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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -16 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 709 1,264 1,713
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 6.11% 24.53% 19.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.56% 26.99% 24.89%
Number of salaries quoted 522 354 967
10th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,243 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.88% +0.42% +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £94,366 £91,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -0.54%

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 8,286 4,684 6,882
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 71.45% 90.92% 78.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6,344 2,285 4,807
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £51,364
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -2.66% -6.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,603
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,150 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,920 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.30% +1.67% -11.29%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 -11 521 £67,472 +3.80% 194
Lancashire -8 76 £55,000 +9.88% 56
Cheshire -36 45 £57,500 +2.22% 45
Merseyside -27 43 £60,000 -6.98% 23
Cumbria -5 20 £47,500 -15.56% 4
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 41 (5.78%) Confluence
2 23 (3.24%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.40%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.85%) Apache
5 5 (0.71%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.71%) CMS
5 5 (0.71%) OpenStack
6 4 (0.56%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.42%) nginx
7 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.42%) WordPress
8 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.28%) CICS
8 2 (0.28%) IIS
9 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.14%) JBoss
9 1 (0.14%) PegaRULES
9 1 (0.14%) WinCC
Applications
1 14 (1.97%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.99%) Trello
4 5 (0.71%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.42%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.42%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 3 (0.42%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 235 (33.15%) Azure
2 167 (23.55%) AWS
3 90 (12.69%) Azure DevOps
4 53 (7.48%) Power Platform
5 45 (6.35%) Serverless
6 40 (5.64%) SaaS
7 39 (5.50%) GCP
7 39 (5.50%) GitHub
8 26 (3.67%) AWS CloudFormation
8 26 (3.67%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (3.53%) Power Automate
10 21 (2.96%) dbt
11 20 (2.82%) Microsoft Copilot
12 19 (2.68%) PowerApps
13 17 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
14 15 (2.12%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 14 (1.97%) Snowflake
16 13 (1.83%) Azure AI
16 13 (1.83%) Azure Service Bus
17 12 (1.69%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
1 3 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (0.42%) Wireless
2 2 (0.28%) AMQP
2 2 (0.28%) Bluetooth
2 2 (0.28%) ZigBee
3 1 (0.14%) Broadband
3 1 (0.14%) CTI
3 1 (0.14%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (0.14%) HTTP
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 43 (6.06%) Azure SQL Database
2 38 (5.36%) MongoDB
3 30 (4.23%) SQL Server
4 26 (3.67%) Power BI
5 25 (3.53%) Data Warehouse
6 24 (3.39%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (2.82%) NoSQL
8 13 (1.83%) BigQuery
8 13 (1.83%) MySQL
9 12 (1.69%) DynamoDB
9 12 (1.69%) Elasticsearch
9 12 (1.69%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.27%) Data Lake
11 8 (1.13%) Big Data
12 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.56%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.56%) Flink
13 4 (0.56%) Geospatial Data
13 4 (0.56%) GIS
13 4 (0.56%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 80 (11.28%) JIRA
2 54 (7.62%) Git
3 26 (3.67%) GitLab
4 19 (2.68%) Jenkins
5 13 (1.83%) Claude Code
6 12 (1.69%) JUnit
7 11 (1.55%) Postman
7 11 (1.55%) Spock
8 8 (1.13%) Bitbucket
9 7 (0.99%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 6 (0.85%) IntelliJ
11 4 (0.56%) Maven
12 3 (0.42%) Eclipse
13 2 (0.28%) Cypress.io
13 2 (0.28%) MSTest
13 2 (0.28%) NUnit
13 2 (0.28%) Visual Studio
13 2 (0.28%) XCUITest
14 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
14 1 (0.14%) WinDbg
General
1 185 (26.09%) Social Skills
2 150 (21.16%) Finance
3 69 (9.73%) Public Sector
4 65 (9.17%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (5.22%) Marketing
6 27 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (3.67%) Retail
8 25 (3.53%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.54%) Games
9 18 (2.54%) Law
10 17 (2.40%) Banking
11 15 (2.12%) Advertising
12 14 (1.97%) Legal
13 11 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.27%) Aerospace
14 9 (1.27%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.13%) Publishing
15 8 (1.13%) Telecoms
16 7 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 152 (21.44%) Senior
2 148 (20.87%) Developer
3 78 (11.00%) Software Engineer
4 56 (7.90%) Lead
4 56 (7.90%) Project Manager
5 52 (7.33%) Senior Developer
6 44 (6.21%) .NET Developer
6 44 (6.21%) Analyst
7 40 (5.64%) Business Analyst
8 35 (4.94%) Data Engineer
9 31 (4.37%) Delivery Manager
10 30 (4.23%) Engineering Manager
11 28 (3.95%) Java Developer
12 27 (3.81%) Architect
13 24 (3.39%) IT Manager
14 23 (3.24%) Product Owner
15 22 (3.10%) Senior Manager
16 21 (2.96%) DevOps Engineer
16 21 (2.96%) Lead Software Engineer
16 21 (2.96%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (14.10%) .NET
2 58 (8.18%) HTML
3 50 (7.05%) CSS
4 48 (6.77%) Node.js
5 44 (6.21%) ASP.NET
6 43 (6.06%) Spring
7 42 (5.92%) AngularJS
8 41 (5.78%) .NET Core
8 41 (5.78%) React
9 38 (5.36%) ASP.NET Core
10 32 (4.51%) RESTful
11 30 (4.23%) Spring Boot
12 29 (4.09%) REST
13 19 (2.68%) Entity Framework
14 16 (2.26%) Vue
15 15 (2.12%) Blazor
15 15 (2.12%) Kafka
16 13 (1.83%) ML.NET
17 12 (1.69%) ASP.NET Web API
18 11 (1.55%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 80 (11.28%) Product Ownership
2 53 (7.48%) Cloud Native
3 30 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (3.53%) Distributed Systems
4 25 (3.53%) Greenfield Project
5 24 (3.39%) Driving Licence
6 18 (2.54%) Mobile App
7 15 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 12 (1.69%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.69%) Private Cloud
9 11 (1.55%) Marketing Technology
10 10 (1.41%) PMI
11 9 (1.27%) Management Information System
12 7 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (0.99%) Social Network
12 7 (0.99%) Virtual Team
13 6 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.85%) Social Media
14 5 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.71%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.67%) Linux
2 11 (1.55%) Windows
3 6 (0.85%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.71%) Android
5 4 (0.56%) Unix
6 2 (0.28%) CentOS
6 2 (0.28%) Debian
6 2 (0.28%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.28%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.28%) 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
1 220 (31.03%) DevOps
2 217 (30.61%) CI/CD
3 181 (25.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 160 (22.57%) Scrum
5 132 (18.62%) Software Engineering
6 131 (18.48%) AI
7 126 (17.77%) Stakeholder Management
8 112 (15.80%) Mentoring
9 103 (14.53%) Problem-Solving
10 90 (12.69%) Coaching
11 88 (12.41%) Roadmaps
12 86 (12.13%) TDD
13 83 (11.71%) Full-Stack Development
14 82 (11.57%) Test Automation
15 77 (10.86%) Microservices
16 69 (9.73%) Decision-Making
16 69 (9.73%) Kanban
17 68 (9.59%) Project Management
18 67 (9.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 59 (8.32%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 160 (22.57%) SQL
2 123 (17.35%) Java
3 105 (14.81%) Python
4 102 (14.39%) JavaScript
5 96 (13.54%) C#
6 35 (4.94%) TypeScript
7 14 (1.97%) Go
8 12 (1.69%) Bash
9 11 (1.55%) C++
10 10 (1.41%) PowerShell
11 9 (1.27%) PHP
12 7 (0.99%) Apex Code
13 6 (0.85%) Groovy
14 5 (0.71%) C
14 5 (0.71%) SOQL
15 4 (0.56%) SOSL
15 4 (0.56%) Swift
16 3 (0.42%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.42%) PL/SQL
17 2 (0.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 63 (8.89%) Security Cleared
2 58 (8.18%) Degree
3 50 (7.05%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.53%) PMI Certification
5 23 (3.24%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.26%) Master's Degree
6 16 (2.26%) PMP
7 14 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.13%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.13%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.85%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.71%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 5 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.56%) MBA
12 4 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.42%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.28%) Chartered Engineer
14 2 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.50%) QA
2 38 (5.36%) Data Quality
3 22 (3.10%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.55%) GDPR
5 9 (1.27%) PMO
6 7 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.99%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.71%) SLA
8 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.14%) GRC
9 1 (0.14%) IEC 61131
9 1 (0.14%) IEC 61508
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
9 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 61 (8.60%) Docker
2 3 (0.42%) Ceph
3 2 (0.28%) 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 75 (10.58%) Terraform
2 61 (8.60%) Kubernetes
3 29 (4.09%) Ansible
4 12 (1.69%) Argo
5 10 (1.41%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.99%) Grafana
7 4 (0.56%) Istio
8 3 (0.42%) Check_MK
8 3 (0.42%) Podman
8 3 (0.42%) Puppet
9 2 (0.28%) 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%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.14%) Nagios
10 1 (0.14%) Packer
10 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 133 (18.76%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.67%) ServiceNow
3 22 (3.10%) Salesforce
4 20 (2.82%) Databricks
5 19 (2.68%) Google
5 19 (2.68%) Oracle
6 18 (2.54%) Splunk
7 15 (2.12%) SAP
8 11 (1.55%) AppDynamics
9 9 (1.27%) Adobe
10 7 (0.99%) Pega
11 6 (0.85%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.56%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.42%) Apple
13 3 (0.42%) Cognos
13 3 (0.42%) Dell
13 3 (0.42%) Facebook
13 3 (0.42%) IBM
13 3 (0.42%) NEC
13 3 (0.42%) Siemens