The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Slough requiring Product Backlog skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Backlog over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Product Backlog 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 Slough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
46
67
130
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough
88.46%
77.91%
90.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
29
34
95
10th Percentile
£160
£366
£308
25th Percentile
£438
£398
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£513
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-12.20%
+13.89%
-3.09%
75th Percentile
£550
£582
£581
90th Percentile
£630
£646
£633
Berkshire median daily rate
£501
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-9.00%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
7
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£19.73
25th Percentile
-
£11.79
£24.95
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£18.75
£34.80
Median % change year-on-year
+0.64%
-46.12%
+65.71%
75th Percentile
-
£24.56
£44.55
90th Percentile
-
£53.10
£49.71
Berkshire median hourly rate
£37.28
£61.60
£56.89
% change year-on-year
-39.48%
+8.29%
+89.62%
Product Backlog Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing Product Backlog as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
Product Backlog Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Backlog in Slough.
Product Backlog Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Product Backlog 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 Slough region with a requirement for Product Backlog.
Product Backlog Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough 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:
