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

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -15 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 736 1,257 1,615
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 6.25% 24.33% 19.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.70% 26.85% 24.92%
Number of salaries quoted 540 354 866
10th Percentile £42,970 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,788 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £95,125 £89,625 £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 8,461 4,681 6,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 71.85% 90.59% 77.74%
Number of salaries quoted 6,467 2,287 4,407
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,625 £65,603
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 9 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 9 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 -12 539 £66,750 +2.69% 234
Lancashire -6 79 £55,000 +9.88% 48
Cheshire -40 49 £55,000 -2.22% 45
Merseyside -22 45 £60,000 -4.00% 31
Cumbria -6 20 £47,500 -17.39% 7
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 40 (5.43%) Confluence
2 25 (3.40%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.72%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (1.22%) Apache
5 5 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.68%) CMS
5 5 (0.68%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.41%) GeoServer
6 3 (0.41%) IIS
6 3 (0.41%) nginx
6 3 (0.41%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.41%) WordPress
7 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.27%) CICS
7 2 (0.27%) WinCC
8 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.14%) JBoss
8 1 (0.14%) PegaRULES
8 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.95%) Trello
5 5 (0.68%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 18 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.54%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.41%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 250 (33.97%) Azure
2 175 (23.78%) AWS
3 96 (13.04%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (7.47%) Power Platform
5 45 (6.11%) GCP
5 45 (6.11%) SaaS
5 45 (6.11%) Serverless
6 44 (5.98%) GitHub
7 27 (3.67%) AWS CloudFormation
7 27 (3.67%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (3.67%) Power Automate
8 24 (3.26%) dbt
9 22 (2.99%) Microsoft Copilot
10 20 (2.72%) PowerApps
11 19 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (2.45%) Snowflake
13 15 (2.04%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 15 (2.04%) GitHub Copilot
14 13 (1.77%) Azure AI
14 13 (1.77%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
1 3 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (0.41%) Wireless
2 2 (0.27%) AMQP
2 2 (0.27%) Bluetooth
2 2 (0.27%) HTTP
2 2 (0.27%) ZigBee
3 1 (0.14%) Broadband
3 1 (0.14%) CTI
3 1 (0.14%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (0.14%) iSCSI
3 1 (0.14%) LAN
3 1 (0.14%) LTE
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) SAN
3 1 (0.14%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.14%) SSL
3 1 (0.14%) VoIP
3 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.98%) Azure SQL Database
2 38 (5.16%) MongoDB
3 33 (4.48%) SQL Server
4 28 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (3.53%) PostgreSQL
5 26 (3.53%) Power BI
6 20 (2.72%) NoSQL
7 15 (2.04%) DynamoDB
8 13 (1.77%) BigQuery
9 12 (1.63%) Elasticsearch
9 12 (1.63%) MySQL
9 12 (1.63%) Relational Database
10 10 (1.36%) Data Lake
11 8 (1.09%) Big Data
12 7 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.68%) Metadata
14 4 (0.54%) Data Mining
14 4 (0.54%) Flink
15 3 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
15 3 (0.41%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 81 (11.01%) JIRA
2 58 (7.88%) Git
3 27 (3.67%) GitLab
4 19 (2.58%) Jenkins
5 13 (1.77%) Claude Code
5 13 (1.77%) JUnit
6 11 (1.49%) Postman
6 11 (1.49%) Spock
7 8 (1.09%) Bitbucket
8 7 (0.95%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 6 (0.82%) IntelliJ
10 4 (0.54%) Maven
11 3 (0.41%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.41%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.27%) MSTest
12 2 (0.27%) NUnit
12 2 (0.27%) Selenium
12 2 (0.27%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.27%) XCUITest
13 1 (0.14%) Vagrant
General
1 189 (25.68%) Social Skills
2 153 (20.79%) Finance
3 69 (9.38%) Public Sector
4 66 (8.97%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (5.03%) Marketing
6 36 (4.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (3.94%) Retail
8 25 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (2.72%) Law
10 18 (2.45%) Games
11 17 (2.31%) Legal
12 16 (2.17%) Banking
12 16 (2.17%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.90%) Advertising
14 13 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.49%) Aerospace
16 10 (1.36%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (1.09%) Local Government
17 8 (1.09%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 160 (21.74%) Senior
2 155 (21.06%) Developer
3 79 (10.73%) Software Engineer
4 57 (7.74%) Project Manager
5 56 (7.61%) Lead
5 56 (7.61%) Senior Developer
6 44 (5.98%) .NET Developer
6 44 (5.98%) Analyst
7 42 (5.71%) Business Analyst
8 35 (4.76%) Data Engineer
8 35 (4.76%) Delivery Manager
9 31 (4.21%) Engineering Manager
10 29 (3.94%) Architect
11 27 (3.67%) Java Developer
12 26 (3.53%) Product Owner
13 25 (3.40%) IT Manager
14 22 (2.99%) Senior Manager
14 22 (2.99%) Software Developer
15 21 (2.85%) IT Project Manager
15 21 (2.85%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (13.86%) .NET
2 60 (8.15%) HTML
3 52 (7.07%) CSS
4 48 (6.52%) Node.js
5 45 (6.11%) ASP.NET
6 44 (5.98%) Spring
7 43 (5.84%) React
8 42 (5.71%) .NET Core
9 41 (5.57%) AngularJS
10 38 (5.16%) ASP.NET Core
11 32 (4.35%) RESTful
12 31 (4.21%) REST
13 30 (4.08%) Spring Boot
14 19 (2.58%) Entity Framework
15 15 (2.04%) Blazor
15 15 (2.04%) Kafka
15 15 (2.04%) Vue
16 13 (1.77%) ASP.NET Web API
16 13 (1.77%) ML.NET
17 12 (1.63%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 91 (12.36%) Product Ownership
2 57 (7.74%) Cloud Native
3 31 (4.21%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (3.40%) Distributed Systems
5 24 (3.26%) Greenfield Project
6 22 (2.99%) Driving Licence
7 18 (2.45%) Mobile App
8 16 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 15 (2.04%) Onboarding
10 12 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
10 12 (1.63%) Private Cloud
11 10 (1.36%) PMI
12 9 (1.22%) Management Information System
13 7 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.95%) Social Network
13 7 (0.95%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (0.82%) IoT
14 6 (0.82%) Social Media
15 5 (0.68%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.53%) Linux
2 11 (1.49%) Windows
3 6 (0.82%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.68%) Android
5 4 (0.54%) Unix
6 2 (0.27%) CentOS
6 2 (0.27%) Debian
6 2 (0.27%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.27%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.27%) VMS
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (31.39%) DevOps
2 226 (30.71%) CI/CD
3 191 (25.95%) Continuous Improvement
4 163 (22.15%) Scrum
5 140 (19.02%) Software Engineering
6 138 (18.75%) AI
7 129 (17.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 121 (16.44%) Mentoring
9 110 (14.95%) Problem-Solving
10 90 (12.23%) Coaching
11 87 (11.82%) Roadmaps
12 86 (11.68%) TDD
13 84 (11.41%) Full-Stack Development
13 84 (11.41%) Test Automation
14 79 (10.73%) Microservices
15 70 (9.51%) Decision-Making
16 69 (9.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 67 (9.10%) Kanban
17 67 (9.10%) Project Management
18 64 (8.70%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 168 (22.83%) SQL
2 124 (16.85%) Java
3 110 (14.95%) Python
4 107 (14.54%) JavaScript
5 101 (13.72%) C#
6 37 (5.03%) TypeScript
7 16 (2.17%) Go
8 13 (1.77%) C++
9 12 (1.63%) Bash
10 10 (1.36%) PHP
10 10 (1.36%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.09%) Apex Code
12 6 (0.82%) C
12 6 (0.82%) Groovy
13 5 (0.68%) SOQL
14 4 (0.54%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.54%) SOSL
14 4 (0.54%) Swift
15 3 (0.41%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.27%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 75 (10.19%) Degree
2 65 (8.83%) Security Cleared
3 51 (6.93%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.40%) PMI Certification
5 24 (3.26%) DV Cleared
6 19 (2.58%) Master's Degree
7 16 (2.17%) PMP
8 15 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.90%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.22%) AWS Certification
11 9 (1.22%) Azure Certification
12 8 (1.09%) HNC
13 6 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.68%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 5 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
15 4 (0.54%) MBA
15 4 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 3 (0.41%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (6.11%) Data Quality
2 44 (5.98%) QA
3 23 (3.13%) Accessibility
4 12 (1.63%) PMO
5 11 (1.49%) GDPR
6 7 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.95%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.68%) SLA
8 2 (0.27%) GRC
8 2 (0.27%) IEC 61131
8 2 (0.27%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.27%) WCAG
9 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.14%) ITGC
9 1 (0.14%) NIST
9 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 66 (8.97%) Docker
2 3 (0.41%) Ceph
3 2 (0.27%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.14%) Firmware
4 1 (0.14%) NFS
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 77 (10.46%) Terraform
2 66 (8.97%) Kubernetes
3 29 (3.94%) Ansible
4 13 (1.77%) Argo
5 10 (1.36%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.95%) Grafana
7 4 (0.54%) Istio
8 3 (0.41%) Check_MK
8 3 (0.41%) Podman
8 3 (0.41%) Puppet
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.27%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.14%) AWS Copilot
10 1 (0.14%) linkerd
10 1 (0.14%) Nagios
10 1 (0.14%) Packer
10 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 135 (18.34%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.53%) ServiceNow
3 23 (3.13%) Salesforce
4 22 (2.99%) Google
5 21 (2.85%) Databricks
6 20 (2.72%) Oracle
7 18 (2.45%) Splunk
8 14 (1.90%) SAP
9 11 (1.49%) AppDynamics
10 9 (1.22%) Adobe
11 7 (0.95%) Pega
12 6 (0.82%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.54%) IBM
13 4 (0.54%) NEC
13 4 (0.54%) OpenAI
14 3 (0.41%) BiZZdesign
14 3 (0.41%) Cognos
14 3 (0.41%) Dell
14 3 (0.41%) LogicMonitor
14 3 (0.41%) Siemens