Technical Debt Contract Job Trends in Shropshire
Technical Debt
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire citing Technical Debt skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 63 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Technical Debt | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 0.54% | 0.35% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.60% | 0.38% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £580 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £680 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £692 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £488 | - | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.52% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire
Technical Debt falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Shropshire.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 828 | 264 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Shropshire | 89.42% | 93.62% | 81.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 725 | 189 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £370 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £431 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £515 | £477 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +7.97% | +0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | £538 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £560 | £567 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -3.66% | +3.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | £26.13 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.01 | £27.59 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.07 | £31.31 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.68% | +32.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | £36.30 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £49.93 | £38.53 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.62 | £23.05 | £28.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.56% | -17.86% | +2.98% |
Technical Debt Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Technical Debt relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Technical Debt Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Technical Debt.
Technical Debt Daily Rate Histogram in Shropshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Debt in Shropshire over the 6 months to 8 November 2026.
Technical Debt Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Debt within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 8 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | -29 | 5 | £625 | - | 2 |
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Technical Debt Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Migration | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Architecture Governance | 60.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Problem Management | 40.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 40.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Architectural Patterns | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Collaborative Working | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Community of Practice | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Digital Transformation Programme | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Product Roadmap | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Project Delivery | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Roadmaps | 20.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Technical Architecture | 20.0% | 1 |