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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 313 223 157
Rank change year-on-year -90 -66 +114
Permanent jobs citing Product Management 944 1,628 4,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 1.68% 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 1.75% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 524 552 1,278
10th Percentile £38,891 £50,000 £45,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £68,250 £65,215
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% +4.65% +4.34%
75th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £109,750 £105,750
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 86,886 92,843 159,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.13% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,763 54,795 82,800
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 29 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 29 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 -95 739 £67,500 -3.57% 410
UK excluding London -89 585 £57,500 -11.54% 226
London -59 319 £80,000 +6.67% 188
Work from Home -96 315 £67,500 +3.85% 205
Scotland +1 151 £60,000 -7.69% 16
North of England -81 117 £63,500 -2.31% 55
Midlands -4 94 £57,500 +9.52% 41
South East -135 94 £55,000 -15.38% 70
South West +28 76 £54,043 -16.86% 20
West Midlands +13 73 £57,500 +15.00% 26
North West -58 71 £63,500 -2.31% 37
Yorkshire +9 34 £63,750 -1.92% 16
East of England -90 34 £55,000 -15.38% 21
East Midlands -28 21 £65,000 +1.96% 15
North East -7 12 £73,805 +13.55% 2
Northern Ireland +12 11 £90,000 +89.47% 3
Wales -36 8 £52,738 -27.26% 7

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 (4.56%) Apache
2 30 (3.18%) Confluence
3 27 (2.86%) Apache Spark
4 12 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (0.85%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.53%) nginx
7 4 (0.42%) CMS
8 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.21%) SAS
10 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 31 (3.28%) UserZoom
2 28 (2.97%) 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
1 141 (14.94%) AWS
2 128 (13.56%) SaaS
3 116 (12.29%) Azure
4 73 (7.73%) Figma
5 63 (6.67%) SurveyMonkey
6 32 (3.39%) Power Platform
7 29 (3.07%) GCP
8 23 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
8 23 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
10 17 (1.80%) GitHub
11 13 (1.38%) Google Analytics
12 12 (1.27%) dbt
12 12 (1.27%) PaaS
13 10 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (0.95%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (0.95%) Serverless
15 8 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
15 8 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
15 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 (1.17%) Firewall
9 9 (0.95%) Broadband
10 8 (0.85%) Multicast
11 7 (0.74%) Unified Communications
11 7 (0.74%) VoIP
12 6 (0.64%) Wireless
13 4 (0.42%) Internet
13 4 (0.42%) Unicast
13 4 (0.42%) VLAN
14 3 (0.32%) 3G
14 3 (0.32%) LTE
14 3 (0.32%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.92%) SQL Server
2 35 (3.71%) Big Data
3 27 (2.86%) DB2
4 22 (2.33%) Tableau
5 20 (2.12%) Data Lake
6 17 (1.80%) MongoDB
7 14 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (1.48%) NoSQL
8 13 (1.38%) Power BI
9 12 (1.27%) Amazon Athena
9 12 (1.27%) Apache Arrow
9 12 (1.27%) Apache Ignite
9 12 (1.27%) Dremio
10 10 (1.06%) Flink
11 9 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
12 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.53%) Data Mining
13 5 (0.53%) Metadata
13 5 (0.53%) MySQL
13 5 (0.53%) Redis
Development Applications
1 72 (7.63%) JIRA
2 43 (4.56%) 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
1 432 (45.76%) Finance
2 376 (39.83%) Social Skills
3 305 (32.31%) Marketing
4 211 (22.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 201 (21.29%) Analytical Skills
6 184 (19.49%) Law
7 110 (11.65%) Presentation Skills
8 79 (8.37%) Legal
9 66 (6.99%) Banking
10 53 (5.61%) Retail
11 47 (4.98%) Investment Banking
12 43 (4.56%) Front Office
13 35 (3.71%) Electronics
14 34 (3.60%) Organisational Skills
15 33 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
16 32 (3.39%) Social Science
17 28 (2.97%) Public Sector
18 24 (2.54%) Financial Institution
18 24 (2.54%) Telecoms
19 16 (1.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 248 (26.27%) Product Manager
2 116 (12.29%) Lead
3 115 (12.18%) Senior
4 90 (9.53%) Product Owner
5 72 (7.63%) Senior Manager
