaS
13 9 (1.18%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.18%) Wireshark
2 6 (0.79%) DNS
2 6 (0.79%) Internet
2 6 (0.79%) LAN
2 6 (0.79%) WAN
3 5 (0.66%) Network Security
4 4 (0.53%) Firewall
4 4 (0.53%) Profibus
5 3 (0.39%) HTTP
5 3 (0.39%) VPN
6 2 (0.26%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.26%) SMS
6 2 (0.26%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.26%) VoIP
7 1 (0.13%) Diameter Protocol
7 1 (0.13%) Intelligent Network
7 1 (0.13%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.13%) VoLTE
7 1 (0.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (9.47%) Power BI
2 53 (6.97%) MongoDB
3 46 (6.05%) Azure SQL Database
4 34 (4.47%) SQL Server
5 23 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (3.03%) Elasticsearch
6 14 (1.84%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
7 13 (1.71%) Power Query
8 12 (1.58%) Relational Database
8 12 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 10 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (1.18%) DynamoDB
10 9 (1.18%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (1.05%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.92%) MySQL
13 6 (0.79%) Metadata
13 6 (0.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 6 (0.79%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 62 (8.16%) Git
2 55 (7.24%) JIRA
3 24 (3.16%) GitLab
4 22 (2.89%) JUnit
5 20 (2.63%) Cucumber
6 17 (2.24%) Maven
6 17 (2.24%) Postman
6 17 (2.24%) Selenium
7 16 (2.11%) Jenkins
8 14 (1.84%) Mockito
9 13 (1.71%) Gatling
10 11 (1.45%) Zephyr
11 9 (1.18%) Eclipse
11 9 (1.18%) JMeter
11 9 (1.18%) Subversion
12 7 (0.92%) Cypress.io
13 6 (0.79%) Visual Studio
14 5 (0.66%) SoapUI
15 4 (0.53%) REST Assured
15 4 (0.53%) Storybook
General
1 231 (30.39%) Social Skills
2 180 (23.68%) Finance
3 119 (15.66%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (11.84%) Public Sector
5 47 (6.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.53%) Retail
7 40 (5.26%) Legal
8 39 (5.13%) Manufacturing
9 33 (4.34%) Influencing Skills
10 32 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (3.29%) Law
12 24 (3.16%) Electronics
13 22 (2.89%) Marketing
14 18 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (2.11%) Banking
16 12 (1.58%) Fire and Rescue
17 11 (1.45%) Games
18 9 (1.18%) Aerospace
18 9 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
19 7 (0.92%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 181 (23.82%) Developer
2 130 (17.11%) Lead
3 129 (16.97%) Senior
4 61 (8.03%) Analyst
5 60 (7.89%) Architect
6 49 (6.45%) Project Manager
7 48 (6.32%) .NET Developer
8 43 (5.66%) Software Engineer
9 41 (5.39%) Business Analyst
10 37 (4.87%) Senior Developer
11 33 (4.34%) Delivery Manager
12 30 (3.95%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (2.76%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 20 (2.63%) Full-Stack Developer
15 19 (2.50%) Data Engineer
16 18 (2.37%) Solutions Architect
17 17 (2.24%) React Developer
17 17 (2.24%) Software Developer
18 16 (2.11%) Junior
18 16 (2.11%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (14.21%) .NET
2 83 (10.92%) React
3 56 (7.37%) ASP.NET
4 54 (7.11%) REST
5 51 (6.71%) .NET Core
6 50 (6.58%) ASP.NET Core
7 44 (5.79%) Node.js
8 38 (5.00%) CSS
9 35 (4.61%) HTML
10 34 (4.47%) Terraform
11 31 (4.08%) Playwright
12 24 (3.16%) ASP.NET Web API
12 24 (3.16%) Entity Framework
13 23 (3.03%) Spring
14 21 (2.76%) Blazor
15 20 (2.63%) JSON
16 19 (2.50%) RESTful
17 18 (2.37%) XML
18 16 (2.11%) LINQ
18 16 (2.11%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.00%) Product Ownership
2 33 (4.34%) Enterprise Software
3 30 (3.95%) PMI
4 26 (3.42%) Cloud Native
4 26 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (3.16%) Management Information System
6 23 (3.03%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (2.76%) Legacy Systems
7 21 (2.76%) Onboarding
8 20 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (2.63%) Mobile App
9 15 (1.97%) Driving Licence
10 13 (1.71%) AI Agents
10 13 (1.71%) Virtual Team
11 12 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
12 11 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
13 9 (1.18%) Taxonomies
14 8 (1.05%) Data Structures
14 8 (1.05%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 36 (4.74%) Linux
2 13 (1.71%) Windows
3 9 (1.18%) Unix
4 6 (0.79%) Android
5 4 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.39%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.26%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (27.24%) Continuous Improvement
2 170 (22.37%) Problem-Solving
3 165 (21.71%) Mentoring
4 153 (20.13%) CI/CD
5 146 (19.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 133 (17.50%) AI
7 129 (16.97%) DevOps
8 116 (15.26%) Scrum
9 114 (15.00%) Decision-Making
10 105 (13.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 99 (13.03%) Coaching
12 96 (12.63%) Project Management
13 88 (11.58%) Full-Stack Development
14 84 (11.05%) Software Engineering
15 83 (10.92%) Business Intelligence
16 82 (10.79%) Roadmaps
17 76 (10.00%) ERP
17 76 (10.00%) SDLC
18 75 (9.87%) Analytics
19 71 (9.34%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 172 (22.63%) SQL
2 136 (17.89%) C#
3 97 (12.76%) JavaScript
4 80 (10.53%) Java
5 62 (8.16%) TypeScript
6 51 (6.71%) Python
7 21 (2.76%) PL/SQL
8 19 (2.50%) Bash
9 18 (2.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.84%) C++
10 14 (1.84%) MATLAB
11 13 (1.71%) C
12 12 (1.58%) PowerShell
13 9 (1.18%) Embedded C
14 7 (0.92%) PHP
15 5 (0.66%) Perl
16 4 (0.53%) R
16 4 (0.53%) RPG
16 4 (0.53%) RPG IV
16 4 (0.53%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 135 (17.76%) Degree
2 122 (16.05%) Security Cleared
3 114 (15.00%) SC Cleared
4 46 (6.05%) PMI Certification
5 30 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (3.03%) Azure Certification
7 21 (2.76%) PMP
8 19 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
9 18 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.58%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.58%) ISTQB
10 12 (1.58%) Master's Degree
11 11 (1.45%) ISEB
12 8 (1.05%) CISSP
13 7 (0.92%) AWS Certification
14 6 (0.79%) DBS Check
14 6 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
14 6 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
15 5 (0.66%) CISM
15 5 (0.66%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (9.08%) QA
2 60 (7.89%) Accessibility
3 36 (4.74%) Data Quality
4 34 (4.47%) GDPR
5 17 (2.24%) WCAG
6 13 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.45%) PMO
8 8 (1.05%) GRC
9 5 (0.66%) NCSC
10 4 (0.53%) IEC 61131
10 4 (0.53%) NIST
10 4 (0.53%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.39%) COBIT
11 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.39%) SLA
12 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 54 (7.11%) Docker
2 14 (1.84%) Embedded Firmware
2 14 (1.84%) Firmware
3 4 (0.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 61 (8.03%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.66%) Ansible
4 3 (0.39%) Grafana
4 3 (0.39%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.26%) Bosun
5 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.26%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.26%) Puppet
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 159 (20.92%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.58%) SAP
3 41 (5.39%) Oracle
4 24 (3.16%) ServiceNow
5 20 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.71%) Databricks
6 13 (1.71%) Google
7 11 (1.45%) Pega
8 10 (1.32%) IFS
8 10 (1.32%) Infor
8 10 (1.32%) Workday
8 10 (1.32%) YouTube
9 8 (1.05%) MuleSoft
10 6 (0.79%) Cisco
11 5 (0.66%) Altera
11 5 (0.66%) Facebook
11 5 (0.66%) Microsemi
11 5 (0.66%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.66%) Veracode
11 5 (0.66%) Xilinx