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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 696 636 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.45% 12.26% 13.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.81% 13.99% 17.26%
Number of salaries quoted 473 367 1,200
10th Percentile £32,600 £32,500 £35,728
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -1.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,048 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -5.38%

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 8,906 4,546 10,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.69% 87.64% 79.23%
Number of salaries quoted 6,280 2,653 7,479
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 29 June 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 29 June 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 -10 424 £55,000 -8.33% 126
East Midlands +9 271 £55,000 -4.35% 68
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 38 (5.46%) Confluence
2 11 (1.58%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.15%) CMS
4 6 (0.86%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.72%) SAS
6 4 (0.57%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.43%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.43%) IIS
7 3 (0.43%) nginx
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.14%) Apache
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.14%) Documentum
9 1 (0.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 9 (1.29%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.57%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.57%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.57%) Revit
5 4 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 11 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.86%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.43%) Shopify
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.14%) Primavera
5 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.14%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 207 (29.74%) Azure
2 120 (17.24%) AWS
3 62 (8.91%) Power Platform
4 57 (8.19%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (4.89%) PowerApps
6 31 (4.45%) Power Automate
7 26 (3.74%) SaaS
8 24 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (3.30%) Serverless
10 19 (2.73%) GCP
11 14 (2.01%) IaaS
12 13 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.72%) PaaS
14 11 (1.58%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.44%) GitHub
16 9 (1.29%) Azure AKS
16 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
17 8 (1.15%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.29%) DNS
2 3 (0.43%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.43%) Internet
3 2 (0.29%) Broadband
3 2 (0.29%) Firewall
3 2 (0.29%) HTTP
3 2 (0.29%) LAN
3 2 (0.29%) VoIP
3 2 (0.29%) WAN
4 1 (0.14%) BGP
4 1 (0.14%) DHCP
4 1 (0.14%) FTP
4 1 (0.14%) MPLS
4 1 (0.14%) RTP
4 1 (0.14%) SNMP
4 1 (0.14%) SSL
4 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.14%) VPN
4 1 (0.14%) Wireless
4 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.61%) Power BI
2 45 (6.47%) MongoDB
3 41 (5.89%) Azure SQL Database
4 27 (3.88%) SQL Server
5 23 (3.30%) Elasticsearch
6 12 (1.72%) MySQL
7 11 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (1.44%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (1.15%) DynamoDB
10 8 (1.15%) Relational Database
11 7 (1.01%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.86%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.57%) NonStop SQL
14 3 (0.43%) Pentaho
14 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
15 2 (0.29%) InfluxDB
15 2 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 65 (9.34%) JIRA
2 32 (4.60%) Git
3 14 (2.01%) JUnit
4 13 (1.87%) Cucumber
5 12 (1.72%) Selenium
6 11 (1.58%) Maven
6 11 (1.58%) Mockito
6 11 (1.58%) XCUITest
7 9 (1.29%) Gatling
7 9 (1.29%) Postman
8 8 (1.15%) GitLab
9 7 (1.01%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.86%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.86%) JMeter
11 5 (0.72%) Jenkins
12 4 (0.57%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.57%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.57%) TestRail
12 4 (0.57%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.43%) HP UFT
General
1 197 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 174 (25.00%) Finance
3 88 (12.64%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.77%) Public Sector
5 46 (6.61%) Law
6 44 (6.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (5.46%) Retail
8 32 (4.60%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.59%) Manufacturing
10 17 (2.44%) Banking
10 17 (2.44%) Marketing
11 16 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.16%) Legal
13 10 (1.44%) Games
14 9 (1.29%) Advertising
14 9 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.43%) Telecoms
17 2 (0.29%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.29%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 132 (18.97%) Senior
2 128 (18.39%) Developer
3 101 (14.51%) Analyst
