Product Backlog Job Trends in Scotland

Product Backlogs
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Product Backlog skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 114 183
Rank change year-on-year -23 +69 -25
Permanent jobs citing Product Backlog 2 33 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.073% 1.22% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.091% 1.32% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 7
10th Percentile - £57,375 £74,262
25th Percentile - £64,688 £82,103
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £73,750 £92,778
Median % change year-on-year - -20.51% +61.46%
75th Percentile - £80,000 £96,539
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +4.48%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,203 2,494 2,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 80.93% 92.17% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,078 1,070 1,739
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,475 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -8.54%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,547 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Product Backlog
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Product Backlog job vacancy trend in Scotland

Product Backlog
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Product Backlog.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Product Backlog

Product Backlog
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Backlog within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Edinburgh -24 1 - - 4
Midlothian - 1 - -
Product Backlog
UK

Product Backlog
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Product Owner
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Product Owner
2 1 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (50.00%) Equities
2 1 (50.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 2 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Human-Centred Design
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Servant Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree