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 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 4 2
Rank change year-on-year -18 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 464 905 1,136
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 7.07% 17.93% 21.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.81% 19.57% 25.03%
Number of salaries quoted 323 403 930
10th Percentile £44,978 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £87,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -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 5,268 4,624 4,538
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 80.22% 91.60% 86.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2,614 2,268 3,593
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,372 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% -7.27%
75th Percentile £65,640 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,892 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 21 January 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 21 January 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 -16 288 £62,500 -3.85% 143
Cheshire -9 78 £55,000 +10.00% 65
Lancashire -16 50 £54,793 +4.37% 86
Merseyside -25 28 £62,500 +4.17% 25
Cumbria -2 18 £61,500 +20.00% 5
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 22 (4.74%) Confluence
2 20 (4.31%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.51%) Apache
3 7 (1.51%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.08%) CMS
5 4 (0.86%) nginx
6 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.43%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 18 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.65%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.65%) Sketch
5 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.43%) Simulink
6 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.22%) InVision
6 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.22%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 153 (32.97%) Azure
2 100 (21.55%) AWS
3 54 (11.64%) SaaS
4 38 (8.19%) Power Platform
5 31 (6.68%) GCP
6 28 (6.03%) Serverless
7 27 (5.82%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (3.23%) AWS CloudFormation
10 13 (2.80%) Figma
10 13 (2.80%) GitHub
11 12 (2.59%) AWS Lambda
11 12 (2.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 11 (2.37%) Azure AKS
12 11 (2.37%) Azure Functions
12 11 (2.37%) Azure Logic Apps
12 11 (2.37%) Azure Service Bus
12 11 (2.37%) Entra ID
13 10 (2.16%) Amazon EKS
14 9 (1.94%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.72%) HTTP
2 5 (1.08%) Firewall
3 4 (0.86%) AMQP
3 4 (0.86%) DNS
3 4 (0.86%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.65%) SSH
5 2 (0.43%) OpenVPN
5 2 (0.43%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.43%) WAN
6 1 (0.22%) 4G
6 1 (0.22%) LAN
6 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) SSL
6 1 (0.22%) VPN
6 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (7.54%) SQL Server
2 30 (6.47%) NoSQL
3 19 (4.09%) Power BI
4 18 (3.88%) MongoDB
5 14 (3.02%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (3.02%) MySQL
6 8 (1.72%) Big Data
6 8 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.51%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.51%) Hadoop
8 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.86%) Cloudera CDH
9 4 (0.86%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.65%) Redis
10 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 35 (7.54%) JIRA
2 33 (7.11%) Git
3 13 (2.80%) GitLab
3 13 (2.80%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.72%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.86%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.86%) JUnit
5 4 (0.86%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.65%) JIRA Agile
7 2 (0.43%) JMeter
7 2 (0.43%) Postman
7 2 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.43%) Selenium
7 2 (0.43%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.22%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.22%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.22%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.22%) Locust
8 1 (0.22%) REST Assured
General
1 122 (26.29%) Social Skills
2 101 (21.77%) Finance
3 54 (11.64%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (6.03%) Public Sector
5 21 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (4.31%) Banking
6 20 (4.31%) Manufacturing
7 16 (3.45%) Law
8 14 (3.02%) Marketing
9 13 (2.80%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (2.37%) Retail
11 9 (1.94%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.51%) Avionics
12 7 (1.51%) Electronics
12 7 (1.51%) Games
13 6 (1.29%) Billing
13 6 (1.29%) Legal
13 6 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.08%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 108 (23.28%) Developer
2 107 (23.06%) Senior
3 80 (17.24%) Lead
4 38 (8.19%) Analyst
4 38 (8.19%) Senior Developer
5 37 (7.97%) Software Engineer
6 30 (6.47%) Software Developer
7 27 (5.82%) Architect
8 23 (4.96%) Project Manager
9 20 (4.31%) Data Engineer
10 19 (4.09%) .NET Developer
11 18 (3.88%) Business Analyst
12 16 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.02%) Cloud Engineer
13 14 (3.02%) Java Developer
13 14 (3.02%) Lead Developer
13 14 (3.02%) Systems Engineer
14 12 (2.59%) Backend Developer
14 12 (2.59%) DevOps Engineer
14 12 (2.59%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (17.89%) .NET
2 66 (14.22%) React
3 39 (8.41%) REST
4 37 (7.97%) CSS
5 36 (7.76%) .NET Framework
6 33 (7.11%) HTML
7 29 (6.25%) AngularJS
7 29 (6.25%) ASP.NET
7 29 (6.25%) RESTful
8 27 (5.82%) .NET Core
8 27 (5.82%) Spring
9 26 (5.60%) Node.js
9 26 (5.60%) Spring Boot
10 14 (3.02%) Kafka
11 11 (2.37%) RabbitMQ
12 10 (2.16%) Web Services
13 8 (1.72%) gRPC
14 7 (1.51%) ASP.NET Core
14 7 (1.51%) Hibernate
15 6 (1.29%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.97%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.33%) Product Ownership
3 23 (4.96%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (3.66%) Mobile App
5 13 (2.80%) IoT
6 12 (2.59%) Greenfield Project
7 11 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.94%) Social Media
9 8 (1.72%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.72%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.29%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.29%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.29%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (1.08%) Public Cloud
13 4 (0.86%) Client/Server
13 4 (0.86%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 32 (6.90%) Windows
2 17 (3.66%) Linux
3 10 (2.16%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.08%) Android
4 5 (1.08%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.86%) CentOS
5 4 (0.86%) Debian
5 4 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.86%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.43%) VMS
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (25.43%) CI/CD
2 106 (22.84%) DevOps
3 101 (21.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (20.47%) Problem-Solving
5 93 (20.04%) Mentoring
6 81 (17.46%) Software Engineering
7 72 (15.52%) Coaching
8 70 (15.09%) Scrum
9 64 (13.79%) Microservices
10 51 (10.99%) Containerisation
10 51 (10.99%) User Experience
11 49 (10.56%) AI
12 47 (10.13%) Roadmaps
13 43 (9.27%) Stakeholder Management
14 42 (9.05%) Project Delivery
15 41 (8.84%) Clean Code
16 40 (8.62%) Full-Stack Development
16 40 (8.62%) Project Management
16 40 (8.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 39 (8.41%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 81 (17.46%) C#
2 65 (14.01%) JavaScript
2 65 (14.01%) SQL
3 61 (13.15%) Java
4 43 (9.27%) Python
5 42 (9.05%) TypeScript
6 17 (3.66%) Go
7 8 (1.72%) Elixir
7 8 (1.72%) Ruby
8 7 (1.51%) MATLAB
8 7 (1.51%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.08%) Bash
10 4 (0.86%) Bicep
10 4 (0.86%) C++
10 4 (0.86%) Scala
11 2 (0.43%) C
11 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.43%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.43%) PHP
11 2 (0.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (7.97%) Degree
2 36 (7.76%) Security Cleared
3 35 (7.54%) BPSS Clearance
4 26 (5.60%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.80%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.59%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.59%) PMP
7 9 (1.94%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.86%) ACCA
9 4 (0.86%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.86%) CIMA
9 4 (0.86%) HNC
9 4 (0.86%) HND
10 2 (0.43%) SAFe Agilist
10 2 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.22%) CCNA
11 1 (0.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.54%) QA
2 31 (6.68%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.16%) PMO
4 8 (1.72%) SEPA
4 8 (1.72%) TARGET2
5 6 (1.29%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.08%) SLA
7 4 (0.86%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.43%) WCAG
9 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) GDPR
9 1 (0.22%) GxP
9 1 (0.22%) HL7
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.22%) NIST
System Software
1 40 (8.62%) Docker
2 26 (5.60%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.22%) HDFS
4 1 (0.22%) KVM
4 1 (0.22%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 50 (10.78%) Terraform
2 48 (10.34%) Kubernetes
3 17 (3.66%) Ansible
4 12 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (2.16%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.94%) Grafana
7 8 (1.72%) SCCM
8 6 (1.29%) Puppet
9 5 (1.08%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.65%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.65%) Rancher
Vendors
1 85 (18.32%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.53%) SAP
3 13 (2.80%) Google
4 12 (2.59%) Salesforce
4 12 (2.59%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.16%) Siemens
6 9 (1.94%) Databricks
6 9 (1.94%) Splunk
7 8 (1.72%) New Relic
8 7 (1.51%) Adobe
9 6 (1.29%) Oracle
9 6 (1.29%) Qualtrics
9 6 (1.29%) Sophos
10 5 (1.08%) SaltStack
11 4 (0.86%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.65%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.43%) Bloomberg
13 2 (0.43%) Dell
13 2 (0.43%) Informatica
13 2 (0.43%) Pega