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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -10 +2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Agile 216 145 354
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.45% 13.12% 13.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.53% 16.29% 17.59%
Number of salaries quoted 133 94 215
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,027 £41,100
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £63,773
Median % change year-on-year - -5.92% +5.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £94,633 £88,250
South West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

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 2,052 890 2,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 70.81% 80.54% 78.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,503 655 1,423
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,300 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,443 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

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 23 August 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 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.78%) Confluence
3 5 (2.31%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.93%) Apache
4 2 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.93%) nginx
4 2 (0.93%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.46%) CMS
5 1 (0.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.46%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.31%) Visualfiles
2 3 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (28.24%) Azure
2 34 (15.74%) AWS
3 31 (14.35%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (10.19%) Serverless
5 21 (9.72%) GitHub
6 16 (7.41%) PaaS
7 14 (6.48%) IaaS
8 12 (5.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (5.56%) Azure Functions
8 12 (5.56%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (5.56%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (5.56%) SaaS
9 10 (4.63%) GCP
10 9 (4.17%) Slack
11 8 (3.70%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (3.70%) Power Platform
12 7 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (2.31%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (2.31%) Figma
13 5 (2.31%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.56%) VPN
2 3 (1.39%) 3GPP
2 3 (1.39%) TETRA
3 2 (0.93%) DAB
3 2 (0.93%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.46%) DNS
4 1 (0.46%) Firewall
4 1 (0.46%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.87%) Azure SQL Database
2 14 (6.48%) SQL Server
3 9 (4.17%) MongoDB
3 9 (4.17%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (3.70%) MySQL
4 8 (3.70%) NoSQL
5 5 (2.31%) Hadoop
5 5 (2.31%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.85%) Big Data
6 4 (1.85%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.93%) Power BI
7 2 (0.93%) Redis
7 2 (0.93%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.46%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.46%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 39 (18.06%) Git
2 24 (11.11%) JIRA
3 7 (3.24%) GitLab
4 6 (2.78%) Postman
5 4 (1.85%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.39%) git-flow
7 2 (0.93%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.93%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.93%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.93%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.46%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.46%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.46%) Visual Studio
General
1 63 (29.17%) Social Skills
2 34 (15.74%) Finance
3 29 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (9.72%) Public Sector
5 20 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (7.87%) Law
7 12 (5.56%) Aerospace
7 12 (5.56%) Local Government
8 10 (4.63%) Legal
9 8 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (3.70%) Marketing
10 6 (2.78%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.93%) Electronics
11 2 (0.93%) Retail
12 1 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.46%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.46%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 45 (20.83%) Senior
2 40 (18.52%) Developer
3 28 (12.96%) Analyst
4 26 (12.04%) Lead
5 19 (8.80%) Software Engineer
6 14 (6.48%) Principal Engineer
6 14 (6.48%) Senior Analyst
7 13 (6.02%) Systems Engineer
8 12 (5.56%) Data Engineer
8 12 (5.56%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 12 (5.56%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 10 (4.63%) Business Analyst
9 10 (4.63%) Full-Stack Developer
10 9 (4.17%) Project Manager
10 9 (4.17%) Software Developer
11 8 (3.70%) Architect
11 8 (3.70%) Senior Business Analyst
11 8 (3.70%) Senior Developer
11 8 (3.70%) Team Leader
12 7 (3.24%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (12.96%) Terraform
2 18 (8.33%) .NET
3 15 (6.94%) React
3 15 (6.94%) RESTful
4 11 (5.09%) ASP.NET
4 11 (5.09%) REST
5 8 (3.70%) ASP.NET Core
6 7 (3.24%) .NET Core
6 7 (3.24%) GraphQL
6 7 (3.24%) MFC
6 7 (3.24%) React Native
6 7 (3.24%) Web Services
7 6 (2.78%) AWS CDK
7 6 (2.78%) OAuth
8 5 (2.31%) AngularJS
8 5 (2.31%) Blazor
8 5 (2.31%) Flutter
8 5 (2.31%) ML.NET
8 5 (2.31%) Next.js
9 4 (1.85%) Apache NiFi
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (8.33%) Cloud Native
3 12 (5.56%) Blog
3 12 (5.56%) Podcast
3 12 (5.56%) Public Cloud
3 12 (5.56%) Security Posture
4 11 (5.09%) Mobile App
5 10 (4.63%) Product Ownership
6 9 (4.17%) NHS
7 7 (3.24%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.31%) iPhone
9 4 (1.85%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.39%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.39%) Social Media
11 2 (0.93%) Educational Technology
11 2 (0.93%) PropTech
12 1 (0.46%) Low-Code
12 1 (0.46%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 34 (15.74%) Windows
2 12 (5.56%) Android
2 12 (5.56%) Linux
2 12 (5.56%) VMS
3 8 (3.70%) Apple iOS
4 5 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.31%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (2.31%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.93%) Debian
5 2 (0.93%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (28.24%) CI/CD
2 58 (26.85%) DevOps
3 53 (24.54%) Continuous Improvement
3 53 (24.54%) Software Engineering
4 49 (22.69%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (21.76%) Scrum
6 41 (18.98%) Mentoring
7 39 (18.06%) Decision-Making
8 35 (16.20%) AI
9 30 (13.89%) Test Automation
10 28 (12.96%) Coaching
10 28 (12.96%) Infrastructure as Code
11 26 (12.04%) Roadmaps
12 25 (11.57%) SDLC
13 23 (10.65%) Analytics
14 21 (9.72%) Code Quality
14 21 (9.72%) Stakeholder Management
14 21 (9.72%) Technical Leadership
15 20 (9.26%) Computer Science
15 20 (9.26%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (21.30%) SQL
2 35 (16.20%) C#
3 30 (13.89%) Python
4 24 (11.11%) JavaScript
5 22 (10.19%) Bash
6 18 (8.33%) PowerShell
7 15 (6.94%) C++
8 13 (6.02%) Java
9 12 (5.56%) Bicep
9 12 (5.56%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (3.24%) TypeScript
11 5 (2.31%) PHP
12 2 (0.93%) Go
12 2 (0.93%) Ruby
12 2 (0.93%) Scala
12 2 (0.93%) VB
12 2 (0.93%) XAML
13 1 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (18.06%) Security Cleared
2 33 (15.28%) SC Cleared
3 20 (9.26%) Degree
4 14 (6.48%) DV Cleared
5 12 (5.56%) Azure Certification
5 12 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.70%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (1.39%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 3 (1.39%) AWS Certified Developer
8 3 (1.39%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.93%) APMP
9 2 (0.93%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 2 (0.93%) CSPO
9 2 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.93%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.46%) CISSP
10 1 (0.46%) PMP
10 1 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.56%) Accessibility
2 8 (3.70%) Data Quality
2 8 (3.70%) QA
3 5 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.85%) Automotive SPICE
4 4 (1.85%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.85%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.39%) NCSC
5 3 (1.39%) PMO
6 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.46%) SLA
6 1 (0.46%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (7.87%) Active Directory
2 13 (6.02%) Docker
3 12 (5.56%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (5.56%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (5.09%) Ansible
2 10 (4.63%) Kubernetes
3 7 (3.24%) Puppet
4 5 (2.31%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.46%) Grafana
6 1 (0.46%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 36 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.56%) ScienceLogic
2 12 (5.56%) VMware
3 10 (4.63%) Google
4 8 (3.70%) Intel
5 5 (2.31%) Atlassian
5 5 (2.31%) Oracle
5 5 (2.31%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.85%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.93%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.46%) Databricks
8 1 (0.46%) YouTube