PDM Job Trends

Product Data Management (PDM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring PDM skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 648 774 770
Rank change year-on-year +126 -4 +428
Permanent jobs citing PDM 15 20 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.026% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% 0.032% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 9 4 6
10th Percentile £26,250 - £35,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £43,250 £52,525
Median % change year-on-year -13.29% -17.66% +43.90%
75th Percentile £51,645 £48,117 £60,025
90th Percentile £52,500 £55,528 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £43,250 £55,050
% change year-on-year -13.29% -21.44% +59.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

PDM 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 43,832 63,083 58,844
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.65% 80.93% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 24,681 36,451 44,024
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

PDM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PDM in the UK

PDM
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PDM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PDM

PDM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PDM over the 6 months to 14 September 2025.

Salary histogram for PDM in the UK

PDM
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PDM within the UK over the 6 months to 14 September 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
UK excluding London +86 15 £37,500 -13.29% 7
England +111 12 £37,500 -11.76% 9
South East +30 7 £38,750 -8.82% 3
Scotland +61 3 £50,539 +14.86%
East of England -11 3 £37,500 - 4
South West - 2 - -
Work from Home +72 1 £50,000 -

PDM
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 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Windchill
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (13.33%) Photoshop
3 1 (6.67%) AutoCAD
3 1 (6.67%) Autodesk Inventor
3 1 (6.67%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Infor M3
2 2 (13.33%) Magento
2 2 (13.33%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
1 2 (13.33%) Google Analytics
1 2 (13.33%) Google Sheets
2 1 (6.67%) IaaS
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 9 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (46.67%) Manufacturing
3 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (20.00%) Aerospace
4 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 3 (20.00%) Games
5 2 (13.33%) Advertising
5 2 (13.33%) Brand Awareness
5 2 (13.33%) Marketing
5 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Administrator
2 3 (20.00%) Lead
3 2 (13.33%) Applications Specialist
3 2 (13.33%) Data Administrator
3 2 (13.33%) E-Commerce Administrator
3 2 (13.33%) IT Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Marketing Manager
4 1 (6.67%) CAD Specialist
4 1 (6.67%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (13.33%) Social Media
3 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
2 1 (6.67%) Linux
2 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) PLM
2 6 (40.00%) Data Management
2 6 (40.00%) ERP
3 5 (33.33%) Change Management
3 5 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (33.33%) Configuration Management
4 4 (26.67%) Change Control
4 4 (26.67%) SEO
5 3 (20.00%) CAD
5 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (20.00%) Process Improvement
5 3 (20.00%) Requirements Management
5 3 (20.00%) Systems Thinking
6 2 (13.33%) Budget Management
6 2 (13.33%) Content Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Deadline-Driven
6 2 (13.33%) GTM Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Marketing Automation
6 2 (13.33%) Product Information Management
6 2 (13.33%) Social Media Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) Bash
1 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (20.00%) HNC
1 3 (20.00%) HND
2 1 (6.67%) A+ Certification
2 1 (6.67%) Azure Certification
2 1 (6.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
1 1 (6.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Google
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (20.00%) Adobe
2 3 (20.00%) Salesforce
3 1 (6.67%) Oracle