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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -19 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 491 1,217 998
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 9.73% 17.83% 26.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.50% 21.69% 27.75%
Number of salaries quoted 312 437 698
10th Percentile £42,625 £40,000 £40,934
25th Percentile £48,296 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,800 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £87,419
England median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - - +3.85%

All Process and 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 4,269 5,612 3,596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 84.62% 82.20% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,453 2,768 2,710
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 2025. 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 -4 328 £62,500 +4.17% 366
Cheshire -9 73 £55,000 +10.00% 57
Lancashire -20 44 £47,592 -13.47% 136
Merseyside -15 34 £57,500 -4.17% 12
Cumbria -13 11 £57,500 +3.14% 22
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 23 (4.68%) Confluence
2 14 (2.85%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.43%) CMS
4 5 (1.02%) Apache
5 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.61%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.61%) IIS
5 3 (0.61%) Magnolia
5 3 (0.61%) nginx
5 3 (0.61%) WordPress
6 2 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.41%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (4.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.43%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.61%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.61%) Sketch
6 3 (0.61%) Trello
7 2 (0.41%) Simulink
8 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.20%) InVision
8 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.61%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Magento
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 138 (28.11%) Azure
2 128 (26.07%) AWS
3 45 (9.16%) Power Platform
4 43 (8.76%) SaaS
5 39 (7.94%) GCP
6 30 (6.11%) Serverless
7 22 (4.48%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (4.07%) GitHub
9 19 (3.87%) AWS Lambda
10 18 (3.67%) Dynamics 365
11 16 (3.26%) Microsoft 365
12 12 (2.44%) Figma
13 10 (2.04%) Azure Service Bus
14 9 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
14 9 (1.83%) PaaS
14 9 (1.83%) Power Automate
15 7 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.43%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.43%) Firewall
2 4 (0.81%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.61%) HTTP
3 3 (0.61%) SSH
3 3 (0.61%) Wireless
4 2 (0.41%) AMQP
4 2 (0.41%) DNS
4 2 (0.41%) OpenVPN
4 2 (0.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.72%) SQL Server
2 27 (5.50%) NoSQL
2 27 (5.50%) Power BI
3 26 (5.30%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (2.24%) MySQL
5 10 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.83%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.83%) DynamoDB
7 8 (1.63%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.43%) Redis
9 4 (0.81%) Big Data
9 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.61%) GIS
10 3 (0.61%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.61%) Hazelcast
11 2 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.41%) SQL CLR
Development Applications
1 43 (8.76%) JIRA
2 28 (5.70%) Git
3 15 (3.05%) GitLab
4 14 (2.85%) Jenkins
5 10 (2.04%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.43%) Cucumber
6 7 (1.43%) Selenium
7 4 (0.81%) JMeter
8 3 (0.61%) Gatling
8 3 (0.61%) JIRA Agile
8 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.41%) JUnit
9 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.41%) webpack
10 1 (0.20%) Appium
10 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.20%) Maven
10 1 (0.20%) NUnit
10 1 (0.20%) Sinon.JS
General
1 157 (31.98%) Social Skills
2 142 (28.92%) Finance
3 58 (11.81%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (8.15%) Public Sector
5 28 (5.70%) Marketing
6 23 (4.68%) Banking
7 21 (4.28%) Local Government
8 20 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.67%) Law
9 18 (3.67%) Manufacturing
10 17 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.26%) Retail
12 11 (2.24%) Games
12 11 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.24%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.83%) Electronics
14 8 (1.63%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.43%) Avionics
16 6 (1.22%) Back Office
16 6 (1.22%) Billing
Job Titles
1 129 (26.27%) Senior
2 123 (25.05%) Developer
3 65 (13.24%) Lead
4 45 (9.16%) Analyst
5 43 (8.76%) Senior Developer
6 30 (6.11%) Project Manager
6 30 (6.11%) Senior Manager
7 29 (5.91%) Software Engineer
8 28 (5.70%) Architect
9 23 (4.68%) Java Developer
10 22 (4.48%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (4.07%) Audit Manager
11 20 (4.07%) Senior Audit Manager
12 19 (3.87%) Business Analyst
12 19 (3.87%) Software Developer
13 18 (3.67%) .NET Developer
14 17 (3.46%) Systems Engineer
15 16 (3.26%) Backend Developer
16 15 (3.05%) AWS Architect
16 15 (3.05%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (14.87%) .NET
2 62 (12.63%) React
3 36 (7.33%) CSS
4 33 (6.72%) HTML
5 30 (6.11%) Spring Boot
6 29 (5.91%) Spring
7 25 (5.09%) AngularJS
7 25 (5.09%) Node.js
8 24 (4.89%) REST
8 24 (4.89%) RESTful
9 23 (4.68%) .NET Core
10 22 (4.48%) .NET Framework
10 22 (4.48%) Kafka
11 18 (3.67%) ASP.NET
12 11 (2.24%) RabbitMQ
13 9 (1.83%) Entity Framework
13 9 (1.83%) Hibernate
13 9 (1.83%) Jest
14 8 (1.63%) CSS3
14 8 (1.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.35%) Cloud Native
2 40 (8.15%) Product Ownership
3 25 (5.09%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.67%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (3.67%) Mobile App
5 16 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.85%) Social Media
7 10 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (2.04%) IoT
8 9 (1.83%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.63%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.43%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.02%) Animation
11 5 (1.02%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.02%) Wiki
12 4 (0.81%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 30 (6.11%) Windows
2 14 (2.85%) Linux
3 10 (2.04%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.02%) Android
4 5 (1.02%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.41%) CentOS
6 2 (0.41%) Debian
6 2 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.41%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (25.05%) DevOps
2 120 (24.44%) CI/CD
3 110 (22.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 109 (22.20%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (17.52%) Mentoring
6 85 (17.31%) Coaching
7 77 (15.68%) Software Engineering
8 67 (13.65%) Roadmaps
9 65 (13.24%) Microservices
10 60 (12.22%) Scrum
11 58 (11.81%) User Experience
12 54 (11.00%) Stakeholder Management
13 52 (10.59%) Containerisation
14 51 (10.39%) Project Management
15 50 (10.18%) Clean Code
16 48 (9.78%) Project Delivery
17 46 (9.37%) Full-Stack Development
18 44 (8.96%) TDD
19 43 (8.76%) Decision-Making
19 43 (8.76%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 78 (15.89%) C#
2 69 (14.05%) Java
3 65 (13.24%) JavaScript
3 65 (13.24%) SQL
4 49 (9.98%) TypeScript
5 41 (8.35%) Python
6 13 (2.65%) Go
7 10 (2.04%) MATLAB
8 9 (1.83%) PHP
8 9 (1.83%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.63%) Elixir
9 8 (1.63%) Ruby
10 7 (1.43%) Bash
11 5 (1.02%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.81%) Bicep
13 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.41%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.41%) Objective-C
14 2 (0.41%) Scala
14 2 (0.41%) Swift
Qualifications
1 63 (12.83%) Degree
2 32 (6.52%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (5.50%) ACCA
5 22 (4.48%) SC Cleared
6 15 (3.05%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.44%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (2.04%) AWS Certification
9 10 (2.04%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.04%) PMP
10 9 (1.83%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.63%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (1.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.43%) CIMA
13 4 (0.81%) HNC
13 4 (0.81%) HND
14 3 (0.61%) CCNA
14 3 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.33%) QA
2 26 (5.30%) Accessibility
3 20 (4.07%) GAAP
3 20 (4.07%) IFRS
4 10 (2.04%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.83%) GDPR
5 9 (1.83%) PMO
6 8 (1.63%) NIST
6 8 (1.63%) SEPA
6 8 (1.63%) TARGET2
7 7 (1.43%) HIPAA
8 6 (1.22%) SLA
9 4 (0.81%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.41%) WCAG
11 1 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.20%) HL7
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 62 (12.63%) Docker
2 17 (3.46%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.20%) HDFS
5 1 (0.20%) KVM
5 1 (0.20%) QEMU
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 57 (11.61%) Kubernetes
2 41 (8.35%) Terraform
3 10 (2.04%) Ansible
3 10 (2.04%) SCCM
4 8 (1.63%) Grafana
5 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.02%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.41%) Puppet
9 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 67 (13.65%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.89%) Google
3 16 (3.26%) SAP
4 15 (3.05%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.44%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.24%) Databricks
7 8 (1.63%) Adobe
7 8 (1.63%) Facebook
7 8 (1.63%) Splunk
8 6 (1.22%) Bloomberg
8 6 (1.22%) Oracle
8 6 (1.22%) Qualtrics
8 6 (1.22%) Sophos
8 6 (1.22%) UiPath
9 4 (0.81%) Blue Prism
9 4 (0.81%) Siemens
10 3 (0.61%) Aruba
10 3 (0.61%) Cisco
10 3 (0.61%) Veeam
10 3 (0.61%) VMware