Product Backlog Job Trends in Edinburgh

Product Backlogs
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Product Backlog skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 72 88
Rank change year-on-year +8 +16 +7
Permanent jobs citing Product Backlog 3 8 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.29% 0.93% 0.074%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.98% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £71,250 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.00% +19.05% -12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 704 815 1,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 67.37% 94.66% 84.68%
Number of salaries quoted 479 376 850
10th Percentile £29,600 £26,929 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,951 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +0.80%
75th Percentile £71,250 £76,840 £73,886
90th Percentile £90,250 £95,000 £97,500
Scotland median annual salary £48,000 £48,343 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.71% -7.92% -4.55%

Product Backlog
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Product Backlog relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Product Backlog job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Product Backlog
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Product Backlog.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Product Backlog

Product Backlog
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Scrum Master
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 3 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Investment Management
2 2 (66.67%) Scrum
3 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) User Stories
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Charles River
1 2 (66.67%) Salesforce