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 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 707 652 1,829
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.42% 11.81% 13.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.76% 13.71% 17.15%
Number of salaries quoted 487 376 1,134
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,175
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,728
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,875 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.97% +5.23% -2.65%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £68,113
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +10.24% -3.05%

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 9,112 4,757 10,664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.83% 86.19% 79.57%
Number of salaries quoted 6,461 2,803 7,215
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,250 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 9 July 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 9 July 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 -11 422 £55,000 -8.33% 126
East Midlands +9 284 £55,000 -4.35% 95
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 (5.37%) Confluence
2 11 (1.56%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.99%) CMS
4 6 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.71%) SAS
6 4 (0.57%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.42%) IIS
8 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.28%) nginx
9 1 (0.14%) Apache
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.14%) Documentum
9 1 (0.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 9 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
1 9 (1.27%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.57%) AutoCAD
3 4 (0.57%) Revit
3 4 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.42%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.85%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.42%) Primavera
3 3 (0.42%) SAP EHS
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.28%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
4 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 211 (29.84%) Azure
2 120 (16.97%) AWS
3 65 (9.19%) Power Platform
4 60 (8.49%) Azure DevOps
5 36 (5.09%) PowerApps
6 35 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
7 33 (4.67%) Power Automate
8 28 (3.96%) SaaS
9 26 (3.68%) Dynamics 365
10 23 (3.25%) Serverless
11 19 (2.69%) GCP
12 14 (1.98%) IaaS
13 13 (1.84%) AWS CloudFormation
14 12 (1.70%) PaaS
15 11 (1.56%) Amazon S3
16 10 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
17 9 (1.27%) Azure AKS
17 9 (1.27%) GitHub
18 8 (1.13%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.27%) DNS
2 3 (0.42%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.42%) Internet
3 2 (0.28%) Broadband
3 2 (0.28%) Firewall
3 2 (0.28%) HTTP
3 2 (0.28%) LAN
3 2 (0.28%) VoIP
3 2 (0.28%) WAN
4 1 (0.14%) DHCP
4 1 (0.14%) FTP
4 1 (0.14%) Intranet
4 1 (0.14%) RTP
4 1 (0.14%) SNMP
4 1 (0.14%) SS7
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 50 (7.07%) MongoDB
2 48 (6.79%) Power BI
3 46 (6.51%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (4.10%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.54%) Elasticsearch
6 11 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.56%) MySQL
7 10 (1.41%) NoSQL
8 9 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.13%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.13%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.71%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.71%) NonStop SQL
12 4 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.42%) Pentaho
13 3 (0.42%) Power Query
14 2 (0.28%) Metadata
14 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 67 (9.48%) JIRA
2 30 (4.24%) Git
3 14 (1.98%) Cucumber
4 13 (1.84%) JUnit
4 13 (1.84%) Selenium
5 11 (1.56%) XCUITest
6 10 (1.41%) Maven
6 10 (1.41%) Mockito
6 10 (1.41%) Postman
7 9 (1.27%) Gatling
7 9 (1.27%) GitLab
8 8 (1.13%) Zephyr
9 7 (0.99%) JMeter
10 6 (0.85%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.85%) Jenkins
11 5 (0.71%) TestRail
12 4 (0.57%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.57%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.57%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.42%) Toad
General
1 199 (28.15%) Social Skills
2 168 (23.76%) Finance
3 89 (12.59%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (9.48%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.36%) Law
6 42 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (5.80%) Retail
8 32 (4.53%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.40%) Legal
10 17 (2.40%) Manufacturing
10 17 (2.40%) Marketing
11 15 (2.12%) Banking
12 12 (1.70%) Advertising
13 10 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.41%) Games
14 6 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.42%) iGaming
15 3 (0.42%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.28%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 136 (19.24%) Developer
