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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 5 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 531 1,631 1,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.29% 16.88% 26.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.45% 20.67% 28.21%
Number of salaries quoted 315 967 1,019
10th Percentile £44,250 £38,572 £35,947
25th Percentile £47,683 £46,250 £45,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% - +8.26%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £72,647
90th Percentile £92,000 £85,000 £84,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -7.41% +3.85%

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 3,228 7,892 6,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 92.97% 81.68% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,817 5,677 3,521
10th Percentile £27,150 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 28 May 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 28 May 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 -2 260 £60,000 - 422
Gloucestershire -6 96 £66,250 +15.22% 594
Dorset -1 57 £47,683 -20.53% 233
Somerset -10 40 £47,683 -13.30% 293
Devon -16 39 £53,750 +7.50% 439
Wiltshire -18 28 £64,627 +17.50% 253
Cornwall +10 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 31 (5.84%) Oracle Application Server
2 24 (4.52%) Confluence
3 6 (1.13%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.56%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.38%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.38%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.19%) Appian
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Mendix
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) ProjectWise
4 1 (0.19%) Revit
4 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.38%) BASE24
1 2 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) Magento
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 110 (20.72%) Azure
2 104 (19.59%) AWS
3 40 (7.53%) Serverless
4 31 (5.84%) SaaS
5 29 (5.46%) GCP
6 24 (4.52%) Power Platform
7 23 (4.33%) AWS Lambda
8 19 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (3.01%) Amazon S3
9 16 (3.01%) GitHub
10 13 (2.45%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (2.26%) PaaS
12 11 (2.07%) Amazon EC2
12 11 (2.07%) npm
13 9 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
13 9 (1.69%) Power Automate
14 8 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.32%) Azure Functions
15 7 (1.32%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.33%) Broadband
2 12 (2.26%) WAN
3 10 (1.88%) Internet
4 9 (1.69%) SD-WAN
5 8 (1.51%) 5G
5 8 (1.51%) DNS
5 8 (1.51%) VPN
6 4 (0.75%) DHCP
6 4 (0.75%) Firewall
7 3 (0.56%) IPsec
7 3 (0.56%) LAN
7 3 (0.56%) VLAN
7 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.38%) ATM
8 2 (0.38%) Network Security
9 1 (0.19%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.19%) Wideband
9 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.21%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.65%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.65%) Oracle Reports
3 27 (5.08%) Relational Database
4 18 (3.39%) Power BI
4 18 (3.39%) SQL Server
5 17 (3.20%) NoSQL
6 16 (3.01%) MySQL
7 14 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (2.26%) Tableau
9 11 (2.07%) MongoDB
10 8 (1.51%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (1.32%) Ataccama
11 7 (1.32%) Metadata
11 7 (1.32%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.94%) DynamoDB
13 4 (0.75%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.75%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.75%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 55 (10.36%) Git
2 43 (8.10%) JIRA
3 24 (4.52%) GitLab
4 15 (2.82%) Cypress.io
5 13 (2.45%) Cucumber
6 12 (2.26%) webpack
7 11 (2.07%) Jenkins
7 11 (2.07%) Sonatype Nexus
8 10 (1.88%) Selenium
9 7 (1.32%) Postman
10 6 (1.13%) Jaeger
10 6 (1.13%) Oracle Forms
11 5 (0.94%) Visual Studio
11 5 (0.94%) Visual Studio Code
12 4 (0.75%) IBM UrbanCode
12 4 (0.75%) JUnit
12 4 (0.75%) Rational DOORS
13 3 (0.56%) Appium
13 3 (0.56%) Xcode
13 3 (0.56%) XCTest
General
1 144 (27.12%) Social Skills
2 141 (26.55%) Finance
3 99 (18.64%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (16.95%) Presentation Skills
5 68 (12.81%) Banking
6 53 (9.98%) Public Sector
7 46 (8.66%) Organisational Skills
8 34 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 32 (6.03%) Military
10 30 (5.65%) Retail
11 18 (3.39%) Electronics
12 16 (3.01%) Law
13 14 (2.64%) Manufacturing
14 11 (2.07%) Legal
14 11 (2.07%) Marketing
15 9 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.94%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.94%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.75%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 107 (20.15%) Senior
2 84 (15.82%) Systems Engineer
3 77 (14.50%) Software Engineer
4 63 (11.86%) Developer
5 61 (11.49%) Lead
6 51 (9.60%) Java Engineer
7 32 (6.03%) Senior Java Engineer
8 26 (4.90%) Architect
9 22 (4.14%) Analyst
