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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -15 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 758 1,231 1,552
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 6.23% 23.52% 18.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.62% 26.13% 23.83%
Number of salaries quoted 541 347 785
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £49,900 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £58,465
Median % change year-on-year - +6.90% +1.68%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -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 8,790 4,711 6,512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 72.20% 90.02% 77.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6,679 2,285 4,231
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -1.96% -7.27%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%

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 26 August 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 26 August 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 -11 550 £66,750 +2.69% 158
Lancashire -10 78 £55,000 +15.13% 12
Cheshire -28 60 £55,000 -4.35% 14
Merseyside -20 49 £60,000 -4.00% 16
Cumbria -5 19 £47,500 -17.39% 3
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 38 (5.01%) Confluence
2 26 (3.43%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.64%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.32%) Apache
5 5 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.66%) CMS
5 5 (0.66%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.40%) GeoServer
6 3 (0.40%) nginx
6 3 (0.40%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.40%) WordPress
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.26%) CICS
7 2 (0.26%) IIS
7 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.26%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.26%) WinCC
8 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.13%) JBoss
8 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
2 16 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.92%) Trello
5 6 (0.79%) AutoCAD
5 6 (0.79%) Revit
6 5 (0.66%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.40%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (2.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.53%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.40%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 252 (33.25%) Azure
2 172 (22.69%) AWS
3 99 (13.06%) Azure DevOps
4 61 (8.05%) Power Platform
5 45 (5.94%) GCP
6 44 (5.80%) SaaS
7 43 (5.67%) GitHub
7 43 (5.67%) Serverless
8 27 (3.56%) Power Automate
9 26 (3.43%) AWS CloudFormation
10 25 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
11 23 (3.03%) dbt
11 23 (3.03%) Microsoft Copilot
12 22 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (2.64%) PowerApps
14 19 (2.51%) Snowflake
15 15 (1.98%) GitHub Copilot
16 14 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
16 14 (1.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 13 (1.72%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (0.40%) Wireless
2 2 (0.26%) AMQP
2 2 (0.26%) Bluetooth
2 2 (0.26%) HTTP
2 2 (0.26%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.26%) ZigBee
3 1 (0.13%) Broadband
3 1 (0.13%) CTI
3 1 (0.13%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (0.13%) iSCSI
3 1 (0.13%) LAN
3 1 (0.13%) LTE
3 1 (0.13%) Network Security
3 1 (0.13%) SAN
3 1 (0.13%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.13%) SSL
3 1 (0.13%) VoIP
3 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.94%) Azure SQL Database
2 36 (4.75%) MongoDB
3 33 (4.35%) SQL Server
4 32 (4.22%) Power BI
5 29 (3.83%) Data Warehouse
6 25 (3.30%) PostgreSQL
7 18 (2.37%) Relational Database
8 17 (2.24%) NoSQL
9 16 (2.11%) DynamoDB
10 12 (1.58%) BigQuery
10 12 (1.58%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (1.45%) Data Lake
12 10 (1.32%) MySQL
13 8 (1.06%) Big Data
13 8 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 6 (0.79%) Metadata
15 4 (0.53%) Data Mining
15 4 (0.53%) Flink
16 3 (0.40%) GIS
16 3 (0.40%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 83 (10.95%) JIRA
2 56 (7.39%) Git
3 29 (3.83%) GitLab
4 19 (2.51%) Jenkins
5 15 (1.98%) JUnit
6 12 (1.58%) Claude Code
6 12 (1.58%) Spock
7 11 (1.45%) Postman
8 8 (1.06%) Bitbucket
9 7 (0.92%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 7 (0.92%) IntelliJ
10 5 (0.66%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.66%) Maven
11 3 (0.40%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.40%) RStudio
11 3 (0.40%) Selenium
12 2 (0.26%) Ant
12 2 (0.26%) MSTest
12 2 (0.26%) NUnit
12 2 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 205 (27.04%) Social Skills
2 159 (20.98%) Finance
3 79 (10.42%) Public Sector
4 70 (9.23%) Analytical Skills
5 51 (6.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (4.35%) Marketing
6 33 (4.35%) Retail
7 27 (3.56%) Influencing Skills
8 24 (3.17%) Telecoms
9 21 (2.77%) Law
10 20 (2.64%) Legal
11 19 (2.51%) Games
12 18 (2.37%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.85%) Advertising
14 13 (1.72%) Local Government
14 13 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.72%) Publishing
15 12 (1.58%) Aerospace
16 11 (1.45%) Banking
17 10 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (22.43%) Senior
2 158 (20.84%) Developer
3 78 (10.29%) Software Engineer
4 55 (7.26%) Lead
5 54 (7.12%) Project Manager
6 53 (6.99%) Senior Developer
7 49 (6.46%) Analyst
8 42 (5.54%) .NET Developer
9 41 (5.41%) Business Analyst
10 35 (4.62%) Data Engineer
10 35 (4.62%) Delivery Manager
11 34 (4.49%) Engineering Manager
12 28 (3.69%) Architect
13 26 (3.43%) Java Developer
13 26 (3.43%) Product Owner
14 25 (3.30%) IT Manager
15 23 (3.03%) DevOps Engineer
15 23 (3.03%) Senior Software Engineer
16 22 (2.90%) Software Developer
17 21 (2.77%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (13.19%) .NET
2 72 (9.50%) Terraform
3 60 (7.92%) HTML
4 53 (6.99%) CSS
5 50 (6.60%) Node.js
6 44 (5.80%) ASP.NET
6 44 (5.80%) React
6 44 (5.80%) Spring
7 42 (5.54%) AngularJS
8 41 (5.41%) .NET Core
9 38 (5.01%) ASP.NET Core
10 33 (4.35%) REST
11 29 (3.83%) RESTful
12 28 (3.69%) Spring Boot
13 19 (2.51%) Entity Framework
14 16 (2.11%) Kafka
15 15 (1.98%) Blazor
15 15 (1.98%) Vue
16 13 (1.72%) ASP.NET Web API
16 13 (1.72%) ML.NET
Miscellaneous
1 92 (12.14%) Product Ownership
2 53 (6.99%) Cloud Native
3 34 (4.49%) Enterprise Software
4 26 (3.43%) Distributed Systems
5 25 (3.30%) Greenfield Project
6 18 (2.37%) Driving Licence
7 17 (2.24%) Mobile App
8 16 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 16 (2.11%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.72%) Private Cloud
10 12 (1.58%) Marketing Technology
11 11 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.19%) Management Information System
13 8 (1.06%) IoT
13 8 (1.06%) PMI
14 7 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.92%) Social Network
15 6 (0.79%) Social Media
15 6 (0.79%) Virtual Team
16 5 (0.66%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.56%) Linux
2 11 (1.45%) Windows
3 5 (0.66%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.53%) Android
4 4 (0.53%) Unix
5 3 (0.40%) VMS
6 2 (0.26%) CentOS
6 2 (0.26%) Debian
6 2 (0.26%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.26%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (30.61%) DevOps
2 223 (29.42%) CI/CD
3 209 (27.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 159 (20.98%) AI
5 157 (20.71%) Scrum
6 144 (19.00%) Software Engineering
7 136 (17.94%) Stakeholder Management
8 125 (16.49%) Mentoring
9 114 (15.04%) Problem-Solving
10 94 (12.40%) Coaching
11 86 (11.35%) Full-Stack Development
12 85 (11.21%) Roadmaps
13 84 (11.08%) Test Automation
14 78 (10.29%) Decision-Making
14 78 (10.29%) Microservices
15 75 (9.89%) TDD
16 74 (9.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 67 (8.84%) Project Delivery
18 64 (8.44%) Analytics
19 63 (8.31%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 174 (22.96%) SQL
2 124 (16.36%) Java
3 114 (15.04%) JavaScript
4 109 (14.38%) Python
5 100 (13.19%) C#
6 39 (5.15%) TypeScript
7 18 (2.37%) Go
8 15 (1.98%) C++
9 12 (1.58%) Bash
10 10 (1.32%) PHP
10 10 (1.32%) PowerShell
11 9 (1.19%) Apex Code
12 7 (0.92%) Groovy
13 6 (0.79%) C
13 6 (0.79%) R
14 5 (0.66%) SOQL
15 4 (0.53%) SOSL
16 3 (0.40%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.40%) PL/SQL
16 3 (0.40%) Swift
Qualifications
1 93 (12.27%) Degree
2 68 (8.97%) Security Cleared
3 54 (7.12%) SC Cleared
4 26 (3.43%) DV Cleared
5 23 (3.03%) DBS Check
6 21 (2.77%) PMI Certification
7 20 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (2.64%) Master's Degree
8 16 (2.11%) HNC
9 14 (1.85%) PMP
10 10 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.19%) AWS Certification
11 9 (1.19%) Azure Certification
12 8 (1.06%) RIBA
13 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.66%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 4 (0.53%) MBA
15 4 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 4 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
16 3 (0.40%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.86%) Data Quality
1 52 (6.86%) QA
2 25 (3.30%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.11%) GDPR
4 12 (1.58%) PMO
5 7 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.92%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.66%) SLA
7 3 (0.40%) WCAG
8 2 (0.26%) GRC
8 2 (0.26%) IEC 61131
8 2 (0.26%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.13%) NIST
9 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 66 (8.71%) Docker
2 3 (0.40%) Ceph
3 2 (0.26%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.13%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) NFS
4 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 67 (8.84%) Kubernetes
2 31 (4.09%) Ansible
3 13 (1.72%) Argo
4 9 (1.19%) Prometheus
5 6 (0.79%) Grafana
6 4 (0.53%) Istio
7 3 (0.40%) Check_MK
7 3 (0.40%) Podman
7 3 (0.40%) Puppet
8 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.13%) linkerd
9 1 (0.13%) Nagios
9 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 136 (17.94%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.30%) ServiceNow
3 24 (3.17%) Salesforce
4 22 (2.90%) Google
5 21 (2.77%) Databricks
5 21 (2.77%) Oracle
6 19 (2.51%) Splunk
7 13 (1.72%) SAP
8 12 (1.58%) AppDynamics
8 12 (1.58%) YouTube
9 9 (1.19%) Adobe
10 7 (0.92%) Pega
11 6 (0.79%) Autodesk
11 6 (0.79%) Red Hat
12 5 (0.66%) IBM
13 4 (0.53%) Dell
13 4 (0.53%) NEC
13 4 (0.53%) OpenAI
14 3 (0.40%) Apple
14 3 (0.40%) BiZZdesign