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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 3 1
Rank change year-on-year -19 -2 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 456 1,067 944
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 8.66% 17.25% 26.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.16% 20.13% 27.65%
Number of salaries quoted 302 447 674
10th Percentile £44,972 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £77,542
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £89,625
England median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - - +1.07%

All Process and 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 4,490 5,300 3,414
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 85.30% 85.71% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 2,393 2,716 2,588
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,182 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £84,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 5 December 2025.

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 5 December 2025. 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 -11 291 £62,500 +4.17% 278
Cheshire -11 69 £55,000 +10.00% 125
Lancashire -15 51 £47,683 -12.91% 119
Merseyside -15 31 £62,500 +13.64% 47
Cumbria -12 12 £57,500 +3.60% 11
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 17 (3.73%) Confluence
2 16 (3.51%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.75%) CMS
4 4 (0.88%) Apache
4 4 (0.88%) nginx
5 3 (0.66%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.66%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.66%) Magnolia
5 3 (0.66%) WordPress
6 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.44%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.22%) IIS
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.66%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.66%) Sketch
5 3 (0.66%) Trello
6 2 (0.44%) Simulink
7 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.22%) InVision
Business Applications
1 9 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) Magento
3 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.22%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 142 (31.14%) Azure
2 111 (24.34%) AWS
3 46 (10.09%) SaaS
4 42 (9.21%) Power Platform
5 36 (7.89%) GCP
6 29 (6.36%) Serverless
7 20 (4.39%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (3.51%) GitHub
10 14 (3.07%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.63%) Figma
12 10 (2.19%) AWS CloudFormation
12 10 (2.19%) Azure Functions
12 10 (2.19%) Azure Service Bus
12 10 (2.19%) PaaS
13 9 (1.97%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 9 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
14 8 (1.75%) Azure AKS
14 8 (1.75%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.54%) Firewall
2 6 (1.32%) HTTP
3 3 (0.66%) DNS
3 3 (0.66%) SSH
3 3 (0.66%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.66%) Wireless
4 2 (0.44%) AMQP
4 2 (0.44%) OpenVPN
4 2 (0.44%) WAN
5 1 (0.22%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (7.46%) SQL Server
2 28 (6.14%) NoSQL
3 25 (5.48%) Power BI
4 22 (4.82%) MongoDB
5 11 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.41%) MySQL
6 7 (1.54%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.32%) DynamoDB
7 6 (1.32%) Redis
7 6 (1.32%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.88%) Big Data
10 3 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.66%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.44%) Hazelcast
11 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 36 (7.89%) JIRA
2 30 (6.58%) Git
3 14 (3.07%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.85%) GitLab
5 8 (1.75%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.88%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.88%) JMeter
6 4 (0.88%) JUnit
6 4 (0.88%) Selenium
7 3 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.66%) Gatling
7 3 (0.66%) JIRA Agile
7 3 (0.66%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.66%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.22%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.22%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.22%) Maven
9 1 (0.22%) Mockito
General
1 138 (30.26%) Social Skills
2 118 (25.88%) Finance
3 57 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.36%) Public Sector
5 20 (4.39%) Banking
6 19 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
7 18 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (3.95%) Law
8 16 (3.51%) Marketing
9 15 (3.29%) Manufacturing
10 14 (3.07%) Retail
11 13 (2.85%) Local Government
12 9 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.54%) Avionics
13 7 (1.54%) Electronics
13 7 (1.54%) Financial Institution
13 7 (1.54%) Games
14 6 (1.32%) Billing
14 6 (1.32%) Legal
Job Titles
1 113 (24.78%) Senior
2 109 (23.90%) Developer
3 73 (16.01%) Lead
4 40 (8.77%) Analyst
5 37 (8.11%) Senior Developer
6 29 (6.36%) Architect
7 26 (5.70%) Software Engineer
8 23 (5.04%) Project Manager
9 22 (4.82%) Java Developer
9 22 (4.82%) Senior Manager
10 21 (4.61%) Software Developer
10 21 (4.61%) Solutions Architect
11 18 (3.95%) .NET Developer
11 18 (3.95%) Business Analyst
12 17 (3.73%) Systems Engineer
13 15 (3.29%) Data Engineer
14 14 (3.07%) DevOps Engineer
15 13 (2.85%) AWS Architect
15 13 (2.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 13 (2.85%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (15.79%) .NET
2 59 (12.94%) React
3 38 (8.33%) CSS
4 34 (7.46%) HTML
5 28 (6.14%) Spring Boot
6 27 (5.92%) AngularJS
6 27 (5.92%) REST
6 27 (5.92%) Spring
7 26 (5.70%) RESTful
8 24 (5.26%) .NET Framework
9 22 (4.82%) .NET Core
10 21 (4.61%) Node.js
11 19 (4.17%) ASP.NET
12 18 (3.95%) Kafka
13 11 (2.41%) RabbitMQ
14 9 (1.97%) Hibernate
15 8 (1.75%) Entity Framework
16 7 (1.54%) CSS3
16 7 (1.54%) Jest
16 7 (1.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.21%) Cloud Native
2 36 (7.89%) Product Ownership
3 23 (5.04%) Management Information System
4 22 (4.82%) Distributed Systems
5 17 (3.73%) Mobile App
6 13 (2.85%) Social Media
7 12 (2.63%) IoT
8 10 (2.19%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (1.97%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.75%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 7 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 5 (1.10%) Onboarding
14 4 (0.88%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.88%) e-Learning
14 4 (0.88%) Public Cloud
15 3 (0.66%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.80%) Windows
2 13 (2.85%) Linux
3 10 (2.19%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.10%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.88%) Android
6 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.44%) CentOS
6 2 (0.44%) Debian
6 2 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.44%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.44%) VMS
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (26.32%) CI/CD
2 110 (24.12%) DevOps
3 105 (23.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 102 (22.37%) Problem-Solving
5 88 (19.30%) Mentoring
6 73 (16.01%) Coaching
7 70 (15.35%) Software Engineering
8 67 (14.69%) Microservices
9 63 (13.82%) Roadmaps
10 60 (13.16%) Scrum
11 57 (12.50%) User Experience
12 50 (10.96%) Containerisation
13 47 (10.31%) Project Management
13 47 (10.31%) Stakeholder Management
14 46 (10.09%) Clean Code
15 44 (9.65%) Project Delivery
16 42 (9.21%) Full-Stack Development
17 40 (8.77%) Infrastructure as Code
18 39 (8.55%) AI
18 39 (8.55%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 78 (17.11%) C#
2 61 (13.38%) Java
3 60 (13.16%) JavaScript
4 57 (12.50%) SQL
5 44 (9.65%) TypeScript
6 39 (8.55%) Python
7 14 (3.07%) Go
8 10 (2.19%) MATLAB
9 9 (1.97%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.75%) Elixir
10 8 (1.75%) Ruby
11 7 (1.54%) Bash
12 4 (0.88%) Bicep
12 4 (0.88%) PHP
13 3 (0.66%) C++
13 3 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.66%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.44%) C
14 2 (0.44%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 58 (12.72%) Degree
2 33 (7.24%) BPSS Clearance
3 28 (6.14%) Security Cleared
4 20 (4.39%) SC Cleared
5 19 (4.17%) ACCA
6 15 (3.29%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.63%) PMP
8 11 (2.41%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.41%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.97%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.75%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.54%) CIMA
11 7 (1.54%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.88%) HNC
13 4 (0.88%) HND
14 3 (0.66%) CCNA
14 3 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (8.55%) QA
2 28 (6.14%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.63%) GAAP
3 12 (2.63%) IFRS
4 10 (2.19%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.75%) SEPA
5 8 (1.75%) TARGET2
6 7 (1.54%) GDPR
6 7 (1.54%) NIST
6 7 (1.54%) PMO
7 6 (1.32%) HIPAA
7 6 (1.32%) SLA
8 4 (0.88%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.44%) WCAG
10 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.22%) HL7
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 55 (12.06%) Docker
2 20 (4.39%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) HDFS
4 1 (0.22%) KVM
4 1 (0.22%) QEMU
4 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 52 (11.40%) Kubernetes
2 42 (9.21%) Terraform
3 12 (2.63%) Ansible
4 10 (2.19%) Grafana
5 9 (1.97%) SCCM
6 8 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (1.10%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.66%) Puppet
9 2 (0.44%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.22%) Rancher
Vendors
1 64 (14.04%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.95%) Google
3 16 (3.51%) SAP
4 13 (2.85%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.41%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.97%) Databricks
7 8 (1.75%) Adobe
7 8 (1.75%) Splunk
8 6 (1.32%) Qualtrics
8 6 (1.32%) Sophos
9 5 (1.10%) Oracle
9 5 (1.10%) Siemens
10 4 (0.88%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.88%) Facebook
10 4 (0.88%) New Relic
10 4 (0.88%) UiPath
11 3 (0.66%) Meraki
11 3 (0.66%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.66%) SaltStack
11 3 (0.66%) Zerto