10 20 (3.77%) Product Manager
11 16 (3.01%) Senior Developer
11 16 (3.01%) Senior Software Engineer
12 15 (2.82%) DevOps Engineer
12 15 (2.82%) Full-Stack Developer
13 13 (2.45%) Technical Leader
14 12 (2.26%) Business Analyst
14 12 (2.26%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (2.26%) Team Leader
15 11 (2.07%) IT Manager
15 11 (2.07%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (11.68%) React
2 35 (6.59%) AngularJS
3 34 (6.40%) Spring Boot
4 32 (6.03%) Node.js
5 31 (5.84%) .NET
6 26 (4.90%) RESTful
7 25 (4.71%) HTML
8 22 (4.14%) CSS
9 19 (3.58%) Spring
10 14 (2.64%) Kafka
11 13 (2.45%) .NET Core
11 13 (2.45%) REST
11 13 (2.45%) Web Services
12 12 (2.26%) Jest
12 12 (2.26%) Vue
13 9 (1.69%) .NET Framework
13 9 (1.69%) GraphQL
13 9 (1.69%) Tailwind CSS
14 8 (1.51%) Middleware
15 7 (1.32%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.72%) Product Ownership
2 39 (7.34%) Hybrid Cloud
3 19 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.39%) Cloud Native
5 15 (2.82%) Public Cloud
6 13 (2.45%) Algorithms
7 11 (2.07%) Private Cloud
8 10 (1.88%) IoT
8 10 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.88%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.69%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.51%) Self-Driving Car
11 7 (1.32%) Embedded Systems
12 6 (1.13%) Client/Server
12 6 (1.13%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.13%) DataPower
12 6 (1.13%) Distributed Applications
12 6 (1.13%) N-Tier
12 6 (1.13%) Onboarding
13 5 (0.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.14%) Linux
2 18 (3.39%) Windows
3 14 (2.64%) Android
3 14 (2.64%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.13%) Unix
5 4 (0.75%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (25.24%) Software Engineering
2 133 (25.05%) DevOps
3 123 (23.16%) CI/CD
4 92 (17.33%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (16.20%) Systems Engineering
6 82 (15.44%) Cybersecurity
7 80 (15.07%) Artificial Intelligence
8 79 (14.88%) MODAF
8 79 (14.88%) Roadmaps
8 79 (14.88%) UML
9 78 (14.69%) SysML
10 76 (14.31%) Scrum
11 72 (13.56%) SDLC
12 70 (13.18%) Test Automation
13 67 (12.62%) Mentoring
14 65 (12.24%) Analytics
15 57 (10.73%) ITIL
16 51 (9.60%) Microservices
17 50 (9.42%) Containerisation
17 50 (9.42%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 121 (22.79%) Java
2 80 (15.07%) JavaScript
2 80 (15.07%) MATLAB
3 73 (13.75%) Python
4 47 (8.85%) SQL
5 39 (7.34%) TypeScript
6 36 (6.78%) C#
7 14 (2.64%) C++
8 11 (2.07%) PHP
9 10 (1.88%) Bash
10 9 (1.69%) Go
11 7 (1.32%) Rust
12 6 (1.13%) C
12 6 (1.13%) VB
13 5 (0.94%) VB.NET
14 4 (0.75%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.56%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.56%) Swift
16 2 (0.38%) R
16 2 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 141 (26.55%) Degree
2 85 (16.01%) BPSS Clearance
3 64 (12.05%) Security Cleared
4 41 (7.72%) SC Cleared
5 31 (5.84%) DBS Check
6 23 (4.33%) DV Cleared
7 20 (3.77%) AWS Certification
8 13 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.88%) PhD
10 9 (1.69%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.13%) Chartered Engineer
11 6 (1.13%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.94%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.94%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.75%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 4 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.75%) PMP
13 4 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.56%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (7.91%) QA
2 10 (1.88%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.69%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.69%) PMO
4 6 (1.13%) GDPR
5 3 (0.56%) COBIT
5 3 (0.56%) GMP
5 3 (0.56%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.56%) WCAG
6 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.38%) NIST
6 2 (0.38%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.19%) GRC
7 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.19%) NCSC
7 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 49 (9.23%) Docker
2 6 (1.13%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.56%) Firmware
3 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 38 (7.16%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.77%) Terraform
3 12 (2.26%) Ansible
4 9 (1.69%) Argo
5 6 (1.13%) Kustomize
5 6 (1.13%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.75%) Kibana
6 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.56%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 51 (9.60%) Oracle
2 43 (8.10%) Microsoft
3 27 (5.08%) IBM
4 21 (3.95%) Google
5 15 (2.82%) Red Hat
5 15 (2.82%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.69%) VMware
7 8 (1.51%) SAP
8 7 (1.32%) Atlassian
9 6 (1.13%) Apple
9 6 (1.13%) Databricks
9 6 (1.13%) ServiceNow
10 5 (0.94%) Adobe
11 3 (0.56%) Avaloq
11 3 (0.56%) Graphcore
12 2 (0.38%) Fiserv
12 2 (0.38%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.38%) SnapLogic
12 2 (0.38%) TSYS
12 2 (0.38%) UiPath