4 73 (10.49%) Lead
5 55 (7.90%) Business Analyst
6 50 (7.18%) .NET Developer
6 50 (7.18%) Project Manager
7 49 (7.04%) Delivery Manager
8 36 (5.17%) Senior Manager
9 35 (5.03%) Architect
10 28 (4.02%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (3.74%) Software Engineer
12 25 (3.59%) Product Owner
13 21 (3.02%) Digital Analyst
13 21 (3.02%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 20 (2.87%) IT Manager
15 19 (2.73%) Account Manager
15 19 (2.73%) Data Engineer
16 18 (2.59%) Software Developer
17 17 (2.44%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (13.36%) .NET
2 71 (10.20%) React
3 49 (7.04%) ASP.NET
4 48 (6.90%) ASP.NET Core
5 44 (6.32%) .NET Core
6 40 (5.75%) Node.js
7 33 (4.74%) CSS
8 31 (4.45%) HTML
9 28 (4.02%) REST
10 22 (3.16%) ASP.NET Web API
10 22 (3.16%) RESTful
11 21 (3.02%) Entity Framework
12 20 (2.87%) Blazor
13 17 (2.44%) AngularJS
14 16 (2.30%) Playwright
15 14 (2.01%) Spring
16 13 (1.87%) AWS CDK
16 13 (1.87%) LINQ
16 13 (1.87%) Next.js
17 12 (1.72%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.34%) Product Ownership
2 32 (4.60%) Mobile App
3 28 (4.02%) Greenfield Project
4 22 (3.16%) Cloud Native
5 21 (3.02%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (3.02%) Management Information System
6 20 (2.87%) Legacy Systems
7 18 (2.59%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.72%) Low-Code
9 11 (1.58%) AI Agents
10 10 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (1.29%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.15%) Driving Licence
12 8 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.15%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.72%) Mobile Computing
14 4 (0.57%) AS400
14 4 (0.57%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.16%) Linux
2 16 (2.30%) Windows
3 12 (1.72%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.44%) Android
5 4 (0.57%) Unix
6 3 (0.43%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (23.85%) Mentoring
2 163 (23.42%) Continuous Improvement
3 131 (18.82%) Coaching
4 123 (17.67%) CI/CD
5 122 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
6 113 (16.24%) DevOps
7 97 (13.94%) Stakeholder Management
8 89 (12.79%) Scrum
9 83 (11.93%) Full-Stack Development
10 81 (11.64%) Test Automation
11 74 (10.63%) AI
11 74 (10.63%) Roadmaps
12 71 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 67 (9.63%) Decision-Making
14 66 (9.48%) Business Strategy
14 66 (9.48%) Microservices
15 65 (9.34%) Project Management
16 64 (9.20%) Analytics
17 58 (8.33%) Waterfall
18 55 (7.90%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 150 (21.55%) SQL
2 119 (17.10%) C#
3 79 (11.35%) JavaScript
4 59 (8.48%) TypeScript
5 53 (7.61%) Java
6 41 (5.89%) Python
7 18 (2.59%) Bash
7 18 (2.59%) PHP
8 15 (2.16%) C++
9 14 (2.01%) PowerShell
10 13 (1.87%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.57%) R
12 4 (0.57%) RPG
12 4 (0.57%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.57%) RPG/400
12 4 (0.57%) Swift
13 3 (0.43%) C
13 3 (0.43%) VBA
14 2 (0.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 77 (11.06%) Degree
2 51 (7.33%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.18%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (2.59%) PMI Certification
4 18 (2.59%) PMP
5 14 (2.01%) Azure Certification
6 13 (1.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.72%) CISSP
7 12 (1.72%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.29%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (1.15%) CITP
9 8 (1.15%) ISTQB
10 7 (1.01%) CISA
10 7 (1.01%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.01%) ISEB
10 7 (1.01%) SSCP
11 5 (0.72%) CISM
11 5 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (0.57%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (11.78%) QA
2 43 (6.18%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.30%) GDPR
4 15 (2.16%) SLA
5 14 (2.01%) NIST
6 12 (1.72%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.01%) ITGC
8 7 (1.01%) PMO
9 6 (0.86%) WCAG
10 4 (0.57%) GRC
11 3 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.14%) NCSC
13 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (5.60%) Docker
2 5 (0.72%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 47 (6.75%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.73%) Terraform
3 10 (1.44%) Grafana
4 3 (0.43%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.43%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) Ansible
6 1 (0.14%) Argo
6 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 132 (18.97%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.31%) Oracle
3 16 (2.30%) SAP
4 15 (2.16%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.87%) Databricks
6 11 (1.58%) Google
6 11 (1.58%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.29%) IBM
8 7 (1.01%) IFS
9 6 (0.86%) Planon
9 6 (0.86%) Workday
10 5 (0.72%) Dynatrace
11 4 (0.57%) Apple
11 4 (0.57%) DIgSILENT
11 4 (0.57%) Facebook
11 4 (0.57%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.57%) YouTube
12 3 (0.43%) Cisco
12 3 (0.43%) dotdigital
12 3 (0.43%) HP