Backlog Management Jobs in the North West

Backlog Management (Backlog Maintenance)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Backlog Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Backlog Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 281 267
Rank change year-on-year +15 -14 +1
Permanent jobs citing Backlog Management 24 18 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.31% 0.17% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.21% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 13 11 22
10th Percentile - £45,000 -
25th Percentile - £51,076 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,863 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% - -12.70%
75th Percentile - £62,921 £82,813
90th Percentile £67,700 £64,000 £117,236
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% -3.70% +3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Backlog Management 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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,486 8,394 7,245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.93% 81.13% 95.44%
Number of salaries quoted 3,793 6,316 3,841
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £31,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Backlog Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Backlog Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Backlog Management in the North West

Backlog Management
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backlog Management in the North West.

Salary trend for Backlog Management in the North West

Backlog Management
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Backlog Management in the North West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Backlog Management in the North West

Backlog Management
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backlog Management within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +52 11 £65,500 +19.09% 51
Lancashire -54 10 £47,863 +19.66% 12
Cheshire - 3 £67,500 - 29
Backlog Management
England

Backlog Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 2 (8.33%) SAS
2 1 (4.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (41.67%) Microsoft Office
1 10 (41.67%) Simulink
2 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (16.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Figma
1 4 (16.67%) Google Workspace
1 4 (16.67%) Miro
1 4 (16.67%) Slack
2 1 (4.17%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.50%) Data Lake
2 2 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (8.33%) Oracle Database
3 1 (4.17%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (4.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (20.83%) JIRA
2 4 (16.67%) Balsamiq
General
1 11 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 10 (41.67%) Aeronautics
2 10 (41.67%) Aerospace
3 8 (33.33%) Finance
4 6 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (16.67%) Financial Institution
5 4 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (8.33%) Legal
8 1 (4.17%) Digital Health
8 1 (4.17%) Digital Healthcare
8 1 (4.17%) Health Technology
8 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (45.83%) Lead
1 11 (45.83%) Senior
2 10 (41.67%) Lead Systems Engineer
2 10 (41.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 10 (41.67%) Systems Engineer
2 10 (41.67%) Team Leader
3 9 (37.50%) Product Owner
4 5 (20.83%) Digital Product Owner
5 2 (8.33%) Data Manager
5 2 (8.33%) Data Warehouse Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Delivery Project Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Product Lead
6 1 (4.17%) Project Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Software Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Software Delivery Project Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Software Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Software Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) CSS
1 1 (4.17%) D3.js
1 1 (4.17%) HTML
1 1 (4.17%) Plotly
1 1 (4.17%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (37.50%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.17%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Linux
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (91.67%) Agile
2 18 (75.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 12 (50.00%) Mathematics
4 11 (45.83%) Mentoring
5 10 (41.67%) Coaching
5 10 (41.67%) Cost Control
5 10 (41.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 10 (41.67%) Performance Management
5 10 (41.67%) Physics
5 10 (41.67%) Project Management
5 10 (41.67%) Safety Engineering
5 10 (41.67%) SysML
5 10 (41.67%) System Testing
5 10 (41.67%) Systems Engineering
6 9 (37.50%) Roadmaps
7 7 (29.17%) Product Roadmap
8 6 (25.00%) Analytics
8 6 (25.00%) Product Backlog
8 6 (25.00%) User Stories
9 5 (20.83%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.50%) Python
2 1 (4.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (75.00%) Degree
2 10 (41.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
1 1 (4.17%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 10 (41.67%) MathWorks
3 4 (16.67%) Google
4 2 (8.33%) Oracle