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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 11 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 740 608 1,247
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.94% 10.67% 12.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.09% 12.62% 15.81%
Number of salaries quoted 479 368 554
10th Percentile £37,400 £34,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,609 £47,313 £45,125
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 £82,500
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 10,440 4,819 7,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.65% 84.59% 77.47%
Number of salaries quoted 7,460 2,876 4,345
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,371
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £36,000
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 £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 5 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 5 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 -10 469 £55,000 -8.33% 257
East Midlands -1 270 £55,000 -4.35% 113
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 (2.84%) Confluence
2 15 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.89%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 5 (0.68%) SAS
5 4 (0.54%) PowerFactory
6 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.41%) CMS
7 2 (0.27%) IIS
8 1 (0.14%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.14%) Documentum
8 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
3 12 (1.62%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.95%) Simulink
5 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
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%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 29 (3.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.35%) Primavera
2 10 (1.35%) SAP EHS
3 7 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.81%) Oracle Applications
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
1 243 (32.84%) Azure
2 162 (21.89%) AWS
3 81 (10.95%) Power Platform
4 62 (8.38%) Azure DevOps
5 47 (6.35%) Power Automate
6 46 (6.22%) SaaS
7 43 (5.81%) PowerApps
8 40 (5.41%) Dynamics 365
9 30 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
9 30 (4.05%) Serverless
10 20 (2.70%) GCP
11 15 (2.03%) Amazon S3
11 15 (2.03%) AWS Lambda
11 15 (2.03%) IaaS
12 11 (1.49%) AWS CloudFormation
12 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
12 11 (1.49%) PaaS
13 10 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (1.35%) Smartsheet
14 9 (1.22%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.08%) DNS
2 7 (0.95%) Internet
3 6 (0.81%) Wireshark
4 5 (0.68%) LAN
4 5 (0.68%) WAN
5 4 (0.54%) Network Security
6 3 (0.41%) HTTP
6 3 (0.41%) Hyperconnected
7 2 (0.27%) Firewall
7 2 (0.27%) SMS
7 2 (0.27%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.27%) VoIP
8 1 (0.14%) Broadband
8 1 (0.14%) CTI
8 1 (0.14%) DHCP
8 1 (0.14%) FTP
8 1 (0.14%) SNMP
8 1 (0.14%) SSL
8 1 (0.14%) VPN
8 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (8.65%) Power BI
2 51 (6.89%) MongoDB
3 45 (6.08%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (3.92%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.38%) Elasticsearch
6 21 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.49%) NoSQL
8 11 (1.49%) Power Query
8 11 (1.49%) Relational Database
9 10 (1.35%) Amazon Redshift
9 10 (1.35%) DynamoDB
9 10 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (1.08%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.95%) MySQL
11 7 (0.95%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.81%) Metadata
12 6 (0.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 5 (0.68%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 58 (7.84%) Git
2 56 (7.57%) JIRA
3 23 (3.11%) GitLab
4 22 (2.97%) Cucumber
4 22 (2.97%) JUnit
4 22 (2.97%) Selenium
5 20 (2.70%) Postman
6 18 (2.43%) Jenkins
7 17 (2.30%) Maven
8 14 (1.89%) Gatling
8 14 (1.89%) Mockito
9 12 (1.62%) JMeter
9 12 (1.62%) Zephyr
10 9 (1.22%) Cypress.io
10 9 (1.22%) Subversion
11 7 (0.95%) SoapUI
11 7 (0.95%) XCUITest
12 6 (0.81%) Eclipse
12 6 (0.81%) REST Assured
13 5 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 235 (31.76%) Social Skills
2 179 (24.19%) Finance
3 114 (15.41%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (10.81%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (5.27%) Retail
7 35 (4.73%) Manufacturing
8 34 (4.59%) Influencing Skills
9 29 (3.92%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (3.65%) Law
11 25 (3.38%) Legal
12 22 (2.97%) Marketing
13 17 (2.30%) Banking
13 17 (2.30%) Electronics
14 16 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.76%) Games
16 9 (1.22%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (1.08%) Fire and Rescue
