User Stories Contract Job Trends in London

User Story
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring User Stories skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 136 122
Rank change year-on-year +30 -14 -13
Contract jobs citing User Stories 506 246 369
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.69% 2.01% 2.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 2.18% 2.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 146 260
10th Percentile £354 £400 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £600
90th Percentile £675 £725 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £538
% change year-on-year - -6.98% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £37.80 - -
25th Percentile £46.59 - £31.71
Median hourly rate £62.50 - £33.00
75th Percentile £71.15 - £33.07
90th Percentile £75.59 - £52.83
England median hourly rate £71.25 £61.75 £33.04
% change year-on-year +15.38% +86.92% -48.38%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16,682 11,302 15,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.76% 92.31% 88.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,119 7,563 11,181
10th Percentile £358 £347 £340
25th Percentile £435 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 199 318
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.16 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.25 £32.89 £28.25
Median % change year-on-year +13.26% +16.42% -28.34%
75th Percentile £58.88 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £68.23
England median hourly rate £47.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +69.64% -25.33% +4.17%

User Stories
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Stories relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

User Stories job vacancy trend in London

User Stories
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Stories.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Stories

User Stories
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Stories in London over the 6 months to 11 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for User Stories in London

User Stories
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Stories.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Stories

User Stories
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Stories in London over the 6 months to 11 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for User Stories in London

User Stories
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Stories within the London region over the 6 months to 11 June 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
Central London +3 71 £575 +9.52% 46
West London -17 10 £520 -13.33% 3
South London - 4 £700 -
User Stories
England

