The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 10 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
31
33
27
Rank change year-on-year
+2
-6
0
Contract jobs citing User Stories
1
4
11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
157
212
228
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
78.89%
86.89%
91.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
75
115
152
10th Percentile
£257
£294
£221
25th Percentile
£413
£401
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+18.75%
75th Percentile
£648
£602
£591
90th Percentile
£720
£700
£710
North West median daily rate
£500
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
53
45
40
10th Percentile
-
£24.68
£13.73
25th Percentile
£16.06
£29.30
£16.87
Median hourly rate
£25.60
£42.50
£35.63
Median % change year-on-year
-39.76%
+19.30%
+39.71%
75th Percentile
£45.88
£52.13
£47.18
90th Percentile
£47.64
£56.38
£66.05
North West median hourly rate
£23.80
£36.00
£23.38
% change year-on-year
-33.89%
+53.99%
+26.91%
User Stories Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
User Stories Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Stories in Lancashire.
User Stories Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing User Stories 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for User Stories.
User Stories Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
