The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring User Stories skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Worcestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
107
69
67
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire
82.31%
87.34%
83.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
91
43
48
10th Percentile
£375
£170
£189
25th Percentile
£525
£325
£422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£575
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+15.00%
75th Percentile
£700
£600
£650
90th Percentile
£750
£656
£675
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
+5.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
6
8
10th Percentile
£16.55
£17.10
£16.35
25th Percentile
£17.14
£19.30
£16.54
Median hourly rate
£18.23
£21.59
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
-15.59%
+21.84%
+0.11%
75th Percentile
£19.31
£23.86
£33.81
90th Percentile
£20.99
£29.59
£77.50
West Midlands median hourly rate
£21.46
£21.80
£25.00
% change year-on-year
-1.54%
-12.82%
+41.24%
User Stories Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Stories relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
User Stories Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing User Stories.
User Stories Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire
For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing User Stories also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Worcestershire region with a requirement for User Stories.
User Stories Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:
