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

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 481 418
Rank change year-on-year +57 -63 +19
Permanent jobs citing Backlog Management 42 114 254
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.34% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.37% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 24 89 181
10th Percentile £46,242 £46,199 £46,750
25th Percentile £47,188 £47,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £71,563 £80,000 £100,114
90th Percentile £78,425 £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 17,583 30,859 38,849
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 94.20% 91.22% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 9,820 23,373 27,016
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £101,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

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 18 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 4 (9.52%) Confluence
2 1 (2.38%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 6 (14.29%) Trello
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.38%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (2.38%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.05%) Power Platform
2 5 (11.90%) Azure
3 4 (9.52%) SaaS
4 3 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (4.76%) Power Automate
5 2 (4.76%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.38%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (2.38%) dbt
6 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (2.38%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.76%) ADSL
1 2 (4.76%) Internet
2 1 (2.38%) Firewall
2 1 (2.38%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (16.67%) Power BI
2 5 (11.90%) Tableau
3 2 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.38%) Data Lake
4 1 (2.38%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (2.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (38.10%) JIRA
2 1 (2.38%) Git
General
1 22 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 16 (38.10%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (19.05%) Marketing
4 7 (16.67%) Finance
5 6 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (11.90%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (11.90%) Publishing
6 5 (11.90%) Retail
7 3 (7.14%) Legal
8 2 (4.76%) Advertising
8 2 (4.76%) Automotive
8 2 (4.76%) Health Technology
8 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.76%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.38%) Back Office
9 1 (2.38%) Banking
9 1 (2.38%) Digital Health
9 1 (2.38%) Digital Healthcare
9 1 (2.38%) Law
9 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 18 (42.86%) Product Owner
2 8 (19.05%) Product Manager
3 6 (14.29%) Analyst
4 5 (11.90%) Business Analyst
4 5 (11.90%) Digital Product Manager
5 4 (9.52%) Lead
6 3 (7.14%) Agile Product Owner
7 2 (4.76%) Data Manager
7 2 (4.76%) Lead Business Analyst
7 2 (4.76%) Platform Manager
7 2 (4.76%) Senior
7 2 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (4.76%) Senior Business Analyst
8 1 (2.38%) Digital Product Owner
8 1 (2.38%) Product Lead
8 1 (2.38%) Software Delivery Manager
8 1 (2.38%) Software Delivery Project Manager
8 1 (2.38%) Software Development Business Analyst
8 1 (2.38%) Software Project Manager
8 1 (2.38%) Technical Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.76%) Gherkin
1 2 (4.76%) PySpark
1 2 (4.76%) Swagger
2 1 (2.38%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 23 (54.76%) Product Ownership
2 3 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (7.14%) Low-Code
2 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.38%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.38%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.38%) NHS
4 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.38%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (80.95%) Agile
2 25 (59.52%) Roadmaps
3 22 (52.38%) Product Backlog
4 20 (47.62%) User Stories
5 16 (38.10%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (35.71%) Scrum
7 14 (33.33%) Product Vision
8 13 (30.95%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 12 (28.57%) Acceptance Criteria
9 12 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (28.57%) Sprint Planning
10 11 (26.19%) Product Management
11 10 (23.81%) Product Strategy
11 10 (23.81%) User Experience
11 10 (23.81%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 9 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
12 9 (21.43%) Product Roadmap
12 9 (21.43%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 9 (21.43%) Sprint Review
13 8 (19.05%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.52%) SQL
2 2 (4.76%) Python
2 2 (4.76%) R
Qualifications
1 9 (21.43%) Degree
2 5 (11.90%) CSPO
3 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.38%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.38%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.05%) QA
2 2 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.38%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.38%) ISO 20022
3 1 (2.38%) ISO 8583
3 1 (2.38%) PMO
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) FortiGate
1 1 (2.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.76%) Apple
2 2 (4.76%) Databricks
3 1 (2.38%) Facebook
3 1 (2.38%) SAP
3 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.38%) VMware