The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring User Stories skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Stories over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
306
348
427
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
95.03%
92.31%
95.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
196
202
296
10th Percentile
£225
£375
£369
25th Percentile
£385
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£503
£581
Median % change year-on-year
-5.47%
-13.55%
+16.25%
75th Percentile
£577
£588
£675
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£725
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£479
£475
£550
% change year-on-year
+0.79%
-13.64%
+12.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
10
3
10th Percentile
-
£10.90
£12.45
25th Percentile
£18.10
£11.33
£14.63
Median hourly rate
£18.36
£22.00
£20.50
Median % change year-on-year
-16.56%
+7.32%
+25.19%
75th Percentile
£18.60
£23.75
£31.38
90th Percentile
£18.76
-
£36.55
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.36
£17.62
£10.63
% change year-on-year
+4.22%
+65.71%
-37.67%
User Stories Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
User Stories Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Stories in Sheffield.
User Stories Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing User Stories 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 User Stories.
User Stories 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:
