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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 4 4
Rank change year-on-year -13 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 316 589 667
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.88% 16.89% 19.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.68% 18.49% 21.75%
Number of salaries quoted 151 314 534
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £45,250 £46,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70,625 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -

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 3,263 3,186 3,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 81.33% 91.37% 90.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,748 1,500 2,236
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £31,813
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 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +7.48% -2.73%

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 28 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 28 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 -13 197 £50,803 -27.42% 428
Buckinghamshire -6 82 £55,000 -8.33% 191
Oxfordshire -18 37 £70,000 +55.56% 117
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 (4.75%) Confluence
2 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.90%) OpenStack
3 5 (1.58%) Exchange Server 2013
3 5 (1.58%) IIS
4 4 (1.27%) 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 (3.48%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.58%) Adobe XD
3 5 (1.58%) MadCap Flare
4 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.95%) Shopify
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 89 (28.16%) Azure
2 73 (23.10%) AWS
3 40 (12.66%) GCP
4 26 (8.23%) Serverless
5 20 (6.33%) Amazon ECS
5 20 (6.33%) Amazon EKS
6 15 (4.75%) Power Platform
7 14 (4.43%) GitHub
8 13 (4.11%) Amazon EC2
8 13 (4.11%) Amazon S3
8 13 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (3.80%) Amazon SQS
9 12 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (3.16%) Miro
11 9 (2.85%) Google Analytics
11 9 (2.85%) SaaS
12 8 (2.53%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (2.53%) Vertex AI
13 7 (2.22%) AWS Lambda
13 7 (2.22%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.80%) Firewall
2 11 (3.48%) SAN
2 11 (3.48%) VLAN
3 7 (2.22%) DNS
4 6 (1.90%) DHCP
4 6 (1.90%) NAS
4 6 (1.90%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.90%) 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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.28%) PostgreSQL
1 23 (7.28%) Relational Database
2 16 (5.06%) SQL Server
3 13 (4.11%) RDBMS
4 10 (3.16%) MySQL
4 10 (3.16%) Power BI
5 7 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (2.22%) Metadata
5 7 (2.22%) NoSQL
6 6 (1.90%) DynamoDB
6 6 (1.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.27%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.95%) Big Data
8 3 (0.95%) Metadata Repository
9 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.63%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.63%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.63%) Tableau
10 1 (0.32%) Looker
Development Applications
1 37 (11.71%) JIRA
2 32 (10.13%) Git
3 21 (6.65%) Jenkins
4 18 (5.70%) Selenium
5 16 (5.06%) WebDriver
6 15 (4.75%) JUnit
7 14 (4.43%) Mockito
8 13 (4.11%) JMeter
9 12 (3.80%) Postman
9 12 (3.80%) SoapUI
9 12 (3.80%) Team Foundation Server
10 6 (1.90%) 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
1 138 (43.67%) Social Skills
2 82 (25.95%) Finance
3 51 (16.14%) Law
4 45 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (12.03%) Pharmaceutical
6 37 (11.71%) Public Sector
7 26 (8.23%) Marketing
8 22 (6.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (5.38%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (4.43%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (3.48%) Manufacturing
12 8 (2.53%) Retail
13 7 (2.22%) Legal
14 6 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.95%) Automotive
15 3 (0.95%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.63%) Banking
16 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.32%) Aviation
17 1 (0.32%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 86 (27.22%) Senior
2 65 (20.57%) Developer
3 60 (18.99%) Lead
4 43 (13.61%) Full-Stack Developer
5 32 (10.13%) Senior Manager
6 28 (8.86%) Analyst
7 24 (7.59%) Senior Developer
8 20 (6.33%) Java Developer
8 20 (6.33%) Project Manager
9 19 (6.01%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
