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 22 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -21 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 124 271 649
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 4.73% 25.74% 23.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.58% 27.40% 26.77%
Number of salaries quoted 98 159 523
10th Percentile £44,625 £42,500 £41,227
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,449 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +9.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,875 £83,283
90th Percentile £80,750 £93,778 £97,500
South West median annual salary £57,500 £63,564 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +5.94% +9.01%

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 1,636 989 2,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 62.35% 93.92% 89.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,228 655 1,960
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,500 £46,214 £43,060
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +8.91% -3.81%

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 22 March 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 (4.84%) Confluence
2 3 (2.42%) CMS
2 3 (2.42%) NServiceBus
2 3 (2.42%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.42%) WebLogic
2 3 (2.42%) WebLogic Portal
3 2 (1.61%) Oracle Application Server
3 2 (1.61%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.81%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.81%) JBoss
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.81%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 5 (4.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.61%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.61%) Windchill
5 1 (0.81%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 4 (3.23%) Primavera
2 3 (2.42%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.61%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 32 (25.81%) Azure
2 22 (17.74%) SaaS
3 16 (12.90%) AWS
4 8 (6.45%) GCP
4 8 (6.45%) GitHub
5 6 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (4.84%) Datadog
5 6 (4.84%) GitHub Actions
6 5 (4.03%) Power Platform
6 5 (4.03%) Serverless
7 4 (3.23%) AWS Lambda
7 4 (3.23%) OCI
8 3 (2.42%) Amazon S3
8 3 (2.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (1.61%) Amazon SageMaker
9 2 (1.61%) AWS Step Functions
9 2 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.61%) PaaS
9 2 (1.61%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.61%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.61%) DAB
1 2 (1.61%) Firewall
2 1 (0.81%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.45%) SQL Server
2 7 (5.65%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (4.03%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (2.42%) Oracle Database
4 3 (2.42%) Oracle Discoverer
4 3 (2.42%) Power BI
5 2 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.61%) DB2
5 2 (1.61%) GIS
5 2 (1.61%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.61%) Oracle ODI
5 2 (1.61%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.61%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.81%) Big Data
6 1 (0.81%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.81%) MySQL
6 1 (0.81%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.81%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (5.65%) Jenkins
2 6 (4.84%) CircleCI
2 6 (4.84%) JIRA
3 3 (2.42%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (2.42%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (1.61%) DBeaver
4 2 (1.61%) Git
4 2 (1.61%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.81%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.81%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 34 (27.42%) Social Skills
2 23 (18.55%) Finance
3 10 (8.06%) Telecoms
4 9 (7.26%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.26%) Manufacturing
4 9 (7.26%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.84%) Electronics
5 6 (4.84%) Marketing
6 3 (2.42%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.61%) Military
7 2 (1.61%) Social Housing
7 2 (1.61%) Tech for Good
8 1 (0.81%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.81%) Cyber-Physical System
8 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.81%) Retail
Job Titles
1 28 (22.58%) Developer
2 24 (19.35%) Senior
3 17 (13.71%) Lead
4 15 (12.10%) Principal Engineer
4 15 (12.10%) Systems Engineer
5 14 (11.29%) Project Manager
6 13 (10.48%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 12 (9.68%) Analyst
8 11 (8.87%) Business Analyst
9 10 (8.06%) PHP Developer
10 7 (5.65%) Software Engineer
11 6 (4.84%) Architect
11 6 (4.84%) DevSecOps Engineer
11 6 (4.84%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 6 (4.84%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 6 (4.84%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 6 (4.84%) Senior Software Engineer
11 6 (4.84%) Software Developer
11 6 (4.84%) Technical Manager
11 6 (4.84%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (10.48%) .NET
2 9 (7.26%) CSS
2 9 (7.26%) HTML
3 8 (6.45%) ASP.NET
4 7 (5.65%) React
5 5 (4.03%) REST
6 4 (3.23%) AngularJS
6 4 (3.23%) RESTful
7 3 (2.42%) .NET Framework
7 3 (2.42%) ModSecurity
7 3 (2.42%) Oracle ADF
7 3 (2.42%) Spring
7 3 (2.42%) Spring Boot
7 3 (2.42%) Web Services
7 3 (2.42%) WebCenter
8 2 (1.61%) .NET Core
8 2 (1.61%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (1.61%) GraphQL
8 2 (1.61%) OAuth
8 2 (1.61%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.87%) Product Ownership
2 9 (7.26%) Cloud Native
3 8 (6.45%) Educational Technology
4 4 (3.23%) PMI
5 3 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.42%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.61%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.61%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.61%) IoT
6 2 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.61%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.61%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.81%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.81%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.81%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.81%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.26%) Linux
2 6 (4.84%) Windows
3 3 (2.42%) Unix
4 1 (0.81%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (24.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 24 (19.35%) Scrum
3 18 (14.52%) DevOps
3 18 (14.52%) Project Management
4 17 (13.71%) Project Delivery
5 15 (12.10%) CI/CD
6 14 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (10.48%) PRINCE2
7 13 (10.48%) Software Engineering
8 12 (9.68%) Test Automation
9 11 (8.87%) Business Intelligence
9 11 (8.87%) Programme Management
9 11 (8.87%) Sprint Planning
10 10 (8.06%) AI
10 10 (8.06%) Collaborative Culture
11 9 (7.26%) Computer Science
11 9 (7.26%) Kanban
11 9 (7.26%) Portfolio Management
11 9 (7.26%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 9 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (19.35%) JavaScript
2 17 (13.71%) Python
3 14 (11.29%) C#
4 12 (9.68%) SQL
5 10 (8.06%) PHP
6 7 (5.65%) Java
6 7 (5.65%) TypeScript
7 6 (4.84%) Bash
7 6 (4.84%) PowerShell
8 3 (2.42%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.81%) Perl
Qualifications
1 24 (19.35%) Security Cleared
2 14 (11.29%) Degree
2 14 (11.29%) DV Cleared
3 12 (9.68%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.65%) PMI Certification
5 6 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.23%) MAPM
7 3 (2.42%) ACCA
7 3 (2.42%) CAPM
7 3 (2.42%) PMP
8 2 (1.61%) CCNA
8 2 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.61%) IIBA
8 2 (1.61%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.81%) APMP
9 1 (0.81%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.81%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.81%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.03%) QA
3 3 (2.42%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.42%) GAAP
3 3 (2.42%) IFRS
3 3 (2.42%) ISO 9001
4 2 (1.61%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.61%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.81%) GRC
5 1 (0.81%) NCSC
5 1 (0.81%) NIST
5 1 (0.81%) P3O
5 1 (0.81%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (8.87%) Docker
2 4 (3.23%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (8.06%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.84%) Ansible
2 6 (4.84%) Grafana
2 6 (4.84%) Terraform
3 3 (2.42%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.81%) Kibana
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (9.68%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.84%) Oracle
2 6 (4.84%) SAP
3 3 (2.42%) IFS
4 2 (1.61%) Cisco
4 2 (1.61%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.61%) Syncfusion
4 2 (1.61%) Telerik
5 1 (0.81%) Databricks
5 1 (0.81%) Foundry
5 1 (0.81%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.81%) Palantir
5 1 (0.81%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.81%) Siemens
5 1 (0.81%) SnapLogic