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

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -18 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 493 1,222 1,011
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 9.82% 17.79% 26.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.60% 21.72% 27.59%
Number of salaries quoted 310 436 710
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,227
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £46,250
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 £69,800 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,975 £85,000 £87,419
England median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - - +3.85%

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 4,249 5,627 3,664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 84.62% 81.93% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,432 2,773 2,771
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%

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 November 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 17 November 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 -4 331 £62,500 +4.17% 371
Cheshire -8 71 £56,250 +12.50% 57
Lancashire -19 44 £47,592 -13.47% 137
Merseyside -15 35 £57,500 -4.17% 10
Cumbria -10 11 £57,500 +3.14% 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 25 (5.07%) Confluence
2 13 (2.64%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.42%) CMS
4 5 (1.01%) Apache
5 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.61%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.61%) IIS
5 3 (0.61%) Magnolia
5 3 (0.61%) nginx
5 3 (0.61%) WordPress
6 2 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.41%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.62%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.61%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.61%) Sketch
6 3 (0.61%) Trello
7 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.41%) Simulink
8 1 (0.20%) InVision
8 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.61%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Magento
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) Siebel CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 134 (27.18%) Azure
2 130 (26.37%) AWS
3 44 (8.92%) Power Platform
4 42 (8.52%) SaaS
5 39 (7.91%) GCP
6 30 (6.09%) Serverless
7 22 (4.46%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (4.46%) GitHub
8 19 (3.85%) AWS Lambda
9 18 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
10 15 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
11 11 (2.23%) Figma
12 10 (2.03%) Azure Service Bus
13 9 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
13 9 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.83%) PaaS
13 9 (1.83%) Power Automate
14 7 (1.42%) Azure Functions
14 7 (1.42%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.42%) Firewall
2 4 (0.81%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.61%) HTTP
3 3 (0.61%) SSH
3 3 (0.61%) Wireless
4 2 (0.41%) AMQP
4 2 (0.41%) DNS
4 2 (0.41%) OpenVPN
4 2 (0.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (6.29%) SQL Server
2 28 (5.68%) MongoDB
2 28 (5.68%) NoSQL
3 27 (5.48%) Power BI
4 12 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.23%) MySQL
6 9 (1.83%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.83%) DynamoDB
7 8 (1.62%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.42%) Redis
9 4 (0.81%) Big Data
9 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.61%) GIS
10 3 (0.61%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.61%) Hazelcast
11 2 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.41%) SQL CLR
Development Applications
1 45 (9.13%) JIRA
2 27 (5.48%) Git
3 17 (3.45%) GitLab
4 14 (2.84%) Jenkins
5 10 (2.03%) Cypress.io
6 9 (1.83%) Cucumber
6 9 (1.83%) Selenium
7 4 (0.81%) JMeter
8 3 (0.61%) Gatling
8 3 (0.61%) JIRA Agile
8 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.41%) JUnit
9 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.41%) webpack
10 1 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.20%) Maven
10 1 (0.20%) NUnit
10 1 (0.20%) Rational DOORS
General
1 158 (32.05%) Social Skills
2 147 (29.82%) Finance
3 57 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (8.32%) Public Sector
5 29 (5.88%) Marketing
6 23 (4.67%) Banking
7 21 (4.26%) Local Government
8 20 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.65%) Law
9 18 (3.65%) Manufacturing
10 16 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (3.25%) Retail
11 12 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.23%) Games
12 11 (2.23%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.83%) Electronics
14 8 (1.62%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.42%) Avionics
16 6 (1.22%) Back Office
16 6 (1.22%) Billing
Job Titles
1 127 (25.76%) Senior
2 120 (24.34%) Developer
3 65 (13.18%) Lead
4 47 (9.53%) Analyst
5 41 (8.32%) Senior Developer
6 31 (6.29%) Senior Manager
7 30 (6.09%) Project Manager
8 29 (5.88%) Software Engineer
9 28 (5.68%) Architect
