Backlog Management Contracts in Leeds

Backlog Management (Backlog Maintenance)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring Backlog Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Backlog Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 58 83
Rank change year-on-year 0 +25 +19
Contract jobs citing Backlog Management 2 5 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.43% 0.63% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.72% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 5
10th Percentile - £431 -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £450 £700
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% -35.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £519 £500 -
90th Percentile - £523 £730
West Yorkshire median daily rate £513 £450 £700
% change year-on-year +13.89% -35.71% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 428 692 1,211
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 92.04% 86.61% 91.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 421 872
10th Percentile £263 £300 £388
25th Percentile £350 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £550 £586 £620
90th Percentile £638 £669 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 24 12
10th Percentile £17.08 £11.75 £12.38
25th Percentile £31.54 £12.15 £16.87
Median hourly rate £41.00 £12.30 £58.25
Median % change year-on-year +233.33% -78.88% +158.37%
75th Percentile £98.08 £12.53 £70.00
90th Percentile £102.00 £14.82 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £12.53 £25.25
% change year-on-year +119.47% -50.38% +40.28%

Backlog Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings citing Backlog Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for Backlog Management in Leeds

Backlog Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backlog Management in Leeds.

Daily rate trend for Backlog Management in Leeds

Backlog Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Product Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Refinement
2 1 (50.00%) Epics
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Retrospective
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Research
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility