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 19 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 119 | 120 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +16 | -67 |
| Permanent jobs citing Product Ownership | 1,400 | 1,079 | 2,045 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 1.61% | 2.58% | 2.16% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.60% | 6.53% | 5.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 812 | 688 | 1,395 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,231 | £41,999 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,250 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,000 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.75% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £122,500 | £94,300 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £57,965 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +12.14% | -3.39% |
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 | 24,986 | 16,529 | 34,226 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 28.75% | 39.59% | 36.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,835 | 9,150 | 22,986 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,354 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,720 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.47% | +9.09% | -15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,188 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £113,750 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
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
Salary Trend
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 19 April 2026.
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 19 April 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 |
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| England | -5 | 1,222 | £70,500 | -2.07% | 433 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 726 | £70,000 | - | 227 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 685 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 296 |
| London | +40 | 616 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 188 |
| North of England | -77 | 160 | £66,250 | -7.97% | 91 |
| South East | -42 | 151 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 81 |
| Midlands | +10 | 126 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 46 |
| Scotland | +8 | 107 | £62,500 | -5.30% | 18 |
| North West | -38 | 97 | £67,500 | - | 35 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 78 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 32 |
| East of England | -2 | 68 | £61,300 | -1.92% | 28 |
| South West | -29 | 67 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 24 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 47 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -81 | 44 | £70,932 | -6.98% | 39 |
| North East | -19 | 19 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 18 |
| Wales | -34 | 3 | £53,582 | +7.16% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -41 | 3 | £71,250 | - | 3 |
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:
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