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 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 4 2
Rank change year-on-year -10 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 370 440 1,008
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 8.94% 17.81% 22.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.68% 19.11% 25.77%
Number of salaries quoted 249 205 861
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £90,000 £98,474 £86,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,500 £63,749
% change year-on-year -6.47% +9.02% -5.56%

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 3,168 2,302 3,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 76.58% 93.16% 86.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,914 1,034 3,135
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.72% +5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,886 £66,778
90th Percentile £83,750 £90,575 £83,269
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%

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 21 February 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 21 February 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 -5 296 £65,000 -3.70% 69
South Yorkshire -18 47 £55,750 -14.23% 35
East Yorkshire -17 12 £50,000 - 8
North Yorkshire -13 11 £64,000 +13.78% 14
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 (2.70%) OpenStack
2 7 (1.89%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.89%) Confluence
3 6 (1.62%) Apache
4 5 (1.35%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.54%) CMS
5 2 (0.54%) JBoss
5 2 (0.54%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.27%) FileNet
6 1 (0.27%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.27%) Sketch
4 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (3.78%) SAP ERP
2 9 (2.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.54%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 150 (40.54%) AWS
2 88 (23.78%) Azure
3 77 (20.81%) Serverless
4 57 (15.41%) Amazon S3
5 48 (12.97%) AWS Lambda
6 43 (11.62%) Amazon ECS
7 41 (11.08%) AWS CloudFormation
7 41 (11.08%) AWS Step Functions
8 40 (10.81%) SaaS
9 34 (9.19%) Amazon SQS
10 29 (7.84%) GitHub
11 28 (7.57%) Amazon ECR
11 28 (7.57%) Apigee
12 19 (5.14%) GCP
13 17 (4.59%) Azure DevOps
14 16 (4.32%) Amazon EKS
15 13 (3.51%) Power Platform
16 12 (3.24%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (2.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 11 (2.97%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.32%) Broadband
2 5 (1.35%) DNS
3 2 (0.54%) Firewall
3 2 (0.54%) Network Security
3 2 (0.54%) SSL
4 1 (0.27%) HTTP
4 1 (0.27%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (14.32%) DynamoDB
2 31 (8.38%) SQL Server
3 26 (7.03%) NoSQL
4 25 (6.76%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (5.68%) Relational Database
6 12 (3.24%) Data Lake
6 12 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (3.24%) Metadata
7 10 (2.70%) MySQL
8 7 (1.89%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (1.35%) BusinessObjects
9 5 (1.35%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.35%) Power BI
9 5 (1.35%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.08%) Tableau
11 3 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.81%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.81%) Data Vault
11 3 (0.81%) Looker
11 3 (0.81%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 43 (11.62%) GitLab
2 42 (11.35%) Jenkins
3 33 (8.92%) Git
4 28 (7.57%) Cypress.io
4 28 (7.57%) Maven
4 28 (7.57%) SonarQube
5 10 (2.70%) JIRA
6 5 (1.35%) Selenium
7 3 (0.81%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.54%) JUnit
9 1 (0.27%) PHPUnit
9 1 (0.27%) Postman
General
1 111 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 61 (16.49%) Finance
3 53 (14.32%) Public Sector
4 38 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (4.86%) Games
6 17 (4.59%) Retail
7 13 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (3.24%) Marketing
9 6 (1.62%) Advertising
9 6 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.62%) Local Government
9 6 (1.62%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.35%) Electronics
10 5 (1.35%) Law
10 5 (1.35%) Legal
11 4 (1.08%) Military
11 4 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.81%) Health Technology
12 3 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 89 (24.05%) Developer
2 84 (22.70%) Senior
3 53 (14.32%) Lead
4 33 (8.92%) Java Developer
5 24 (6.49%) Analyst
6 23 (6.22%) Development Manager
7 21 (5.68%) Senior Manager
8 20 (5.41%) Business Analyst
8 20 (5.41%) Software Engineer
9 19 (5.14%) Software Manager
10 18 (4.86%) Python Developer
10 18 (4.86%) Software Development Manager
