MoSCoW Job Trends in England

MoSCoW Method
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring MoSCoW skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 614 583 672
Rank change year-on-year -31 +89 +277
Permanent jobs citing MoSCoW 3 96 8
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.006% 0.20% 0.016%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.007% 0.22% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 2 55 8
10th Percentile £40,700 - £62,375
25th Percentile £41,000 - £65,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,967 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.63% -24.49% +61.19%
75th Percentile £46,000 - £68,750
90th Percentile £46,900 - -
UK median annual salary £43,000 £50,967 £67,500
% change year-on-year -15.63% -24.49% +61.19%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

MoSCoW 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,913 43,729 44,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.21% 90.84% 89.77%
Number of salaries quoted 25,804 21,413 34,236
10th Percentile £28,742 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

MoSCoW
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MoSCoW relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

MoSCoW job vacancy trend in England

MoSCoW
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MoSCoW.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MoSCoW

MoSCoW
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MoSCoW within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North East - 2 £43,000 - 3
North of England - 2 £43,000 - 3
South East +10 1 - - 2
MoSCoW
UK

MoSCoW
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
1 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Scenario Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) User Stories
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
3 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Product Vision
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 1 (33.33%) CSPO
1 1 (33.33%) ISEB
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) BT
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft