Product Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Product Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Product Management over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 309 220 157
Rank change year-on-year -89 -63 +118
Permanent jobs citing Product Management 945 1,635 4,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 1.68% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 1.76% 2.79%
Number of salaries quoted 528 556 1,282
10th Percentile £38,417 £50,000 £45,775
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £69,500 £65,108
Median % change year-on-year -2.88% +6.75% +4.17%
75th Percentile £85,313 £83,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £110,625 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Product Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Product Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Product Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Product Management.

Salary trend for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Management over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Management within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -103 738 £67,500 -3.57% 407
UK excluding London -90 583 £57,500 -11.54% 226
London -41 319 £80,000 +6.67% 183
Work from Home -85 316 £67,500 +3.85% 203
Scotland +7 151 £60,000 -7.69% 13
North of England -57 117 £63,500 -2.31% 56
South East -135 94 £55,000 -15.38% 71
Midlands +5 93 £57,500 +9.52% 41
South West +20 76 £54,043 -16.86% 21
West Midlands +22 72 £57,500 +15.00% 24
North West -49 72 £63,000 -3.08% 38
East of England -93 34 £55,000 -15.38% 20
Yorkshire +7 33 £60,000 -7.69% 16
East Midlands -18 21 £65,000 +1.96% 17
North East -11 12 £73,805 +13.55% 2
Northern Ireland +7 11 £90,000 +89.47% 3
Wales -39 7 £52,738 -27.26% 8

Product Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 43 (4.55%) Apache
2 30 (3.17%) Confluence
3 27 (2.86%) Apache Spark
4 12 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (0.85%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.53%) CMS
6 5 (0.53%) nginx
7 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.21%) SAS
9 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 31 (3.28%) UserZoom
2 27 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.42%) Sketch
7 3 (0.32%) InVision
8 2 (0.21%) MadCap Flare
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.06%) Shopify
2 5 (0.53%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.42%) CA PPM
4 2 (0.21%) Endur
4 2 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.21%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.21%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 1 (0.11%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.11%) Data Workbench
5 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.11%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.11%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 143 (15.13%) AWS
2 129 (13.65%) SaaS
3 119 (12.59%) Azure
4 74 (7.83%) Figma
5 63 (6.67%) SurveyMonkey
6 32 (3.39%) Power Platform
7 31 (3.28%) GCP
8 25 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
9 23 (2.43%) Microsoft 365
10 18 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (1.80%) GitHub
12 13 (1.38%) Google Analytics
13 12 (1.27%) dbt
13 12 (1.27%) PaaS
14 10 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
15 9 (0.95%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (0.95%) Serverless
16 8 (0.85%) Azure App Service
16 8 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
16 8 (0.85%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.65%) Network Security
2 22 (2.33%) 5G
3 19 (2.01%) TCP/IP
4 17 (1.80%) DSL
5 15 (1.59%) HTTP
5 15 (1.59%) WAN
6 14 (1.48%) MQTT
7 13 (1.38%) SD-WAN
8 11 (1.16%) Firewall
9 9 (0.95%) Broadband
10 8 (0.85%) Multicast
11 7 (0.74%) Unified Communications
11 7 (0.74%) VoIP
12 6 (0.63%) Wireless
13 4 (0.42%) Unicast
13 4 (0.42%) VLAN
14 3 (0.32%) GPRS
14 3 (0.32%) Internet
14 3 (0.32%) LTE
14 3 (0.32%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.92%) SQL Server
2 35 (3.70%) Big Data
3 27 (2.86%) DB2
4 22 (2.33%) Tableau
5 20 (2.12%) Data Lake
6 18 (1.90%) MongoDB
7 15 (1.59%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
9 13 (1.38%) Power BI
10 12 (1.27%) Amazon Athena
10 12 (1.27%) Apache Arrow
10 12 (1.27%) Apache Ignite
10 12 (1.27%) Dremio
11 10 (1.06%) Flink
12 9 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (0.74%) Relational Database
14 5 (0.53%) Data Mining
14 5 (0.53%) Metadata
14 5 (0.53%) MySQL
14 5 (0.53%) Redis
Development Applications
1 71 (7.51%) JIRA
2 43 (4.55%) Jenkins
3 25 (2.65%) Git
4 16 (1.69%) GitLab
5 9 (0.95%) Moq
5 9 (0.95%) NUnit
6 5 (0.53%) Postman
6 5 (0.53%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.53%) webpack
7 1 (0.11%) JUnit
7 1 (0.11%) Maven
7 1 (0.11%) Selenium
7 1 (0.11%) TestNG
General
1 434 (45.93%) Finance
2 378 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 307 (32.49%) Marketing
4 211 (22.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 201 (21.27%) Analytical Skills
6 184 (19.47%) Law
7 110 (11.64%) Presentation Skills
8 79 (8.36%) Legal
9 66 (6.98%) Banking
10 53 (5.61%) Retail
11 47 (4.97%) Investment Banking
12 43 (4.55%) Front Office
13 36 (3.81%) Electronics
14 34 (3.60%) Organisational Skills
15 33 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
16 32 (3.39%) Social Science
17 30 (3.17%) Public Sector
18 26 (2.75%) Telecoms
19 24 (2.54%) Financial Institution
