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 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 5 2
Rank change year-on-year -16 -3 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 480 824 1,370
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 6.76% 17.24% 20.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.59% 18.59% 24.18%
Number of salaries quoted 331 391 1,140
10th Percentile £44,250 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,869 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,875 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £64,080
% change year-on-year -3.70% +5.34% -5.07%

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 5,586 4,432 5,665
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 78.66% 92.74% 85.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,858 2,183 4,631
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £65,640 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,967 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.24% +12.67% -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 8 February 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 8 February 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 -15 301 £62,500 -3.85% 200
Cheshire -8 76 £55,000 +10.00% 52
Lancashire -20 48 £54,897 +0.33% 70
Merseyside -22 35 £53,750 -10.42% 23
Cumbria 0 18 £65,500 +21.86% 8
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 26 (5.42%) Confluence
2 20 (4.17%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.46%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.25%) Apache
5 5 (1.04%) CMS
6 4 (0.83%) nginx
7 2 (0.42%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.21%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.21%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.42%) Simulink
5 2 (0.42%) Sketch
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.83%) 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
1 150 (31.25%) Azure
2 98 (20.42%) AWS
3 51 (10.63%) SaaS
4 38 (7.92%) Power Platform
5 31 (6.46%) GCP
5 31 (6.46%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (5.63%) Serverless
7 17 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (3.33%) AWS CloudFormation
9 14 (2.92%) Figma
10 12 (2.50%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (2.29%) Azure AKS
11 11 (2.29%) GitHub
12 10 (2.08%) Amazon EKS
12 10 (2.08%) Entra ID
13 9 (1.88%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 9 (1.88%) Azure Functions
13 9 (1.88%) Azure Logic Apps
13 9 (1.88%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (1.88%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.67%) HTTP
2 4 (0.83%) AMQP
2 4 (0.83%) DNS
2 4 (0.83%) Firewall
2 4 (0.83%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.63%) SSH
4 2 (0.42%) OpenVPN
4 2 (0.42%) Unified Communications
4 2 (0.42%) WAN
5 1 (0.21%) 4G
5 1 (0.21%) LAN
5 1 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.21%) SSL
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (6.46%) SQL Server
2 29 (6.04%) NoSQL
3 19 (3.96%) Power BI
4 15 (3.13%) MongoDB
4 15 (3.13%) MySQL
5 13 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.67%) Big Data
8 7 (1.46%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.46%) Hadoop
9 5 (1.04%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.83%) Cloudera CDH
10 4 (0.83%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.42%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.42%) Redis
12 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 40 (8.33%) JIRA
2 33 (6.88%) Git
3 13 (2.71%) GitLab
3 13 (2.71%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.46%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.83%) JUnit
5 4 (0.83%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.63%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.63%) JIRA Agile
6 3 (0.63%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.42%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.21%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.21%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.21%) JMeter
8 1 (0.21%) Locust
8 1 (0.21%) Postman
8 1 (0.21%) Selenium
8 1 (0.21%) Vagrant
General
1 127 (26.46%) Social Skills
2 110 (22.92%) Finance
3 56 (11.67%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.04%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.58%) Banking
6 20 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (3.96%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.13%) Marketing
9 14 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (2.92%) Law
10 11 (2.29%) Retail
11 8 (1.67%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.46%) Avionics
12 7 (1.46%) Billing
12 7 (1.46%) Games
13 6 (1.25%) Electronics
13 6 (1.25%) Financial Institution
13 6 (1.25%) Legal
13 6 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 105 (21.88%) Senior
2 98 (20.42%) Developer
3 83 (17.29%) Lead
4 43 (8.96%) Software Engineer
5 38 (7.92%) Analyst
6 31 (6.46%) Senior Developer
7 30 (6.25%) Software Developer
8 28 (5.83%) Architect
9 27 (5.63%) Project Manager
10 21 (4.38%) Data Engineer
11 20 (4.17%) Business Analyst
12 17 (3.54%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (3.33%) .NET Developer
13 16 (3.33%) Java Developer
14 15 (3.13%) Cloud Engineer
14 15 (3.13%) Lead Developer
15 13 (2.71%) Senior Manager
16 12 (2.50%) Senior Data Engineer
16 12 (2.50%) Senior Software Engineer
17 11 (2.29%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (16.46%) .NET
2 67 (13.96%) React
3 36 (7.50%) CSS
3 36 (7.50%) REST
4 34 (7.08%) .NET Framework
5 32 (6.67%) HTML
6 30 (6.25%) RESTful
7 29 (6.04%) AngularJS
7 29 (6.04%) Node.js
7 29 (6.04%) Spring
8 28 (5.83%) Spring Boot
9 27 (5.63%) ASP.NET
10 25 (5.21%) .NET Core
11 13 (2.71%) Kafka
12 10 (2.08%) Web Services
13 8 (1.67%) gRPC
13 8 (1.67%) Hibernate
13 8 (1.67%) RabbitMQ
14 7 (1.46%) ASP.NET Core
15 6 (1.25%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.92%) Product Ownership
2 36 (7.50%) Cloud Native
3 24 (5.00%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (3.33%) Mobile App
5 13 (2.71%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.88%) Social Media
8 8 (1.67%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.67%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 7 (1.46%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.46%) IoT
9 7 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (1.25%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.04%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.83%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.83%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.83%) Windows
2 16 (3.33%) Linux
3 9 (1.88%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.04%) Android
4 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.83%) CentOS
5 4 (0.83%) Debian
5 4 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.83%) 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
1 113 (23.54%) CI/CD
2 106 (22.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 93 (19.38%) DevOps
4 91 (18.96%) Mentoring
4 91 (18.96%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (18.96%) Software Engineering
5 77 (16.04%) Coaching
6 74 (15.42%) Scrum
7 61 (12.71%) Microservices
8 53 (11.04%) User Experience
9 52 (10.83%) Stakeholder Management
10 51 (10.63%) AI
11 48 (10.00%) Containerisation
11 48 (10.00%) Project Management
12 44 (9.17%) Full-Stack Development
12 44 (9.17%) Project Delivery
12 44 (9.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 44 (9.17%) TDD
13 41 (8.54%) Roadmaps
14 37 (7.71%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 74 (15.42%) C#
2 68 (14.17%) Java
3 67 (13.96%) JavaScript
3 67 (13.96%) SQL
4 45 (9.38%) Python
5 43 (8.96%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.29%) Go
7 6 (1.25%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.83%) Bash
8 4 (0.83%) Bicep
8 4 (0.83%) C++
8 4 (0.83%) Scala
9 3 (0.63%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.42%) C
10 2 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.42%) Elixir
10 2 (0.42%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.42%) PHP
10 2 (0.42%) Ruby
10 2 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (7.29%) Security Cleared
2 33 (6.88%) Degree
3 31 (6.46%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (5.00%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.92%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.92%) PMP
6 11 (2.29%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.88%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.83%) ACCA
9 4 (0.83%) CIMA
9 4 (0.83%) HNC
9 4 (0.83%) HND
10 2 (0.42%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.42%) SAFe Agilist
10 2 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.21%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.21%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.25%) QA
2 28 (5.83%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.08%) PMO
4 8 (1.67%) SEPA
4 8 (1.67%) TARGET2
5 4 (0.83%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.83%) ISO 20022
5 4 (0.83%) SLA
6 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (0.42%) WCAG
7 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.21%) GDPR
7 1 (0.21%) GxP
7 1 (0.21%) HL7
7 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.21%) NIST
System Software
1 36 (7.50%) Docker
2 24 (5.00%) 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 47 (9.79%) Terraform
2 45 (9.38%) Kubernetes
3 16 (3.33%) Ansible
4 12 (2.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.88%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.67%) SCCM
7 6 (1.25%) Grafana
7 6 (1.25%) Puppet
8 4 (0.83%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.63%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.63%) Rancher
10 1 (0.21%) Packer
Vendors
1 90 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.38%) SAP
3 15 (3.13%) ServiceNow
4 13 (2.71%) Google
4 13 (2.71%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.50%) Databricks
6 11 (2.29%) Siemens
7 10 (2.08%) Splunk
8 8 (1.67%) Adobe
8 8 (1.67%) New Relic
9 7 (1.46%) Qualtrics
10 6 (1.25%) Oracle
10 6 (1.25%) Sophos
11 5 (1.04%) SaltStack
12 4 (0.83%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.83%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.42%) Dell
13 2 (0.42%) IBM
13 2 (0.42%) Informatica
13 2 (0.42%) Pega