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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 -3
Permanent jobs citing Agile 178 203 480
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.62% 18.57% 15.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.56% 22.28% 19.50%
Number of salaries quoted 124 132 338
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,825 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% -
75th Percentile £77,813 £77,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,778 £97,500
South West median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +3.45% -2.56%

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 1,861 911 2,462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 69.23% 83.35% 81.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,380 662 1,892
10th Percentile £33,750 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,652 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% +3.74% -2.86%
75th Percentile £76,563 £75,000 £71,786
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.34%

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 20 July 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 12 (6.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.25%) NServiceBus
3 2 (1.12%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.56%) Apache
4 1 (0.56%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.56%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (2.81%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (2.25%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.81%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 56 (31.46%) Azure
2 29 (16.29%) Azure DevOps
3 23 (12.92%) AWS
4 20 (11.24%) GitHub
5 19 (10.67%) Serverless
6 16 (8.99%) PaaS
7 15 (8.43%) IaaS
8 13 (7.30%) SaaS
9 12 (6.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 12 (6.74%) Azure Functions
9 12 (6.74%) Azure Key Vault
9 12 (6.74%) Azure Monitor
10 6 (3.37%) GCP
10 6 (3.37%) Power Platform
11 5 (2.81%) Azure AI
11 5 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (2.81%) Google Play
12 4 (2.25%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (2.25%) Datadog
13 3 (1.69%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.74%) VPN
2 2 (1.12%) DAB
2 2 (1.12%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.56%) DNS
3 1 (0.56%) Firewall
3 1 (0.56%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.55%) Azure SQL Database
2 14 (7.87%) SQL Server
3 9 (5.06%) MongoDB
3 9 (5.06%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (4.49%) MySQL
5 5 (2.81%) Oracle Database
6 4 (2.25%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.12%) DynamoDB
7 2 (1.12%) Power BI
7 2 (1.12%) Redis
8 1 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.56%) Big Data
8 1 (0.56%) DocumentDB
8 1 (0.56%) GIS
8 1 (0.56%) Power Query
8 1 (0.56%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.56%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 31 (17.42%) Git
2 15 (8.43%) JIRA
3 7 (3.93%) GitLab
4 4 (2.25%) Postman
5 3 (1.69%) CircleCI
5 3 (1.69%) Jenkins
6 2 (1.12%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.56%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.56%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.56%) git-flow
7 1 (0.56%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.56%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 51 (28.65%) Social Skills
2 18 (10.11%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (9.55%) Law
4 12 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (5.62%) Finance
6 8 (4.49%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.93%) Local Government
8 2 (1.12%) Marketing
8 2 (1.12%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.12%) Retail
9 1 (0.56%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.56%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.56%) Tech for Good
9 1 (0.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 40 (22.47%) Senior
2 39 (21.91%) Developer
3 25 (14.04%) Analyst
4 16 (8.99%) Senior Analyst
5 15 (8.43%) Lead
5 15 (8.43%) Principal Engineer
5 15 (8.43%) Systems Engineer
6 14 (7.87%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 13 (7.30%) Software Engineer
8 12 (6.74%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 11 (6.18%) Business Analyst
9 11 (6.18%) Project Manager
10 10 (5.62%) Senior Business Analyst
