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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 483 452 491
Rank change year-on-year -31 +39 +223
Permanent jobs citing Resource Allocation 195 173 342
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.45% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.48% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 137 106 287
10th Percentile £47,300 £43,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -17.24%
75th Percentile £95,000 £84,688 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -17.24%

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 60,045 35,779 71,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.70% 93.09% 85.50%
Number of salaries quoted 38,092 20,632 53,699
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +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 4 May 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 4 May 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 +10 68 £80,000 - 45
North of England -36 54 £67,500 +22.73% 19
South East -22 38 £86,000 +45.76% 15
Yorkshire -44 29 £85,000 +19.30% 13
Midlands -25 27 £55,000 +4.76% 9
West Midlands -1 22 £55,000 +10.00% 8
North West -19 21 £60,000 +9.09% 7
East of England -13 15 £49,157 -29.78% 7
South West -60 9 £47,500 -5.00% 6
East Midlands -46 5 £55,000 -19.71% 1
North East -34 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 5 (2.56%) Confluence
2 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.03%) SAS
2 2 (1.03%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.51%) CMS
Applications
1 16 (8.21%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (5.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.51%) Primavera
3 1 (0.51%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 67 (34.36%) SaaS
2 42 (21.54%) AWS
3 17 (8.72%) Azure
3 17 (8.72%) Power Platform
4 5 (2.56%) GCP
4 5 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (1.54%) Smartsheet
6 2 (1.03%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.03%) IaaS
6 2 (1.03%) Miro
7 1 (0.51%) Apigee
7 1 (0.51%) Azure Cognitive Services
7 1 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.51%) Azure Machine Learning
7 1 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.51%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.51%) Kong
7 1 (0.51%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.51%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.59%) Wireless
2 2 (1.03%) Firewall
2 2 (1.03%) VPN
3 1 (0.51%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (9.23%) SQL Server
2 17 (8.72%) Power BI
3 4 (2.05%) DB2
3 4 (2.05%) DB2 UDB
3 4 (2.05%) QlikView
4 2 (1.03%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.03%) Tableau
5 1 (0.51%) Looker
5 1 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (6.67%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) GitLab
2 1 (0.51%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.51%) Postman
2 1 (0.51%) Visual Studio
General
1 66 (33.85%) Finance
1 66 (33.85%) Social Skills
2 41 (21.03%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (8.72%) Legal
3 17 (8.72%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (7.18%) Public Sector
5 11 (5.64%) Law
6 10 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.62%) Marketing
8 8 (4.10%) Automotive
9 7 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.08%) Banking
10 6 (3.08%) Electronics
11 5 (2.56%) Retail
12 4 (2.05%) Brand Awareness
12 4 (2.05%) Financial Institution
12 4 (2.05%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (16.92%) Developer
2 32 (16.41%) Lead
3 23 (11.79%) Senior
4 20 (10.26%) Project Manager
5 18 (9.23%) Software Engineer
6 17 (8.72%) .NET Developer
6 17 (8.72%) .NET Software Developer
6 17 (8.72%) .NET Software Engineer
6 17 (8.72%) C# .NET Developer
6 17 (8.72%) C# Developer
6 17 (8.72%) C# Software Developer
6 17 (8.72%) C# Software Engineer
6 17 (8.72%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 15 (7.69%) .NET Development Manager
7 15 (7.69%) Analyst
7 15 (7.69%) Development Manager
7 15 (7.69%) Software Development Manager
7 15 (7.69%) Software Manager
8 13 (6.67%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
8 13 (6.67%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (18.97%) .NET
2 17 (8.72%) CSS
2 17 (8.72%) HTML
3 16 (8.21%) Vue
4 2 (1.03%) REST
5 1 (0.51%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.51%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.51%) JSON
5 1 (0.51%) JWT
5 1 (0.51%) MACH
5 1 (0.51%) Node.js
5 1 (0.51%) React
5 1 (0.51%) RESTful
5 1 (0.51%) SAML
5 1 (0.51%) Swagger
5 1 (0.51%) Symfony
5 1 (0.51%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (0.51%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.64%) PropTech
2 10 (5.13%) Management Information System
3 8 (4.10%) GNSS
3 8 (4.10%) Onboarding
3 8 (4.10%) Satnav
4 7 (3.59%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.05%) ASIC
5 4 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.54%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.54%) Life Science
6 3 (1.54%) Pharmacovigilance
6 3 (1.54%) Smart City
6 3 (1.54%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.03%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.03%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.03%) Hedge funds
7 2 (1.03%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.03%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.54%) Windows
2 2 (1.03%) Windows Server
2 2 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.51%) Android
3 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (55.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 64 (32.82%) Software Engineering
3 62 (31.79%) Project Management
4 61 (31.28%) Agile
5 60 (30.77%) SDLC
6 54 (27.69%) Problem-Solving
7 53 (27.18%) Product Vision
8 46 (23.59%) Decision-Making
9 36 (18.46%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
10 32 (16.41%) AI
10 32 (16.41%) Stakeholder Management
11 30 (15.38%) Project Delivery
11 30 (15.38%) Roadmaps
12 27 (13.85%) Risk Management
13 26 (13.33%) PRINCE2
14 23 (11.79%) Process Improvement
15 19 (9.74%) Collaborative Culture
15 19 (9.74%) Microservices
15 19 (9.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 18 (9.23%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (18.97%) C#
2 30 (15.38%) Python
3 19 (9.74%) SQL
4 4 (2.05%) R
5 3 (1.54%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.51%) C++
6 1 (0.51%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.51%) Lua
6 1 (0.51%) PHP
6 1 (0.51%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (20.00%) Degree
2 18 (9.23%) PMI Certification
2 18 (9.23%) PMP
3 10 (5.13%) DBS Check
4 9 (4.62%) Security Cleared
5 7 (3.59%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.08%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.56%) Azure Certification
8 4 (2.05%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (1.54%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.03%) ACCA
10 2 (1.03%) CISA
10 2 (1.03%) CISM
10 2 (1.03%) CISSP
10 2 (1.03%) CRISC
10 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.51%) CIMA
11 1 (0.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (10.77%) PMO
2 17 (8.72%) QA
3 8 (4.10%) ISO 9001
4 5 (2.56%) Accessibility
5 4 (2.05%) Data Quality
5 4 (2.05%) GDPR
5 4 (2.05%) ISO 26262
6 3 (1.54%) Good Clinical Practice
6 3 (1.54%) GRC
6 3 (1.54%) GxP
6 3 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (1.03%) NCSC
7 2 (1.03%) NIST
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.03%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.03%) Docker
1 2 (1.03%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (1.03%) vSphere
2 1 (0.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.05%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.03%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.51%) Ansible
3 1 (0.51%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (6.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.08%) SAP
3 4 (2.05%) Google
3 4 (2.05%) JD Edwards
3 4 (2.05%) Oracle
4 3 (1.54%) Pardot
4 3 (1.54%) Sage
4 3 (1.54%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.03%) Aruba
5 2 (1.03%) Cisco
5 2 (1.03%) Civica
5 2 (1.03%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.03%) Meraki
5 2 (1.03%) Northgate
5 2 (1.03%) Orchard
5 2 (1.03%) Ruckus Wireless
5 2 (1.03%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.03%) Sophos
5 2 (1.03%) Veeam
5 2 (1.03%) VMware