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

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 5 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 539 1,638 1,792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.48% 16.86% 26.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.63% 20.67% 28.18%
Number of salaries quoted 317 971 1,018
10th Percentile £43,750 £38,572 £35,920
25th Percentile £47,683 £46,250 £45,363
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 £91,750 £85,000 £84,056
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 3,242 7,925 6,358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.08% 81.59% 94.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,822 5,692 3,503
10th Percentile £27,000 £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 £78,750 £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 29 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 29 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 -2 263 £60,000 - 200
Gloucestershire -6 97 £66,250 +15.22% 178
Dorset +1 61 £47,683 -17.07% 30
Somerset -10 40 £47,683 -13.30% 50
Devon -18 39 £53,750 +7.50% 40
Wiltshire -13 28 £64,627 +17.50% 43
Cornwall +8 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 (5.75%) Oracle Application Server
2 25 (4.64%) Confluence
3 6 (1.11%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.56%) Appian
4 3 (0.56%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.37%) Apache
5 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.37%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.37%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
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 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.19%) ProjectWise
5 1 (0.19%) Revit
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.37%) BASE24
1 2 (0.37%) 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 (20.41%) Azure
2 107 (19.85%) AWS
3 40 (7.42%) Serverless
4 31 (5.75%) SaaS
5 29 (5.38%) GCP
6 24 (4.45%) Power Platform
7 23 (4.27%) AWS Lambda
8 19 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (2.97%) Amazon S3
9 16 (2.97%) GitHub
10 13 (2.41%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (2.23%) PaaS
12 11 (2.04%) Amazon EC2
12 11 (2.04%) npm
13 9 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.67%) Microsoft 365
13 9 (1.67%) Power Automate
14 8 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.30%) Azure Functions
15 7 (1.30%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.27%) Broadband
2 12 (2.23%) WAN
3 10 (1.86%) Internet
4 9 (1.67%) SD-WAN
5 8 (1.48%) 5G
5 8 (1.48%) DNS
5 8 (1.48%) VPN
6 4 (0.74%) DHCP
6 4 (0.74%) Firewall
7 3 (0.56%) IPsec
7 3 (0.56%) LAN
7 3 (0.56%) VLAN
7 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.37%) ATM
8 2 (0.37%) Network Security
9 1 (0.19%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.19%) Wideband
9 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.12%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.57%) Oracle Reports
3 27 (5.01%) Relational Database
4 18 (3.34%) Power BI
4 18 (3.34%) SQL Server
5 17 (3.15%) NoSQL
6 16 (2.97%) MySQL
7 14 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (2.23%) MongoDB
8 12 (2.23%) Tableau
9 9 (1.67%) Elasticsearch
10 7 (1.30%) Ataccama
10 7 (1.30%) Metadata
10 7 (1.30%) RDBMS
11 5 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (0.93%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.74%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.74%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.74%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 58 (10.76%) Git
2 44 (8.16%) JIRA
3 25 (4.64%) GitLab
4 17 (3.15%) Cypress.io
5 13 (2.41%) Cucumber
5 13 (2.41%) webpack
6 11 (2.04%) Jenkins
6 11 (2.04%) Sonatype Nexus
7 10 (1.86%) Selenium
8 8 (1.48%) Postman
9 6 (1.11%) Jaeger
9 6 (1.11%) JUnit
9 6 (1.11%) Oracle Forms
10 5 (0.93%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (0.74%) IBM UrbanCode
11 4 (0.74%) Rational DOORS
12 3 (0.56%) Appium
12 3 (0.56%) Xcode
12 3 (0.56%) XCTest
General
1 146 (27.09%) Finance
1 146 (27.09%) Social Skills
2 100 (18.55%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (16.70%) Presentation Skills
4 70 (12.99%) Banking
5 53 (9.83%) Public Sector
6 46 (8.53%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 32 (5.94%) Military
9 30 (5.57%) Retail
10 19 (3.53%) Electronics
10 19 (3.53%) Law
11 15 (2.78%) Manufacturing
12 13 (2.41%) Marketing
13 11 (2.04%) Legal
14 9 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.11%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.93%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 109 (20.22%) Senior
2 84 (15.58%) Systems Engineer
3 82 (15.21%) Software Engineer
4 66 (12.24%) Developer
5 62 (11.50%) Lead
6 53 (9.83%) Java Engineer
7 32 (5.94%) Senior Java Engineer
8 26 (4.82%) Architect
9 22 (4.08%) Analyst
10 20 (3.71%) Product Manager
11 18 (3.34%) Senior Developer
