The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for User Stories skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Stories over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
23
23
29
Rank change year-on-year
0
+6
+1
Contract jobs citing User Stories
3
5
11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
User Stories is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
101
130
287
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
60.12%
77.84%
90.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
68
89
192
10th Percentile
£300
£240
£255
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£525
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+9.52%
+16.67%
+9.76%
75th Percentile
£650
£598
£538
90th Percentile
£713
£663
£636
Hampshire median daily rate
£580
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
+10.48%
+5.00%
+8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
6
9
10th Percentile
£13.00
£22.19
£16.25
25th Percentile
£65.00
£23.15
£16.41
Median hourly rate
£80.00
£29.58
£17.64
Median % change year-on-year
+170.50%
+67.66%
+27.00%
75th Percentile
-
£41.63
£23.75
90th Percentile
-
£51.13
£36.67
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.35
£52.50
£25.00
% change year-on-year
+9.24%
+110.00%
-15.25%
User Stories Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
User Stories Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Stories in Southampton.
User Stories Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing User Stories 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 Southampton region with a requirement for User Stories.
User Stories Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
