Technical Discovery Contract Job Trends in Shropshire
Technical Discovery
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire citing Technical Discovery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Technical Discovery | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 1.87% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.09% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £412 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £449 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £459 | £338 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +36.00% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire
Technical Discovery 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 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 813 | 255 | 100 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Shropshire | 89.44% | 94.80% | 82.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 710 | 184 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £364 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £430 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £515 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +11.35% | -3.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £538 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £557 | £567 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -3.66% | +3.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26.13 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.01 | £27.59 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.47 | £31.31 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.19% | +32.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | £36.30 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £53.75 | £38.53 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.00 | £24.34 | £26.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.72% | -6.83% | -5.00% |
Technical Discovery Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Technical Discovery relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Technical Discovery Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Technical Discovery.
Technical Discovery Daily Rate Histogram in Shropshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Discovery in Shropshire over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Technical Discovery 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 Discovery within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 | - | 15 | £462 | - | 1 |
| Technical Discovery West Midlands |
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Technical Discovery 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 | 76.5% | 13 |
| 2 | Workshop Facilitation | 70.6% | 12 |
| 3 | Acceptance Criteria | 64.7% | 11 |
| 3 | Migration | 64.7% | 11 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Engagement | 58.8% | 10 |
| 6 | Backlog Management | 52.9% | 9 |
| 6 | Technical Analysis | 52.9% | 9 |
| 6 | User Stories | 52.9% | 9 |
| 9 | Event-Driven | 47.1% | 8 |
| 9 | Event-Driven Architecture | 47.1% | 8 |
| 11 | API Management | 41.2% | 7 |
| 11 | Decision-Making | 41.2% | 7 |
| 13 | Integration Patterns | 35.3% | 6 |
| 13 | Interface Catalogue | 35.3% | 6 |
| 13 | Roadmaps | 35.3% | 6 |
| 16 | Analytical Thinking | 29.4% | 5 |
| 16 | Cutover Planning | 29.4% | 5 |
| 16 | DevOps | 29.4% | 5 |
| 16 | Infrastructure Engineering | 29.4% | 5 |
| 20 | Problem-Solving | 17.6% | 3 |