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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 4 2
Rank change year-on-year -17 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 455 945 885
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 7.38% 18.17% 22.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.85% 20.15% 25.51%
Number of salaries quoted 301 411 696
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,620 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,560 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% -4.07% +4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £91,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £65,601
% change year-on-year - +2.89% -2.81%

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 5,141 4,689 3,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.40% 90.17% 89.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,474 2,328 2,662
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 30 December 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 30 December 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 -19 280 £62,500 - 576
Cheshire -10 76 £55,000 +10.00% 285
Lancashire -15 51 £47,683 -9.18% 185
Merseyside -23 29 £62,500 +13.64% 129
Cumbria -7 17 £57,500 +4.55% 16
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 20 (4.40%) Confluence
1 20 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.76%) CMS
3 6 (1.32%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.10%) Apache
5 4 (0.88%) nginx
6 3 (0.66%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.66%) Magnolia
6 3 (0.66%) WordPress
7 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.44%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (4.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.66%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.66%) Sketch
5 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.44%) Simulink
6 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.22%) InVision
6 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.22%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 150 (32.97%) Azure
2 101 (22.20%) AWS
3 48 (10.55%) SaaS
4 40 (8.79%) Power Platform
5 33 (7.25%) GCP
6 26 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (5.49%) Serverless
8 17 (3.74%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.86%) Figma
9 13 (2.86%) GitHub
10 12 (2.64%) AWS CloudFormation
10 12 (2.64%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (2.42%) Entra ID
12 10 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (2.20%) PaaS
13 9 (1.98%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 9 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (1.76%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (1.76%) Azure Service Bus
14 8 (1.76%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.76%) HTTP
2 7 (1.54%) Firewall
3 4 (0.88%) DNS
3 4 (0.88%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.66%) AMQP
4 3 (0.66%) SSH
4 3 (0.66%) Wireless
5 2 (0.44%) OpenVPN
5 2 (0.44%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.44%) WAN
6 1 (0.22%) 4G
6 1 (0.22%) LAN
6 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (7.25%) SQL Server
2 28 (6.15%) NoSQL
3 20 (4.40%) Power BI
4 15 (3.30%) MongoDB
5 12 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.64%) MySQL
6 7 (1.54%) Big Data
7 6 (1.32%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.32%) Hadoop
7 6 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.32%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.88%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.66%) Cloudera CDH
9 3 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.66%) Redis
9 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.44%) Apache Iceberg
10 2 (0.44%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 34 (7.47%) Git
2 33 (7.25%) JIRA
3 13 (2.86%) GitLab
3 13 (2.86%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.54%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.88%) JUnit
5 4 (0.88%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.66%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.66%) JIRA Agile
6 3 (0.66%) JMeter
7 2 (0.44%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.44%) Gatling
7 2 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.44%) Selenium
7 2 (0.44%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.22%) Appium
8 1 (0.22%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.22%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.22%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
General
1 134 (29.45%) Social Skills
2 106 (23.30%) Finance
3 57 (12.53%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.03%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (4.62%) Manufacturing
7 20 (4.40%) Banking
8 18 (3.96%) Law
9 15 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (3.08%) Marketing
11 11 (2.42%) Retail
12 9 (1.98%) Local Government
12 9 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (1.98%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.54%) Avionics
13 7 (1.54%) Electronics
14 6 (1.32%) Billing
14 6 (1.32%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.32%) Games
14 6 (1.32%) Legal
Job Titles
1 107 (23.52%) Senior
2 105 (23.08%) Developer
3 81 (17.80%) Lead
4 38 (8.35%) Analyst
5 37 (8.13%) Senior Developer
6 31 (6.81%) Software Engineer
