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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 3 3
Rank change year-on-year -13 0 -2
Permanent jobs citing Agile 187 186 416
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.88% 17.00% 15.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.82% 20.67% 18.80%
Number of salaries quoted 126 121 289
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £79,688 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,778 £90,000
South West median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +0.80%

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 1,904 900 2,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 70.00% 82.27% 80.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,394 662 1,680
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,848 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -2.56%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £87,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 27 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 (6.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.14%) NServiceBus
3 3 (1.60%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.07%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.53%) Apache
5 1 (0.53%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.67%) Visualfiles
2 2 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 58 (31.02%) Azure
2 28 (14.97%) Azure DevOps
3 25 (13.37%) AWS
4 20 (10.70%) GitHub
5 19 (10.16%) Serverless
6 16 (8.56%) PaaS
7 15 (8.02%) IaaS
8 12 (6.42%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (6.42%) Azure Functions
8 12 (6.42%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (6.42%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (6.42%) SaaS
9 7 (3.74%) GCP
9 7 (3.74%) Power Platform
10 6 (3.21%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (2.67%) Azure AI
11 5 (2.67%) Google Play
12 4 (2.14%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (1.60%) Datadog
13 3 (1.60%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.42%) VPN
2 2 (1.07%) DAB
2 2 (1.07%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.53%) 3GPP
3 1 (0.53%) DNS
3 1 (0.53%) Firewall
3 1 (0.53%) Network Security
3 1 (0.53%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
2 15 (8.02%) SQL Server
3 9 (4.81%) MongoDB
3 9 (4.81%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (4.28%) MySQL
5 6 (3.21%) NoSQL
6 5 (2.67%) Oracle Database
7 3 (1.60%) Big Data
8 2 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.07%) DynamoDB
8 2 (1.07%) Hadoop
8 2 (1.07%) Power BI
8 2 (1.07%) Redis
9 1 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.53%) DocumentDB
9 1 (0.53%) GIS
9 1 (0.53%) Power Query
9 1 (0.53%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.53%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (17.65%) Git
2 15 (8.02%) JIRA
3 7 (3.74%) GitLab
4 4 (2.14%) Postman
5 3 (1.60%) Jenkins
6 2 (1.07%) CircleCI
6 2 (1.07%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.53%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.53%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.53%) git-flow
7 1 (0.53%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.53%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.53%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.53%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (28.88%) Social Skills
2 21 (11.23%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (9.09%) Finance
3 17 (9.09%) Law
4 15 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (4.81%) Local Government
6 8 (4.28%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (3.21%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.67%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.60%) Legal
9 3 (1.60%) Marketing
9 3 (1.60%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.07%) Retail
11 1 (0.53%) Electronics
11 1 (0.53%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.53%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 42 (22.46%) Senior
2 39 (20.86%) Developer
3 25 (13.37%) Analyst
4 19 (10.16%) Lead
5 16 (8.56%) Principal Engineer
5 16 (8.56%) Senior Analyst
6 15 (8.02%) Systems Engineer
7 14 (7.49%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 13 (6.95%) Software Engineer
9 12 (6.42%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 11 (5.88%) Business Analyst
11 10 (5.35%) Data Engineer
11 10 (5.35%) Project Manager
11 10 (5.35%) Senior Business Analyst
12 9 (4.81%) Software Developer
13 8 (4.28%) .NET Developer
