Agile Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Agile Software Development
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 16 5
Rank change year-on-year -10 -11 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 345 411 833
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.79% 10.63% 17.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.77% 11.79% 20.98%
Number of salaries quoted 258 148 382
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,625 £87,350
South East median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,093 3,486 3,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.72% 90.12% 81.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,617 1,478 2,086
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Agile job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Agile
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in the Thames Valley

Agile
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Buckinghamshire +42 145 £60,000 +9.09% 121
Berkshire -23 116 £65,000 +8.33% 264
Oxfordshire -10 84 £60,000 +9.09% 103
Agile
South East

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (2.32%) Confluence
2 7 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.16%) CICS
3 4 (1.16%) CMS
4 3 (0.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.87%) Sitecore CMS
5 2 (0.58%) Apache
5 2 (0.58%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.58%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.29%) IIS
6 1 (0.29%) JBoss
6 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.90%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.45%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.58%) EPLAN
4 2 (0.58%) Lightworks
4 2 (0.58%) UserZoom
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (4.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.58%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.29%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.29%) Finacle
4 1 (0.29%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.29%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.29%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.29%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 142 (41.16%) Azure
2 114 (33.04%) AWS
3 36 (10.43%) Azure DevOps
4 31 (8.99%) Serverless
5 29 (8.41%) Power Platform
5 29 (8.41%) SaaS
6 25 (7.25%) GitHub
7 24 (6.96%) Amazon EKS
8 17 (4.93%) AWS Lambda
8 17 (4.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 16 (4.64%) Amazon ECS
10 15 (4.35%) GCP
10 15 (4.35%) IaaS
11 14 (4.06%) Amazon EC2
11 14 (4.06%) Amazon S3
12 13 (3.77%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (3.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (3.19%) Google Analytics
14 9 (2.61%) Azure Key Vault
14 9 (2.61%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.06%) DNS
2 5 (1.45%) Firewall
3 3 (0.87%) DHCP
4 2 (0.58%) HTTP
4 2 (0.58%) MQTT
4 2 (0.58%) SMS
4 2 (0.58%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.58%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.29%) ATM
5 1 (0.29%) Intranet
5 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.57%) Azure SQL Database
2 28 (8.12%) SQL Server
3 26 (7.54%) MongoDB
4 24 (6.96%) PostgreSQL
5 22 (6.38%) Power BI
6 21 (6.09%) Relational Database
7 18 (5.22%) Metadata
8 13 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
8 13 (3.77%) NoSQL
9 12 (3.48%) Elasticsearch
10 11 (3.19%) DynamoDB
11 9 (2.61%) Amazon QuickSight
11 9 (2.61%) Snowflake Schema
11 9 (2.61%) Star Schema
12 6 (1.74%) RDBMS
13 5 (1.45%) Db2
14 4 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 3 (0.87%) Data Lake
15 3 (0.87%) GIS
15 3 (0.87%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 45 (13.04%) Git
2 26 (7.54%) JIRA
3 23 (6.67%) GitLab
3 23 (6.67%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.61%) Cucumber
4 9 (2.61%) JMeter
4 9 (2.61%) JUnit
5 8 (2.32%) Mockito
5 8 (2.32%) SonarQube
6 7 (2.03%) Yeoman
7 6 (1.74%) Postman
8 5 (1.45%) Selenium
8 5 (1.45%) Zephyr
9 4 (1.16%) Artifactory
9 4 (1.16%) ChangeMan
10 3 (0.87%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.87%) Eclipse RCP
11 2 (0.58%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.58%) Mocha
11 2 (0.58%) SpecFlow
General
1 97 (28.12%) Social Skills
2 69 (20.00%) Finance
3 47 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.14%) Public Sector
5 32 (9.28%) Law
6 25 (7.25%) Retail
7 24 (6.96%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (6.96%) Manufacturing
8 15 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (4.06%) Marketing
10 9 (2.61%) Advertising
11 7 (2.03%) Aerospace
11 7 (2.03%) Local Government
11 7 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.74%) Automotive
12 6 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.45%) Banking
13 5 (1.45%) Electronics
14 4 (1.16%) Legal
14 4 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (24.35%) Developer
1 84 (24.35%) Senior
2 37 (10.72%) Software Engineer
3 34 (9.86%) Architect
4 32 (9.28%) .NET Developer
5 27 (7.83%) Senior Developer
6 22 (6.38%) Lead
7 21 (6.09%) Analyst
8 20 (5.80%) Azure Engineer
