User Stories Contracts in England

User Story
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for User Stories skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Stories over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 154 118 98
Rank change year-on-year -36 -20 +10
Contract jobs citing User Stories 582 1,077 1,903
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.58% 2.19% 2.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 2.43% 2.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 748 1,363
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £450 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +0.96% +9.47%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £528 £515 £505
% change year-on-year +2.43% +1.98% +6.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 8 10
10th Percentile £31.71 £46.23 £40.35
25th Percentile £32.03 £60.25 £42.00
Median hourly rate £42.75 £64.50 £47.25
Median % change year-on-year -33.72% +36.51% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62.94 £67.00 £70.81
90th Percentile £69.25 £73.00 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £42.75 £64.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -33.72% +51.76% -15.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

User Stories 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,870 44,294 64,052
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.52% 90.18% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,878 31,074 45,519
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £674 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,246 1,569 1,736
10th Percentile £12.90 £10.73 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £24.30
Median % change year-on-year -2.25% +53.69% +3.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

User Stories
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for User Stories in England

User Stories
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Stories in England.

Daily rate trend for User Stories in England

User Stories
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Stories in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Stories in England

User Stories
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Stories in England.

Hourly rate trend for User Stories in England

User Stories
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Stories in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for User Stories in England

User Stories
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Stories within the England region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
London -2 355 £550 +4.76% 125
North of England -16 74 £490 -6.67% 34
South East -39 70 £475 -1.81% 38
Yorkshire +24 44 £490 -9.89% 13
Midlands -10 36 £500 +2.56% 35
North West -18 28 £502 -3.92% 19
West Midlands -9 24 £500 +2.56% 29
South West -33 24 £595 +8.14% 30
East Midlands +8 9 £425 -12.82% 6
East of England -16 9 £425 -5.56% 8
North East +1 2 - - 2
User Stories
UK

