Backlog Prioritisation Jobs

Backlog Prioritisation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Backlog Prioritisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Backlog Prioritisation over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 555 632 549
Rank change year-on-year +77 -83 -18
Permanent jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation 156 271 488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.27% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.32% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 78 144 282
10th Percentile £47,863 £47,311 £39,294
25th Percentile £48,000 £55,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £73,805 £64,799
Median % change year-on-year -15.32% +13.90% -0.31%
75th Percentile £79,450 £82,500 £97,328
90th Percentile £80,820 £100,000 £117,236
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +13.04% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Backlog Prioritisation 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,098 84,818 95,320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.84% 85.52% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,512 59,706 56,022
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Backlog Prioritisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Backlog Prioritisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Backlog Prioritisation in the UK

Backlog Prioritisation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation.

Salary trend for Backlog Prioritisation in the UK

Backlog Prioritisation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Backlog Prioritisation in the UK

Backlog Prioritisation
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England +40 134 £62,500 -15.32% 165
UK excluding London +109 85 £55,000 -15.38% 98
London +63 57 £70,000 -12.50% 93
North of England +41 40 £57,500 -17.86% 28
Work from Home +58 34 £72,500 +3.57% 96
North West +23 34 £55,250 -25.14% 16
West Midlands +59 18 £48,000 -23.40% 9
Midlands +49 18 £48,000 -23.40% 12
Scotland +111 10 - - 4
South West +102 9 £55,000 +12.82% 9
South East +66 8 £65,500 +24.76% 30
Yorkshire +48 6 £70,000 - 10

Backlog Prioritisation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 4 (2.56%) IBM Domino
2 3 (1.92%) Confluence
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.64%) SAS
3 1 (0.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (12.82%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (6.41%) Simulink
3 5 (3.21%) MS Visio
3 5 (3.21%) Trello
4 4 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.64%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.64%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (6.41%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.28%) Siebel CRM
4 1 (0.64%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.64%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 19 (12.18%) SaaS
2 12 (7.69%) Figma
2 12 (7.69%) Miro
3 10 (6.41%) Azure
4 9 (5.77%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.21%) Serverless
6 4 (2.56%) Anthropic Claude
6 4 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.56%) ChatGPT
6 4 (2.56%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (2.56%) Slack
7 3 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.92%) Power Automate
7 3 (1.92%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.64%) Adobe Analytics
8 1 (0.64%) Contentsquare
8 1 (0.64%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.64%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.28%) ADSL
1 2 (1.28%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.49%) Power BI
2 5 (3.21%) Relational Database
2 5 (3.21%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.21%) Tableau
3 2 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.64%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.64%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 43 (27.56%) JIRA
2 4 (2.56%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.64%) MSI
General
1 77 (49.36%) Social Skills
2 48 (30.77%) Finance
3 46 (29.49%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (16.03%) Marketing
5 20 (12.82%) Banking
6 10 (6.41%) Aeronautics
6 10 (6.41%) Aerospace
6 10 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (6.41%) Law
7 8 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (4.49%) Automotive
9 6 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.21%) Electronics
10 5 (3.21%) Financial Institution
10 5 (3.21%) Publishing
11 4 (2.56%) Retail
12 3 (1.92%) Advertising
12 3 (1.92%) Local Government
13 2 (1.28%) Legal
13 2 (1.28%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 53 (33.97%) Product Owner
2 35 (22.44%) Senior
3 34 (21.79%) Product Manager
4 28 (17.95%) Lead
5 13 (8.33%) Developer
5 13 (8.33%) Senior Manager
6 11 (7.05%) Analyst
6 11 (7.05%) Digital Product Owner
7 10 (6.41%) Business Analyst
7 10 (6.41%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 10 (6.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 10 (6.41%) Systems Engineer
7 10 (6.41%) Team Leader
8 9 (5.77%) Agile Product Owner
9 8 (5.13%) Digital Product Manager
9 8 (5.13%) Senior Transformation Manager
9 8 (5.13%) Transformation Manager
10 7 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
10 7 (4.49%) Senior Business Analyst
11 6 (3.85%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.85%) .NET
2 5 (3.21%) .NET Core
2 5 (3.21%) CSS
2 5 (3.21%) Elastic Stack
2 5 (3.21%) HTML
2 5 (3.21%) React
3 2 (1.28%) EDI
3 2 (1.28%) PySpark
4 1 (0.64%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.64%) ADO
4 1 (0.64%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 96 (61.54%) Product Ownership
2 6 (3.85%) Cloud Native
3 5 (3.21%) Data Centre
3 5 (3.21%) Educational Technology
3 5 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (3.21%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 3 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (1.92%) Private Cloud
4 3 (1.92%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.28%) Low-Code
5 2 (1.28%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.28%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (1.28%) NHS
5 2 (1.28%) Reinsurance
5 2 (1.28%) Robotics
6 1 (0.64%) Femtech
6 1 (0.64%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (0.64%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (0.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.28%) Windows
2 1 (0.64%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (78.21%) Agile
2 86 (55.13%) Roadmaps
3 65 (41.67%) Backlog Management
4 48 (30.77%) Product Backlog
5 44 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (26.92%) User Stories
7 41 (26.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 40 (25.64%) Analytics
9 38 (24.36%) Product Management
10 37 (23.72%) Stakeholder Management
11 36 (23.08%) Scrum
12 34 (21.79%) Coaching
13 33 (21.15%) User Experience
14 31 (19.87%) Project Management
15 29 (18.59%) Mentoring
16 28 (17.95%) User Research
17 27 (17.31%) Data-Driven Decision Making
17 27 (17.31%) Product Roadmap
18 26 (16.67%) Customer Experience
19 24 (15.38%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.49%) SQL
2 6 (3.85%) C#
3 5 (3.21%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.56%) Python
5 2 (1.28%) R
6 1 (0.64%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 57 (36.54%) Degree
2 20 (12.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (3.21%) CSPO
4 3 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.28%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.28%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.64%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.64%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.26%) QA
2 5 (3.21%) Automotive SPICE
2 5 (3.21%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.28%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.64%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.64%) ISO 20022
4 1 (0.64%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 5 (3.21%) Docker
2 3 (1.92%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (3.21%) Functional Safety
1 5 (3.21%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 34 (21.79%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.05%) Salesforce
3 10 (6.41%) MathWorks
4 5 (3.21%) Google
5 4 (2.56%) Siebel
6 3 (1.92%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.28%) Apple
7 2 (1.28%) Databricks
7 2 (1.28%) Facebook
7 2 (1.28%) YouTube
8 1 (0.64%) Adobe
8 1 (0.64%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.64%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle
8 1 (0.64%) SAP
8 1 (0.64%) VMware