JIRA Job Trends in the North of England

Atlassian JIRA
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 71 96
Rank change year-on-year -83 +25 +26
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 172 235 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.10% 3.68% 2.66%
As % of the Development Applications category 25.07% 38.84% 30.03%
Number of salaries quoted 119 151 307
10th Percentile £37,250 £21,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,749 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £51,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.98% -15.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £71,875 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,934 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

All Development Application Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 686 605 1,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.39% 9.49% 8.85%
Number of salaries quoted 509 444 1,124
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £73,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,934 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.51% +5.83% -7.69%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

JIRA job vacancy trend in the North of England

JIRA
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in the North of England

JIRA
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 April 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
North West -45 86 £65,000 +16.07% 60
Yorkshire -71 68 £46,000 -5.17% 37
North East -36 18 £52,000 +131.11% 18
JIRA
England

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 67 (38.95%) Confluence
2 10 (5.81%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (2.91%) CMS
5 2 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (1.16%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.58%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.58%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.58%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (5.81%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.74%) Trello
5 1 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.58%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle SCM
2 1 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.58%) Shopify
2 1 (0.58%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 49 (28.49%) Azure
2 22 (12.79%) Azure DevOps
3 17 (9.88%) AWS
4 14 (8.14%) Power Platform
5 13 (7.56%) GitHub
6 12 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (5.23%) SaaS
8 7 (4.07%) Google Workspace
9 6 (3.49%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (3.49%) Google Docs
9 6 (3.49%) Google Sheets
10 5 (2.91%) Figma
10 5 (2.91%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (2.33%) Boomi
11 4 (2.33%) Dropbox
11 4 (2.33%) GCP
11 4 (2.33%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (2.33%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.74%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (1.74%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.91%) HTTP
2 1 (0.58%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.40%) NoSQL
2 9 (5.23%) Power BI
3 7 (4.07%) SQL Server
4 6 (3.49%) MongoDB
4 6 (3.49%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (2.91%) Tableau
6 4 (2.33%) Big Data
6 4 (2.33%) MySQL
7 3 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.74%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.16%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.58%) Looker
9 1 (0.58%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 20 (11.63%) Git
2 8 (4.65%) Jenkins
3 7 (4.07%) GitLab
4 6 (3.49%) Cucumber
4 6 (3.49%) Postman
5 5 (2.91%) Bitbucket
5 5 (2.91%) JUnit
5 5 (2.91%) REST Assured
5 5 (2.91%) SonarQube
6 4 (2.33%) Artifactory
6 4 (2.33%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (1.74%) JMeter
7 3 (1.74%) Selenium
8 2 (1.16%) Appium
8 2 (1.16%) Cypress.io
8 2 (1.16%) JIRA Agile
8 2 (1.16%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.58%) Gatling
9 1 (0.58%) TestRail
9 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (38.95%) Social Skills
2 49 (28.49%) Finance
3 22 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (12.21%) Manufacturing
5 11 (6.40%) Banking
6 9 (5.23%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (4.65%) Advertising
8 7 (4.07%) Law
9 6 (3.49%) Marketing
10 5 (2.91%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.33%) Games
11 4 (2.33%) Retail
12 3 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.16%) Avionics
14 1 (0.58%) Automotive
14 1 (0.58%) Billing
14 1 (0.58%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.58%) Legal
14 1 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.58%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 26 (15.12%) Developer
2 24 (13.95%) Lead
3 23 (13.37%) Senior
4 22 (12.79%) Analyst
5 15 (8.72%) Architect
6 13 (7.56%) Solutions Architect
7 12 (6.98%) Lead Architect
7 12 (6.98%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 10 (5.81%) JIRA Developer
9 9 (5.23%) Systems Engineer
