Product Owner Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Product Owner
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Product Owner daily rate in Northamptonshire is £380, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Product Owner 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 2.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.64% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £344 - -
25th Percentile £353 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 - -
75th Percentile £476 - -
90th Percentile £518 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £490 £675 £581
% change year-on-year -27.41% +16.13% +11.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 265 135 146
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.31% 87.66% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 101 111
10th Percentile £312 £306 £213
25th Percentile £358 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -15.79% +11.76%
75th Percentile £475 £500 £532
90th Percentile £550 £575 £569
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £420 £445
% change year-on-year +1.19% -5.62% -1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 7
10th Percentile - - £11.58
25th Percentile - £23.10 £14.04
Median hourly rate - £24.20 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year - +8.64% +24.72%
75th Percentile - £25.30 £33.84
90th Percentile - - £48.50
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.57 £22.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year -13.02% +26.98% +4.43%

Product Owner
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Product Owner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Product Owner job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Product Owner
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Owner job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Owner job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Product Owner
Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Owner in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Product Owner in Northamptonshire

Product Owner
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Owner within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Northampton - 7 £380 -
Product Owner
East Midlands

Product Owner Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Product Owner contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northamptonshire region featuring Product Owner in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Agile
2 5 (71.43%) Product Vision
3 4 (57.14%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 4 (57.14%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (57.14%) User Stories
4 3 (42.86%) Acceptance Criteria
4 3 (42.86%) Backlog Management
4 3 (42.86%) Fintech
4 3 (42.86%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Product Backlog
4 3 (42.86%) Product Management
4 3 (42.86%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
4 3 (42.86%) Scrum
5 2 (28.57%) Client Onboarding
5 2 (28.57%) Product Roadmap
5 2 (28.57%) Sprint Planning
5 2 (28.57%) Sprint Retrospective
5 2 (28.57%) Sprint Review
5 2 (28.57%) User Experience
6 1 (14.29%) Analytics
6 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
6 1 (14.29%) Business Process Modelling
6 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Cost Control
6 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
6 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centricity

Product Owner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Google Workspace
1 1 (14.29%) SaaS
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Banking
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Product Ownership
2 2 (28.57%) Onboarding
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Agile
2 5 (71.43%) Product Vision
3 4 (57.14%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 4 (57.14%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (57.14%) User Stories
4 3 (42.86%) Acceptance Criteria
4 3 (42.86%) Backlog Management
4 3 (42.86%) Fintech
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Product Backlog
4 3 (42.86%) Product Management
4 3 (42.86%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
4 3 (42.86%) Scrum
5 2 (28.57%) Client Onboarding
5 2 (28.57%) Product Roadmap
5 2 (28.57%) Sprint Planning
5 2 (28.57%) Sprint Retrospective
5 2 (28.57%) Sprint Review
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS
1 1 (14.29%) PSD2
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Google
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft