Agile Contracts in the South West

Agile Software Development
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 3 3
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 -1
Contract jobs citing Agile 452 714 852
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 13.89% 20.99% 23.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.92% 23.47% 26.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 541 585
10th Percentile £396 £413 £400
25th Percentile £456 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £580 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +10.48% +5.00%
75th Percentile £629 £675 £625
90th Percentile £713 £738 £688
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 54 41
10th Percentile £32.96 £53.75 £42.00
25th Percentile £57.39 £60.91 £55.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% +30.00%
75th Percentile - £70.30 -
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £65.75
England median hourly rate £61.06 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -6.06% +30.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Agile is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,671 3,042 3,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 82.08% 89.42% 88.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,693 2,208 2,335
10th Percentile £226 £313 £300
25th Percentile £405 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £549 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +5.82%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 359 314 204
10th Percentile £13.86 £9.80 £15.90
25th Percentile £29.75 £15.29 £21.13
Median hourly rate £55.00 £59.90 £48.38
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +23.82% +7.50%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.30 £63.64
90th Percentile £75.00 £83.07 £68.90
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the South West

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Agile in the South West

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in the South West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in the South West

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in the South West

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in the South West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in the South West

Agile
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wiltshire -5 139 £525 -7.89% 28
Bristol -4 137 £525 -7.69% 127
Gloucestershire 0 85 £588 -2.08% 81
Devon -7 23 £465 -20.85% 55
Dorset +8 21 £700 +33.33% 24
Somerset -10 17 £600 -9.06% 33
Cornwall +4 9 £625 +31.58% 1
Agile
England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 29 (6.42%) Confluence
2 25 (5.53%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.11%) CMS
4 5 (1.11%) nginx
4 5 (1.11%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.88%) Apache Solr
6 3 (0.66%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.44%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.22%) Apache
8 1 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.22%) Mendix
8 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 32 (7.08%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (6.19%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (5.53%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.44%) InVision
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.22%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 21 (4.65%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.44%) Primavera
4 2 (0.44%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.22%) Magento
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 83 (18.36%) Azure
2 31 (6.86%) AWS
3 30 (6.64%) Azure DevOps
3 30 (6.64%) Power Platform
4 22 (4.87%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (4.65%) GitHub
6 13 (2.88%) GCP
7 11 (2.43%) OpenShift
7 11 (2.43%) Power Automate
7 11 (2.43%) PowerApps
8 9 (1.99%) PaaS
9 6 (1.33%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.33%) SaaS
10 5 (1.11%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.88%) Azure Stack
11 4 (0.88%) IaaS
11 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.88%) Serverless
12 2 (0.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 2 (0.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.76%) DNS
2 12 (2.65%) DHCP
2 12 (2.65%) TCP/IP
3 9 (1.99%) VPN
4 8 (1.77%) 3G
4 8 (1.77%) 4G
4 8 (1.77%) LAN
4 8 (1.77%) Network Security
4 8 (1.77%) WAN
5 6 (1.33%) Intranet
5 6 (1.33%) VSAN
6 5 (1.11%) Ethernet
6 5 (1.11%) HTTP
7 4 (0.88%) Firewall
7 4 (0.88%) HTTPS
7 4 (0.88%) IPsec
8 3 (0.66%) Skype
9 2 (0.44%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.44%) Tactical Data Link
9 2 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.54%) Power BI
2 11 (2.43%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.77%) MySQL
5 7 (1.55%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.11%) Big Data
6 5 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.11%) Metadata
6 5 (1.11%) SQLite
7 4 (0.88%) CockroachDB
7 4 (0.88%) Couchbase
7 4 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.88%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.66%) Apache Cassandra
8 3 (0.66%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.66%) GIS
8 3 (0.66%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 91 (20.13%) JIRA
2 30 (6.64%) Jenkins
3 23 (5.09%) Git
4 16 (3.54%) GoogleTest
5 15 (3.32%) Visual Studio
6 12 (2.65%) Selenium
7 10 (2.21%) Bitbucket
7 10 (2.21%) Postman
8 9 (1.99%) Cypress.io
9 7 (1.55%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (1.33%) JUnit
10 6 (1.33%) NUnit
11 5 (1.11%) Checkstyle
11 5 (1.11%) Eclipse
11 5 (1.11%) Maven
11 5 (1.11%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.88%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.88%) LoadRunner
13 3 (0.66%) Burp Suite
14 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 146 (32.30%) Social Skills
2 98 (21.68%) Finance
3 85 (18.81%) Public Sector
4 84 (18.58%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (8.41%) Presentation Skills
6 30 (6.64%) Military
7 28 (6.19%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.98%) Manufacturing
9 17 (3.76%) Marketing
10 16 (3.54%) Electronics
11 10 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (2.21%) Legal
12 7 (1.55%) Publishing
13 5 (1.11%) Banking
13 5 (1.11%) Law
14 4 (0.88%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.66%) Retail Banking
15 3 (0.66%) Tech for Good
16 2 (0.44%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (14.38%) Architect
2 58 (12.83%) Project Manager
3 55 (12.17%) Developer
4 49 (10.84%) Senior
5 36 (7.96%) Software Engineer
6 35 (7.74%) Lead
7 25 (5.53%) Analyst
8 24 (5.31%) Project Leader
9 23 (5.09%) Delivery Manager
10 22 (4.87%) Senior Manager
11 21 (4.65%) Java Engineer
12 20 (4.42%) Test Engineer
13 18 (3.98%) Technical Architect
14 17 (3.76%) Java Software Engineer
15 16 (3.54%) Solutions Architect
16 15 (3.32%) C++ Software Engineer
17 14 (3.10%) DV Cleared Project Manager
17 14 (3.10%) IT Manager
18 13 (2.88%) Service Manager
19 12 (2.65%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (7.08%) .NET
2 24 (5.31%) REST
3 23 (5.09%) AngularJS
4 20 (4.42%) Spring
5 19 (4.20%) React
6 16 (3.54%) Qt
6 16 (3.54%) XML
7 14 (3.10%) JSON
8 11 (2.43%) Node.js
9 10 (2.21%) .NET Framework
9 10 (2.21%) CSS
10 9 (1.99%) .NET Core
10 9 (1.99%) Middleware
11 7 (1.55%) HTML
12 6 (1.33%) Elastic Stack
12 6 (1.33%) ModSecurity
12 6 (1.33%) RESTful
12 6 (1.33%) Spring Boot
12 6 (1.33%) Web Services
13 5 (1.11%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.19%) Product Ownership
2 20 (4.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 16 (3.54%) PKI
4 13 (2.88%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.88%) Public Cloud
5 12 (2.65%) Linux Command Line
6 11 (2.43%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (1.77%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (1.77%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.11%) Clustering
8 5 (1.11%) CMDB
8 5 (1.11%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.11%) Verilog
8 5 (1.11%) VHDL
9 4 (0.88%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.88%) Reference Data
9 4 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.66%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.66%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 50 (11.06%) Linux
2 30 (6.64%) Windows
3 13 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.21%) Windows Server 2012
5 6 (1.33%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.11%) CentOS
7 3 (0.66%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.22%) Android
9 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.22%) Unix
9 1 (0.22%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (25.88%) Project Management
2 107 (23.67%) DevOps
3 87 (19.25%) Problem-Solving
4 79 (17.48%) Stakeholder Management
5 69 (15.27%) Project Delivery
6 64 (14.16%) PRINCE2
7 58 (12.83%) CI/CD
8 57 (12.61%) Scrum
9 51 (11.28%) ITIL
10 49 (10.84%) Software Engineering
10 49 (10.84%) Waterfall
11 44 (9.73%) Continuous Improvement
11 44 (9.73%) Data Management
12 43 (9.51%) Change Management
12 43 (9.51%) Programme Management
13 40 (8.85%) Service Management
14 39 (8.63%) Scaled Agile Framework
15 33 (7.30%) Project Planning
16 32 (7.08%) Business Intelligence
17 31 (6.86%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 62 (13.72%) Python
2 47 (10.40%) Java
3 34 (7.52%) C#
3 34 (7.52%) C++
4 33 (7.30%) JavaScript
5 32 (7.08%) SQL
6 30 (6.64%) C
7 17 (3.76%) PowerShell
8 14 (3.10%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.77%) Bash
10 4 (0.88%) Perl
10 4 (0.88%) PHP
11 3 (0.66%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.66%) Ruby
12 2 (0.44%) Bicep
12 2 (0.44%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.22%) Assembly Language
13 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 255 (56.42%) Security Cleared
2 146 (32.30%) SC Cleared
3 124 (27.43%) DV Cleared
4 44 (9.73%) Degree
5 27 (5.97%) APMP
6 15 (3.32%) Master's Degree
7 14 (3.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 13 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.99%) CISM
10 9 (1.99%) CISSP
10 9 (1.99%) MCSA
10 9 (1.99%) MCSE
11 6 (1.33%) HND
12 5 (1.11%) CCNA
12 5 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.88%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.88%) OSCP
13 4 (0.88%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.52%) QA
2 33 (7.30%) PMO
3 16 (3.54%) MISRA
3 16 (3.54%) NIST
4 13 (2.88%) SLA
5 12 (2.65%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.99%) GDPR
7 8 (1.77%) NIST 800
8 7 (1.55%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.33%) PCI DSS
10 5 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.88%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.44%) COBIT
12 2 (0.44%) COSO
12 2 (0.44%) JTAG
12 2 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.44%) WCAG
13 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.22%) Government Security Classifications
13 1 (0.22%) NCSC
System Software
1 27 (5.97%) VMware Infrastructure
2 26 (5.75%) Docker
3 15 (3.32%) Active Directory
4 13 (2.88%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.55%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.44%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.44%) vSphere
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.22%) XenApp
8 1 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 21 (4.65%) Terraform
2 17 (3.76%) Ansible
3 16 (3.54%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.77%) OPNET
5 6 (1.33%) PowerCLI
5 6 (1.33%) vCenter Server
6 4 (0.88%) Puppet
6 4 (0.88%) SCCM
7 3 (0.66%) Kibana
7 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.44%) logstash
8 2 (0.44%) MOM
8 2 (0.44%) Rancher
8 2 (0.44%) SCOM
9 1 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.22%) NetIQ Identity Manager
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 90 (19.91%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.64%) VMware
3 27 (5.97%) Google
4 21 (4.65%) Remedy
5 19 (4.20%) SAP
6 17 (3.76%) Atlassian
7 11 (2.43%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.99%) Cisco
9 7 (1.55%) BMC
9 7 (1.55%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.11%) Oracle
11 4 (0.88%) Adobe
11 4 (0.88%) Cadence
11 4 (0.88%) Sparx
12 3 (0.66%) Dell
12 3 (0.66%) MuleSoft
13 2 (0.44%) OpenText
13 2 (0.44%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.44%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.44%) Splunk