Backlog Refinement (Backlog Grooming)
London > West London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West London requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | - | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -18 |
| Contract jobs citing Backlog Refinement | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London | 1.10% | - | 0.16% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.27% | - | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £245 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | - | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £455 | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | +3.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £43.00 | - | £22.00 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
West London
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 West London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 236 | 269 | 571 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London | 86.76% | 89.97% | 93.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 141 | 193 | 468 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £254 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £475 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.58% | -15.56% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £650 | £705 |
| London median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | -4.35% | -0.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 18 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.00 | £19.96 | £42.67 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.80 | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.75 | £72.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.03% | -36.46% | +278.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.27 | £65.00 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.00 | £70.10 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £32.00 | £35.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.57% | -12.50% | +7.47% |
Backlog Refinement
Job Vacancy Trend in West London
Job postings citing Backlog Refinement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.
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Daily Rate Trend in West London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement
Daily Rate Histogram in West London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backlog Refinement in West London over the 6 months to 14 September 2025.
Backlog Refinement
Contract Job Locations in West London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backlog Refinement within the West London region over the 6 months to 14 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hounslow | - | 2 | £250 | - | |
| Ealing | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Backlog Refinement London |
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Backlog Refinement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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:
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