JIRA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Atlassian JIRA
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 105 108
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -36
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 806 929 954
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.90% 2.59% 2.76%
As % of the Development Applications category 36.90% 26.14% 24.22%
Number of salaries quoted 419 488 717
10th Percentile £29,800 £35,875 £31,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% -11.30% +4.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £77,550 £71,625 £86,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,560 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.10% -7.90% +4.17%

All Development Application Skills
UK excluding London

JIRA falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 2,184 3,554 3,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.15% 9.89% 11.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,380 1,996 3,062
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,279 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.77% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,325 £82,500 £86,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JIRA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

JIRA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

JIRA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in the UK excluding London

JIRA
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
South East +41 330 £45,250 -21.65% 225
North of England -50 133 £47,500 -5.00% 154
Midlands -11 109 £49,500 -5.71% 125
Scotland +38 95 £64,999 +8.33% 35
Yorkshire +1 67 £41,038 -3.44% 69
West Midlands -13 67 £42,500 -26.09% 64
South West -45 65 £42,500 -10.53% 86
North West -43 49 £47,683 -4.74% 66
East of England -24 44 £57,500 +12.75% 108
East Midlands -5 42 £55,000 +22.22% 61
Northern Ireland -7 25 £56,250 +7.14% 14
North East -19 17 £51,500 - 20
Wales -11 6 £67,500 +3.85% 28
JIRA
UK

