Product Ownership Job Trends

Product Ownership
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Product Ownership in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Product Ownership over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 133 112
Rank change year-on-year -12 -21 -54
Permanent jobs citing Product Ownership 987 1,181 1,516
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.64% 2.20% 2.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.79% 5.92% 7.47%
Number of salaries quoted 570 736 1,124
10th Percentile £44,926 £46,250 £42,787
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £106,375 £118,750 £98,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year - -2.44% +3.32%

All Generic Skills
UK

Product Ownership falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,616 19,935 20,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.19% 37.19% 36.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,355 9,359 14,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Product Ownership
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Product Ownership job vacancy trend in the UK

Product Ownership
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Ownership.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Ownership

Product Ownership
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Ownership over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Product Ownership in the UK

Product Ownership
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Ownership within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 -22 793 £67,500 -3.57% 340
UK excluding London -11 517 £60,000 - 291
Work from Home +32 479 £65,000 +4.00% 223
London +8 416 £80,000 -5.88% 113
Scotland +57 150 £67,000 +11.67% 15
North of England -41 104 £60,000 - 67
South East -36 100 £65,000 - 103
Midlands 0 80 £55,000 -8.33% 44
West Midlands +11 59 £60,000 -4.00% 27
North West -25 55 £67,500 +13.58% 41
South West -10 41 £55,000 - 26
Yorkshire -36 36 £51,250 -24.07% 19
East of England 0 33 £57,500 -11.54% 24
East Midlands -28 19 £46,500 -22.50% 17
North East +18 13 £50,000 -15.87% 7
Wales -16 7 £55,000 +13.04% 11
Northern Ireland -13 2 £65,000 +9.37% 4

Product Ownership
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 71 (7.19%) Confluence
2 30 (3.04%) SharePoint
3 24 (2.43%) Apache Spark
4 20 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
5 17 (1.72%) CMS
6 10 (1.01%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (0.61%) nginx
8 4 (0.41%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.30%) Apache
9 3 (0.30%) Oracle Coherence
9 3 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.20%) Mendix
10 2 (0.20%) MTS
11 1 (0.10%) Appian
11 1 (0.10%) CICS
11 1 (0.10%) NServiceBus
11 1 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
Applications
1 28 (2.84%) Adobe XD
2 26 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.01%) Trello
6 6 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.41%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.41%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.30%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.10%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 24 (2.43%) Workday HCM
2 23 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.91%) Payment Gateway
4 7 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.61%) Shopify
6 4 (0.41%) Maximo
7 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.10%) Actimize
8 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.10%) FLEXCUBE
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.10%) SAP Hybris
8 1 (0.10%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 324 (32.83%) Azure
2 161 (16.31%) AWS
3 121 (12.26%) Azure DevOps
4 100 (10.13%) SaaS
5 90 (9.12%) GitHub
6 72 (7.29%) Power Platform
7 70 (7.09%) GCP
8 57 (5.78%) Microsoft 365
9 44 (4.46%) Figma
10 41 (4.15%) Entra ID
11 33 (3.34%) Dynamics 365
12 30 (3.04%) GitHub Copilot
13 28 (2.84%) Snowflake
14 27 (2.74%) Serverless
15 25 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
15 25 (2.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 24 (2.43%) Google Analytics
17 22 (2.23%) Datadog
17 22 (2.23%) Power Automate
18 17 (1.72%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.93%) Broadband
2 10 (1.01%) WAN
3 8 (0.81%) LAN
4 7 (0.71%) DNS
5 6 (0.61%) Firewall
5 6 (0.61%) SD-WAN
6 5 (0.51%) RTP
7 4 (0.41%) BGP
7 4 (0.41%) HTTP
7 4 (0.41%) MPLS
7 4 (0.41%) Wireless
8 3 (0.30%) AMQP
8 3 (0.30%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.20%) GSM
9 2 (0.20%) LTE
9 2 (0.20%) VLAN
9 2 (0.20%) VPN
10 1 (0.10%) 5G
10 1 (0.10%) Bluetooth
10 1 (0.10%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.47%) Data Warehouse
1 54 (5.47%) Power BI
2 49 (4.96%) NoSQL
3 40 (4.05%) MySQL
4 38 (3.85%) SQL Server
5 27 (2.74%) Amazon Redshift
5 27 (2.74%) MongoDB
5 27 (2.74%) Relational Database
5 27 (2.74%) Tableau
6 23 (2.33%) DynamoDB
6 23 (2.33%) Metadata
6 23 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (2.03%) Big Data
8 17 (1.72%) Hadoop
9 14 (1.42%) BusinessObjects
9 14 (1.42%) RDBMS
10 13 (1.32%) Apache Cassandra
11 10 (1.01%) DataStage
11 10 (1.01%) Neo4j
11 10 (1.01%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 124 (12.56%) JIRA
2 56 (5.67%) Git
3 27 (2.74%) Balsamiq
3 27 (2.74%) Jenkins
4 26 (2.63%) Axure RP
4 26 (2.63%) GitLab
4 26 (2.63%) Selenium
5 17 (1.72%) Visual Studio
6 16 (1.62%) SonarQube
7 12 (1.22%) Cypress.io
7 12 (1.22%) Postman
8 10 (1.01%) Oracle Forms
8 10 (1.01%) Robot Framework
9 8 (0.81%) Snyk
10 6 (0.61%) JUnit
10 6 (0.61%) TeamCity
11 5 (0.51%) git-flow
11 5 (0.51%) MLflow
11 5 (0.51%) TestNG
11 5 (0.51%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 372 (37.69%) Social Skills
2 353 (35.76%) Finance
3 208 (21.07%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (13.27%) Marketing
5 122 (12.36%) Law
6 94 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 80 (8.11%) Banking
8 71 (7.19%) Public Sector
9 53 (5.37%) Retail
10 47 (4.76%) Legal
11 38 (3.85%) Financial Institution
12 24 (2.43%) Games
13 21 (2.13%) Back Office
14 16 (1.62%) Advertising
15 14 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (1.22%) Manufacturing
17 11 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
17 11 (1.11%) Electronics
18 10 (1.01%) Front Office
19 9 (0.91%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 215 (21.78%) Product Owner
2 149 (15.10%) Senior
3 141 (14.29%) Analyst
4 117 (11.85%) Developer
5 105 (10.64%) Lead
6 84 (8.51%) Business Analyst
7 62 (6.28%) Architect
8 50 (5.07%) Product Manager
9 40 (4.05%) Software Engineer
10 39 (3.95%) Designer
11 29 (2.94%) Senior Developer
12 28 (2.84%) Solutions Architect
13 26 (2.63%) Digital Product Owner
14 24 (2.43%) Consultant
15 23 (2.33%) Senior Manager
16 22 (2.23%) Full-Stack Developer
16 22 (2.23%) Service Designer
17 20 (2.03%) IT Manager
18 19 (1.93%) Senior Analyst
19 16 (1.62%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (9.32%) REST
2 91 (9.22%) .NET
3 61 (6.18%) SOAP
4 58 (5.88%) React
5 54 (5.47%) CSS
6 53 (5.37%) HTML
7 49 (4.96%) Lightning Web Components
8 35 (3.55%) AngularJS
9 29 (2.94%) Kafka
10 27 (2.74%) RESTful
11 26 (2.63%) Vue
12 23 (2.33%) Node.js
13 19 (1.93%) ADO
13 19 (1.93%) Web Services
14 18 (1.82%) GraphQL
15 16 (1.62%) Visualforce
16 13 (1.32%) Jest
16 13 (1.32%) SAML
17 10 (1.01%) Blazor
17 10 (1.01%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 49 (4.96%) Management Information System
2 38 (3.85%) Onboarding
3 34 (3.44%) Cloud Native
3 34 (3.44%) Distributed Systems
4 33 (3.34%) Analytical Mindset
4 33 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (2.43%) Reinsurance
6 20 (2.03%) Greenfield Project
7 19 (1.93%) Security Posture
8 17 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (1.52%) Low-Code
9 15 (1.52%) Virtual Team
10 13 (1.32%) Distributed Architecture
10 13 (1.32%) Mobile App
11 12 (1.22%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.22%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (0.91%) AI Agents
14 9 (0.91%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (2.84%) Windows
2 14 (1.42%) Linux
3 4 (0.41%) Android
3 4 (0.41%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.20%) Unix
4 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 668 (67.68%) Agile
2 337 (34.14%) Roadmaps
3 300 (30.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 248 (25.13%) DevOps
5 233 (23.61%) Scrum
6 206 (20.87%) CI/CD
7 191 (19.35%) Stakeholder Management
8 186 (18.84%) Coaching
9 184 (18.64%) AI
10 177 (17.93%) Problem-Solving
11 169 (17.12%) User Stories
12 167 (16.92%) Mentoring
13 162 (16.41%) Analytics
14 155 (15.70%) User Experience
15 128 (12.97%) Asset Management
16 125 (12.66%) Sprint Planning
17 116 (11.75%) Decision-Making
18 114 (11.55%) Product Roadmap
19 108 (10.94%) Data Modelling
20 107 (10.84%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 144 (14.59%) Python
2 130 (13.17%) SQL
3 110 (11.14%) JavaScript
4 74 (7.50%) C#
4 74 (7.50%) Java
5 53 (5.37%) PowerShell
6 50 (5.07%) Apex Code
7 43 (4.36%) TypeScript
8 29 (2.94%) Bash
9 20 (2.03%) SOQL
10 19 (1.93%) Go
11 17 (1.72%) PHP
12 16 (1.62%) SOSL
13 6 (0.61%) ANSI SQL
14 5 (0.51%) Scala
15 4 (0.41%) DataWeave
16 3 (0.30%) R
17 2 (0.20%) PL/SQL
17 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
18 1 (0.10%) C++
Qualifications
1 128 (12.97%) Degree
2 86 (8.71%) Security Cleared
3 55 (5.57%) SC Cleared
4 30 (3.04%) DV Cleared
5 20 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.03%) Master's Degree
6 17 (1.72%) PMI Certification
7 13 (1.32%) ISTQB
8 12 (1.22%) PMP
9 10 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
10 9 (0.91%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (0.81%) CSPO
12 7 (0.71%) ISEB
13 6 (0.61%) HND
14 5 (0.51%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 4 (0.41%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.41%) CBAP
15 4 (0.41%) MBA
16 3 (0.30%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (12.16%) QA
2 83 (8.41%) Accessibility
3 37 (3.75%) WCAG
4 29 (2.94%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.93%) SLA
6 17 (1.72%) PMO
7 15 (1.52%) GDPR
8 12 (1.22%) SEPA
9 9 (0.91%) NIST
10 8 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (0.81%) ISO 20022
11 7 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 6 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
13 5 (0.51%) MiFID
13 5 (0.51%) PERC
14 3 (0.30%) ISO 8583
14 3 (0.30%) Solvency II
15 2 (0.20%) GRC
15 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.20%) Section 508
System Software
1 56 (5.67%) Docker
2 26 (2.63%) Virtual Desktop
3 10 (1.01%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.10%) RACF
4 1 (0.10%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 70 (7.09%) Terraform
2 46 (4.66%) Kubernetes
3 30 (3.04%) Grafana
3 30 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (2.33%) Prometheus
5 14 (1.42%) Ansible
6 10 (1.01%) SCCM
7 9 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.41%) CloudHub
8 4 (0.41%) Kubeflow
9 2 (0.20%) logstash
9 2 (0.20%) Nessus
10 1 (0.10%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.10%) Kibana
10 1 (0.10%) Nmap
Vendors
1 117 (11.85%) Microsoft
2 81 (8.21%) Salesforce
3 45 (4.56%) SAP
4 42 (4.26%) Oracle
4 42 (4.26%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.95%) Adobe
6 30 (3.04%) Google
7 26 (2.63%) MuleSoft
8 24 (2.43%) Workday
9 23 (2.33%) Splunk
10 14 (1.42%) Databricks
11 10 (1.01%) Informatica
11 10 (1.01%) Talend
12 8 (0.81%) Black Duck
12 8 (0.81%) Coverity
12 8 (0.81%) Fortinet
12 8 (0.81%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 6 (0.61%) Freshdesk
13 6 (0.61%) Nintex
14 5 (0.51%) Guidewire