12 16 (2.97%) Senior Software Engineer
13 15 (2.78%) DevOps Engineer
13 15 (2.78%) Full-Stack Developer
14 13 (2.41%) Java Software Engineer
14 13 (2.41%) Technical Leader
15 12 (2.23%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.23%) Solutions Architect
15 12 (2.23%) Team Leader
16 11 (2.04%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (11.69%) React
2 37 (6.86%) AngularJS
3 35 (6.49%) Spring Boot
4 32 (5.94%) Node.js
5 31 (5.75%) .NET
6 27 (5.01%) HTML
6 27 (5.01%) RESTful
7 24 (4.45%) CSS
8 20 (3.71%) Spring
9 15 (2.78%) Kafka
10 14 (2.60%) REST
11 13 (2.41%) .NET Core
11 13 (2.41%) Jest
11 13 (2.41%) Web Services
12 12 (2.23%) Vue
13 9 (1.67%) .NET Framework
13 9 (1.67%) GraphQL
13 9 (1.67%) Tailwind CSS
14 8 (1.48%) Middleware
14 8 (1.48%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.61%) Product Ownership
2 39 (7.24%) Hybrid Cloud
3 19 (3.53%) Cloud Native
3 19 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (2.78%) Public Cloud
5 14 (2.60%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.04%) Private Cloud
7 10 (1.86%) IoT
7 10 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.86%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.67%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.48%) Self-Driving Car
10 7 (1.30%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.11%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.11%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.11%) DataPower
11 6 (1.11%) Distributed Applications
11 6 (1.11%) N-Tier
11 6 (1.11%) Onboarding
12 5 (0.93%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.08%) Linux
2 18 (3.34%) Windows
3 14 (2.60%) Android
3 14 (2.60%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.11%) Unix
5 4 (0.74%) 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
1 139 (25.79%) Software Engineering
2 135 (25.05%) DevOps
3 126 (23.38%) CI/CD
4 94 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (15.96%) Systems Engineering
6 82 (15.21%) Cybersecurity
7 81 (15.03%) Artificial Intelligence
8 80 (14.84%) UML
9 79 (14.66%) MODAF
9 79 (14.66%) Roadmaps
10 78 (14.47%) SysML
11 77 (14.29%) Scrum
12 76 (14.10%) SDLC
13 72 (13.36%) Test Automation
14 67 (12.43%) Mentoring
15 66 (12.24%) Analytics
16 57 (10.58%) ITIL
17 52 (9.65%) Microservices
17 52 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
18 51 (9.46%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 123 (22.82%) Java
2 84 (15.58%) JavaScript
3 80 (14.84%) MATLAB
4 75 (13.91%) Python
5 47 (8.72%) SQL
6 42 (7.79%) TypeScript
7 36 (6.68%) C#
8 14 (2.60%) C++
9 11 (2.04%) PHP
10 10 (1.86%) Bash
11 9 (1.67%) Go
12 7 (1.30%) Rust
13 6 (1.11%) C
13 6 (1.11%) VB
14 5 (0.93%) VB.NET
15 4 (0.74%) Apex Code
16 3 (0.56%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.56%) Swift
17 2 (0.37%) COBOL
17 2 (0.37%) R
Qualifications
1 142 (26.35%) Degree
2 85 (15.77%) BPSS Clearance
3 65 (12.06%) Security Cleared
4 42 (7.79%) SC Cleared
5 31 (5.75%) DBS Check
6 23 (4.27%) DV Cleared
7 20 (3.71%) AWS Certification
8 13 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.86%) PhD
10 9 (1.67%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.11%) Chartered Engineer
11 6 (1.11%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.93%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.93%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.74%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 4 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.74%) PMP
13 4 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.56%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.98%) QA
2 10 (1.86%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.67%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.67%) PMO
4 6 (1.11%) GDPR
5 3 (0.56%) COBIT
5 3 (0.56%) GMP
5 3 (0.56%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.56%) WCAG
6 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.37%) NIST
6 2 (0.37%) 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 51 (9.46%) Docker
2 6 (1.11%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.56%) Firmware
3 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 39 (7.24%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.71%) Terraform
3 12 (2.23%) Ansible
4 9 (1.67%) Argo
5 6 (1.11%) Kustomize
5 6 (1.11%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.93%) Kibana
7 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.56%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 53 (9.83%) Oracle
2 43 (7.98%) Microsoft
3 27 (5.01%) IBM
4 21 (3.90%) Google
5 15 (2.78%) Red Hat
5 15 (2.78%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.48%) Atlassian
6 8 (1.48%) SAP
6 8 (1.48%) VMware
7 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.11%) Apple
8 6 (1.11%) Databricks
9 5 (0.93%) Adobe
10 3 (0.56%) Avaloq
10 3 (0.56%) Graphcore
11 2 (0.37%) Fiserv
11 2 (0.37%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.37%) SnapLogic
11 2 (0.37%) TSYS
11 2 (0.37%) UiPath