Agile Job Trends in the North West

Agile Software Development
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 4 2
Rank change year-on-year -18 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 474 875 1,226
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 7.00% 17.71% 20.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.80% 19.23% 24.33%
Number of salaries quoted 329 394 1,011
10th Percentile £44,972 £42,500 £38,591
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,772 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,750 £87,500 £87,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -3.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

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 North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,385 4,549 5,039
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 79.52% 92.09% 86.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,710 2,206 4,063
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £65,833 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,024 £80,100 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.84% +6.09% -8.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Agile job vacancy trend in the North West

Agile
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in the North West over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in the North West

Agile
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 January 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
Manchester -18 297 £62,500 -3.85% 168
Cheshire -9 75 £55,000 +10.00% 54
Lancashire -20 51 £54,897 +0.33% 87
Merseyside -21 31 £52,500 -12.50% 29
Cumbria 0 18 £61,500 +17.14% 5
Agile
England

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 24 (5.06%) Confluence
2 21 (4.43%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.48%) Apache
3 7 (1.48%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.05%) CMS
5 4 (0.84%) nginx
6 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.42%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.21%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.21%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (4.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.63%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.63%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.63%) Sketch
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.42%) Simulink
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) InVision
6 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.42%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.21%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 153 (32.28%) Azure
2 99 (20.89%) AWS
3 55 (11.60%) SaaS
4 40 (8.44%) Power Platform
5 31 (6.54%) GCP
6 30 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (5.70%) Serverless
8 18 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (3.38%) AWS CloudFormation
10 15 (3.16%) Figma
11 12 (2.53%) AWS Lambda
11 12 (2.53%) GitHub
12 11 (2.32%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 11 (2.32%) Azure Functions
12 11 (2.32%) Azure Logic Apps
12 11 (2.32%) Azure Service Bus
13 10 (2.11%) Amazon EKS
13 10 (2.11%) Azure AKS
13 10 (2.11%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.90%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.69%) HTTP
2 5 (1.05%) Firewall
3 4 (0.84%) AMQP
3 4 (0.84%) DNS
3 4 (0.84%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.63%) SSH
5 2 (0.42%) OpenVPN
5 2 (0.42%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.42%) WAN
6 1 (0.21%) 4G
6 1 (0.21%) LAN
6 1 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.21%) SSL
6 1 (0.21%) VPN
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.96%) SQL Server
2 29 (6.12%) NoSQL
3 20 (4.22%) Power BI
4 17 (3.59%) MongoDB
5 14 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (2.95%) MySQL
6 8 (1.69%) Big Data
6 8 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.48%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.48%) Hadoop
8 5 (1.05%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.84%) Cloudera CDH
9 4 (0.84%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.63%) Redis
10 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 37 (7.81%) JIRA
2 32 (6.75%) Git
3 14 (2.95%) GitLab
4 13 (2.74%) Jenkins
5 8 (1.69%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.84%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.84%) JUnit
6 4 (0.84%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.63%) JIRA Agile
7 3 (0.63%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.42%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.42%) JMeter
8 2 (0.42%) Postman
8 2 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.42%) Selenium
9 1 (0.21%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.21%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.21%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.21%) REST Assured
General
1 125 (26.37%) Social Skills
2 108 (22.78%) Finance
3 56 (11.81%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (6.54%) Public Sector
5 21 (4.43%) Banking
5 21 (4.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (4.22%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.59%) Law
8 14 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (2.95%) Marketing
9 12 (2.53%) Retail
10 9 (1.90%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.48%) Avionics
11 7 (1.48%) Electronics
11 7 (1.48%) Games
12 6 (1.27%) Billing
12 6 (1.27%) Financial Institution
12 6 (1.27%) Legal
12 6 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 109 (23.00%) Senior
2 108 (22.78%) Developer
3 81 (17.09%) Lead
4 38 (8.02%) Analyst
5 36 (7.59%) Senior Developer
6 35 (7.38%) Software Engineer
7 30 (6.33%) Software Developer
8 27 (5.70%) Architect
9 24 (5.06%) Project Manager
10 21 (4.43%) Data Engineer
11 18 (3.80%) .NET Developer
11 18 (3.80%) Business Analyst
12 16 (3.38%) Solutions Architect
13 15 (3.16%) Cloud Engineer
13 15 (3.16%) Java Developer
13 15 (3.16%) Lead Developer
14 14 (2.95%) Senior Manager
15 12 (2.53%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 12 (2.53%) Systems Engineer
16 11 (2.32%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (17.09%) .NET
2 67 (14.14%) React
3 39 (8.23%) REST
4 37 (7.81%) CSS
5 33 (6.96%) .NET Framework
5 33 (6.96%) HTML
6 28 (5.91%) AngularJS
6 28 (5.91%) ASP.NET
7 27 (5.70%) Node.js
7 27 (5.70%) RESTful
7 27 (5.70%) Spring
8 26 (5.49%) .NET Core
8 26 (5.49%) Spring Boot
9 14 (2.95%) Kafka
10 10 (2.11%) Web Services
11 8 (1.69%) gRPC
11 8 (1.69%) Hibernate
11 8 (1.69%) RabbitMQ
12 7 (1.48%) ASP.NET Core
13 6 (1.27%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.02%) Product Ownership
2 35 (7.38%) Cloud Native
3 24 (5.06%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (3.59%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.53%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.32%) IoT
7 9 (1.90%) Social Media
8 8 (1.69%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 7 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.48%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.27%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (1.27%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.05%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.84%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.84%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.54%) Windows
2 17 (3.59%) Linux
3 10 (2.11%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.05%) Android
4 5 (1.05%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.84%) CentOS
5 4 (0.84%) Debian
5 4 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.84%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.42%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.42%) VMS
6 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (24.26%) CI/CD
2 107 (22.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 101 (21.31%) DevOps
4 94 (19.83%) Mentoring
4 94 (19.83%) Problem-Solving
5 81 (17.09%) Software Engineering
6 76 (16.03%) Coaching
7 72 (15.19%) Scrum
8 62 (13.08%) Microservices
9 54 (11.39%) User Experience
10 49 (10.34%) AI
11 48 (10.13%) Containerisation
11 48 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
12 46 (9.70%) Roadmaps
13 44 (9.28%) Project Delivery
14 43 (9.07%) Project Management
15 42 (8.86%) TDD
16 41 (8.65%) Full-Stack Development
16 41 (8.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 39 (8.23%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 79 (16.67%) C#
2 65 (13.71%) JavaScript
3 64 (13.50%) SQL
4 61 (12.87%) Java
5 43 (9.07%) TypeScript
6 42 (8.86%) Python
7 15 (3.16%) Go
8 6 (1.27%) Elixir
8 6 (1.27%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.27%) Ruby
9 5 (1.05%) Bash
9 5 (1.05%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.84%) Bicep
10 4 (0.84%) C++
10 4 (0.84%) Scala
11 2 (0.42%) C
11 2 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.42%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.42%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 40 (8.44%) Security Cleared
2 35 (7.38%) Degree
3 33 (6.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 28 (5.91%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.74%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.53%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.53%) PMP
7 9 (1.90%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.84%) ACCA
9 4 (0.84%) CIMA
9 4 (0.84%) HNC
9 4 (0.84%) HND
10 3 (0.63%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.42%) SAFe Agilist
11 2 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.21%) CCNA
12 1 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.21%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.59%) QA
2 33 (6.96%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.11%) PMO
4 8 (1.69%) SEPA
4 8 (1.69%) TARGET2
5 6 (1.27%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.05%) SLA
7 4 (0.84%) ISO 20022
8 3 (0.63%) WCAG
9 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.21%) GDPR
10 1 (0.21%) GxP
10 1 (0.21%) HL7
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.21%) NIST
System Software
1 36 (7.59%) Docker
2 25 (5.27%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) HDFS
5 1 (0.21%) KVM
5 1 (0.21%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 48 (10.13%) Terraform
2 44 (9.28%) Kubernetes
3 17 (3.59%) Ansible
4 12 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (2.11%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.69%) SCCM
7 6 (1.27%) Grafana
7 6 (1.27%) Puppet
8 3 (0.63%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.63%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.63%) Rancher
Vendors
1 87 (18.35%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.43%) SAP
3 15 (3.16%) ServiceNow
4 13 (2.74%) Google
5 12 (2.53%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.11%) Databricks
6 10 (2.11%) Siemens
7 9 (1.90%) Splunk
8 8 (1.69%) Adobe
8 8 (1.69%) New Relic
9 7 (1.48%) Qualtrics
10 6 (1.27%) Oracle
10 6 (1.27%) Sophos
11 5 (1.05%) SaltStack
12 4 (0.84%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.84%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.42%) Bloomberg
13 2 (0.42%) IBM
13 2 (0.42%) Informatica
13 2 (0.42%) Pega