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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 92 110
Rank change year-on-year -72 +18 -8
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 722 984 1,666
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.08% 3.36% 2.40%
As % of the Development Applications category 29.61% 36.76% 25.87%
Number of salaries quoted 543 517 1,150
10th Percentile £30,300 £28,650 £30,725
25th Percentile £40,250 £41,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,000 £82,548
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

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 2,438 2,677 6,440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.65% 9.13% 9.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,683 1,753 4,564
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +34 221 £57,500 -4.17% 108
North of England -76 188 £57,500 +4.55% 65
North West -47 112 £62,500 +13.64% 32
Midlands -93 109 £45,000 -18.18% 47
South West -70 81 £42,500 -10.53% 43
East of England -17 73 £70,000 +32.08% 38
Yorkshire -74 61 £46,000 -16.36% 25
East Midlands -51 55 £42,500 +13.33% 13
West Midlands -91 54 £47,500 -26.92% 34
Scotland -30 44 £47,500 -26.92% 23
North East -37 15 £60,000 +166.67% 9
Wales -37 4 £71,500 +24.35% 7
Northern Ireland -40 4 £62,500 +19.05% 11
Channel Islands - 1 £57,500 -
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
1 217 (30.06%) Confluence
2 54 (7.48%) SharePoint
3 30 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.11%) CMS
5 6 (0.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.69%) Apache
7 3 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.42%) IIS
7 3 (0.42%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.42%) WebSphere Application Server
7 3 (0.42%) WordPress
8 2 (0.28%) Gentran
8 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.28%) SAS
8 2 (0.28%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.14%) Drupal
9 1 (0.14%) nginx
9 1 (0.14%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 51 (7.06%) Microsoft Project
2 28 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (1.94%) CATIA
5 10 (1.39%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.69%) Trello
8 4 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.28%) Windchill
10 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.14%) Simulink
10 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 22 (3.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.39%) Magento
2 10 (1.39%) Shopify
3 9 (1.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 7 (0.97%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.69%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 187 (25.90%) Azure
2 89 (12.33%) Azure DevOps
3 75 (10.39%) AWS
4 74 (10.25%) Microsoft 365
5 54 (7.48%) SaaS
6 47 (6.51%) GitHub
7 46 (6.37%) Power Platform
8 34 (4.71%) GCP
9 33 (4.57%) Entra ID
10 27 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
11 16 (2.22%) Mimecast
12 15 (2.08%) Smartsheet
13 14 (1.94%) Boomi
13 14 (1.94%) Google Workspace
14 12 (1.66%) GitHub Copilot
14 12 (1.66%) Serverless
15 11 (1.52%) Amazon EC2
15 11 (1.52%) Amazon S3
15 11 (1.52%) AWS Lambda
16 9 (1.25%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.22%) Firewall
2 15 (2.08%) VPN
3 9 (1.25%) DNS
3 9 (1.25%) Network Security
4 8 (1.11%) DHCP
4 8 (1.11%) HTTP
4 8 (1.11%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.83%) Telnet
5 6 (0.83%) VoIP
6 5 (0.69%) SSL
6 5 (0.69%) Wireless
7 4 (0.55%) LAN
7 4 (0.55%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.42%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (0.28%) Broadband
9 2 (0.28%) IPv4
9 2 (0.28%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.28%) WAN
10 1 (0.14%) Bluetooth
10 1 (0.14%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.82%) SQL Server
2 40 (5.54%) Power BI
3 15 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (1.94%) MySQL
5 13 (1.80%) NoSQL
5 13 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (1.66%) MongoDB
7 11 (1.52%) Relational Database
7 11 (1.52%) Tableau
8 9 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.69%) Big Data
9 5 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (0.55%) Power Query
11 3 (0.42%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (0.42%) CockroachDB
11 3 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.42%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.28%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 65 (9.00%) Git
2 38 (5.26%) Postman
3 30 (4.16%) Selenium
4 29 (4.02%) GitLab
4 29 (4.02%) Jenkins
5 26 (3.60%) SoapUI
6 24 (3.32%) Rational DOORS
7 22 (3.05%) Team Foundation Server
8 16 (2.22%) WebDriver
9 13 (1.80%) Bitbucket
9 13 (1.80%) Zephyr
10 12 (1.66%) SonarQube
11 10 (1.39%) JUnit
11 10 (1.39%) Subversion
12 9 (1.25%) Cucumber
12 9 (1.25%) TestRail
13 7 (0.97%) REST Assured
14 6 (0.83%) Artifactory
14 6 (0.83%) Cypress.io
14 6 (0.83%) Oracle Forms
General
1 235 (32.55%) Social Skills
2 161 (22.30%) Finance
3 96 (13.30%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (7.20%) Marketing
5 38 (5.26%) Law
6 36 (4.99%) Presentation Skills
7 32 (4.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 30 (4.16%) Retail
9 28 (3.88%) Manufacturing
10 23 (3.19%) Legal
11 22 (3.05%) Automotive
11 22 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (2.91%) Games
12 21 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
13 20 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (2.22%) Public Sector
15 14 (1.94%) Banking
16 13 (1.80%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.66%) Electronics
18 10 (1.39%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 138 (19.11%) Analyst
2 106 (14.68%) Senior
3 91 (12.60%) Lead
4 67 (9.28%) IT Support
5 61 (8.45%) Support Engineer
6 52 (7.20%) Support Analyst
7 51 (7.06%) Developer
8 42 (5.82%) Systems Engineer
9 40 (5.54%) Business Analyst
10 38 (5.26%) IT Engineer
10 38 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
11 35 (4.85%) Project Manager
12 33 (4.57%) Applications Support
13 28 (3.88%) Senior Analyst
14 26 (3.60%) Applications Support Analyst
14 26 (3.60%) Sales Executive
15 24 (3.32%) Delivery Manager
15 24 (3.32%) Product Owner
15 24 (3.32%) Senior Developer
15 24 (3.32%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (6.79%) REST
1 49 (6.79%) SOAP
2 40 (5.54%) .NET
2 40 (5.54%) HTML
3 35 (4.85%) React
4 29 (4.02%) JSON
5 27 (3.74%) Middleware
6 23 (3.19%) RESTful
7 21 (2.91%) CSS
8 20 (2.77%) XML
9 14 (1.94%) EDI
9 14 (1.94%) Playwright
10 13 (1.80%) Elastic Stack
11 12 (1.66%) Node.js
11 12 (1.66%) OAuth
11 12 (1.66%) Spring
12 10 (1.39%) Next.js
12 10 (1.39%) React Native
12 10 (1.39%) Spring Boot
13 9 (1.25%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 75 (10.39%) Product Ownership
2 57 (7.89%) Onboarding
3 27 (3.74%) Management Information System
4 24 (3.32%) Enterprise Software
4 24 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.91%) Driving Licence
6 15 (2.08%) Cloud Native
7 11 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (1.52%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.39%) Data Centre
8 10 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.39%) PMI
9 9 (1.25%) Enterprise Cloud
10 8 (1.11%) CMDB
10 8 (1.11%) FMCG
11 7 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.83%) Acoustics
12 6 (0.83%) Equities
12 6 (0.83%) Fixed Income
12 6 (0.83%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 74 (10.25%) Windows
2 56 (7.76%) Linux
3 33 (4.57%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.52%) Windows 10
5 7 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.83%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.69%) CentOS
8 4 (0.55%) Android
8 4 (0.55%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.28%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.28%) ThreadX