9 19 (5.51%) Project Manager
10 17 (4.93%) Java Developer
11 15 (4.35%) Cloud Engineer
12 14 (4.06%) Full-Stack Developer
12 14 (4.06%) Python Engineer
12 14 (4.06%) Solutions Architect
13 13 (3.77%) Data Engineer
13 13 (3.77%) Senior Manager
13 13 (3.77%) Senior Software Engineer
14 12 (3.48%) C# Software Engineer
14 12 (3.48%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (18.26%) .NET
2 52 (15.07%) React
3 41 (11.88%) REST
4 32 (9.28%) .NET Core
5 31 (8.99%) Node.js
6 30 (8.70%) ASP.NET
7 29 (8.41%) ASP.NET Core
8 28 (8.12%) HTML
8 28 (8.12%) Terraform
9 26 (7.54%) JSON
10 23 (6.67%) RESTful
11 19 (5.51%) Blazor
12 18 (5.22%) .NET Framework
12 18 (5.22%) AngularJS
12 18 (5.22%) CSS
12 18 (5.22%) Spring
12 18 (5.22%) XML
13 17 (4.93%) Spring Boot
14 16 (4.64%) Vue
15 14 (4.06%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 49 (14.20%) Product Ownership
2 40 (11.59%) Cloud Native
3 34 (9.86%) Distributed Systems
4 19 (5.51%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (4.64%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (3.19%) Life Science
8 8 (2.32%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (1.74%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (1.74%) NHS
9 6 (1.74%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.45%) Private Cloud
10 5 (1.45%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.16%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.16%) Legacy Code
11 4 (1.16%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.16%) Social Network
11 4 (1.16%) VSAM
12 3 (0.87%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.67%) Windows
2 18 (5.22%) Linux
3 4 (1.16%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.16%) zOS
4 1 (0.29%) Android
4 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (31.59%) DevOps
2 108 (31.30%) CI/CD
3 85 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (22.61%) Scrum
5 75 (21.74%) Software Engineering
6 66 (19.13%) Microservices
7 65 (18.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 65 (18.84%) Mentoring
8 61 (17.68%) Decision-Making
9 59 (17.10%) AI
10 56 (16.23%) Computer Science
11 53 (15.36%) Full-Stack Development
12 51 (14.78%) Test Automation
13 48 (13.91%) Analytics
14 45 (13.04%) Data Modelling
15 44 (12.75%) Containerisation
16 43 (12.46%) TDD
17 41 (11.88%) Stakeholder Management
18 39 (11.30%) Roadmaps
19 34 (9.86%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 100 (28.99%) C#
2 90 (26.09%) SQL
3 74 (21.45%) Python
4 45 (13.04%) JavaScript
5 40 (11.59%) Java
6 32 (9.28%) TypeScript
7 23 (6.67%) C++
8 14 (4.06%) PowerShell
9 11 (3.19%) Shell Script
10 8 (2.32%) Bash
10 8 (2.32%) Groovy
11 5 (1.45%) ABAP
11 5 (1.45%) Apex Code
11 5 (1.45%) C
11 5 (1.45%) COBOL
12 4 (1.16%) JCL
12 4 (1.16%) Perl
12 4 (1.16%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.29%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.29%) PHP
Qualifications
1 111 (32.17%) Degree
2 35 (10.14%) Computer Science Degree
2 35 (10.14%) Security Cleared
3 31 (8.99%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.64%) Master's Degree
5 15 (4.35%) ICAEW
6 12 (3.48%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.90%) PMP
8 9 (2.61%) PMI Certification
9 8 (2.32%) ISTQB
10 7 (2.03%) PhD
11 5 (1.45%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.87%) Chartered Engineer
13 2 (0.58%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 2 (0.58%) CSQA
13 2 (0.58%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.58%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.29%) APMG
14 1 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (13.91%) QA
2 27 (7.83%) Data Quality
3 23 (6.67%) Accessibility
4 13 (3.77%) GDPR
5 9 (2.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 6 (1.74%) PMO
6 6 (1.74%) WCAG
7 5 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.45%) NIST
7 5 (1.45%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.29%) MISRA
9 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.29%) SLA
9 1 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 48 (13.91%) Docker
2 7 (2.03%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.87%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 65 (18.84%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.06%) Ansible
3 12 (3.48%) Kibana
4 5 (1.45%) Grafana
4 5 (1.45%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.16%) CA Endevor
5 4 (1.16%) Packer
6 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.58%) Argo
7 2 (0.58%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.58%) Istio
7 2 (0.58%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 92 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.93%) Google
3 13 (3.77%) Salesforce
4 12 (3.48%) CA Agile Central
4 12 (3.48%) SAP
5 9 (2.61%) AppDynamics
5 9 (2.61%) IBM
5 9 (2.61%) Informatica
5 9 (2.61%) Oracle
5 9 (2.61%) Talend
6 8 (2.32%) Dynatrace
6 8 (2.32%) Splunk
7 7 (2.03%) Adobe
7 7 (2.03%) Facebook
7 7 (2.03%) YouTube
8 6 (1.74%) Databricks
9 5 (1.45%) New Relic
9 5 (1.45%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.87%) Sitecore
10 3 (0.87%) VMware