The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Backlog Refinement over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Backlog Refinement 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 Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
747
806
862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
93.61%
91.90%
94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted
478
515
629
10th Percentile
£311
£280
£325
25th Percentile
£393
£400
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-2.63%
-
+5.56%
75th Percentile
£550
£588
£600
90th Percentile
£603
£675
£701
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.63%
-
+2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
40
27
10th Percentile
£16.18
£13.75
-
25th Percentile
£16.75
£16.00
£10.63
Median hourly rate
£19.83
£21.13
£13.50
Median % change year-on-year
-6.14%
+56.50%
-66.24%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£44.14
£35.00
90th Percentile
£76.83
£63.75
£59.47
Scotland median hourly rate
£21.59
£19.34
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+11.66%
+9.11%
-55.69%
Backlog Refinement Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Backlog Refinement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Backlog Refinement Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backlog Refinement in Glasgow.
Backlog Refinement Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Backlog Refinement 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 Glasgow region with a requirement for Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
