Product Roadmap Contracts

Product Roadmaps
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Product Roadmap skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Product Roadmap over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 366 345 329
Rank change year-on-year -21 -16 +41
Contract jobs citing Product Roadmap 243 392 732
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.56% 0.71% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.79% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 172 300 561
10th Percentile £409 £420 £413
25th Percentile £500 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -4.55% +7.84%
75th Percentile £664 £638 £638
90th Percentile £743 £730 £720
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +11.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile - £36.92 £37.32
25th Percentile £66.25 £37.48 £38.94
Median hourly rate £67.50 £57.80 £43.24
Median % change year-on-year +16.79% +33.66% +12.31%
75th Percentile £68.75 £82.50 £44.81
90th Percentile - £87.00 £44.84
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £75.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Product Roadmap 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 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

Product Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Product Roadmap in the UK

Product Roadmap
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Product Roadmap in the UK

Product Roadmap
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Roadmap over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Product Roadmap in the UK

Product Roadmap
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Product Roadmap in the UK

Product Roadmap
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Roadmap within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 +23 216 £596 +12.45% 305
London +30 118 £600 - 121
UK excluding London -26 104 £550 +4.76% 186
Work from Home +1 73 £525 -0.47% 178
North of England +35 41 £620 +16.98% 61
South East 0 38 £525 +11.11% 45
North West +36 37 £626 +22.15% 41
Scotland -13 14 £487 -1.47% 13
Midlands +19 7 £550 - 35
West Midlands +11 6 £550 -6.38% 29
South West +12 4 £409 -25.64% 17
Yorkshire -2 3 £525 -2.33% 13
East Midlands +11 1 £225 -55.00% 6
North East - 1 £525 - 7

Product Roadmap
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 5 (2.06%) Confluence
2 3 (1.23%) ArcGIS
2 3 (1.23%) SAS
3 2 (0.82%) CMS
3 2 (0.82%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.41%) Drupal
4 1 (0.41%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.41%) Kentico
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Aladdin
1 2 (0.82%) Bloomberg AIM
1 2 (0.82%) Relativity
1 2 (0.82%) SAP APO
1 2 (0.82%) SAP IBP
1 2 (0.82%) SAP MM
1 2 (0.82%) Veritas eDiscovery
2 1 (0.41%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle AGIS
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Retail
2 1 (0.41%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.41%) SAP SCM
2 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 33 (13.58%) AWS
2 29 (11.93%) Azure
3 18 (7.41%) SuccessFactors
4 15 (6.17%) SaaS
5 13 (5.35%) AWS CloudFormation
6 11 (4.53%) Power Platform
7 9 (3.70%) OpenShift
7 9 (3.70%) Serverless
8 8 (3.29%) GitHub
9 7 (2.88%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (2.88%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (2.88%) PaaS
10 6 (2.47%) Amazon S3
10 6 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (2.06%) GCP
12 4 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.65%) PowerApps
13 3 (1.23%) IaaS
14 2 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 2 (0.82%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.58%) Firewall
2 10 (4.12%) VPN
3 4 (1.65%) DHCP
3 4 (1.65%) DNS
4 3 (1.23%) Network Security
4 3 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.82%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.82%) WAN
6 1 (0.41%) 3G
6 1 (0.41%) 4G
6 1 (0.41%) 5G
6 1 (0.41%) Broadband
6 1 (0.41%) DSL
6 1 (0.41%) Intranet
6 1 (0.41%) PBX
6 1 (0.41%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.41%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.76%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (4.53%) Power BI
3 9 (3.70%) Data Lake
4 8 (3.29%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (3.29%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.88%) Amazon Aurora
5 7 (2.88%) SQL Server
6 6 (2.47%) Big Data
7 4 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (1.65%) GIS
7 4 (1.65%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.65%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.23%) OLAP
8 3 (1.23%) OLTP
8 3 (1.23%) Oracle Database
8 3 (1.23%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.82%) Parquet
10 1 (0.41%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.41%) Redis
Development Applications
1 22 (9.05%) JIRA
2 7 (2.88%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.65%) JUnit
3 4 (1.65%) LoadRunner
4 3 (1.23%) Gatling
5 2 (0.82%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.41%) Git
6 1 (0.41%) JMeter
6 1 (0.41%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.41%) Subversion
General
1 69 (28.40%) Social Skills
2 57 (23.46%) Finance
3 34 (13.99%) Public Sector
4 33 (13.58%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (9.88%) Marketing
6 23 (9.47%) Legal
7 17 (7.00%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (5.76%) Pharmaceutical
9 12 (4.94%) Banking
9 12 (4.94%) Retail
9 12 (4.94%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (3.29%) Billing
12 6 (2.47%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.47%) Military
13 5 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.65%) Advertising
14 4 (1.65%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (22.63%) Product Manager
2 43 (17.70%) Senior
3 36 (14.81%) Architect
4 31 (12.76%) Product Owner
5 22 (9.05%) Lead
6 21 (8.64%) Consultant
7 18 (7.41%) Analyst
8 13 (5.35%) Business Analyst
8 13 (5.35%) Developer
8 13 (5.35%) SAP Consultant
9 12 (4.94%) Technical Architect
10 11 (4.53%) Technical Leader
11 10 (4.12%) Data Architect
11 10 (4.12%) Delivery Manager
11 10 (4.12%) Lead Architect
12 9 (3.70%) Senior Consultant
12 9 (3.70%) Senior Manager
12 9 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (3.29%) DevOps Engineer
14 7 (2.88%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (7.41%) Node.js
2 9 (3.70%) Spring
2 9 (3.70%) Spring Boot
3 8 (3.29%) React
4 7 (2.88%) AWS CDK
4 7 (2.88%) CSS
5 6 (2.47%) HTML
6 5 (2.06%) JSON
6 5 (2.06%) Middleware
7 4 (1.65%) JSON Schema
7 4 (1.65%) OAuth
7 4 (1.65%) YAML
8 3 (1.23%) LDAP
8 3 (1.23%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.23%) REST
8 3 (1.23%) Spring Security
9 2 (0.82%) Spring MVC
9 2 (0.82%) Spring Web Flow
9 2 (0.82%) Web Services
9 2 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (32.92%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.35%) Management Information System
3 10 (4.12%) Public Cloud
4 8 (3.29%) Mobile App
5 7 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.47%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.47%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.47%) Security Posture
6 6 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.06%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.06%) Reference Data
8 4 (1.65%) Taxonomies
9 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (1.23%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.23%) Solar Power
9 3 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.17%) Windows
2 11 (4.53%) Android
2 11 (4.53%) Apple iOS
2 11 (4.53%) Linux
2 11 (4.53%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (1.23%) Solaris
4 2 (0.82%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.82%) Unix
4 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 116 (47.74%) Agile
3 51 (20.99%) Product Management
4 45 (18.52%) Product Strategy
4 45 (18.52%) Scrum
5 44 (18.11%) DevOps
6 40 (16.46%) Product Backlog
7 39 (16.05%) Analytics
7 39 (16.05%) User Stories
8 37 (15.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (13.58%) Project Management
9 33 (13.58%) User Experience
10 31 (12.76%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (12.35%) Backlog Management
11 30 (12.35%) Decision-Making
12 28 (11.52%) Strategic Roadmap
13 26 (10.70%) Backlog Prioritisation
14 25 (10.29%) CI/CD
14 25 (10.29%) Microservices
14 25 (10.29%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.82%) SQL
2 17 (7.00%) Java
3 16 (6.58%) Python
4 14 (5.76%) TypeScript
5 13 (5.35%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.47%) Bash
7 3 (1.23%) C++
7 3 (1.23%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.82%) C
8 2 (0.82%) Go
8 2 (0.82%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.82%) VBScript
9 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.41%) Perl
9 1 (0.41%) Scala
Qualifications
1 50 (20.58%) Security Cleared
2 46 (18.93%) SC Cleared
3 24 (9.88%) Degree
4 13 (5.35%) DV Cleared
5 9 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.29%) Master's Degree
6 8 (3.29%) PMP
7 6 (2.47%) MBA
7 6 (2.47%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.23%) CSPO
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.82%) CBAP
10 1 (0.41%) CCNP
10 1 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.41%) IIBA
10 1 (0.41%) SAP Certification
10 1 (0.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.12%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.88%) QA
3 6 (2.47%) Data Quality
3 6 (2.47%) PMO
4 4 (1.65%) GDPR
4 4 (1.65%) SLA
5 3 (1.23%) NIST
5 3 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.82%) GxP
7 1 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.41%) GRC
System Software
1 12 (4.94%) Docker
2 4 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.23%) vSphere
4 2 (0.82%) Ceph
4 2 (0.82%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 2 (0.82%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.82%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 13 (5.35%) Terraform
2 10 (4.12%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.06%) Ansible
4 4 (1.65%) Grafana
5 3 (1.23%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.82%) Kibana
6 2 (0.82%) Pacemaker
6 2 (0.82%) Podman
6 2 (0.82%) SCCM
7 1 (0.41%) Argo
7 1 (0.41%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.41%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.41%) SELinux
7 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 24 (9.88%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.23%) SAP
3 14 (5.76%) Oracle
4 8 (3.29%) Google
5 7 (2.88%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.88%) VMware
6 5 (2.06%) Apple
6 5 (2.06%) Citrix
6 5 (2.06%) Informatica
6 5 (2.06%) Red Hat
6 5 (2.06%) SolarWinds
6 5 (2.06%) Workday
7 4 (1.65%) Databricks
8 3 (1.23%) ESRI
8 3 (1.23%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.82%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.82%) Brio
9 2 (0.82%) Charles River
9 2 (0.82%) Ivanti
9 2 (0.82%) Symantec