11 8 (4.49%) .NET Developer
11 8 (4.49%) Data Engineer
11 8 (4.49%) Senior Developer
11 8 (4.49%) Software Developer
12 7 (3.93%) Full-Stack Developer
12 7 (3.93%) Python Engineer
12 7 (3.93%) Senior C++ Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (10.11%) .NET
2 13 (7.30%) ASP.NET
2 13 (7.30%) RESTful
3 11 (6.18%) React
3 11 (6.18%) REST
4 8 (4.49%) ASP.NET Core
5 7 (3.93%) .NET Core
5 7 (3.93%) AngularJS
5 7 (3.93%) MFC
6 6 (3.37%) HTML
7 5 (2.81%) Blazor
7 5 (2.81%) CSS
7 5 (2.81%) GraphQL
7 5 (2.81%) ML.NET
7 5 (2.81%) React Native
7 5 (2.81%) Web Services
8 3 (1.69%) Flutter
8 3 (1.69%) JWT
8 3 (1.69%) Next.js
8 3 (1.69%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.11%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (8.99%) Cloud Native
3 12 (6.74%) Podcast
3 12 (6.74%) Public Cloud
3 12 (6.74%) Security Posture
4 9 (5.06%) Mobile App
4 9 (5.06%) Product Ownership
5 7 (3.93%) NHS
6 5 (2.81%) Educational Technology
6 5 (2.81%) iPhone
7 3 (1.69%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.12%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.12%) PMI
8 2 (1.12%) PropTech
9 1 (0.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.56%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.56%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 30 (16.85%) Windows
2 15 (8.43%) Linux
3 12 (6.74%) VMS
4 8 (4.49%) Android
5 5 (2.81%) Windows Server
5 5 (2.81%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (2.81%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (2.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (2.25%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.12%) Debian
7 2 (1.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (26.40%) DevOps
2 46 (25.84%) CI/CD
3 39 (21.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (21.35%) Scrum
5 34 (19.10%) Mentoring
6 33 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (18.54%) Software Engineering
7 25 (14.04%) Decision-Making
8 24 (13.48%) AI
8 24 (13.48%) Test Automation
9 23 (12.92%) Infrastructure as Code
9 23 (12.92%) SDLC
10 22 (12.36%) Coaching
11 19 (10.67%) Computer Science
12 17 (9.55%) Analytics
12 17 (9.55%) Cloud Security
12 17 (9.55%) Code Quality
12 17 (9.55%) Roadmaps
13 16 (8.99%) DevSecOps
13 16 (8.99%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 34 (19.10%) SQL
2 33 (18.54%) C#
3 20 (11.24%) Bash
3 20 (11.24%) JavaScript
3 20 (11.24%) Python
4 19 (10.67%) PowerShell
5 12 (6.74%) Bicep
5 12 (6.74%) Kusto Query Language
6 11 (6.18%) C++
7 8 (4.49%) PHP
8 7 (3.93%) Java
8 7 (3.93%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.12%) Go
9 2 (1.12%) Ruby
9 2 (1.12%) Scala
9 2 (1.12%) VB
10 1 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.56%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (10.11%) Security Cleared
2 14 (7.87%) Degree
3 12 (6.74%) Azure Certification
3 12 (6.74%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (6.74%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.81%) PMI Certification
5 4 (2.25%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 4 (2.25%) TOGAF Certification
6 3 (1.69%) PMP
7 2 (1.12%) CAPM
7 2 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.12%) CSPO
7 2 (1.12%) MAPM
8 1 (0.56%) APMP
8 1 (0.56%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.56%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.56%) CIPD
8 1 (0.56%) CISM
8 1 (0.56%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.93%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.25%) Automotive SPICE
3 4 (2.25%) ISO 26262
3 4 (2.25%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.69%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.56%) QA
5 1 (0.56%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (6.74%) Active Directory
1 12 (6.74%) Virtual Desktop
1 12 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
1 12 (6.74%) vSphere
2 11 (6.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 21 (11.80%) Terraform
2 10 (5.62%) Ansible
3 8 (4.49%) Kubernetes
4 5 (2.81%) Progress Chef
4 5 (2.81%) Puppet
5 4 (2.25%) Grafana
6 1 (0.56%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 36 (20.22%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.74%) ScienceLogic
2 12 (6.74%) VMware
3 7 (3.93%) Google
4 5 (2.81%) Intel
4 5 (2.81%) Oracle
4 5 (2.81%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.12%) Databricks
5 2 (1.12%) OpenAI