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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 11 1
Rank change year-on-year -8 -10 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 312 510 932
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.07% 13.27% 31.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.61% 15.70% 33.41%
Number of salaries quoted 238 227 739
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,290 £42,874
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,560 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.58% -7.90% +4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £91,934
England median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - - +1.35%

All Process and 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 2,940 3,249 2,790
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 85.49% 84.54% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,570 1,358 2,120
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - -2.55%
75th Percentile £68,938 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,500 £81,250 £84,056
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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 2025. 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 -4 237 £64,000 +10.41% 98
South Yorkshire -17 43 £55,000 -8.33% 23
North Yorkshire -14 20 £60,000 -4.00% 9
East Yorkshire -13 11 £55,000 +7.32% 11
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 12 (3.85%) Confluence
2 7 (2.24%) Apache Spark
3 6 (1.92%) Apache
4 5 (1.60%) OpenStack
5 4 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (1.28%) CMS
6 2 (0.64%) Drupal
6 2 (0.64%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.64%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.64%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.32%) FileNet
7 1 (0.32%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.96%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.64%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.96%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.64%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.32%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 101 (32.37%) AWS
2 85 (27.24%) Azure
3 45 (14.42%) SaaS
4 38 (12.18%) Serverless
5 27 (8.65%) Amazon S3
6 25 (8.01%) GitHub
7 21 (6.73%) AWS CloudFormation
8 18 (5.77%) AWS Lambda
8 18 (5.77%) AWS Step Functions
8 18 (5.77%) GCP
9 16 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (4.81%) Amazon ECS
11 12 (3.85%) Amazon SQS
12 11 (3.53%) Amazon EKS
13 9 (2.88%) GitHub Actions
14 8 (2.56%) Amazon ECR
14 8 (2.56%) Apigee
15 7 (2.24%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 7 (2.24%) dbt
15 7 (2.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.28%) DNS
2 3 (0.96%) Firewall
3 2 (0.64%) AMQP
3 2 (0.64%) Network Security
4 1 (0.32%) BGP
4 1 (0.32%) LAN
4 1 (0.32%) MPLS
4 1 (0.32%) SSL
4 1 (0.32%) VoIP
4 1 (0.32%) WAN
4 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (9.29%) SQL Server
2 22 (7.05%) DynamoDB
3 16 (5.13%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (5.13%) Relational Database
4 14 (4.49%) NoSQL
5 13 (4.17%) Data Lake
5 13 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (3.53%) MySQL
7 7 (2.24%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.60%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (1.60%) Power BI
9 4 (1.28%) Data Vault
9 4 (1.28%) Looker
9 4 (1.28%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.96%) Amazon Aurora
10 3 (0.96%) Apache Iceberg
10 3 (0.96%) Metadata
10 3 (0.96%) Tableau
11 2 (0.64%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.64%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 25 (8.01%) Git
2 21 (6.73%) Jenkins
3 19 (6.09%) GitLab
3 19 (6.09%) JIRA
4 9 (2.88%) Cypress.io
5 8 (2.56%) Maven
5 8 (2.56%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.96%) Selenium
7 2 (0.64%) Grunt
7 2 (0.64%) gulp
7 2 (0.64%) Storybook
7 2 (0.64%) webpack
8 1 (0.32%) Appium
8 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.32%) JUnit
8 1 (0.32%) Postman
8 1 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.32%) REST Assured
General
1 112 (35.90%) Social Skills
2 64 (20.51%) Finance
3 36 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (6.41%) Public Sector
5 15 (4.81%) Law
5 15 (4.81%) Marketing
5 15 (4.81%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (4.49%) Retail
7 13 (4.17%) Legal
8 7 (2.24%) Advertising
9 5 (1.60%) Banking
9 5 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.60%) Local Government
9 5 (1.60%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.28%) Electronics
10 4 (1.28%) Military
10 4 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 60 (19.23%) Developer
2 57 (18.27%) Senior
3 40 (12.82%) Lead
4 23 (7.37%) Analyst
5 19 (6.09%) Development Manager
6 16 (5.13%) Software Engineer
6 16 (5.13%) Software Manager
7 15 (4.81%) Architect
7 15 (4.81%) Business Analyst
7 15 (4.81%) Project Manager
8 14 (4.49%) Data Engineer
8 14 (4.49%) Software Development Manager
9 13 (4.17%) Python Developer
10 12 (3.85%) Consultant
11 11 (3.53%) Software Developer
12 10 (3.21%) Java Developer
12 10 (3.21%) Senior Data Engineer
13 9 (2.88%) .NET Developer
13 9 (2.88%) .NET Development Manager
13 9 (2.88%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (16.99%) .NET
2 49 (15.71%) React
3 38 (12.18%) CSS
4 31 (9.94%) HTML
5 28 (8.97%) Node.js
6 24 (7.69%) ASP.NET
7 22 (7.05%) REST
8 19 (6.09%) AngularJS
8 19 (6.09%) Spring Boot
9 17 (5.45%) RESTful
10 16 (5.13%) Django
10 16 (5.13%) FastAPI
10 16 (5.13%) Flask
10 16 (5.13%) Spring
11 13 (4.17%) .NET Core
11 13 (4.17%) Vue
12 11 (3.53%) GraphQL
13 10 (3.21%) ASP.NET Core
13 10 (3.21%) Blazor
14 9 (2.88%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.94%) Cloud Native
2 28 (8.97%) Product Ownership
3 23 (7.37%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (2.88%) Data Structures
5 6 (1.92%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.92%) NHS
5 6 (1.92%) Virtual Team
6 5 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.60%) Driving Licence
6 5 (1.60%) Legacy Applications
6 5 (1.60%) Social Media
7 4 (1.28%) Analogue Electronics
7 4 (1.28%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (1.28%) Mainframe
7 4 (1.28%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.96%) Private Cloud
8 3 (0.96%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.64%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.64%) Linux
1 2 (0.64%) Mac OS
1 2 (0.64%) Windows
2 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (27.88%) Mentoring
2 85 (27.24%) CI/CD
3 84 (26.92%) DevOps
4 80 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 71 (22.76%) Problem-Solving
6 69 (22.12%) Software Engineering
7 49 (15.71%) Stakeholder Management
8 47 (15.06%) Coaching
9 46 (14.74%) SDLC
10 43 (13.78%) Infrastructure as Code
11 42 (13.46%) Scrum
12 40 (12.82%) Project Management
13 38 (12.18%) Project Delivery
14 37 (11.86%) Microservices
15 34 (10.90%) Waterfall
16 33 (10.58%) Decision-Making
16 33 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 28 (8.97%) Roadmaps
18 26 (8.33%) Full-Stack Development
19 24 (7.69%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 67 (21.47%) SQL
2 55 (17.63%) JavaScript
3 43 (13.78%) Python
4 40 (12.82%) C#
5 35 (11.22%) TypeScript
6 34 (10.90%) Java
7 14 (4.49%) PHP
8 10 (3.21%) Bash
8 10 (3.21%) C++
9 7 (2.24%) Groovy
10 4 (1.28%) C
10 4 (1.28%) COBOL
10 4 (1.28%) Embedded C
10 4 (1.28%) Embedded C++
10 4 (1.28%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.96%) ABAP
12 2 (0.64%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.64%) R
12 2 (0.64%) Scala
13 1 (0.32%) Go
Qualifications
1 27 (8.65%) Degree
2 16 (5.13%) Security Cleared
3 14 (4.49%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.85%) AWS Certification
5 11 (3.53%) AWS Certified Developer
6 10 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.60%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 4 (1.28%) ACCA
9 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.32%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.32%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.41%) QA
2 9 (2.88%) Accessibility
2 9 (2.88%) GDPR
3 7 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.92%) PCI DSS
5 5 (1.60%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.28%) GAAP
6 4 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 4 (1.28%) IFRS
7 3 (0.96%) PMO
8 2 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.64%) GRC
8 2 (0.64%) NCSC
8 2 (0.64%) NIST
8 2 (0.64%) P3O
8 2 (0.64%) SLA
8 2 (0.64%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 50 (16.03%) Docker
2 4 (1.28%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (1.28%) Firmware
3 1 (0.32%) Squid
3 1 (0.32%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 49 (15.71%) Terraform
2 21 (6.73%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.21%) Ansible
4 8 (2.56%) HP Fortify
5 7 (2.24%) Grafana
5 7 (2.24%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.32%) Kibana
Vendors
1 24 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.81%) SAP
3 13 (4.17%) Databricks
4 6 (1.92%) Google
5 5 (1.60%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.28%) Oracle
7 3 (0.96%) IBM
7 3 (0.96%) Pega
7 3 (0.96%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.96%) WSO2
8 2 (0.64%) Adobe
8 2 (0.64%) iManage
8 2 (0.64%) Intapp
8 2 (0.64%) New Relic
8 2 (0.64%) Nexthink
9 1 (0.32%) Blue Prism
9 1 (0.32%) Dell
9 1 (0.32%) ESRI
9 1 (0.32%) Sage
9 1 (0.32%) TOWER Software