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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -28 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 589 1,287 1,826
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 5.38% 28.56% 18.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.49% 29.84% 23.29%
Number of salaries quoted 447 349 1,395
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,778 £87,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -7.41%

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 7,860 4,313 7,841
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 71.79% 95.70% 80.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5,237 1,932 6,200
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £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 27 May 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 27 May 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 -11 426 £65,000 - 253
Lancashire -25 62 £55,000 +8.08% 46
Cheshire -37 49 £55,000 +12.82% 22
Merseyside -35 30 £55,000 -15.38% 13
Cumbria -14 17 £51,500 +16.06% 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 41 (6.96%) Confluence
2 10 (1.70%) Apache Airflow
2 10 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.02%) CMS
4 5 (0.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 5 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.68%) Apache
5 4 (0.68%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.68%) WordPress
6 3 (0.51%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.34%) CICS
7 2 (0.34%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.17%) IIS
8 1 (0.17%) nginx
8 1 (0.17%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 13 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.34%) Trello
4 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.17%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.34%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 192 (32.60%) Azure
2 137 (23.26%) AWS
3 53 (9.00%) Azure DevOps
4 41 (6.96%) SaaS
5 40 (6.79%) Serverless
6 34 (5.77%) Power Platform
7 33 (5.60%) GCP
8 23 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
9 22 (3.74%) AWS CloudFormation
10 21 (3.57%) GitHub
11 18 (3.06%) Azure AKS
12 16 (2.72%) Azure Service Bus
13 14 (2.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 13 (2.21%) Amazon EKS
14 13 (2.21%) Anthropic Claude
14 13 (2.21%) Azure Functions
15 12 (2.04%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.70%) dbt
17 8 (1.36%) Azure Monitor
17 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.68%) HTTP
2 3 (0.51%) AMQP
2 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.34%) DNS
3 2 (0.34%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.17%) 4G
4 1 (0.17%) Broadband
4 1 (0.17%) LAN
4 1 (0.17%) LTE
4 1 (0.17%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.17%) SSL
4 1 (0.17%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.94%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.09%) NoSQL
3 27 (4.58%) MongoDB
4 23 (3.90%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (3.06%) Power BI
6 16 (2.72%) MySQL
7 15 (2.55%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (1.70%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.53%) BigQuery
10 8 (1.36%) Data Lake
11 7 (1.19%) DynamoDB
12 6 (1.02%) Big Data
12 6 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (0.85%) Hadoop
14 4 (0.68%) Flink
14 4 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.68%) GIS
14 4 (0.68%) Metadata
14 4 (0.68%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 72 (12.22%) JIRA
2 46 (7.81%) Git
3 23 (3.90%) GitLab
4 18 (3.06%) Jenkins
5 14 (2.38%) Claude Code
6 10 (1.70%) Postman
7 7 (1.19%) JUnit
8 4 (0.68%) IntelliJ
8 4 (0.68%) Spock
9 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.51%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.51%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.34%) Maven
10 2 (0.34%) MSTest
10 2 (0.34%) NUnit
10 2 (0.34%) Selenium
10 2 (0.34%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.34%) Vagrant
10 2 (0.34%) XCUITest
General
1 133 (22.58%) Social Skills
2 123 (20.88%) Finance
3 61 (10.36%) Public Sector
4 52 (8.83%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (4.41%) Marketing
7 18 (3.06%) Banking
8 17 (2.89%) Games
9 12 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (2.04%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.04%) Retail
10 10 (1.70%) Law
11 9 (1.53%) Advertising
11 9 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.02%) Legal
13 6 (1.02%) Publishing
14 4 (0.68%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.68%) Back Office
14 4 (0.68%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 145 (24.62%) Senior
2 116 (19.69%) Developer
3 78 (13.24%) Lead
4 75 (12.73%) Software Engineer
5 47 (7.98%) Senior Developer
6 46 (7.81%) Project Manager
7 38 (6.45%) Analyst
8 32 (5.43%) Java Developer
8 32 (5.43%) Software Developer
9 31 (5.26%) .NET Developer
10 28 (4.75%) Business Analyst
11 26 (4.41%) Data Engineer
12 25 (4.24%) Lead Software Engineer
