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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 8 4
Rank change year-on-year -23 -4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 568 698 1,523
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.80% 13.29% 15.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.50% 14.36% 18.49%
Number of salaries quoted 369 413 1,270
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £34,834
25th Percentile £46,696 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,000 £81,250 £81,786
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +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 7,570 4,862 8,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 77.24% 92.54% 84.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4,284 2,561 6,549
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £48,687
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.83% -7.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,050 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 March 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 March 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 -20 376 £60,000 - 222
East Midlands -9 191 £55,000 -8.33% 151
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 40 (7.04%) Confluence
2 13 (2.29%) CMS
3 12 (2.11%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.41%) SAS
5 6 (1.06%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.88%) nginx
7 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.53%) IIS
7 3 (0.53%) WordPress
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.18%) Drupal
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.58%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.88%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (0.88%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.35%) Trello
8 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.18%) Simulink
8 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.06%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.88%) Shopify
4 3 (0.53%) Maximo
5 2 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.18%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 146 (25.70%) Azure
2 62 (10.92%) AWS
3 57 (10.04%) Power Platform
4 49 (8.63%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (5.63%) SaaS
6 27 (4.75%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (4.40%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.35%) PowerApps
9 14 (2.46%) Power Automate
10 13 (2.29%) PaaS
11 12 (2.11%) GCP
12 10 (1.76%) IaaS
12 10 (1.76%) Serverless
13 9 (1.58%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.58%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.23%) AWS CloudFormation
14 7 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (1.23%) GitHub
15 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.70%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.88%) WAN
2 4 (0.70%) Broadband
2 4 (0.70%) DNS
2 4 (0.70%) Modbus
2 4 (0.70%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.53%) 3G
3 3 (0.53%) 4G
3 3 (0.53%) GPRS
3 3 (0.53%) GSM
3 3 (0.53%) Internet
3 3 (0.53%) LAN
3 3 (0.53%) RS-232
3 3 (0.53%) RS-485
3 3 (0.53%) SSL
4 2 (0.35%) 5G
4 2 (0.35%) Intranet
4 2 (0.35%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.35%) Wireless
5 1 (0.18%) Firewall
5 1 (0.18%) IOS XR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (5.63%) Power BI
2 20 (3.52%) MySQL
3 19 (3.35%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (3.17%) Data Lake
4 18 (3.17%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.23%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.23%) Metadata
6 6 (1.06%) NoSQL
6 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.88%) Pentaho
7 5 (0.88%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.35%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.35%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 73 (12.85%) JIRA
2 37 (6.51%) Git
3 9 (1.58%) JUnit
3 9 (1.58%) Selenium
4 8 (1.41%) Maven
4 8 (1.41%) Mockito
5 7 (1.23%) GitLab
5 7 (1.23%) Postman
5 7 (1.23%) XCUITest
6 6 (1.06%) Cucumber
6 6 (1.06%) Vite
7 5 (0.88%) Subversion
8 4 (0.70%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.70%) JMeter
9 3 (0.53%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.53%) Locust
9 3 (0.53%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.53%) TestRail
10 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.35%) Rational DOORS
General
1 185 (32.57%) Social Skills
2 173 (30.46%) Finance
3 81 (14.26%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (10.92%) Public Sector
5 54 (9.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (6.87%) Law
7 33 (5.81%) Legal
8 26 (4.58%) Marketing
9 24 (4.23%) Retail
10 18 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (2.46%) Manufacturing
12 14 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.11%) Local Government
13 12 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.76%) Electronics
15 9 (1.58%) Advertising
15 9 (1.58%) Fire and Rescue
16 8 (1.41%) Banking
17 6 (1.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 110 (19.37%) Senior
2 88 (15.49%) Analyst
3 83 (14.61%) Developer
