Hybrid/Remote JIRA Job Trends

Atlassian JIRA
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 84 115
Rank change year-on-year -28 +31 -38
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 409 635 852
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.21% 4.34% 2.63%
As % of the Development Applications category 30.10% 33.46% 22.77%
Number of salaries quoted 319 300 662
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,725 £36,325
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,173 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -0.86%
75th Percentile £71,250 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

JIRA falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,359 1,898 3,741
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.33% 12.97% 11.54%
Number of salaries quoted 883 1,242 2,981
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -6.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,751 £75,772
90th Percentile £95,000 £109,750 £91,934
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JIRA and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

JIRA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

JIRA
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JIRA over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

JIRA salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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
1 116 (28.36%) Confluence
2 48 (11.74%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.98%) WordPress
6 3 (0.73%) CMS
7 2 (0.49%) Apache
7 2 (0.49%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.49%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.24%) Drupal
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
8 1 (0.24%) nginx
8 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 36 (8.80%) Microsoft Project
2 25 (6.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.96%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.22%) Trello
7 2 (0.49%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (4.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.69%) Magento
2 11 (2.69%) Shopify
3 9 (2.20%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.20%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.96%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (1.47%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.49%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.24%) Actimize
7 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.24%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 100 (24.45%) Azure
2 46 (11.25%) Azure DevOps
2 46 (11.25%) SaaS
3 41 (10.02%) AWS
3 41 (10.02%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (7.09%) GitHub
5 27 (6.60%) Entra ID
6 24 (5.87%) Power Platform
7 22 (5.38%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (4.40%) GCP
9 16 (3.91%) Mimecast
10 11 (2.69%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (2.44%) Asana
11 10 (2.44%) Figma
11 10 (2.44%) GitHub Copilot
11 10 (2.44%) Slack
12 9 (2.20%) Smartsheet
13 7 (1.71%) OCI
14 6 (1.47%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (1.47%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.44%) VPN
2 7 (1.71%) DNS
3 6 (1.47%) Telnet
4 5 (1.22%) LAN
4 5 (1.22%) SSL
5 4 (0.98%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.73%) Broadband
6 3 (0.73%) DHCP
7 2 (0.49%) Extranet
7 2 (0.49%) Firewall
7 2 (0.49%) Intranet
7 2 (0.49%) Network Security
7 2 (0.49%) PuTTY
7 2 (0.49%) WAN
8 1 (0.24%) DKIM
8 1 (0.24%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.60%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.67%) Power BI
3 8 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.96%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.71%) Tableau
5 6 (1.47%) MySQL
5 6 (1.47%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (1.22%) Big Data
7 3 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.73%) Power Query
7 3 (0.73%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.73%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.49%) Amazon QuickSight
8 2 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.49%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 39 (9.54%) Postman
2 33 (8.07%) Git
3 26 (6.36%) Selenium
4 25 (6.11%) SoapUI
5 24 (5.87%) Team Foundation Server
6 18 (4.40%) WebDriver
7 13 (3.18%) Cypress.io
8 12 (2.93%) GitLab
9 11 (2.69%) Subversion
10 7 (1.71%) Jenkins
11 6 (1.47%) Bitbucket
11 6 (1.47%) Oracle Forms
12 5 (1.22%) Zephyr
13 4 (0.98%) Oracle APEX
14 3 (0.73%) Cucumber
14 3 (0.73%) Storybook
14 3 (0.73%) TeamCity
14 3 (0.73%) TestRail
15 2 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
15 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
General
1 167 (40.83%) Social Skills
2 115 (28.12%) Finance
3 55 (13.45%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (5.62%) Legal
5 21 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
6 19 (4.65%) Games
7 13 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (3.18%) Law
7 13 (3.18%) Marketing
8 11 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (2.69%) Retail
9 10 (2.44%) Banking
9 10 (2.44%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.20%) Back Office
10 9 (2.20%) Billing
10 9 (2.20%) Public Sector
11 8 (1.96%) Front Office
11 8 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.71%) Advertising
12 7 (1.71%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 100 (24.45%) Analyst
2 68 (16.63%) Senior
3 56 (13.69%) Lead
4 38 (9.29%) Project Manager
