Software Delivery
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Software Delivery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Delivery over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 385 346 308
Rank change year-on-year -39 -38 -27
Permanent jobs citing Software Delivery 693 972 2,196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.69% 0.98% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 1.03% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 366 630 1,061
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +8.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Software Delivery is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Software Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Delivery in the UK

Software Delivery
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Delivery.

Salary trend for Software Delivery in the UK

Software Delivery
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Delivery over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Delivery in the UK

Software Delivery
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +15 548 £55,000 -8.33% 139
England -66 535 £58,350 -10.23% 175
Work from Home +86 439 £55,000 -8.33% 116
North of England +62 175 £60,000 +9.09% 33
North West +34 109 £60,000 +9.09% 23
London -113 104 £74,137 -1.88% 62
Midlands +13 102 £52,500 -16.67% 32
South East -6 72 £60,000 -7.69% 27
Scotland -36 71 £55,000 -8.33% 14
South West -31 65 £55,000 -8.33% 19
Yorkshire +59 56 £52,500 -8.70% 8
West Midlands +17 56 £53,750 -4.44% 18
East Midlands +7 43 £51,000 -24.44% 14
Wales +31 37 £50,000 +9.90% 6
Northern Ireland - 16 - - 3
North East -1 10 £70,000 +25.00% 2
East of England -37 10 £50,000 -33.33% 7

Software Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 52 (7.50%) Confluence
2 14 (2.02%) NServiceBus
3 9 (1.30%) nginx
4 7 (1.01%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.14%) Apache
7 1 (0.14%) CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Drupal
7 1 (0.14%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Liferay
7 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.01%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.29%) Magento
3 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 187 (26.98%) Azure
2 158 (22.80%) AWS
3 58 (8.37%) Azure DevOps
4 42 (6.06%) GCP
5 41 (5.92%) SaaS
6 18 (2.60%) OpenShift
7 17 (2.45%) AWS CloudFormation
8 16 (2.31%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 16 (2.31%) Azure Monitor
8 16 (2.31%) Azure Service Bus
9 15 (2.16%) Serverless
10 12 (1.73%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (1.01%) Power Platform
12 7 (1.01%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.72%) AWS Fargate
13 5 (0.72%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (0.72%) GitHub
14 4 (0.58%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.58%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.44%) HTTPS
2 8 (1.15%) SSL
3 6 (0.87%) WAN
4 5 (0.72%) Bluetooth
4 5 (0.72%) LAN
4 5 (0.72%) WLAN
5 4 (0.58%) DNS
5 4 (0.58%) Internet
5 4 (0.58%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.43%) Firewall
6 3 (0.43%) HTTP
6 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.43%) ZigBee
7 2 (0.29%) Broadband
7 2 (0.29%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.29%) IPsec
7 2 (0.29%) MQTT
8 1 (0.14%) DAB
8 1 (0.14%) DHCP
8 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.92%) Data Warehouse
2 28 (4.04%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (1.01%) MySQL
4 7 (1.01%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.01%) Power BI
5 5 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.43%) Tableau
7 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.29%) Big Data
7 2 (0.29%) Couchbase
7 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.29%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.29%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.29%) DocumentDB
7 2 (0.29%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.14%) Metadata
8 1 (0.14%) RavenDB
Development Applications
1 71 (10.25%) JIRA
2 32 (4.62%) Git
3 27 (3.90%) GitLab
3 27 (3.90%) Jenkins
4 17 (2.45%) IBM UrbanCode
5 15 (2.16%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.15%) Vagrant
7 6 (0.87%) Visual Studio
8 5 (0.72%) Appium
8 5 (0.72%) SpecFlow
9 4 (0.58%) Gatling
9 4 (0.58%) JBehave
9 4 (0.58%) JMeter
9 4 (0.58%) JUnit
9 4 (0.58%) Postman
9 4 (0.58%) Subversion
10 3 (0.43%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.43%) MSBuild
10 3 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 177 (25.54%) Social Skills
2 121 (17.46%) Finance
3 53 (7.65%) Banking
4 52 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (5.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
7 26 (3.75%) Marketing
8 23 (3.32%) Local Government
9 19 (2.74%) Telecoms
10 18 (2.60%) Legal
11 17 (2.45%) Back Office
12 16 (2.31%) Law
12 16 (2.31%) Public Sector
13 14 (2.02%) Automotive
14 12 (1.73%) Billing
15 11 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.44%) Electronics
17 9 (1.30%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.30%) Retail
17 9 (1.30%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 205 (29.58%) Project Manager
2 159 (22.94%) Presales Manager
3 95 (13.71%) Senior
4 78 (11.26%) Lead
5 71 (10.25%) DevOps Engineer
6 61 (8.80%) Architect
7 48 (6.93%) Solutions Architect
8 44 (6.35%) Developer
9 40 (5.77%) Software Manager
10 38 (5.48%) Software Engineer
11 36 (5.19%) Presales Solution Architect
12 28 (4.04%) Delivery Manager
13 21 (3.03%) Analyst
13 21 (3.03%) Senior DevOps
13 21 (3.03%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 21 (3.03%) Software Project Manager
14 18 (2.60%) Software Delivery Manager
14 18 (2.60%) Support Engineer
15 17 (2.45%) Business Analyst
15 17 (2.45%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (9.24%) .NET
2 40 (5.77%) React
3 34 (4.91%) AngularJS
4 29 (4.18%) Node.js
4 29 (4.18%) Vue
5 17 (2.45%) .NET Core
6 14 (2.02%) Apache Cordova
7 12 (1.73%) Spring Boot
8 11 (1.59%) Spring
9 9 (1.30%) Elastic Stack
10 8 (1.15%) AWS CDK
10 8 (1.15%) HTML
11 7 (1.01%) ARM Templates
11 7 (1.01%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.01%) CSS
11 7 (1.01%) Next.js
12 6 (0.87%) ADO
13 5 (0.72%) REST
13 5 (0.72%) Software Packaging
13 5 (0.72%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.65%) Cloud Native
2 48 (6.93%) Product Ownership
3 30 (4.33%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.74%) Public Cloud
6 17 (2.45%) Mobile App
7 10 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.15%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.01%) Data Structures
10 6 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.72%) NHS
12 4 (0.58%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.58%) IoT
12 4 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.58%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.43%) Embedded Systems
14 2 (0.29%) Digital Media
14 2 (0.29%) iPad
14 2 (0.29%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 63 (9.09%) Linux
2 37 (5.34%) Windows
3 26 (3.75%) Apple iOS
4 23 (3.32%) Android
5 10 (1.44%) CentOS
6 9 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (1.30%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.43%) Unix
8 2 (0.29%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 500 (72.15%) Agile
2 240 (34.63%) Project Management
3 222 (32.03%) Presales
4 209 (30.16%) DevOps
5 206 (29.73%) Project Delivery
6 188 (27.13%) SDLC
7 175 (25.25%) Actionable Insight
8 166 (23.95%) Scrum
9 160 (23.09%) Agile Project Management
10 109 (15.73%) Software Engineering
11 107 (15.44%) CI/CD
12 88 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
13 75 (10.82%) Roadmaps
14 74 (10.68%) Mentoring
15 73 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
16 70 (10.10%) TDD
17 63 (9.09%) Infrastructure as Code
18 52 (7.50%) Coaching
19 47 (6.78%) Technical Leadership
20 45 (6.49%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 88 (12.70%) C#
2 59 (8.51%) JavaScript
3 55 (7.94%) Python
4 44 (6.35%) SQL
5 43 (6.20%) Java
6 26 (3.75%) PowerShell
7 24 (3.46%) Bash
7 24 (3.46%) TypeScript
8 18 (2.60%) Bicep
8 18 (2.60%) Groovy
9 15 (2.16%) C++
10 14 (2.02%) PHP
11 13 (1.88%) C
12 8 (1.15%) Go
12 8 (1.15%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.01%) Ruby
14 5 (0.72%) GLSL
15 2 (0.29%) Embedded C
16 1 (0.14%) COBOL
16 1 (0.14%) JCL
Qualifications
1 68 (9.81%) Degree
2 36 (5.19%) TOGAF Certification
3 31 (4.47%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.02%) SC Cleared
5 12 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.59%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.44%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.30%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.30%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.01%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (0.72%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.72%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.58%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.58%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.43%) APMP
12 3 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.43%) PMP
12 3 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.29%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (7.65%) QA
2 17 (2.45%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.72%) GDPR
6 4 (0.58%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.29%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.29%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.29%) ISO 26262
7 2 (0.29%) TickIT
8 1 (0.14%) AQAP
8 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.14%) NIST
8 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.14%) SLA
System Software
1 44 (6.35%) Docker
2 25 (3.61%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.01%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.58%) Firmware
5 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
6 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.14%) etcd
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.14%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 73 (10.53%) Terraform
2 58 (8.37%) Ansible
3 55 (7.94%) Kubernetes
4 23 (3.32%) Progress Chef
5 12 (1.73%) Rancher
6 8 (1.15%) Kibana
7 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.01%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.87%) Grafana
8 6 (0.87%) Puppet
9 5 (0.72%) SCCM
10 3 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.43%) Packer
11 2 (0.29%) Functional Safety
11 2 (0.29%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.14%) CA Endevor
12 1 (0.14%) Control-M
12 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.14%) HAProxy
12 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Spacewalk
Vendors
1 81 (11.69%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.90%) Google
3 22 (3.17%) IBM
4 13 (1.88%) Xamarin
5 11 (1.59%) VMware
6 8 (1.15%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.01%) NEC
8 6 (0.87%) Databricks
8 6 (0.87%) YouTube
9 5 (0.72%) Atlassian
9 5 (0.72%) Oracle
9 5 (0.72%) Splunk
10 4 (0.58%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.58%) SAP
11 3 (0.43%) Apple
12 2 (0.29%) Dynatrace
12 2 (0.29%) QNX
12 2 (0.29%) Red Hat
13 1 (0.14%) CA Agile Central
13 1 (0.14%) Thales