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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -26 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 568 1,303 1,817
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 5.47% 29.43% 19.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.53% 30.77% 23.65%
Number of salaries quoted 424 396 1,419
10th Percentile £42,560 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,938 £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 £74,987 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,000 £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 7,539 4,235 7,684
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 72.57% 95.64% 82.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4,707 2,193 6,095
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,300 £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 £71,000 £71,250 £65,603
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,370 £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 10 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 10 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 -12 409 £65,000 -3.18% 212
Lancashire -32 59 £55,000 +4.76% 41
Cheshire -37 52 £55,000 +10.00% 21
Merseyside -34 27 £56,100 -15.32% 9
Cumbria -22 16 £55,000 +11.96% 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 (7.39%) Confluence
2 12 (2.11%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.41%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.06%) 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 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.23%) 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
1 188 (33.10%) Azure
2 125 (22.01%) AWS
3 47 (8.27%) Azure DevOps
4 45 (7.92%) SaaS
5 34 (5.99%) Serverless
6 32 (5.63%) Power Platform
7 29 (5.11%) GCP
8 25 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (3.70%) AWS CloudFormation
10 20 (3.52%) Azure AKS
11 17 (2.99%) GitHub
12 13 (2.29%) Amazon EKS
12 13 (2.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 13 (2.29%) Azure Service Bus
13 12 (2.11%) Anthropic Claude
14 11 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
14 11 (1.94%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (1.76%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (1.58%) Entra ID
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 36 (6.34%) SQL Server
2 35 (6.16%) NoSQL
3 27 (4.75%) MongoDB
4 21 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (3.17%) MySQL
6 15 (2.64%) Power BI
7 11 (1.94%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.76%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.23%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.23%) DynamoDB
11 6 (1.06%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.88%) Big Data
12 5 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
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 71 (12.50%) JIRA
2 49 (8.63%) Git
3 20 (3.52%) GitLab
4 15 (2.64%) Jenkins
5 13 (2.29%) Claude Code
6 10 (1.76%) Postman
7 6 (1.06%) JUnit
8 4 (0.70%) IntelliJ
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%) MSTest
10 2 (0.35%) NUnit
10 2 (0.35%) Selenium
10 2 (0.35%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.35%) Spock
10 2 (0.35%) Vagrant
10 2 (0.35%) XCUITest
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 122 (21.48%) Social Skills
2 121 (21.30%) Finance
3 53 (9.33%) Public Sector
4 49 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (4.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (3.87%) Marketing
7 18 (3.17%) Banking
8 15 (2.64%) Games
9 14 (2.46%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.29%) Law
11 11 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.94%) Retail
12 10 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.58%) Advertising
14 5 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.88%) Legal
14 5 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.88%) Publishing
15 4 (0.70%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 135 (23.77%) Senior
2 110 (19.37%) Developer
3 82 (14.44%) Lead
4 74 (13.03%) Software Engineer
5 47 (8.27%) Senior Developer
6 43 (7.57%) Project Manager
7 35 (6.16%) Analyst
8 31 (5.46%) Software Developer
9 29 (5.11%) Java Developer
10 28 (4.93%) .NET Developer
11 27 (4.75%) Business Analyst
12 24 (4.23%) Lead Software Engineer
13 23 (4.05%) Delivery Manager
14 22 (3.87%) Architect
14 22 (3.87%) Data Engineer
14 22 (3.87%) Java Engineer
15 20 (3.52%) IT Manager
16 19 (3.35%) Senior Software Engineer
17 18 (3.17%) Cloud Engineer
17 18 (3.17%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (15.49%) .NET
2 50 (8.80%) React
3 36 (6.34%) Node.js
3 36 (6.34%) RESTful
3 36 (6.34%) Spring
4 35 (6.16%) .NET Framework
4 35 (6.16%) REST
5 33 (5.81%) CSS
5 33 (5.81%) Spring Boot
6 32 (5.63%) AngularJS
6 32 (5.63%) HTML
7 31 (5.46%) ASP.NET
8 30 (5.28%) .NET Core
9 15 (2.64%) Kafka
10 11 (1.94%) ASP.NET Core
10 11 (1.94%) Vue
11 10 (1.76%) Web Services
12 7 (1.23%) Entity Framework
12 7 (1.23%) PySpark
13 6 (1.06%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 61 (10.74%) Product Ownership
2 37 (6.51%) Cloud Native
3 26 (4.58%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (4.40%) Distributed Systems
5 23 (4.05%) Driving Licence
6 17 (2.99%) Greenfield Project
7 14 (2.46%) Mobile App
8 8 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.41%) Low-Code
9 7 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.23%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.23%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.06%) PMI
11 5 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.88%) Social Network
12 4 (0.70%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (0.70%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.70%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.53%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.52%) Linux
2 15 (2.64%) 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
1 152 (26.76%) CI/CD
2 144 (25.35%) DevOps
3 134 (23.59%) Scrum
4 131 (23.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 111 (19.54%) Software Engineering
6 93 (16.37%) Mentoring
7 82 (14.44%) Coaching
8 73 (12.85%) Microservices
9 71 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
9 71 (12.50%) TDD
10 69 (12.15%) Stakeholder Management
11 67 (11.80%) Project Management
12 64 (11.27%) AI
13 59 (10.39%) Kanban
13 59 (10.39%) Roadmaps
14 56 (9.86%) Full-Stack Development
15 51 (8.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 50 (8.80%) Test Automation
17 48 (8.45%) Decision-Making
18 47 (8.27%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 112 (19.72%) SQL
2 108 (19.01%) Java
3 73 (12.85%) C#
4 70 (12.32%) JavaScript
4 70 (12.32%) Python
5 34 (5.99%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.58%) C++
7 4 (0.70%) Apex Code
7 4 (0.70%) Bash
7 4 (0.70%) Go
7 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.70%) SOQL
8 3 (0.53%) C
8 3 (0.53%) Groovy
8 3 (0.53%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.53%) SOSL
9 2 (0.35%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.35%) PHP
9 2 (0.35%) Scala
9 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 45 (7.92%) Security Cleared
2 35 (6.16%) SC Cleared
3 27 (4.75%) Degree
4 21 (3.70%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (2.82%) DV Cleared
6 15 (2.64%) 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%) CIPD
10 1 (0.18%) ISEB
10 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.18%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.75%) QA
2 20 (3.52%) Accessibility
3 18 (3.17%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.41%) 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 40 (7.04%) Docker
2 12 (2.11%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 72 (12.68%) Terraform
2 52 (9.15%) Kubernetes
3 25 (4.40%) Ansible
4 11 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.58%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.06%) 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
1 100 (17.61%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.05%) Salesforce
3 21 (3.70%) ServiceNow
4 17 (2.99%) SAP
5 15 (2.64%) Databricks
6 12 (2.11%) Splunk
7 11 (1.94%) Google
7 11 (1.94%) Oracle
8 8 (1.41%) New Relic
8 8 (1.41%) Siemens
9 6 (1.06%) Pega
10 4 (0.70%) Adobe
11 3 (0.53%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.53%) IBM
11 3 (0.53%) LogicMonitor
11 3 (0.53%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.53%) SaltStack
12 2 (0.35%) AppDynamics
12 2 (0.35%) Facebook
12 2 (0.35%) WSO2