20 18 (1.90%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 246 (26.03%) Product Manager
2 117 (12.38%) Lead
3 115 (12.17%) Senior
4 90 (9.52%) Product Owner
5 71 (7.51%) Senior Manager
6 64 (6.77%) Architect
7 63 (6.67%) Software Engineering Director
8 56 (5.93%) Analyst
8 56 (5.93%) Developer
9 50 (5.29%) Senior Product Manager
10 43 (4.55%) Business Analyst
11 38 (4.02%) Product Analyst
12 36 (3.81%) Solutions Architect
13 35 (3.70%) User Experience Researcher
14 34 (3.60%) Technology Director
15 33 (3.49%) Business Manager
15 33 (3.49%) Software Developer
16 32 (3.39%) Product Business Analyst
17 31 (3.28%) Finance Business Analyst
17 31 (3.28%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (6.03%) React
2 52 (5.50%) HTML
3 51 (5.40%) .NET
4 48 (5.08%) AngularJS
5 39 (4.13%) CSS
6 35 (3.70%) RESTful
7 31 (3.28%) Node.js
8 28 (2.96%) Kafka
9 26 (2.75%) Web Services
10 21 (2.22%) .NET Framework
10 21 (2.22%) Apache NiFi
11 17 (1.80%) .NET Core
11 17 (1.80%) ASP.NET Web API
11 17 (1.80%) Razor View Engine
12 16 (1.69%) Spring
13 15 (1.59%) HTML5
14 14 (1.48%) ASP.NET
14 14 (1.48%) jQuery
14 14 (1.48%) JSON
14 14 (1.48%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 219 (23.17%) Product Ownership
2 68 (7.20%) Cloud Native
3 48 (5.08%) Management Information System
4 42 (4.44%) Derivative
4 42 (4.44%) Equities
4 42 (4.44%) Fixed Income
4 42 (4.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 42 (4.44%) Hedge funds
5 30 (3.17%) Mobile App
6 28 (2.96%) Public Cloud
7 27 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 27 (2.86%) IoT
8 23 (2.43%) Robotics
8 23 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
9 22 (2.33%) Onboarding
10 21 (2.22%) Algorithms
10 21 (2.22%) Taxonomies
11 19 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
12 18 (1.90%) Data Structures
12 18 (1.90%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 27 (2.86%) Linux
1 27 (2.86%) Windows
2 18 (1.90%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.06%) Windows 10
4 8 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
4 8 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.11%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 501 (53.02%) Agile
2 380 (40.21%) Roadmaps
3 243 (25.71%) Analytics
4 236 (24.97%) Problem-Solving
5 223 (23.60%) User Experience
6 181 (19.15%) Product Roadmap
7 149 (15.77%) Mentoring
8 143 (15.13%) Artificial Intelligence
8 143 (15.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 140 (14.81%) Product Strategy
10 136 (14.39%) Project Management
10 136 (14.39%) Software Engineering
11 132 (13.97%) DevOps
12 124 (13.12%) Scrum
13 122 (12.91%) Decision-Making
14 121 (12.80%) User Research
15 114 (12.06%) Machine Learning
16 113 (11.96%) Product Vision
17 103 (10.90%) Data Analytics
17 103 (10.90%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 152 (16.08%) SQL
2 120 (12.70%) Python
3 87 (9.21%) JavaScript
4 69 (7.30%) Java
5 56 (5.93%) C#
6 38 (4.02%) R
7 29 (3.07%) Scala
8 23 (2.43%) TypeScript
9 19 (2.01%) C++
10 17 (1.80%) PL/SQL
11 14 (1.48%) PowerShell
11 14 (1.48%) Ruby
12 10 (1.06%) C
13 8 (0.85%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.63%) PHP
15 5 (0.53%) MATLAB
16 2 (0.21%) Bash
16 2 (0.21%) Delphi
16 2 (0.21%) Tcl
16 2 (0.21%) VB
Qualifications
1 301 (31.85%) Degree
2 96 (10.16%) Master's Degree
3 44 (4.66%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (4.66%) PhD
4 29 (3.07%) MBA
5 27 (2.86%) Security Cleared
6 21 (2.22%) CISSP
7 20 (2.12%) CSPO
8 19 (2.01%) SC Cleared
9 16 (1.69%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.16%) AWS Certified Developer
11 10 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (0.74%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.74%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.63%) CISA
13 6 (0.63%) GIAC
13 6 (0.63%) IIBA
13 6 (0.63%) JNCIA
14 5 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (9.42%) QA
2 35 (3.70%) Accessibility
3 31 (3.28%) Actionable Recommendations
4 28 (2.96%) SLA
5 15 (1.59%) PMO
6 8 (0.85%) GDPR
7 6 (0.63%) NIST
8 3 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.32%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.32%) JTAG
8 3 (0.32%) WCAG
9 2 (0.21%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.21%) PSD2
10 1 (0.11%) GMP
10 1 (0.11%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.11%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (1.90%) Docker
2 11 (1.16%) Firmware
3 8 (0.85%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.85%) KVM
3 8 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.42%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (3.17%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.16%) Terraform
3 6 (0.63%) Grafana
4 5 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (0.53%) Kibana
4 5 (0.53%) ZABBIX
5 2 (0.21%) Ansible
5 2 (0.21%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.11%) FTK
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.11%) Puppet
6 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 109 (11.53%) Microsoft
2 63 (6.67%) Qualtrics
3 50 (5.29%) Databricks
4 34 (3.60%) Google
5 22 (2.33%) Oracle
6 19 (2.01%) Sybase
7 18 (1.90%) Cisco
7 18 (1.90%) Cognos
7 18 (1.90%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.80%) Alteryx
8 17 (1.80%) SAP
9 13 (1.38%) Dell
10 11 (1.16%) IBM
10 11 (1.16%) Splunk
11 10 (1.06%) Salesforce
12 9 (0.95%) VMware
13 8 (0.85%) Virgin Media
14 7 (0.74%) Meraki
15 6 (0.63%) CA Agile Central
15 6 (0.63%) iManage