5 37 (9.05%) Business Analyst
6 30 (7.33%) Support Analyst
7 25 (6.11%) Support Engineer
8 24 (5.87%) IT Support
9 22 (5.38%) Developer
10 21 (5.13%) Test Analyst
11 17 (4.16%) IT Manager
12 16 (3.91%) Applications Support
12 16 (3.91%) IT Analyst
12 16 (3.91%) Tester
13 15 (3.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 15 (3.67%) 3rd Line Support
13 15 (3.67%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 15 (3.67%) Senior Analyst
14 14 (3.42%) Delivery Manager
15 13 (3.18%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (9.05%) HTML
2 36 (8.80%) SOAP
3 34 (8.31%) .NET
4 21 (5.13%) React
5 19 (4.65%) Middleware
6 18 (4.40%) REST
7 15 (3.67%) CSS
8 14 (3.42%) RESTful
9 10 (2.44%) OAuth
10 9 (2.20%) JSON
11 8 (1.96%) FIX Protocol
11 8 (1.96%) Gherkin
12 7 (1.71%) GraphQL
12 7 (1.71%) Jest
12 7 (1.71%) React Native
12 7 (1.71%) SAML
12 7 (1.71%) XML
13 6 (1.47%) Node.js
13 6 (1.47%) OAuth2
14 5 (1.22%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.54%) Product Ownership
2 27 (6.60%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.89%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (3.91%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.42%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.44%) Virtual Team
7 9 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.96%) Equities
9 7 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.71%) Embedded Systems
9 7 (1.71%) PMI
10 6 (1.47%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.22%) CCTV
11 5 (1.22%) Credit Risk
11 5 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (1.22%) Life Science
11 5 (1.22%) Market Risk
11 5 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.98%) OTC Derivatives
Operating Systems
1 28 (6.85%) Windows
2 17 (4.16%) Linux
3 7 (1.71%) Apple iOS
3 7 (1.71%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.73%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.24%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (54.03%) Agile
2 112 (27.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 89 (21.76%) Scrum
4 87 (21.27%) DevOps
5 83 (20.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 80 (19.56%) Problem-Solving
7 69 (16.87%) Project Management
8 65 (15.89%) Change Management
9 63 (15.40%) CI/CD
10 54 (13.20%) Software Testing
11 51 (12.47%) Mentoring
12 50 (12.22%) User Acceptance Testing
13 49 (11.98%) ITIL
14 43 (10.51%) ERP
14 43 (10.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 43 (10.51%) Test Automation
14 43 (10.51%) User Stories
15 42 (10.27%) Project Delivery
16 41 (10.02%) Test Management
17 38 (9.29%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 91 (22.25%) SQL
2 45 (11.00%) Java
3 35 (8.56%) C#
4 33 (8.07%) Python
5 23 (5.62%) JavaScript
6 16 (3.91%) PowerShell
6 16 (3.91%) R
7 14 (3.42%) TypeScript
8 13 (3.18%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.71%) PHP
10 6 (1.47%) Bash
10 6 (1.47%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.47%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.73%) Dart
11 3 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.73%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.49%) Perl
12 2 (0.49%) Tcl
13 1 (0.24%) RPG
Qualifications
1 52 (12.71%) Degree
2 27 (6.60%) ISTQB
3 18 (4.40%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 17 (4.16%) PMI Certification
5 15 (3.67%) Security Cleared
6 13 (3.18%) PMP
7 9 (2.20%) SC Cleared
8 4 (0.98%) BC Cleared
8 4 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.98%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.73%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.49%) ACCA
10 2 (0.49%) CCNA
10 2 (0.49%) CCNP
10 2 (0.49%) CIMA
10 2 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.49%) Linux+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (16.38%) QA
2 22 (5.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (3.18%) Accessibility
3 13 (3.18%) PMO
4 12 (2.93%) SLA
5 7 (1.71%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.71%) Software Quality Assurance
6 6 (1.47%) GDPR
7 5 (1.22%) Basel II
7 5 (1.22%) GRC
8 4 (0.98%) MiFID
8 4 (0.98%) WCAG
9 3 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.49%) HL7
11 1 (0.24%) GAAP
11 1 (0.24%) Good Clinical Practice
11 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.24%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 30 (7.33%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.44%) Docker
3 2 (0.49%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.49%) Firmware
4 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (4.89%) Terraform
2 19 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (3.67%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (2.44%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.22%) Ansible
6 4 (0.98%) Grafana
7 3 (0.73%) Puppet
8 2 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.49%) Kibana
9 1 (0.24%) Consul
9 1 (0.24%) Packer
9 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 95 (23.23%) Microsoft
2 44 (10.76%) ServiceNow
3 29 (7.09%) Salesforce
4 25 (6.11%) SAP
5 22 (5.38%) Oracle
6 17 (4.16%) CrowdStrike
7 13 (3.18%) Atlassian
8 11 (2.69%) Google
9 9 (2.20%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.20%) WooCommerce
10 7 (1.71%) Apple
11 6 (1.47%) Charles River
11 6 (1.47%) Freshdesk
12 5 (1.22%) IBM
12 5 (1.22%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.98%) Adobe
13 4 (0.98%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.73%) Cisco
14 3 (0.73%) Logitech
14 3 (0.73%) Yealink