The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Backlog Refinement over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Wales.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
249
295
547
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales
87.99%
77.63%
87.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
175
201
421
10th Percentile
£185
£160
£188
25th Percentile
£285
£356
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£405
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-19.00%
+5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£494
£570
£575
90th Percentile
£625
£675
£650
UK median daily rate
£520
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.55%
+3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted
25
28
28
10th Percentile
£15.40
£11.57
£14.78
25th Percentile
£20.12
£13.71
£16.98
Median hourly rate
£21.01
£19.82
£18.82
Median % change year-on-year
+6.00%
+5.34%
-20.78%
75th Percentile
£41.25
£51.75
£26.50
90th Percentile
£45.00
£86.54
£49.13
UK median hourly rate
£28.68
£36.50
£36.00
% change year-on-year
-21.44%
+1.39%
+44.00%
Backlog Refinement Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Backlog Refinement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Backlog Refinement Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backlog Refinement in Wales.
Backlog Refinement Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Backlog Refinement 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 Wales region with a requirement for Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:
