Agile Job Trends in the South East

Agile Software Development
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -7 +1 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 902 1,512 1,432
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 8.73% 16.44% 18.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.82% 18.73% 20.14%
Number of salaries quoted 548 718 1,055
10th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £74,625
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,066
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.74% -3.61%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,339 8,072 7,111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.75% 87.75% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4,932 3,932 5,018
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,188 £45,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +8.49% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Agile relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Agile job vacancy trend in the South East

Agile
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in the South East over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in the South East

Agile
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Thames Valley -12 310 £57,500 -11.54% 145
Hampshire -11 189 £62,500 +2.04% 91
Berkshire -14 188 £50,803 -27.42% 74
Surrey -8 140 £55,000 -15.38% 80
Buckinghamshire -4 86 £58,000 -3.33% 37
Kent -22 81 £50,000 -13.04% 65
East Sussex +4 65 £60,000 +20.00% 15
Middlesex +11 55 £37,500 -40.00% 82
West Sussex -4 39 £65,000 +4.00% 16
Oxfordshire -15 36 £70,000 +86.67% 35
Isle of Wight -3 20 £68,000 +13.33% 2
Sussex 0 6 £45,000 -22.75% 5
Agile
England

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 36 (3.99%) Confluence
2 25 (2.77%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.22%) IIS
4 10 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.67%) Appian
5 6 (0.67%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.55%) Apache
6 5 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2013
7 3 (0.33%) CMS
7 3 (0.33%) SAS
8 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.22%) govService
9 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.11%) Camunda
9 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2003
9 1 (0.11%) Kentico
9 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
3 18 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.22%) CATIA
5 10 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.78%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.78%) Simulink
7 5 (0.55%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.44%) MadCap Flare
9 2 (0.22%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.22%) S-PLUS
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.11%) UserZoom
10 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.44%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.33%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 3 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.33%) Shopify
5 2 (0.22%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.11%) Primavera
6 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 245 (27.16%) Azure
2 151 (16.74%) AWS
3 99 (10.98%) Power Platform
4 92 (10.20%) Azure DevOps
5 65 (7.21%) GCP
6 63 (6.98%) SaaS
7 45 (4.99%) GitHub
8 42 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
9 34 (3.77%) Serverless
10 21 (2.33%) Amazon EKS
11 19 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
11 19 (2.11%) Amazon S3
12 16 (1.77%) Figma
12 16 (1.77%) Miro
12 16 (1.77%) Snowflake
13 14 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.44%) Entra ID
14 13 (1.44%) PaaS
15 12 (1.33%) Amazon EC2
15 12 (1.33%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.33%) DNS
2 20 (2.22%) Wireless
3 15 (1.66%) Firewall
4 13 (1.44%) Software-Defined Radio
5 11 (1.22%) SAN
5 11 (1.22%) VLAN
6 7 (0.78%) DHCP
6 7 (0.78%) LAN
7 6 (0.67%) NAS