User Stories
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 76 (15.02%) Confluence
2 20 (3.95%) CMS
3 7 (1.38%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.99%) Jupyter
5 4 (0.79%) Camunda
6 3 (0.59%) Cloud Foundry
6 3 (0.59%) Kentico
6 3 (0.59%) SAS
7 2 (0.40%) Drupal
7 2 (0.40%) JBoss
7 2 (0.40%) WordPress
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 28 (5.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.36%) MS Visio
3 16 (3.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.19%) Notion
6 2 (0.40%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.40%) InVision
6 2 (0.40%) Sketch
6 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.40%) Zeplin
7 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.19%) ProductWriter
4 4 (0.79%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.79%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.79%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.59%) Actimize
5 3 (0.59%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.59%) Dynamics SL
5 3 (0.59%) Infor CloudSuite
5 3 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.59%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.59%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.40%) Adobe Campaign
6 2 (0.40%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.40%) Exchequer
6 2 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.40%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.40%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 105 (20.75%) Azure
2 42 (8.30%) Power Platform
3 39 (7.71%) AWS
4 38 (7.51%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (3.56%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 14 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
6 14 (2.77%) GitHub
6 14 (2.77%) SaaS
7 13 (2.57%) GCP
8 11 (2.17%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 10 (1.98%) Figma
10 8 (1.58%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (1.58%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.38%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.38%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.38%) Snowflake
12 6 (1.19%) Fivetran
12 6 (1.19%) Lucidchart
13 5 (0.99%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.79%) Network Security
2 3 (0.59%) Firewall
3 2 (0.40%) FTP
3 2 (0.40%) Wireless
4 1 (0.20%) 5G
4 1 (0.20%) HTTP
4 1 (0.20%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.52%) Power BI
2 17 (3.36%) Metadata
3 15 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.98%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.78%) Tableau
6 8 (1.58%) BigQuery
7 7 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.38%) Delta Lake
7 7 (1.38%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.19%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.19%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.99%) Parquet
9 5 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.59%) Big Data
10 3 (0.59%) Redis
11 2 (0.40%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.40%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.40%) Metadata Repository
12 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 115 (22.73%) JIRA
2 15 (2.96%) Postman
3 12 (2.37%) Git
4 7 (1.38%) Selenium
4 7 (1.38%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (1.19%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.19%) Zephyr
6 5 (0.99%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 5 (0.99%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.79%) GitLab
8 3 (0.59%) JUnit
8 3 (0.59%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.40%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.40%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.40%) Maven
10 1 (0.20%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.20%) Gradle
10 1 (0.20%) Mockito
10 1 (0.20%) SoapUI
General
1 185 (36.56%) Social Skills
2 173 (34.19%) Finance
3 136 (26.88%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (15.61%) Banking
5 48 (9.49%) Documentation Skills
6 45 (8.89%) Public Sector
7 40 (7.91%) Retail
8 30 (5.93%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (5.34%) Marketing
10 20 (3.95%) Investment Banking
11 17 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (2.57%) Front Office
13 13 (2.57%) Legal
14 10 (1.98%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.58%) Back Office
15 8 (1.58%) Corporate Banking
15 8 (1.58%) Retail Banking
16 6 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 6 (1.19%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 284 (56.13%) Analyst
2 256 (50.59%) Business Analyst
3 94 (18.58%) Senior
4 68 (13.44%) Senior Analyst
5 62 (12.25%) Senior Business Analyst
6 54 (10.67%) Product Owner
7 39 (7.71%) Developer
8 36 (7.11%) Salesforce Business Analyst
9 35 (6.92%) Salesforce Analyst
9 35 (6.92%) Technical Analyst
10 33 (6.52%) Product Manager
11 32 (6.32%) Implementation Analyst
12 31 (6.13%) Technical Business Analyst
13 22 (4.35%) Project Analyst
13 22 (4.35%) Senior Salesforce Analyst
13 22 (4.35%) Senior Salesforce Business Analyst
14 19 (3.75%) Lead
15 18 (3.56%) Systems Analyst
16 17 (3.36%) Data Business Analyst
17 16 (3.16%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.35%) REST
2 10 (1.98%) ADO
3 8 (1.58%) AngularJS
3 8 (1.58%) JSON
3 8 (1.58%) VML
4 7 (1.38%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (1.19%) .NET
5 6 (1.19%) Lightning Web Components
5 6 (1.19%) XML
6 5 (0.99%) Kafka
6 5 (0.99%) React
6 5 (0.99%) Web Services
7 4 (0.79%) NumPy
7 4 (0.79%) Pandas
7 4 (0.79%) YAML
8 3 (0.59%) JWT
8 3 (0.59%) OpenAPI
8 3 (0.59%) PySpark
8 3 (0.59%) Spring Boot
8 3 (0.59%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 165 (32.61%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.15%) Onboarding
3 20 (3.95%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (3.75%) CMDB
5 18 (3.56%) Data Protection Act
6 16 (3.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.96%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.78%) Cloud Native
8 9 (1.78%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.78%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.58%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.58%) PMI
9 8 (1.58%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.38%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 6 (1.19%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.19%) FMCG
11 6 (1.19%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.99%) Distributed Computing
12 5 (0.99%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.79%) Windows
2 2 (0.40%) Android
2 2 (0.40%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.20%) Linux
3 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (61.07%) Agile
2 218 (43.08%) Acceptance Criteria
3 194 (38.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 125 (24.70%) Requirements Gathering
5 121 (23.91%) Scrum
6 118 (23.32%) User Acceptance Testing
7 111 (21.94%) Workshop Facilitation
8 109 (21.54%) Business Analysis
9 104 (20.55%) DevOps
10 94 (18.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 87 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
12 85 (16.80%) Sprint Planning
13 84 (16.60%) Data Modelling
13 84 (16.60%) Roadmaps
14 75 (14.82%) Product Backlog
15 70 (13.83%) Backlog Management
16 68 (13.44%) Continuous Improvement
17 59 (11.66%) Validation
18 58 (11.46%) Analytics
19 57 (11.26%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 70 (13.83%) SQL
2 38 (7.51%) Python
3 21 (4.15%) Java
4 17 (3.36%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.19%) C#
6 5 (0.99%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.59%) R
7 3 (0.59%) Ruby
8 2 (0.40%) Google Apps Script
8 2 (0.40%) Korn
8 2 (0.40%) PHP
8 2 (0.40%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.40%) VBA
9 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.20%) X++
Qualifications
1 74 (14.62%) Security Cleared
2 59 (11.66%) SC Cleared
3 54 (10.67%) Degree
4 23 (4.55%) CBAP
5 19 (3.75%) IIBA
6 10 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (1.98%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.78%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.58%) CSPO
9 7 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.38%) ISEB
10 6 (1.19%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.40%) CISSP
12 2 (0.40%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.40%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.40%) PMP
13 1 (0.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 1 (0.20%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (15.22%) QA
2 34 (6.72%) Data Quality
3 26 (5.14%) Accessibility
4 12 (2.37%) GDPR
5 7 (1.38%) NIST
6 6 (1.19%) GRC
7 5 (0.99%) ISO 20022
7 5 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.79%) SLA
9 3 (0.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.59%) PSD2
9 3 (0.59%) Solvency II
9 3 (0.59%) WCAG
10 2 (0.40%) COBIT
10 2 (0.40%) GxP
10 2 (0.40%) ISO 15022
10 2 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.20%) GMP
11 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (3.16%) Docker
2 4 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.59%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.40%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (2.96%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.19%) Terraform
3 5 (0.99%) SCCM
4 1 (0.20%) CASB
4 1 (0.20%) Grafana
4 1 (0.20%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.20%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.20%) Kibana
4 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (16.80%) Microsoft
2 69 (13.64%) Salesforce
3 42 (8.30%) SAP
4 38 (7.51%) ServiceNow
5 18 (3.56%) Oracle
6 10 (1.98%) Databricks
7 9 (1.78%) Google
8 8 (1.58%) Workday
9 7 (1.38%) Adobe
10 6 (1.19%) Guidewire
10 6 (1.19%) Zscaler
11 5 (0.99%) Cognizant
11 5 (0.99%) Splunk
12 4 (0.79%) Pega
12 4 (0.79%) Sage
12 4 (0.79%) Zuora
13 3 (0.59%) Adaptive Insights
13 3 (0.59%) Anaplan
13 3 (0.59%) LexisNexis
13 3 (0.59%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud