Everything you need to know about product owners in West Yorkshire
Pubished 1st February 2021
In West Yorkshire, there are currently 334 product owners and 26% of them have changed jobs in the last year. The average permanent salary is £60,000 and the average daily rate is £550 for this role.
Fast stats on product owners in West Yorkshire
LinkedIn Talent Insights, February 2021
Product owners in West Yorkshire
Changed jobs in the last year
Avg. Contractor daily rate
Avg. perm salary
Gender breakdown
The product owner workforce in West Yorkshire has a male majority of 61% whilst 39% are female.
What schools are producing product owners?
Among the educational institutions where most graduates are placed into product owner roles in West Yorkshire; Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds are joint at the top with 28 product owners each. Followed by The University of Huddersfield with 20 professionals.
Top 3 fields of study for product owners
The number of product owners that studied in the field
Information Technology
History
Business Administration and Management, General
University degrees
75% of West Yorkshire's product owners have a bachelor's degree while 16% have a master's degree.
Top 3 most common skills among product owners
The number of product owners in West Yorkshire that list the skill on their LinkedIn profile
Business Analysis
Scrum
Agile Methodologies
Most common skills among product owners
Nearly half (49%) of product owners in West Yorkshire list Business Analysis as a skill on their LinkedIn profile. Scrum and Agile Methodologies are also among the top skills listed at 44% each.
Fastest growing skills among product owners
Product Road Mapping is the fastest-growing skill among product owners in West Yorkshire with an increase of 300% over the past year. Followed by Digital Transformation and Product Strategy with increases of 200% and 167% respectively.
Top companies hiring product owners
Lloyds Banking Group is the top company hiring product owners in West Yorkshire with 47 professionals. Sky comes in second with 19 professionals followed by William Hill with 15.
Industries hiring product owners
Financial Services is the top industry in West Yorkshire where product owners are hired with 69 professionals. IT & Services comes in second with 51 professionals followed by Computer Software with 26.
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