18 7 (0.95%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 170 (22.97%) Developer
2 135 (18.24%) Senior
3 107 (14.46%) Lead
4 73 (9.86%) Analyst
5 57 (7.70%) Architect
6 56 (7.57%) Project Manager
7 49 (6.62%) .NET Developer
8 46 (6.22%) Software Engineer
9 42 (5.68%) Business Analyst
10 36 (4.86%) Delivery Manager
11 33 (4.46%) Senior Developer
12 23 (3.11%) Power Platform Developer
12 23 (3.11%) Senior Analyst
13 21 (2.84%) Software Developer
14 20 (2.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 19 (2.57%) Full-Stack Developer
15 19 (2.57%) Senior Manager
16 17 (2.30%) Data Engineer
16 17 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
17 16 (2.16%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (14.46%) .NET
2 87 (11.76%) React
3 58 (7.84%) ASP.NET
4 53 (7.16%) ASP.NET Core
5 52 (7.03%) .NET Core
6 49 (6.62%) REST
7 47 (6.35%) Node.js
8 41 (5.54%) CSS
9 36 (4.86%) HTML
10 33 (4.46%) Playwright
10 33 (4.46%) Terraform
11 25 (3.38%) ASP.NET Web API
11 25 (3.38%) Entity Framework
12 22 (2.97%) Blazor
12 22 (2.97%) RESTful
13 21 (2.84%) Spring
14 17 (2.30%) JSON
15 16 (2.16%) LINQ
16 15 (2.03%) XML
17 14 (1.89%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.81%) Product Ownership
2 34 (4.59%) Enterprise Software
3 26 (3.51%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.51%) Greenfield Project
4 25 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (3.11%) Mobile App
6 22 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
7 18 (2.43%) Management Information System
8 16 (2.16%) Onboarding
9 15 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
9 15 (2.03%) Driving Licence
9 15 (2.03%) PMI
10 13 (1.76%) AI Agents
11 12 (1.62%) Virtual Team
12 10 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
12 10 (1.35%) Low-Code
13 9 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (1.08%) IoT
15 6 (0.81%) Data Structures
15 6 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (4.59%) Linux
2 13 (1.76%) 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
1 202 (27.30%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (22.43%) Mentoring
2 166 (22.43%) Problem-Solving
3 159 (21.49%) CI/CD
4 135 (18.24%) DevOps
5 132 (17.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 125 (16.89%) AI
7 120 (16.22%) Scrum
8 108 (14.59%) Coaching
9 99 (13.38%) Decision-Making
10 88 (11.89%) Full-Stack Development
10 88 (11.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 84 (11.35%) Test Automation
12 81 (10.95%) Roadmaps
13 78 (10.54%) SDLC
14 76 (10.27%) Project Management
14 76 (10.27%) Software Engineering
15 75 (10.14%) Business Intelligence
16 73 (9.86%) Microservices
17 70 (9.46%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 170 (22.97%) SQL
2 134 (18.11%) C#
3 98 (13.24%) JavaScript
4 79 (10.68%) Java
5 64 (8.65%) TypeScript
6 51 (6.89%) Python
7 21 (2.84%) PL/SQL
8 19 (2.57%) Bash
9 17 (2.30%) C++
9 17 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 13 (1.76%) PowerShell
11 10 (1.35%) C
12 9 (1.22%) PHP
13 8 (1.08%) MATLAB
14 6 (0.81%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.68%) Perl
16 4 (0.54%) R
16 4 (0.54%) RPG
16 4 (0.54%) RPG IV
16 4 (0.54%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 110 (14.86%) Degree
2 104 (14.05%) Security Cleared
3 95 (12.84%) SC Cleared
4 30 (4.05%) PMI Certification
5 28 (3.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (2.70%) PMP
7 18 (2.43%) Azure Certification
8 15 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.76%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.76%) ISTQB
10 12 (1.62%) ISEB
11 11 (1.49%) Master's Degree
12 8 (1.08%) CISSP
13 6 (0.81%) 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 75 (10.14%) QA
2 64 (8.65%) Accessibility
3 29 (3.92%) Data Quality
4 26 (3.51%) GDPR
5 14 (1.89%) WCAG
6 12 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.35%) PMO
8 8 (1.08%) GRC
8 8 (1.08%) NIST
9 4 (0.54%) NCSC
9 4 (0.54%) SOC 2
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%) IEC 61131
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 (7.57%) Docker
2 9 (1.22%) Embedded Firmware
2 9 (1.22%) Firmware
3 3 (0.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 66 (8.92%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.81%) 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
1 147 (19.86%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.14%) SAP
3 37 (5.00%) Oracle
4 24 (3.24%) ServiceNow
5 20 (2.70%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.89%) Databricks
7 12 (1.62%) Google
8 10 (1.35%) IFS
9 9 (1.22%) Pega
9 9 (1.22%) YouTube
10 8 (1.08%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.95%) Infor
11 7 (0.95%) Workday
12 6 (0.81%) Veracode
13 5 (0.68%) Altera
13 5 (0.68%) Cisco
13 5 (0.68%) Facebook
13 5 (0.68%) Microsemi
13 5 (0.68%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.68%) Xilinx