10 23 (4.67%) Java Developer
11 22 (4.46%) Solutions Architect
12 21 (4.26%) Business Analyst
13 20 (4.06%) Audit Manager
13 20 (4.06%) Senior Audit Manager
14 18 (3.65%) .NET Developer
15 17 (3.45%) Software Developer
15 17 (3.45%) Systems Engineer
16 16 (3.25%) Backend Developer
17 15 (3.04%) AWS Architect
17 15 (3.04%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (14.20%) .NET
2 61 (12.37%) React
3 35 (7.10%) CSS
4 32 (6.49%) HTML
4 32 (6.49%) Spring Boot
5 31 (6.29%) Spring
6 25 (5.07%) AngularJS
6 25 (5.07%) Node.js
7 24 (4.87%) Kafka
7 24 (4.87%) REST
8 23 (4.67%) RESTful
9 21 (4.26%) .NET Core
10 19 (3.85%) .NET Framework
11 16 (3.25%) ASP.NET
12 11 (2.23%) RabbitMQ
13 9 (1.83%) Entity Framework
13 9 (1.83%) Hibernate
13 9 (1.83%) Jest
14 8 (1.62%) CSS3
14 8 (1.62%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.52%) Product Ownership
2 40 (8.11%) Cloud Native
3 25 (5.07%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.65%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (3.65%) Mobile App
5 16 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.84%) Social Media
7 10 (2.03%) IoT
8 9 (1.83%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.62%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.42%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.42%) Wiki
11 5 (1.01%) Animation
11 5 (1.01%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.81%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.81%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (6.09%) Windows
2 14 (2.84%) Linux
3 10 (2.03%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.01%) Android
4 5 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.41%) CentOS
6 2 (0.41%) Debian
6 2 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.41%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (25.15%) DevOps
2 121 (24.54%) CI/CD
3 112 (22.72%) Continuous Improvement
4 109 (22.11%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (17.65%) Mentoring
6 85 (17.24%) Coaching
7 77 (15.62%) Software Engineering
8 71 (14.40%) Roadmaps
9 66 (13.39%) Microservices
10 61 (12.37%) User Experience
11 59 (11.97%) Scrum
12 57 (11.56%) Stakeholder Management
13 53 (10.75%) Containerisation
14 51 (10.34%) Project Management
15 49 (9.94%) Clean Code
16 48 (9.74%) Full-Stack Development
16 48 (9.74%) Project Delivery
17 46 (9.33%) TDD
18 45 (9.13%) Decision-Making
18 45 (9.13%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 75 (15.21%) C#
2 71 (14.40%) Java
3 64 (12.98%) JavaScript
4 63 (12.78%) SQL
5 49 (9.94%) TypeScript
6 41 (8.32%) Python
7 13 (2.64%) Go
8 10 (2.03%) MATLAB
9 9 (1.83%) PHP
9 9 (1.83%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.62%) Elixir
10 8 (1.62%) Ruby
11 7 (1.42%) Bash
12 5 (1.01%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.81%) Bicep
14 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.41%) C
15 2 (0.41%) C++
15 2 (0.41%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.41%) Swift
Qualifications
1 63 (12.78%) Degree
2 32 (6.49%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (5.48%) ACCA
5 22 (4.46%) SC Cleared
6 15 (3.04%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.43%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (2.03%) AWS Certification
9 10 (2.03%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.03%) PMP
10 9 (1.83%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.62%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (1.42%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.42%) CIMA
13 4 (0.81%) HNC
13 4 (0.81%) HND
14 3 (0.61%) CCNA
14 3 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.30%) QA
2 25 (5.07%) Accessibility
3 20 (4.06%) GAAP
3 20 (4.06%) IFRS
4 10 (2.03%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.83%) GDPR
5 9 (1.83%) PMO
6 8 (1.62%) NIST
6 8 (1.62%) SEPA
6 8 (1.62%) TARGET2
7 7 (1.42%) HIPAA
8 6 (1.22%) SLA
9 4 (0.81%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.41%) WCAG
11 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.20%) HL7
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 64 (12.98%) Docker
2 16 (3.25%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.20%) HDFS
5 1 (0.20%) KVM
5 1 (0.20%) QEMU
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 58 (11.76%) Kubernetes
2 40 (8.11%) Terraform
3 10 (2.03%) Ansible
3 10 (2.03%) SCCM
4 8 (1.62%) Grafana
5 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.01%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.41%) Puppet
7 2 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 66 (13.39%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.07%) Google
3 16 (3.25%) SAP
4 15 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.43%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.23%) Databricks
7 9 (1.83%) Facebook
8 8 (1.62%) Adobe
9 7 (1.42%) Splunk
10 6 (1.22%) Bloomberg
10 6 (1.22%) Oracle
10 6 (1.22%) Qualtrics
10 6 (1.22%) Sophos
10 6 (1.22%) UiPath
11 4 (0.81%) Blue Prism
11 4 (0.81%) Siemens
12 3 (0.61%) Aruba
12 3 (0.61%) Cisco
12 3 (0.61%) Veeam
12 3 (0.61%) VMware