User Stories
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 42 (7.22%) Confluence
2 30 (5.15%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.06%) CMS
4 7 (1.20%) Drupal
5 5 (0.86%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.86%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.69%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.52%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.34%) SAS
9 1 (0.17%) Apache
9 1 (0.17%) Appian
9 1 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.17%) Camunda
9 1 (0.17%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.17%) Moodle
9 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (3.95%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.23%) MS Visio
3 9 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.03%) Adobe XD
4 6 (1.03%) Sketch
5 5 (0.86%) InVision
6 4 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.52%) Trello
7 3 (0.52%) Zeplin
8 2 (0.34%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.17%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 20 (3.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.20%) SAP PM
4 5 (0.86%) Primavera
4 5 (0.86%) SAP Hybris
4 5 (0.86%) Shopify
4 5 (0.86%) SimCorp Dimension
5 3 (0.52%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.34%) VisionPLUS
7 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.17%) Magento
7 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.17%) SAP LE
7 1 (0.17%) Softmar
7 1 (0.17%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 113 (19.42%) Azure
2 55 (9.45%) Power Platform
3 52 (8.93%) Azure DevOps
4 41 (7.04%) Dynamics 365
5 26 (4.47%) AWS
6 18 (3.09%) Power Automate
7 14 (2.41%) SaaS
8 12 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
9 10 (1.72%) Azure Service Bus
9 10 (1.72%) Figma
10 9 (1.55%) Miro
11 7 (1.20%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.20%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.20%) Serverless
12 6 (1.03%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 6 (1.03%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.86%) BigCommerce
13 5 (0.86%) Lucidchart
13 5 (0.86%) PaaS
14 4 (0.69%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.20%) Radio Access Network
2 6 (1.03%) DNS
3 5 (0.86%) PPP
3 5 (0.86%) SNA
3 5 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.69%) DHCP
4 4 (0.69%) Firewall
5 3 (0.52%) Internet
6 2 (0.34%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.17%) 4G
7 1 (0.17%) 5G
7 1 (0.17%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.17%) Broadband
7 1 (0.17%) HTTP
7 1 (0.17%) LTE
7 1 (0.17%) Network Security
7 1 (0.17%) TETRA
7 1 (0.17%) VPN
7 1 (0.17%) VSAN
7 1 (0.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (7.04%) Power BI
2 15 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.23%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.89%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.20%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.03%) BusinessObjects
6 6 (1.03%) Oracle Database
6 6 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.86%) SAP HANA
7 5 (0.86%) Siebel EIM
8 4 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.69%) GIS
9 3 (0.52%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.52%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.52%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.52%) Tableau
10 2 (0.34%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 79 (13.57%) JIRA
2 18 (3.09%) Git
3 17 (2.92%) Postman
3 17 (2.92%) Selenium
3 17 (2.92%) SoapUI
4 15 (2.58%) Cucumber
5 13 (2.23%) JMeter
5 13 (2.23%) JUnit
6 11 (1.89%) REST Assured
7 9 (1.55%) Appium
7 9 (1.55%) eggPlant
7 9 (1.55%) SOAtest
7 9 (1.55%) TestNG
7 9 (1.55%) WebDriver
8 5 (0.86%) GitLab
9 4 (0.69%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.52%) Axure RP
11 2 (0.34%) FitNesse
11 2 (0.34%) LoadRunner
11 2 (0.34%) SpecFlow
General
1 187 (32.13%) Social Skills
2 143 (24.57%) Finance
3 80 (13.75%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (7.73%) Public Sector
5 30 (5.15%) Banking
6 29 (4.98%) Telecoms
7 26 (4.47%) Marketing
8 24 (4.12%) Retail
9 23 (3.95%) Back Office
10 20 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.55%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.03%) Games
15 6 (1.03%) Investment Banking
15 6 (1.03%) Local Government
16 5 (0.86%) Billing
16 5 (0.86%) Corporate Banking
16 5 (0.86%) Military
Job Titles
1 268 (46.05%) Analyst
2 233 (40.03%) Business Analyst
3 77 (13.23%) Senior
4 59 (10.14%) Product Owner
5 45 (7.73%) Developer
6 40 (6.87%) Consultant
7 39 (6.70%) Technical Analyst
8 38 (6.53%) Senior Analyst
9 33 (5.67%) Senior Business Analyst
10 30 (5.15%) Technical Business Analyst
11 21 (3.61%) Data Analyst
11 21 (3.61%) Financial Analyst
12 20 (3.44%) Data Business Analyst
12 20 (3.44%) Project Manager
13 18 (3.09%) Architect
13 18 (3.09%) Finance Business Analyst
13 18 (3.09%) Lead
14 16 (2.75%) Functional Consultant
14 16 (2.75%) Insurance Business Analyst
14 16 (2.75%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.12%) .NET
2 20 (3.44%) HTML
3 17 (2.92%) .NET Framework
3 17 (2.92%) CSS
4 14 (2.41%) React
5 13 (2.23%) REST
6 12 (2.06%) XML
7 11 (1.89%) SOAP
8 10 (1.72%) Web Services
9 9 (1.55%) ASP.NET
9 9 (1.55%) Gherkin
10 7 (1.20%) AngularJS
10 7 (1.20%) ASP.NET Core
10 7 (1.20%) Flask
10 7 (1.20%) JSON
10 7 (1.20%) LDAP
10 7 (1.20%) Node.js
11 5 (0.86%) ADO
11 5 (0.86%) SAP PI
11 5 (0.86%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 160 (27.49%) Product Ownership
2 20 (3.44%) Mobile App
3 9 (1.55%) Management Information System
4 7 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (1.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (1.03%) Algorithms
5 6 (1.03%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.03%) Reinsurance
5 6 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.03%) Smart Meter
6 5 (0.86%) Cloud Native
6 5 (0.86%) CMDB
6 5 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (0.86%) Data Structures
6 5 (0.86%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (0.69%) Client/Server
7 4 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (0.69%) Onboarding
7 4 (0.69%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.52%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.72%) Linux
2 8 (1.37%) Windows
3 4 (0.69%) Unix
4 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (60.48%) Agile
2 189 (32.47%) Acceptance Criteria
3 156 (26.80%) Scrum
4 117 (20.10%) Requirements Gathering
5 111 (19.07%) Business Analysis
6 110 (18.90%) Problem-Solving
7 95 (16.32%) DevOps
8 84 (14.43%) User Acceptance Testing
9 74 (12.71%) Epics
10 72 (12.37%) Roadmaps
11 67 (11.51%) Product Backlog
12 66 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
12 66 (11.34%) Test Automation
13 63 (10.82%) Workshop Facilitation
14 60 (10.31%) Migration
15 56 (9.62%) Project Management
16 55 (9.45%) Backlog Management
17 48 (8.25%) Data Modelling
18 46 (7.90%) Analytics
18 46 (7.90%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 59 (10.14%) SQL
2 30 (5.15%) Java
3 27 (4.64%) Python
4 23 (3.95%) C#
4 23 (3.95%) JavaScript
5 10 (1.72%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.20%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.69%) C
7 4 (0.69%) Go
8 3 (0.52%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.52%) VBA
9 2 (0.34%) Bicep
9 2 (0.34%) Ruby
10 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.17%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.17%) R
10 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 64 (11.00%) Degree
1 64 (11.00%) Security Cleared
2 55 (9.45%) SC Cleared
3 11 (1.89%) DV Cleared
4 10 (1.72%) Master's Degree
5 8 (1.37%) CBAP
5 8 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.37%) PMI Certification
5 8 (1.37%) PMP
6 6 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (0.69%) CSPO
8 4 (0.69%) MBA
9 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.34%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.34%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.34%) SAP Certification
11 1 (0.17%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.17%) CISM
11 1 (0.17%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (12.89%) QA
2 32 (5.50%) Data Quality
3 26 (4.47%) Accessibility
4 15 (2.58%) PCI DSS
4 15 (2.58%) WCAG
5 7 (1.20%) GDPR
5 7 (1.20%) PMO
6 5 (0.86%) ISO 20022
7 4 (0.69%) SLA
8 3 (0.52%) IFRS
8 3 (0.52%) IFRS 17
8 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.52%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.34%) GxP
9 2 (0.34%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.17%) Basel II
10 1 (0.17%) Basel III
10 1 (0.17%) GRC
System Software
1 5 (0.86%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (1.55%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.34%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.34%) Terraform
4 1 (0.17%) Matomo
Vendors
1 66 (11.34%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.36%) SAP
3 19 (3.26%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.75%) Oracle
5 15 (2.58%) Adobe
6 14 (2.41%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.20%) Atlassian
8 6 (1.03%) CA Agile Central
8 6 (1.03%) Sitecore
9 5 (0.86%) CyberSource
9 5 (0.86%) Databricks
9 5 (0.86%) Guidewire
9 5 (0.86%) Siebel
9 5 (0.86%) SimCorp
10 4 (0.69%) Ab Initio
10 4 (0.69%) Dell
10 4 (0.69%) ESRI
10 4 (0.69%) Informatica
10 4 (0.69%) Intel
10 4 (0.69%) Optimizely