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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -23 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 565 975 1,778
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 5.78% 24.46% 19.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.78% 25.81% 23.65%
Number of salaries quoted 408 405 1,419
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% +0.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £86,251 £91,529 £90,000
England median annual salary £66,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +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 7,262 3,777 7,518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 74.34% 94.76% 82.72%
Number of salaries quoted 4,237 2,147 6,008
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.41% +6.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,850 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 17 April 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 17 April 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 -17 400 £65,000 -3.70% 168
Lancashire -26 63 £55,000 +4.76% 55
Cheshire -25 53 £55,000 +10.00% 25
Merseyside -30 26 £48,750 -27.78% 13
Cumbria -21 19 £60,250 +22.65% 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 46 (8.14%) Confluence
2 11 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.24%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.06%) Apache
5 5 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.71%) CMS
6 4 (0.71%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.53%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.35%) CICS
8 2 (0.35%) nginx
8 2 (0.35%) WordPress
9 1 (0.18%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.18%) IIS
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.18%) PegaRULES
9 1 (0.18%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.53%) Sketch
5 2 (0.35%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.35%) Simulink
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.35%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.18%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 174 (30.80%) Azure
2 111 (19.65%) AWS
3 53 (9.38%) SaaS
4 34 (6.02%) Azure DevOps
4 34 (6.02%) Serverless
5 31 (5.49%) Power Platform
6 29 (5.13%) GCP
7 24 (4.25%) Microsoft 365
8 22 (3.89%) AWS CloudFormation
9 17 (3.01%) Azure AKS
10 16 (2.83%) Amazon EKS
11 13 (2.30%) Azure Logic Apps
11 13 (2.30%) GitHub
12 12 (2.12%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 12 (2.12%) Azure Functions
12 12 (2.12%) Azure Service Bus
13 10 (1.77%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (1.77%) Figma
14 9 (1.59%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.24%) HTTP
2 5 (0.88%) AMQP
2 5 (0.88%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.35%) DNS
3 2 (0.35%) Firewall
3 2 (0.35%) OpenVPN
3 2 (0.35%) SSH
3 2 (0.35%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.18%) 4G
4 1 (0.18%) Broadband
4 1 (0.18%) LAN
4 1 (0.18%) LTE
4 1 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) SSL
4 1 (0.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (6.37%) NoSQL
2 32 (5.66%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.36%) MongoDB
4 18 (3.19%) MySQL
5 16 (2.83%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (2.65%) Power BI
7 12 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.59%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.59%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.24%) Big Data
9 7 (1.24%) Hadoop
10 6 (1.06%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.88%) Cloudera CDH
11 5 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.71%) Geospatial Data
12 4 (0.71%) GIS
12 4 (0.71%) QGIS
13 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.53%) Redis
13 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 69 (12.21%) JIRA
2 49 (8.67%) Git
3 14 (2.48%) GitLab
4 13 (2.30%) Jenkins
5 10 (1.77%) Claude Code
6 9 (1.59%) Postman
7 5 (0.88%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.88%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.71%) IntelliJ
8 4 (0.71%) JUnit
9 3 (0.53%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.53%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.35%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.35%) JIRA Agile
10 2 (0.35%) Selenium
10 2 (0.35%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.35%) Vagrant
10 2 (0.35%) XCUITest
11 1 (0.18%) GDB
11 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
General
1 132 (23.36%) Social Skills
2 121 (21.42%) Finance
3 48 (8.50%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (8.50%) Public Sector
4 24 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 24 (4.25%) Marketing
5 19 (3.36%) Banking
5 19 (3.36%) Manufacturing
6 14 (2.48%) Law
7 12 (2.12%) Games
8 10 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.77%) Retail
9 9 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.24%) Advertising
10 7 (1.24%) Legal
11 6 (1.06%) Aerospace
12 5 (0.88%) Avionics
12 5 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.71%) Local Government
13 4 (0.71%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 130 (23.01%) Senior
2 96 (16.99%) Developer
