Product Backlog Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Product Backlogs
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chelmsford requiring Product Backlog skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Product Backlog 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 2.13% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £488 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Chelmsford

Product Backlog 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 Chelmsford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38 9 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford 80.85% 100.00% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 6 4
10th Percentile £240 - £378
25th Percentile £391 £225 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £228 £450
Median % change year-on-year +92.31% -49.44% +19.05%
75th Percentile £450 £311 £513
90th Percentile £472 £363 £558
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £458
% change year-on-year +12.50% -12.57% -8.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 2
10th Percentile £14.25 £70.50 £13.15
25th Percentile £15.21 £78.75 £13.59
Median hourly rate £17.50 £95.00 £14.31
Median % change year-on-year -81.58% +563.87% -41.88%
75th Percentile £35.53 £108.75 £15.04
90th Percentile £81.05 £115.50 £15.47
Essex median hourly rate £20.00 £21.00 £59.50
% change year-on-year -4.76% -64.71% +3.48%

Product Backlog
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Product Backlog relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.

Product Backlog job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Product Backlog
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation