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 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 5 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 568 1,670 1,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.79% 15.70% 26.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.40% 19.83% 28.14%
Number of salaries quoted 322 951 1,000
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,572 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,683 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year - -2.86% +11.45%
75th Percentile £73,886 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,125 £82,500 £82,505
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 3,265 8,422 6,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 90.77% 79.18% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,930 5,937 3,534
10th Percentile £26,225 £28,500 £30,725
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -3.70% +8.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.64% -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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -1 247 £60,000 - 479
Gloucestershire -4 106 £67,500 +18.42% 396
Dorset +5 85 £47,683 -20.53% 130
Devon -10 49 £53,750 +7.50% 162
Somerset -3 39 £47,683 -13.30% 198
Wiltshire -16 31 £64,627 +17.50% 146
Cornwall +9 4 £42,500 +21.43% 4
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 (5.63%) Confluence
2 31 (5.46%) Oracle Application Server
3 11 (1.94%) 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 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.70%) 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 3 (0.53%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.35%) BASE24
2 2 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.18%) Magento
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 110 (19.37%) Azure
2 109 (19.19%) AWS
3 35 (6.16%) Serverless
4 29 (5.11%) GCP
5 28 (4.93%) SaaS
6 27 (4.75%) Power Platform
7 21 (3.70%) AWS Lambda
8 19 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (2.46%) Amazon S3
9 14 (2.46%) GitHub
10 12 (2.11%) PaaS
11 11 (1.94%) npm
12 10 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (1.76%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.58%) Figma
13 9 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
14 8 (1.41%) Amazon EC2
14 8 (1.41%) Azure Functions
14 8 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (1.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.05%) Broadband
2 12 (2.11%) WAN
3 9 (1.58%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.41%) 5G
4 8 (1.41%) DNS
4 8 (1.41%) Internet
4 8 (1.41%) VPN
5 4 (0.70%) DHCP
5 4 (0.70%) Firewall
6 3 (0.53%) IPsec
6 3 (0.53%) LAN
6 3 (0.53%) VLAN
6 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.35%) ATM
7 2 (0.35%) Network Security
8 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.18%) Intranet
8 1 (0.18%) Wideband
8 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (5.81%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.28%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.28%) Oracle Reports
3 29 (5.11%) Relational Database
4 22 (3.87%) Power BI
4 22 (3.87%) SQL Server
5 15 (2.64%) MySQL
6 14 (2.46%) NoSQL
7 13 (2.29%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (2.11%) Tableau
9 11 (1.94%) MongoDB
10 9 (1.58%) Elasticsearch
11 8 (1.41%) RDBMS
12 7 (1.23%) Ataccama
12 7 (1.23%) Metadata
13 5 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
13 5 (0.88%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.70%) CockroachDB
14 4 (0.70%) Metadata Repository
14 4 (0.70%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 68 (11.97%) Git
2 52 (9.15%) JIRA
3 25 (4.40%) GitLab
4 21 (3.70%) Cypress.io
5 15 (2.64%) Jenkins
6 14 (2.46%) webpack
7 12 (2.11%) Cucumber
8 11 (1.94%) Selenium
8 11 (1.94%) Sonatype Nexus
9 9 (1.58%) JUnit
9 9 (1.58%) Postman
10 6 (1.06%) Jaeger
10 6 (1.06%) Oracle Forms
11 5 (0.88%) Visual Studio
11 5 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
12 4 (0.70%) IBM UrbanCode
12 4 (0.70%) Rational DOORS
13 3 (0.53%) Appium
13 3 (0.53%) Maven
13 3 (0.53%) Zephyr
General
1 182 (32.04%) Finance
2 170 (29.93%) Social Skills
3 108 (19.01%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (14.61%) Banking
5 75 (13.20%) Presentation Skills
6 61 (10.74%) Public Sector
7 59 (10.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 49 (8.63%) Organisational Skills
9 41 (7.22%) Law
10 32 (5.63%) Military
11 31 (5.46%) Retail
12 25 (4.40%) Marketing
13 22 (3.87%) Electronics
14 15 (2.64%) Manufacturing
15 10 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.41%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.23%) Aerospace
18 6 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
19 4 (0.70%) Financial Institution
19 4 (0.70%) Legal
Job Titles
1 106 (18.66%) Senior
2 99 (17.43%) Software Engineer
3 80 (14.08%) Developer
4 77 (13.56%) Lead
5 68 (11.97%) Systems Engineer
6 59 (10.39%) Java Engineer
7 32 (5.63%) Senior Java Engineer
8 28 (4.93%) Analyst
9 23 (4.05%) Architect
10 20 (3.52%) Java Software Engineer
11 19 (3.35%) Senior Developer
12 16 (2.82%) DevOps Engineer
12 16 (2.82%) Technical Leader
13 15 (2.64%) Full-Stack Developer
13 15 (2.64%) Project Manager
13 15 (2.64%) Senior Software Engineer
14 14 (2.46%) Lead Software Engineer
15 13 (2.29%) Business Analyst
15 13 (2.29%) Product Manager
15 13 (2.29%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (12.15%) React
2 44 (7.75%) AngularJS
3 40 (7.04%) Spring Boot
4 32 (5.63%) .NET
4 32 (5.63%) HTML
5 28 (4.93%) CSS
5 28 (4.93%) Node.js
5 28 (4.93%) Spring
6 27 (4.75%) RESTful
7 21 (3.70%) Kafka
8 20 (3.52%) REST
9 15 (2.64%) Vue
10 14 (2.46%) Web Services
11 13 (2.29%) Jest
12 12 (2.11%) .NET Core
13 9 (1.58%) .NET Framework
13 9 (1.58%) Middleware
13 9 (1.58%) Playwright
14 8 (1.41%) Hibernate
14 8 (1.41%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.10%) Product Ownership
2 39 (6.87%) Hybrid Cloud
3 24 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (3.87%) Public Cloud
5 21 (3.70%) Cloud Native
6 19 (3.35%) Algorithms
7 10 (1.76%) Data Structures
7 10 (1.76%) Private Cloud
8 9 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.41%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.41%) Self-Driving Car
10 7 (1.23%) Embedded Systems
10 7 (1.23%) Reference Data
11 6 (1.06%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.06%) DataPower
11 6 (1.06%) Distributed Applications
11 6 (1.06%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.06%) IoT
12 5 (0.88%) e-Learning
12 5 (0.88%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.23%) Linux
2 19 (3.35%) Android
2 19 (3.35%) Windows
3 15 (2.64%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.06%) Unix
5 4 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (26.58%) Software Engineering
2 142 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 135 (23.77%) DevOps
4 106 (18.66%) Problem-Solving
5 104 (18.31%) SDLC
6 89 (15.67%) Artificial Intelligence
7 88 (15.49%) Scrum
8 87 (15.32%) Continuous Improvement
9 80 (14.08%) Test Automation
10 75 (13.20%) Roadmaps
11 71 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
11 71 (12.50%) UML
12 70 (12.32%) Mentoring
13 68 (11.97%) Analytics
14 67 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
15 63 (11.09%) MODAF
16 62 (10.92%) SysML
17 59 (10.39%) Stakeholder Management
18 58 (10.21%) ITIL
19 54 (9.51%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 138 (24.30%) Java
2 92 (16.20%) JavaScript
3 83 (14.61%) Python
4 65 (11.44%) MATLAB
5 52 (9.15%) SQL
6 44 (7.75%) TypeScript
7 36 (6.34%) C#
8 16 (2.82%) C++
9 11 (1.94%) Bash
10 10 (1.76%) Go
11 9 (1.58%) PHP
12 8 (1.41%) Rust
13 7 (1.23%) C
14 6 (1.06%) VB
15 5 (0.88%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.70%) Apex Code
16 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.70%) Swift
16 4 (0.70%) VB.NET
17 2 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 130 (22.89%) Degree
2 81 (14.26%) Security Cleared
3 69 (12.15%) BPSS Clearance
4 53 (9.33%) SC Cleared
5 31 (5.46%) DBS Check
6 29 (5.11%) DV Cleared
7 24 (4.23%) AWS Certification
8 15 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.76%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.58%) PhD
11 5 (0.88%) ISTQB
11 5 (0.88%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.70%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 4 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.70%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.70%) PMP
12 4 (0.70%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.53%) Chartered Engineer
13 3 (0.53%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (8.80%) QA
2 10 (1.76%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.58%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.58%) PMO
4 6 (1.06%) GDPR
5 4 (0.70%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.53%) COBIT
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%) GAAP
7 2 (0.35%) IFRS
7 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.35%) NIST
7 2 (0.35%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.18%) GRC
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.18%) NCSC
8 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 52 (9.15%) 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 43 (7.57%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.23%) Terraform
3 13 (2.29%) Ansible
4 9 (1.58%) Argo
5 6 (1.06%) Kustomize
5 6 (1.06%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.88%) Kibana
7 4 (0.70%) 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%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 60 (10.56%) Oracle
2 44 (7.75%) Microsoft
3 26 (4.58%) IBM
4 22 (3.87%) Google
5 16 (2.82%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.64%) Red Hat
7 14 (2.46%) SAP
8 9 (1.58%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.41%) Atlassian
9 8 (1.41%) VMware
10 6 (1.06%) Adobe
10 6 (1.06%) Apple
10 6 (1.06%) Databricks
11 4 (0.70%) Samsung
12 3 (0.53%) Avaloq
12 3 (0.53%) Graphcore
12 3 (0.53%) Sybase
13 2 (0.35%) HP
13 2 (0.35%) Netlify
13 2 (0.35%) TSYS