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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 537 407 406
Rank change year-on-year -130 -1 +124
Permanent jobs citing Resource Allocation 227 238 366
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.22% 0.55% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.62% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 104 98 132
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,800 £41,265
25th Percentile £47,500 £56,691 £48,180
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £61,305
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +14.18% -1.64%
75th Percentile £78,125 £96,625 £78,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £104,125 £94,875
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £61,305
% change year-on-year -11.11% +10.11% -1.91%

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 76,241 38,534 54,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.63% 89.00% 82.49%
Number of salaries quoted 53,599 21,786 29,155
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,900 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 8 October 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 8 October 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
South East -61 73 £55,000 -21.43% 82
London -90 66 £75,000 -16.67% 227
North of England -36 50 £50,000 +14.29% 52
North West -1 25 £40,625 -27.78% 30
Yorkshire -21 25 £50,000 +25.00% 17
Midlands -43 17 £40,000 -33.33% 26
South West -73 13 £70,000 +47.37% 19
East Midlands -25 9 £40,000 -41.61% 7
West Midlands -48 8 £51,250 -14.58% 19
East of England -30 6 £41,000 -23.72% 18
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 7 (3.08%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.76%) Confluence
3 3 (1.32%) CMS
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.88%) R Markdown
4 2 (0.88%) SAS
5 1 (0.44%) Moodle
Applications
1 23 (10.13%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (3.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.32%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.88%) Trello
6 2 (0.88%) Weka
7 1 (0.44%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.32%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.88%) SAP Business ByDesign
2 2 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.44%) Primavera
3 1 (0.44%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.44%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.44%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.44%) SAP MDG-F
3 1 (0.44%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 32 (14.10%) SaaS
2 30 (13.22%) Azure
3 27 (11.89%) AWS
4 8 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (3.52%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.08%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (3.08%) GCP
6 6 (2.64%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.64%) Smartsheet
7 3 (1.32%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.88%) Asana
8 2 (0.88%) GitHub
8 2 (0.88%) Slack
8 2 (0.88%) Veeva
9 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.44%) Figma
9 1 (0.44%) IaaS
9 1 (0.44%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.93%) Network Security
2 13 (5.73%) Firewall
3 10 (4.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (2.20%) VPN
5 2 (0.88%) Wireless
6 1 (0.44%) Broadband
6 1 (0.44%) LAN
6 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.44%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.44%) WAN
6 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.52%) Power BI
2 4 (1.76%) Metadata
3 3 (1.32%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.88%) Big Data
4 2 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.88%) GIS
4 2 (0.88%) Power Query
5 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.44%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 23 (10.13%) JIRA
2 3 (1.32%) Git
3 2 (0.88%) GitLab
3 2 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.44%) Subversion
General
1 109 (48.02%) Social Skills
2 81 (35.68%) Finance
3 43 (18.94%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (14.98%) Influencing Skills
5 28 (12.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (11.89%) Aerospace
7 25 (11.01%) Marketing
7 25 (11.01%) Pharmaceutical
8 23 (10.13%) Retail
9 22 (9.69%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (7.49%) Military
11 16 (7.05%) Manufacturing
12 11 (4.85%) Banking
12 11 (4.85%) Law
13 10 (4.41%) Legal
14 8 (3.52%) Public Sector
15 7 (3.08%) Automotive
15 7 (3.08%) Aviation
16 5 (2.20%) Advertising
17 3 (1.32%) Digital Healthcare
Job Titles
1 47 (20.70%) Lead
2 17 (7.49%) Project Manager
3 16 (7.05%) Developer
4 15 (6.61%) Software Engineer
5 13 (5.73%) Operations Manager
6 12 (5.29%) Architect
6 12 (5.29%) Senior
7 11 (4.85%) .NET Developer
7 11 (4.85%) .NET Software Developer
7 11 (4.85%) .NET Software Engineer
7 11 (4.85%) C# .NET Developer
7 11 (4.85%) C# Developer
7 11 (4.85%) C# Software Developer
7 11 (4.85%) C# Software Engineer
7 11 (4.85%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 11 (4.85%) IT Manager
8 10 (4.41%) Lead Architect
8 10 (4.41%) Service Desk Manager
8 10 (4.41%) Service Manager
9 8 (3.52%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.61%) HTML
2 14 (6.17%) .NET
3 12 (5.29%) CSS
4 11 (4.85%) Vue
5 10 (4.41%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.88%) ADO
6 2 (0.88%) Terraform
7 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.44%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 33 (14.54%) Onboarding
2 28 (12.33%) Management Information System
3 23 (10.13%) Life Science
4 20 (8.81%) Pharmacovigilance
5 15 (6.61%) Social Media
5 15 (6.61%) Virtual Team
6 13 (5.73%) Marketing Technology
7 11 (4.85%) PMI
8 10 (4.41%) Data Centre
8 10 (4.41%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 10 (4.41%) Security Posture
9 8 (3.52%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (3.08%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (3.08%) Private Cloud
11 6 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (2.20%) Autonomous Agent
13 4 (1.76%) Blog
13 4 (1.76%) NHS
13 4 (1.76%) Operational Technology
14 3 (1.32%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.41%) Windows
2 6 (2.64%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.76%) Linux
4 3 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.32%) Rocky
5 2 (0.88%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (57.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 85 (37.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 71 (31.28%) Roadmaps
4 52 (22.91%) Project Management
5 51 (22.47%) AI
6 50 (22.03%) Decision-Making
6 50 (22.03%) Problem-Solving
7 49 (21.59%) Agile
7 49 (21.59%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
8 48 (21.15%) Change Management
9 40 (17.62%) Service Delivery
9 40 (17.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 38 (16.74%) Risk Management
11 34 (14.98%) Collaborative Culture
11 34 (14.98%) Project Delivery
12 33 (14.54%) Customer Engagement
13 31 (13.66%) Customer Service
14 29 (12.78%) Analytics
14 29 (12.78%) ITIL
15 28 (12.33%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.17%) C#
2 11 (4.85%) SQL
3 7 (3.08%) Python
4 3 (1.32%) Bash
4 3 (1.32%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.88%) C
5 2 (0.88%) R
6 1 (0.44%) Assembly Language
6 1 (0.44%) C++
6 1 (0.44%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.44%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 69 (30.40%) Degree
2 34 (14.98%) Security Cleared
3 25 (11.01%) DV Cleared
4 20 (8.81%) PMI Certification
5 14 (6.17%) SC Cleared
6 13 (5.73%) CISSP
7 11 (4.85%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (4.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (4.41%) CCNP
9 9 (3.96%) PMP
10 8 (3.52%) Master's Degree
11 7 (3.08%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (2.20%) MBA
13 4 (1.76%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (1.32%) ACCA
14 3 (1.32%) Chartered Engineer
14 3 (1.32%) CISA
14 3 (1.32%) CISM
14 3 (1.32%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (17.18%) QA
2 20 (8.81%) Good Clinical Practice
2 20 (8.81%) GxP
2 20 (8.81%) SLA
3 16 (7.05%) PMO
4 15 (6.61%) Accessibility
5 6 (2.64%) GDPR
5 6 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (2.20%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.76%) GRC
8 3 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (1.32%) NCSC
8 3 (1.32%) NIST
8 3 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.44%) IFRS
9 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (2.64%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (2.64%) vSphere
2 5 (2.20%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (1.76%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.32%) Firmware
5 2 (0.88%) Docker
5 2 (0.88%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (2.20%) Ansible
2 2 (0.88%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 34 (14.98%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.81%) SAP
3 14 (6.17%) Cisco
3 14 (6.17%) ServiceNow
4 13 (5.73%) Fortinet
4 13 (5.73%) Samsung
4 13 (5.73%) TikTok
5 11 (4.85%) Palo Alto
6 9 (3.96%) Oracle
7 7 (3.08%) VMware
8 5 (2.20%) YouTube
9 3 (1.32%) Sage
9 3 (1.32%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.88%) CA Agile Central
10 2 (0.88%) Databricks
10 2 (0.88%) ESRI
10 2 (0.88%) Google
10 2 (0.88%) NVIDIA
10 2 (0.88%) Sophos
10 2 (0.88%) UiPath