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 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 394 470
Rank change year-on-year +24 +76 +103
Permanent jobs citing Resource Allocation 261 368 208
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.56% 0.61% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.72% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 118 160 168
10th Percentile £44,584 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £57,501 £50,188 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £61,305 £64,428
Median % change year-on-year +26.42% -4.85% +3.08%
75th Percentile £100,000 £75,563 £79,625
90th Percentile £111,500 £90,125 £97,500
UK median annual salary £73,750 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +18.00% -3.85% +4.00%

All Process and 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 39,650 51,239 42,831
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.03% 85.16% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 24,751 26,741 32,927
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 2025. 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 +79 102 £94,500 +26.00% 47
South East +111 90 £80,000 +45.45% 49
North of England +10 31 £80,000 +39.13% 23
Midlands -44 26 £59,764 +3.94% 22
West Midlands +37 22 £60,000 +33.33% 8
Yorkshire +15 17 £100,000 +29.03% 6
South West +13 13 £47,500 -17.39% 11
North West +7 12 £56,250 +2.27% 14
East Midlands -46 4 £45,390 -21.06% 13
East of England +6 3 £45,000 -35.71% 3
North East +16 2 £75,000 +114.29% 3
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 (2.68%) Confluence
2 6 (2.30%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.38%) CMS
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (5.75%) Microsoft Project
2 14 (5.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 39 (14.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (3.07%) Shopify
3 7 (2.68%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.53%) Adaptiv
5 2 (0.77%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.38%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.38%) Primavera
6 1 (0.38%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 86 (32.95%) SaaS
2 33 (12.64%) AWS
3 28 (10.73%) Azure
4 14 (5.36%) GCP
5 12 (4.60%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (2.68%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (1.92%) Azure Machine Learning
9 4 (1.53%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (1.15%) IaaS
10 3 (1.15%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.77%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.77%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.77%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 2 (0.77%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 1 (0.38%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.38%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.38%) GitHub
12 1 (0.38%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.30%) WAN
2 5 (1.92%) Firewall
2 5 (1.92%) VLAN
3 4 (1.53%) VPN
4 3 (1.15%) DHCP
4 3 (1.15%) DNS
4 3 (1.15%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.15%) Softphone
4 3 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.38%) BGP
5 1 (0.38%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.38%) Internet
5 1 (0.38%) NetScaler
5 1 (0.38%) Network Security
5 1 (0.38%) OSPF
5 1 (0.38%) SAN
5 1 (0.38%) VoIP
5 1 (0.38%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.21%) Power BI
1 11 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.77%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (0.77%) Tableau
3 1 (0.38%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.38%) GIS
3 1 (0.38%) Power Query
3 1 (0.38%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (4.60%) JIRA
2 5 (1.92%) GitLab
3 2 (0.77%) Git
3 2 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.38%) Gradle
4 1 (0.38%) Postman
4 1 (0.38%) Selenium
4 1 (0.38%) SoapUI
General
1 161 (61.69%) Social Skills
2 154 (59.00%) Finance
3 79 (30.27%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (11.11%) Banking
5 23 (8.81%) Police
6 22 (8.43%) Aviation
6 22 (8.43%) Fire and Rescue
7 16 (6.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (5.36%) Legal
9 13 (4.98%) Law
10 12 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (4.21%) Manufacturing
11 11 (4.21%) Marketing
12 9 (3.45%) Retail
13 7 (2.68%) Financial Institution
13 7 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (2.30%) Public Sector
15 5 (1.92%) Games
15 5 (1.92%) Public Speaking
16 3 (1.15%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (17.24%) Senior
2 44 (16.86%) Lead
3 28 (10.73%) Project Manager
4 25 (9.58%) Service Manager
5 23 (8.81%) Operations Manager
6 22 (8.43%) Service Operations Manager
7 17 (6.51%) Technical Manager