13 24 (4.07%) Delivery Manager
14 23 (3.90%) Java Engineer
15 22 (3.74%) Cloud Engineer
15 22 (3.74%) IT Manager
16 20 (3.40%) Architect
16 20 (3.40%) Senior Data Engineer
17 19 (3.23%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (14.94%) .NET
2 48 (8.15%) React
3 41 (6.96%) Node.js
4 38 (6.45%) Spring
5 35 (5.94%) REST
6 34 (5.77%) AngularJS
6 34 (5.77%) CSS
6 34 (5.77%) RESTful
7 33 (5.60%) HTML
7 33 (5.60%) Spring Boot
8 31 (5.26%) .NET Core
8 31 (5.26%) ASP.NET
9 28 (4.75%) .NET Framework
10 13 (2.21%) ASP.NET Core
10 13 (2.21%) Kafka
11 12 (2.04%) Vue
12 8 (1.36%) Entity Framework
12 8 (1.36%) PySpark
12 8 (1.36%) Web Services
13 7 (1.19%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.53%) Product Ownership
2 36 (6.11%) Cloud Native
3 26 (4.41%) Driving Licence
3 26 (4.41%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (3.90%) Distributed Systems
5 17 (2.89%) Greenfield Project
6 13 (2.21%) Mobile App
7 10 (1.70%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.53%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.36%) PMI
10 7 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.02%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.02%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.85%) Social Network
13 4 (0.68%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.68%) Private Cloud
13 4 (0.68%) Public Cloud
13 4 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.23%) Linux
2 14 (2.38%) Windows
3 4 (0.68%) Unix
4 3 (0.51%) CentOS
4 3 (0.51%) Debian
4 3 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.51%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.51%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.34%) Android
5 2 (0.34%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (28.69%) CI/CD
2 156 (26.49%) DevOps
3 133 (22.58%) Scrum
4 131 (22.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 111 (18.85%) Software Engineering
6 102 (17.32%) Mentoring
7 91 (15.45%) Coaching
8 78 (13.24%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
9 77 (13.07%) TDD
10 75 (12.73%) Microservices
11 68 (11.54%) Project Management
12 67 (11.38%) AI
13 66 (11.21%) Roadmaps
14 62 (10.53%) Full-Stack Development
15 60 (10.19%) Kanban
16 59 (10.02%) Test Automation
17 53 (9.00%) Decision-Making
18 52 (8.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 49 (8.32%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 122 (20.71%) SQL
2 116 (19.69%) Java
3 79 (13.41%) Python
4 78 (13.24%) JavaScript
5 69 (11.71%) C#
6 31 (5.26%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.53%) C++
8 6 (1.02%) Apex Code
8 6 (1.02%) Bash
8 6 (1.02%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.85%) Groovy
9 5 (0.85%) SOQL
10 4 (0.68%) Go
10 4 (0.68%) SOSL
11 3 (0.51%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.34%) C
12 2 (0.34%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.34%) PHP
12 2 (0.34%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 50 (8.49%) Security Cleared
2 41 (6.96%) SC Cleared
3 27 (4.58%) Degree
4 21 (3.57%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.89%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (2.38%) PMP
8 8 (1.36%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.85%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.51%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.34%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.34%) HND
12 2 (0.34%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.17%) APMP
13 1 (0.17%) CAPM
13 1 (0.17%) CIPD
13 1 (0.17%) ISEB
13 1 (0.17%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.41%) QA
2 23 (3.90%) Accessibility
3 21 (3.57%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.36%) PMO
5 3 (0.51%) GDPR
6 2 (0.34%) SLA
6 2 (0.34%) WCAG
7 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.17%) GRC
7 1 (0.17%) GxP
7 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (0.17%) ITGC
7 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 43 (7.30%) Docker
2 9 (1.53%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 75 (12.73%) Terraform
2 53 (9.00%) Kubernetes
3 26 (4.41%) Ansible
4 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.02%) Grafana
5 6 (1.02%) Puppet
5 6 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.85%) Argo
6 5 (0.85%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.85%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.51%) Rancher
8 2 (0.34%) Packer
8 2 (0.34%) SCCM
9 1 (0.17%) AWS Copilot
Vendors
1 102 (17.32%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.24%) ServiceNow
3 23 (3.90%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.89%) Databricks
4 17 (2.89%) SAP
5 15 (2.55%) Oracle
6 12 (2.04%) Google
7 11 (1.87%) Splunk
8 7 (1.19%) Adobe
8 7 (1.19%) Siemens
9 6 (1.02%) Pega
10 5 (0.85%) New Relic
11 4 (0.68%) AppDynamics
12 3 (0.51%) IBM
12 3 (0.51%) LogicMonitor
12 3 (0.51%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.51%) SaltStack
13 2 (0.34%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.34%) Cognos
13 2 (0.34%) Facebook