Atlassian JIRA
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 105 104
Rank change year-on-year -52 -1 -24
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,164 1,208 2,391
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.40% 2.95% 2.59%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.89% 28.42% 26.01%
Number of salaries quoted 801 866 1,718
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +8.11% -7.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%

All Development Application Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,173 4,251 9,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.01% 10.39% 9.98%
Number of salaries quoted 2,765 3,023 6,766
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,900 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -4.35%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

JIRA job vacancy trend in the UK

JIRA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in the UK

JIRA
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the UK over the 6 months to 10 April 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 -53 1,017 £57,500 -4.17% 583
UK excluding London -52 758 £50,000 -4.76% 439
Work from Home -5 387 £55,000 -12.00% 273
London -36 313 £73,500 +5.00% 202
South East +10 234 £55,000 -8.33% 145
North of England -79 180 £55,000 +4.76% 115
Midlands -56 121 £44,543 -15.16% 70
North West -40 97 £65,766 +19.57% 60
South West -70 72 £42,500 -10.53% 42
East of England -24 69 £55,000 +7.32% 47
Yorkshire -67 67 £46,000 -5.17% 37
West Midlands -44 64 £44,543 -28.73% 42
Scotland +12 62 £47,500 -25.49% 18
East Midlands -39 57 £42,500 +13.33% 28
Northern Ireland -33 18 £56,250 +7.14%
North East -41 16 £60,000 +166.67% 18
Wales -44 5 £70,750 +23.04% 9