4 65 (11.44%) Lead
5 39 (6.87%) Business Analyst
6 34 (5.99%) Project Manager
7 32 (5.63%) Senior Manager
8 31 (5.46%) Architect
8 31 (5.46%) Product Owner
9 27 (4.75%) Delivery Manager
10 26 (4.58%) Data Engineer
11 22 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (3.70%) IT Manager
13 20 (3.52%) Digital Analyst
14 17 (2.99%) Java Developer
14 17 (2.99%) Senior Data Engineer
15 16 (2.82%) Full-Stack Developer
16 15 (2.64%) IT Project Manager
16 15 (2.64%) IT Support
17 14 (2.46%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (6.87%) .NET
2 29 (5.11%) React
3 21 (3.70%) CSS
4 19 (3.35%) HTML
5 15 (2.64%) Laravel
5 15 (2.64%) REST
6 13 (2.29%) AngularJS
6 13 (2.29%) EDI
7 11 (1.94%) Middleware
7 11 (1.94%) Spring
8 10 (1.76%) RESTful
8 10 (1.76%) Vue
9 8 (1.41%) Node.js
9 8 (1.41%) YAML
10 7 (1.23%) jQuery
10 7 (1.23%) Playwright
11 6 (1.06%) Next.js
11 6 (1.06%) Spring Boot
11 6 (1.06%) Symfony
11 6 (1.06%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 69 (12.15%) Product Ownership
2 30 (5.28%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.17%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (2.82%) Cloud Native
4 16 (2.82%) Mobile App
5 14 (2.46%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.11%) Data Centre
7 11 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.76%) NHS
9 9 (1.58%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (1.58%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.88%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.88%) Legacy Applications
13 5 (0.88%) Mobile Computing
13 5 (0.88%) Social Media
13 5 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.40%) Linux
2 13 (2.29%) Windows
3 8 (1.41%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.06%) Android
5 4 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.53%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.53%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.35%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (22.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 117 (20.60%) Mentoring
3 104 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (17.61%) DevOps
5 93 (16.37%) Stakeholder Management
6 86 (15.14%) Coaching
7 76 (13.38%) Scrum
8 72 (12.68%) CI/CD
9 66 (11.62%) Project Management
10 63 (11.09%) Roadmaps
11 60 (10.56%) Analytics
12 58 (10.21%) Decision-Making
13 56 (9.86%) Waterfall
14 52 (9.15%) Project Delivery
15 51 (8.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 49 (8.63%) Test Automation
17 44 (7.75%) Business Strategy
18 43 (7.57%) SDLC
18 43 (7.57%) User Experience
19 42 (7.39%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 104 (18.31%) SQL
2 52 (9.15%) JavaScript
3 47 (8.27%) C#
4 41 (7.22%) Python
5 35 (6.16%) Java
6 34 (5.99%) TypeScript
7 24 (4.23%) PHP
8 20 (3.52%) Bash
9 9 (1.58%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.41%) C
10 8 (1.41%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.06%) C++
11 6 (1.06%) Go
11 6 (1.06%) R
12 3 (0.53%) Scala
12 3 (0.53%) VBA
13 2 (0.35%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.35%) Ruby
13 2 (0.35%) Swift
Qualifications
1 60 (10.56%) Degree
2 45 (7.92%) Security Cleared
3 33 (5.81%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.17%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.82%) PMP
6 11 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.58%) CISSP
8 9 (1.58%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (1.41%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.41%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.23%) CISA
10 7 (1.23%) CITP
10 7 (1.23%) SSCP
11 5 (0.88%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.70%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (15.67%) QA
2 22 (3.87%) Accessibility
3 20 (3.52%) SLA
4 14 (2.46%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.46%) NIST
5 13 (2.29%) GDPR
6 9 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.41%) PMO
8 7 (1.23%) ITGC
8 7 (1.23%) WCAG
9 4 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 3 (0.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.53%) MISRA
11 2 (0.35%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.18%) GRC
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 32 (5.63%) Docker
2 10 (1.76%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.53%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 30 (5.28%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.70%) Terraform
3 8 (1.41%) Grafana
4 6 (1.06%) Ansible
5 2 (0.35%) Argo
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.18%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 88 (15.49%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.99%) Databricks
3 25 (4.40%) Oracle
4 13 (2.29%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.11%) SAP
5 12 (2.11%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.76%) IBM
7 7 (1.23%) Planon
7 7 (1.23%) Workday
8 6 (1.06%) Google
8 6 (1.06%) Talend
9 5 (0.88%) Zoho
10 4 (0.70%) Cloudera
10 4 (0.70%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.70%) Informatica
10 4 (0.70%) Remedy
11 3 (0.53%) Cisco
11 3 (0.53%) ESRI
11 3 (0.53%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.53%) QAD