Backlog Refinement Contract Job Trends in South London
Backlog Refinement (Backlog Grooming) London> South London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South London requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Backlog Refinement 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 South London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
166
184
226
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South London
89.25%
87.62%
83.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
109
123
167
10th Percentile
£263
£225
£197
25th Percentile
£413
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£510
£508
£520
Median % change year-on-year
+0.49%
-2.40%
-5.45%
75th Percentile
£600
£600
£588
90th Percentile
£720
£725
£655
London median daily rate
£540
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-1.82%
-4.35%
-2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
17
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.24
25th Percentile
-
£17.25
£21.75
Median hourly rate
£17.98
£19.50
£49.88
Median % change year-on-year
-7.79%
-60.91%
+13.08%
75th Percentile
£40.54
£35.91
£55.00
90th Percentile
£54.08
£61.41
£69.50
London median hourly rate
£30.00
£38.07
£37.50
% change year-on-year
-21.20%
+1.52%
-
Backlog Refinement Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Backlog Refinement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South London.
Backlog Refinement Daily Rate Trend in South London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London
For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Backlog Refinement also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South London region with a requirement for Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
