Product Data Management (PDM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for PDM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PDM over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 552 678 817
Rank change year-on-year +126 +139 -139
Contract jobs citing PDM 21 22 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.049% 0.039% 0.046%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.057% 0.043% 0.050%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 21
10th Percentile £409 £398 -
25th Percentile £463 £463 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £500 £440
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% +13.64% +3.53%
75th Percentile £519 £560 £569
90th Percentile £530 £663 £718
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £500 £440
% change year-on-year +2.50% +13.64% +5.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 5
10th Percentile - £27.13 -
25th Percentile £54.75 £43.44 £25.28
Median hourly rate £59.50 £58.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% +17.50% -
75th Percentile £64.25 £64.06 £55.00
90th Percentile - £64.63 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.50 £58.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year +1.28% +17.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

PDM is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,687 51,295 79,236
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.22% 89.83% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,611 35,552 55,630
10th Percentile £300 £325 £343
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £476
% change year-on-year - +5.04% +8.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,428 1,693 1,906
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.77 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.13 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +4.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.52
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

PDM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing PDM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PDM in the UK

PDM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PDM.

Daily rate trend for PDM in the UK

PDM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PDM over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PDM in the UK

PDM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PDM.

Hourly rate trend for PDM in the UK

PDM
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PDM within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +90 16 £513 +2.50% 34
UK excluding London +53 11 £513 +2.50% 28
North of England +24 6 £513 +2.50% 3
North West +22 6 £513 +2.50% 1
Work from Home +127 4 £500 -25.93% 11
London +92 4 £550 +6.28% 4
East of England +14 3 - - 4
South West +19 2 £488 +248.21% 5
Scotland - 2 £425 - 1

PDM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (9.52%) Apache Spark
2 1 (4.76%) IBM Domino
2 1 (4.76%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (9.52%) MS Visio
2 1 (4.76%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (33.33%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (28.57%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (19.05%) SQL Server
3 2 (9.52%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (19.05%) JIRA
General
1 3 (14.29%) Electronics
1 3 (14.29%) Military
2 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Avionics
3 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Developer
2 4 (19.05%) ABAP Developer
2 4 (19.05%) SAP Developer
2 4 (19.05%) SQL Developer
3 3 (14.29%) Consultant
3 3 (14.29%) Principal Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) RF Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Configuration Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Data Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Data Modeller
5 1 (4.76%) ABAP Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Administrator
5 1 (4.76%) Applications Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Business Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Business Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) SAP Business Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) SAP Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Administrator
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (42.86%) Data Management
2 8 (38.10%) Data Modelling
2 8 (38.10%) PLM
3 6 (28.57%) Data Architecture
3 6 (28.57%) Logical Data Model
3 6 (28.57%) Physical Data Model
4 4 (19.05%) Configuration Management
4 4 (19.05%) Impact Analysis
4 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
5 3 (14.29%) Migration
5 3 (14.29%) Physics
6 2 (9.52%) Conceptual Models
6 2 (9.52%) Continuous Integration
6 2 (9.52%) Data Governance
6 2 (9.52%) Data Migration
6 2 (9.52%) Fintech
6 2 (9.52%) GAP Analysis
7 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (4.76%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (28.57%) ABAP
1 6 (28.57%) SQL
2 4 (19.05%) PL/SQL
3 3 (14.29%) MATLAB
4 1 (4.76%) C
4 1 (4.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 4 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
3 3 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft
1 6 (28.57%) SAP
1 6 (28.57%) Sparx
2 5 (23.81%) Siemens
3 3 (14.29%) Keysight
4 1 (4.76%) Lotus
4 1 (4.76%) Mercator