Backlog Management Job Trends in South London

Backlog Management (Backlog Maintenance)
London > South London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South London requiring Backlog Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 84 51
Rank change year-on-year +38 -33 +30
Permanent jobs citing Backlog Management 2 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.44% 0.18% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.19% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £15,625
25th Percentile £81,250 - £24,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - £38,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -29.55%
75th Percentile £83,750 - £54,063
90th Percentile - - £62,875
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% +20.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South London

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 South London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 399 537 366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 88.27% 97.28% 96.83%
Number of salaries quoted 169 185 267
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,300 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.76% -6.96% +4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,500 £83,750
London median annual salary £73,801 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +2.04%

Backlog Management
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Backlog Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.

Backlog Management job vacancy trend in South London

Backlog Management
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Backlog Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Backlog Management

Backlog Management
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backlog Management within the South London region over the 6 months to 22 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
Sutton - 2 £82,500 -
Backlog Management
London

Backlog Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Content Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (100.00%) PMP
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) HubSpot