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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 13 8
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 761 581 1,222
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.86% 10.39% 12.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.96% 12.12% 15.43%
Number of salaries quoted 466 352 519
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £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 £69,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £82,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +3.70% -

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 10,928 4,792 7,919
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.84% 85.69% 78.90%
Number of salaries quoted 7,736 2,872 3,979
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,462
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
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 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -7.90%

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 21 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 21 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 -10 499 £55,000 -8.33% 497
East Midlands -1 261 £55,000 -4.35% 235
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 19 (2.50%) Confluence
1 19 (2.50%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 6 (0.79%) SAS
4 4 (0.53%) PowerFactory
5 3 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.39%) CMS
6 2 (0.26%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Documentum
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 34 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.94%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (1.97%) MS Visio
4 13 (1.71%) Simulink
5 8 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
6 6 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.53%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.53%) Revit
8 3 (0.39%) EPLAN
9 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 33 (4.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 25 (3.29%) Primavera
2 25 (3.29%) SAP EHS
3 6 (0.79%) Infor M3
3 6 (0.79%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.39%) Shopify
7 2 (0.26%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.13%) Magento
8 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 244 (32.06%) Azure
2 164 (21.55%) AWS
3 88 (11.56%) Power Platform
4 61 (8.02%) Azure DevOps
5 52 (6.83%) Power Automate
6 47 (6.18%) SaaS
7 44 (5.78%) Dynamics 365
7 44 (5.78%) PowerApps
8 31 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (4.07%) Serverless
9 25 (3.29%) Smartsheet
10 19 (2.50%) GCP
11 14 (1.84%) Amazon S3
11 14 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
11 14 (1.84%) IaaS
12 11 (1.45%) AWS CloudFormation
12 11 (1.45%) Azure Functions
12 11 (1.45%) GitHub
12 11 (1.45%) PaaS
13 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.18%) Wireshark
2 6 (0.79%) DNS
2 6 (0.79%) Internet
2 6 (0.79%) LAN
2 6 (0.79%) WAN
3 5 (0.66%) Network Security
4 4 (0.53%) Firewall
5 3 (0.39%) HTTP
5 3 (0.39%) Profibus
5 3 (0.39%) VPN
6 2 (0.26%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.26%) SMS
6 2 (0.26%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.26%) VoIP
7 1 (0.13%) CTI
7 1 (0.13%) DHCP
7 1 (0.13%) FTP
7 1 (0.13%) SNMP
7 1 (0.13%) SSL
7 1 (0.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (9.07%) Power BI
2 53 (6.96%) MongoDB
3 46 (6.04%) Azure SQL Database
4 33 (4.34%) SQL Server
5 23 (3.02%) Elasticsearch
6 22 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (1.84%) NoSQL
8 13 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (1.58%) Power Query
9 12 (1.58%) Relational Database
10 11 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 9 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (1.18%) Data Lake
11 9 (1.18%) DynamoDB
11 9 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (1.05%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.92%) MySQL
14 6 (0.79%) Metadata
14 6 (0.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 5 (0.66%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 63 (8.28%) Git
2 58 (7.62%) JIRA
3 24 (3.15%) GitLab
4 22 (2.89%) JUnit
5 21 (2.76%) Cucumber
6 18 (2.37%) Postman
6 18 (2.37%) Selenium
7 17 (2.23%) Jenkins
7 17 (2.23%) Maven
8 14 (1.84%) Gatling
8 14 (1.84%) Mockito
9 11 (1.45%) Zephyr
10 10 (1.31%) JMeter
11 9 (1.18%) Eclipse
11 9 (1.18%) Subversion
12 8 (1.05%) Cypress.io
13 6 (0.79%) Visual Studio
14 5 (0.66%) REST Assured
14 5 (0.66%) SoapUI
15 4 (0.53%) SonarQube
General
1 232 (30.49%) Social Skills
2 181 (23.78%) Finance
3 116 (15.24%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (11.70%) Public Sector
5 47 (6.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.52%) Retail
7 40 (5.26%) Legal
8 38 (4.99%) Manufacturing
9 33 (4.34%) Influencing Skills
10 31 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
11 26 (3.42%) Law
12 22 (2.89%) Electronics
13 21 (2.76%) Marketing
14 17 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (2.10%) Banking
16 12 (1.58%) Games
17 10 (1.31%) Fire and Rescue
18 9 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
19 8 (1.05%) Aerospace
20 7 (0.92%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 181 (23.78%) Developer
2 133 (17.48%) Senior