8 13 (4.98%) Development Manager
8 13 (4.98%) Programme Manager
8 13 (4.98%) Software Development Manager
9 12 (4.60%) Software Manager
10 11 (4.21%) Head of IT
10 11 (4.21%) Senior Manager
11 9 (3.45%) IT Manager
12 7 (2.68%) .NET Development Manager
12 7 (2.68%) Analyst
12 7 (2.68%) Head of Infrastructure
12 7 (2.68%) Senior Project Manager
12 7 (2.68%) Technical Leader
13 6 (2.30%) Head of PMO
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.21%) .NET
2 7 (2.68%) REST
3 6 (2.30%) React
4 5 (1.92%) Symfony
4 5 (1.92%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 5 (1.92%) WebGL
5 4 (1.53%) EDI
6 2 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.77%) OAuth
6 2 (0.77%) SOAP
6 2 (0.77%) XML
7 1 (0.38%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.38%) Blazor
7 1 (0.38%) FHIR
7 1 (0.38%) Kafka
7 1 (0.38%) LDAP
7 1 (0.38%) RESTful
7 1 (0.38%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 31 (11.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 28 (10.73%) Data Centre
3 22 (8.43%) Robotics
4 9 (3.45%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.30%) Educational Technology
5 6 (2.30%) Public Cloud
5 6 (2.30%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.92%) Mobile Games
6 5 (1.92%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.92%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.53%) Credit Risk
7 4 (1.53%) GNSS
7 4 (1.53%) Satnav
7 4 (1.53%) Social Media
8 3 (1.15%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.15%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.15%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.77%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.45%) Linux
2 8 (3.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.92%) Android
3 5 (1.92%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.15%) Windows
5 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.38%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (37.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 96 (36.78%) Project Management
3 90 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (31.03%) Agile
5 74 (28.35%) Decision-Making
5 74 (28.35%) ERP
6 67 (25.67%) Change Management
7 57 (21.84%) Stakeholder Management
8 47 (18.01%) Analytics
8 47 (18.01%) Budget Management
8 47 (18.01%) Software Engineering
9 45 (17.24%) AI
9 45 (17.24%) Project Delivery
10 43 (16.48%) Business Case
11 42 (16.09%) ITIL
11 42 (16.09%) Service Delivery
12 39 (14.94%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 39 (14.94%) Financial Modelling
12 39 (14.94%) Trade-off Analysis
13 38 (14.56%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.21%) Python
2 9 (3.45%) C#
3 7 (2.68%) Java
3 7 (2.68%) SQL
4 5 (1.92%) Kotlin
4 5 (1.92%) PHP
5 4 (1.53%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.77%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.77%) SOQL
7 1 (0.38%) R
7 1 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (23.37%) Degree
2 41 (15.71%) Master's Degree
3 39 (14.94%) MBA
4 18 (6.90%) PMP
5 17 (6.51%) PMI Certification
6 14 (5.36%) AWS Certification
6 14 (5.36%) Azure Certification
7 8 (3.07%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (2.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (2.30%) CFA
9 6 (2.30%) Security Cleared
10 5 (1.92%) CAPM
10 5 (1.92%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 4 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.53%) SC Cleared
12 3 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.15%) CISSP
12 3 (1.15%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.77%) CCSP
13 2 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (19.54%) QA
2 21 (8.05%) PMO
3 8 (3.07%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.92%) GDPR
5 4 (1.53%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.15%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.15%) SLA
7 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.38%) HL7
8 1 (0.38%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.92%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.38%) Docker
3 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (0.77%) Terraform
1 2 (0.77%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.38%) Nagios
2 1 (0.38%) SCCM
2 1 (0.38%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 45 (17.24%) SAP
2 29 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 7 (2.68%) VMware
4 6 (2.30%) Murex
5 5 (1.92%) Google
5 5 (1.92%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.53%) FIS
6 4 (1.53%) Workday
6 4 (1.53%) YouTube
7 3 (1.15%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.77%) Cisco
8 2 (0.77%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.77%) Kronos
8 2 (0.77%) Oracle
9 1 (0.38%) Citrix
9 1 (0.38%) Civica
9 1 (0.38%) IBM
9 1 (0.38%) NetApp
9 1 (0.38%) Northgate
9 1 (0.38%) Orchard