Hybrid/Remote Backlog Prioritisation Contract Job Trends

Backlog Prioritisation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Backlog Prioritisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 258 273 333
Rank change year-on-year +15 +60 +103
Contract jobs citing Backlog Prioritisation 62 47 44
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.61% 0.40% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 0.45% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 21 26
10th Percentile £350 £413 £380
25th Percentile £405 £420 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £538 £645 £574
90th Percentile £669 £688 £663
UK median daily rate £496 £533 £533
% change year-on-year -6.85% - +1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £48.43 - -
25th Percentile £56.58 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £70.16 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.64% - -
75th Percentile - £53.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £70.16 £62.86 -
% change year-on-year +11.61% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Backlog Prioritisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,314 10,467 15,096
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.97% 89.07% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,154 6,589 10,309
10th Percentile £330 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 212 365
10th Percentile £15.26 £17.58 £19.54
25th Percentile £20.43 £22.00 £27.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £37.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -31.48% -1.82%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £71.90
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.84
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.86% +25.25%

Backlog Prioritisation
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Backlog Prioritisation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Backlog Prioritisation job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Backlog Prioritisation
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Backlog Prioritisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Backlog Prioritisation

Backlog Prioritisation
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Backlog Prioritisation over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Backlog Prioritisation daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Backlog Prioritisation
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Backlog Prioritisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Backlog Prioritisation

Backlog Prioritisation
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Backlog Prioritisation over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Backlog Prioritisation hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Backlog Prioritisation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (14.52%) Confluence
2 4 (6.45%) CMS
3 3 (4.84%) Drupal
3 3 (4.84%) WordPress
4 2 (3.23%) WebSphere
5 1 (1.61%) JBoss
5 1 (1.61%) Tomcat
5 1 (1.61%) WebLogic
Applications
1 3 (4.84%) Chatbot
1 3 (4.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (4.84%) UserZoom
2 2 (3.23%) Adobe XD
2 2 (3.23%) Sketch
3 1 (1.61%) InVision
3 1 (1.61%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (11.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.61%) Aladdin
2 1 (1.61%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 7 (11.29%) Azure
1 7 (11.29%) Miro
2 4 (6.45%) AWS
2 4 (6.45%) Figma
2 4 (6.45%) Power Platform
3 3 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (3.23%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (3.23%) GCP
4 2 (3.23%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.61%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.61%) SaaS
5 1 (1.61%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.23%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.45%) Power BI
2 3 (4.84%) Star Schema
3 2 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.61%) DB2
4 1 (1.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (25.81%) JIRA
2 1 (1.61%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.61%) Git
General
1 22 (35.48%) Finance
2 20 (32.26%) Social Skills
3 11 (17.74%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (9.68%) Banking
4 6 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (9.68%) Public Sector
5 5 (8.06%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.84%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.23%) Military
8 1 (1.61%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (1.61%) Front Office
8 1 (1.61%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.61%) Retail
8 1 (1.61%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 20 (32.26%) Product Owner
2 9 (14.52%) Analyst
2 9 (14.52%) Business Analyst
2 9 (14.52%) Product Manager
3 7 (11.29%) Lead
3 7 (11.29%) Scrum Master
4 6 (9.68%) Senior
5 3 (4.84%) Senior Manager
5 3 (4.84%) Senior Product Manager
5 3 (4.84%) User Researcher
6 2 (3.23%) Data Manager
6 2 (3.23%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (3.23%) Developer
6 2 (3.23%) Finance Business Analyst
6 2 (3.23%) Financial Analyst
6 2 (3.23%) Head of Digital
6 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Developer
6 2 (3.23%) Technical Analyst
6 2 (3.23%) Technical Business Analyst
7 1 (1.61%) Business Finance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) EDI
2 1 (1.61%) AngularJS
2 1 (1.61%) CSS
2 1 (1.61%) HTML
2 1 (1.61%) RAML
2 1 (1.61%) REST
2 1 (1.61%) SOAP
2 1 (1.61%) Swagger
2 1 (1.61%) Web Services
2 1 (1.61%) WSDL
2 1 (1.61%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (58.06%) Product Ownership
2 2 (3.23%) AI Agents
2 2 (3.23%) Cloud Native
2 2 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.23%) Mobile App
2 2 (3.23%) Onboarding
2 2 (3.23%) Virtual Team
3 1 (1.61%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.61%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.61%) Educational Technology
3 1 (1.61%) e-Learning
3 1 (1.61%) Low-Code
3 1 (1.61%) PKI
3 1 (1.61%) Private Cloud
3 1 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.61%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (82.26%) Agile
2 32 (51.61%) Product Backlog
3 29 (46.77%) Scrum
4 28 (45.16%) Backlog Management
5 26 (41.94%) User Stories
6 21 (33.87%) Roadmaps
7 19 (30.65%) Sprint Planning
8 16 (25.81%) Product Roadmap
9 15 (24.19%) Acceptance Criteria
10 14 (22.58%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (20.97%) Backlog Refinement
12 12 (19.35%) Product Vision
13 11 (17.74%) Stakeholder Management
14 10 (16.13%) Scaled Agile Framework
14 10 (16.13%) User Research
15 9 (14.52%) Product Management
15 9 (14.52%) SDLC
16 8 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
16 8 (12.90%) Product Strategy
16 8 (12.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.45%) SQL
2 2 (3.23%) ActionScript
2 2 (3.23%) ActionScript 2.0
3 1 (1.61%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.61%) Korn
Qualifications
1 9 (14.52%) Degree
2 7 (11.29%) CSPO
2 7 (11.29%) Security Cleared
3 6 (9.68%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (3.23%) Master's Degree
4 2 (3.23%) MBA
5 1 (1.61%) OCP
5 1 (1.61%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.06%) GDPR
1 5 (8.06%) QA
2 2 (3.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (1.61%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.61%) FIPS 140-2
3 1 (1.61%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.61%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (9.68%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.23%) Adobe
2 2 (3.23%) Databricks
2 2 (3.23%) Oracle
3 1 (1.61%) Charles River
3 1 (1.61%) Google
3 1 (1.61%) Hotjar
3 1 (1.61%) Hyperion
3 1 (1.61%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.61%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.61%) Tagetik
3 1 (1.61%) Zscaler