You could do a degree or postgraduate award in:
- computing
- project management
- business management
- marketing
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
- 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
- a degree in a relevant subject for postgraduate study
Digital product owner
Digital product owners lead a team of specialists to build web products and services.
Average salary (a year)
£39,000 Starter
to£65,000 Experienced
Typical hours (a week)
37 to 39 a week
You could work
evenings occasionally
How to become a digital product owner
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- specialist courses run by private training organisations
University
Apprenticeship
You could start by doing a project manager degree apprenticeship.
After completing your apprenticeship, you would get experience of working in digital delivery teams before taking on a role as a product owner.
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
- 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship
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Work
You could start out in an associate product owner role. You'll usually need to have some relevant work experience in a job like:
- product marketing
- software development
- customer experience
- user experience (UX) design
When you're looking for work, most employers will expect you to have:
- an understanding of online user behaviours
- knowledge of search engine optimisation (SEO), analytics, UX, design and marketing
- experience in helping a business make major changes in digital
- knowledge of agile project management methodologies like Scrum, Kanban and Lean
Other routes
If you do not have any relevant work experience, you could:
- develop some technical skills so that you understand basic design and data analysis
- study online resources about the role of product management
- take a specialist course in product management
- join online product management communities for tips and networking opportunities
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Further information
You can find out more about working in the digital industry from Tech Future Careers.
What it takes
Skills and knowledge
You'll need:
- knowledge of computer operating systems, hardware and software
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- customer service skills
- the ability to use your initiative
- the ability to work well with others
- maths knowledge
- excellent verbal communication skills
- analytical thinking skills
- to have a thorough understanding of computer systems and applications
What you'll do
Day-to-day tasks
On a daily basis you might be:
- involving your teams in development and planning
- representing users by taking their feedback to help improve the product
- working with user experience (UX) design specialists to make sure the product is something that people like and is easy to use
- developing business cases and user stories for new features
- working with the design team to draft first versions of your product or service
- keeping people informed about your product
- managing less experienced product managers and supporting their development
- producing reports on the performance of the product
Working environment
You could work in an office or at a client's business.
Career path and progression
With experience, you could apply for a more senior role like head of product or senior product manager.
You could also move into general senior management positions.
Some product managers become self-employed.
Current opportunities
Apprenticeships In England
Degree Apprentice - Project Management (Rotational)
- Wage : £20,000.00 Annually
- Location: London NW1 1AD
Project Management Degree Apprenticeship - Bridges team, Manchester
- Wage : £19,000.00 Annually
- Location: M15 4RP
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