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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -17 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 630 1,286 2,108
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 5.75% 27.12% 18.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.22% 28.80% 23.97%
Number of salaries quoted 489 363 1,415
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,325 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £64,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% +7.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £93,750 £93,778 £87,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -5.38%

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 7,668 4,465 8,793
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 70.01% 94.16% 78.57%
Number of salaries quoted 5,889 2,060 6,631
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,850 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

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 23 June 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 23 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
Manchester -11 468 £65,000 - 151
Lancashire -10 67 £55,000 +8.08% 52
Cheshire -41 41 £55,000 +15.79% 26
Merseyside -37 33 £55,000 -15.06% 9
Cumbria -11 17 £47,500 -13.64% 2
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 42 (6.67%) Confluence
2 17 (2.70%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.95%) CMS
5 5 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.63%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.63%) WordPress
7 3 (0.48%) Apache
7 3 (0.48%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.48%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.32%) CICS
8 2 (0.32%) nginx
8 2 (0.32%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.16%) IIS
9 1 (0.16%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.48%) Trello
5 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.16%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 14 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.48%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 198 (31.43%) Azure
2 148 (23.49%) AWS
3 71 (11.27%) Azure DevOps
4 42 (6.67%) Power Platform
5 41 (6.51%) SaaS
6 40 (6.35%) Serverless
7 32 (5.08%) GCP
8 30 (4.76%) GitHub
9 25 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
10 23 (3.65%) AWS CloudFormation
11 15 (2.38%) Azure AKS
11 15 (2.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 15 (2.38%) Azure Service Bus
12 13 (2.06%) Anthropic Claude
12 13 (2.06%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (1.90%) dbt
13 12 (1.90%) PowerApps
14 11 (1.75%) Azure Functions
14 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.32%) AMQP
2 1 (0.16%) Broadband
2 1 (0.16%) LTE
2 1 (0.16%) SSL
2 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.16%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.56%) MongoDB
2 30 (4.76%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (3.97%) NoSQL
3 25 (3.97%) SQL Server
4 23 (3.65%) Power BI
5 22 (3.49%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (2.22%) MySQL
8 9 (1.43%) BigQuery
8 9 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
8 9 (1.43%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.27%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.27%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.95%) Big Data
11 4 (0.63%) Flink
11 4 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (0.63%) GIS
11 4 (0.63%) Metadata
11 4 (0.63%) QGIS
12 3 (0.48%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 75 (11.90%) JIRA
2 40 (6.35%) Git
3 22 (3.49%) GitLab
4 19 (3.02%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.38%) Claude Code
6 11 (1.75%) Postman
7 7 (1.11%) JUnit
8 6 (0.95%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.95%) Spock
9 5 (0.79%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (0.63%) IntelliJ
11 3 (0.48%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
12 2 (0.32%) Maven
12 2 (0.32%) MSTest
12 2 (0.32%) NUnit
12 2 (0.32%) Selenium
12 2 (0.32%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.32%) Vagrant
12 2 (0.32%) XCUITest
General
1 136 (21.59%) Finance
2 135 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 67 (10.63%) Public Sector
4 56 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.40%) Marketing
6 22 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (3.33%) Retail
8 20 (3.17%) Games
9 19 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (2.70%) Banking
11 13 (2.06%) Advertising
12 12 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.59%) Law
14 9 (1.43%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.11%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.95%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.95%) Publishing
17 5 (0.79%) Legal
17 5 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 144 (22.86%) Senior
2 125 (19.84%) Developer
3 76 (12.06%) Software Engineer
4 62 (9.84%) Lead
5 44 (6.98%) Project Manager
5 44 (6.98%) Senior Developer
6 42 (6.67%) Analyst
7 40 (6.35%) .NET Developer
8 32 (5.08%) Business Analyst
9 30 (4.76%) Java Developer
10 29 (4.60%) Data Engineer
11 26 (4.13%) Delivery Manager
12 25 (3.97%) Software Developer
13 24 (3.81%) IT Manager
14 23 (3.65%) Java Engineer
15 22 (3.49%) Lead Software Engineer
16 21 (3.33%) Engineering Manager
16 21 (3.33%) Senior Software Engineer
17 20 (3.17%) Architect
17 20 (3.17%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (14.60%) .NET
2 48 (7.62%) React
3 47 (7.46%) Node.js
4 43 (6.83%) HTML
5 40 (6.35%) CSS
6 38 (6.03%) Spring
7 37 (5.87%) .NET Core
7 37 (5.87%) ASP.NET
8 35 (5.56%) AngularJS
9 33 (5.24%) REST
9 33 (5.24%) RESTful
10 31 (4.92%) Spring Boot
11 27 (4.29%) ASP.NET Core
12 17 (2.70%) .NET Framework
13 16 (2.54%) Vue
14 14 (2.22%) Entity Framework
14 14 (2.22%) Kafka
15 11 (1.75%) Blazor
16 10 (1.59%) ML.NET
17 8 (1.27%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 73 (11.59%) Product Ownership
2 45 (7.14%) Cloud Native
3 29 (4.60%) Driving Licence
4 26 (4.13%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (3.81%) Distributed Systems
6 22 (3.49%) Greenfield Project
7 14 (2.22%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 9 (1.43%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.43%) PMI
10 8 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.27%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.27%) Marketing Technology
11 7 (1.11%) Social Network
12 6 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.95%) Private Cloud
12 6 (0.95%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.79%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.63%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.49%) Linux
2 12 (1.90%) Windows
3 4 (0.63%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.63%) Unix
4 3 (0.48%) Android
5 2 (0.32%) CentOS
5 2 (0.32%) Debian
5 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.32%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (29.84%) CI/CD
2 183 (29.05%) DevOps
3 149 (23.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 140 (22.22%) Scrum
5 116 (18.41%) Software Engineering
6 104 (16.51%) Mentoring
7 102 (16.19%) Stakeholder Management
8 94 (14.92%) Coaching
9 90 (14.29%) AI
10 86 (13.65%) TDD
11 85 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
12 76 (12.06%) Roadmaps
13 74 (11.75%) Full-Stack Development
14 73 (11.59%) Microservices
15 69 (10.95%) Test Automation
16 64 (10.16%) Project Management
17 63 (10.00%) Decision-Making
17 63 (10.00%) Kanban
18 54 (8.57%) Infrastructure as Code
19 53 (8.41%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 140 (22.22%) SQL
2 119 (18.89%) Java
3 87 (13.81%) JavaScript
3 87 (13.81%) Python
4 83 (13.17%) C#
5 30 (4.76%) TypeScript
6 11 (1.75%) Bash
7 10 (1.59%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.43%) C++
9 6 (0.95%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.95%) Go
9 6 (0.95%) PHP
10 5 (0.79%) Groovy
10 5 (0.79%) SOQL
11 4 (0.63%) SOSL
12 3 (0.48%) C
12 3 (0.48%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.48%) Scala
13 2 (0.32%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 61 (9.68%) Security Cleared
2 48 (7.62%) SC Cleared
3 34 (5.40%) Degree
4 19 (3.02%) DV Cleared
5 18 (2.86%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (1.59%) PMP
8 9 (1.43%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.11%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.95%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.79%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.48%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 3 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.32%) CSPO
14 2 (0.32%) HND
14 2 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 2 (0.32%) RIBA
14 2 (0.32%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.76%) QA
2 25 (3.97%) Data Quality
3 21 (3.33%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.27%) GDPR
5 7 (1.11%) PMO
6 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.63%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.63%) SLA
7 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.32%) WCAG
8 1 (0.16%) GRC
8 1 (0.16%) ITGC
8 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 47 (7.46%) Docker
2 2 (0.32%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 72 (11.43%) Terraform
2 55 (8.73%) Kubernetes
3 23 (3.65%) Ansible
4 9 (1.43%) Argo
5 7 (1.11%) Grafana
5 7 (1.11%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.63%) Progress Chef
6 4 (0.63%) Puppet
7 2 (0.32%) Packer
7 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.16%) AWS Copilot
8 1 (0.16%) Istio
8 1 (0.16%) linkerd
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.16%) Rancher
Vendors
1 114 (18.10%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.29%) ServiceNow
3 21 (3.33%) Databricks
4 20 (3.17%) Salesforce
5 17 (2.70%) Oracle
6 16 (2.54%) SAP
7 12 (1.90%) Splunk
8 11 (1.75%) Google
9 9 (1.43%) Adobe
10 6 (0.95%) AppDynamics
11 5 (0.79%) Pega
12 4 (0.63%) Siemens
13 3 (0.48%) Cognos
13 3 (0.48%) Facebook
13 3 (0.48%) IBM
13 3 (0.48%) LogicMonitor
14 2 (0.32%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.32%) MuleSoft
14 2 (0.32%) Red Hat
14 2 (0.32%) WSO2