PLM Contracts in England

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring PLM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PLM over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 338 523
Rank change year-on-year -41 +185 +104
Contract jobs citing PLM 95 208 124
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.40% 0.57% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.66% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 62 62
10th Percentile £383 £401 £401
25th Percentile £438 £506 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £600 £520
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +15.38% +5.58%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £607
90th Percentile £825 - £723
UK median daily rate £525 £650 £516
% change year-on-year -19.23% +25.91% +4.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 82 21
10th Percentile £41.03 £40.00 £39.55
25th Percentile £41.25 - £41.81
Median hourly rate £65.00 £50.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £75.00 - £47.50
90th Percentile - £59.95 -
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £50.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

PLM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,854 31,539 42,849
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.29% 85.92% 90.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,225 20,657 30,069
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £410 £413 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £767
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 952 2,292 1,514
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.84 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £28.00 £37.18 £37.32
Median % change year-on-year -24.69% -0.38% +49.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £36.13
% change year-on-year -24.66% +1.04% +40.67%

PLM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing PLM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for PLM in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PLM in England.

Daily rate trend for PLM in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PLM in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for PLM in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PLM in England.

Hourly rate trend for PLM in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PLM in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for PLM in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PLM within the England region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +41 24 £600 - 62
North of England +1 22 £450 -28.00% 127
North West 0 20 £450 -23.73% 66
Midlands +17 18 £525 +31.25% 115
South East +11 12 £477 -4.65% 134
East of England -19 11 £340 -35.24% 90
West Midlands +15 9 £400 -38.46% 65
East Midlands +12 9 £800 +100.00% 45
South West +37 6 £525 -19.23% 71
Yorkshire +7 2 - - 48
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UK

PLM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (4.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (3.16%) Exchange Server 2013
2 3 (3.16%) Mendix
3 1 (1.05%) CMS
3 1 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.05%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 20 (21.05%) Siemens NX
2 8 (8.42%) Windchill
3 4 (4.21%) CATIA
4 3 (3.16%) Fusion 360
5 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 34 (35.79%) Teamcenter
2 6 (6.32%) SAP PLM
3 2 (2.11%) SAP MDG
3 2 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (1.05%) SAP MM
4 1 (1.05%) SAP QM
4 1 (1.05%) SAP SRM
4 1 (1.05%) SAP VC
4 1 (1.05%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.26%) AWS
1 5 (5.26%) Azure
2 4 (4.21%) Mimecast
2 4 (4.21%) SaaS
3 3 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.11%) GCP
4 2 (2.11%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.11%) Veeva
5 1 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.05%) iPaaS
5 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.05%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.21%) Unified Communications
2 2 (2.11%) HTTP
2 2 (2.11%) Kerberos
3 1 (1.05%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.11%) Relational Database
1 2 (2.11%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.05%) Big Data
2 1 (1.05%) Data Mining
2 1 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.05%) DB2
2 1 (1.05%) OLAP
2 1 (1.05%) Power BI
2 1 (1.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.05%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (11.58%) JIRA
2 1 (1.05%) SpecFlow
2 1 (1.05%) TestComplete
General
1 36 (37.89%) Social Skills
2 15 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (13.68%) Finance
4 10 (10.53%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.26%) Aerospace
5 5 (5.26%) Automotive
5 5 (5.26%) Aviation
5 5 (5.26%) Marketing
5 5 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (4.21%) Banking
6 4 (4.21%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.16%) Retail
7 3 (3.16%) Retail Banking
8 2 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.11%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.11%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.05%) Law
9 1 (1.05%) Legal
Job Titles
1 22 (23.16%) Configuration Engineer
2 13 (13.68%) Applications Engineer
3 11 (11.58%) Lead
4 9 (9.47%) Project Manager
5 8 (8.42%) Product Manager
5 8 (8.42%) Senior
6 7 (7.37%) Product Owner
7 6 (6.32%) Architect
8 5 (5.26%) Analyst
8 5 (5.26%) ERP Manager
9 4 (4.21%) Business Analyst
9 4 (4.21%) ERP Implementation Manager
9 4 (4.21%) Implementation Manager
9 4 (4.21%) Senior Configuration Engineer
10 3 (3.16%) Consultant
10 3 (3.16%) Developer
10 3 (3.16%) IT Project Manager
10 3 (3.16%) Senior Manager
10 3 (3.16%) Solutions Architect
10 3 (3.16%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (14.74%) XML
2 2 (2.11%) CSS
2 2 (2.11%) EDI
2 2 (2.11%) JWT
2 2 (2.11%) LDAP
2 2 (2.11%) Middleware
2 2 (2.11%) SAML
3 1 (1.05%) ADO
3 1 (1.05%) NumPy
3 1 (1.05%) Pandas
3 1 (1.05%) Playwright
3 1 (1.05%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.53%) Product Ownership
2 6 (6.32%) Onboarding
3 3 (3.16%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 3 (3.16%) Mobile App
3 3 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.11%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.11%) Derivative
4 2 (2.11%) Digital Media
4 2 (2.11%) FMCG
4 2 (2.11%) LIMS
4 2 (2.11%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.11%) Replication
5 1 (1.05%) CMDB
5 1 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.05%) Distributed Computing
5 1 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.05%) Equity Derivative
5 1 (1.05%) IoT
5 1 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.16%) Linux
2 2 (2.11%) Unix
3 1 (1.05%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (31.58%) Agile
2 28 (29.47%) CAD
3 23 (24.21%) User Experience
4 18 (18.95%) Change Management
4 18 (18.95%) Project Management
5 17 (17.89%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (15.79%) Data Governance
6 15 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (14.74%) Roadmaps
8 13 (13.68%) Configuration Management
8 13 (13.68%) ERP
9 12 (12.63%) Decision-Making
9 12 (12.63%) Product Management
9 12 (12.63%) User Stories
10 11 (11.58%) Process Improvement
11 10 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (9.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 9 (9.47%) Translating Business Requirements
13 8 (8.42%) Product Roadmap
13 8 (8.42%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.16%) SQL
2 2 (2.11%) C++
2 2 (2.11%) Python
3 1 (1.05%) ABAP
3 1 (1.05%) Java
3 1 (1.05%) Rust
Qualifications
1 25 (26.32%) Security Cleared
2 18 (18.95%) SC Cleared
3 12 (12.63%) Degree
4 8 (8.42%) PMP
5 5 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (4.21%) PMI Certification
7 2 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.05%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.05%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (14.74%) Data Quality
2 4 (4.21%) Accessibility
2 4 (4.21%) QA
3 2 (2.11%) Def Stans
4 1 (1.05%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (1.05%) GxP
4 1 (1.05%) ISO 13485
4 1 (1.05%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 2 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.05%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (13.68%) SAP
2 11 (11.58%) Microsoft
3 10 (10.53%) Siemens
4 7 (7.37%) Cisco
5 4 (4.21%) Proofpoint
6 3 (3.16%) Autodesk
6 3 (3.16%) Logitech
7 2 (2.11%) ForgeRock
7 2 (2.11%) Oracle
7 2 (2.11%) ServiceNow
7 2 (2.11%) Twitter
8 1 (1.05%) Cognos
8 1 (1.05%) Databricks
8 1 (1.05%) LabVantage
8 1 (1.05%) LabWare
8 1 (1.05%) OneTrust
8 1 (1.05%) QAD
8 1 (1.05%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.05%) Sitecore