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 5 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 14 6
Rank change year-on-year -3 -8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 373 390 1,017
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 6.58% 11.57% 14.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.17% 12.42% 17.67%
Number of salaries quoted 234 131 655
10th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £38,714
25th Percentile £51,563 £45,000 £46,930
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £95,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%

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 4,068 3,141 5,755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.75% 93.20% 82.79%
Number of salaries quoted 2,804 1,179 3,961
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 5 June 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 5 June 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 +50 178 £62,500 - 34
Berkshire -10 137 £70,000 -2.10% 81
Oxfordshire -11 58 £60,000 +20.00% 34
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 7 (1.88%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.34%) CMS
2 5 (1.34%) OpenStack
3 4 (1.07%) CICS
3 4 (1.07%) Sitecore CMS
4 3 (0.80%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.80%) Confluence
5 2 (0.54%) Apache
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) IIS
6 1 (0.27%) JBoss
6 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (7.24%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.41%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.54%) UserZoom
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.27%) Lightworks
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.54%) SAP HR
2 2 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.27%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.27%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.27%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 112 (30.03%) Azure
2 89 (23.86%) AWS
3 32 (8.58%) Serverless
4 25 (6.70%) Power Platform
5 24 (6.43%) SaaS
6 23 (6.17%) Amazon EKS
7 19 (5.09%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (4.56%) Amazon ECS
8 17 (4.56%) IaaS
9 16 (4.29%) AWS Lambda
10 15 (4.02%) GitHub
11 14 (3.75%) Amazon EC2
11 14 (3.75%) Amazon S3
11 14 (3.75%) GCP
12 12 (3.22%) Azure Storage
13 11 (2.95%) Azure AKS
13 11 (2.95%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 11 (2.95%) Azure Key Vault
14 8 (2.14%) Google Analytics
15 7 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.83%) DNS
2 7 (1.88%) Broadband
2 7 (1.88%) Firewall
3 3 (0.80%) DHCP
4 1 (0.27%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.27%) HTTP
4 1 (0.27%) Intranet
4 1 (0.27%) MQTT
4 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.24%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.90%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (5.36%) Power BI
3 20 (5.36%) Relational Database
4 14 (3.75%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (2.68%) MongoDB
6 9 (2.41%) Metadata
7 7 (1.88%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (1.34%) MySQL
8 5 (1.34%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.07%) Db2
9 4 (1.07%) NoSQL
9 4 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.54%) Redis
11 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.27%) PowerPivot
12 1 (0.27%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 34 (9.12%) Git
2 25 (6.70%) JIRA
3 22 (5.90%) Jenkins
4 18 (4.83%) GitLab
5 11 (2.95%) Postman
6 9 (2.41%) Cucumber
7 8 (2.14%) JUnit
7 8 (2.14%) Selenium
7 8 (2.14%) Yeoman
8 7 (1.88%) JMeter
8 7 (1.88%) Mockito
8 7 (1.88%) Zephyr
9 6 (1.61%) SonarQube
10 4 (1.07%) Artifactory
10 4 (1.07%) ChangeMan
10 4 (1.07%) SpecFlow
10 4 (1.07%) WebDriver
11 3 (0.80%) SoapUI
11 3 (0.80%) Team Foundation Server
12 2 (0.54%) Mocha
General
1 130 (34.85%) Social Skills
2 92 (24.66%) Finance
3 53 (14.21%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (12.33%) Law
5 41 (10.99%) Influencing Skills
5 41 (10.99%) Public Sector
6 36 (9.65%) Pharmaceutical
7 25 (6.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (4.83%) Retail
9 17 (4.56%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.41%) Games
11 8 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.61%) Marketing
13 6 (1.61%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.07%) Advertising
14 4 (1.07%) Automotive
14 4 (1.07%) Electronics
14 4 (1.07%) Legal
14 4 (1.07%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 91 (24.40%) Senior
2 67 (17.96%) Developer
3 47 (12.60%) Architect
4 42 (11.26%) Lead
5 32 (8.58%) Project Manager
6 31 (8.31%) Analyst
7 29 (7.77%) Software Engineer
8 28 (7.51%) Senior Manager
9 27 (7.24%) Development Manager
10 26 (6.97%) Development Project Manager
10 26 (6.97%) Senior Development Manager
