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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 4 1
Rank change year-on-year -18 -3 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 460 913 995
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 7.17% 18.03% 22.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.85% 19.75% 25.52%
Number of salaries quoted 321 401 797
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £38,814
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £89,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -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 5,198 4,623 3,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 81.05% 91.29% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,569 2,267 3,029
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,114 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,445 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 15 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 15 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 -17 284 £62,500 -3.85% 160
Cheshire -10 77 £55,000 +10.00% 58
Lancashire -17 53 £54,793 +4.37% 87
Merseyside -18 28 £62,500 +6.38% 26
Cumbria -6 16 £65,500 +24.76% 6
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 21 (4.57%) Confluence
2 20 (4.35%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.30%) Apache
3 6 (1.30%) Apache Spark
3 6 (1.30%) CMS
4 4 (0.87%) nginx
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.43%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.22%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.22%) Magnolia
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.65%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.65%) Sketch
5 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.43%) Simulink
6 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.22%) InVision
6 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.22%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 151 (32.83%) Azure
2 97 (21.09%) AWS
3 54 (11.74%) SaaS
4 37 (8.04%) Power Platform
5 29 (6.30%) GCP
6 27 (5.87%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (5.87%) Serverless
7 18 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (2.83%) AWS CloudFormation
8 13 (2.83%) Figma
8 13 (2.83%) GitHub
9 12 (2.61%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 11 (2.39%) AWS Lambda
10 11 (2.39%) Azure Functions
10 11 (2.39%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (2.39%) Azure Service Bus
10 11 (2.39%) Entra ID
11 10 (2.17%) PaaS
12 9 (1.96%) Azure AKS
12 9 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.74%) HTTP
2 5 (1.09%) Firewall
3 4 (0.87%) DNS
3 4 (0.87%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.65%) AMQP
4 3 (0.65%) SSH
5 2 (0.43%) OpenVPN
5 2 (0.43%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.43%) WAN
6 1 (0.22%) 4G
6 1 (0.22%) LAN
6 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (7.61%) SQL Server
2 29 (6.30%) NoSQL
3 19 (4.13%) Power BI
4 17 (3.70%) MongoDB
5 14 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.61%) MySQL
7 8 (1.74%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.52%) Big Data
9 6 (1.30%) Hadoop
9 6 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.30%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.65%) Cloudera CDH
10 3 (0.65%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.65%) Redis
10 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (7.17%) Git
1 33 (7.17%) JIRA
2 13 (2.83%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.61%) GitLab
4 8 (1.74%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.87%) JUnit
5 4 (0.87%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.65%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.65%) JIRA Agile
7 2 (0.43%) JMeter
7 2 (0.43%) Postman
7 2 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.43%) Selenium
7 2 (0.43%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.22%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.22%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.22%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.22%) Locust
8 1 (0.22%) REST Assured
General
1 123 (26.74%) Social Skills
2 100 (21.74%) Finance
3 55 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (5.65%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (4.35%) Banking
7 19 (4.13%) Manufacturing
8 16 (3.48%) Law
9 14 (3.04%) Marketing
10 13 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (2.39%) Retail
12 9 (1.96%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.52%) Avionics
13 7 (1.52%) Electronics
13 7 (1.52%) Games
13 7 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.30%) Billing
14 6 (1.30%) Legal
15 5 (1.09%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 107 (23.26%) Developer
2 102 (22.17%) Senior
3 82 (17.83%) Lead
4 37 (8.04%) Senior Developer
5 36 (7.83%) Analyst
6 35 (7.61%) Software Engineer
7 30 (6.52%) Software Developer
8 26 (5.65%) Architect
9 22 (4.78%) Project Manager
10 21 (4.57%) Data Engineer
11 20 (4.35%) .NET Developer
12 17 (3.70%) Business Analyst
13 16 (3.48%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (3.48%) Systems Engineer
14 14 (3.04%) Cloud Engineer
14 14 (3.04%) Lead Developer
15 13 (2.83%) Java Developer
16 12 (2.61%) Backend Developer
16 12 (2.61%) DevOps Engineer
16 12 (2.61%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (18.04%) .NET
2 64 (13.91%) React
3 38 (8.26%) CSS
3 38 (8.26%) REST
4 35 (7.61%) .NET Framework
5 34 (7.39%) HTML
6 30 (6.52%) ASP.NET
7 29 (6.30%) AngularJS
8 28 (6.09%) .NET Core
9 27 (5.87%) RESTful
10 25 (5.43%) Node.js
10 25 (5.43%) Spring
11 24 (5.22%) Spring Boot
12 14 (3.04%) Kafka
13 10 (2.17%) RabbitMQ
13 10 (2.17%) Web Services
14 7 (1.52%) ASP.NET Core
14 7 (1.52%) gRPC
15 6 (1.30%) Next.js
15 6 (1.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.83%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.39%) Product Ownership
3 22 (4.78%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (3.70%) Mobile App
5 13 (2.83%) IoT
6 12 (2.61%) Greenfield Project
7 11 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.17%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.17%) Social Media
9 8 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.52%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.30%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.09%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.87%) Client/Server
13 4 (0.87%) Distributed Computing
13 4 (0.87%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.74%) Windows
2 14 (3.04%) Linux
3 10 (2.17%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.09%) Android
5 4 (0.87%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.65%) CentOS
6 3 (0.65%) Debian
6 3 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.65%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.43%) VMS
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (25.43%) CI/CD
2 105 (22.83%) DevOps
3 103 (22.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 96 (20.87%) Problem-Solving
5 91 (19.78%) Mentoring
6 79 (17.17%) Software Engineering
7 70 (15.22%) Coaching
8 69 (15.00%) Scrum
9 61 (13.26%) Microservices
10 52 (11.30%) User Experience
11 49 (10.65%) AI
12 48 (10.43%) Containerisation
13 47 (10.22%) Roadmaps
14 42 (9.13%) Stakeholder Management
15 41 (8.91%) Project Delivery
15 41 (8.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 40 (8.70%) Full-Stack Development
16 40 (8.70%) Project Management
17 39 (8.48%) Clean Code
18 38 (8.26%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 82 (17.83%) C#
2 64 (13.91%) JavaScript
2 64 (13.91%) SQL
3 58 (12.61%) Java
4 42 (9.13%) TypeScript
5 41 (8.91%) Python
6 16 (3.48%) Go
7 9 (1.96%) MATLAB
8 8 (1.74%) Elixir
8 8 (1.74%) Ruby
9 7 (1.52%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.09%) Bash
11 4 (0.87%) Bicep
11 4 (0.87%) C++
11 4 (0.87%) Scala
12 2 (0.43%) C
12 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.43%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.43%) PHP
12 2 (0.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (8.91%) Degree
2 36 (7.83%) BPSS Clearance
3 34 (7.39%) Security Cleared
4 25 (5.43%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.61%) DV Cleared
5 12 (2.61%) PMI Certification
5 12 (2.61%) PMP
6 10 (2.17%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.09%) ACCA
8 5 (1.09%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.09%) CIMA
9 4 (0.87%) HNC
9 4 (0.87%) HND
10 2 (0.43%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.43%) SAFe Agilist
10 2 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.83%) QA
2 32 (6.96%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.17%) PMO
4 8 (1.74%) SEPA
4 8 (1.74%) TARGET2
5 7 (1.52%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.30%) SLA
7 4 (0.87%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.43%) GDPR
8 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.43%) NIST
8 2 (0.43%) WCAG
9 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) GxP
9 1 (0.22%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.22%) HL7
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 40 (8.70%) Docker
2 26 (5.65%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.22%) HDFS
4 1 (0.22%) KVM
4 1 (0.22%) QEMU
4 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 49 (10.65%) Terraform
2 45 (9.78%) Kubernetes
3 14 (3.04%) Ansible
4 12 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.96%) Grafana
5 9 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.74%) SCCM
7 5 (1.09%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.87%) Puppet
9 2 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.43%) Rancher
Vendors
1 85 (18.48%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.35%) SAP
3 13 (2.83%) Google
4 12 (2.61%) Salesforce
4 12 (2.61%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.96%) Databricks
5 9 (1.96%) Siemens
5 9 (1.96%) Splunk
6 8 (1.74%) New Relic
7 7 (1.52%) Adobe
8 6 (1.30%) Qualtrics
8 6 (1.30%) Sophos
9 5 (1.09%) Oracle
10 4 (0.87%) SaltStack
11 3 (0.65%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.43%) Bloomberg
12 2 (0.43%) Dell
12 2 (0.43%) IBM
12 2 (0.43%) Informatica