Bitbucket
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Bitbucket skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 716 393 607
Rank change year-on-year -323 +214 -103
Permanent jobs citing Bitbucket 86 329 212
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.079% 0.66% 0.25%
As % of the Development Applications category 1.88% 8.34% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 49 56 130
10th Percentile £41,700 £39,375 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,750 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.83% +9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £68,438
90th Percentile £106,000 £113,750 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,250 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.27% +10.00% -13.04%

All Development Application Skills
UK

Bitbucket 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,563 3,943 7,133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.17% 7.89% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2,959 2,411 4,448
10th Percentile £35,250 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,743 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -5.17%

Bitbucket
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Bitbucket relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Bitbucket job vacancy trend in the UK

Bitbucket
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Bitbucket.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Bitbucket

Bitbucket
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Bitbucket over the 6 months to 28 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Bitbucket in the UK

Bitbucket
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bitbucket within the UK over the 6 months to 28 August 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
England -267 81 £63,750 +6.25% 130
UK excluding London -292 57 £56,250 +2.27% 82
London -48 28 £90,000 +5.88% 77
Work from Home -223 28 £62,500 +19.05% 82
North of England -145 24 £57,500 +2.22% 22
North West -109 20 £55,000 -15.38% 15
South West -65 15 £60,500 +10.00% 15
South East -51 10 £52,500 +31.25% 16
North East -60 3 £70,000 +33.33% 4
Wales -72 3 £35,000 -50.00% 5
East of England -37 2 £55,000 -
Midlands -92 2 £50,750 - 9
Scotland -41 1 - - 10
West Midlands -53 1 £43,000 - 7
East Midlands -66 1 £58,500 - 2
Yorkshire - 1 £65,000 - 4

Bitbucket
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 24 (27.91%) Confluence
2 9 (10.47%) Apache
3 7 (8.14%) nginx
4 5 (5.81%) JBoss
5 2 (2.33%) CMS
6 1 (1.16%) Headless CMS
6 1 (1.16%) IIS
6 1 (1.16%) Tomcat
6 1 (1.16%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 48 (55.81%) AWS
2 29 (33.72%) Azure
3 19 (22.09%) GitHub
4 14 (16.28%) AWS Lambda
4 14 (16.28%) Serverless
5 12 (13.95%) Amazon S3
6 11 (12.79%) AWS CloudFormation
7 9 (10.47%) Amazon EC2
7 9 (10.47%) AWS Fargate
7 9 (10.47%) GCP
8 8 (9.30%) Amazon ECS
8 8 (9.30%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (8.14%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (8.14%) OpenShift
10 5 (5.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 5 (5.81%) Datadog
10 5 (5.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 4 (4.65%) Amazon SQS
11 4 (4.65%) AWS CloudTrail
11 4 (4.65%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.30%) IPv4
1 8 (9.30%) Software-Defined Networking
2 7 (8.14%) TCP/IP
3 6 (6.98%) VoIP
4 5 (5.81%) SSL
5 4 (4.65%) LAN
5 4 (4.65%) WAN
6 3 (3.49%) DNS
6 3 (3.49%) Firewall
6 3 (3.49%) HTTPS
7 2 (2.33%) Asterisk PBX
8 1 (1.16%) Bluetooth
8 1 (1.16%) LTE
8 1 (1.16%) Network Security
8 1 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (1.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (15.12%) MySQL
1 13 (15.12%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (12.79%) DynamoDB
2 11 (12.79%) MongoDB
3 9 (10.47%) SQL Server
4 7 (8.14%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (6.98%) NoSQL
6 3 (3.49%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (3.49%) BigQuery
6 3 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (2.33%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (2.33%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (1.16%) Data Mining
8 1 (1.16%) Db2
8 1 (1.16%) Metadata
8 1 (1.16%) Oracle Database
8 1 (1.16%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 46 (53.49%) Git
2 40 (46.51%) JIRA
3 26 (30.23%) Jenkins
4 20 (23.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 15 (17.44%) GitLab
6 10 (11.63%) SonarQube
7 7 (8.14%) Cypress.io
7 7 (8.14%) TeamCity
8 6 (6.98%) Selenium
9 4 (4.65%) Subversion
9 4 (4.65%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (3.49%) Artifactory
10 3 (3.49%) Mercurial
10 3 (3.49%) NUnit
10 3 (3.49%) Octopus Deploy
11 2 (2.33%) Cucumber
11 2 (2.33%) git-flow
12 1 (1.16%) REST Assured
12 1 (1.16%) Robot Framework
12 1 (1.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 27 (31.40%) Finance
2 24 (27.91%) Social Skills
3 15 (17.44%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (9.30%) Aerospace
5 6 (6.98%) Electronics
6 5 (5.81%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (5.81%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.65%) Automotive
7 4 (4.65%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.49%) Financial Institution
8 3 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.33%) Marketing
9 2 (2.33%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.16%) Banking
10 1 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.16%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 18 (20.93%) Senior
2 17 (19.77%) Developer
3 14 (16.28%) DevOps Engineer
4 13 (15.12%) Lead
5 12 (13.95%) Applications Engineer
5 12 (13.95%) Software Engineer
6 8 (9.30%) DevSecOps Engineer
7 7 (8.14%) Senior Developer
8 6 (6.98%) Platform Engineer
9 4 (4.65%) Applications Developer
9 4 (4.65%) AWS Engineer
9 4 (4.65%) Cloud Developer
9 4 (4.65%) Lead Developer
9 4 (4.65%) Senior Software Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Applications Support
10 3 (3.49%) Applications Support Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Senior Applications Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Senior Support Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Support Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (26.74%) React
2 22 (25.58%) Terraform
3 15 (17.44%) Node.js
4 12 (13.95%) .NET
5 11 (12.79%) AngularJS
6 9 (10.47%) CSS
6 9 (10.47%) HTML
7 8 (9.30%) RESTful
8 7 (8.14%) CSS3
8 7 (8.14%) HTML5
9 6 (6.98%) REST
9 6 (6.98%) Spring
9 6 (6.98%) Spring Boot
10 5 (5.81%) AWS CDK
10 5 (5.81%) JSON
10 5 (5.81%) Kafka
10 5 (5.81%) Keycloak
10 5 (5.81%) OAuth
10 5 (5.81%) OAuth2
10 5 (5.81%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 12 (13.95%) Cloud Native
2 8 (9.30%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (6.98%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (5.81%) Data Centre
4 5 (5.81%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (5.81%) Private Cloud
4 5 (5.81%) Social Media
5 4 (4.65%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (4.65%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (4.65%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (4.65%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (4.65%) Replication
6 3 (3.49%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (3.49%) Data Structures
6 3 (3.49%) Product Ownership
7 2 (2.33%) Distributed Architecture
7 2 (2.33%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (2.33%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.33%) PKI
7 2 (2.33%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (39.53%) Linux
2 20 (23.26%) Windows
3 9 (10.47%) Windows Server
4 7 (8.14%) Ubuntu
5 6 (6.98%) Debian
6 4 (4.65%) Unix
7 3 (3.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (2.33%) Amazon Linux
8 2 (2.33%) CentOS
8 2 (2.33%) FreeRTOS
8 2 (2.33%) ThreadX
9 1 (1.16%) Android
9 1 (1.16%) Apple iOS
9 1 (1.16%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (1.16%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (81.40%) CI/CD
2 49 (56.98%) Agile
3 33 (38.37%) DevOps
4 29 (33.72%) Containerisation
5 27 (31.40%) Infrastructure as Code
6 25 (29.07%) Test Automation
7 24 (27.91%) Problem-Solving
8 23 (26.74%) Scrum
9 21 (24.42%) Software Engineering
10 17 (19.77%) Deployment Automation
11 16 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (17.44%) Collaborative Culture
12 15 (17.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 14 (16.28%) Computer Science
13 14 (16.28%) Observability
14 13 (15.12%) Platform Engineering
15 12 (13.95%) DevSecOps
16 11 (12.79%) BDD
16 11 (12.79%) Decision-Making
16 11 (12.79%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 57 (66.28%) Python
2 36 (41.86%) Java
3 35 (40.70%) SQL
4 28 (32.56%) PowerShell
5 27 (31.40%) Bash
6 16 (18.60%) JavaScript
7 10 (11.63%) TypeScript
8 9 (10.47%) C#
9 7 (8.14%) PHP
10 5 (5.81%) C++
11 3 (3.49%) Bicep
11 3 (3.49%) PL/SQL
12 2 (2.33%) C
12 2 (2.33%) Embedded C
12 2 (2.33%) Go
Qualifications
1 18 (20.93%) Security Cleared
2 16 (18.60%) AWS Certification
3 14 (16.28%) Degree
4 10 (11.63%) OSCP
5 9 (10.47%) ISTQB
6 8 (9.30%) CCNA
6 8 (9.30%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (9.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (9.30%) RHCE
6 8 (9.30%) RHCSA
7 7 (8.14%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 6 (6.98%) Master's Degree
9 5 (5.81%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (4.65%) SC Cleared
11 3 (3.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (2.33%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 2 (2.33%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (2.33%) DV Cleared
12 2 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.81%) QA
2 4 (4.65%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.16%) GDPR
System Software
1 30 (34.88%) Docker
2 11 (12.79%) vSphere
3 10 (11.63%) Active Directory
4 8 (9.30%) Squid
4 8 (9.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (9.30%) VMware NSX
5 5 (5.81%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (2.33%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (2.33%) Firmware
7 1 (1.16%) iptables
Systems Management
1 37 (43.02%) Kubernetes
2 30 (34.88%) Ansible
3 9 (10.47%) Grafana
4 8 (9.30%) Packer
4 8 (9.30%) ZABBIX
5 7 (8.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (8.14%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (5.81%) Nagios
6 5 (5.81%) Prometheus
7 4 (4.65%) Argo
7 4 (4.65%) Puppet
8 3 (3.49%) Control-M
8 3 (3.49%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (2.33%) Progress Chef
9 2 (2.33%) Rancher
10 1 (1.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 22 (25.58%) Splunk
2 20 (23.26%) Microsoft
3 15 (17.44%) Red Hat
4 12 (13.95%) Oracle
5 11 (12.79%) VMware
6 10 (11.63%) Atlassian
7 5 (5.81%) Google
7 5 (5.81%) New Relic
8 4 (4.65%) ServiceNow
9 3 (3.49%) DevExpress
9 3 (3.49%) Perforce
10 2 (2.33%) Salesforce
10 2 (2.33%) TOWER Software
11 1 (1.16%) Adobe
11 1 (1.16%) Dynatrace
11 1 (1.16%) SAP