10 8 (4.65%) Applications Support
10 8 (4.65%) Java Developer
11 7 (4.07%) Applications Support Analyst
11 7 (4.07%) Operations Manager
11 7 (4.07%) Support Analyst
12 6 (3.49%) 2nd Line Support
12 6 (3.49%) Project Manager
12 6 (3.49%) Senior Manager
12 6 (3.49%) Service Manager
12 6 (3.49%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.98%) CSS
1 12 (6.98%) REST
2 11 (6.40%) HTML
3 9 (5.23%) RESTful
4 8 (4.65%) AngularJS
4 8 (4.65%) Playwright
4 8 (4.65%) React
4 8 (4.65%) Spring
4 8 (4.65%) Spring Boot
5 7 (4.07%) JSON
6 5 (2.91%) Elastic Stack
6 5 (2.91%) Middleware
7 4 (2.33%) PySpark
7 4 (2.33%) Vue
7 4 (2.33%) YAML
8 3 (1.74%) EDI
8 3 (1.74%) gRPC
8 3 (1.74%) Next.js
8 3 (1.74%) SOAP
8 3 (1.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.47%) Product Ownership
2 8 (4.65%) Distributed Systems
3 6 (3.49%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (2.33%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.33%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.33%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.33%) PMI
5 3 (1.74%) Enterprise Cloud
5 3 (1.74%) Life Science
5 3 (1.74%) Private Cloud
6 2 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.16%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.16%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.16%) NHS
6 2 (1.16%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.58%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.58%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.58%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (8.14%) Windows
2 10 (5.81%) Linux
3 6 (3.49%) Windows 10
3 6 (3.49%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.58%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.58%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (52.91%) Agile
2 49 (28.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 48 (27.91%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (27.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 46 (26.74%) DevOps
5 43 (25.00%) CI/CD
6 38 (22.09%) Scrum
7 37 (21.51%) Service Management
8 31 (18.02%) ITIL
9 25 (14.53%) ERP
10 21 (12.21%) Change Management
11 20 (11.63%) Business Strategy
12 19 (11.05%) ITSM
12 19 (11.05%) Project Management
12 19 (11.05%) Roadmaps
12 19 (11.05%) User Experience
13 18 (10.47%) Computer Science
13 18 (10.47%) Kanban
13 18 (10.47%) Scaled Agile Framework
14 17 (9.88%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (18.60%) JavaScript
2 28 (16.28%) SQL
3 20 (11.63%) Java
4 18 (10.47%) PowerShell
5 17 (9.88%) Python
6 8 (4.65%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.74%) Groovy
8 2 (1.16%) C#
8 2 (1.16%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.58%) C
9 1 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.58%) Perl
9 1 (0.58%) PHP
9 1 (0.58%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.58%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (25.58%) Degree
2 22 (12.79%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (8.14%) Security Cleared
4 12 (6.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 9 (5.23%) PMI Certification
6 8 (4.65%) SC Cleared
7 7 (4.07%) ISTQB
7 7 (4.07%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (3.49%) A+ Certification
8 6 (3.49%) HNC
8 6 (3.49%) HND
8 6 (3.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 6 (3.49%) PMP
9 5 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (2.91%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.74%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (1.16%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.16%) SAFe Agilist
12 1 (0.58%) CBAP
12 1 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.56%) QA
2 7 (4.07%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.49%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.91%) GDPR
5 4 (2.33%) GRC
6 3 (1.74%) TickIT
7 2 (1.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.16%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.16%) PMO
8 1 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.58%) GxP
8 1 (0.58%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.58%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.58%) WCAG
System Software
1 9 (5.23%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.49%) Docker
3 1 (0.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (4.65%) Kubernetes
2 6 (3.49%) Grafana
2 6 (3.49%) Terraform
3 5 (2.91%) Ansible
3 5 (2.91%) Control-M
4 4 (2.33%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.74%) Packer
6 1 (0.58%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 28 (16.28%) Microsoft
2 15 (8.72%) Atlassian
2 15 (8.72%) SAP
3 12 (6.98%) Siemens
4 8 (4.65%) Freshdesk
4 8 (4.65%) ServiceNow
5 7 (4.07%) Google
5 7 (4.07%) IBM
6 6 (3.49%) Cisco
6 6 (3.49%) Citrix
6 6 (3.49%) Databricks
6 6 (3.49%) Meraki
7 4 (2.33%) Oracle
7 4 (2.33%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.74%) Adobe
8 3 (1.74%) AppDynamics
8 3 (1.74%) Qualtrics
9 2 (1.16%) HubSpot
9 2 (1.16%) Proofpoint
9 2 (1.16%) Splunk