9 2 (0.28%) Unix
10 1 (0.14%) Debian
10 1 (0.14%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (48.75%) Agile
2 168 (23.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 168 (23.27%) DevOps
3 138 (19.11%) Scrum
4 133 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
5 131 (18.14%) Problem-Solving
6 120 (16.62%) ITIL
7 117 (16.20%) CI/CD
8 116 (16.07%) ITSM
8 116 (16.07%) Service Management
9 83 (11.50%) CRM
10 78 (10.80%) ERP
11 76 (10.53%) Software Testing
11 76 (10.53%) Test Automation
12 72 (9.97%) Decision-Making
13 67 (9.28%) Roadmaps
14 66 (9.14%) Change Management
14 66 (9.14%) Project Management
15 64 (8.86%) User Experience
15 64 (8.86%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 168 (23.27%) SQL
2 73 (10.11%) Python
3 69 (9.56%) Java
4 47 (6.51%) JavaScript
5 44 (6.09%) PowerShell
6 38 (5.26%) C#
7 27 (3.74%) TypeScript
8 17 (2.35%) Bash
8 17 (2.35%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.22%) R
10 11 (1.52%) PHP
11 10 (1.39%) C
12 8 (1.11%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.97%) Shell Script
14 6 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 6 (0.83%) Groovy
15 5 (0.69%) Perl
16 3 (0.42%) C++
16 3 (0.42%) Embedded C
16 3 (0.42%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 144 (19.94%) Degree
2 58 (8.03%) Security Cleared
3 38 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
4 36 (4.99%) ISTQB
5 28 (3.88%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.60%) SC Cleared
7 23 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
9 20 (2.77%) PMP
10 18 (2.49%) DV Cleared
11 17 (2.35%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 10 (1.39%) A+ Certification
13 9 (1.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 8 (1.11%) Master's Degree
15 7 (0.97%) CCNA
15 7 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.97%) HNC
15 7 (0.97%) HND
15 7 (0.97%) MCSE
16 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (10.94%) QA
2 34 (4.71%) SLA
3 24 (3.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 18 (2.49%) PMO
5 16 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 13 (1.80%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.66%) Accessibility
7 12 (1.66%) TickIT
8 8 (1.11%) GDPR
9 7 (0.97%) GRC
10 6 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.55%) ISO 26262
12 4 (0.55%) WCAG
13 3 (0.42%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.14%) NCSC
14 1 (0.14%) NIST
14 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 72 (9.97%) Active Directory
2 40 (5.54%) Docker
3 11 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.69%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.55%) Firmware
5 4 (0.55%) vSphere
6 3 (0.42%) KVM
6 3 (0.42%) Terminal Server
6 3 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.28%) Squid
7 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 32 (4.43%) Terraform
2 30 (4.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 25 (3.46%) Kubernetes
4 21 (2.91%) Ansible
5 12 (1.66%) SCCM
6 10 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.11%) Packer
8 7 (0.97%) Grafana
9 6 (0.83%) Kibana
9 6 (0.83%) SCOM
10 5 (0.69%) Docker Swarm
10 5 (0.69%) Nagios
10 5 (0.69%) ZABBIX
11 4 (0.55%) Functional Safety
12 3 (0.42%) HP ALM
12 3 (0.42%) Podman
12 3 (0.42%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.42%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.42%) Puppet
12 3 (0.42%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 147 (20.36%) Microsoft
2 92 (12.74%) ServiceNow
3 47 (6.51%) Salesforce
4 39 (5.40%) Oracle
5 35 (4.85%) IBM
6 33 (4.57%) Google
7 31 (4.29%) SAP
8 28 (3.88%) BMC
8 28 (3.88%) HubSpot
9 23 (3.19%) Atlassian
9 23 (3.19%) Cisco
10 22 (3.05%) CrowdStrike
11 14 (1.94%) Splunk
11 14 (1.94%) VMware
12 12 (1.66%) Meraki
13 11 (1.52%) Citrix
14 9 (1.25%) Adobe
14 9 (1.25%) Freshdesk
14 9 (1.25%) Siemens
14 9 (1.25%) WooCommerce