Agile Job Trends in Yorkshire

Agile Software Development
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 7 2
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 339 480 873
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.76% 15.41% 24.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.53% 16.96% 27.78%
Number of salaries quoted 234 210 753
10th Percentile £41,074 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,298 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,904 £57,530 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.34% -4.12% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,753 £91,934
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -3.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Yorkshire

Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,706 2,830 3,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 77.92% 90.88% 88.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,576 1,097 2,473
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,550 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £40,988 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £69,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Agile job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Agile
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in Yorkshire

Agile
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 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
West Yorkshire -3 273 £65,000 +4.00% 94
South Yorkshire -16 40 £55,000 -12.00% 36
North Yorkshire -11 13 £60,000 +7.14% 25
East Yorkshire -12 12 £55,000 +7.32% 15
Agile
England

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 10 (2.95%) Confluence
1 10 (2.95%) OpenStack
2 7 (2.06%) Apache Spark
3 6 (1.77%) Apache
4 4 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.18%) CMS
5 2 (0.59%) Drupal
5 2 (0.59%) EPiServer
5 2 (0.59%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.59%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.29%) FileNet
6 1 (0.29%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.59%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.59%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (4.13%) SAP ERP
2 9 (2.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.59%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 133 (39.23%) AWS
2 92 (27.14%) Azure
3 62 (18.29%) Serverless
4 46 (13.57%) Amazon S3
5 44 (12.98%) SaaS
6 35 (10.32%) AWS Lambda
7 32 (9.44%) AWS CloudFormation
8 31 (9.14%) AWS Step Functions
9 30 (8.85%) Amazon ECS
10 29 (8.55%) GitHub
11 27 (7.96%) Amazon SQS
12 21 (6.19%) GCP
13 18 (5.31%) Azure DevOps
14 17 (5.01%) Amazon ECR
14 17 (5.01%) Apigee
15 16 (4.72%) Amazon EKS
16 12 (3.54%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (3.24%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 11 (3.24%) Amazon EventBridge
18 9 (2.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.77%) DNS
2 3 (0.88%) Firewall
3 2 (0.59%) AMQP
3 2 (0.59%) Network Security
3 2 (0.59%) SSL
4 1 (0.29%) BGP
4 1 (0.29%) LAN
4 1 (0.29%) MPLS
4 1 (0.29%) VoIP
4 1 (0.29%) VPN
4 1 (0.29%) WAN
4 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (12.39%) DynamoDB
2 36 (10.62%) SQL Server
3 24 (7.08%) NoSQL
4 22 (6.49%) PostgreSQL
5 20 (5.90%) Relational Database
6 14 (4.13%) Metadata
7 13 (3.83%) Data Lake
7 13 (3.83%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (2.06%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (2.06%) MySQL
9 5 (1.47%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (1.18%) Data Vault
10 4 (1.18%) Looker
10 4 (1.18%) Power BI
10 4 (1.18%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.88%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.88%) Spark SQL
11 3 (0.88%) Tableau
12 2 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 33 (9.73%) Git
2 31 (9.14%) GitLab
2 31 (9.14%) Jenkins
3 18 (5.31%) Cypress.io
4 17 (5.01%) Maven
4 17 (5.01%) SonarQube
5 14 (4.13%) JIRA
6 3 (0.88%) Selenium
7 2 (0.59%) Grunt
7 2 (0.59%) gulp
7 2 (0.59%) Storybook
7 2 (0.59%) webpack
8 1 (0.29%) Appium
8 1 (0.29%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.29%) JUnit
8 1 (0.29%) Postman
8 1 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.29%) REST Assured
General
1 114 (33.63%) Social Skills
2 56 (16.52%) Finance
3 39 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (10.03%) Public Sector
5 15 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (3.83%) Retail
7 12 (3.54%) Marketing
8 11 (3.24%) Law
9 10 (2.95%) Legal
10 7 (2.06%) Advertising
11 5 (1.47%) Banking
11 5 (1.47%) Electronics
11 5 (1.47%) Local Government
11 5 (1.47%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.18%) Military
12 4 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.59%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.59%) Games
Job Titles
