Agile Jobs in the South West

Agile Software Development
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Agile skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Agile over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 5 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 565 1,641 1,738
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.05% 15.69% 26.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.85% 19.77% 28.48%
Number of salaries quoted 319 930 1,004
10th Percentile £41,186 £38,564 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,683 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £59,359
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% -3.13% +11.13%
75th Percentile £73,886 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,756 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £66,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% -5.30% +1.54%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,353 8,299 6,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 89.29% 79.33% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,001 5,860 3,602
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,500 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,396 £53,163
Median % change year-on-year -4.57% -1.44% +6.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% -12.00% +4.17%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the South West

Agile
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Agile in the South West.

Salary trend for Agile in the South West

Agile
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in the South West over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Agile in the South West

Agile
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Bristol 0 244 £60,000 - 503
Gloucestershire -5 105 £67,500 +19.47% 411
Dorset +7 85 £47,683 -20.53% 123
Devon -9 49 £53,750 +7.50% 159
Somerset -2 41 £47,683 -13.30% 210
Wiltshire -16 30 £64,627 +17.50% 118
Cornwall +9 4 £42,500 +21.43% 5
Agile
England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (5.66%) Confluence
2 31 (5.49%) Oracle Application Server
3 11 (1.95%) Appian
4 6 (1.06%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.53%) CMS
5 3 (0.53%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.35%) Apache
6 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.35%) Drupal
6 2 (0.35%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.35%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.35%) WordPress
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) Mendix
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 11 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.35%) Elementor
5 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.35%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.18%) Maya
6 1 (0.18%) ProjectWise
6 1 (0.18%) Revit
6 1 (0.18%) Simulink
6 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.71%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.35%) BASE24
4 1 (0.18%) Magento
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 106 (18.76%) AWS
1 106 (18.76%) Azure
2 36 (6.37%) Serverless
3 29 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 26 (4.60%) GCP
5 25 (4.42%) SaaS
6 21 (3.72%) AWS Lambda
7 20 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (2.65%) GitHub
9 14 (2.48%) Amazon S3
10 12 (2.12%) PaaS
11 11 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (1.95%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (1.95%) npm
12 9 (1.59%) Figma
12 9 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
13 8 (1.42%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (1.42%) Azure Functions
13 8 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.42%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.07%) Broadband
2 12 (2.12%) WAN
3 9 (1.59%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.42%) 5G
4 8 (1.42%) DNS
4 8 (1.42%) Internet
4 8 (1.42%) VPN
5 5 (0.88%) Firewall
6 4 (0.71%) DHCP
7 3 (0.53%) IPsec
7 3 (0.53%) LAN
7 3 (0.53%) VLAN
7 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.35%) ATM
8 2 (0.35%) Network Security
9 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.18%) Intranet
9 1 (0.18%) SMS
9 1 (0.18%) Wideband
9 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.31%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.31%) Oracle Reports
3 28 (4.96%) Relational Database
4 24 (4.25%) Power BI
5 23 (4.07%) SQL Server
6 15 (2.65%) MySQL
7 14 (2.48%) NoSQL
8 13 (2.30%) Tableau
9 12 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (1.95%) MongoDB
11 9 (1.59%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (1.42%) RDBMS
13 7 (1.24%) Ataccama
13 7 (1.24%) Metadata
14 5 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
14 5 (0.88%) DynamoDB
15 4 (0.71%) CockroachDB
15 4 (0.71%) Metadata Repository
15 4 (0.71%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 66 (11.68%) Git
2 50 (8.85%) JIRA
3 25 (4.42%) GitLab
4 21 (3.72%) Cypress.io
5 16 (2.83%) Jenkins
6 14 (2.48%) webpack
7 12 (2.12%) Cucumber
8 11 (1.95%) Selenium
8 11 (1.95%) Sonatype Nexus
9 9 (1.59%) JUnit
9 9 (1.59%) Postman
10 6 (1.06%) Jaeger
11 5 (0.88%) Visual Studio
11 5 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
12 4 (0.71%) IBM UrbanCode
12 4 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
12 4 (0.71%) Rational DOORS
13 3 (0.53%) Appium
13 3 (0.53%) Mockito
13 3 (0.53%) Zephyr
General
1 179 (31.68%) Finance
2 169 (29.91%) Social Skills
3 104 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (13.63%) Banking
5 75 (13.27%) Presentation Skills
6 62 (10.97%) Public Sector
7 60 (10.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 49 (8.67%) Organisational Skills
9 41 (7.26%) Law
10 33 (5.84%) Military
11 28 (4.96%) Retail
12 26 (4.60%) Marketing
13 21 (3.72%) Electronics
14 15 (2.65%) Manufacturing
15 10 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.42%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.24%) Aerospace
18 6 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
19 4 (0.71%) Financial Institution
19 4 (0.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 102 (18.05%) Senior
2 94 (16.64%) Software Engineer
3 78 (13.81%) Lead
4 76 (13.45%) Developer
5 68 (12.04%) Systems Engineer
6 59 (10.44%) Java Engineer
7 32 (5.66%) Senior Java Engineer
8 29 (5.13%) Analyst
9 23 (4.07%) Architect
10 20 (3.54%) Java Software Engineer
11 18 (3.19%) Senior Developer
12 17 (3.01%) DevOps Engineer
12 17 (3.01%) Technical Leader
13 15 (2.65%) Full-Stack Developer
13 15 (2.65%) Senior Software Engineer
14 14 (2.48%) Lead Software Engineer
14 14 (2.48%) Project Manager
15 13 (2.30%) Business Analyst
16 12 (2.12%) Software Developer
16 12 (2.12%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (11.33%) React
2 44 (7.79%) AngularJS
3 40 (7.08%) Spring Boot
4 33 (5.84%) .NET
5 32 (5.66%) HTML
6 28 (4.96%) Spring
7 27 (4.78%) CSS
8 26 (4.60%) RESTful
9 25 (4.42%) Node.js
10 21 (3.72%) Kafka
11 20 (3.54%) REST
12 15 (2.65%) Vue
13 14 (2.48%) Web Services
14 13 (2.30%) Jest
15 11 (1.95%) .NET Core
16 9 (1.59%) .NET Framework
16 9 (1.59%) Middleware
16 9 (1.59%) Playwright
17 8 (1.42%) GraphQL
17 8 (1.42%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 47 (8.32%) Product Ownership
2 39 (6.90%) Hybrid Cloud
3 26 (4.60%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (3.89%) Cloud Native
4 22 (3.89%) Public Cloud
5 18 (3.19%) Algorithms
6 9 (1.59%) Data Structures
6 9 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (1.59%) Private Cloud
7 8 (1.42%) Self-Driving Car
8 7 (1.24%) Embedded Systems
8 7 (1.24%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.06%) Client/Server
9 6 (1.06%) DataPower
9 6 (1.06%) Distributed Applications
9 6 (1.06%) IoT
10 5 (0.88%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.88%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.71%) PMI
11 4 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.25%) Linux
2 20 (3.54%) Android
3 18 (3.19%) Windows
4 14 (2.48%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.06%) Unix
6 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
7 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (25.49%) Software Engineering
2 141 (24.96%) CI/CD
3 131 (23.19%) DevOps
4 102 (18.05%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (18.05%) SDLC
5 90 (15.93%) Continuous Improvement
6 88 (15.58%) Artificial Intelligence
7 85 (15.04%) Scrum
8 80 (14.16%) Test Automation
9 73 (12.92%) Roadmaps
10 72 (12.74%) Systems Engineering
11 71 (12.57%) UML
12 70 (12.39%) Mentoring
13 68 (12.04%) Cybersecurity
14 67 (11.86%) Analytics
15 63 (11.15%) MODAF
16 62 (10.97%) SysML
17 60 (10.62%) Stakeholder Management
18 58 (10.27%) ITIL
19 53 (9.38%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 134 (23.72%) Java
2 90 (15.93%) JavaScript
3 79 (13.98%) Python
4 65 (11.50%) MATLAB
5 50 (8.85%) SQL
6 43 (7.61%) TypeScript
7 35 (6.19%) C#
8 15 (2.65%) C++
9 12 (2.12%) Bash
10 10 (1.77%) Go
11 9 (1.59%) PHP
12 8 (1.42%) Rust
13 7 (1.24%) C
14 6 (1.06%) VB
15 5 (0.88%) Kotlin
15 5 (0.88%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.71%) Swift
17 3 (0.53%) Apex Code
17 3 (0.53%) VB.NET
18 2 (0.35%) XAML
Qualifications
1 131 (23.19%) Degree
2 82 (14.51%) Security Cleared
3 69 (12.21%) BPSS Clearance
4 55 (9.73%) SC Cleared
5 31 (5.49%) DBS Check
6 29 (5.13%) DV Cleared
7 24 (4.25%) AWS Certification
8 16 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.95%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.59%) PhD
11 5 (0.88%) ISTQB
11 5 (0.88%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.71%) ACCA
12 4 (0.71%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 4 (0.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.71%) CISSP
12 4 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.71%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.71%) PMP
12 4 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.50%) QA
2 10 (1.77%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.59%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.59%) PMO
4 7 (1.24%) GDPR
5 4 (0.71%) COBIT
5 4 (0.71%) GAAP
5 4 (0.71%) IFRS
5 4 (0.71%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.53%) NIST
6 3 (0.53%) WCAG
7 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.35%) GRC
7 2 (0.35%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.18%) NCSC
8 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 53 (9.38%) Docker
2 6 (1.06%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.53%) Firmware
3 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 44 (7.79%) Kubernetes
2 25 (4.42%) Terraform
3 13 (2.30%) Ansible
4 9 (1.59%) Argo
5 6 (1.06%) Kustomize
5 6 (1.06%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.88%) Kibana
7 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.53%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 58 (10.27%) Oracle
2 45 (7.96%) Microsoft
3 26 (4.60%) IBM
4 18 (3.19%) Google
5 16 (2.83%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.65%) Red Hat
7 14 (2.48%) SAP
8 9 (1.59%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.42%) Atlassian
9 8 (1.42%) VMware
10 6 (1.06%) Apple
10 6 (1.06%) Databricks
11 5 (0.88%) Adobe
12 4 (0.71%) Samsung
13 3 (0.53%) Avaloq
13 3 (0.53%) Graphcore
13 3 (0.53%) Sybase
14 2 (0.35%) HP
14 2 (0.35%) Netlify
14 2 (0.35%) TSYS