7 6 (0.67%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.67%) Unified Communications
7 6 (0.67%) WAN
7 6 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.44%) Broadband
8 4 (0.44%) LTE
9 3 (0.33%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.22%) GPRS
10 2 (0.22%) Junos
10 2 (0.22%) Modbus
10 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (6.10%) Power BI
2 48 (5.32%) SQL Server
3 30 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
4 25 (2.77%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.77%) NoSQL
6 15 (1.66%) MySQL
7 13 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.44%) RDBMS
8 10 (1.11%) Tableau
9 9 (1.00%) Big Data
10 7 (0.78%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.78%) Metadata
10 7 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.55%) Airbyte
11 5 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.55%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.55%) Data Mining
11 5 (0.55%) Hadoop
11 5 (0.55%) Looker
12 4 (0.44%) GIS
Development Applications
1 112 (12.42%) JIRA
2 81 (8.98%) Git
3 60 (6.65%) Selenium
4 38 (4.21%) Jenkins
5 36 (3.99%) Postman
5 36 (3.99%) WebDriver
6 34 (3.77%) SoapUI
7 33 (3.66%) Team Foundation Server
8 24 (2.66%) Rational DOORS
9 20 (2.22%) Robot Framework
10 18 (2.00%) Snyk
11 16 (1.77%) JUnit
12 13 (1.44%) JMeter
12 13 (1.44%) Mockito
13 11 (1.22%) Axure RP
13 11 (1.22%) GitLab
14 9 (1.00%) Visual Studio
15 8 (0.89%) Cypress.io
15 8 (0.89%) Storybook
16 6 (0.67%) Cucumber
General
1 327 (36.25%) Social Skills
2 275 (30.49%) Finance
3 137 (15.19%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (5.76%) Public Sector
5 51 (5.65%) Marketing
6 50 (5.54%) Law
7 47 (5.21%) Pharmaceutical
8 38 (4.21%) Legal
9 37 (4.10%) Manufacturing
10 32 (3.55%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
13 19 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (2.00%) Retail
15 14 (1.55%) Electronics
16 12 (1.33%) Advertising
16 12 (1.33%) Banking
17 11 (1.22%) Aerospace
18 10 (1.11%) Games
19 9 (1.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 183 (20.29%) Developer
2 147 (16.30%) Senior
3 103 (11.42%) Lead
4 100 (11.09%) Analyst
5 66 (7.32%) Software Engineer
6 53 (5.88%) Full-Stack Developer
7 46 (5.10%) Senior Manager
8 40 (4.43%) .NET Developer
8 40 (4.43%) Project Manager
9 38 (4.21%) Architect
10 35 (3.88%) Software Developer
11 32 (3.55%) Development Manager
12 29 (3.22%) Engineering Manager
12 29 (3.22%) Test Analyst
13 27 (2.99%) Business Analyst
13 27 (2.99%) Senior Developer
14 23 (2.55%) .NET Software Developer
14 23 (2.55%) Product Manager
14 23 (2.55%) Quality Engineer
15 22 (2.44%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 162 (17.96%) .NET
2 110 (12.20%) HTML
3 85 (9.42%) React
4 71 (7.87%) CSS
5 55 (6.10%) REST
6 51 (5.65%) SOAP
7 35 (3.88%) RESTful
8 28 (3.10%) XML
9 27 (2.99%) Node.js
9 27 (2.99%) Spring
10 26 (2.88%) Spring Boot
11 25 (2.77%) jQuery
11 25 (2.77%) JSON
11 25 (2.77%) Kafka
12 24 (2.66%) Middleware
12 24 (2.66%) Web Services
13 23 (2.55%) .NET Framework
14 20 (2.22%) ASP.NET
15 19 (2.11%) AngularJS
16 18 (2.00%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 74 (8.20%) Product Ownership
2 53 (5.88%) Life Science
3 33 (3.66%) Management Information System
4 32 (3.55%) Greenfield Project
5 31 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
6 30 (3.33%) Distributed Systems
7 26 (2.88%) Cloud Native
8 23 (2.55%) Onboarding
9 17 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (1.88%) Mobile App
10 15 (1.66%) e-Learning
10 15 (1.66%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 13 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.44%) Low-Code
12 12 (1.33%) Embedded Systems
12 12 (1.33%) MicroBlaze
12 12 (1.33%) RISC-V
13 11 (1.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 9 (1.00%) Algorithms
15 8 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.76%) Windows
2 35 (3.88%) Linux
3 17 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.33%) Embedded Linux
