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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 648 537
Rank change year-on-year +84 -111 -22
Permanent jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation 149 267 490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.26% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.31% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 72 142 291
10th Percentile £47,863 £47,231 £39,294
25th Percentile £48,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £73,805 £64,598
Median % change year-on-year -15.32% +14.25% -0.62%
75th Percentile £80,100 £82,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £82,260 £98,625 £117,236
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.92% +13.04% +7.88%

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 51,242 86,144 93,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.71% 84.33% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 25,211 60,433 55,406
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -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 28 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 28 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 +49 127 £62,500 -15.32% 138
UK excluding London +115 84 £54,000 -16.92% 73
London +75 51 £70,000 -12.50% 71
North of England +31 41 £61,500 -12.14% 23
North West +19 35 £53,000 -28.19% 15
Work from Home +51 32 £72,500 +3.57% 69
West Midlands +67 18 £48,000 -26.15% 17
Midlands +46 18 £48,000 -26.15% 19
Scotland +124 10 - - 3
South West +112 9 £55,000 +22.22% 9
South East +54 6 £65,500 +24.76% 6
Yorkshire +41 6 £70,000 - 7

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 5 (3.36%) Confluence
2 2 (1.34%) SAS
3 1 (0.67%) CMS
3 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (13.42%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (6.71%) Simulink
3 5 (3.36%) MS Visio
3 5 (3.36%) Trello
4 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (6.71%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.34%) Siebel CRM
3 1 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.67%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.67%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.67%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 16 (10.74%) SaaS
2 12 (8.05%) Miro
3 8 (5.37%) Figma
4 7 (4.70%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.03%) Azure
6 5 (3.36%) Serverless
7 4 (2.68%) Anthropic Claude
7 4 (2.68%) ChatGPT
7 4 (2.68%) Google Workspace
7 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (2.68%) Slack
8 1 (0.67%) Adobe Analytics
8 1 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.67%) Contentsquare
8 1 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.67%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.67%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.67%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.67%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.36%) Power BI
1 5 (3.36%) Relational Database
1 5 (3.36%) SQL Server
1 5 (3.36%) Tableau
2 3 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.34%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.67%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 43 (28.86%) JIRA
2 4 (2.68%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.67%) MSI
General
1 77 (51.68%) Social Skills
2 47 (31.54%) Finance
3 42 (28.19%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (19.46%) Marketing
5 20 (13.42%) Banking
6 10 (6.71%) Aeronautics
6 10 (6.71%) Aerospace
6 10 (6.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (6.71%) Law
7 8 (5.37%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (4.70%) Automotive
9 6 (4.03%) Publishing
10 5 (3.36%) Electronics
10 5 (3.36%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.01%) Legal
12 3 (2.01%) Retail
13 2 (1.34%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 55 (36.91%) Product Owner
2 32 (21.48%) Product Manager
2 32 (21.48%) Senior
3 24 (16.11%) Lead
4 13 (8.72%) Developer
4 13 (8.72%) Senior Manager
5 11 (7.38%) Analyst
6 10 (6.71%) Digital Product Owner
6 10 (6.71%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 10 (6.71%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 10 (6.71%) Systems Engineer
6 10 (6.71%) Team Leader
7 8 (5.37%) Agile Product Owner
7 8 (5.37%) Business Analyst
7 8 (5.37%) Digital Product Manager
7 8 (5.37%) Senior Transformation Manager
7 8 (5.37%) Transformation Manager
8 6 (4.03%) Product Developer
8 6 (4.03%) Technical Leader
9 5 (3.36%) Senior Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.36%) .NET
1 5 (3.36%) .NET Core
1 5 (3.36%) CSS
1 5 (3.36%) Elastic Stack
1 5 (3.36%) HTML
1 5 (3.36%) React
2 2 (1.34%) EDI
3 1 (0.67%) ADO
3 1 (0.67%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 98 (65.77%) Product Ownership
2 6 (4.03%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 5 (3.36%) Data Centre
3 5 (3.36%) Educational Technology
3 5 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.68%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.01%) Private Cloud
5 3 (2.01%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.34%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.34%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.34%) NHS
6 2 (1.34%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.67%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.67%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.67%) Femtech
7 1 (0.67%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.67%) Robotics
7 1 (0.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.34%) Linux
1 2 (1.34%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (79.19%) Agile
2 84 (56.38%) Roadmaps
3 64 (42.95%) Backlog Management
4 47 (31.54%) Product Backlog
5 43 (28.86%) User Stories
6 41 (27.52%) Analytics
6 41 (27.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (27.52%) Problem-Solving
7 39 (26.17%) Scrum
8 38 (25.50%) Product Management
9 34 (22.82%) Coaching
10 33 (22.15%) Stakeholder Management
11 30 (20.13%) Project Management
12 28 (18.79%) Mentoring
12 28 (18.79%) User Experience
13 26 (17.45%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 26 (17.45%) User Research
14 25 (16.78%) Customer Experience
14 25 (16.78%) Product Roadmap
15 24 (16.11%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.36%) C#
1 5 (3.36%) JavaScript
1 5 (3.36%) SQL
2 3 (2.01%) Python
Qualifications
1 58 (38.93%) Degree
2 20 (13.42%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (4.03%) CSPO
4 4 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.34%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.34%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.67%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.67%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.67%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.07%) QA
2 5 (3.36%) Automotive SPICE
2 5 (3.36%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.34%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.34%) ISO 20022
3 2 (1.34%) ISO 8583
4 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.67%) SEPA
System Software
1 5 (3.36%) Docker
2 3 (2.01%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (3.36%) Functional Safety
1 5 (3.36%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 31 (20.81%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.71%) MathWorks
2 10 (6.71%) Salesforce
3 5 (3.36%) Google
4 4 (2.68%) Siebel
5 3 (2.01%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.34%) Facebook
6 2 (1.34%) Oracle
6 2 (1.34%) YouTube
7 1 (0.67%) Adobe
7 1 (0.67%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.67%) SAP
7 1 (0.67%) VMware