Backlog Refinement (Backlog Grooming)
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Backlog Refinement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Backlog Refinement over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 152 | 165 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +13 | -25 |
| Contract jobs citing Backlog Refinement | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £363 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £488 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.28% | +2.63% | -4.04% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £631 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £675 | £558 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.27% | +6.57% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
North West
Backlog Refinement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,396 | 2,893 | 3,566 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 86.28% | 90.60% | 88.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,533 | 2,057 | 2,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £313 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £413 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +9.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 244 | 144 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £16.85 | £10.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.30 | £21.25 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.00 | £20.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +70.82% | +10.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.22 | £48.91 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.50 | £65.00 | £58.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.83 | £37.50 | £24.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.45% | +53.20% | +1.99% |
Backlog Refinement
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Backlog Refinement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Backlog Refinement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backlog Refinement in the North West.
Backlog Refinement
Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backlog Refinement within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | +8 | 3 | £413 | -13.05% | |
| Manchester | +14 | 2 | - | - | |
| Backlog Refinement England |
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Backlog Refinement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: