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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -18 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 124 292 655
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 4.92% 26.26% 25.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.84% 27.81% 27.92%
Number of salaries quoted 101 164 543
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,227
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,549 £48,000
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 £82,524
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,778 £96,539
South West median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.56%

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 1,582 1,050 2,346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 62.73% 94.42% 90.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,198 632 1,917
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,750 £33,300
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% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £87,500
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 8 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%) NServiceBus
2 3 (2.42%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.42%) WebLogic
2 3 (2.42%) WebLogic Portal
3 2 (1.61%) CMS
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 39 (31.45%) Azure
2 21 (16.94%) SaaS
3 20 (16.13%) AWS
4 10 (8.06%) GitHub
5 9 (7.26%) GCP
6 7 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (4.84%) Datadog
7 6 (4.84%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (4.03%) Power Platform
9 4 (3.23%) OCI
9 4 (3.23%) Serverless
10 3 (2.42%) Amazon S3
10 3 (2.42%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (2.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (1.61%) IaaS
11 2 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (1.61%) PaaS
11 2 (1.61%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.61%) DAB
1 2 (1.61%) Firewall
2 1 (0.81%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.84%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (4.84%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.03%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (2.42%) GIS
3 3 (2.42%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.42%) Oracle Discoverer
3 3 (2.42%) Power BI
4 2 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.61%) DB2
4 2 (1.61%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.61%) Oracle ODI
4 2 (1.61%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.61%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.81%) Big Data
5 1 (0.81%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.81%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.81%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (5.65%) Jenkins
2 6 (4.84%) CircleCI
3 5 (4.03%) JIRA
4 3 (2.42%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (2.42%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (1.61%) DBeaver
6 1 (0.81%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.81%) Git
6 1 (0.81%) Rational DOORS
General
1 37 (29.84%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.97%) Finance
3 11 (8.87%) Telecoms
4 10 (8.06%) Manufacturing
4 10 (8.06%) Public Sector
5 8 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.84%) Electronics
6 6 (4.84%) Marketing
7 4 (3.23%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.61%) Military
8 2 (1.61%) Retail
8 2 (1.61%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.81%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.81%) Cyber-Physical System
9 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.81%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 28 (22.58%) Developer
2 23 (18.55%) Senior
3 17 (13.71%) Lead
4 16 (12.90%) Project Manager
5 15 (12.10%) Principal Engineer
6 14 (11.29%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (10.48%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 10 (8.06%) Analyst
9 9 (7.26%) Business Analyst
9 9 (7.26%) PHP Developer
9 9 (7.26%) Software Engineer
10 7 (5.65%) Senior Software Engineer
10 7 (5.65%) Technical Manager
10 7 (5.65%) Technical Project Manager
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%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (11.29%) .NET
2 9 (7.26%) React
3 7 (5.65%) ASP.NET
3 7 (5.65%) CSS
3 7 (5.65%) HTML
4 6 (4.84%) REST
5 5 (4.03%) .NET Framework
5 5 (4.03%) AngularJS
6 4 (3.23%) RESTful
6 4 (3.23%) Universal Windows Platform
6 4 (3.23%) WinUI
6 4 (3.23%) WPF
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%) WebCenter
8 2 (1.61%) OAuth
8 2 (1.61%) OAuth2
8 2 (1.61%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.87%) Cloud Native
1 11 (8.87%) Product Ownership
2 8 (6.45%) Educational Technology
3 4 (3.23%) PMI
3 4 (3.23%) Private Cloud
4 3 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.42%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.61%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.61%) Distributed Architecture
5 2 (1.61%) IoT
5 2 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.61%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.61%) Smart Home
6 1 (0.81%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.81%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.81%) Reinsurance
6 1 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.81%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.26%) Linux
2 7 (5.65%) Windows
3 3 (2.42%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (22.58%) Continuous Improvement
2 24 (19.35%) Scrum
3 20 (16.13%) DevOps
4 19 (15.32%) Project Management
5 17 (13.71%) CI/CD
5 17 (13.71%) Project Delivery
5 17 (13.71%) Software Engineering
6 16 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (11.29%) Business Intelligence
8 13 (10.48%) AI
9 12 (9.68%) Collaborative Culture
10 11 (8.87%) Containerisation
10 11 (8.87%) Programme Management
10 11 (8.87%) Sprint Planning
10 11 (8.87%) Test Automation
11 10 (8.06%) Computer Science
11 10 (8.06%) Full-Stack Development
11 10 (8.06%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 10 (8.06%) Stakeholder Management
12 9 (7.26%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 25 (20.16%) JavaScript
2 21 (16.94%) Python
3 13 (10.48%) C#
4 12 (9.68%) SQL
5 10 (8.06%) Java
6 9 (7.26%) PHP
7 7 (5.65%) TypeScript
8 6 (4.84%) Bash
8 6 (4.84%) PowerShell
9 3 (2.42%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.81%) C
10 1 (0.81%) C++
10 1 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.81%) Perl
Qualifications
1 28 (22.58%) Security Cleared
2 15 (12.10%) SC Cleared
3 13 (10.48%) Degree
3 13 (10.48%) DV Cleared
4 8 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (5.65%) PMI Certification
6 4 (3.23%) MAPM
7 3 (2.42%) ACCA
7 3 (2.42%) CAPM
7 3 (2.42%) PMP
8 2 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
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%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.81%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.81%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (3.23%) QA
2 3 (2.42%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.42%) GAAP
2 3 (2.42%) IFRS
3 2 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.81%) GRC
4 1 (0.81%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.81%) NCSC
4 1 (0.81%) NIST
4 1 (0.81%) P3O
4 1 (0.81%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (9.68%) Docker
2 4 (3.23%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.81%) Firmware
3 1 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (9.68%) 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 4 (3.23%) Syncfusion
3 4 (3.23%) Telerik
4 3 (2.42%) IFS
5 2 (1.61%) Cisco
5 2 (1.61%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.81%) Databricks
6 1 (0.81%) Foundry
6 1 (0.81%) Google
6 1 (0.81%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.81%) Palantir
6 1 (0.81%) Siemens
6 1 (0.81%) SnapLogic