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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 11 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 736 624 1,302
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.96% 10.78% 12.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.10% 12.73% 15.98%
Number of salaries quoted 481 382 602
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,800 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £84,842
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +6.87% -2.96%

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 10,363 4,902 8,146
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.78% 84.65% 77.86%
Number of salaries quoted 7,416 2,937 4,585
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £64,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 3 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 3 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 -10 463 £55,000 -8.33% 336
East Midlands -1 272 £55,000 -4.35% 133
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 21 (2.85%) Confluence
2 15 (2.04%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (0.54%) PowerFactory
4 4 (0.54%) SAS
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.41%) CMS
6 2 (0.27%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Apache
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) Documentum
7 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.63%) MS Visio
3 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.68%) Simulink
6 4 (0.54%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.54%) Revit
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 29 (3.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.82%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.68%) Primavera
4 5 (0.68%) SAP EHS
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.41%) Infor M3
7 2 (0.27%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.27%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.27%) Shopify
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 FI
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 242 (32.88%) Azure
2 163 (22.15%) AWS
3 80 (10.87%) Power Platform
4 62 (8.42%) Azure DevOps
5 47 (6.39%) Power Automate
6 46 (6.25%) SaaS
7 43 (5.84%) PowerApps
8 40 (5.43%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (4.21%) Serverless
10 30 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (2.72%) GCP
12 15 (2.04%) Amazon S3
12 15 (2.04%) AWS Lambda
12 15 (2.04%) IaaS
13 12 (1.63%) AWS CloudFormation
14 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (1.49%) PaaS
15 10 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
16 9 (1.22%) GitHub
17 8 (1.09%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.09%) DNS
2 7 (0.95%) Internet
3 5 (0.68%) LAN
3 5 (0.68%) WAN
3 5 (0.68%) Wireshark
4 4 (0.54%) Network Security
5 3 (0.41%) HTTP
5 3 (0.41%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.27%) Firewall
6 2 (0.27%) SMS
6 2 (0.27%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.27%) VoIP
7 1 (0.14%) Broadband
7 1 (0.14%) DHCP
7 1 (0.14%) FTP
7 1 (0.14%) SNMP
7 1 (0.14%) SSL
7 1 (0.14%) VPN
7 1 (0.14%) Wireless
7 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (8.56%) Power BI
2 51 (6.93%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.11%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (3.94%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.40%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.49%) NoSQL
8 11 (1.49%) Relational Database
9 10 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
9 10 (1.36%) DynamoDB
9 10 (1.36%) Power Query
10 9 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (1.09%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.95%) MySQL
12 7 (0.95%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.82%) Metadata
13 6 (0.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 5 (0.68%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 57 (7.74%) Git
2 56 (7.61%) JIRA
3 23 (3.13%) GitLab
4 22 (2.99%) Cucumber
4 22 (2.99%) JUnit
4 22 (2.99%) Selenium
5 20 (2.72%) Postman
6 18 (2.45%) Jenkins
7 17 (2.31%) Maven
8 14 (1.90%) Gatling
8 14 (1.90%) Mockito
9 12 (1.63%) JMeter
9 12 (1.63%) Zephyr
10 9 (1.22%) Cypress.io
11 8 (1.09%) Subversion
12 7 (0.95%) SoapUI
12 7 (0.95%) XCUITest
13 6 (0.82%) REST Assured
14 5 (0.68%) Eclipse
14 5 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 233 (31.66%) Social Skills
2 178 (24.18%) Finance
3 110 (14.95%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (10.73%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (5.43%) Retail
7 34 (4.62%) Influencing Skills
7 34 (4.62%) Manufacturing
8 29 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (3.67%) Law
10 21 (2.85%) Marketing
11 19 (2.58%) Legal
12 17 (2.31%) Banking
13 16 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.90%) Electronics
15 12 (1.63%) Games
16 10 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (1.22%) Aerospace
18 7 (0.95%) Advertising
18 7 (0.95%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 170 (23.10%) Developer
2 137 (18.61%) Senior
3 99 (13.45%) Lead
4 74 (10.05%) Analyst
5 57 (7.74%) Architect
5 57 (7.74%) Project Manager
6 49 (6.66%) .NET Developer
