The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring User Stories skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Stories over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
User Stories falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
167
169
193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
89.30%
74.78%
89.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
125
122
146
10th Percentile
£226
£140
£190
25th Percentile
£303
£188
£329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£405
£431
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-6.09%
-4.17%
-7.22%
75th Percentile
£488
£550
£573
90th Percentile
£670
£617
£638
South Wales median daily rate
£400
£400
£500
% change year-on-year
-
-20.00%
-2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
11
7
10th Percentile
£12.21
-
£19.55
25th Percentile
-
£15.48
£21.25
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£18.57
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
-29.56%
-25.72%
+31.58%
75th Percentile
£17.00
£25.60
£26.25
90th Percentile
£24.64
-
£32.90
South Wales median hourly rate
£15.50
£25.00
£23.92
% change year-on-year
-38.00%
+4.54%
+20.12%
User Stories Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
User Stories Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Stories in Cardiff.
User Stories Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing User Stories also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for User Stories.
User Stories Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