JIRA
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
1 404 (34.71%) Confluence
2 74 (6.36%) SharePoint
3 31 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.95%) CMS
5 10 (0.86%) Apache
5 10 (0.86%) IIS
6 9 (0.77%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 6 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.43%) Tomcat
9 4 (0.34%) Documentum
9 4 (0.34%) WebSphere
9 4 (0.34%) WebSphere Application Server
10 3 (0.26%) WordPress
11 2 (0.17%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.17%) Gentran
11 2 (0.17%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.17%) SAS
12 1 (0.086%) Drupal
12 1 (0.086%) Umbraco
Applications
1 80 (6.87%) Microsoft Project
2 56 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (2.84%) Microsoft Office
4 27 (2.32%) MS Visio
5 24 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 16 (1.37%) Trello
7 15 (1.29%) CATIA
8 4 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.26%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.17%) Windchill
11 1 (0.086%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.95%) Magento
3 11 (0.95%) Shopify
4 9 (0.77%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
4 9 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.43%) Fidessa
6 3 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.26%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.17%) SAP CX
7 2 (0.17%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.17%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.086%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.086%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.086%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.086%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.086%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 302 (25.95%) Azure
2 142 (12.20%) Azure DevOps
3 126 (10.82%) AWS
4 96 (8.25%) GitHub
4 96 (8.25%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (6.36%) SaaS
6 73 (6.27%) GCP
7 68 (5.84%) Power Platform
8 48 (4.12%) Entra ID
9 34 (2.92%) Figma
10 33 (2.84%) Dynamics 365
11 29 (2.49%) PaaS
12 23 (1.98%) GitHub Actions
13 22 (1.89%) Google Workspace
14 21 (1.80%) GitHub Copilot
14 21 (1.80%) Mimecast
15 19 (1.63%) Asana
15 19 (1.63%) Miro
15 19 (1.63%) Smartsheet
16 18 (1.55%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 31 (2.66%) Firewall
2 28 (2.41%) VPN
3 19 (1.63%) Multicast
4 18 (1.55%) DNS
5 13 (1.12%) TCP/IP
5 13 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (1.03%) LAN
7 11 (0.95%) DHCP
7 11 (0.95%) Network Security
8 10 (0.86%) WAN
9 8 (0.69%) Cisco ISE
9 8 (0.69%) Telnet
10 7 (0.60%) HTTP
10 7 (0.60%) Wireless
11 5 (0.43%) Broadband
11 5 (0.43%) SSL
11 5 (0.43%) VLAN
11 5 (0.43%) VoIP
12 3 (0.26%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.26%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.36%) SQL Server
2 53 (4.55%) Power BI
3 32 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (1.89%) Relational Database
5 19 (1.63%) MySQL
6 17 (1.46%) NoSQL
6 17 (1.46%) Tableau
7 12 (1.03%) MongoDB
7 12 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (0.95%) DB2
9 10 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (0.77%) Big Data
11 8 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
11 8 (0.69%) Power Query
12 7 (0.60%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
14 5 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 126 (10.82%) Git
2 59 (5.07%) Jenkins
3 58 (4.98%) Selenium
4 55 (4.73%) Postman
5 50 (4.30%) GitLab
6 39 (3.35%) Bitbucket
7 35 (3.01%) Rational DOORS
8 30 (2.58%) Cucumber
8 30 (2.58%) SoapUI
9 23 (1.98%) Team Foundation Server
10 20 (1.72%) Cypress.io
11 19 (1.63%) WebDriver
11 19 (1.63%) Zephyr
12 17 (1.46%) Subversion
12 17 (1.46%) TestRail
13 14 (1.20%) JUnit
13 14 (1.20%) TeamCity
13 14 (1.20%) Visual Studio
14 12 (1.03%) JMeter
15 10 (0.86%) SonarQube
General
1 460 (39.52%) Social Skills
2 327 (28.09%) Finance
3 191 (16.41%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (7.04%) Banking
5 76 (6.53%) Marketing
6 64 (5.50%) Law
7 52 (4.47%) Public Sector
8 49 (4.21%) Legal
9 45 (3.87%) Manufacturing
9 45 (3.87%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 43 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
12 35 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
13 32 (2.75%) Retail
14 26 (2.23%) Advertising
15 20 (1.72%) Games
16 18 (1.55%) Automotive
16 18 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.29%) Electronics
17 15 (1.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 216 (18.56%) Analyst
2 184 (15.81%) Senior
3 144 (12.37%) Lead
4 86 (7.39%) Developer
5 79 (6.79%) IT Support
6 78 (6.70%) Business Analyst
7 76 (6.53%) Support Engineer
8 75 (6.44%) Support Analyst
9 55 (4.73%) Project Manager
10 44 (3.78%) Systems Engineer
11 42 (3.61%) Software Engineer
12 40 (3.44%) Applications Support
12 40 (3.44%) IT Engineer
13 39 (3.35%) IT Support Engineer
14 37 (3.18%) Senior Manager
15 35 (3.01%) Team Leader
16 34 (2.92%) Applications Support Analyst
17 30 (2.58%) Product Manager
18 28 (2.41%) Architect
18 28 (2.41%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (6.10%) HTML
2 55 (4.73%) .NET
3 52 (4.47%) CSS
3 52 (4.47%) React
4 51 (4.38%) REST
5 49 (4.21%) SOAP
6 46 (3.95%) RESTful
7 37 (3.18%) JSON
8 33 (2.84%) Middleware
9 30 (2.58%) XML
10 28 (2.41%) FIX Protocol
11 25 (2.15%) Node.js
12 22 (1.89%) Elastic Stack
13 20 (1.72%) Spring
14 18 (1.55%) AngularJS
15 17 (1.46%) OAuth
15 17 (1.46%) pytest
16 16 (1.37%) Kafka
16 16 (1.37%) Playwright
