The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring User Stories skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Stories over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
User Stories 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 Leicester.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
59
73
91
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
71.95%
81.11%
79.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
31
54
75
10th Percentile
£250
£291
£248
25th Percentile
£360
£362
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£449
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+3.01%
-5.47%
+8.57%
75th Percentile
£503
£530
£600
90th Percentile
£585
£619
£701
Leicestershire median daily rate
£375
£425
£425
% change year-on-year
-11.76%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£16.25
25th Percentile
-
-
£18.13
Median hourly rate
-
-
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+28.57%
75th Percentile
-
-
£44.38
90th Percentile
-
-
£56.75
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£20.90
£22.75
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-8.13%
+8.33%
+13.51%
User Stories Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
User Stories Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing User Stories.
User Stories Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, 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 Leicester region with a requirement for User Stories.
User Stories Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
