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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 3 3
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -1
Contract jobs citing Agile 446 740 851
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 14.09% 21.33% 23.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.98% 23.77% 26.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 276 556 573
10th Percentile £396 £414 £400
25th Percentile £456 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £632 £675 £623
90th Percentile £723 £738 £675
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +7.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 62 49
10th Percentile £31.60 £54.29 £42.00
25th Percentile £57.33 £60.91 £49.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% +30.00%
75th Percentile £70.66 £70.30 -
90th Percentile £85.00 £84.50 £69.05
England median hourly rate £61.06 £65.50 £50.25
% change year-on-year -6.78% +30.35% +11.67%

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 2,626 3,113 3,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 82.97% 89.71% 88.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,680 2,274 2,317
10th Percentile £225 £313 £297
25th Percentile £406 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.37%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £724 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 343 317 207
10th Percentile £13.88 £9.80 £15.90
25th Percentile £29.75 £15.40 £20.63
Median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £48.48
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +23.76% +10.18%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.31 £69.29
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wiltshire -3 143 £525 -8.70% 34
Bristol -4 128 £525 -5.83% 144
Gloucestershire -1 81 £550 -8.33% 75
Devon -6 27 £465 -15.45% 44
Dorset +7 20 £700 +33.33% 30
Somerset -8 17 £600 -10.38% 35
Cornwall +2 8 £625 +31.58% 2
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 25 (5.61%) Confluence
2 24 (5.38%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.12%) CMS
4 5 (1.12%) nginx
4 5 (1.12%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.90%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.45%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.22%) Apache
7 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.22%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 34 (7.62%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (6.28%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (5.61%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.67%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.45%) InVision
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.22%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 21 (4.71%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.90%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.45%) Primavera
5 2 (0.45%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.45%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.22%) Magento
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.22%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 77 (17.26%) Azure
2 31 (6.95%) Azure DevOps
3 30 (6.73%) AWS
4 27 (6.05%) Power Platform
5 20 (4.48%) GitHub
6 19 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (2.47%) GCP
8 8 (1.79%) Power Automate
8 8 (1.79%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.57%) PaaS
10 6 (1.35%) SaaS
11 5 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.12%) IaaS
11 5 (1.12%) OpenShift
12 4 (0.90%) Azure Stack
12 4 (0.90%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.90%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 4 (0.90%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (0.67%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.59%) DNS
2 12 (2.69%) TCP/IP
3 11 (2.47%) DHCP
4 8 (1.79%) LAN
4 8 (1.79%) Network Security
4 8 (1.79%) WAN
5 7 (1.57%) 3G
5 7 (1.57%) 4G
5 7 (1.57%) VPN
5 7 (1.57%) VSAN
6 6 (1.35%) Intranet
7 5 (1.12%) Ethernet
7 5 (1.12%) HTTP
8 4 (0.90%) HTTPS
8 4 (0.90%) IPsec
8 4 (0.90%) Skype
9 3 (0.67%) Firewall
9 3 (0.67%) Internet
10 2 (0.45%) IPv4
10 2 (0.45%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.59%) Power BI
2 13 (2.91%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.02%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.79%) MySQL
5 7 (1.57%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.12%) SQLite
7 4 (0.90%) CockroachDB
7 4 (0.90%) Couchbase
7 4 (0.90%) Metadata
7 4 (0.90%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.67%) Apache Cassandra
8 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.67%) GIS
9 2 (0.45%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.22%) Big Data
10 1 (0.22%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 84 (18.83%) JIRA
2 23 (5.16%) Jenkins
3 21 (4.71%) Git
4 15 (3.36%) Visual Studio
5 12 (2.69%) GoogleTest
6 9 (2.02%) Postman
6 9 (2.02%) Selenium
7 7 (1.57%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.57%) Rational DOORS
8 6 (1.35%) Bitbucket
8 6 (1.35%) NUnit
9 5 (1.12%) Checkstyle
9 5 (1.12%) Eclipse
9 5 (1.12%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.90%) GitLab
10 4 (0.90%) LoadRunner
11 3 (0.67%) Burp Suite
11 3 (0.67%) JUnit
12 2 (0.45%) HP UFT
12 2 (0.45%) Maven
General
1 146 (32.74%) Social Skills
2 97 (21.75%) Finance
3 85 (19.06%) Public Sector
4 84 (18.83%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (8.30%) Presentation Skills
6 28 (6.28%) Military
6 28 (6.28%) Telecoms
7 18 (4.04%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.81%) Marketing
9 16 (3.59%) Electronics
10 11 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (2.47%) Legal
11 7 (1.57%) Publishing
12 6 (1.35%) Law
13 5 (1.12%) Banking
14 4 (0.90%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.67%) Local Government
15 3 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.67%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (13.45%) Project Manager
2 57 (12.78%) Architect
3 53 (11.88%) Developer
4 49 (10.99%) Senior
5 39 (8.74%) Lead
6 30 (6.73%) Software Engineer
7 25 (5.61%) Delivery Manager
8 24 (5.38%) Analyst
8 24 (5.38%) Project Leader
9 20 (4.48%) Senior Manager
10 18 (4.04%) Test Engineer
11 17 (3.81%) Java Engineer
11 17 (3.81%) Technical Architect
12 15 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.14%) DV Cleared Project Manager
14 13 (2.91%) C++ Software Engineer
14 13 (2.91%) IT Manager
14 13 (2.91%) Java Software Engineer
14 13 (2.91%) Service Manager
15 12 (2.69%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.28%) .NET
2 20 (4.48%) AngularJS
2 20 (4.48%) REST
3 18 (4.04%) React
3 18 (4.04%) XML
4 17 (3.81%) JSON
4 17 (3.81%) Spring
5 12 (2.69%) Qt
6 11 (2.47%) CSS
7 9 (2.02%) Middleware
7 9 (2.02%) Node.js
8 8 (1.79%) .NET Core
8 8 (1.79%) .NET Framework
8 8 (1.79%) HTML
9 6 (1.35%) Lightning Web Components
9 6 (1.35%) RESTful
9 6 (1.35%) Web Services
10 5 (1.12%) Flash
10 5 (1.12%) Playwright
10 5 (1.12%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.85%) Product Ownership
2 16 (3.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 14 (3.14%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.14%) PKI
4 12 (2.69%) Public Cloud
5 11 (2.47%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (1.79%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (1.57%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.35%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.12%) Clustering
9 5 (1.12%) CMDB
9 5 (1.12%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.12%) Verilog
9 5 (1.12%) VHDL
10 4 (0.90%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.90%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.90%) Reference Data
10 4 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.19%) Linux
2 31 (6.95%) Windows
3 12 (2.69%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (1.57%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.12%) CentOS
7 3 (0.67%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.45%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.22%) Android
9 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.22%) Unix
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (26.91%) Project Management
2 103 (23.09%) DevOps
3 88 (19.73%) Problem-Solving
4 80 (17.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 68 (15.25%) PRINCE2
5 68 (15.25%) Project Delivery
6 59 (13.23%) Scrum
7 55 (12.33%) ITIL
8 53 (11.88%) Waterfall
9 47 (10.54%) CI/CD
10 45 (10.09%) Change Management
10 45 (10.09%) Software Engineering
11 43 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 43 (9.64%) Data Management
11 43 (9.64%) Programme Management
12 41 (9.19%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 41 (9.19%) Service Management
13 33 (7.40%) Business Intelligence
14 32 (7.17%) Project Planning
15 31 (6.95%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 53 (11.88%) Python
2 38 (8.52%) Java
3 36 (8.07%) SQL
4 33 (7.40%) C#
4 33 (7.40%) JavaScript
5 31 (6.95%) C++
6 30 (6.73%) C
7 16 (3.59%) PowerShell
8 12 (2.69%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.35%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.90%) Bash
10 4 (0.90%) PHP
11 2 (0.45%) Bicep
11 2 (0.45%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.45%) Perl
11 2 (0.45%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.45%) SOQL
12 1 (0.22%) Assembly Language
12 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 252 (56.50%) Security Cleared
2 144 (32.29%) SC Cleared
3 123 (27.58%) DV Cleared
4 45 (10.09%) Degree
5 27 (6.05%) APMP
6 14 (3.14%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 10 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (2.02%) CISM
9 9 (2.02%) CISSP
10 8 (1.79%) MCSE
11 7 (1.57%) MCSA
12 6 (1.35%) CCNA
12 6 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (1.35%) HND
13 4 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.90%) OSCP
13 4 (0.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 4 (0.90%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.85%) PMO
2 34 (7.62%) QA
3 16 (3.59%) NIST
4 14 (3.14%) SLA
5 12 (2.69%) Accessibility
5 12 (2.69%) MISRA
6 9 (2.02%) GDPR
7 8 (1.79%) NIST 800
8 7 (1.57%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.35%) PCI DSS
10 5 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.90%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.45%) COBIT
12 2 (0.45%) COSO
12 2 (0.45%) JTAG
12 2 (0.45%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.45%) WCAG
13 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.22%) Government Security Classifications
13 1 (0.22%) NCSC
System Software
1 24 (5.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 20 (4.48%) Docker
3 14 (3.14%) Active Directory
4 12 (2.69%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.57%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.67%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.45%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.45%) vSphere
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.22%) NFS
8 1 (0.22%) XenApp
8 1 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 21 (4.71%) Terraform
2 18 (4.04%) Ansible
3 11 (2.47%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.35%) OPNET
4 6 (1.35%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.12%) SCCM
6 4 (0.90%) PowerCLI
6 4 (0.90%) Puppet
6 4 (0.90%) SCOM
7 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.45%) MOM
8 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.22%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
9 1 (0.22%) Grafana
9 1 (0.22%) Kibana
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 88 (19.73%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.50%) VMware
3 22 (4.93%) Remedy
4 21 (4.71%) Google
5 19 (4.26%) SAP
6 15 (3.36%) Atlassian
7 13 (2.91%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.79%) Cisco
8 8 (1.79%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.57%) BMC
10 4 (0.90%) Adobe
10 4 (0.90%) Cadence
10 4 (0.90%) Oracle
10 4 (0.90%) Sparx
11 3 (0.67%) Dell
11 3 (0.67%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.67%) SolarWinds
12 2 (0.45%) Citrix
12 2 (0.45%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.45%) Splunk