Agile Job Trends in Bristol

Agile Software Development
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -17 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 125 295 650
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 5.14% 24.83% 26.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.19% 26.62% 29.25%
Number of salaries quoted 103 160 550
10th Percentile £45,587 £42,500 £41,248
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,686 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,367 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.59% +2.10% +9.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,000 £82,536
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,778 £96,539
South West median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,526 1,108 2,222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 62.70% 93.27% 91.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,163 634 1,824
10th Percentile £29,050 £30,750 £32,948
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.95%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -3.69%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Agile relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Agile job vacancy trend in Bristol

Agile
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in Bristol over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in Bristol

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 6 (4.80%) Confluence
2 3 (2.40%) NServiceBus
2 3 (2.40%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.40%) WebLogic
2 3 (2.40%) WebLogic Portal
3 2 (1.60%) CMS
3 2 (1.60%) Oracle Application Server
3 2 (1.60%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.80%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.80%) JBoss
4 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.80%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 5 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.60%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.60%) Windchill
5 1 (0.80%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 4 (3.20%) Primavera
2 3 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.40%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (1.60%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 39 (31.20%) Azure
2 22 (17.60%) AWS
3 19 (15.20%) SaaS
4 10 (8.00%) GitHub
5 9 (7.20%) GCP
6 8 (6.40%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (4.80%) Datadog
7 6 (4.80%) GitHub Actions
7 6 (4.80%) Power Platform
8 4 (3.20%) OCI
8 4 (3.20%) Serverless
9 3 (2.40%) Amazon S3
9 3 (2.40%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (2.40%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (1.60%) AWS Step Functions
10 2 (1.60%) IaaS
10 2 (1.60%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (1.60%) PaaS
10 2 (1.60%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.60%) Firewall
2 1 (0.80%) DAB
2 1 (0.80%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.80%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (4.00%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.40%) GIS
3 3 (2.40%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.40%) Oracle Discoverer
3 3 (2.40%) Power BI
4 2 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.60%) DB2
4 2 (1.60%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.60%) Oracle ODI
4 2 (1.60%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.60%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.80%) Big Data
5 1 (0.80%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.80%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.80%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (5.60%) Jenkins
2 6 (4.80%) CircleCI
3 5 (4.00%) JIRA
4 3 (2.40%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (2.40%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (1.60%) DBeaver
6 1 (0.80%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.80%) Git
6 1 (0.80%) Rational DOORS
General
1 37 (29.60%) Social Skills
2 24 (19.20%) Finance
3 11 (8.80%) Public Sector
3 11 (8.80%) Telecoms
4 10 (8.00%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.40%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.80%) Electronics
6 6 (4.80%) Marketing
7 4 (3.20%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.60%) Military
8 2 (1.60%) Retail
8 2 (1.60%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.80%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.80%) Cyber-Physical System
9 1 (0.80%) Games
9 1 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.80%) Local Government
9 1 (0.80%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 30 (24.00%) Developer
2 24 (19.20%) Senior
3 17 (13.60%) Lead
4 15 (12.00%) Principal Engineer
4 15 (12.00%) Project Manager
5 14 (11.20%) Systems Engineer
6 13 (10.40%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 9 (7.20%) Analyst
7 9 (7.20%) Software Engineer
8 8 (6.40%) Business Analyst
8 8 (6.40%) PHP Developer
9 7 (5.60%) Architect
9 7 (5.60%) Senior Software Engineer
10 6 (4.80%) DevSecOps Engineer
10 6 (4.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 6 (4.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 6 (4.80%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 6 (4.80%) Software Developer
10 6 (4.80%) Technical Manager
10 6 (4.80%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (11.20%) .NET
2 11 (8.80%) React
3 7 (5.60%) CSS
3 7 (5.60%) HTML
4 6 (4.80%) ASP.NET
5 5 (4.00%) .NET Framework
5 5 (4.00%) AngularJS
5 5 (4.00%) REST
6 4 (3.20%) RESTful
6 4 (3.20%) Universal Windows Platform
6 4 (3.20%) WinUI
6 4 (3.20%) WPF
7 3 (2.40%) ModSecurity
7 3 (2.40%) Oracle ADF
7 3 (2.40%) Spring
7 3 (2.40%) Spring Boot
7 3 (2.40%) WebCenter
8 2 (1.60%) OAuth
8 2 (1.60%) OAuth2
8 2 (1.60%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.60%) Cloud Native
1 12 (9.60%) Product Ownership
2 8 (6.40%) Educational Technology
3 4 (3.20%) PMI
3 4 (3.20%) Private Cloud
4 3 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.40%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.60%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.60%) Distributed Architecture
5 2 (1.60%) IoT
5 2 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.60%) Smart Home
6 1 (0.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.80%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.80%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.80%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.80%) Reinsurance
6 1 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.80%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.20%) Linux
2 7 (5.60%) Windows
3 3 (2.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (21.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 24 (19.20%) Scrum
3 23 (18.40%) DevOps
4 19 (15.20%) Software Engineering
5 18 (14.40%) CI/CD
5 18 (14.40%) Project Management
6 17 (13.60%) Project Delivery
7 16 (12.80%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (11.20%) AI
8 14 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (9.60%) Test Automation
10 11 (8.80%) Collaborative Culture
10 11 (8.80%) Containerisation
10 11 (8.80%) Full-Stack Development
10 11 (8.80%) Programme Management
10 11 (8.80%) Sprint Planning
10 11 (8.80%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (8.00%) Coaching
11 10 (8.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 10 (8.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 26 (20.80%) JavaScript
2 22 (17.60%) Python
3 12 (9.60%) C#
4 11 (8.80%) SQL
5 10 (8.00%) Java
6 9 (7.20%) PHP
7 8 (6.40%) TypeScript
8 7 (5.60%) PowerShell
9 6 (4.80%) Bash
10 3 (2.40%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.80%) C
11 1 (0.80%) C++
11 1 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.80%) Perl
Qualifications
1 29 (23.20%) Security Cleared
2 16 (12.80%) SC Cleared
3 14 (11.20%) Degree
4 13 (10.40%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (5.60%) PMI Certification
7 4 (3.20%) MAPM
8 3 (2.40%) ACCA
8 3 (2.40%) CAPM
8 3 (2.40%) PMP
9 2 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.60%) CCNA
9 2 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.60%) IIBA
9 2 (1.60%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.60%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.80%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.80%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.80%) CIPD
10 1 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (3.20%) QA
2 3 (2.40%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.40%) GAAP
2 3 (2.40%) IFRS
3 2 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.80%) Def Stans
4 1 (0.80%) GRC
4 1 (0.80%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.80%) NCSC
4 1 (0.80%) NIST
4 1 (0.80%) P3O
4 1 (0.80%) PMO
System Software
1 13 (10.40%) Docker
2 4 (3.20%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.80%) Firmware
3 1 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (10.40%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.80%) Ansible
2 6 (4.80%) Grafana
2 6 (4.80%) Terraform
3 3 (2.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.80%) Kibana
4 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (9.60%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.80%) Oracle
2 6 (4.80%) SAP
3 4 (3.20%) Syncfusion
3 4 (3.20%) Telerik
4 3 (2.40%) IFS
5 2 (1.60%) Cisco
5 2 (1.60%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.80%) Databricks
6 1 (0.80%) Foundry
6 1 (0.80%) Google
6 1 (0.80%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.80%) Palantir
6 1 (0.80%) Siemens
6 1 (0.80%) SnapLogic