5 8 (0.89%) Android
6 7 (0.78%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.22%) Unix
9 1 (0.11%) HPUX
9 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.11%) Solaris
9 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (22.17%) DevOps
2 193 (21.40%) CI/CD
3 177 (19.62%) Roadmaps
4 173 (19.18%) Problem-Solving
5 171 (18.96%) Mentoring
6 167 (18.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 159 (17.63%) Scrum
8 152 (16.85%) AI
9 140 (15.52%) Software Engineering
10 115 (12.75%) Computer Science
11 112 (12.42%) Waterfall
12 111 (12.31%) Analytics
13 103 (11.42%) Test Automation
14 102 (11.31%) Coaching
15 90 (9.98%) SDLC
16 83 (9.20%) Project Management
16 83 (9.20%) User Experience
17 81 (8.98%) Decision-Making
18 74 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
19 72 (7.98%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 169 (18.74%) SQL
2 125 (13.86%) C#
3 117 (12.97%) JavaScript
4 109 (12.08%) Python
5 97 (10.75%) Java
6 60 (6.65%) TypeScript
7 30 (3.33%) C++
8 18 (2.00%) VBA
9 17 (1.88%) C
10 13 (1.44%) PowerShell
10 13 (1.44%) Shell Script
11 9 (1.00%) MATLAB
11 9 (1.00%) R
12 8 (0.89%) Go
13 7 (0.78%) Ada
13 7 (0.78%) Ada 95
13 7 (0.78%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.78%) Bash
14 5 (0.55%) PHP
14 5 (0.55%) Scala
Qualifications
1 261 (28.94%) Degree
2 138 (15.30%) Security Cleared
3 85 (9.42%) SC Cleared
4 70 (7.76%) Master's Degree
5 59 (6.54%) Computer Science Degree
6 54 (5.99%) DV Cleared
7 47 (5.21%) BPSS Clearance
8 45 (4.99%) ISTQB
9 34 (3.77%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 31 (3.44%) PhD
11 20 (2.22%) Chartered Engineer
12 19 (2.11%) PMI Certification
12 19 (2.11%) PMP
13 16 (1.77%) MBA
14 11 (1.22%) CISSP
15 10 (1.11%) APMP
15 10 (1.11%) CISM
16 9 (1.00%) ACCA
16 9 (1.00%) CIMA
17 7 (0.78%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (11.64%) QA
2 45 (4.99%) Accessibility
3 32 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 32 (3.55%) PMO
4 26 (2.88%) GxP
5 23 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 20 (2.22%) Data Quality
7 15 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 13 (1.44%) NIST
9 10 (1.11%) WCAG
10 9 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.78%) NCSC
11 7 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
12 6 (0.67%) GDPR
13 5 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 4 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.33%) SLA
16 2 (0.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 52 (5.76%) Docker
2 24 (2.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.44%) Active Directory
4 13 (1.44%) Firmware
5 12 (1.33%) Embedded Firmware
5 12 (1.33%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.67%) vSphere
8 4 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.22%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
10 1 (0.11%) pfSense
10 1 (0.11%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 57 (6.32%) Kubernetes
2 40 (4.43%) Terraform
3 29 (3.22%) Ansible
4 13 (1.44%) Kibana
5 10 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.11%) SCCM
6 6 (0.67%) Grafana
6 6 (0.67%) WMI
7 4 (0.44%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.44%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.44%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.33%) SCOM
9 2 (0.22%) Nessus
10 1 (0.11%) Argo
10 1 (0.11%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.11%) Netcool
10 1 (0.11%) Netcool/OMNIbus
10 1 (0.11%) Puppet
Vendors
1 175 (19.40%) Microsoft
2 36 (3.99%) Blue Prism
3 35 (3.88%) VMware
4 24 (2.66%) Databricks
5 19 (2.11%) Google
5 19 (2.11%) IBM
5 19 (2.11%) SAP
6 18 (2.00%) Black Duck
7 17 (1.88%) Coverity
7 17 (1.88%) Oracle
8 15 (1.66%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.55%) Adobe
9 14 (1.55%) Splunk
10 12 (1.33%) Dynatrace
11 10 (1.11%) Siemens
12 9 (1.00%) Workday
13 7 (0.78%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.78%) ServiceNow
13 7 (0.78%) UiPath
14 6 (0.67%) Xamarin