6 64 (6.78%) Architect
7 63 (6.67%) Software Engineering Director
8 56 (5.93%) Analyst
8 56 (5.93%) Developer
9 51 (5.40%) Senior Product Manager
10 43 (4.56%) Business Analyst
11 38 (4.03%) Product Analyst
12 36 (3.81%) Solutions Architect
13 35 (3.71%) User Experience Researcher
14 34 (3.60%) Technology Director
15 33 (3.50%) Business Manager
15 33 (3.50%) 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 (6.04%) React
2 52 (5.51%) .NET
2 52 (5.51%) HTML
3 47 (4.98%) AngularJS
4 38 (4.03%) CSS
5 33 (3.50%) RESTful
6 30 (3.18%) Node.js
7 28 (2.97%) Kafka
8 26 (2.75%) Web Services
9 21 (2.22%) .NET Framework
9 21 (2.22%) Apache NiFi
10 17 (1.80%) .NET Core
10 17 (1.80%) ASP.NET Web API
10 17 (1.80%) Razor View Engine
11 16 (1.69%) Spring
12 15 (1.59%) HTML5
13 14 (1.48%) ASP.NET
13 14 (1.48%) jQuery
13 14 (1.48%) JSON
13 14 (1.48%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 219 (23.20%) Product Ownership
2 68 (7.20%) Cloud Native
3 49 (5.19%) Management Information System
4 42 (4.45%) Derivative
4 42 (4.45%) Equities
4 42 (4.45%) Fixed Income
4 42 (4.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 42 (4.45%) Hedge funds
5 30 (3.18%) Mobile App
6 29 (3.07%) Public Cloud
7 27 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 27 (2.86%) IoT
8 23 (2.44%) Robotics
8 23 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
9 22 (2.33%) Algorithms
9 22 (2.33%) Onboarding
10 21 (2.22%) Taxonomies
11 19 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
12 18 (1.91%) Data Structures
12 18 (1.91%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 27 (2.86%) Linux
1 27 (2.86%) Windows
2 18 (1.91%) 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
1 503 (53.28%) Agile
2 381 (40.36%) Roadmaps
3 240 (25.42%) Analytics
4 235 (24.89%) Problem-Solving
5 223 (23.62%) User Experience
6 180 (19.07%) Product Roadmap
7 150 (15.89%) Mentoring
8 143 (15.15%) Artificial Intelligence
8 143 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 142 (15.04%) Product Strategy
10 137 (14.51%) Project Management
11 136 (14.41%) Software Engineering
12 132 (13.98%) DevOps
13 124 (13.14%) Scrum
14 122 (12.92%) Decision-Making
15 121 (12.82%) User Research
16 115 (12.18%) Product Vision
17 114 (12.08%) Machine Learning
18 103 (10.91%) Data Analytics
18 103 (10.91%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 150 (15.89%) SQL
2 118 (12.50%) Python
3 86 (9.11%) JavaScript
4 69 (7.31%) Java
5 56 (5.93%) C#
6 38 (4.03%) R
7 29 (3.07%) Scala
8 22 (2.33%) TypeScript
9 19 (2.01%) C++
10 17 (1.80%) PL/SQL
11 14 (1.48%) Ruby
12 12 (1.27%) PowerShell
13 10 (1.06%) C
14 8 (0.85%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.64%) PHP
16 5 (0.53%) MATLAB
17 2 (0.21%) Bash
17 2 (0.21%) Delphi
17 2 (0.21%) Tcl
17 2 (0.21%) VB
Qualifications
1 299 (31.67%) Degree
2 96 (10.17%) Master's Degree
3 44 (4.66%) PhD
4 43 (4.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (3.07%) MBA
6 27 (2.86%) Security Cleared
7 21 (2.22%) CISSP
8 20 (2.12%) CSPO
9 19 (2.01%) SC Cleared
10 16 (1.69%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.17%) AWS Certified Developer
12 10 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (0.74%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.74%) DV Cleared
14 6 (0.64%) CISA
14 6 (0.64%) GIAC
14 6 (0.64%) IIBA
14 6 (0.64%) JNCIA
15 5 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (9.43%) QA
2 35 (3.71%) Accessibility
3 31 (3.28%) Actionable Recommendations
4 28 (2.97%) SLA
5 16 (1.69%) PMO
6 8 (0.85%) GDPR
7 6 (0.64%) 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/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.11%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 17 (1.80%) Docker
2 12 (1.27%) Firmware
3 8 (0.85%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.85%) KVM
3 8 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.42%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (3.18%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.17%) Terraform
3 6 (0.64%) 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
1 107 (11.33%) Microsoft
2 63 (6.67%) Qualtrics
3 50 (5.30%) Databricks
4 34 (3.60%) Google
5 22 (2.33%) Oracle
6 19 (2.01%) Sybase
7 18 (1.91%) Cisco
7 18 (1.91%) Cognos
7 18 (1.91%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.80%) Alteryx
9 15 (1.59%) SAP
10 13 (1.38%) Dell
11 11 (1.17%) IBM
11 11 (1.17%) Splunk
12 10 (1.06%) Salesforce
13 9 (0.95%) VMware
14 8 (0.85%) Virgin Media
15 7 (0.74%) Meraki
16 6 (0.64%) CA Agile Central
16 6 (0.64%) iManage