Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CSPO qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 17 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 864 930 1144
Rank change year-on-year +66 +214 -276
Permanent jobs citing CSPO 33 56 65
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.034% 0.052% 0.043%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.16% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 29 18 45
10th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £59,063 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.12% -5.77% +13.04%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £77,000 £72,500 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,738 £61,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.90% +16.67% -8.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CSPO is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,066 35,041 40,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.86% 32.73% 26.77%
Number of salaries quoted 17,278 15,433 18,963
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £30,825
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £74,235
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

CSPO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CSPO in the UK

CSPO
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CSPO.

Salary trend for CSPO in the UK

CSPO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CSPO over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CSPO in the UK

CSPO
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CSPO within the UK over the 6 months to 17 April 2024. 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 +86 28 £58,700 -6.08% 2
UK excluding London +4 20 £52,738 -13.90% 2
Work from Home +121 18 £52,738 -12.10%
London +153 11 £72,500 -
South East +20 8 £52,500 -19.23%
South West +2 5 £58,700 -6.08%
Midlands +15 3 £58,700 -
Wales - 3 £52,738 -
West Midlands - 3 £58,700 -
North of England +46 1 £52,500 +10.53% 2
Yorkshire - 1 £52,500 - 1

CSPO
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 14 (42.42%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 6 (18.18%) Dynamics 365
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (12.12%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 15 (45.45%) JIRA
2 1 (3.03%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 17 (51.52%) Social Skills
2 16 (48.48%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (27.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (21.21%) Marketing
5 4 (12.12%) Games
6 3 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (6.06%) Finance
7 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 19 (57.58%) Product Owner
2 11 (33.33%) Senior
3 10 (30.30%) Senior Manager
4 9 (27.27%) Product Manager
4 9 (27.27%) Senior Product Manager
5 8 (24.24%) Technical Product Owner
6 2 (6.06%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Digital Product Owner
6 2 (6.06%) Project Delivery Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Scrum Master
7 1 (3.03%) Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Business Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Business Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
1 31 (93.94%) Product Ownership
2 3 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.03%) NHS
3 1 (3.03%) PMI
3 1 (3.03%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (100.00%) Scrum
2 27 (81.82%) Agile
3 25 (75.76%) Roadmaps
4 24 (72.73%) Product Roadmap
5 22 (66.67%) Product Backlog
6 20 (60.61%) User Experience
7 18 (54.55%) Product Management
8 16 (48.48%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (42.42%) Project Delivery
10 13 (39.39%) User Stories
11 12 (36.36%) Acceptance Criteria
11 12 (36.36%) Backlog Management
11 12 (36.36%) UX Design
12 10 (30.30%) Collaborative Working
12 10 (30.30%) Kanban
12 10 (30.30%) Objectives and Key Results
13 9 (27.27%) Product Strategy
13 9 (27.27%) Product Vision
13 9 (27.27%) Project Management
14 8 (24.24%) Customer-Centricity
Qualifications
1 6 (18.18%) IIBA
2 2 (6.06%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (6.06%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.03%) CIPD
3 1 (3.03%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.03%) Degree
3 1 (3.03%) MAPM
3 1 (3.03%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (24.24%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 6 (18.18%) Salesforce
1 6 (18.18%) ServiceNow