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 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 69 95
Rank change year-on-year -68 +26 +27
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 183 241 420
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.20% 3.76% 2.69%
As % of the Development Applications category 26.52% 39.00% 30.17%
Number of salaries quoted 117 151 309
10th Percentile £34,250 £21,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,250 £40,748 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -18.40% +8.70%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,545 £78,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,934 £90,000
England median annual salary £55,160 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.07% +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 690 618 1,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.53% 9.64% 8.92%
Number of salaries quoted 510 450 1,124
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,438 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,335 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,934 £87,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £63,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.73% +5.00% -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 29 March 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 29 March 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 -38 84 £62,500 +11.61% 60
Yorkshire -54 80 £46,000 -5.17% 37
North East -43 19 £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 73 (39.89%) Confluence
2 11 (6.01%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.83%) CMS
4 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.64%) WordPress
6 2 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (1.09%) Headless CMS
6 2 (1.09%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.55%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 11 (6.01%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (5.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.64%) Trello
5 2 (1.09%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.09%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle SCM
2 1 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.55%) Shopify
2 1 (0.55%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 49 (26.78%) Azure
2 22 (12.02%) Azure DevOps
3 13 (7.10%) AWS
3 13 (7.10%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (6.01%) Power Platform
5 10 (5.46%) GitHub
5 10 (5.46%) SaaS
6 7 (3.83%) Google Workspace
7 6 (3.28%) Google Docs
7 6 (3.28%) Google Sheets
8 5 (2.73%) Figma
8 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (2.19%) Dropbox
9 4 (2.19%) GCP
9 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (2.19%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.64%) Adobe Analytics
10 3 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.64%) Entra ID
11 2 (1.09%) BrowserStack
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.73%) HTTP
2 1 (0.55%) DNS
2 1 (0.55%) SAN
2 1 (0.55%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.46%) NoSQL
2 9 (4.92%) SQL Server
3 6 (3.28%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.28%) Power BI
4 5 (2.73%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (2.19%) Big Data
5 4 (2.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.64%) MySQL
6 3 (1.64%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (1.64%) Tableau
7 2 (1.09%) Data Vault
7 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.55%) Looker
8 1 (0.55%) OLAP
8 1 (0.55%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 18 (9.84%) Git
2 6 (3.28%) Postman
3 5 (2.73%) Bitbucket
3 5 (2.73%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.73%) JUnit
3 5 (2.73%) REST Assured
4 4 (2.19%) GitLab
4 4 (2.19%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (1.64%) Cucumber
5 3 (1.64%) JMeter
5 3 (1.64%) Selenium
6 2 (1.09%) Appium
6 2 (1.09%) Cypress.io
6 2 (1.09%) JIRA Agile
6 2 (1.09%) SonarQube
6 2 (1.09%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.55%) Gatling
7 1 (0.55%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.55%) TestRail
7 1 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 74 (40.44%) Social Skills
2 48 (26.23%) Finance
3 21 (11.48%) Manufacturing
4 17 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (6.01%) Banking
6 9 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
6 9 (4.92%) Law
7 7 (3.83%) Advertising
8 5 (2.73%) Marketing
9 4 (2.19%) Games
9 4 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.19%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.09%) Automotive
10 2 (1.09%) Avionics
10 2 (1.09%) Retail
11 1 (0.55%) Billing
11 1 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.55%) Legal
11 1 (0.55%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.55%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 36 (19.67%) Developer
2 24 (13.11%) Lead
3 23 (12.57%) JIRA Developer
4 20 (10.93%) Analyst
4 20 (10.93%) Senior
5 16 (8.74%) Architect
6 14 (7.65%) Solutions Architect