1 76 (22.42%) Developer
2 71 (20.94%) Senior
3 43 (12.68%) Lead
4 25 (7.37%) Analyst
5 23 (6.78%) Java Developer
6 22 (6.49%) Development Manager
7 20 (5.90%) Architect
7 20 (5.90%) Business Analyst
8 19 (5.60%) Software Development Manager
8 19 (5.60%) Software Manager
9 16 (4.72%) Python Developer
10 15 (4.42%) Data Engineer
10 15 (4.42%) Software Engineer
11 14 (4.13%) .NET Development Manager
12 13 (3.83%) Consultant
12 13 (3.83%) Senior Manager
13 12 (3.54%) Delivery Manager
14 11 (3.24%) .NET Developer
14 11 (3.24%) Senior Developer
14 11 (3.24%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (17.99%) React
2 48 (14.16%) .NET
3 33 (9.73%) CSS
3 33 (9.73%) Spring Boot
4 32 (9.44%) Node.js
5 29 (8.55%) REST
6 28 (8.26%) HTML
7 26 (7.67%) AngularJS
8 23 (6.78%) Spring
9 22 (6.49%) ASP.NET
10 17 (5.01%) Gherkin
10 17 (5.01%) Jest
10 17 (5.01%) RESTful
11 16 (4.72%) .NET Core
11 16 (4.72%) Django
11 16 (4.72%) FastAPI
11 16 (4.72%) Flask
12 15 (4.42%) Vue
13 14 (4.13%) ASP.NET Core
13 14 (4.13%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 34 (10.03%) Cloud Native
2 23 (6.78%) Distributed Systems
3 20 (5.90%) Data Structures
3 20 (5.90%) Product Ownership
4 6 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
4 6 (1.77%) NHS
4 6 (1.77%) Public Cloud
5 5 (1.47%) Analogue Electronics
5 5 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (1.47%) Social Media
6 4 (1.18%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.88%) Low-Code
7 3 (0.88%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.88%) Onboarding
7 3 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.59%) Linux
1 2 (0.59%) Mac OS
1 2 (0.59%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (32.74%) CI/CD
2 102 (30.09%) DevOps
3 96 (28.32%) Mentoring
4 86 (25.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 75 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
6 64 (18.88%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (18.29%) Software Engineering
8 56 (16.52%) Coaching
8 56 (16.52%) SDLC
9 48 (14.16%) Infrastructure as Code
10 45 (13.27%) Microservices
11 43 (12.68%) Scrum
12 37 (10.91%) Waterfall
13 36 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 33 (9.73%) Project Management
15 32 (9.44%) Project Delivery
16 31 (9.14%) Data Modelling
17 30 (8.85%) Decision-Making
18 26 (7.67%) Full-Stack Development
18 26 (7.67%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 64 (18.88%) SQL
2 58 (17.11%) JavaScript
3 47 (13.86%) Java
4 42 (12.39%) TypeScript
5 41 (12.09%) Python
6 35 (10.32%) C#
7 19 (5.60%) Bash
8 16 (4.72%) Groovy
9 9 (2.65%) PHP
10 8 (2.36%) C++
11 5 (1.47%) C
11 5 (1.47%) Embedded C
11 5 (1.47%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.88%) ABAP
12 3 (0.88%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.88%) Scala
12 3 (0.88%) VBA
13 2 (0.59%) COBOL
13 2 (0.59%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.59%) R
Qualifications
1 28 (8.26%) AWS Certification
2 26 (7.67%) Degree
3 16 (4.72%) AWS Certified Developer
3 16 (4.72%) Security Cleared
4 15 (4.42%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.36%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (2.06%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 5 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (0.88%) ACCA
9 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.59%) IIBA
10 2 (0.59%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.29%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.29%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.96%) QA
2 14 (4.13%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.83%) Accessibility
4 9 (2.65%) GDPR
5 7 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.77%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.88%) GAAP
8 3 (0.88%) IFRS
9 2 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.59%) GRC
9 2 (0.59%) NCSC
9 2 (0.59%) NIST
9 2 (0.59%) P3O
9 2 (0.59%) PMO
9 2 (0.59%) SLA
9 2 (0.59%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 70 (20.65%) Docker
2 5 (1.47%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.47%) Firmware
3 1 (0.29%) Squid
Systems Management
1 57 (16.81%) Terraform
2 23 (6.78%) Kubernetes
3 17 (5.01%) HP Fortify
4 12 (3.54%) Ansible
5 8 (2.36%) Grafana
5 8 (2.36%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.29%) Kibana
6 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (10.03%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.67%) SAP
3 12 (3.54%) Databricks
4 9 (2.65%) Google
5 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.18%) Oracle
7 3 (0.88%) Pega
7 3 (0.88%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.88%) WSO2
8 2 (0.59%) Adobe
8 2 (0.59%) IBM
8 2 (0.59%) New Relic
8 2 (0.59%) Nexthink
9 1 (0.29%) Blue Prism
9 1 (0.29%) ESRI
9 1 (0.29%) Sitecore
9 1 (0.29%) TOWER Software