2 135 (19.09%) Senior
3 98 (13.86%) Analyst
4 76 (10.75%) Lead
5 56 (7.92%) .NET Developer
6 53 (7.50%) Business Analyst
7 52 (7.36%) Project Manager
8 49 (6.93%) Delivery Manager
9 39 (5.52%) Architect
10 37 (5.23%) Senior Manager
11 30 (4.24%) Senior Analyst
12 29 (4.10%) Software Engineer
13 23 (3.25%) Product Owner
14 21 (2.97%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 19 (2.69%) Account Manager
15 19 (2.69%) Digital Analyst
15 19 (2.69%) IT Manager
15 19 (2.69%) Software Developer
16 18 (2.55%) Change Manager
16 18 (2.55%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (14.57%) .NET
2 73 (10.33%) React
3 56 (7.92%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.50%) ASP.NET Core
5 49 (6.93%) .NET Core
6 42 (5.94%) Node.js
7 35 (4.95%) CSS
8 33 (4.67%) HTML
9 29 (4.10%) REST
10 26 (3.68%) Entity Framework
11 24 (3.39%) ASP.NET Web API
12 22 (3.11%) Blazor
12 22 (3.11%) RESTful
13 18 (2.55%) Playwright
14 16 (2.26%) AngularJS
14 16 (2.26%) LINQ
15 15 (2.12%) Spring
16 13 (1.84%) AWS CDK
16 13 (1.84%) Next.js
17 11 (1.56%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.19%) Product Ownership
2 32 (4.53%) Mobile App
3 29 (4.10%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.11%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.40%) Management Information System
8 16 (2.26%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.70%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.70%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.41%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.27%) Driving Licence
12 8 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.13%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.71%) Mobile Computing
14 4 (0.57%) AS400
14 4 (0.57%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.83%) Linux
2 16 (2.26%) Windows
3 12 (1.70%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.41%) Android
5 4 (0.57%) Unix
6 3 (0.42%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (23.62%) Mentoring
2 164 (23.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 126 (17.82%) Coaching
4 124 (17.54%) CI/CD
5 120 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
6 118 (16.69%) DevOps
7 105 (14.85%) Stakeholder Management
8 87 (12.31%) Full-Stack Development
8 87 (12.31%) Scrum
9 84 (11.88%) Test Automation
10 76 (10.75%) AI
11 74 (10.47%) Roadmaps
12 73 (10.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 69 (9.76%) Decision-Making
14 67 (9.48%) Microservices
15 65 (9.19%) Project Management
16 63 (8.91%) Analytics
16 63 (8.91%) Business Strategy
17 62 (8.77%) Waterfall
18 54 (7.64%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 154 (21.78%) SQL
2 129 (18.25%) C#
3 82 (11.60%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.20%) TypeScript
5 54 (7.64%) Java
6 38 (5.37%) Python
7 17 (2.40%) PHP
8 16 (2.26%) Bash
9 15 (2.12%) C++
10 14 (1.98%) PowerShell
11 13 (1.84%) PL/SQL
12 10 (1.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.57%) RPG
13 4 (0.57%) RPG IV
13 4 (0.57%) RPG/400
13 4 (0.57%) Swift
14 3 (0.42%) R
14 3 (0.42%) VBA
15 2 (0.28%) C
15 2 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 78 (11.03%) Degree
2 50 (7.07%) Security Cleared
3 44 (6.22%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (2.55%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.40%) PMP
6 14 (1.98%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.70%) CISSP
9 11 (1.56%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.41%) ISTQB
11 9 (1.27%) ISEB
12 7 (0.99%) CISA
12 7 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.99%) SSCP
13 6 (0.85%) CITP
13 6 (0.85%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.71%) CISM
14 5 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.57%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (11.46%) QA
2 43 (6.08%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.26%) GDPR
4 15 (2.12%) SLA
5 14 (1.98%) NIST
6 13 (1.84%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.99%) ITGC
8 7 (0.99%) PMO
9 6 (0.85%) WCAG
10 5 (0.71%) GRC
11 3 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.28%) 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 37 (5.23%) Docker
2 5 (0.71%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 46 (6.51%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.69%) Terraform
3 10 (1.41%) Grafana
4 3 (0.42%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.42%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.28%) 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
1 138 (19.52%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.24%) Oracle
3 21 (2.97%) SAP
4 14 (1.98%) Salesforce
4 14 (1.98%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.84%) Google
6 10 (1.41%) Databricks
7 9 (1.27%) IBM
8 7 (0.99%) IFS
9 6 (0.85%) Workday
10 5 (0.71%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.71%) Facebook
10 5 (0.71%) OpenAI
10 5 (0.71%) YouTube
11 4 (0.57%) Apple
11 4 (0.57%) DIgSILENT
11 4 (0.57%) Pega
11 4 (0.57%) Planon
12 3 (0.42%) Cisco
12 3 (0.42%) HP