7 12 (6.56%) Lead Architect
7 12 (6.56%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 10 (5.46%) Systems Engineer
9 8 (4.37%) Applications Support
10 7 (3.83%) Applications Support Analyst
10 7 (3.83%) Operations Manager
10 7 (3.83%) Support Analyst
11 6 (3.28%) 2nd Line Support
11 6 (3.28%) Project Manager
11 6 (3.28%) Senior Manager
11 6 (3.28%) Service Manager
11 6 (3.28%) Strategy Manager
11 6 (3.28%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.56%) CSS
2 11 (6.01%) HTML
3 9 (4.92%) React
4 8 (4.37%) Playwright
4 8 (4.37%) RESTful
5 7 (3.83%) AngularJS
5 7 (3.83%) Spring
5 7 (3.83%) Spring Boot
6 5 (2.73%) REST
7 4 (2.19%) Vue
8 3 (1.64%) Flask
8 3 (1.64%) gRPC
8 3 (1.64%) Kafka
8 3 (1.64%) Next.js
8 3 (1.64%) PySpark
8 3 (1.64%) Spring Batch
9 2 (1.09%) .NET
9 2 (1.09%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (1.09%) Middleware
10 1 (0.55%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.84%) Product Ownership
2 6 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.73%) Distributed Systems
4 4 (2.19%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.19%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.19%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.64%) Life Science
5 3 (1.64%) PMI
5 3 (1.64%) Private Cloud
6 2 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.09%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.09%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.09%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.55%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.55%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.55%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.55%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.55%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.65%) Windows
2 7 (3.83%) Linux
3 6 (3.28%) Windows 10
3 6 (3.28%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.55%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (46.99%) Agile
2 63 (34.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (31.69%) Problem-Solving
4 51 (27.87%) Service Management
5 47 (25.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 46 (25.14%) ITIL
7 43 (23.50%) DevOps
8 40 (21.86%) CI/CD
9 38 (20.77%) Scrum
10 36 (19.67%) Change Management
11 34 (18.58%) ITSM
12 31 (16.94%) Computer Science
13 30 (16.39%) Incident Management
14 25 (13.66%) Asset Management
15 22 (12.02%) ERP
16 20 (10.93%) Business Strategy
16 20 (10.93%) Project Management
17 19 (10.38%) User Experience
18 18 (9.84%) Scaled Agile Framework
18 18 (9.84%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 45 (24.59%) JavaScript
2 31 (16.94%) PowerShell
3 24 (13.11%) SQL
4 16 (8.74%) Java
5 13 (7.10%) Python
6 8 (4.37%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.09%) C#
7 2 (1.09%) MATLAB
7 2 (1.09%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.55%) C
8 1 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.55%) PHP
8 1 (0.55%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (31.15%) Degree
2 25 (13.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 22 (12.02%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (5.46%) Security Cleared
5 8 (4.37%) PMI Certification
6 7 (3.83%) ISTQB
6 7 (3.83%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (3.28%) A+ Certification
7 6 (3.28%) HNC
7 6 (3.28%) HND
7 6 (3.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 6 (3.28%) PMP
7 6 (3.28%) SC Cleared
8 5 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.73%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (1.64%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (1.09%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.09%) SAFe Agilist
11 1 (0.55%) CISM
11 1 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.46%) QA
2 6 (3.28%) GDPR
3 5 (2.73%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.73%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.19%) GRC
5 3 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.09%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.09%) PMO
6 2 (1.09%) WCAG
7 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.55%) GxP
7 1 (0.55%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.55%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 10 (5.46%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.73%) Docker
3 1 (0.55%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (3.28%) Grafana
2 5 (2.73%) Control-M
2 5 (2.73%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.19%) Prometheus
4 3 (1.64%) Terraform
5 2 (1.09%) Ansible
6 1 (0.55%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 29 (15.85%) Atlassian
2 27 (14.75%) Microsoft
3 15 (8.20%) SAP
4 12 (6.56%) Siemens
5 9 (4.92%) ServiceNow
6 8 (4.37%) Freshdesk
6 8 (4.37%) Google
7 6 (3.28%) Cisco
7 6 (3.28%) Citrix
7 6 (3.28%) Meraki
8 5 (2.73%) Salesforce
9 4 (2.19%) Databricks
9 4 (2.19%) IBM
9 4 (2.19%) Oracle
10 3 (1.64%) Adobe
10 3 (1.64%) Forcepoint
10 3 (1.64%) Proofpoint
10 3 (1.64%) Qualtrics
10 3 (1.64%) Zscaler
11 2 (1.09%) HubSpot