13 8 (4.28%) Architect
13 8 (4.28%) Senior Developer
14 7 (3.74%) C++ Developer
14 7 (3.74%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (10.16%) .NET
2 13 (6.95%) ASP.NET
2 13 (6.95%) RESTful
3 12 (6.42%) React
3 12 (6.42%) REST
4 8 (4.28%) ASP.NET Core
5 7 (3.74%) .NET Core
5 7 (3.74%) AngularJS
5 7 (3.74%) MFC
6 6 (3.21%) GraphQL
6 6 (3.21%) HTML
6 6 (3.21%) React Native
7 5 (2.67%) Blazor
7 5 (2.67%) CSS
7 5 (2.67%) ML.NET
7 5 (2.67%) Web Services
8 4 (2.14%) Flutter
8 4 (2.14%) OAuth
9 3 (1.60%) JWT
9 3 (1.60%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.63%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (8.56%) Cloud Native
3 12 (6.42%) Podcast
3 12 (6.42%) Public Cloud
3 12 (6.42%) Security Posture
4 10 (5.35%) Mobile App
5 9 (4.81%) Product Ownership
6 8 (4.28%) NHS
7 5 (2.67%) iPhone
8 4 (2.14%) Educational Technology
8 4 (2.14%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.60%) Blog
10 2 (1.07%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.07%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.07%) PMI
10 2 (1.07%) PropTech
11 1 (0.53%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.53%) Distributed Architecture
11 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.53%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 31 (16.58%) Windows
2 14 (7.49%) Linux
3 12 (6.42%) VMS
4 10 (5.35%) Android
5 6 (3.21%) Apple iOS
6 5 (2.67%) Windows Server
6 5 (2.67%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (2.67%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (2.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.07%) Debian
7 2 (1.07%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (26.74%) CI/CD
2 49 (26.20%) DevOps
3 44 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 40 (21.39%) Scrum
5 38 (20.32%) Software Engineering
6 37 (19.79%) Mentoring
6 37 (19.79%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (14.97%) Decision-Making
8 27 (14.44%) AI
9 25 (13.37%) Test Automation
10 24 (12.83%) Coaching
11 23 (12.30%) Infrastructure as Code
11 23 (12.30%) SDLC
12 20 (10.70%) Computer Science
13 19 (10.16%) Code Quality
13 19 (10.16%) Roadmaps
14 17 (9.09%) Analytics
15 16 (8.56%) Cloud Security
15 16 (8.56%) Full-Stack Development
16 15 (8.02%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 38 (20.32%) SQL
2 35 (18.72%) C#
3 24 (12.83%) Python
4 23 (12.30%) JavaScript
5 20 (10.70%) Bash
6 18 (9.63%) PowerShell
7 13 (6.95%) C++
8 12 (6.42%) Bicep
8 12 (6.42%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (4.28%) Java
10 7 (3.74%) PHP
10 7 (3.74%) TypeScript
11 2 (1.07%) Go
11 2 (1.07%) Ruby
11 2 (1.07%) Scala
11 2 (1.07%) VB
12 1 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.53%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.53%) XAML
Qualifications
1 24 (12.83%) Security Cleared
2 19 (10.16%) SC Cleared
3 18 (9.63%) Degree
4 12 (6.42%) Azure Certification
4 12 (6.42%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (3.74%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.67%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 4 (2.14%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.60%) PMP
9 2 (1.07%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.07%) CAPM
9 2 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.07%) CSPO
9 2 (1.07%) MAPM
10 1 (0.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.53%) AWS Certified Developer
10 1 (0.53%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.53%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.74%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.21%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.14%) Automotive SPICE
4 4 (2.14%) ISO 26262
4 4 (2.14%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.60%) QA
6 1 (0.53%) NCSC
6 1 (0.53%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (6.95%) Active Directory
2 12 (6.42%) Docker
2 12 (6.42%) Virtual Desktop
2 12 (6.42%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (6.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (11.76%) Terraform
2 10 (5.35%) Ansible
3 9 (4.81%) Kubernetes
4 5 (2.67%) Progress Chef
4 5 (2.67%) Puppet
5 3 (1.60%) Grafana
6 1 (0.53%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 36 (19.25%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.42%) ScienceLogic
2 12 (6.42%) VMware
3 8 (4.28%) Google
4 5 (2.67%) Intel
4 5 (2.67%) Oracle
4 5 (2.67%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.07%) Databricks
5 2 (1.07%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.53%) Atlassian