The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Product Backlog skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Backlog 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
78
91
109
Rank change year-on-year
+13
+18
+20
Contract jobs citing Product Backlog
1
5
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Product Backlog 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 Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
830
1,321
1,738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
89.63%
87.08%
91.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
577
898
1,273
10th Percentile
£300
£319
£315
25th Percentile
£400
£407
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£468
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.40%
-
+1.73%
75th Percentile
£575
£595
£594
90th Percentile
£675
£694
£663
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
33
73
61
10th Percentile
£15.18
£12.42
£14.65
25th Percentile
£19.25
£13.50
£20.00
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£24.19
£37.30
Median % change year-on-year
+34.35%
-35.15%
+140.65%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£57.50
£47.50
90th Percentile
£77.00
£72.50
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£31.88
£21.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+51.81%
-40.00%
+70.82%
Product Backlog Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Product Backlog as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Product Backlog Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Backlog in Manchester.
Product Backlog Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Product Backlog 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Product Backlog.
Product Backlog Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