7 46 (6.25%) Software Engineer
8 43 (5.84%) Business Analyst
9 37 (5.03%) Delivery Manager
10 33 (4.48%) Senior Developer
11 24 (3.26%) Senior Analyst
12 23 (3.13%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (2.85%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 21 (2.85%) Software Developer
14 20 (2.72%) Senior Manager
15 19 (2.58%) Full-Stack Developer
16 17 (2.31%) Account Manager
16 17 (2.31%) Data Engineer
16 17 (2.31%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (14.54%) .NET
2 88 (11.96%) React
3 58 (7.88%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.20%) ASP.NET Core
5 52 (7.07%) .NET Core
6 49 (6.66%) REST
7 47 (6.39%) Node.js
8 41 (5.57%) CSS
9 36 (4.89%) HTML
10 33 (4.48%) Playwright
10 33 (4.48%) Terraform
11 25 (3.40%) ASP.NET Web API
11 25 (3.40%) Entity Framework
12 22 (2.99%) Blazor
12 22 (2.99%) RESTful
13 21 (2.85%) Spring
14 17 (2.31%) JSON
15 16 (2.17%) LINQ
16 15 (2.04%) Next.js
16 15 (2.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.84%) Product Ownership
2 34 (4.62%) Enterprise Software
3 27 (3.67%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (3.53%) Cloud Native
5 25 (3.40%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (3.13%) Mobile App
7 22 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
8 17 (2.31%) Management Information System
9 15 (2.04%) Driving Licence
9 15 (2.04%) Onboarding
10 14 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.77%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.63%) Virtual Team
13 10 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (1.36%) Low-Code
13 10 (1.36%) PMI
14 8 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (1.09%) IoT
15 6 (0.82%) Data Structures
15 6 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (4.62%) Linux
2 13 (1.77%) Windows
3 7 (0.95%) Apple iOS
3 7 (0.95%) Unix
4 5 (0.68%) Android
5 4 (0.54%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.27%) Solaris
6 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (27.17%) Continuous Improvement
2 168 (22.83%) Mentoring
3 163 (22.15%) Problem-Solving
4 160 (21.74%) CI/CD
5 135 (18.34%) DevOps
6 131 (17.80%) Stakeholder Management
7 124 (16.85%) AI
8 118 (16.03%) Scrum
9 109 (14.81%) Coaching
10 93 (12.64%) Decision-Making
11 89 (12.09%) Full-Stack Development
12 87 (11.82%) Test Automation
13 84 (11.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 79 (10.73%) Roadmaps
15 78 (10.60%) SDLC
16 76 (10.33%) Software Engineering
17 74 (10.05%) Business Intelligence
18 73 (9.92%) Microservices
19 71 (9.65%) Project Management
20 68 (9.24%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 169 (22.96%) SQL
2 134 (18.21%) C#
3 98 (13.32%) JavaScript
4 78 (10.60%) Java
5 65 (8.83%) TypeScript
6 48 (6.52%) Python
7 21 (2.85%) PL/SQL
8 19 (2.58%) Bash
9 17 (2.31%) C++
10 16 (2.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 13 (1.77%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.22%) C
12 9 (1.22%) PHP
13 6 (0.82%) MATLAB
14 5 (0.68%) Embedded C
15 4 (0.54%) Perl
15 4 (0.54%) RPG
15 4 (0.54%) RPG IV
15 4 (0.54%) RPG/400
15 4 (0.54%) Swift
Qualifications
1 100 (13.59%) Degree
2 96 (13.04%) Security Cleared
3 88 (11.96%) SC Cleared
4 27 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (3.40%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.72%) PMP
7 18 (2.45%) Azure Certification
8 15 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.77%) ISTQB
10 12 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
10 12 (1.63%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.63%) ISEB
11 10 (1.36%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.95%) CISSP
13 6 (0.82%) Oracle Certification
14 5 (0.68%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.54%) CISA
15 4 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
15 4 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 4 (0.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (10.33%) QA
2 64 (8.70%) Accessibility
3 27 (3.67%) Data Quality
4 25 (3.40%) GDPR
5 14 (1.90%) WCAG
6 11 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.36%) PMO
8 8 (1.09%) GRC
8 8 (1.09%) NIST
9 4 (0.54%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.41%) NCSC
10 3 (0.41%) SLA
10 3 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 56 (7.61%) Docker
2 8 (1.09%) Embedded Firmware
2 8 (1.09%) Firmware
3 3 (0.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 66 (8.97%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.82%) Grafana
3 4 (0.54%) Ansible
3 4 (0.54%) HP Fortify
3 4 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.41%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.27%) Puppet
6 1 (0.14%) Argo
6 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 146 (19.84%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.03%) Oracle
3 33 (4.48%) SAP
4 24 (3.26%) ServiceNow
5 20 (2.72%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.90%) Databricks
7 12 (1.63%) Google
8 10 (1.36%) IFS
9 9 (1.22%) Pega
9 9 (1.22%) YouTube
10 8 (1.09%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.95%) Infor
11 7 (0.95%) Workday
12 6 (0.82%) IBM
12 6 (0.82%) Veracode
13 5 (0.68%) Cisco
13 5 (0.68%) Facebook
13 5 (0.68%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.54%) dotdigital
14 4 (0.54%) Microsemi