Resource Allocation Job Trends in the South East

Resource Allocation
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Resource Allocation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 280 241
Rank change year-on-year +89 -39 +86
Permanent jobs citing Resource Allocation 84 22 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.81% 0.24% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% 0.27% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 15 16 20
10th Percentile £75,000 £49,125 £46,025
25th Percentile £82,500 £58,063 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £59,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +69.49% -12.59% +3.85%
75th Percentile - £61,125 £85,000
90th Percentile - £81,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +41.67% -9.43% +1.92%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Resource Allocation 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,378 8,110 6,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.85% 87.72% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4,956 3,982 4,915
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £44,253 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +7.48% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Resource Allocation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Resource Allocation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Resource Allocation job vacancy trend in the South East

Resource Allocation
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Resource Allocation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Resource Allocation

Resource Allocation
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Resource Allocation in the South East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Resource Allocation in the South East

Resource Allocation
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Resource Allocation within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 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
Thames Valley +70 68 £79,375 -0.78% 14
Berkshire +64 66 - - 9
Surrey +17 12 £100,000 - 1
Kent -9 3 £35,500 -37.17% 7
Buckinghamshire +2 2 £79,375 -14.19% 2
Hampshire +27 1 £92,500 +56.78% 4
Resource Allocation
England

Resource Allocation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 39 (46.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 50 (59.52%) SaaS
2 9 (10.71%) AWS
3 1 (1.19%) Azure
3 1 (1.19%) GCP
3 1 (1.19%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.19%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.19%) Firewall
1 1 (1.19%) Network Security
1 1 (1.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.19%) JIRA
General
1 71 (84.52%) Finance
2 67 (79.76%) Social Skills
3 27 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.57%) Legal
5 1 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.19%) Marketing
5 1 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (33.33%) Lead
2 27 (32.14%) Senior
3 11 (13.10%) Development Manager
3 11 (13.10%) Software Development Manager
3 11 (13.10%) Software Manager
4 8 (9.52%) .NET Development Manager
5 2 (2.38%) Head of Technology
6 1 (1.19%) Data Science Director
6 1 (1.19%) Data Science Leader
6 1 (1.19%) Head of Delivery
6 1 (1.19%) Head of Programme Delivery
6 1 (1.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (1.19%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 1 (1.19%) Infrastructure Support
6 1 (1.19%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 1 (1.19%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
6 1 (1.19%) Programme Manager
6 1 (1.19%) Support Engineer
6 1 (1.19%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.52%) .NET
2 1 (1.19%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 27 (32.14%) Analytical Mindset
1 27 (32.14%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.38%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.19%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.19%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.19%) Linux
1 1 (1.19%) Mac OS
1 1 (1.19%) Windows
1 1 (1.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (78.57%) ERP
2 42 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 41 (48.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 41 (48.81%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 39 (46.43%) Business Case
4 39 (46.43%) Financial Modelling
4 39 (46.43%) Trade-off Analysis
5 30 (35.71%) Project Management
6 29 (34.52%) Change Management
7 28 (33.33%) Analytics
7 28 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 27 (32.14%) Business Strategy
8 27 (32.14%) Business Transformation
8 27 (32.14%) Digital Enablement
8 27 (32.14%) Matrix Management
8 27 (32.14%) Revenue Management
8 27 (32.14%) Use Case
9 14 (16.67%) Agile
10 11 (13.10%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.52%) C#
2 1 (1.19%) Python
2 1 (1.19%) R
2 1 (1.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (47.62%) Degree
2 39 (46.43%) Master's Degree
2 39 (46.43%) MBA
3 1 (1.19%) APMP
3 1 (1.19%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.19%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.38%) PMO
2 1 (1.19%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.19%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.19%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.19%) Nagios
1 1 (1.19%) SCCM
1 1 (1.19%) vCenter Server
1 1 (1.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 40 (47.62%) SAP
2 1 (1.19%) Fortinet
2 1 (1.19%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.19%) ServiceNow