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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Agile 698 661 1,740
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.25% 11.72% 13.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.53% 13.68% 17.13%
Number of salaries quoted 479 387 1,039
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -2.65%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,875 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -0.76%

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 9,271 4,831 10,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.77% 85.64% 79.16%
Number of salaries quoted 6,588 2,875 6,694
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £49,329
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -0.67% -6.04%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £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 17 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 17 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 -11 420 £55,000 -8.33% 132
East Midlands +5 277 £55,000 -3.08% 89
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 35 (5.01%) Confluence
2 11 (1.58%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.86%) CMS
5 5 (0.72%) SAS
6 4 (0.57%) PowerFactory
7 3 (0.43%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.43%) IIS
8 2 (0.29%) Apache
8 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.14%) Documentum
9 1 (0.14%) Drupal
9 1 (0.14%) nginx
Applications
1 11 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.57%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.57%) Revit
5 3 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.72%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.57%) Primavera
4 4 (0.57%) SAP EHS
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 205 (29.37%) Azure
2 121 (17.34%) AWS
3 65 (9.31%) Power Platform
4 56 (8.02%) Azure DevOps
5 36 (5.16%) PowerApps
6 35 (5.01%) Microsoft 365
6 35 (5.01%) Power Automate
7 29 (4.15%) SaaS
8 26 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (3.30%) Serverless
10 18 (2.58%) GCP
11 14 (2.01%) IaaS
12 13 (1.86%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.72%) PaaS
14 11 (1.58%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.43%) Microsoft Copilot
16 9 (1.29%) Azure AKS
17 8 (1.15%) Amazon Cognito
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%) 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%) Broadband
4 1 (0.14%) CTI
4 1 (0.14%) DHCP
4 1 (0.14%) FTP
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 51 (7.31%) Power BI
2 50 (7.16%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 26 (3.72%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.58%) Elasticsearch
6 10 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.43%) MySQL
7 9 (1.29%) NoSQL
8 8 (1.15%) DynamoDB
8 8 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.00%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (1.00%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.72%) NonStop SQL
10 5 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.57%) Power Query
12 3 (0.43%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.43%) Pentaho
12 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 63 (9.03%) JIRA
2 27 (3.87%) Git
3 15 (2.15%) Cucumber
3 15 (2.15%) Selenium
4 13 (1.86%) JUnit
5 12 (1.72%) Postman
6 11 (1.58%) GitLab
6 11 (1.58%) XCUITest
7 10 (1.43%) Gatling
8 9 (1.29%) Maven
8 9 (1.29%) Mockito
8 9 (1.29%) Zephyr
9 8 (1.15%) JMeter
10 7 (1.00%) Jenkins
11 6 (0.86%) Cypress.io
12 4 (0.57%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.57%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.57%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.57%) TestRail
12 4 (0.57%) Visual Studio
General
1 197 (28.22%) Social Skills
2 167 (23.93%) Finance
3 91 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (9.31%) Public Sector
5 42 (6.02%) Law
6 40 (5.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (5.73%) Retail
7 34 (4.87%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (2.87%) Manufacturing
9 18 (2.58%) Legal
9 18 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (2.15%) Banking
11 14 (2.01%) Marketing
12 12 (1.72%) Advertising
13 11 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (1.29%) Games
15 7 (1.00%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.43%) Fire and Rescue
16 3 (0.43%) General Ledger
16 3 (0.43%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 135 (19.34%) Developer
2 125 (17.91%) Senior
3 94 (13.47%) Analyst
4 78 (11.17%) Lead
5 54 (7.74%) .NET Developer
6 50 (7.16%) Business Analyst
6 50 (7.16%) Project Manager
7 48 (6.88%) Delivery Manager
8 42 (6.02%) Architect