11 17 (4.59%) Architect
12 15 (4.05%) Project Manager
12 15 (4.05%) Senior Developer
13 14 (3.78%) .NET Development Manager
13 14 (3.78%) AWS Developer
13 14 (3.78%) Data Engineer
13 14 (3.78%) Delivery Manager
14 12 (3.24%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (17.57%) React
2 41 (11.08%) .NET
3 40 (10.81%) Spring Boot
4 36 (9.73%) AngularJS
5 34 (9.19%) Node.js
6 33 (8.92%) REST
7 28 (7.57%) Gherkin
7 28 (7.57%) HTML
7 28 (7.57%) Jest
8 27 (7.30%) CSS
9 19 (5.14%) Spring
10 18 (4.86%) RESTful
11 17 (4.59%) Vue
12 16 (4.32%) .NET Core
12 16 (4.32%) ASP.NET
12 16 (4.32%) Flask
13 15 (4.05%) Django
13 15 (4.05%) FastAPI
14 13 (3.51%) Blazor
15 11 (2.97%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.11%) Cloud Native
2 22 (5.95%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (5.95%) Product Ownership
3 21 (5.68%) Data Structures
4 18 (4.86%) Mobile App
5 14 (3.78%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.43%) Legacy Applications
8 7 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.89%) Social Media
9 6 (1.62%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.62%) NHS
10 5 (1.35%) Analogue Electronics
10 5 (1.35%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.35%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.08%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.08%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.05%) Android
2 14 (3.78%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.54%) Linux
3 2 (0.54%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.54%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (35.68%) CI/CD
2 130 (35.14%) Mentoring
3 103 (27.84%) DevOps
4 88 (23.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 77 (20.81%) Coaching
6 76 (20.54%) Problem-Solving
7 65 (17.57%) Software Engineering
7 65 (17.57%) Stakeholder Management
8 57 (15.41%) SDLC
9 53 (14.32%) Microservices
10 50 (13.51%) Project Management
11 45 (12.16%) Infrastructure as Code
12 40 (10.81%) Decision-Making
12 40 (10.81%) Scrum
12 40 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 39 (10.54%) Roadmaps
14 35 (9.46%) Waterfall
15 34 (9.19%) Full-Stack Development
16 33 (8.92%) Project Delivery
17 28 (7.57%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 61 (16.49%) SQL
2 60 (16.22%) JavaScript
3 58 (15.68%) Java
4 54 (14.59%) TypeScript
5 40 (10.81%) Python
6 30 (8.11%) Bash
6 30 (8.11%) C#
7 27 (7.30%) Groovy
8 9 (2.43%) PHP
9 6 (1.62%) VBA
10 5 (1.35%) C
10 5 (1.35%) C++
10 5 (1.35%) Embedded C
10 5 (1.35%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.81%) ABAP
11 3 (0.81%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.81%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.54%) COBOL
12 2 (0.54%) Go
12 2 (0.54%) R
Qualifications
1 39 (10.54%) AWS Certification
2 23 (6.22%) Degree
3 19 (5.14%) AWS Certified Developer
4 16 (4.32%) ITIL Certification
5 15 (4.05%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
6 8 (2.16%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.16%) Security Cleared
7 7 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.81%) IIBA
8 3 (0.81%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.54%) PMP
9 2 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.27%) CIPD
10 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.27%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.84%) Accessibility
2 26 (7.03%) QA
3 13 (3.51%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.43%) GDPR
5 7 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.89%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.08%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.81%) PMO
8 2 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.54%) GRC
8 2 (0.54%) NCSC
8 2 (0.54%) NIST
8 2 (0.54%) P3O
8 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.54%) WCAG
9 1 (0.27%) COBIT
System Software
1 76 (20.54%) Docker
2 5 (1.35%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.35%) Firmware
3 1 (0.27%) Squid
Systems Management
1 58 (15.68%) Terraform
2 28 (7.57%) HP Fortify
3 19 (5.14%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.70%) Ansible
5 6 (1.62%) Grafana
5 6 (1.62%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) Kibana
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (8.65%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.03%) SAP
3 9 (2.43%) Databricks
3 9 (2.43%) Google
4 6 (1.62%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.08%) Adobe
5 4 (1.08%) Salesforce
6 3 (0.81%) Oracle
6 3 (0.81%) Pega
6 3 (0.81%) WSO2
7 2 (0.54%) Hotjar
7 2 (0.54%) New Relic
7 2 (0.54%) Nexthink
8 1 (0.27%) IBM
8 1 (0.27%) Informatica
8 1 (0.27%) Nintex
8 1 (0.27%) Sitecore