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 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -19 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 127 293 664
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 5.25% 23.86% 27.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.39% 25.70% 29.64%
Number of salaries quoted 105 156 562
10th Percentile £46,750 £43,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,698 £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 £78,813 £82,548
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,778 £96,539
South West median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.09%

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 1,514 1,140 2,240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 62.61% 92.83% 91.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,159 637 1,840
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,750 £32,993
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.86%
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 21 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 (4.72%) Confluence
2 3 (2.36%) NServiceBus
2 3 (2.36%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.36%) WebLogic
2 3 (2.36%) WebLogic Portal
3 2 (1.57%) CMS
3 2 (1.57%) Oracle Application Server
3 2 (1.57%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.79%) JBoss
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.79%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 5 (3.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.36%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.57%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.57%) Windchill
5 1 (0.79%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 4 (3.15%) Primavera
2 3 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.36%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (1.57%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.79%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 42 (33.07%) Azure
2 24 (18.90%) AWS
3 18 (14.17%) SaaS
4 11 (8.66%) GitHub
5 9 (7.09%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (7.09%) GCP
6 6 (4.72%) Datadog
6 6 (4.72%) GitHub Actions
6 6 (4.72%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.15%) OCI
7 4 (3.15%) Serverless
8 3 (2.36%) Amazon S3
8 3 (2.36%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (2.36%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (1.57%) AWS Step Functions
9 2 (1.57%) IaaS
9 2 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.57%) PaaS
9 2 (1.57%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.57%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.57%) Firewall
2 1 (0.79%) DAB
2 1 (0.79%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.51%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (3.94%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (3.94%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.36%) GIS
3 3 (2.36%) MongoDB
3 3 (2.36%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.36%) Oracle Discoverer
3 3 (2.36%) Power BI
4 2 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.57%) DB2
4 2 (1.57%) Oracle ODI
4 2 (1.57%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.57%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.79%) Big Data
5 1 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.79%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.79%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (5.51%) Jenkins
2 6 (4.72%) CircleCI
3 5 (3.94%) JIRA
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (1.57%) DBeaver
6 1 (0.79%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.79%) Git
6 1 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
General
1 36 (28.35%) Social Skills
2 25 (19.69%) Finance
3 12 (9.45%) Public Sector
4 11 (8.66%) Telecoms
5 10 (7.87%) Manufacturing
6 8 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (4.72%) Electronics
7 6 (4.72%) Marketing
8 4 (3.15%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.57%) Military
9 2 (1.57%) Retail
9 2 (1.57%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.79%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.79%) Cyber-Physical System
10 1 (0.79%) Games
10 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.79%) Legal
10 1 (0.79%) Local Government
10 1 (0.79%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 32 (25.20%) Developer
2 26 (20.47%) Senior
3 17 (13.39%) Lead
4 15 (11.81%) Principal Engineer
5 14 (11.02%) Project Manager
5 14 (11.02%) Systems Engineer
6 13 (10.24%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 9 (7.09%) Analyst
7 9 (7.09%) Software Engineer
8 8 (6.30%) Architect
8 8 (6.30%) Business Analyst
8 8 (6.30%) PHP Developer
9 7 (5.51%) Senior Software Engineer
9 7 (5.51%) Software Developer
10 6 (4.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Solutions Architect
10 6 (4.72%) Technical Manager
10 6 (4.72%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (11.02%) .NET
2 12 (9.45%) React
3 7 (5.51%) CSS
3 7 (5.51%) HTML
4 6 (4.72%) .NET Framework
5 5 (3.94%) AngularJS
5 5 (3.94%) ASP.NET
5 5 (3.94%) REST
5 5 (3.94%) Universal Windows Platform
5 5 (3.94%) WinUI
5 5 (3.94%) WPF
6 4 (3.15%) Spring
6 4 (3.15%) Spring Boot
7 3 (2.36%) ModSecurity
7 3 (2.36%) Oracle ADF
7 3 (2.36%) RESTful
7 3 (2.36%) WebCenter
8 2 (1.57%) .NET Core
8 2 (1.57%) Redux
9 1 (0.79%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.24%) Cloud Native
2 12 (9.45%) Product Ownership
3 8 (6.30%) Educational Technology
4 4 (3.15%) Private Cloud
5 3 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.36%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.36%) PMI
6 2 (1.57%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.57%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.57%) IoT
6 2 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.57%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.79%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.79%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.79%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.09%) Linux
2 8 (6.30%) Windows
3 3 (2.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (21.26%) Continuous Improvement
2 26 (20.47%) DevOps
3 25 (19.69%) Scrum
4 20 (15.75%) CI/CD
5 19 (14.96%) Software Engineering
6 17 (13.39%) Project Management
7 16 (12.60%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (12.60%) Project Delivery
8 15 (11.81%) AI
9 14 (11.02%) Business Intelligence
10 12 (9.45%) Containerisation
10 12 (9.45%) Full-Stack Development
10 12 (9.45%) Test Automation
11 11 (8.66%) Coaching
11 11 (8.66%) Collaborative Culture
11 11 (8.66%) Kanban
11 11 (8.66%) Sprint Planning
11 11 (8.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 11 (8.66%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (7.87%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (21.26%) JavaScript
2 24 (18.90%) Python
3 12 (9.45%) C#
3 12 (9.45%) SQL
4 11 (8.66%) Java
5 9 (7.09%) PHP
5 9 (7.09%) TypeScript
6 7 (5.51%) PowerShell
7 6 (4.72%) Bash
8 3 (2.36%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.79%) C
9 1 (0.79%) C++
9 1 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.79%) Perl
Qualifications
1 31 (24.41%) Security Cleared
2 18 (14.17%) SC Cleared
3 15 (11.81%) Degree
4 13 (10.24%) DV Cleared
5 9 (7.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (4.72%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.36%) ACCA
7 3 (2.36%) MAPM
7 3 (2.36%) PMP
8 2 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.57%) CAPM
8 2 (1.57%) CCNA
8 2 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.57%) IIBA
8 2 (1.57%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.79%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.79%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.79%) OCA
9 1 (0.79%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (3.15%) QA
2 3 (2.36%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.36%) GAAP
2 3 (2.36%) IFRS
3 2 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.57%) Def Stans
4 1 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.79%) GRC
4 1 (0.79%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.79%) NCSC
4 1 (0.79%) NIST
4 1 (0.79%) P3O
4 1 (0.79%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (11.02%) Docker
2 4 (3.15%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.79%) Firmware
3 1 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (11.02%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.72%) Ansible
2 6 (4.72%) Grafana
2 6 (4.72%) Terraform
3 3 (2.36%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.79%) Kibana
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (10.24%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.72%) Oracle
2 6 (4.72%) SAP
3 5 (3.94%) Syncfusion
3 5 (3.94%) Telerik
4 3 (2.36%) IFS
5 2 (1.57%) Cisco
5 2 (1.57%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.79%) Databricks
6 1 (0.79%) Foundry
6 1 (0.79%) Google
6 1 (0.79%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.79%) Palantir
6 1 (0.79%) Siemens
6 1 (0.79%) SnapLogic
6 1 (0.79%) Sparx