9 34 (4.87%) Senior Manager
10 30 (4.30%) Senior Analyst
11 29 (4.15%) Software Engineer
12 21 (3.01%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 20 (2.87%) Software Developer
14 19 (2.72%) Account Manager
14 19 (2.72%) Digital Analyst
14 19 (2.72%) IT Manager
14 19 (2.72%) Product Owner
15 18 (2.58%) Change Manager
16 17 (2.44%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (14.47%) .NET
2 70 (10.03%) React
3 55 (7.88%) ASP.NET
4 52 (7.45%) ASP.NET Core
5 50 (7.16%) .NET Core
6 41 (5.87%) Node.js
7 34 (4.87%) CSS
8 32 (4.58%) HTML
9 27 (3.87%) REST
10 25 (3.58%) Entity Framework
11 24 (3.44%) ASP.NET Web API
12 22 (3.15%) Blazor
12 22 (3.15%) RESTful
13 19 (2.72%) Playwright
14 16 (2.29%) LINQ
15 15 (2.15%) Spring
16 14 (2.01%) AngularJS
17 13 (1.86%) AWS CDK
17 13 (1.86%) Next.js
18 10 (1.43%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 60 (8.60%) Product Ownership
2 31 (4.44%) Greenfield Project
3 29 (4.15%) Mobile App
4 28 (4.01%) Enterprise Software
5 23 (3.30%) Cloud Native
6 18 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (2.15%) Management Information System
8 12 (1.72%) AI Agents
9 11 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.58%) Onboarding
10 10 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (1.29%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.29%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.29%) Low-Code
12 8 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (1.00%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (0.72%) Mobile Computing
16 4 (0.57%) AS400
16 4 (0.57%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.58%) Linux
2 16 (2.29%) Windows
3 11 (1.58%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.29%) Android
5 4 (0.57%) Unix
6 3 (0.43%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (23.93%) Mentoring
2 166 (23.78%) Continuous Improvement
3 126 (18.05%) Problem-Solving
4 123 (17.62%) CI/CD
4 123 (17.62%) Coaching
5 114 (16.33%) DevOps
6 112 (16.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 89 (12.75%) Scrum
8 83 (11.89%) Test Automation
9 81 (11.60%) AI
9 81 (11.60%) Full-Stack Development
10 77 (11.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 74 (10.60%) Roadmaps
12 71 (10.17%) Decision-Making
13 65 (9.31%) Analytics
13 65 (9.31%) Microservices
14 63 (9.03%) Business Strategy
14 63 (9.03%) Project Management
15 59 (8.45%) Business Intelligence
15 59 (8.45%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 151 (21.63%) SQL
2 128 (18.34%) C#
3 77 (11.03%) JavaScript
4 55 (7.88%) TypeScript
5 54 (7.74%) Java
6 35 (5.01%) Python
7 16 (2.29%) PHP
8 15 (2.15%) C++
9 14 (2.01%) Bash
9 14 (2.01%) PL/SQL
9 14 (2.01%) PowerShell
10 11 (1.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.57%) RPG
11 4 (0.57%) RPG IV
11 4 (0.57%) RPG/400
11 4 (0.57%) Swift
12 2 (0.29%) C
12 2 (0.29%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.29%) R
12 2 (0.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (11.32%) Degree
2 50 (7.16%) Security Cleared
3 45 (6.45%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.72%) PMI Certification
5 18 (2.58%) PMP
6 17 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (1.86%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.72%) CISSP
9 11 (1.58%) ISTQB
9 11 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.43%) ISEB
11 7 (1.00%) CISA
11 7 (1.00%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (1.00%) SSCP
12 5 (0.72%) CISM
12 5 (0.72%) CITP
12 5 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
13 4 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (11.32%) QA
2 43 (6.16%) Accessibility
3 18 (2.58%) GDPR
4 15 (2.15%) Data Quality
5 14 (2.01%) NIST
6 13 (1.86%) SLA
7 9 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.00%) ITGC
8 7 (1.00%) PMO
8 7 (1.00%) WCAG
9 6 (0.86%) GRC
10 3 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.14%) NCSC
12 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 33 (4.73%) Docker
2 5 (0.72%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 45 (6.45%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.72%) Terraform
3 10 (1.43%) 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
1 134 (19.20%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.44%) Oracle
3 24 (3.44%) SAP
4 15 (2.15%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.15%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.86%) Google
6 9 (1.29%) IBM
7 8 (1.15%) Databricks
8 7 (1.00%) IFS
9 6 (0.86%) OpenAI
10 5 (0.72%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.72%) Facebook
10 5 (0.72%) Pega
10 5 (0.72%) Workday
10 5 (0.72%) YouTube
11 4 (0.57%) Apple
11 4 (0.57%) DIgSILENT
12 3 (0.43%) HP
12 3 (0.43%) Informatica
12 3 (0.43%) Planon