Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring PLM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited PLM over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 291 748 638
Rank change year-on-year +457 -110 +380
Permanent jobs citing PLM 585 164 349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.06% 0.16% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 0.19% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 379 110 97
10th Percentile - £47,250 £43,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £51,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £62,500 £67,925
Median % change year-on-year -19.91% -7.99% +23.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £95,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £100,000 £87,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.99% -15.38% +23.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

PLM 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 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%

PLM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PLM in the UK

PLM
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for PLM in the UK

PLM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PLM over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for PLM in the UK

PLM
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PLM within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
UK excluding London +460 558 £50,055 -8.99% 534
England +416 532 £50,055 -22.99% 517
North of England +278 375 £50,055 -12.95% 124
North West +218 355 £50,055 -12.95% 65
South East +122 62 £40,101 -23.62% 132
South West +129 39 £40,101 -58.87% 63
Scotland +128 34 £40,101 -27.09% 22
East of England +60 25 £40,101 -33.17% 87
Work from Home +122 21 £63,250 -39.76% 140
Yorkshire +75 20 £40,101 - 46
Midlands +96 16 £40,101 -31.45% 108
London +81 15 £75,000 -16.67% 40
East Midlands +60 15 £40,101 - 45
Wales - 7 £40,101 - 14
West Midlands +54 1 £69,000 +17.95% 57

PLM
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 58 (9.91%) Confluence
2 3 (0.51%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.17%) CMS
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 179 (30.60%) Microsoft Excel
1 179 (30.60%) Microsoft Office
2 176 (30.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 145 (24.79%) Simulink
4 6 (1.03%) Windchill
5 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.17%) ProjectWise
5 1 (0.17%) Revit
5 1 (0.17%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 383 (65.47%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.34%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.17%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.17%) SAP PLM
3 1 (0.17%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.88%) AWS
2 9 (1.54%) Amazon SageMaker
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (0.51%) Anthropic Claude
4 3 (0.51%) Azure
4 3 (0.51%) ChatGPT
4 3 (0.51%) Google Workspace
4 3 (0.51%) Slack
5 1 (0.17%) Azure AKS
5 1 (0.17%) GCP
5 1 (0.17%) Miro
5 1 (0.17%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.17%) Internet
1 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.34%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 145 (24.79%) Rational DOORS
2 59 (10.09%) JIRA
General
1 357 (61.03%) Aerospace
2 350 (59.83%) Social Skills
3 208 (35.56%) Automotive
4 158 (27.01%) Manufacturing
5 149 (25.47%) Electronics
6 24 (4.10%) Finance
7 22 (3.76%) Law
8 12 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
9 9 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.03%) Marketing
11 5 (0.85%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.51%) Military
13 2 (0.34%) Analytical Skills
13 2 (0.34%) Aviation
13 2 (0.34%) Legal
13 2 (0.34%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 359 (61.37%) Systems Engineer
2 147 (25.13%) Junior
3 145 (24.79%) Junior Systems Engineer
4 116 (19.83%) Architect
4 116 (19.83%) Solutions Architect
5 98 (16.75%) Senior
6 90 (15.38%) Lead
7 64 (10.94%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 60 (10.26%) Integration Engineer
8 60 (10.26%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 58 (9.91%) Lead Architect
9 58 (9.91%) Lead Solutions Architect
10 36 (6.15%) Senior Integration Engineer
11 21 (3.59%) Product Manager
12 20 (3.42%) Products Support Engineer
12 20 (3.42%) Support Engineer
13 6 (1.03%) Senior Manager
14 5 (0.85%) Product Owner
14 5 (0.85%) Senior Product Manager
15 3 (0.51%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.54%) Keras
1 9 (1.54%) NumPy
1 9 (1.54%) PyTorch
1 9 (1.54%) scikit-learn
1 9 (1.54%) TensorFlow
2 4 (0.68%) EDI
3 2 (0.34%) Middleware
3 2 (0.34%) Web Services
4 1 (0.17%) ADO
4 1 (0.17%) IDoc
4 1 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (3.42%) Management Information System
2 18 (3.08%) Product Ownership
3 9 (1.54%) Algorithms
4 3 (0.51%) Digital Media
4 3 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (0.51%) Onboarding
5 2 (0.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (0.34%) LIMS
5 2 (0.34%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.17%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.17%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.17%) FPGA
6 1 (0.17%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.17%) IoT
6 1 (0.17%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.17%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.34%) Windows
1 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (60.68%) Systems Engineering
2 170 (29.06%) Computer Science
3 168 (28.72%) Problem-Solving
4 157 (26.84%) Project Management
5 154 (26.32%) Mathematics
5 154 (26.32%) Physics
6 150 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 145 (24.79%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 145 (24.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 145 (24.79%) SysML
7 145 (24.79%) UML
8 119 (20.34%) ERP
9 117 (20.00%) CAD
10 114 (19.49%) Roadmaps
11 91 (15.56%) Agile
12 73 (12.48%) Requirements Management
13 62 (10.60%) Business Strategy
14 58 (9.91%) Business Analysis
14 58 (9.91%) Enterprise Architecture
15 57 (9.74%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 355 (60.68%) MATLAB
2 13 (2.22%) Python
3 3 (0.51%) C
3 3 (0.51%) C++
3 3 (0.51%) SQL
4 2 (0.34%) Java
5 1 (0.17%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 502 (85.81%) BPSS Clearance
2 385 (65.81%) Degree
3 213 (36.41%) HNC
3 213 (36.41%) HND
4 9 (1.54%) PhD
5 5 (0.85%) SC Cleared
5 5 (0.85%) Security Cleared
6 4 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.51%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.34%) ACCA
8 2 (0.34%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.17%) APMP
9 1 (0.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.51%) QA
System Software
1 3 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (0.51%) Firmware
2 1 (0.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.17%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 210 (35.90%) ANSYS
2 183 (31.28%) Microsoft
3 166 (28.38%) IBM
4 82 (14.02%) SAP
5 80 (13.68%) Siemens
6 3 (0.51%) Google
7 2 (0.34%) Citrix
7 2 (0.34%) NetApp
7 2 (0.34%) Sage
7 2 (0.34%) VMware
8 1 (0.17%) Cisco
8 1 (0.17%) DataCore
8 1 (0.17%) Hitachi
8 1 (0.17%) IBM Sterling
8 1 (0.17%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.17%) Sitecore