3 130 (17.08%) Lead
4 61 (8.02%) Analyst
5 59 (7.75%) Architect
6 50 (6.57%) Project Manager
7 48 (6.31%) .NET Developer
8 44 (5.78%) Software Engineer
9 42 (5.52%) Business Analyst
10 39 (5.12%) Senior Developer
11 35 (4.60%) Delivery Manager
12 28 (3.68%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (2.76%) Data Engineer
14 20 (2.63%) Full-Stack Developer
15 19 (2.50%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 18 (2.37%) Software Developer
16 18 (2.37%) Solutions Architect
17 17 (2.23%) React Developer
17 17 (2.23%) Senior Manager
18 16 (2.10%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (14.19%) .NET
2 83 (10.91%) React
3 56 (7.36%) ASP.NET
4 53 (6.96%) REST
5 51 (6.70%) .NET Core
6 50 (6.57%) ASP.NET Core
7 44 (5.78%) Node.js
8 39 (5.12%) CSS
9 35 (4.60%) HTML
9 35 (4.60%) Terraform
10 32 (4.20%) Playwright
11 24 (3.15%) ASP.NET Web API
11 24 (3.15%) Entity Framework
12 23 (3.02%) Spring
13 21 (2.76%) Blazor
14 20 (2.63%) JSON
14 20 (2.63%) RESTful
15 18 (2.37%) XML
16 16 (2.10%) LINQ
17 15 (1.97%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 42 (5.52%) Product Ownership
2 33 (4.34%) Enterprise Software
3 30 (3.94%) PMI
4 26 (3.42%) Cloud Native
4 26 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (3.29%) Management Information System
6 23 (3.02%) Greenfield Project
7 22 (2.89%) Legacy Systems
8 21 (2.76%) Mobile App
9 19 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (2.50%) Onboarding
10 15 (1.97%) Driving Licence
11 14 (1.84%) Virtual Team
12 13 (1.71%) AI Agents
13 12 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
15 9 (1.18%) Low-Code
15 9 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
15 9 (1.18%) Taxonomies
16 8 (1.05%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 37 (4.86%) Linux
2 13 (1.71%) Windows
3 9 (1.18%) Unix
4 6 (0.79%) Android
5 4 (0.53%) Kali Linux
5 4 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.39%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.26%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (26.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (21.81%) Mentoring
2 166 (21.81%) Problem-Solving
3 153 (20.11%) CI/CD
4 143 (18.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 135 (17.74%) AI
6 131 (17.21%) DevOps
7 119 (15.64%) Scrum
8 113 (14.85%) Decision-Making
9 106 (13.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 100 (13.14%) Coaching
11 94 (12.35%) Project Management
12 86 (11.30%) Full-Stack Development
13 82 (10.78%) Roadmaps
14 81 (10.64%) Software Engineering
15 80 (10.51%) Business Intelligence
16 76 (9.99%) SDLC
17 74 (9.72%) ERP
18 72 (9.46%) Analytics
18 72 (9.46%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 174 (22.86%) SQL
2 138 (18.13%) C#
3 98 (12.88%) JavaScript
4 81 (10.64%) Java
5 62 (8.15%) TypeScript
6 53 (6.96%) Python
7 21 (2.76%) PL/SQL
8 20 (2.63%) Bash
9 17 (2.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (1.97%) C++
11 14 (1.84%) MATLAB
12 13 (1.71%) C
13 12 (1.58%) PowerShell
14 9 (1.18%) Embedded C
15 8 (1.05%) PHP
16 5 (0.66%) Perl
17 4 (0.53%) R
17 4 (0.53%) RPG
17 4 (0.53%) RPG IV
17 4 (0.53%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 133 (17.48%) Degree
2 120 (15.77%) Security Cleared
3 112 (14.72%) SC Cleared
4 47 (6.18%) PMI Certification
5 30 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (3.02%) Azure Certification
7 22 (2.89%) PMP
8 18 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (2.23%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (1.71%) Master's Degree
11 12 (1.58%) DV Cleared
11 12 (1.58%) ISTQB
12 11 (1.45%) ISEB
13 7 (0.92%) AWS Certification
13 7 (0.92%) CISSP
14 6 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
15 5 (0.66%) CISM
15 5 (0.66%) TOGAF Certification
16 4 (0.53%) CRISC
16 4 (0.53%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (9.07%) QA
2 61 (8.02%) Accessibility
3 34 (4.47%) Data Quality
4 32 (4.20%) GDPR
5 17 (2.23%) WCAG
6 12 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.45%) PMO
8 8 (1.05%) GRC
9 5 (0.66%) NCSC
10 4 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.39%) IEC 61131
11 3 (0.39%) NIST
11 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.39%) SLA
12 2 (0.26%) COBIT
12 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 55 (7.23%) Docker
2 14 (1.84%) Embedded Firmware
2 14 (1.84%) Firmware
3 3 (0.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 62 (8.15%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.66%) Ansible
4 4 (0.53%) Grafana
4 4 (0.53%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.26%) Bosun
5 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.26%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.26%) Puppet
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 156 (20.50%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.57%) SAP
3 39 (5.12%) Oracle
4 24 (3.15%) ServiceNow
5 20 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.84%) Databricks
7 13 (1.71%) Google
8 11 (1.45%) Pega
9 10 (1.31%) IFS
9 10 (1.31%) Infor
9 10 (1.31%) YouTube
10 9 (1.18%) Workday
11 8 (1.05%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.79%) Cisco
12 6 (0.79%) Veracode
13 5 (0.66%) Altera
13 5 (0.66%) Facebook
13 5 (0.66%) Microsemi
13 5 (0.66%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.66%) Xilinx