Backlog Management Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Backlog Management (Backlog Maintenance)
UK > Work from Home

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

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 389 470 399
Rank change year-on-year +81 -71 +36
Permanent jobs citing Backlog Management 41 115 286
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.26% 0.34% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.37% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 21 92 189
10th Percentile £46,238 £46,199 £51,694
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,625 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £71,000 £85,000 £100,114
90th Percentile £74,750 £87,500 £117,236
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% -3.70% +3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Backlog Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,670 30,949 40,734
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.39% 91.59% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 9,785 23,494 28,287
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Backlog Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Backlog Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Backlog Management trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Backlog Management
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Backlog Management.

Backlog Management salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Backlog Management
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Backlog Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.

Backlog Management salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Backlog Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (7.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Trello
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (9.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.44%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (2.44%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.51%) Power Platform
2 4 (9.76%) Azure
2 4 (9.76%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (7.32%) SaaS
4 2 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (4.88%) Power Automate
4 2 (4.88%) PowerApps
5 1 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) ADSL
1 2 (4.88%) Internet
2 1 (2.44%) Firewall
2 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (17.07%) Power BI
2 5 (12.20%) Tableau
3 1 (2.44%) Data Lake
3 1 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (39.02%) JIRA
General
1 21 (51.22%) Social Skills
2 16 (39.02%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (19.51%) Marketing
4 7 (17.07%) Finance
5 6 (14.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (12.20%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (12.20%) Publishing
6 5 (12.20%) Retail
7 3 (7.32%) Legal
8 2 (4.88%) Advertising
8 2 (4.88%) Automotive
8 2 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.44%) Back Office
9 1 (2.44%) Banking
9 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
9 1 (2.44%) Health Technology
9 1 (2.44%) Law
9 1 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 17 (41.46%) Product Owner
2 8 (19.51%) Product Manager
3 7 (17.07%) Analyst
4 6 (14.63%) Business Analyst
5 5 (12.20%) Digital Product Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Agile Product Owner
6 3 (7.32%) Lead
7 2 (4.88%) Data Manager
7 2 (4.88%) Lead Business Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Platform Manager
7 2 (4.88%) Scrum Master
7 2 (4.88%) Senior
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Business Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) CRM Manager
8 1 (2.44%) Software Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Technical Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Technical Business Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Technical Leader
8 1 (2.44%) Technical Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.88%) Gherkin
1 2 (4.88%) PySpark
1 2 (4.88%) Swagger
2 1 (2.44%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 24 (58.54%) Product Ownership
2 3 (7.32%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (7.32%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.88%) Data Structures
3 2 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.88%) Low-Code
3 2 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.44%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.44%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (80.49%) Agile
2 24 (58.54%) Roadmaps
3 20 (48.78%) Product Backlog
4 19 (46.34%) User Stories
5 17 (41.46%) Scrum
6 15 (36.59%) Continuous Improvement
7 13 (31.71%) Acceptance Criteria
7 13 (31.71%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 12 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (29.27%) Product Vision
8 12 (29.27%) Sprint Planning
9 10 (24.39%) Product Management
9 10 (24.39%) Project Management
9 10 (24.39%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 9 (21.95%) Product Roadmap
10 9 (21.95%) Product Strategy
10 9 (21.95%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 9 (21.95%) Sprint Review
10 9 (21.95%) User Experience
11 8 (19.51%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.32%) SQL
2 2 (4.88%) Python
2 2 (4.88%) R
Qualifications
1 9 (21.95%) Degree
2 5 (12.20%) CSPO
3 1 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.44%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.44%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.44%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (14.63%) QA
2 1 (2.44%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.44%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.44%) ISO 20022
2 1 (2.44%) ISO 8583
2 1 (2.44%) PMO
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) FortiGate
1 1 (2.44%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.88%) Apple
2 2 (4.88%) Databricks
3 1 (2.44%) Facebook
3 1 (2.44%) SAP
3 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.44%) VMware