Backlog Management Contract Job Trends in Colchester

Backlog Management (Backlog Maintenance)
Essex > Colchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Colchester requiring Backlog Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Backlog Management 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Colchester 2.94% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Essex median daily rate £550 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Colchester

Backlog Management 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 Colchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13 14 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester 38.24% 73.68% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 4
10th Percentile £310 - £274
25th Percentile £331 - £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £153 £363
Median % change year-on-year +132.03% -57.79% -27.50%
75th Percentile £388 - £466
90th Percentile £453 - £516
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £413
% change year-on-year +12.50% -3.03% -17.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 10 1
Median hourly rate - £18.87 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year - -52.83% -
Essex median hourly rate £19.61 £21.00 £70.50
% change year-on-year -6.62% -70.21% +22.61%

Backlog Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

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

Backlog Management job vacancy trend in Colchester

Backlog Management
Daily Rate Trend in Colchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Backlog Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Backlog Management

Backlog Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Automation Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories