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

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 273 725 635
Rank change year-on-year +452 -90 +382
Permanent jobs citing PLM 630 169 376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.14% 0.17% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.22% 0.20% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 414 108 109
10th Percentile - £47,250 £43,700
25th Percentile £37,574 £51,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £65,000 £75,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.99% -13.91% +37.27%
75th Percentile £58,943 £95,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £100,000 £85,000
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 51,728 84,924 96,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.83% 85.58% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 26,848 59,902 56,809
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,010 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,415 £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 £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -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 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for PLM in the UK

PLM
Top 16 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 12 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 +450 600 £50,055 -8.99% 113
England +419 535 £50,055 -26.75% 149
North of England +279 377 £50,055 -12.95% 30
North West +211 355 £50,055 -6.44% 23
Scotland +159 74 £44,000 -20.00% 9
South East +123 63 £40,101 -23.62% 27
South West +131 39 £40,101 -58.87% 13
East of England +59 25 £40,101 -33.17% 11
Work from Home +141 21 £57,500 -45.24% 174
Yorkshire +86 20 £40,101 - 5
London +80 16 £75,000 -16.67% 41
Midlands +80 15 £40,101 -35.84% 24
East Midlands +55 14 £40,101 - 9
Wales - 7 £40,101 - 1
North East +47 2 £50,000 -13.04% 2
West Midlands +58 1 £69,000 +10.40% 15

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 (9.21%) Confluence
2 4 (0.63%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.16%) CMS
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 178 (28.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 178 (28.25%) Microsoft Office
2 175 (27.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 145 (23.02%) Simulink
4 46 (7.30%) Windchill
5 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.16%) ProjectWise
5 1 (0.16%) Revit
Business Applications
1 420 (66.67%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.32%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.16%) SAP PLM
3 1 (0.16%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.75%) AWS
2 9 (1.43%) Amazon SageMaker
3 4 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (0.48%) Anthropic Claude
4 3 (0.48%) ChatGPT
4 3 (0.48%) Google Workspace
4 3 (0.48%) SaaS
4 3 (0.48%) Slack
5 2 (0.32%) Azure
5 2 (0.32%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.16%) GCP
6 1 (0.16%) Miro
6 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.32%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.16%) MySQL
2 1 (0.16%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 145 (23.02%) Rational DOORS
2 59 (9.37%) JIRA
3 2 (0.32%) Postman
General
1 356 (56.51%) Aerospace
1 356 (56.51%) Social Skills
2 208 (33.02%) Automotive
3 159 (25.24%) Manufacturing
4 149 (23.65%) Electronics
5 24 (3.81%) Finance
6 22 (3.49%) Law
7 12 (1.90%) Pharmaceutical
8 9 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (1.27%) Marketing
10 5 (0.79%) Public Sector
11 4 (0.63%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (0.63%) Legal
12 3 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.48%) Military
12 3 (0.48%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.32%) Aviation
13 2 (0.32%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.32%) Retail
14 1 (0.16%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 357 (56.67%) Systems Engineer
2 147 (23.33%) Junior
3 145 (23.02%) Junior Systems Engineer
4 138 (21.90%) Senior
5 117 (18.57%) Architect
6 116 (18.41%) Solutions Architect
7 91 (14.44%) Lead
8 64 (10.16%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 58 (9.21%) Integration Engineer
9 58 (9.21%) Lead Architect
9 58 (9.21%) Lead Solutions Architect
9 58 (9.21%) Systems Integration Engineer
10 36 (5.71%) Senior Integration Engineer
11 23 (3.65%) Product Manager
12 20 (3.17%) Products Support Engineer
12 20 (3.17%) Support Engineer
13 6 (0.95%) Senior Manager
14 5 (0.79%) Product Owner
14 5 (0.79%) Senior Product Manager
15 4 (0.63%) Digital Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.43%) Keras
1 9 (1.43%) NumPy
1 9 (1.43%) PyTorch
1 9 (1.43%) scikit-learn
1 9 (1.43%) TensorFlow
2 4 (0.63%) EDI
3 3 (0.48%) Middleware
3 3 (0.48%) Web Services
4 2 (0.32%) XML
5 1 (0.16%) ADO
5 1 (0.16%) CSS
5 1 (0.16%) HTML
5 1 (0.16%) IDoc
5 1 (0.16%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.49%) Management Information System
2 18 (2.86%) Product Ownership
3 9 (1.43%) Algorithms
4 5 (0.79%) Onboarding
5 3 (0.48%) Digital Media
5 3 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (0.48%) Mobile App
6 2 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (0.32%) LIMS
6 2 (0.32%) Robotics
7 1 (0.16%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.16%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.16%) FPGA
7 1 (0.16%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.16%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.32%) Windows
1 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (56.35%) Systems Engineering
2 173 (27.46%) Problem-Solving
3 172 (27.30%) Computer Science
4 158 (25.08%) Project Management
5 154 (24.44%) Mathematics
5 154 (24.44%) Physics
6 151 (23.97%) Continuous Improvement
7 145 (23.02%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 145 (23.02%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 145 (23.02%) SysML
7 145 (23.02%) UML
8 119 (18.89%) ERP
9 117 (18.57%) CAD
10 116 (18.41%) Roadmaps
11 91 (14.44%) Agile
12 73 (11.59%) Requirements Management
13 61 (9.68%) Business Strategy
14 60 (9.52%) Business Analysis
15 59 (9.37%) Customer Requirements
16 58 (9.21%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 353 (56.03%) MATLAB
2 12 (1.90%) Python
3 5 (0.79%) SQL
4 3 (0.48%) C
4 3 (0.48%) C++
5 2 (0.32%) Java
6 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.16%) PHP
6 1 (0.16%) R
Qualifications
1 542 (86.03%) BPSS Clearance
2 428 (67.94%) Degree
3 213 (33.81%) HNC
3 213 (33.81%) HND
4 9 (1.43%) PhD
5 6 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (0.79%) SC Cleared
6 5 (0.79%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.48%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.32%) ACCA
8 2 (0.32%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.16%) APMP
9 1 (0.16%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.63%) QA
2 1 (0.16%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (0.48%) Firmware
Vendors
1 208 (33.02%) ANSYS
2 182 (28.89%) Microsoft
3 166 (26.35%) IBM
4 82 (13.02%) SAP
5 79 (12.54%) Siemens
6 3 (0.48%) Google
7 2 (0.32%) Citrix
7 2 (0.32%) NetApp
7 2 (0.32%) Sage
7 2 (0.32%) VMware
8 1 (0.16%) Cisco
8 1 (0.16%) Hitachi
8 1 (0.16%) IBM Sterling
8 1 (0.16%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.16%) Sitecore
8 1 (0.16%) WooCommerce