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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -26 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 571 1,311 1,821
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 5.52% 28.44% 19.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.70% 29.69% 23.65%
Number of salaries quoted 429 385 1,421
10th Percentile £42,660 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £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 7,413 4,416 7,699
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 71.73% 95.81% 82.01%
Number of salaries quoted 4,831 2,130 6,097
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £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 £71,250 £71,250 £65,603
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 14 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 14 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 -10 408 £65,000 -3.18% 194
Lancashire -24 62 £55,000 +7.33% 35
Cheshire -42 51 £55,000 +10.00% 21
Merseyside -36 28 £58,050 -12.38% 9
Cumbria -21 17 £53,250 +20.00% 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 42 (7.36%) Confluence
2 11 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.58%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.05%) CMS
5 5 (0.88%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.70%) Apache
6 4 (0.70%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.70%) WordPress
7 3 (0.53%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.35%) CICS
8 2 (0.35%) nginx
8 2 (0.35%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.18%) IIS
9 1 (0.18%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 11 (1.93%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.53%) Trello
4 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.35%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 187 (32.75%) Azure
2 126 (22.07%) AWS
3 47 (8.23%) Azure DevOps
4 45 (7.88%) SaaS
5 34 (5.95%) Serverless
6 31 (5.43%) Power Platform
7 30 (5.25%) GCP
8 24 (4.20%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (3.50%) AWS CloudFormation
10 19 (3.33%) Azure AKS
11 16 (2.80%) GitHub
12 14 (2.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 13 (2.28%) Amazon EKS
13 13 (2.28%) Anthropic Claude
13 13 (2.28%) Azure Service Bus
14 11 (1.93%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.75%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
16 9 (1.58%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (1.58%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.88%) HTTP
2 3 (0.53%) AMQP
2 3 (0.53%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.35%) DNS
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%) OpenVPN
4 1 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) SSH
4 1 (0.18%) SSL
4 1 (0.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.13%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.95%) NoSQL
3 29 (5.08%) MongoDB
4 22 (3.85%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (3.15%) MySQL
6 15 (2.63%) Power BI
7 13 (2.28%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.75%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.23%) BigQuery
10 7 (1.23%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.23%) DynamoDB
11 6 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.88%) Big Data
12 5 (0.88%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.70%) Flink
13 4 (0.70%) Geospatial Data
13 4 (0.70%) GIS
13 4 (0.70%) Metadata
13 4 (0.70%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 70 (12.26%) JIRA
2 48 (8.41%) Git
3 22 (3.85%) GitLab
4 15 (2.63%) Jenkins
5 14 (2.45%) Claude Code
6 10 (1.75%) Postman
7 8 (1.40%) JUnit
8 4 (0.70%) IntelliJ
8 4 (0.70%) Spock
9 3 (0.53%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.53%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.35%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.35%) Maven
10 2 (0.35%) MSTest
10 2 (0.35%) NUnit
10 2 (0.35%) Selenium
10 2 (0.35%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.35%) Vagrant
10 2 (0.35%) XCUITest
General
1 122 (21.37%) Finance
2 120 (21.02%) Social Skills
3 54 (9.46%) Public Sector
4 48 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (3.68%) Marketing
7 17 (2.98%) Banking
8 16 (2.80%) Games
9 13 (2.28%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.10%) Law
11 11 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.93%) Retail
12 10 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.58%) Advertising
14 5 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.88%) Legal
14 5 (0.88%) Publishing
15 4 (0.70%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.70%) Local Government
15 4 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 138 (24.17%) Senior
2 111 (19.44%) Developer
3 80 (14.01%) Lead
4 75 (13.13%) Software Engineer
5 47 (8.23%) Senior Developer
6 44 (7.71%) Project Manager
7 35 (6.13%) Analyst
8 31 (5.43%) Java Developer
9 30 (5.25%) .NET Developer
9 30 (5.25%) Software Developer
10 27 (4.73%) Business Analyst
11 25 (4.38%) Lead Software Engineer
12 23 (4.03%) Data Engineer
12 23 (4.03%) Delivery Manager
12 23 (4.03%) Java Engineer
13 22 (3.85%) Architect
14 20 (3.50%) IT Manager
15 19 (3.33%) Senior Data Engineer
15 19 (3.33%) Senior Software Engineer
16 18 (3.15%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (15.24%) .NET
2 49 (8.58%) React
3 38 (6.65%) Node.js
3 38 (6.65%) Spring
4 36 (6.30%) RESTful
5 35 (6.13%) REST
6 33 (5.78%) AngularJS
6 33 (5.78%) Spring Boot
7 32 (5.60%) .NET Framework
7 32 (5.60%) ASP.NET
7 32 (5.60%) CSS
8 31 (5.43%) .NET Core
8 31 (5.43%) HTML
9 15 (2.63%) Kafka
10 13 (2.28%) ASP.NET Core
11 11 (1.93%) Vue
12 9 (1.58%) Web Services
13 8 (1.40%) Entity Framework
14 7 (1.23%) PySpark
15 6 (1.05%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 61 (10.68%) Product Ownership
2 35 (6.13%) Cloud Native
3 25 (4.38%) Distributed Systems
3 25 (4.38%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (4.03%) Driving Licence
5 17 (2.98%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (2.45%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (1.40%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.23%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.23%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.23%) PMI
9 5 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.88%) Social Network
10 4 (0.70%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.70%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.70%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.50%) Linux
2 15 (2.63%) Windows
3 4 (0.70%) Unix
4 3 (0.53%) Android
4 3 (0.53%) CentOS
4 3 (0.53%) Debian
4 3 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.53%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (26.97%) CI/CD
2 144 (25.22%) DevOps
3 135 (23.64%) Scrum
4 130 (22.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 113 (19.79%) Software Engineering
6 96 (16.81%) Mentoring
7 86 (15.06%) Coaching
8 75 (13.13%) Microservices
9 72 (12.61%) Problem-Solving
10 71 (12.43%) TDD
11 69 (12.08%) Project Management
11 69 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
12 66 (11.56%) AI
13 60 (10.51%) Full-Stack Development
13 60 (10.51%) Kanban
13 60 (10.51%) Roadmaps
14 53 (9.28%) Test Automation
15 49 (8.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 48 (8.41%) Project Delivery
17 46 (8.06%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 114 (19.96%) SQL
2 112 (19.61%) Java
3 72 (12.61%) C#
3 72 (12.61%) JavaScript
4 70 (12.26%) Python
5 35 (6.13%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.58%) C++
7 5 (0.88%) Groovy
8 4 (0.70%) Apex Code
8 4 (0.70%) Bash
8 4 (0.70%) Go
8 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.70%) SOQL
9 3 (0.53%) C
9 3 (0.53%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.53%) SOSL
10 2 (0.35%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.35%) PHP
10 2 (0.35%) Scala
10 2 (0.35%) Swift
Qualifications
1 43 (7.53%) Security Cleared
2 35 (6.13%) SC Cleared
3 27 (4.73%) Degree
4 22 (3.85%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (2.80%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.80%) PMP
7 7 (1.23%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.70%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.35%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.35%) HND
9 2 (0.35%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.35%) SAFe Agilist
10 1 (0.18%) ACCA
10 1 (0.18%) CAPM
10 1 (0.18%) CIPD
10 1 (0.18%) ISEB
10 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.73%) QA
2 21 (3.68%) Accessibility
3 18 (3.15%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.58%) PMO
5 2 (0.35%) GDPR
5 2 (0.35%) SLA
5 2 (0.35%) WCAG
6 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.18%) GRC
6 1 (0.18%) GxP
6 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.18%) ITGC
6 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 42 (7.36%) Docker
2 11 (1.93%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 71 (12.43%) Terraform
2 50 (8.76%) Kubernetes
3 24 (4.20%) Ansible
4 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.05%) Puppet
7 5 (0.88%) Grafana
7 5 (0.88%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.53%) Argo
8 3 (0.53%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.53%) Rancher
9 2 (0.35%) Packer
9 2 (0.35%) SCCM
10 1 (0.18%) AWS Copilot
Vendors
1 99 (17.34%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.85%) Salesforce
3 21 (3.68%) ServiceNow
4 16 (2.80%) SAP
5 15 (2.63%) Databricks
6 13 (2.28%) Splunk
7 11 (1.93%) Google
7 11 (1.93%) Oracle
8 8 (1.40%) Siemens
9 7 (1.23%) New Relic
10 6 (1.05%) Pega
11 4 (0.70%) Adobe
11 4 (0.70%) AppDynamics
12 3 (0.53%) IBM
12 3 (0.53%) LogicMonitor
12 3 (0.53%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.53%) SaltStack
13 2 (0.35%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.35%) Facebook
13 2 (0.35%) WSO2