User Story
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring User Stories skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +3 | - |
| Contract jobs citing User Stories | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | 3.61% | 2.60% | 1.75% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.35% | 3.60% | 2.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £430 | - | £531 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | - | £551 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £350 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -41.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £465 | £469 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £474 | £540 | £670 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £425 | £510 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -3.77% | +0.95% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 138 | 111 | 144 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 83.13% | 72.08% | 84.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 72 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £200 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £230 | £355 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £416 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.11% | -20.71% | +0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £627 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £650 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +3.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £24.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £29.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +61.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.25 | - | £34.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £36.63 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £20.71 | £62.50 | £49.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.86% | +26.26% | +10.00% |
User Stories
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Stories relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
User Stories
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing User Stories.
User Stories
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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: