The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Nottingham requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Nottingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
119
119
144
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham
81.51%
80.95%
85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
65
59
116
10th Percentile
£197
£313
£309
25th Percentile
£381
£408
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-7.50%
-
-9.09%
75th Percentile
£550
£550
£673
90th Percentile
£650
£603
£745
Nottinghamshire median daily rate
£485
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.00%
-
-9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
26
5
11
10th Percentile
£16.13
£13.03
£10.77
25th Percentile
£16.17
£13.52
£13.96
Median hourly rate
£17.87
£14.80
£21.52
Median % change year-on-year
+20.74%
-31.21%
+120.89%
75th Percentile
-
£15.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
-
£15.06
£88.75
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate
£17.87
£15.00
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+19.13%
-45.45%
+182.34%
Backlog Refinement Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Backlog Refinement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.
Backlog Refinement Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Backlog Refinement also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Nottingham region with a requirement for Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:
