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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 494 459 496
Rank change year-on-year -35 +37 +215
Permanent jobs citing Resource Allocation 193 169 348
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.43% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.46% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 137 102 279
10th Percentile £47,300 £43,300 £31,950
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -17.24%
75th Percentile £86,500 £85,000 £74,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,375 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £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 60,234 36,782 71,786
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.77% 93.38% 84.92%
Number of salaries quoted 39,612 20,312 53,799
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £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 £73,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,684 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.53% +8.52% -9.84%

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 17 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 17 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 -27 64 £80,000 - 43
North of England -19 51 £60,000 +9.09% 11
South East -1 42 £63,500 +7.63% 16
Yorkshire -37 29 £55,000 -22.81% 7
Midlands -23 25 £55,000 +4.76% 5
West Midlands -19 21 £55,000 +10.00% 5
North West +11 18 £60,000 +9.09% 4
East of England -18 15 £49,157 -21.35% 5
South West -56 9 £47,500 -5.00% 5
East Midlands -35 4 £55,000 -19.71%
North East -36 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 (3.11%) Confluence
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.04%) SAS
2 2 (1.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (8.29%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (5.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.63%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.04%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.04%) Workfront
3 1 (0.52%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 64 (33.16%) SaaS
2 41 (21.24%) AWS
3 20 (10.36%) Power Platform
4 14 (7.25%) Azure
5 5 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (2.59%) Smartsheet
6 4 (2.07%) GCP
7 2 (1.04%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.04%) IaaS
7 2 (1.04%) Miro
8 1 (0.52%) Apigee
8 1 (0.52%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.52%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.52%) Kong
8 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.52%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.63%) Wireless
2 2 (1.04%) Firewall
2 2 (1.04%) VPN
3 1 (0.52%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (10.36%) Power BI
2 14 (7.25%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.07%) DB2
3 4 (2.07%) DB2 UDB
3 4 (2.07%) QlikView
4 2 (1.04%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.04%) Tableau
5 1 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.52%) Looker
5 1 (0.52%) Semantic Layer
5 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (7.25%) JIRA
2 1 (0.52%) GitLab
2 1 (0.52%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.52%) Postman
2 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 68 (35.23%) Social Skills
2 65 (33.68%) Finance
3 42 (21.76%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.29%) Legal
4 16 (8.29%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (7.25%) Public Sector
6 11 (5.70%) Law
7 10 (5.18%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (4.66%) Marketing
9 8 (4.15%) Automotive
9 8 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (3.11%) Banking
10 6 (3.11%) Electronics
10 6 (3.11%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (2.59%) Retail
12 4 (2.07%) Brand Awareness
12 4 (2.07%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.55%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.55%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.04%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 38 (19.69%) Developer
2 32 (16.58%) Lead
3 23 (11.92%) Senior
3 23 (11.92%) Software Engineer
4 22 (11.40%) .NET Developer
4 22 (11.40%) .NET Software Developer
4 22 (11.40%) .NET Software Engineer
4 22 (11.40%) C# .NET Developer
4 22 (11.40%) C# Developer
4 22 (11.40%) C# Software Developer
4 22 (11.40%) C# Software Engineer
4 22 (11.40%) Developer/Software Engineer
5 20 (10.36%) Project Manager
6 15 (7.77%) Analyst
7 13 (6.74%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
7 13 (6.74%) Python Developer
8 12 (6.22%) Lead Developer
8 12 (6.22%) Senior Developer
9 11 (5.70%) Development Manager
9 11 (5.70%) Software Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (19.69%) .NET
2 22 (11.40%) CSS
2 22 (11.40%) HTML
3 21 (10.88%) Vue
4 1 (0.52%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.52%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.52%) JSON
4 1 (0.52%) JWT
4 1 (0.52%) MACH
4 1 (0.52%) Node.js
4 1 (0.52%) REST
4 1 (0.52%) RESTful
4 1 (0.52%) SAML
4 1 (0.52%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.70%) PropTech
2 10 (5.18%) Management Information System
3 8 (4.15%) GNSS
3 8 (4.15%) Satnav
4 7 (3.63%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.63%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.59%) Life Science
5 5 (2.59%) Pharmacovigilance
6 4 (2.07%) ASIC
6 4 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.55%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.55%) Smart City
7 3 (1.55%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.04%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.04%) Hedge funds
8 2 (1.04%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.04%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.52%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.52%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.55%) Windows
2 2 (1.04%) Windows Server
2 2 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (56.99%) Continuous Improvement
2 60 (31.09%) Project Management
2 60 (31.09%) Software Engineering
3 57 (29.53%) SDLC
4 55 (28.50%) Agile
5 52 (26.94%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (26.42%) Product Vision
7 46 (23.83%) Decision-Making
8 36 (18.65%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
9 34 (17.62%) Roadmaps
10 33 (17.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 30 (15.54%) Project Delivery
12 29 (15.03%) Risk Management
13 28 (14.51%) AI
14 26 (13.47%) PRINCE2
15 24 (12.44%) Microservices
16 23 (11.92%) Process Improvement
17 22 (11.40%) Full-Stack Development
18 21 (10.88%) CQRS
18 21 (10.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 38 (19.69%) C#
2 27 (13.99%) Python
3 21 (10.88%) SQL
4 4 (2.07%) R
5 3 (1.55%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.52%) C++
6 1 (0.52%) Lua
6 1 (0.52%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (21.24%) Degree
2 18 (9.33%) PMI Certification
2 18 (9.33%) PMP
3 10 (5.18%) DBS Check
4 9 (4.66%) Security Cleared
5 7 (3.63%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.11%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.07%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (1.04%) ACCA
9 2 (1.04%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.04%) CISA
9 2 (1.04%) CISM
9 2 (1.04%) CISSP
9 2 (1.04%) CRISC
9 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.52%) CIMA
10 1 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (12.44%) PMO
2 18 (9.33%) QA
3 8 (4.15%) ISO 9001
4 7 (3.63%) Accessibility
5 6 (3.11%) Data Quality
6 5 (2.59%) Good Clinical Practice
6 5 (2.59%) GxP
7 4 (2.07%) GDPR
7 4 (2.07%) ISO 26262
8 3 (1.55%) GRC
8 3 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 2 (1.04%) NCSC
9 2 (1.04%) NIST
10 1 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.52%) IFRS
10 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.04%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.04%) Docker
1 2 (1.04%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (1.04%) vSphere
2 1 (0.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.07%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.04%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.52%) Ansible
3 1 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (6.74%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.11%) SAP
3 4 (2.07%) Google
3 4 (2.07%) JD Edwards
3 4 (2.07%) Oracle
4 3 (1.55%) Pardot
4 3 (1.55%) Sage
4 3 (1.55%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.04%) Aruba
5 2 (1.04%) Cisco
5 2 (1.04%) Civica
5 2 (1.04%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.04%) Meraki
5 2 (1.04%) Northgate
5 2 (1.04%) Orchard
5 2 (1.04%) Ruckus Wireless
5 2 (1.04%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.04%) Sophos
5 2 (1.04%) Veeam
5 2 (1.04%) VMware