Resource Allocation Job Trends in England

Resource Allocation
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Resource Allocation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 468 441 503
Rank change year-on-year -27 +62 +169
Permanent jobs citing Resource Allocation 208 183 344
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.27% 0.49% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.53% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 142 115 292
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,800 £32,300
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% - -17.24%
75th Percentile £97,500 £83,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £106,000 £90,000 £87,375
UK median annual salary £68,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.38% +8.33% -14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Resource Allocation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 58,933 34,823 70,921
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.34% 92.97% 85.77%
Number of salaries quoted 37,117 20,713 53,660
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.02% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

Resource Allocation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Resource Allocation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Resource Allocation job vacancy trend in England

Resource Allocation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Resource Allocation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Resource Allocation

Resource Allocation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Resource Allocation in England over the 6 months to 23 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Resource Allocation in England

Resource Allocation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Resource Allocation within the England region over the 6 months to 23 April 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +8 77 £82,500 +1.54% 21
North of England -38 56 £70,000 +27.27% 17
South East -24 37 £86,000 +45.76% 13
Yorkshire -37 30 £100,000 +40.35% 11
Midlands -25 29 £55,000 +10.00% 3
West Midlands -12 24 £55,000 +10.00% 3
North West -19 22 £63,750 +15.91% 6
East of England -40 15 £49,157 -29.78% 6
South West -59 11 £47,500 -5.00% 6
East Midlands -50 5 £55,000 -15.38%
North East -42 4 £82,500 - 1
Resource Allocation
UK

Resource Allocation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 6 (2.88%) Confluence
2 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.96%) SAS
2 2 (0.96%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.48%) CMS
Applications
1 16 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.48%) Primavera
3 1 (0.48%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 67 (32.21%) SaaS
2 44 (21.15%) AWS
3 20 (9.62%) Azure
4 16 (7.69%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.37%) GCP
6 6 (2.88%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.96%) Azure Machine Learning
7 2 (0.96%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.96%) IaaS
7 2 (0.96%) Miro
7 2 (0.96%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.48%) Apigee
8 1 (0.48%) Azure Cognitive Services
8 1 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.48%) Kong
8 1 (0.48%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.37%) Wireless
2 3 (1.44%) Firewall
3 2 (0.96%) VPN
4 1 (0.48%) Internet
4 1 (0.48%) Network Security
4 1 (0.48%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.65%) SQL Server
2 16 (7.69%) Power BI
3 4 (1.92%) DB2
3 4 (1.92%) DB2 UDB
3 4 (1.92%) QlikView
4 2 (0.96%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.96%) Tableau
5 1 (0.48%) Looker
5 1 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
5 1 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (6.73%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) GitLab
2 1 (0.48%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.48%) Postman
2 1 (0.48%) Visual Studio
General
1 77 (37.02%) Social Skills
2 76 (36.54%) Finance
3 51 (24.52%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (11.54%) Legal
5 16 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (6.25%) Banking
6 13 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 12 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.77%) Law
8 11 (5.29%) Retail
9 8 (3.85%) Automotive
9 8 (3.85%) Marketing
10 7 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.88%) Electronics
11 6 (2.88%) Financial Institution
12 5 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.92%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (1.92%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.96%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 33 (15.87%) Lead
2 32 (15.38%) Developer
3 30 (14.42%) Senior
4 26 (12.50%) Project Manager
5 17 (8.17%) Software Engineer
6 16 (7.69%) .NET Developer
6 16 (7.69%) .NET Software Developer
6 16 (7.69%) .NET Software Engineer
6 16 (7.69%) C# .NET Developer
6 16 (7.69%) C# Developer
6 16 (7.69%) C# Software Developer
6 16 (7.69%) C# Software Engineer
6 16 (7.69%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 15 (7.21%) .NET Development Manager
7 15 (7.21%) Analyst
7 15 (7.21%) Development Manager
7 15 (7.21%) Software Development Manager
7 15 (7.21%) Software Manager
8 13 (6.25%) Python Developer
8 13 (6.25%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (17.31%) .NET
2 16 (7.69%) CSS
2 16 (7.69%) HTML
3 15 (7.21%) Vue
4 3 (1.44%) REST
5 2 (0.96%) React
5 2 (0.96%) Symfony
5 2 (0.96%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 2 (0.96%) WebGL
6 1 (0.48%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.48%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.48%) JSON
6 1 (0.48%) JWT
6 1 (0.48%) LDAP
6 1 (0.48%) MACH
6 1 (0.48%) Node.js
6 1 (0.48%) RESTful
6 1 (0.48%) SAML
6 1 (0.48%) Swagger
6 1 (0.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.29%) PropTech
2 9 (4.33%) Onboarding
2 9 (4.33%) Product Ownership
3 8 (3.85%) GNSS
3 8 (3.85%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.85%) Satnav
4 4 (1.92%) ASIC
4 4 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.44%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.44%) Life Science
5 3 (1.44%) Pharmacovigilance
5 3 (1.44%) Smart City
5 3 (1.44%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.96%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.96%) Digital Signage
6 2 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.96%) Hedge funds
6 2 (0.96%) Mobile Games
6 2 (0.96%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.92%) Windows
2 2 (0.96%) Android
2 2 (0.96%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.96%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.48%) Linux
3 1 (0.48%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.48%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (55.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 69 (33.17%) Project Management
3 68 (32.69%) Agile
4 64 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 64 (30.77%) Software Engineering
5 59 (28.37%) SDLC
6 52 (25.00%) Product Vision
7 49 (23.56%) Decision-Making
8 39 (18.75%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
9 37 (17.79%) Project Delivery
10 35 (16.83%) Stakeholder Management
11 34 (16.35%) AI
12 31 (14.90%) Roadmaps
13 29 (13.94%) Risk Management
14 28 (13.46%) PRINCE2
15 27 (12.98%) Budget Management
15 27 (12.98%) Collaborative Culture
16 25 (12.02%) Process Improvement
17 20 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 19 (9.13%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (17.31%) C#
2 30 (14.42%) Python
3 18 (8.65%) SQL
4 4 (1.92%) R
5 3 (1.44%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.96%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.96%) PHP
7 1 (0.48%) C++
7 1 (0.48%) Lua
7 1 (0.48%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (19.23%) Degree
2 19 (9.13%) PMI Certification
2 19 (9.13%) PMP
3 10 (4.81%) DBS Check
4 9 (4.33%) Security Cleared
5 8 (3.85%) SC Cleared
6 7 (3.37%) Azure Certification
7 6 (2.88%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.40%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.48%) ACCA
12 1 (0.48%) CISA
12 1 (0.48%) CISM
12 1 (0.48%) CISSP
12 1 (0.48%) CRISC
12 1 (0.48%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.13%) PMO
2 17 (8.17%) QA
3 8 (3.85%) ISO 9001
4 5 (2.40%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.92%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.92%) GDPR
5 4 (1.92%) ISO 26262
6 3 (1.44%) Good Clinical Practice
6 3 (1.44%) GxP
7 2 (0.96%) GRC
7 2 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.48%) NCSC
8 1 (0.48%) NIST
8 1 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (1.44%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.96%) Docker
2 2 (0.96%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.96%) vSphere
3 1 (0.48%) Firmware
3 1 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (1.92%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.96%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.48%) Ansible
3 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.48%) Nagios
3 1 (0.48%) SCCM
3 1 (0.48%) Terraform
3 1 (0.48%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.48%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 14 (6.73%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.88%) SAP
3 4 (1.92%) Google
3 4 (1.92%) JD Edwards
3 4 (1.92%) Oracle
4 3 (1.44%) Fortinet
4 3 (1.44%) Pardot
4 3 (1.44%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.44%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.96%) Aruba
5 2 (0.96%) Cisco
5 2 (0.96%) Civica
5 2 (0.96%) Meraki
5 2 (0.96%) Northgate
5 2 (0.96%) Orchard
5 2 (0.96%) Ruckus Wireless
5 2 (0.96%) Sage
5 2 (0.96%) Sophos
5 2 (0.96%) Veeam
5 2 (0.96%) VMware