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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 60 136
Rank change year-on-year -89 +76 -65
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 106 228 235
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.85% 4.52% 1.65%
As % of the Development Applications category 29.53% 49.67% 27.49%
Number of salaries quoted 93 132 165
10th Percentile £24,750 £23,882 £26,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £37,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,543 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.01% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,508 £72,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £73,750 £72,500
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 359 459 855
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.87% 9.09% 6.00%
Number of salaries quoted 258 296 637
10th Percentile £26,888 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,718 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.84% +13.44% -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £78,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +12.07% -10.77%

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 20 June 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 20 June 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
East Midlands -57 53 £27,500 -23.61% 13
West Midlands -83 53 £47,500 -29.63% 25
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 42 (39.62%) Confluence
2 4 (3.77%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.94%) CMS
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.94%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.94%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.94%) Sketch
2 1 (0.94%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.94%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.94%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (25.47%) Azure
2 13 (12.26%) AWS
3 11 (10.38%) SaaS
4 9 (8.49%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (4.72%) GCP
6 5 (4.72%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.77%) Slack
8 3 (2.83%) ClickUp
8 3 (2.83%) Siteimprove
9 2 (1.89%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.94%) Figma
10 1 (0.94%) GitHub
10 1 (0.94%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.94%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.83%) VPN
2 2 (1.89%) DHCP
2 2 (1.89%) DNS
2 2 (1.89%) Firewall
2 2 (1.89%) LAN
2 2 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.94%) NX-OS
3 1 (0.94%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.94%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.72%) Amazon Redshift
1 5 (4.72%) Power BI
2 3 (2.83%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.94%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.94%) Metadata
4 1 (0.94%) Power Query
4 1 (0.94%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (6.60%) Git
2 5 (4.72%) Selenium
3 4 (3.77%) TestRail
4 3 (2.83%) Postman
4 3 (2.83%) Toad
4 3 (2.83%) Visual Studio
4 3 (2.83%) Zephyr
5 2 (1.89%) Subversion
6 1 (0.94%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.94%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.94%) GitLab
6 1 (0.94%) SoapUI
General
1 28 (26.42%) Law
2 26 (24.53%) Social Skills
3 14 (13.21%) Finance
4 12 (11.32%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (9.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (3.77%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.83%) Banking
7 3 (2.83%) Games
7 3 (2.83%) Legal
7 3 (2.83%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (2.83%) Retail
8 2 (1.89%) Billing
8 2 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.89%) iGaming
8 2 (1.89%) Marketing
9 1 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (32.08%) Analyst
2 23 (21.70%) IT Support
3 17 (16.04%) Senior
4 14 (13.21%) Business Analyst
5 12 (11.32%) Senior Analyst
6 11 (10.38%) IT Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) Product Owner
6 11 (10.38%) Support Engineer
7 10 (9.43%) Support Analyst
8 9 (8.49%) Lead
9 6 (5.66%) 2nd Line Support
9 6 (5.66%) IT Analyst
9 6 (5.66%) IT Support Analyst
9 6 (5.66%) Project Manager
9 6 (5.66%) Senior Business Analyst
10 4 (3.77%) Applications Support Analyst
10 4 (3.77%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 4 (3.77%) Data Analyst
10 4 (3.77%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (9.43%) React
2 4 (3.77%) Middleware
2 4 (3.77%) REST
3 3 (2.83%) Node.js
3 3 (2.83%) React Native
4 2 (1.89%) Express.js
4 2 (1.89%) Fastify
5 1 (0.94%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.94%) CSS
5 1 (0.94%) CSS3
5 1 (0.94%) HTML
5 1 (0.94%) HTML5
5 1 (0.94%) JSON
5 1 (0.94%) Playwright
5 1 (0.94%) Redux
5 1 (0.94%) Sass
5 1 (0.94%) XML
5 1 (0.94%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 22 (20.75%) Product Ownership
2 7 (6.60%) Management Information System
3 6 (5.66%) Onboarding
4 5 (4.72%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.89%) CMDB
5 2 (1.89%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.89%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.94%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.94%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.94%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.94%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.94%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.94%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.94%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.60%) Windows
2 2 (1.89%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.89%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (63.21%) Agile
2 23 (21.70%) Continuous Improvement
3 21 (19.81%) ITSM
3 21 (19.81%) Root Cause Analysis
3 21 (19.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 18 (16.98%) DevOps
5 17 (16.04%) User Stories
6 16 (15.09%) Acceptance Criteria
6 16 (15.09%) Backlog Refinement
7 15 (14.15%) Decision-Making
8 14 (13.21%) Computer Science
8 14 (13.21%) Incident Management
8 14 (13.21%) SDLC
9 13 (12.26%) CI/CD
9 13 (12.26%) Requirements Gathering
9 13 (12.26%) Service Management
9 13 (12.26%) Sprint Planning
10 12 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (11.32%) Software Testing
10 12 (11.32%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 33 (31.13%) SQL
2 10 (9.43%) PowerShell
3 5 (4.72%) JavaScript
4 4 (3.77%) Python
5 3 (2.83%) C++
5 3 (2.83%) Java
6 2 (1.89%) C#
6 2 (1.89%) Google Apps Script
6 2 (1.89%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 25 (23.58%) Degree
2 10 (9.43%) Security Cleared
3 9 (8.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (7.55%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.83%) CITP
7 2 (1.89%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.89%) PMP
8 1 (0.94%) CCNA
8 1 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.94%) MCSE
8 1 (0.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (27.36%) QA
2 15 (14.15%) SLA
3 5 (4.72%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.83%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.83%) Software Quality Assurance
5 2 (1.89%) GDPR
5 2 (1.89%) PMO
6 1 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.94%) GRC
6 1 (0.94%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (1.89%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (1.89%) Firmware
2 1 (0.94%) Docker
2 1 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (2.83%) HP ALM
1 3 (2.83%) Terraform
2 2 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.94%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.94%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.94%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (12.26%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.49%) ServiceNow
3 7 (6.60%) Cisco
4 6 (5.66%) Google
4 6 (5.66%) Meraki
4 6 (5.66%) Salesforce
5 5 (4.72%) Oracle
6 3 (2.83%) Adobe
6 3 (2.83%) HP
7 2 (1.89%) Logitech
7 2 (1.89%) SAP
7 2 (1.89%) Yealink
8 1 (0.94%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.94%) Cognos
8 1 (0.94%) Freshdesk
8 1 (0.94%) Planon
8 1 (0.94%) VMware