10 26 (6.97%) Senior Project Manager
11 22 (5.90%) Senior Developer
12 19 (5.09%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (4.29%) Designer
13 16 (4.29%) Java Developer
14 14 (3.75%) .NET Developer
14 14 (3.75%) Data Engineer
15 13 (3.49%) Product Designer
15 13 (3.49%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (16.62%) .NET
2 46 (12.33%) REST
3 35 (9.38%) React
4 25 (6.70%) JSON
5 24 (6.43%) .NET Core
6 23 (6.17%) SOAP
7 22 (5.90%) ASP.NET
8 20 (5.36%) .NET Framework
8 20 (5.36%) Node.js
8 20 (5.36%) Spring
9 19 (5.09%) HTML
9 19 (5.09%) RESTful
10 18 (4.83%) Middleware
10 18 (4.83%) XML
11 16 (4.29%) Spring Boot
11 16 (4.29%) Web Services
12 15 (4.02%) AngularJS
12 15 (4.02%) ASP.NET Core
13 13 (3.49%) Elastic Stack
13 13 (3.49%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 46 (12.33%) Product Ownership
2 44 (11.80%) Cloud Native
3 33 (8.85%) Distributed Systems
4 30 (8.04%) Life Science
5 16 (4.29%) Mobile App
6 13 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.68%) Low-Code
8 9 (2.41%) Hackathon
8 9 (2.41%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.61%) Enterprise Cloud
11 5 (1.34%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (1.34%) Social Media
11 5 (1.34%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.07%) Client/Server
12 4 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.07%) Hedge funds
12 4 (1.07%) Legacy Code
12 4 (1.07%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.75%) Linux
2 10 (2.68%) Windows
3 5 (1.34%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.07%) zOS
5 2 (0.54%) Android
6 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (26.01%) CI/CD
2 92 (24.66%) DevOps
3 77 (20.64%) Scrum
4 75 (20.11%) Decision-Making
5 70 (18.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 70 (18.77%) Problem-Solving
6 67 (17.96%) Analytics
7 66 (17.69%) AI
8 64 (17.16%) Computer Science
9 59 (15.82%) Software Engineering
10 55 (14.75%) Mentoring
11 50 (13.40%) Microservices
12 49 (13.14%) Test Automation
13 46 (12.33%) Hematology
13 46 (12.33%) Immunology
14 44 (11.80%) Containerisation
14 44 (11.80%) TDD
15 42 (11.26%) Roadmaps
16 41 (10.99%) Biotechnology
17 38 (10.19%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (20.91%) SQL
2 69 (18.50%) C#
2 69 (18.50%) Python
3 47 (12.60%) Java
4 37 (9.92%) JavaScript
5 15 (4.02%) TypeScript
6 14 (3.75%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.68%) C++
8 9 (2.41%) Shell Script
8 9 (2.41%) VBA
9 7 (1.88%) ABAP
10 6 (1.61%) Groovy
11 5 (1.34%) Apex Code
11 5 (1.34%) Bash
11 5 (1.34%) C
12 4 (1.07%) COBOL
12 4 (1.07%) JCL
12 4 (1.07%) Perl
12 4 (1.07%) PHP
12 4 (1.07%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 137 (36.73%) Degree
2 42 (11.26%) Security Cleared
3 34 (9.12%) SC Cleared
4 32 (8.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (7.77%) PMI Certification
5 29 (7.77%) PMP
6 25 (6.70%) Master's Degree
7 14 (3.75%) Azure Certification
7 14 (3.75%) ICAEW
8 13 (3.49%) ISTQB
8 13 (3.49%) PhD
9 9 (2.41%) ACCA
9 9 (2.41%) CIMA
10 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.80%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 2 (0.54%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.54%) CSQA
11 2 (0.54%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (12.60%) QA
2 40 (10.72%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.68%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.68%) GxP
4 5 (1.34%) GDPR
4 5 (1.34%) WCAG
5 4 (1.07%) PMO
6 3 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.80%) NIST
6 3 (0.80%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.54%) SLA
8 1 (0.27%) MISRA
8 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (11.80%) Docker
2 7 (1.88%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.80%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 59 (15.82%) Kubernetes
2 25 (6.70%) Terraform
3 14 (3.75%) Ansible
4 11 (2.95%) Kibana
5 5 (1.34%) Grafana
5 5 (1.34%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.07%) CA Endevor
6 4 (1.07%) Packer
7 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.54%) Argo
8 2 (0.54%) Istio
8 2 (0.54%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.27%) Netcool
9 1 (0.27%) Netcool/OMNIbus
9 1 (0.27%) SCCM
9 1 (0.27%) SCOM
Vendors
1 88 (23.59%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.83%) SAP
3 15 (4.02%) Google
4 10 (2.68%) Databricks
4 10 (2.68%) IBM
5 9 (2.41%) Adobe
5 9 (2.41%) AppDynamics
6 8 (2.14%) Oracle
7 7 (1.88%) Dynatrace
7 7 (1.88%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.88%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.88%) Splunk
8 5 (1.34%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.07%) Sitecore
9 4 (1.07%) VMware
10 3 (0.80%) Facebook
10 3 (0.80%) LabVantage
10 3 (0.80%) YouTube
11 2 (0.54%) Blue Prism
11 2 (0.54%) Xamarin