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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 3 1
Rank change year-on-year -16 -2 0
Permanent jobs citing Agile 127 281 700
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 5.51% 22.06% 28.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.83% 24.00% 31.31%
Number of salaries quoted 107 149 587
10th Percentile £47,500 £44,500 £42,263
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,698 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £66,367 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +2.10% +9.20%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £83,903
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 1,438 1,171 2,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 62.36% 91.92% 91.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,093 637 1,825
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +2.68%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -3.85%

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 10 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 8 (6.30%) Confluence
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%) NServiceBus
3 2 (1.57%) Oracle Application Server
3 2 (1.57%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
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 43 (33.86%) Azure
2 27 (21.26%) AWS
3 17 (13.39%) 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%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.57%) PaaS
9 2 (1.57%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.57%) Pulumi
9 2 (1.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.57%) Firewall
2 1 (0.79%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.51%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (3.94%) Oracle Reports
3 4 (3.15%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.36%) MongoDB
4 3 (2.36%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle Database
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle Discoverer
4 3 (2.36%) Power BI
5 2 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.57%) DB2
5 2 (1.57%) GIS
5 2 (1.57%) Oracle ODI
5 2 (1.57%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.57%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.79%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 9 (7.09%) Jenkins
2 7 (5.51%) JIRA
3 6 (4.72%) CircleCI
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (1.57%) DBeaver
5 2 (1.57%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.79%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.79%) Git
6 1 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
General
1 39 (30.71%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.47%) 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%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.57%) Legal
9 2 (1.57%) Military
9 2 (1.57%) Retail
9 2 (1.57%) Social Housing
9 2 (1.57%) Tech for Good
10 1 (0.79%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.79%) Cyber-Physical System
10 1 (0.79%) Games
10 1 (0.79%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 34 (26.77%) Developer
2 26 (20.47%) Senior
3 18 (14.17%) Lead
4 14 (11.02%) Principal Engineer
4 14 (11.02%) Systems Engineer
5 13 (10.24%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 12 (9.45%) Project Manager
7 9 (7.09%) Software Developer
7 9 (7.09%) Software Engineer
8 8 (6.30%) PHP Developer
9 7 (5.51%) Analyst
9 7 (5.51%) Senior Software Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Architect
10 6 (4.72%) Business Analyst
10 6 (4.72%) DevSecOps Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Embedded Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Senior Developer
10 6 (4.72%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (13.39%) .NET
2 12 (9.45%) React
3 8 (6.30%) .NET Framework
4 7 (5.51%) WPF
5 6 (4.72%) .NET Core
5 6 (4.72%) CSS
5 6 (4.72%) HTML
5 6 (4.72%) REST
5 6 (4.72%) Spring
5 6 (4.72%) Spring Boot
6 5 (3.94%) Universal Windows Platform
6 5 (3.94%) WinUI
7 4 (3.15%) AngularJS
7 4 (3.15%) ASP.NET
8 3 (2.36%) Entity Framework
8 3 (2.36%) ModSecurity
8 3 (2.36%) Oracle ADF
8 3 (2.36%) RESTful
8 3 (2.36%) WebCenter
9 2 (1.57%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.24%) Cloud Native
2 11 (8.66%) Product Ownership
3 8 (6.30%) Educational Technology
4 4 (3.15%) Private Cloud
5 3 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.57%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.57%) IoT
6 2 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.57%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.57%) PMI
6 2 (1.57%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.79%) Distributed Architecture
7 1 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.79%) Mobile App
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 26 (20.47%) Continuous Improvement
1 26 (20.47%) DevOps
2 23 (18.11%) Scrum
3 21 (16.54%) CI/CD
3 21 (16.54%) Software Engineering
4 16 (12.60%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (11.81%) AI
5 15 (11.81%) Project Delivery
5 15 (11.81%) Project Management
6 14 (11.02%) Business Intelligence
6 14 (11.02%) Full-Stack Development
6 14 (11.02%) Test Automation
7 11 (8.66%) Collaborative Culture
7 11 (8.66%) Containerisation
7 11 (8.66%) Infrastructure as Code
7 11 (8.66%) Stakeholder Management
8 10 (7.87%) Coaching
8 10 (7.87%) Sprint Planning
8 10 (7.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (7.09%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 28 (22.05%) JavaScript
2 23 (18.11%) Python
3 16 (12.60%) SQL
4 15 (11.81%) C#
5 13 (10.24%) Java
6 9 (7.09%) PHP
7 8 (6.30%) TypeScript
8 7 (5.51%) PowerShell
9 6 (4.72%) Bash
10 3 (2.36%) PL/SQL
11 2 (1.57%) XAML
12 1 (0.79%) C
12 1 (0.79%) C++
12 1 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.79%) Perl
Qualifications
1 29 (22.83%) Security Cleared
2 16 (12.60%) SC Cleared
3 13 (10.24%) Degree
3 13 (10.24%) DV Cleared
4 8 (6.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.94%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.36%) ACCA
6 3 (2.36%) PMP
7 2 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.57%) CCNA
7 2 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.57%) IIBA
7 2 (1.57%) MAPM
7 2 (1.57%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.79%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.79%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.79%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.79%) CAPM
8 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
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%) Accessibility
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 16 (12.60%) Kubernetes
2 8 (6.30%) Terraform
3 6 (4.72%) Ansible
3 6 (4.72%) Grafana
4 3 (2.36%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.79%) Kibana
5 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%) 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