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 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 4 3
Rank change year-on-year -11 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 317 601 666
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.99% 17.03% 20.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.76% 18.64% 22.68%
Number of salaries quoted 151 319 532
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,550
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,625 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £95,000 £93,625
South East median annual salary £60,000 £62,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.38% +4.58% -

All Process and 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 3,247 3,224 2,937
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 81.83% 91.33% 91.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,742 1,526 2,130
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +6.48% -1.82%

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 24 December 2025.

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 24 December 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
Berkshire -14 199 £50,402 -28.00% 242
Buckinghamshire -8 81 £55,000 -8.33% 111
Oxfordshire -21 37 £70,000 +55.56% 75
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 15 (4.73%) Confluence
2 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.89%) OpenStack
3 5 (1.58%) Exchange Server 2013
3 5 (1.58%) IIS
4 4 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.32%) Camunda
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) SAS
5 1 (0.32%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (3.47%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (2.21%) MadCap Flare
3 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.58%) Adobe XD
5 4 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.95%) Shopify
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.32%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.32%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 93 (29.34%) Azure
2 77 (24.29%) AWS
3 43 (13.56%) GCP
4 27 (8.52%) Serverless
5 21 (6.62%) Amazon ECS
5 21 (6.62%) Amazon EKS
6 17 (5.36%) GitHub
7 14 (4.42%) Amazon EC2
7 14 (4.42%) Power Platform
8 13 (4.10%) Amazon S3
8 13 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (3.79%) Amazon SQS
9 12 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (3.47%) Google Analytics
10 11 (3.47%) Vertex AI
11 10 (3.15%) Miro
11 10 (3.15%) SaaS
12 9 (2.84%) Azure AI
13 8 (2.52%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (2.21%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.79%) Firewall
2 11 (3.47%) SAN
2 11 (3.47%) VLAN
3 7 (2.21%) DNS
4 6 (1.89%) DHCP
4 6 (1.89%) NAS
4 6 (1.89%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.89%) Wireless
5 5 (1.58%) LAN
5 5 (1.58%) WAN
5 5 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.63%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.32%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.89%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (7.57%) Relational Database
3 16 (5.05%) SQL Server
4 14 (4.42%) RDBMS
5 10 (3.15%) MySQL
6 9 (2.84%) Power BI
7 8 (2.52%) NoSQL
8 7 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (2.21%) Metadata
9 6 (1.89%) DynamoDB
9 6 (1.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (1.26%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.95%) Big Data
11 3 (0.95%) Metadata Repository
12 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.63%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.63%) Spark SQL
12 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.63%) Tableau
13 1 (0.32%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 39 (12.30%) JIRA
2 32 (10.09%) Git
3 23 (7.26%) Jenkins
4 17 (5.36%) Selenium
5 16 (5.05%) JUnit
6 15 (4.73%) Mockito
6 15 (4.73%) WebDriver
7 14 (4.42%) JMeter
8 12 (3.79%) Postman
9 11 (3.47%) SoapUI
9 11 (3.47%) Team Foundation Server
10 6 (1.89%) Cypress.io
11 5 (1.58%) Axure RP
11 5 (1.58%) Balsamiq
11 5 (1.58%) git-flow
12 3 (0.95%) GitLab
13 2 (0.63%) Bitbucket
13 2 (0.63%) Subversion
14 1 (0.32%) Ant
14 1 (0.32%) Maven
General
1 135 (42.59%) Social Skills
2 80 (25.24%) Finance
3 54 (17.03%) Law
4 44 (13.88%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (11.99%) Public Sector
6 36 (11.36%) Pharmaceutical
7 26 (8.20%) Marketing
8 22 (6.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (5.05%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (4.42%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (3.47%) Manufacturing
12 10 (3.15%) Legal
13 8 (2.52%) Retail
14 6 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.95%) Automotive
15 3 (0.95%) Banking
15 3 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.95%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.32%) Advertising
16 1 (0.32%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 84 (26.50%) Senior
2 67 (21.14%) Developer
3 58 (18.30%) Lead
4 44 (13.88%) Full-Stack Developer
5 32 (10.09%) Senior Manager
6 27 (8.52%) Analyst
7 23 (7.26%) Senior Developer
8 22 (6.94%) Java Developer
9 21 (6.62%) Project Manager
10 19 (5.99%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
11 17 (5.36%) Development Manager
11 17 (5.36%) Full-Stack Java Developer
12 16 (5.05%) Product Manager
13 15 (4.73%) Software Engineer
14 14 (4.42%) Full-Stack Web Developer
14 14 (4.42%) Mid-Level Java Developer
14 14 (4.42%) Senior Web Developer
14 14 (4.42%) Web Developer
15 13 (4.10%) Senior Development Manager
15 13 (4.10%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (14.83%) HTML
2 44 (13.88%) .NET
3 36 (11.36%) React
4 33 (10.41%) REST
5 25 (7.89%) CSS
6 24 (7.57%) Spring
6 24 (7.57%) Spring Boot
7 22 (6.94%) Node.js
8 20 (6.31%) Web Services
9 19 (5.99%) RESTful
10 18 (5.68%) SOAP
11 16 (5.05%) XML
12 15 (4.73%) Hibernate
12 15 (4.73%) jQuery
12 15 (4.73%) JSON
13 14 (4.42%) ActiveMQ
13 14 (4.42%) Apache Camel
13 14 (4.42%) Kafka
13 14 (4.42%) WireMock
14 12 (3.79%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 49 (15.46%) Life Science
2 27 (8.52%) Product Ownership
3 24 (7.57%) Distributed Systems
4 14 (4.42%) Cloud Native
5 13 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (3.47%) Onboarding
7 10 (3.15%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.21%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.58%) Replication
9 5 (1.58%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.26%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 3 (0.95%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.95%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.95%) N-Tier
12 2 (0.63%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.63%) Hackathon
12 2 (0.63%) Pharmacovigilance
12 2 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.73%) Windows
2 8 (2.52%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.26%) Linux
4 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
5 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (27.76%) CI/CD
2 76 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (22.71%) Analytics
4 65 (20.50%) DevOps
5 60 (18.93%) AI
6 58 (18.30%) Computer Science
6 58 (18.30%) Hematology
6 58 (18.30%) Immunology
7 56 (17.67%) Roadmaps
8 55 (17.35%) Continuous Improvement
9 52 (16.40%) Full-Stack Development
10 51 (16.09%) Data Science
11 49 (15.46%) Machine Learning
12 46 (14.51%) Scrum
13 44 (13.88%) Use Case
14 42 (13.25%) User Experience
15 41 (12.93%) Biotechnology
16 38 (11.99%) Generative AI
16 38 (11.99%) Test Automation
17 35 (11.04%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 59 (18.61%) JavaScript
2 54 (17.03%) Python
3 52 (16.40%) Java
4 43 (13.56%) SQL
5 41 (12.93%) C#
6 17 (5.36%) TypeScript
7 15 (4.73%) Shell Script
8 6 (1.89%) Apex Code
8 6 (1.89%) C++
9 5 (1.58%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.95%) VBA
11 2 (0.63%) C
12 1 (0.32%) Go
12 1 (0.32%) PHP
12 1 (0.32%) R
12 1 (0.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 124 (39.12%) Degree
2 53 (16.72%) Security Cleared
3 40 (12.62%) Master's Degree
4 32 (10.09%) SC Cleared
5 25 (7.89%) PhD
6 23 (7.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (4.73%) ISTQB
8 13 (4.10%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 10 (3.15%) PMI Certification
9 10 (3.15%) PMP
10 6 (1.89%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.95%) ACCA
11 3 (0.95%) CIMA
11 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.63%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.32%) CISM
13 1 (0.32%) CISSP
13 1 (0.32%) CRISC
13 1 (0.32%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (14.83%) QA
2 24 (7.57%) GxP
3 21 (6.62%) Accessibility
4 13 (4.10%) Data Quality
5 9 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.21%) WCAG
7 5 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.95%) GDPR
8 3 (0.95%) PMO
9 2 (0.63%) ECSS
9 2 (0.63%) SLA
10 1 (0.32%) COBIT
10 1 (0.32%) GAAP
10 1 (0.32%) IFRS
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.32%) NCSC
10 1 (0.32%) NIST
10 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 45 (14.20%) Docker
2 13 (4.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (3.47%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.89%) vSphere
5 5 (1.58%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) Terminal Server
6 1 (0.32%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 43 (13.56%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.42%) Kibana
3 9 (2.84%) SCCM
3 9 (2.84%) Terraform
4 7 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.95%) SCOM
6 1 (0.32%) Ansible
6 1 (0.32%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.32%) Netcool
6 1 (0.32%) Netcool/OMNIbus
6 1 (0.32%) Rundeck
6 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 52 (16.40%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.78%) Google
3 15 (4.73%) VMware
4 14 (4.42%) Dynatrace
4 14 (4.42%) SAP
4 14 (4.42%) Splunk
5 10 (3.15%) Databricks
6 9 (2.84%) Foundry
7 7 (2.21%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.89%) Adobe
8 6 (1.89%) LogicMonitor
8 6 (1.89%) MuleSoft
8 6 (1.89%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.58%) arcserve
9 5 (1.58%) Sage
9 5 (1.58%) Xamarin
9 5 (1.58%) Zoho
10 4 (1.26%) Telerik
11 3 (0.95%) Oracle
11 3 (0.95%) Workday