Product Ownership Contracts in London

Product Ownership
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Product Ownership in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Ownership over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 75 66
Rank change year-on-year -19 -9 -11
Contract jobs citing Product Ownership 364 532 964
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.90% 2.99% 3.58%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.05% 9.01% 9.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 382 672
10th Percentile £400 £413 £450
25th Percentile £481 £488 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £719 £655 £675
90th Percentile £938 £750 £779
England median daily rate £550 £563 £575
% change year-on-year -2.22% -2.17% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £56.95
25th Percentile £89.68 £51.25 £59.88
Median hourly rate £93.08 £52.50 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.30% -17.97% -4.05%
75th Percentile £96.49 £53.75 £65.00
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £56.75 £57.44 £85.00
% change year-on-year -1.20% -32.42% +44.68%

All Generic Skills
London

Product Ownership falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,520 5,903 9,660
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 35.95% 33.16% 35.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,061 4,177 6,931
10th Percentile £325 £306 £375
25th Percentile £450 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% -
75th Percentile £738 £725 £748
90th Percentile £850 £850 £838
England median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 158 111
10th Percentile £15.84 £15.50 £18.93
25th Percentile £23.04 £18.93 £21.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £26.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% -25.71% -21.35%
75th Percentile £49.25 £47.34 £64.38
90th Percentile £79.81 £67.53 £83.00
England median hourly rate £33.46 £31.50 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.21% +40.09% -16.66%

Product Ownership
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Product Ownership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Product Ownership in London

Product Ownership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Ownership in London.

Daily rate trend for Product Ownership in London

Product Ownership
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Ownership in London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Product Ownership in London

Product Ownership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Product Ownership in London.

Hourly rate trend for Product Ownership in London

Product Ownership
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Ownership within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Central London -11 58 £600 +6.67% 26
West London +9 7 £402 -22.64% 15
East London +9 6 £597 +11.07% 4
Product Ownership
England