7 29 (6.37%) Architect
7 29 (6.37%) Software Developer
8 22 (4.84%) Project Manager
9 20 (4.40%) Solutions Architect
10 18 (3.96%) Senior Manager
11 17 (3.74%) Business Analyst
12 16 (3.52%) .NET Developer
12 16 (3.52%) Data Engineer
12 16 (3.52%) Java Developer
12 16 (3.52%) Systems Engineer
13 13 (2.86%) Cloud Engineer
14 12 (2.64%) Backend Developer
14 12 (2.64%) DevOps Engineer
14 12 (2.64%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (16.48%) .NET
2 55 (12.09%) React
3 38 (8.35%) CSS
4 34 (7.47%) HTML
5 31 (6.81%) .NET Framework
6 30 (6.59%) REST
7 28 (6.15%) AngularJS
7 28 (6.15%) RESTful
8 26 (5.71%) ASP.NET
9 25 (5.49%) Spring
9 25 (5.49%) Spring Boot
10 24 (5.27%) .NET Core
11 21 (4.62%) Node.js
12 13 (2.86%) Kafka
13 11 (2.42%) RabbitMQ
14 9 (1.98%) Web Services
15 7 (1.54%) Entity Framework
15 7 (1.54%) gRPC
15 7 (1.54%) Hibernate
16 6 (1.32%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.13%) Cloud Native
2 33 (7.25%) Product Ownership
3 22 (4.84%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (3.52%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.30%) Mobile App
6 13 (2.86%) IoT
7 11 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (2.42%) Greenfield Project
7 11 (2.42%) Social Media
8 9 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.54%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.10%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.88%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.88%) Low-Code
13 3 (0.66%) Distributed Computing
13 3 (0.66%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.81%) Windows
2 14 (3.08%) Linux
3 10 (2.20%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.10%) Android
5 4 (0.88%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.66%) CentOS
6 3 (0.66%) Debian
6 3 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.44%) VMS
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (25.05%) CI/CD
2 105 (23.08%) DevOps
3 102 (22.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 99 (21.76%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (19.12%) Mentoring
6 73 (16.04%) Coaching
6 73 (16.04%) Software Engineering
7 66 (14.51%) Scrum
8 63 (13.85%) Microservices
9 54 (11.87%) User Experience
10 51 (11.21%) Roadmaps
11 48 (10.55%) Containerisation
12 45 (9.89%) AI
13 44 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
14 43 (9.45%) Project Delivery
15 42 (9.23%) Project Management
16 40 (8.79%) Clean Code
17 39 (8.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 38 (8.35%) Infrastructure as Code
19 37 (8.13%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 76 (16.70%) C#
2 60 (13.19%) SQL
3 59 (12.97%) JavaScript
4 58 (12.75%) Java
5 40 (8.79%) Python
5 40 (8.79%) TypeScript
6 15 (3.30%) Go
7 9 (1.98%) MATLAB
8 8 (1.76%) Elixir
8 8 (1.76%) Ruby
9 7 (1.54%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.10%) Bash
11 4 (0.88%) Bicep
11 4 (0.88%) C++
11 4 (0.88%) Scala
12 3 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.66%) PHP
12 3 (0.66%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.44%) C
13 2 (0.44%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 46 (10.11%) Degree
2 37 (8.13%) BPSS Clearance
3 31 (6.81%) Security Cleared
4 22 (4.84%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.08%) ACCA
6 13 (2.86%) PMP
7 12 (2.64%) PMI Certification
8 11 (2.42%) DBS Check
9 10 (2.20%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.76%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.32%) CIMA
13 5 (1.10%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.88%) HNC
14 4 (0.88%) HND
14 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.66%) CCNA
15 3 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
16 2 (0.44%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.13%) QA
2 34 (7.47%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.98%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.98%) PMO
4 8 (1.76%) GAAP
4 8 (1.76%) IFRS
4 8 (1.76%) SEPA
4 8 (1.76%) TARGET2
5 6 (1.32%) SLA
6 4 (0.88%) GDPR
6 4 (0.88%) ISO 20022
6 4 (0.88%) NIST
7 3 (0.66%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.44%) WCAG
9 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) GxP
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 45 (9.89%) Docker
2 26 (5.71%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.22%) HDFS
4 1 (0.22%) KVM
4 1 (0.22%) QEMU
4 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 48 (10.55%) Kubernetes
2 46 (10.11%) Terraform
3 14 (3.08%) Ansible
4 12 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.98%) Grafana
5 9 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.76%) SCCM
7 5 (1.10%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.88%) Puppet
9 2 (0.44%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.44%) Rancher
Vendors
1 80 (17.58%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.40%) SAP
3 15 (3.30%) Google
4 12 (2.64%) Salesforce
4 12 (2.64%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.98%) Siemens
5 9 (1.98%) Splunk
6 8 (1.76%) Databricks
6 8 (1.76%) New Relic
7 7 (1.54%) Adobe
8 6 (1.32%) Qualtrics
8 6 (1.32%) Sophos
9 5 (1.10%) Oracle
10 4 (0.88%) SaltStack
11 3 (0.66%) Aruba
11 3 (0.66%) Cisco
11 3 (0.66%) Meraki
11 3 (0.66%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.66%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.66%) Zerto