The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Backlog Prioritisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Backlog Prioritisation over the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Backlog Prioritisation 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 Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
339
356
414
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
94.43%
90.36%
96.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
219
203
272
10th Percentile
£267
£376
£363
25th Percentile
£385
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£485
£594
Median % change year-on-year
-2.06%
-18.32%
+18.75%
75th Percentile
£565
£588
£700
90th Percentile
£650
£638
£743
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£475
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-13.64%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
8
3
10th Percentile
£18.10
-
£12.45
25th Percentile
£18.20
£10.90
£14.63
Median hourly rate
£18.69
£17.38
£20.50
Median % change year-on-year
+7.57%
-15.24%
+22.39%
75th Percentile
£18.87
£22.44
£31.38
90th Percentile
-
£23.75
£36.55
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.69
£12.83
£10.63
% change year-on-year
+45.67%
+20.70%
-37.67%
Backlog Prioritisation Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Backlog Prioritisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Backlog Prioritisation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation in Sheffield.
Backlog Prioritisation Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 5 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Backlog Prioritisation 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 Sheffield region with a requirement for Backlog Prioritisation.
Backlog Prioritisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
