Bill of Materials Job Trends

Bill of Materials
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Bill of Materials 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 642 667 702
Rank change year-on-year +25 +35 +247
Permanent jobs citing Bill of Materials 9 44 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.080% 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.019% 0.089% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 2 14 7
10th Percentile £42,550 £36,975 £26,950
25th Percentile £43,375 £37,500 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £41,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.52% -28.26% +15.00%
75th Percentile £49,875 £50,818 £68,125
90th Percentile £51,450 £68,000 £73,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £41,250 £56,250
% change year-on-year +11.52% -26.67% +12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Bill of Materials 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 48,455 49,716 46,950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.91% 90.02% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 28,359 24,660 35,854
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -4.50%

Bill of Materials
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Bill of Materials relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Bill of Materials job vacancy trend in the UK

Bill of Materials
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Bill of Materials.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Bill of Materials

Bill of Materials
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bill of Materials within the UK 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
England +41 9 £46,000 +11.52% 13
UK excluding London +33 6 £46,000 +11.52% 6
North West +14 4 - -
North of England +5 4 - - 1
London +26 3 - - 8
Work from Home +74 2 - - 9
South East +26 1 £42,000 -34.38% 3
Midlands +18 1 £50,000 - 1
West Midlands +15 1 £50,000 - 1

Bill of Materials
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (33.33%) AutoCAD
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Asana
2 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) WebEx
2 2 (22.22%) Profibus
2 2 (22.22%) RS-485
3 1 (11.11%) NAS
3 1 (11.11%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Instrumentation Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Senior
2 2 (22.22%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Design Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Electrical Design Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Integration Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) IT Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Digital Signage
1 3 (33.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
1 3 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (22.22%) Data Centre
2 2 (22.22%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (22.22%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 3 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 3 (33.33%) Logistics
2 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 3 (33.33%) Time Management
2 3 (33.33%) User Experience
3 2 (22.22%) AI
3 2 (22.22%) Channel Management
3 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (22.22%) Disruptive Innovation
3 2 (22.22%) Presales
3 2 (22.22%) Software Licensing
4 1 (11.11%) CRM
4 1 (11.11%) ERP
4 1 (11.11%) Feasibility Study
4 1 (11.11%) IT Strategy
4 1 (11.11%) Proactive Maintenance
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) CAPM
2 3 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 3 (33.33%) PMP
3 2 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (22.22%) Master's Degree
4 1 (11.11%) HNC
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
1 1 (11.11%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (11.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Functional Safety
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Cisco
3 2 (22.22%) Adobe
3 2 (22.22%) Apple
3 2 (22.22%) Dell
3 2 (22.22%) EMC
4 1 (11.11%) Ubiquiti
4 1 (11.11%) VMware