Product Backlog Contract Job Trends in Essex

Product Backlogs
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex 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 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Product Backlog 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.33% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £481 £413 £488
% change year-on-year +16.67% -15.38% -1.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 231 106 176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 77.00% 92.17% 83.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 52 88
10th Percentile £304 £190 £192
25th Percentile £350 £309 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £458
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -12.57% -8.50%
75th Percentile £525 £486 £563
90th Percentile £600 £510 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £433
% change year-on-year - +15.61% -13.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 25 48
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.25 £12.34
25th Percentile £16.17 £18.87 £28.44
Median hourly rate £20.00 £21.00 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -64.71% +3.48%
75th Percentile £44.64 £43.20 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.00 £102.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +89.48%

Product Backlog
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Product Backlog job vacancy trend in Essex

Product Backlog
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Product Backlog.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Product Backlog

Product Backlog
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Backlog within the Essex region over the 6 months to 15 July 2026. 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
Chelmsford - 1 £488 - 1
Product Backlog
East of England

Product Backlog
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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