16 16 (1.37%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 124 (10.65%) Product Ownership
2 97 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 41 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (3.26%) Management Information System
5 37 (3.18%) Cloud Native
6 30 (2.58%) Equities
6 30 (2.58%) Fixed Income
7 29 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (1.80%) Data Centre
9 20 (1.72%) Derivative
10 19 (1.63%) Mobile App
11 18 (1.55%) Virtual Team
12 17 (1.46%) Algorithms
13 16 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
13 16 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (1.37%) PMI
14 15 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
15 14 (1.20%) NHS
16 12 (1.03%) Driving Licence
17 11 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 118 (10.14%) Windows
2 92 (7.90%) Linux
3 44 (3.78%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.12%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.12%) Windows 10
5 10 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (0.60%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.43%) Android
9 4 (0.34%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.34%) Unix
9 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.26%) CentOS
11 2 (0.17%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.086%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.086%) FreeRTOS
12 1 (0.086%) Solaris
12 1 (0.086%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 618 (53.09%) Agile
2 277 (23.80%) Continuous Improvement
3 256 (21.99%) Problem-Solving
4 252 (21.65%) DevOps
5 219 (18.81%) CI/CD
6 213 (18.30%) Scrum
7 190 (16.32%) Stakeholder Management
8 161 (13.83%) ITIL
9 140 (12.03%) Service Management
10 139 (11.94%) ITSM
11 135 (11.60%) Test Automation
12 126 (10.82%) User Experience
13 121 (10.40%) Project Management
14 119 (10.22%) Roadmaps
15 113 (9.71%) Analytics
16 108 (9.28%) Change Management
16 108 (9.28%) SDLC
17 106 (9.11%) Decision-Making
18 103 (8.85%) AI
18 103 (8.85%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 239 (20.53%) SQL
2 131 (11.25%) Python
3 106 (9.11%) Java
4 84 (7.22%) JavaScript
5 72 (6.19%) PowerShell
6 54 (4.64%) C#
7 38 (3.26%) TypeScript
8 27 (2.32%) Bash
9 21 (1.80%) C++
10 19 (1.63%) T-SQL
11 18 (1.55%) PHP
12 17 (1.46%) C
12 17 (1.46%) R
13 13 (1.12%) PL/SQL
14 12 (1.03%) Shell Script
15 7 (0.60%) Go
16 6 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 6 (0.52%) Groovy
16 6 (0.52%) Perl
17 5 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 259 (22.25%) Degree
2 115 (9.88%) Security Cleared
3 71 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 68 (5.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 57 (4.90%) ISTQB
6 53 (4.55%) PMI Certification
7 45 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 41 (3.52%) PMP
9 27 (2.32%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (1.98%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.72%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 16 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 15 (1.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 15 (1.29%) Master's Degree
14 12 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
14 12 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
15 11 (0.95%) AWS Certification
15 11 (0.95%) MCSE
16 10 (0.86%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.86%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (11.94%) QA
2 42 (3.61%) Accessibility
3 38 (3.26%) SLA
4 32 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 28 (2.41%) PMO
6 23 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 22 (1.89%) GDPR
8 21 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 20 (1.72%) Data Quality
10 9 (0.77%) Software Quality Assurance
11 8 (0.69%) GRC
12 7 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.60%) MiFID
12 7 (0.60%) TickIT
12 7 (0.60%) WCAG
13 6 (0.52%) Basel II
13 6 (0.52%) NIST
14 5 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (0.34%) ISO 26262
15 4 (0.34%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 102 (8.76%) Active Directory
2 57 (4.90%) Docker
3 17 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.26%) Firmware
5 3 (0.26%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.17%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.17%) vSphere
7 1 (0.086%) Apache Flume
7 1 (0.086%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.086%) Squid
7 1 (0.086%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.086%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 54 (4.64%) Kubernetes
2 52 (4.47%) Terraform
3 38 (3.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (2.58%) Ansible
5 22 (1.89%) Grafana
5 22 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
6 16 (1.37%) SCCM
7 15 (1.29%) Prometheus
8 8 (0.69%) Puppet
8 8 (0.69%) ZABBIX
9 7 (0.60%) Packer
10 6 (0.52%) HP ALM
10 6 (0.52%) Kibana
11 5 (0.43%) Nagios
11 5 (0.43%) Progress Chef
11 5 (0.43%) SCOM
12 4 (0.34%) Control-M
12 4 (0.34%) Functional Safety
12 4 (0.34%) vCenter Server
13 3 (0.26%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 225 (19.33%) Microsoft
2 116 (9.97%) ServiceNow
3 87 (7.47%) Salesforce
4 67 (5.76%) Atlassian
5 58 (4.98%) Google
6 55 (4.73%) Oracle
7 49 (4.21%) SAP
8 46 (3.95%) IBM
9 31 (2.66%) HubSpot
10 30 (2.58%) Cisco
11 28 (2.41%) BMC
12 21 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
13 20 (1.72%) Splunk
14 19 (1.63%) VMware
15 16 (1.37%) Adobe
16 13 (1.12%) Freshdesk
16 13 (1.12%) Siemens
17 12 (1.03%) Citrix
17 12 (1.03%) Meraki
18 11 (0.95%) Zscaler