Competence-Driven Work Assignments and Skills Management
Assigns Jira issues by matching required skills with user competencies.
67 talentsFree
SkillQuest
by El LabAtlassianFree
Builds a skill matrix in Jira, tracks experience across issues, and surfaces team skills and gaps.
PRICINGFree
DEPLOYMENTCloud
CATEGORYHR and team building
UPDATED ON MARKETPLACE
What it does
SkillQuest builds a skill matrix from work in Jira. Team members can develop skills and receive reward badges. Managers can customize skills from labels, assign experience values to issues, identify skill gaps, and assign tasks based on team skills.
Key capabilities
from the Atlassian Marketplace listingJira skill matrix
Builds a skill matrix from the team's Jira work stream.
Skill development badges
Lets team members level up skills and earn reward badges.
Custom skill lists
Lets managers select or exclude skill values from Jira labels.
Issue experience values
Lets managers set experience values for issues and divide them among multiple skills.
Skill gap tracking
Surfaces gaps in team skills.
Skill-based assignment
Supports assigning Jira tasks to team members based on their skills.
Who it's for
Team members and team managers.
How it compares
SkillQuest is free and available in the cloud, while Competence-Driven Work Assignments and Skills Management is also free and cloud-deployed. SkillQuest was updated in Feb 2022, compared with Sep 2026 for the alternative.
| Name | Pricing | Deployment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| this plugin | Free | Cloud | |
| Competence-Driven Work Assignments and Skills Management | Free | Cloud |
In the catalog
93 plugins in Jira · HR and team building
Price distribution: 32 free, 32 freemium, 29 paid
Pricing & deployment
Platform
Atlassian
Product
Jira
Deployment
Cloud
Pricing
Free
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What the vendor says
«SkillQuest believes your team is full of gems💎, and allows you to easily surface skills gaps and experts, not dig for them. --- As a team member Dynamically build your skill matrix in your Jira work stream Level up your skills and earn you reward badges As a team manager Customize the skill list by select or exclude …»