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 207 (25.68%) Confluence
2 25 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 13 (1.61%) CMS
5 7 (0.87%) Apache
6 6 (0.74%) IIS
7 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.62%) WebSphere
7 5 (0.62%) WordPress
8 4 (0.50%) nginx
9 3 (0.37%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.25%) CICS
10 2 (0.25%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.25%) JBoss
10 2 (0.25%) WebSphere Application Server
11 1 (0.12%) Appian
11 1 (0.12%) FileNet
11 1 (0.12%) SAS
11 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 44 (5.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (5.33%) Microsoft Project
3 41 (5.09%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.86%) CATIA
5 12 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 12 (1.49%) Trello
6 7 (0.87%) Windchill
7 6 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.50%) Mozilla Thunderbird
9 3 (0.37%) Simulink
10 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.12%) Doxygen
11 1 (0.12%) MadCap Flare
11 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 72 (8.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (2.23%) Oracle ERP
3 16 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.99%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.62%) Magento
5 5 (0.62%) Shopify
6 2 (0.25%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.25%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.12%) Maximo
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.12%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 168 (20.84%) Azure
2 153 (18.98%) Azure DevOps
3 58 (7.20%) Power Platform
4 53 (6.58%) GitHub
4 53 (6.58%) SaaS
5 46 (5.71%) AWS
6 43 (5.33%) Microsoft 365
7 36 (4.47%) GitHub Copilot
8 33 (4.09%) Snowflake
9 20 (2.48%) Entra ID
10 19 (2.36%) dbt
10 19 (2.36%) OCI
11 14 (1.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 13 (1.61%) GCP
13 11 (1.36%) Figma
13 11 (1.36%) Google Workspace
14 10 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (1.24%) Amazon S3
14 10 (1.24%) Asana
14 10 (1.24%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.60%) Firewall
2 16 (1.99%) DNS
3 15 (1.86%) HTTP
4 10 (1.24%) VPN
4 10 (1.24%) Wireless
5 9 (1.12%) VLAN
6 8 (0.99%) SSH
6 8 (0.99%) Telnet
7 7 (0.87%) FTP
7 7 (0.87%) LAN
7 7 (0.87%) SMTP
8 6 (0.74%) DHCP
8 6 (0.74%) Internet
8 6 (0.74%) WAN
9 4 (0.50%) IMAP
9 4 (0.50%) OpenLDAP
10 3 (0.37%) BGP
10 3 (0.37%) MPLS
10 3 (0.37%) SAN
10 3 (0.37%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (6.20%) Power BI
2 37 (4.59%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (3.72%) Tableau
4 28 (3.47%) SQL Server
5 17 (2.11%) MySQL
6 16 (1.99%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.74%) Snowflake Schema
8 12 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (1.24%) MongoDB
10 9 (1.12%) NoSQL
11 8 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (0.87%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (0.87%) BusinessObjects
13 6 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.62%) OLAP
14 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.50%) Amazon Aurora
15 4 (0.50%) GIS
15 4 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 106 (13.15%) Git
2 75 (9.31%) Jenkins
3 69 (8.56%) eCATT
4 41 (5.09%) Rational DOORS
5 39 (4.84%) Postman
6 38 (4.71%) NeoLoad
6 38 (4.71%) Selenium
7 35 (4.34%) SoapUI
8 33 (4.09%) Team Foundation Server
9 31 (3.85%) WebDriver
10 18 (2.23%) Bitbucket
11 17 (2.11%) GitLab
11 17 (2.11%) Oracle Forms
12 14 (1.74%) JUnit
13 10 (1.24%) TestRail
14 8 (0.99%) Subversion
15 7 (0.87%) Cucumber
15 7 (0.87%) Vagrant
16 5 (0.62%) Maven
17 4 (0.50%) JMeter
General
1 315 (39.08%) Social Skills
2 254 (31.51%) Finance
3 135 (16.75%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (13.15%) Marketing
5 97 (12.03%) Manufacturing
6 76 (9.43%) Presentation Skills
7 53 (6.58%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (6.33%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (3.35%) Law
10 20 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (1.86%) Electronics
11 15 (1.86%) French Language
11 15 (1.86%) Retail
11 15 (1.86%) Swedish Language
12 14 (1.74%) Advertising
12 14 (1.74%) Public Sector
13 13 (1.61%) Automotive
13 13 (1.61%) Legal
14 12 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.36%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 185 (22.95%) Analyst
2 141 (17.49%) Senior
3 130 (16.13%) Lead
4 54 (6.70%) Developer
5 47 (5.83%) Business Analyst
5 47 (5.83%) Support Analyst
6 44 (5.46%) Test Analyst
7 35 (4.34%) Team Leader
8 33 (4.09%) Support Engineer
9 32 (3.97%) Applications Support
9 32 (3.97%) Test Leader
10 27 (3.35%) Technical Support
11 25 (3.10%) Applications Support Analyst
11 25 (3.10%) IT Support
12 24 (2.98%) Project Manager
12 24 (2.98%) Systems Engineer
13 23 (2.85%) JIRA Developer
14 22 (2.73%) Senior Analyst
15 21 (2.61%) Cloud Engineer
15 21 (2.61%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (6.45%) HTML
2 51 (6.33%) SOAP
3 49 (6.08%) .NET
4 29 (3.60%) REST
5 27 (3.35%) RESTful
5 27 (3.35%) SAML
6 22 (2.73%) OAuth
7 20 (2.48%) OAuth2
8 18 (2.23%) React
9 14 (1.74%) CSS
10 11 (1.36%) AngularJS
11 10 (1.24%) Qt
11 10 (1.24%) Web Services
12 9 (1.12%) Kafka
13 8 (0.99%) Elastic Stack
13 8 (0.99%) FIX Protocol
13 8 (0.99%) LDAP
13 8 (0.99%) Spring
13 8 (0.99%) Spring Boot
14 7 (0.87%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.31%) Product Ownership
2 53 (6.58%) Onboarding
3 39 (4.84%) Cloud Native
4 31 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (2.98%) Management Information System
6 22 (2.73%) Analytical Mindset
6 22 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.86%) Data Centre
8 12 (1.49%) Embedded Systems
9 9 (1.12%) Equities
9 9 (1.12%) Fixed Income
10 8 (0.99%) Satnav
11 7 (0.87%) IoT
11 7 (0.87%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.74%) Life Science
12 6 (0.74%) NHS
13 5 (0.62%) Arduino
13 5 (0.62%) Raspberry Pi
13 5 (0.62%) Replication
13 5 (0.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 72 (8.93%) Windows
2 65 (8.06%) Linux
3 19 (2.36%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.87%) Amazon Linux
5 7 (0.87%) Android
5 7 (0.87%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.87%) VMS
6 5 (0.62%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.62%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Fedora
8 1 (0.12%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.12%) Unix
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (41.56%) Agile
2 270 (33.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 161 (19.98%) Problem-Solving
4 132 (16.38%) ITIL
5 125 (15.51%) DevOps
6 120 (14.89%) Test Management
7 105 (13.03%) Coaching
8 104 (12.90%) Roadmaps
8 104 (12.90%) Test Automation
9 102 (12.66%) ERP
10 101 (12.53%) Scrum
11 96 (11.91%) Change Management
12 95 (11.79%) Asset Management
12 95 (11.79%) CI/CD
13 92 (11.41%) ITSM
14 84 (10.42%) Stakeholder Management
15 83 (10.30%) Mentoring
16 80 (9.93%) Service Management
17 78 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 74 (9.18%) AI
Programming Languages
1 175 (21.71%) SQL
2 91 (11.29%) Python
3 81 (10.05%) Java
4 70 (8.68%) PowerShell
5 67 (8.31%) JavaScript
6 51 (6.33%) C#
7 24 (2.98%) TypeScript
8 19 (2.36%) Shell Script
9 17 (2.11%) PL/SQL
10 14 (1.74%) T-SQL
11 12 (1.49%) C
11 12 (1.49%) C++
12 11 (1.36%) Bash
13 8 (0.99%) Groovy
14 7 (0.87%) PHP
15 5 (0.62%) Perl
16 4 (0.50%) Ada
17 3 (0.37%) Go
17 3 (0.37%) MATLAB
18 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 274 (34.00%) Degree
2 77 (9.55%) Security Cleared
3 54 (6.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 42 (5.21%) ISTQB
5 37 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (3.97%) SC Cleared
7 30 (3.72%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 26 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 26 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 24 (2.98%) PMI Certification
10 23 (2.85%) PMP
11 21 (2.61%) MCSE
12 16 (1.99%) DV Cleared
13 13 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
14 12 (1.49%) HND
15 10 (1.24%) A+ Certification
16 8 (0.99%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 8 (0.99%) Master's Degree
17 4 (0.50%) AWS Certification
17 4 (0.50%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (12.03%) QA
2 30 (3.72%) Def Stans
3 27 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 26 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 26 (3.23%) SLA
5 25 (3.10%) PMO
6 19 (2.36%) Accessibility
7 17 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (1.86%) GDPR
9 5 (0.62%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.37%) NIST
10 3 (0.37%) WCAG
11 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.12%) GMP
12 1 (0.12%) GxP
12 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 61 (7.57%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.73%) Docker
3 7 (0.87%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.74%) vSphere
5 4 (0.50%) DFS Replication
5 4 (0.50%) Dovecot
5 4 (0.50%) Postfix
5 4 (0.50%) Squid
5 4 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.25%) RACF
6 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 69 (8.56%) HP ALM
2 44 (5.46%) Terraform
3 28 (3.47%) Single Sign-On
4 27 (3.35%) Grafana
5 26 (3.23%) Prometheus
6 22 (2.73%) Kubernetes
7 21 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
8 16 (1.99%) SCCM
9 11 (1.36%) Ansible
10 10 (1.24%) Control-M
10 10 (1.24%) ZABBIX
11 7 (0.87%) Nessus
12 5 (0.62%) Kibana
13 4 (0.50%) Nagios
13 4 (0.50%) Proxmox
13 4 (0.50%) vCenter Server
14 3 (0.37%) Puppet
15 2 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.25%) HP Quality Center
15 2 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 153 (18.98%) Microsoft
2 91 (11.29%) SAP
3 69 (8.56%) HP
4 67 (8.31%) ServiceNow
5 45 (5.58%) Atlassian
6 38 (4.71%) IBM
7 37 (4.59%) Oracle
8 34 (4.22%) Salesforce
9 24 (2.98%) Google
10 13 (1.61%) HubSpot
11 10 (1.24%) BMC
11 10 (1.24%) Siemens
11 10 (1.24%) Splunk
12 9 (1.12%) Adobe
12 9 (1.12%) VMware
12 9 (1.12%) Workday
13 8 (0.99%) Charles River
13 8 (0.99%) MuleSoft
14 7 (0.87%) Cisco
14 7 (0.87%) Fortinet