Backlog Refinement (Backlog Grooming)
South East > Middlesex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Middlesex requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
23 |
7 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Backlog Refinement |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Middlesex |
4.26% |
6.25% |
- |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
4.35% |
7.14% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£570 |
£560 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.79% |
- |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+2.44% |
+5.67% |
Backlog Refinement 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 Middlesex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
92 |
14 |
15 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Middlesex |
97.87% |
87.50% |
93.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
5 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£372 |
£515 |
£237 |
| 25th Percentile |
£458 |
£555 |
£588 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£570 |
£635 |
£625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.24% |
+1.60% |
+9.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£584 |
£850 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
- |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£525 |
£500 |
£510 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-1.96% |
-2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£26.68 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£21.32 |
£58.49 |
| % change year-on-year |
+122.80% |
-63.55% |
+9.33% |
Backlog Refinement
Job Vacancy Trend in Middlesex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Backlog Refinement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Middlesex.
Backlog Refinement
Daily Rate Trend in Middlesex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex 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:
