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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 9 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 594 547 1,655
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.13% 11.33% 15.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.89% 12.62% 18.34%
Number of salaries quoted 403 380 1,306
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,450 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,465 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% +8.12% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,518
England median annual salary £66,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.71% +12.00% -7.41%

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 8,620 4,333 9,026
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 74.50% 89.77% 82.53%
Number of salaries quoted 5,088 2,582 6,983
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,499 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,640 £65,000 £61,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 11 April 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 11 April 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 -24 372 £60,000 +0.42% 146
East Midlands -6 221 £55,000 -6.78% 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 48 (8.08%) Confluence
2 13 (2.19%) CMS
2 13 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.35%) SAS
4 5 (0.84%) nginx
4 5 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.51%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.51%) IIS
5 3 (0.51%) WordPress
6 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.17%) Apache
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.17%) Drupal
Applications
1 13 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.52%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (0.84%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.34%) Trello
7 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.17%) Simulink
7 1 (0.17%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (1.01%) Workday HCM
2 5 (0.84%) Shopify
3 4 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.34%) Maximo
4 2 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 158 (26.60%) Azure
2 75 (12.63%) AWS
3 54 (9.09%) Power Platform
4 53 (8.92%) Azure DevOps
5 29 (4.88%) SaaS
6 27 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (2.69%) GCP
9 14 (2.36%) Serverless
10 13 (2.19%) PowerApps
11 12 (2.02%) IaaS
11 12 (2.02%) PaaS
12 10 (1.68%) Entra ID
12 10 (1.68%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.35%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.35%) GitHub
14 7 (1.18%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (1.01%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.84%) DNS
1 5 (0.84%) WAN
2 4 (0.67%) Broadband
3 3 (0.51%) 4G
3 3 (0.51%) LAN
4 2 (0.34%) 5G
4 2 (0.34%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.34%) Wireless
5 1 (0.17%) BGP
5 1 (0.17%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.17%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.17%) Firewall
5 1 (0.17%) Hyperconnected
5 1 (0.17%) Internet
5 1 (0.17%) Intranet
5 1 (0.17%) IOS XR
5 1 (0.17%) Modbus
5 1 (0.17%) MPLS
5 1 (0.17%) RFID
5 1 (0.17%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (5.56%) Power BI
2 21 (3.54%) SQL Server
3 20 (3.37%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (3.20%) MySQL
5 17 (2.86%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.18%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.18%) Metadata
6 7 (1.18%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.01%) Pentaho
8 5 (0.84%) DynamoDB
8 5 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.67%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.34%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.34%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 79 (13.30%) JIRA
2 32 (5.39%) Git
3 12 (2.02%) Selenium
4 11 (1.85%) XCUITest
5 10 (1.68%) Cucumber
6 7 (1.18%) JUnit
6 7 (1.18%) Postman
6 7 (1.18%) Zephyr
7 6 (1.01%) GitLab
7 6 (1.01%) Maven
7 6 (1.01%) Mockito
8 5 (0.84%) Gatling
8 5 (0.84%) JMeter
8 5 (0.84%) Subversion
8 5 (0.84%) TestRail
8 5 (0.84%) Vite
9 4 (0.67%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.51%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.51%) Locust
10 3 (0.51%) Toad
General
1 204 (34.34%) Social Skills
2 178 (29.97%) Finance
3 91 (15.32%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (10.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (9.76%) Public Sector
6 42 (7.07%) Law
7 28 (4.71%) Marketing
7 28 (4.71%) Retail
8 24 (4.04%) Legal
9 17 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.02%) Banking
11 12 (2.02%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.68%) Electronics
14 9 (1.52%) Advertising
15 7 (1.18%) Games
16 6 (1.01%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.84%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 127 (21.38%) Senior
2 92 (15.49%) Analyst
3 78 (13.13%) Developer
4 72 (12.12%) Lead
5 47 (7.91%) Business Analyst
6 45 (7.58%) Project Manager
7 34 (5.72%) Senior Manager
8 33 (5.56%) Delivery Manager
9 32 (5.39%) Product Owner
10 30 (5.05%) Data Engineer
10 30 (5.05%) Senior Analyst
11 28 (4.71%) Architect
12 23 (3.87%) IT Manager
13 20 (3.37%) Digital Analyst
14 18 (3.03%) Senior Data Engineer
15 17 (2.86%) IT Project Manager
15 17 (2.86%) Senior Business Analyst
16 16 (2.69%) Senior Developer
17 15 (2.53%) .NET Developer
17 15 (2.53%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.72%) React
2 33 (5.56%) .NET
3 22 (3.70%) CSS
4 17 (2.86%) HTML
5 14 (2.36%) EDI
5 14 (2.36%) Node.js
6 13 (2.19%) AngularJS
6 13 (2.19%) Laravel
7 12 (2.02%) REST
7 12 (2.02%) RESTful
8 11 (1.85%) Playwright
9 10 (1.68%) Middleware
9 10 (1.68%) Vue
10 9 (1.52%) Spring
10 9 (1.52%) YAML
11 8 (1.35%) AWS CDK
11 8 (1.35%) Next.js
12 7 (1.18%) jQuery
13 6 (1.01%) Spring Boot
14 5 (0.84%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 74 (12.46%) Product Ownership
2 34 (5.72%) Management Information System
3 21 (3.54%) Mobile App
4 16 (2.69%) Cloud Native
5 15 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (2.36%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (2.02%) Virtual Team
8 10 (1.68%) Low-Code
9 9 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.84%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.84%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.84%) Mobile Computing
12 5 (0.84%) Social Media
13 4 (0.67%) Legacy Applications
14 3 (0.51%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.70%) Linux
2 14 (2.36%) Windows
3 12 (2.02%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.18%) Android
5 3 (0.51%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.34%) Unix
7 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
2 125 (21.04%) Mentoring
3 111 (18.69%) Problem-Solving
4 101 (17.00%) DevOps
5 100 (16.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 96 (16.16%) Coaching
7 82 (13.80%) CI/CD
8 77 (12.96%) Scrum
9 75 (12.63%) Project Management
10 71 (11.95%) Roadmaps
11 66 (11.11%) Analytics
12 64 (10.77%) Decision-Making
13 58 (9.76%) Test Automation
14 55 (9.26%) Project Delivery
15 53 (8.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 53 (8.92%) Waterfall
16 52 (8.75%) Business Strategy
17 45 (7.58%) Computer Science
17 45 (7.58%) Full-Stack Development
18 43 (7.24%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 105 (17.68%) SQL
2 51 (8.59%) JavaScript
3 50 (8.42%) C#
4 45 (7.58%) Python
5 42 (7.07%) Java
6 38 (6.40%) TypeScript
7 23 (3.87%) PHP
8 21 (3.54%) Bash
9 10 (1.68%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.18%) C++
11 6 (1.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (1.01%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.84%) C
12 5 (0.84%) Go
12 5 (0.84%) R
12 5 (0.84%) Swift
13 3 (0.51%) Scala
13 3 (0.51%) VBA
14 2 (0.34%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 66 (11.11%) Degree
2 45 (7.58%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.22%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.37%) PMI Certification
5 18 (3.03%) PMP
6 15 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.68%) DV Cleared
7 10 (1.68%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.52%) CISSP
8 9 (1.52%) CITP
8 9 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.35%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.18%) CISA
10 7 (1.18%) SSCP
11 6 (1.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 5 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.84%) CIMA
12 5 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.84%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (14.65%) QA
2 30 (5.05%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.69%) SLA
4 14 (2.36%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.36%) NIST
5 12 (2.02%) GDPR
6 8 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.18%) ITGC
7 7 (1.18%) PMO
8 5 (0.84%) WCAG
9 3 (0.51%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.34%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.17%) GRC
11 1 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
System Software
1 32 (5.39%) Docker
2 9 (1.52%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 33 (5.56%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.54%) Terraform
3 10 (1.68%) Grafana
4 5 (0.84%) Ansible
5 3 (0.51%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.34%) Argo
6 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.17%) Control-M
7 1 (0.17%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.17%) Kustomize
7 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (14.31%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.56%) Databricks
3 24 (4.04%) Oracle
4 15 (2.53%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.53%) SAP
5 13 (2.19%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.68%) Google
7 8 (1.35%) IBM
7 8 (1.35%) Planon
8 7 (1.18%) Talend
9 6 (1.01%) Workday
10 5 (0.84%) Apple
10 5 (0.84%) Cloudera
10 5 (0.84%) Informatica
10 5 (0.84%) Zoho
11 4 (0.67%) Dynatrace
12 3 (0.51%) Cisco
12 3 (0.51%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (0.51%) Guidewire
12 3 (0.51%) HP