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 citing User Stories skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 102 | 114 | 153 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +39 | -38 |
| Contract jobs citing User Stories | 643 | 351 | 260 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 3.16% | 2.55% | 1.66% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.51% | 2.75% | 1.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 405 | 247 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £345 | £398 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £423 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £678 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.60 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £53.00 | £31.49 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.31% | -4.78% | -45.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £37.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £40.70 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £63.75 | £74.26 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.15% | +124.55% | -37.31% |
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 citing process or methodology skills in London.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 18,298 | 12,742 | 13,918 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 89.88% | 92.47% | 89.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,044 | 8,388 | 8,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £331 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £798 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 393 | 255 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.58 | £17.98 | £17.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.83 | £25.01 | £25.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.00 | £30.00 | £38.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -21.20% | +0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £46.88 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £64.90 | £80.45 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -32.93% | -15.73% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in London
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 6 November 2026.
User Stories Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Stories.
User Stories Hourly Rate Histogram in London
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing User Stories in London over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.
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 6 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -10 | 90 | £570 | +8.57% | 11 |
| West London | -3 | 15 | £520 | +108.00% | 6 |
| North London | - | 6 | £575 | - | |
| South London | - | 3 | £600 | - | 2 |
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User Stories Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 68.0% | 437 |
| 2 | Acceptance Criteria | 50.2% | 323 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 49.8% | 320 |
| 4 | Requirements Gathering | 37.9% | 244 |
| 5 | Workshop Facilitation | 32.8% | 211 |
| 6 | User Acceptance Testing | 31.7% | 204 |
| 7 | Business Analysis | 30.9% | 199 |
| 8 | Scrum | 24.9% | 160 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Engagement | 19.4% | 125 |
| 10 | DevOps | 18.8% | 121 |
| 10 | Sprint Planning | 18.8% | 121 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 18.5% | 119 |
| 13 | Backlog Management | 17.7% | 114 |
| 14 | AI | 17.4% | 112 |
| 14 | Continuous Improvement | 17.4% | 112 |
| 14 | Validation | 17.4% | 112 |
| 17 | Product Backlog | 16.8% | 108 |
| 18 | Backlog Prioritisation | 16.6% | 107 |
| 19 | Roadmaps | 16.3% | 105 |
| 20 | Backlog Refinement | 15.6% | 100 |