3 90 (15.93%) Lead
4 71 (12.57%) Software Engineer
5 44 (7.79%) Project Manager
6 38 (6.73%) Senior Developer
7 32 (5.66%) Analyst
8 25 (4.42%) Architect
8 25 (4.42%) Software Developer
9 24 (4.25%) Business Analyst
9 24 (4.25%) Data Engineer
10 22 (3.89%) Delivery Manager
10 22 (3.89%) Lead Software Engineer
11 21 (3.72%) .NET Developer
11 21 (3.72%) Java Developer
12 19 (3.36%) Cloud Engineer
12 19 (3.36%) Java Engineer
13 18 (3.19%) Senior Data Engineer
14 17 (3.01%) IT Manager
15 16 (2.83%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (14.69%) .NET
2 55 (9.73%) React
3 36 (6.37%) .NET Framework
4 35 (6.19%) REST
4 35 (6.19%) RESTful
5 34 (6.02%) CSS
6 32 (5.66%) HTML
6 32 (5.66%) Spring
7 31 (5.49%) Node.js
7 31 (5.49%) Spring Boot
8 30 (5.31%) AngularJS
9 25 (4.42%) ASP.NET
10 24 (4.25%) .NET Core
11 13 (2.30%) Kafka
12 10 (1.77%) Web Services
13 8 (1.42%) gRPC
13 8 (1.42%) RabbitMQ
13 8 (1.42%) Vue
14 6 (1.06%) OpenAPI
14 6 (1.06%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.27%) Product Ownership
2 39 (6.90%) Cloud Native
3 27 (4.78%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (3.19%) Driving Licence
5 17 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (3.01%) Mobile App
6 14 (2.48%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (1.59%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.42%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.06%) Onboarding
10 5 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.88%) PMI
11 4 (0.71%) Client/Server
11 4 (0.71%) Distributed Computing
11 4 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.71%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.71%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.72%) Linux
2 17 (3.01%) Windows
3 5 (0.88%) CentOS
3 5 (0.88%) Debian
3 5 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (0.88%) Ubuntu
3 5 (0.88%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.71%) Android
5 3 (0.53%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (24.60%) CI/CD
2 127 (22.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 125 (22.12%) Scrum
4 124 (21.95%) DevOps
5 113 (20.00%) Software Engineering
6 91 (16.11%) Mentoring
7 87 (15.40%) Coaching
8 76 (13.45%) Problem-Solving
9 73 (12.92%) Stakeholder Management
10 70 (12.39%) Microservices
11 68 (12.04%) Project Management
12 62 (10.97%) TDD
13 58 (10.27%) Roadmaps
14 55 (9.73%) Kanban
15 53 (9.38%) AI
16 52 (9.20%) Project Delivery
17 49 (8.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 47 (8.32%) Full-Stack Development
19 45 (7.96%) Clean Code
20 44 (7.79%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 94 (16.64%) SQL
2 93 (16.46%) Java
3 72 (12.74%) C#
3 72 (12.74%) JavaScript
4 65 (11.50%) Python
5 31 (5.49%) TypeScript
6 10 (1.77%) C++
7 6 (1.06%) Bash
7 6 (1.06%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.71%) Go
9 3 (0.53%) C
9 3 (0.53%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.35%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.35%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.35%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.35%) Scala
10 2 (0.35%) SOQL
10 2 (0.35%) Swift
10 2 (0.35%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (7.26%) Security Cleared
2 31 (5.49%) SC Cleared
3 28 (4.96%) BPSS Clearance
3 28 (4.96%) Degree
4 21 (3.72%) PMI Certification
5 17 (3.01%) PMP
6 12 (2.12%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.06%) DBS Check
8 5 (0.88%) HND
9 4 (0.71%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.53%) HNC
11 2 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.35%) SAFe Agilist
11 2 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.18%) ACCA
12 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.18%) CIMA
12 1 (0.18%) ISEB
12 1 (0.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.31%) QA
2 24 (4.25%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.95%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.59%) PMO
5 3 (0.53%) WCAG
6 2 (0.35%) SLA
7 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.18%) GDPR
7 1 (0.18%) GRC
7 1 (0.18%) GxP
7 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.18%) ITGC
7 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 34 (6.02%) Docker
2 12 (2.12%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) KVM
4 1 (0.18%) QEMU
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 65 (11.50%) Terraform
2 51 (9.03%) Kubernetes
3 25 (4.42%) Ansible
4 12 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.24%) Puppet
7 6 (1.06%) Grafana
8 4 (0.71%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.53%) Rancher
10 2 (0.35%) Packer
10 2 (0.35%) SCCM
11 1 (0.18%) AWS Copilot
Vendors
1 99 (17.52%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.07%) Salesforce
3 18 (3.19%) SAP
4 16 (2.83%) Databricks
5 15 (2.65%) ServiceNow
6 13 (2.30%) Google
7 11 (1.95%) Siemens
8 10 (1.77%) Splunk
9 8 (1.42%) New Relic
10 7 (1.24%) Oracle
11 6 (1.06%) Pega
11 6 (1.06%) SaltStack
12 5 (0.88%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.53%) Adobe
13 3 (0.53%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.53%) IBM
13 3 (0.53%) LogicMonitor
14 2 (0.35%) Cognos
14 2 (0.35%) Qualtrics
14 2 (0.35%) WSO2