Product Manager Job Trends in Watford

Product Manager
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Product Manager salary in Watford is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Manager 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.79% - 1.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.86% - 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £53,250
25th Percentile £61,250 - £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £68,750
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.58%
75th Percentile £63,750 - £86,563
90th Percentile - - £91,625
Hertfordshire median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Watford with a recognized job title 347 139 222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 91.45% 94.07%
Number of salaries quoted 253 109 169
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £43,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +40.23% -10.31% -19.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £55,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £80,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £56,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% - -9.09%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Product Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Watford

Product Manager
Salary Trend in Watford

Salary distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Watford.

Salary distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Watford

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 1 August 2026, Product Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Watford region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 3 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 3 (100.00%) User Stories
2 2 (66.67%) Adobe
2 2 (66.67%) Adobe Campaign
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Broadband
2 2 (66.67%) Campaign Management
2 2 (66.67%) Consent Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) Ideation Sessions
2 2 (66.67%) Personalization
2 2 (66.67%) Product Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Web Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Confluence
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (33.33%) Figma
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Miro

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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 1 (33.33%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Adobe Campaign
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Figma
1 1 (33.33%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing Technology
1 2 (66.67%) Over-the-Top Content
1 2 (66.67%) Product Ownership
1 2 (66.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 3 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 3 (100.00%) User Stories
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Campaign Management
2 2 (66.67%) Consent Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) Ideation Sessions
2 2 (66.67%) Personalization
2 2 (66.67%) Product Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Web Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Product Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Adobe