JIRA Job Trends in the Midlands

Atlassian JIRA
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 64 130
Rank change year-on-year -94 +66 -55
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 106 232 177
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.73% 3.99% 1.66%
As % of the Development Applications category 28.80% 51.79% 30.00%
Number of salaries quoted 88 134 114
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,242 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.36% +22.22% -20.35%
75th Percentile £57,500 £73,750 £54,750
90th Percentile £72,000 - £65,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

All Development Application Skills
Midlands

JIRA falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 368 448 590
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.53% 7.70% 5.55%
Number of salaries quoted 246 285 390
10th Percentile £27,250 £33,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,875 £71,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JIRA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

JIRA job vacancy trend in the Midlands

JIRA
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in the Midlands

JIRA
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 JIRA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 August 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 -77 63 £45,000 -30.77% 60
East Midlands -59 43 £27,500 -35.29% 28
JIRA
England

JIRA
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 25 (23.58%) Confluence
2 6 (5.66%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.89%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.94%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 3 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.94%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 35 (33.02%) Azure
2 20 (18.87%) AWS
3 10 (9.43%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (8.49%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (8.49%) SaaS
5 5 (4.72%) GCP
6 4 (3.77%) Power Platform
7 3 (2.83%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.83%) Siteimprove
8 2 (1.89%) ClickUp
8 2 (1.89%) GitHub
8 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.94%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.94%) Figma
9 1 (0.94%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.94%) Miro
9 1 (0.94%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.66%) DHCP
1 6 (5.66%) DNS
2 5 (4.72%) TCP/IP
3 3 (2.83%) Firewall
3 3 (2.83%) LAN
3 3 (2.83%) VLAN
3 3 (2.83%) VPN
3 3 (2.83%) WAN
4 2 (1.89%) HTTP
5 1 (0.94%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.94%) Network Security
5 1 (0.94%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.72%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (3.77%) Amazon Redshift
2 4 (3.77%) Power BI
3 3 (2.83%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.94%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.94%) Metadata
4 1 (0.94%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.94%) Power Query
4 1 (0.94%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (16.04%) Git
2 8 (7.55%) Selenium
2 8 (7.55%) Zephyr
3 6 (5.66%) Postman
4 5 (4.72%) GitLab
4 5 (4.72%) SoapUI
4 5 (4.72%) Visual Studio
5 4 (3.77%) Jenkins
5 4 (3.77%) JMeter
5 4 (3.77%) Subversion
5 4 (3.77%) TestRail
6 3 (2.83%) Cucumber
6 3 (2.83%) Toad
7 2 (1.89%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.94%) Bugzilla
General
1 37 (34.91%) Social Skills
2 17 (16.04%) Finance
3 15 (14.15%) Law
4 10 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (6.60%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.72%) Games
6 5 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.77%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.83%) iGaming
8 3 (2.83%) Retail
9 2 (1.89%) Banking
9 2 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.89%) Electronics
9 2 (1.89%) Legal
10 1 (0.94%) Automotive
10 1 (0.94%) Billing
10 1 (0.94%) Marketing
10 1 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (27.36%) Analyst
2 21 (19.81%) Senior
3 17 (16.04%) IT Support
3 17 (16.04%) Senior Analyst
4 13 (12.26%) 2nd Line Support
5 12 (11.32%) Business Analyst
6 9 (8.49%) Project Manager
7 8 (7.55%) Lead
7 8 (7.55%) Senior Business Analyst
8 6 (5.66%) Product Owner
8 6 (5.66%) Software Engineer
8 6 (5.66%) Support Analyst
9 4 (3.77%) Applications Support
9 4 (3.77%) Applications Support Analyst
9 4 (3.77%) Data Business Analyst
9 4 (3.77%) Junior
9 4 (3.77%) QA Analyst
9 4 (3.77%) Tester
10 3 (2.83%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
10 3 (2.83%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (10.38%) React
2 5 (4.72%) XML
3 4 (3.77%) JSON
3 4 (3.77%) Middleware
3 4 (3.77%) Playwright
3 4 (3.77%) REST
3 4 (3.77%) SOAP
4 3 (2.83%) ADO
4 3 (2.83%) React Native
5 2 (1.89%) Express.js
5 2 (1.89%) Fastify
5 2 (1.89%) Gherkin
5 2 (1.89%) Node.js
6 1 (0.94%) CSS
6 1 (0.94%) CSS3
6 1 (0.94%) HTML
6 1 (0.94%) HTML5
6 1 (0.94%) Sass
6 1 (0.94%) Web Services
6 1 (0.94%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.09%) Product Ownership
2 8 (7.55%) Management Information System
3 6 (5.66%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (4.72%) Driving Licence
4 5 (4.72%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.83%) Embedded Systems
5 3 (2.83%) PMI
6 2 (1.89%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.89%) FPGA
6 2 (1.89%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.89%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.89%) Online Gambling
6 2 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.89%) Verilog
6 2 (1.89%) VHDL
6 2 (1.89%) Video\Live Streaming
7 1 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.94%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.94%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 12 (11.32%) Windows
2 7 (6.60%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.77%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.89%) Android
4 2 (1.89%) Linux
5 1 (0.94%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (49.06%) Agile
2 27 (25.47%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (20.75%) Computer Science
3 22 (20.75%) DevOps
3 22 (20.75%) Service Management
3 22 (20.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 19 (17.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (14.15%) Requirements Gathering
5 15 (14.15%) SDLC
5 15 (14.15%) User Stories
6 14 (13.21%) Acceptance Criteria
6 14 (13.21%) Waterfall
7 13 (12.26%) CI/CD
7 13 (12.26%) Scrum
7 13 (12.26%) Software Testing
7 13 (12.26%) Test Automation
8 12 (11.32%) Decision-Making
8 12 (11.32%) Software Engineering
8 12 (11.32%) Task Automation
8 12 (11.32%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 24 (22.64%) SQL
2 15 (14.15%) PowerShell
3 8 (7.55%) Java
4 6 (5.66%) C++
4 6 (5.66%) JavaScript
5 5 (4.72%) Python
6 4 (3.77%) C#
7 2 (1.89%) Perl
8 1 (0.94%) C
8 1 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (36.79%) Degree
2 15 (14.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (8.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (7.55%) Security Cleared
5 6 (5.66%) SC Cleared
6 4 (3.77%) CCNA
6 4 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (3.77%) ISEB
6 4 (3.77%) ISTQB
6 4 (3.77%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.83%) CBAP
7 3 (2.83%) IIBA
8 2 (1.89%) ACCA
8 2 (1.89%) CIMA
8 2 (1.89%) CITP
8 2 (1.89%) PMP
9 1 (0.94%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.94%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (21.70%) QA
2 6 (5.66%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.83%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.83%) Software Quality Assurance
4 2 (1.89%) GDPR
4 2 (1.89%) PMO
4 2 (1.89%) SLA
5 1 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 3 (2.83%) Active Directory
1 3 (2.83%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (2.83%) Firmware
2 2 (1.89%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.94%) Docker
3 1 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (2.83%) BMC PATROL
1 3 (2.83%) Control-M
1 3 (2.83%) HP ALM
1 3 (2.83%) Terraform
1 3 (2.83%) WhatsUp Gold
2 1 (0.94%) Ansible
2 1 (0.94%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.94%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.94%) SCCM
Vendors
1 15 (14.15%) Cisco
2 14 (13.21%) Microsoft
3 13 (12.26%) ServiceNow
4 12 (11.32%) Meraki
5 8 (7.55%) SAP
6 7 (6.60%) Oracle
7 4 (3.77%) Google
7 4 (3.77%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.83%) Adobe
8 3 (2.83%) BMC
8 3 (2.83%) HP
8 3 (2.83%) Pega
8 3 (2.83%) SolarWinds
8 3 (2.83%) VMware
9 2 (1.89%) Altera
9 2 (1.89%) Microsemi
9 2 (1.89%) Xilinx
10 1 (0.94%) Cognos
10 1 (0.94%) Duck Creek
10 1 (0.94%) Guidewire