The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West London requiring Product Backlog skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Backlog over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 10 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
29
44
67
Rank change year-on-year
+15
+23
-13
Contract jobs citing Product Backlog
2
2
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London
Product Backlog 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
185
318
534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London
89.81%
87.85%
93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
115
225
389
10th Percentile
£230
£218
£350
25th Percentile
£339
£325
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£475
£563
Median % change year-on-year
-15.79%
-15.56%
+10.29%
75th Percentile
£512
£588
£638
90th Percentile
£615
£650
£700
London median daily rate
£550
£550
£590
% change year-on-year
-
-6.78%
+2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
27
51
10th Percentile
£18.99
£16.25
£30.00
25th Percentile
£20.24
£17.50
£47.88
Median hourly rate
£22.27
£30.16
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-26.16%
-53.60%
+196.40%
75th Percentile
£34.20
£56.25
£75.00
90th Percentile
£53.10
£65.00
£90.00
London median hourly rate
£34.00
£28.00
£39.00
% change year-on-year
+21.43%
-28.21%
+5.41%
Product Backlog Job Vacancy Trend in West London
Job postings citing Product Backlog as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.
Product Backlog Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Backlog in West London.
Product Backlog Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London
For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Product Backlog 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 West London region with a requirement for Product Backlog.
Product Backlog 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:
