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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -24 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 556 1,120 1,803
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 5.32% 26.48% 19.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.23% 27.81% 23.69%
Number of salaries quoted 407 392 1,419
10th Percentile £43,480 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £74,994 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £86,253 £92,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £66,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.71% +12.00% -7.41%

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 7,691 4,028 7,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 73.64% 95.25% 82.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4,563 2,189 6,042
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,200 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £88,630 £83,850 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 4 May 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 4 May 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 -18 395 £65,000 -3.18% 219
Lancashire -34 58 £58,446 +11.33% 52
Cheshire -34 52 £55,000 +10.00% 20
Merseyside -30 28 £55,550 -16.15% 10
Cumbria -17 19 £55,000 +11.96% 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 45 (8.09%) Confluence
2 11 (1.98%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.90%) Apache
6 4 (0.72%) CMS
6 4 (0.72%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.36%) CICS
7 2 (0.36%) nginx
7 2 (0.36%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.36%) WordPress
8 1 (0.18%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) PegaRULES
8 1 (0.18%) Umbraco
Applications
1 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.36%) Simulink
4 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Sketch
4 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.36%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 177 (31.83%) Azure
2 118 (21.22%) AWS
3 47 (8.45%) SaaS
4 39 (7.01%) Azure DevOps
5 33 (5.94%) Serverless
6 30 (5.40%) Power Platform
7 29 (5.22%) GCP
8 24 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
9 22 (3.96%) AWS CloudFormation
10 20 (3.60%) Azure AKS
11 14 (2.52%) Amazon EKS
12 13 (2.34%) Azure Service Bus
13 12 (2.16%) GitHub
14 11 (1.98%) Anthropic Claude
14 11 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
14 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (1.80%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 10 (1.80%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.80%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (1.62%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.08%) HTTP
2 4 (0.72%) AMQP
2 4 (0.72%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.36%) DNS
3 2 (0.36%) OpenVPN
3 2 (0.36%) SSH
3 2 (0.36%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.18%) 4G
4 1 (0.18%) Broadband
4 1 (0.18%) Firewall
4 1 (0.18%) LAN
4 1 (0.18%) LTE
4 1 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) SSL
4 1 (0.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.29%) SQL Server
2 34 (6.12%) NoSQL
3 23 (4.14%) MongoDB
4 21 (3.78%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (3.24%) MySQL
6 14 (2.52%) Power BI
7 10 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.62%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.44%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.44%) DynamoDB
10 6 (1.08%) Big Data
10 6 (1.08%) BigQuery
10 6 (1.08%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.72%) Cloudera CDH
11 4 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.72%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (0.72%) GIS
11 4 (0.72%) QGIS
11 4 (0.72%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 68 (12.23%) JIRA
2 46 (8.27%) Git
3 18 (3.24%) GitLab
4 13 (2.34%) Jenkins
5 12 (2.16%) Claude Code
6 9 (1.62%) Postman
7 4 (0.72%) IntelliJ
7 4 (0.72%) JUnit
7 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.54%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.54%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.36%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.36%) Selenium
9 2 (0.36%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.36%) Vagrant
9 2 (0.36%) XCUITest
10 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.18%) MSTest
10 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
10 1 (0.18%) WinDbg
General
1 124 (22.30%) Social Skills
2 120 (21.58%) Finance
3 54 (9.71%) Public Sector
4 45 (8.09%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (3.60%) Marketing
7 17 (3.06%) Banking
8 16 (2.88%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.70%) Games
9 15 (2.70%) Law
10 11 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.80%) Retail
12 8 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.26%) Advertising
14 5 (0.90%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.90%) Legal
15 4 (0.72%) Local Government
15 4 (0.72%) Publishing
15 4 (0.72%) Retail Banking
15 4 (0.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 135 (24.28%) Senior
2 98 (17.63%) Developer
3 85 (15.29%) Lead
4 73 (13.13%) Software Engineer
5 43 (7.73%) Project Manager
5 43 (7.73%) Senior Developer
6 31 (5.58%) Analyst
7 28 (5.04%) Software Developer
8 25 (4.50%) Architect
9 24 (4.32%) Business Analyst
9 24 (4.32%) Data Engineer
9 24 (4.32%) Lead Software Engineer
10 23 (4.14%) Delivery Manager
10 23 (4.14%) Java Developer
11 22 (3.96%) .NET Developer
12 21 (3.78%) Java Engineer
13 20 (3.60%) Senior Data Engineer
14 19 (3.42%) IT Manager
15 18 (3.24%) Senior Software Engineer
16 17 (3.06%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (14.75%) .NET
2 52 (9.35%) React
3 36 (6.47%) Node.js
4 35 (6.29%) .NET Framework
5 34 (6.12%) RESTful
6 33 (5.94%) REST
7 31 (5.58%) Spring
8 30 (5.40%) AngularJS
8 30 (5.40%) CSS
8 30 (5.40%) Spring Boot
9 29 (5.22%) HTML
10 25 (4.50%) .NET Core
10 25 (4.50%) ASP.NET
11 15 (2.70%) Kafka
12 10 (1.80%) Vue
12 10 (1.80%) Web Services
13 7 (1.26%) gRPC
13 7 (1.26%) PySpark
13 7 (1.26%) RabbitMQ
14 5 (0.90%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.25%) Product Ownership
2 37 (6.65%) Cloud Native
3 24 (4.32%) Distributed Systems
4 21 (3.78%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (3.60%) Driving Licence
6 16 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
7 14 (2.52%) Mobile App
8 8 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.44%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.44%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.08%) PMI
11 5 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.90%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (0.72%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.72%) Social Media
12 4 (0.72%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.54%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.96%) Linux
2 18 (3.24%) Windows
3 4 (0.72%) CentOS
3 4 (0.72%) Debian
3 4 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (0.72%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.72%) Unix
3 4 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.54%) Android
4 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 129 (23.20%) DevOps
2 129 (23.20%) Scrum
3 126 (22.66%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (20.14%) Software Engineering
5 90 (16.19%) Mentoring
6 87 (15.65%) Coaching
7 72 (12.95%) Problem-Solving
8 70 (12.59%) Microservices
9 67 (12.05%) Stakeholder Management
10 65 (11.69%) Project Management
11 64 (11.51%) TDD
12 58 (10.43%) Roadmaps
13 56 (10.07%) AI
13 56 (10.07%) Kanban
14 51 (9.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 49 (8.81%) Project Delivery
16 48 (8.63%) Full-Stack Development
17 45 (8.09%) Decision-Making
18 43 (7.73%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 104 (18.71%) SQL
2 101 (18.17%) Java
3 68 (12.23%) C#
3 68 (12.23%) Python
4 66 (11.87%) JavaScript
5 30 (5.40%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.62%) C++
7 5 (0.90%) Bash
7 5 (0.90%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.72%) Go
9 3 (0.54%) C
9 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.36%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.36%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.36%) PHP
10 2 (0.36%) Scala
10 2 (0.36%) SOQL
10 2 (0.36%) Swift
10 2 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (7.55%) Security Cleared
2 32 (5.76%) SC Cleared
3 30 (5.40%) Degree
4 22 (3.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 22 (3.96%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.88%) PMP
6 14 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.08%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.08%) DBS Check
8 5 (0.90%) HND
9 4 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.54%) HNC
11 2 (0.36%) ACCA
11 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.36%) SAFe Agilist
12 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.18%) CIMA
12 1 (0.18%) CIPD
12 1 (0.18%) ISEB
12 1 (0.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.04%) QA
2 19 (3.42%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.88%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.44%) PMO
5 2 (0.36%) SLA
5 2 (0.36%) WCAG
6 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.18%) GDPR
6 1 (0.18%) GRC
6 1 (0.18%) GxP
6 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.18%) ITGC
6 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 32 (5.76%) Docker
2 12 (2.16%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 70 (12.59%) Terraform
2 46 (8.27%) Kubernetes
3 24 (4.32%) Ansible
4 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.26%) Puppet
7 5 (0.90%) Grafana
7 5 (0.90%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.54%) Argo
8 3 (0.54%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.54%) Rancher
9 2 (0.36%) Packer
9 2 (0.36%) SCCM
10 1 (0.18%) AWS Copilot
Vendors
1 94 (16.91%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.96%) Salesforce
3 18 (3.24%) ServiceNow
4 17 (3.06%) Databricks
4 17 (3.06%) SAP
5 12 (2.16%) Google
6 10 (1.80%) Siemens
6 10 (1.80%) Splunk
7 9 (1.62%) Oracle
8 8 (1.44%) New Relic
9 6 (1.08%) Pega
10 4 (0.72%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.72%) SaltStack
11 3 (0.54%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.54%) IBM
11 3 (0.54%) LogicMonitor
12 2 (0.36%) Adobe
12 2 (0.36%) Cognos
12 2 (0.36%) WSO2
13 1 (0.18%) Intel