10 17 (5.38%) Development Manager
11 16 (5.06%) Full-Stack Java Developer
12 15 (4.75%) Software Engineer
13 14 (4.43%) Full-Stack Web Developer
13 14 (4.43%) Senior Web Developer
13 14 (4.43%) Web Developer
14 13 (4.11%) Mid-Level Java Developer
14 13 (4.11%) Product Manager
14 13 (4.11%) Senior Development Manager
14 13 (4.11%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (14.87%) HTML
2 45 (14.24%) .NET
3 36 (11.39%) React
4 33 (10.44%) REST
5 25 (7.91%) CSS
6 22 (6.96%) Node.js
6 22 (6.96%) Spring
6 22 (6.96%) Spring Boot
7 20 (6.33%) SOAP
8 19 (6.01%) Web Services
9 18 (5.70%) RESTful
10 15 (4.75%) JSON
10 15 (4.75%) XML
11 14 (4.43%) Hibernate
11 14 (4.43%) jQuery
12 13 (4.11%) ActiveMQ
12 13 (4.11%) Apache Camel
12 13 (4.11%) Kafka
12 13 (4.11%) WireMock
13 12 (3.80%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 53 (16.77%) Life Science
2 28 (8.86%) Product Ownership
3 23 (7.28%) Distributed Systems
4 14 (4.43%) Cloud Native
4 14 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.80%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.22%) AI Agents
6 7 (2.22%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.58%) Replication
8 4 (1.27%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 4 (1.27%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.95%) Hackathon
9 3 (0.95%) N-Tier
10 2 (0.63%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.63%) LIMS
10 2 (0.63%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.63%) Pharmacovigilance
10 2 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.75%) Windows
2 8 (2.53%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.27%) Linux
4 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
5 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (27.22%) CI/CD
2 76 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (22.78%) Analytics
4 65 (20.57%) DevOps
5 63 (19.94%) Computer Science
6 61 (19.30%) Hematology
6 61 (19.30%) Immunology
7 60 (18.99%) AI
8 56 (17.72%) Roadmaps
9 55 (17.41%) Continuous Improvement
10 51 (16.14%) Data Science
11 50 (15.82%) Full-Stack Development
12 49 (15.51%) Machine Learning
13 46 (14.56%) Scrum
14 44 (13.92%) Use Case
15 43 (13.61%) Biotechnology
16 39 (12.34%) User Experience
17 37 (11.71%) Generative AI
17 37 (11.71%) Test Automation
18 34 (10.76%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 56 (17.72%) JavaScript
2 53 (16.77%) Python
3 52 (16.46%) Java
4 44 (13.92%) SQL
5 42 (13.29%) C#
6 17 (5.38%) TypeScript
7 14 (4.43%) Shell Script
8 6 (1.90%) Apex Code
8 6 (1.90%) C++
9 5 (1.58%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.27%) 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
1 131 (41.46%) Degree
2 52 (16.46%) Security Cleared
3 43 (13.61%) Master's Degree
4 32 (10.13%) SC Cleared
5 27 (8.54%) PhD
6 25 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (4.75%) ISTQB
8 14 (4.43%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 10 (3.16%) PMI Certification
9 10 (3.16%) PMP
10 6 (1.90%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.27%) ACCA
11 4 (1.27%) CIMA
12 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 1 (0.32%) CISM
14 1 (0.32%) CISSP
14 1 (0.32%) CRISC
14 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 1 (0.32%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (14.87%) QA
2 26 (8.23%) GxP
3 22 (6.96%) Accessibility
4 13 (4.11%) Data Quality
5 9 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.22%) 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%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.32%) NCSC
10 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 44 (13.92%) Docker
2 13 (4.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (3.48%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.90%) vSphere
5 5 (1.58%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.32%) Terminal Server
6 1 (0.32%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 42 (13.29%) Kubernetes
2 13 (4.11%) Kibana
3 9 (2.85%) SCCM
3 9 (2.85%) Terraform
4 7 (2.22%) 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 (16.46%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.23%) Google
3 15 (4.75%) VMware
4 13 (4.11%) Dynatrace
4 13 (4.11%) SAP
4 13 (4.11%) Splunk
5 10 (3.16%) Databricks
6 7 (2.22%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.90%) Adobe
7 6 (1.90%) Foundry
7 6 (1.90%) LogicMonitor
7 6 (1.90%) MuleSoft
7 6 (1.90%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.58%) arcserve
8 5 (1.58%) Sage
8 5 (1.58%) Xamarin
8 5 (1.58%) Zoho
9 4 (1.27%) Telerik
10 3 (0.95%) Workday
11 2 (0.63%) LabVantage