Product Ownership
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 28 (7.69%) Confluence
2 10 (2.75%) CMS
3 7 (1.92%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.82%) Apache
5 3 (0.82%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.27%) Camunda
7 1 (0.27%) JBoss
7 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.27%) nginx
7 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.27%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.75%) MS Visio
2 8 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.65%) Autodesk Smoke
3 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.82%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.55%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) Sketch
6 1 (0.27%) Trello
6 1 (0.27%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 9 (2.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.82%) Shopify
4 2 (0.55%) Endur
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.55%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.27%) Aligne
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.27%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.27%) Front Arena
5 1 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 68 (18.68%) Azure
2 34 (9.34%) Azure DevOps
3 27 (7.42%) AWS
4 18 (4.95%) Figma
4 18 (4.95%) SaaS
5 9 (2.47%) Miro
6 8 (2.20%) GCP
7 7 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (1.92%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (1.65%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.37%) Apigee
9 5 (1.37%) Contentful
9 5 (1.37%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.37%) Serverless
10 4 (1.10%) Azure Stack
10 4 (1.10%) Datadog
10 4 (1.10%) Google Analytics
10 4 (1.10%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.10%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.82%) Firewall
1 3 (0.82%) POP3
1 3 (0.82%) SMTP
2 2 (0.55%) Network Security
2 2 (0.55%) SD-WAN
2 2 (0.55%) WAN
3 1 (0.27%) DHCP
3 1 (0.27%) DNS
3 1 (0.27%) HTTP
3 1 (0.27%) MQTT
3 1 (0.27%) SMS
3 1 (0.27%) VLAN
3 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (10.16%) Data Lake
2 13 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (2.47%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.92%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.65%) Big Data
5 6 (1.65%) Power BI
6 4 (1.10%) Data Vault
6 4 (1.10%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.82%) CockroachDB
7 3 (0.82%) GIS
7 3 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.82%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.55%) MySQL
8 2 (0.55%) Tableau
9 1 (0.27%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.27%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.27%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.27%) Data Hub
9 1 (0.27%) Impala
Development Applications
1 47 (12.91%) JIRA
2 14 (3.85%) Jenkins
3 13 (3.57%) Git
4 8 (2.20%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.92%) Postman
6 6 (1.65%) REST Assured
7 5 (1.37%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.37%) Selenium
8 4 (1.10%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.82%) GitLab
9 3 (0.82%) JUnit
10 2 (0.55%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.55%) Gatling
10 2 (0.55%) JMeter
10 2 (0.55%) Maven
10 2 (0.55%) Storybook
10 2 (0.55%) Subversion
10 2 (0.55%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.55%) TestCafe
10 2 (0.55%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 136 (37.36%) Finance
2 128 (35.16%) Social Skills
3 59 (16.21%) Front Office
4 51 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (12.09%) Banking
6 22 (6.04%) Marketing
6 22 (6.04%) Presentation Skills
7 19 (5.22%) Retail
8 17 (4.67%) Public Sector
9 14 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.57%) Back Office
11 12 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (3.02%) Investment Banking
13 9 (2.47%) Legal
14 8 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.65%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.65%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.65%) Wearables
16 3 (0.82%) Electronics
16 3 (0.82%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 86 (23.63%) Product Owner
2 65 (17.86%) Analyst
3 48 (13.19%) Business Analyst
4 42 (11.54%) Product Manager
5 36 (9.89%) Senior
6 27 (7.42%) Developer
7 26 (7.14%) Lead
8 22 (6.04%) Data Governance Analyst
8 22 (6.04%) Data Governance Manager
8 22 (6.04%) Governance Manager
9 20 (5.49%) Architect
10 19 (5.22%) Product Analyst
11 17 (4.67%) Product Business Analyst
12 16 (4.40%) Business Manager
12 16 (4.40%) Programme Manager
13 15 (4.12%) Project Manager
13 15 (4.12%) Senior Product Owner
14 14 (3.85%) Designer
14 14 (3.85%) Finance Manager
15 13 (3.57%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.32%) .NET
2 11 (3.02%) CSS
2 11 (3.02%) React
2 11 (3.02%) REST
3 10 (2.75%) ADO
3 10 (2.75%) HTML
4 8 (2.20%) LDAP
5 7 (1.92%) Node.js
6 6 (1.65%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.65%) OAuth
6 6 (1.65%) Spring Boot
6 6 (1.65%) YAML
7 5 (1.37%) OpenFin
7 5 (1.37%) Redux
7 5 (1.37%) SAML
7 5 (1.37%) Spring
7 5 (1.37%) Web Services
8 4 (1.10%) Bootstrap
8 4 (1.10%) JSON
8 4 (1.10%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 54 (14.84%) Fixed Income
2 52 (14.29%) Derivative
2 52 (14.29%) Equities
2 52 (14.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 48 (13.19%) Hedge funds
4 10 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (1.92%) IoT
5 7 (1.92%) Mobile App
5 7 (1.92%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.65%) Cloud Native
6 6 (1.65%) PMI
6 6 (1.65%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.37%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.37%) Reinsurance
8 4 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.10%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (1.10%) Marketing Technology
8 4 (1.10%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.95%) Apple iOS
2 5 (1.37%) Linux
3 4 (1.10%) Windows
4 3 (0.82%) Unix
5 2 (0.55%) Android
6 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.27%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (66.76%) Agile
2 111 (30.49%) Roadmaps
3 67 (18.41%) Scrum
4 57 (15.66%) Analytics
4 57 (15.66%) User Stories
5 55 (15.11%) User Experience
6 54 (14.84%) Problem-Solving
7 53 (14.56%) DevOps
7 53 (14.56%) Investment Management
8 50 (13.74%) Product Backlog
8 50 (13.74%) Stakeholder Management
9 41 (11.26%) Data Governance
9 41 (11.26%) Migration
10 37 (10.16%) Acceptance Criteria
10 37 (10.16%) Backlog Management
10 37 (10.16%) Machine Learning
11 34 (9.34%) Regulatory Compliance
12 32 (8.79%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (8.52%) Artificial Intelligence
13 31 (8.52%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 45 (12.36%) SQL
2 34 (9.34%) JavaScript
3 28 (7.69%) Python
4 22 (6.04%) Java
5 19 (5.22%) PowerShell
6 18 (4.95%) C#
7 12 (3.30%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.65%) Scala
9 5 (1.37%) R
10 3 (0.82%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.55%) RPG
11 2 (0.55%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.27%) Bash
12 1 (0.27%) Go
12 1 (0.27%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 56 (15.38%) Degree
2 20 (5.49%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.12%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.47%) PMI Certification
5 6 (1.65%) CISSP
5 6 (1.65%) CSPO
5 6 (1.65%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.37%) CISM
7 4 (1.10%) CBAP
8 3 (0.82%) CRISC
8 3 (0.82%) PMP
9 2 (0.55%) CISA
10 1 (0.27%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.27%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.27%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.27%) IIBA
10 1 (0.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.79%) QA
2 7 (1.92%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.65%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.65%) PCI DSS
4 5 (1.37%) GRC
5 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 3 (0.82%) NIST
6 2 (0.55%) GDPR
6 2 (0.55%) MiFID
6 2 (0.55%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.55%) SLA
6 2 (0.55%) WCAG
7 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.27%) COPPA
7 1 (0.27%) EMIR
7 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.27%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (2.47%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.65%) Docker
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 12 (3.30%) Kubernetes
1 12 (3.30%) Terraform
2 8 (2.20%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.10%) Ansible
4 3 (0.82%) SCCM
5 1 (0.27%) Argo
5 1 (0.27%) Grafana
5 1 (0.27%) Kibana
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.27%) Rancher
Vendors
1 42 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.12%) Salesforce
3 12 (3.30%) ServiceNow
4 10 (2.75%) Adobe
5 8 (2.20%) Oracle
5 8 (2.20%) Workday
6 7 (1.92%) Databricks
6 7 (1.92%) SAP
7 4 (1.10%) Sitecore
7 4 (1.10%) Splunk
8 3 (0.82%) Google
8 3 (0.82%) IBM
8 3 (0.82%) Palantir
8 3 (0.82%) Snow
9 2 (0.55%) Citrix
9 2 (0.55%) Foundry
9 2 (0.55%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.27%) CA Agile Central
10 1 (0.27%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.27%) Klarna