User Stories Jobs

User Story
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring User Stories skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited User Stories over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 265 186
Rank change year-on-year -93 -79 -65
Permanent jobs citing User Stories 393 1,083 2,071
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 1.10% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 1.28% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 275 765 1,221
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,965 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -3.39% +3.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,493 £85,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

User Stories falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

User Stories
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for User Stories in the UK

User Stories
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Stories.

Salary trend for User Stories in the UK

User Stories
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Stories over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for User Stories in the UK

User Stories
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Stories within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -85 358 £60,000 +3.51% 440
London 0 184 £72,500 +0.69% 241
UK excluding London -95 183 £52,500 -4.55% 256
Work from Home -40 137 £62,500 +7.82% 236
Midlands +26 58 £45,000 - 44
North of England -34 52 £57,560 +9.64% 58
West Midlands +16 43 £50,000 -5.66% 32
South East 0 34 £55,000 -8.33% 79
North West -44 33 £57,560 +15.12% 37
East Midlands +31 15 £37,750 +0.67% 9
South West +25 14 £55,000 - 40
Scotland +83 13 - - 13
Yorkshire +33 12 £47,500 -5.00% 17
North East +42 7 £50,000 -13.74% 4
Northern Ireland +26 5 £50,000 -33.69% 9
East of England +28 4 - - 11
Wales +26 4 £57,500 +15.00% 7

User Stories
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 42 (10.69%) Confluence
2 8 (2.04%) CMS
3 4 (1.02%) Apache
3 4 (1.02%) IIS
3 4 (1.02%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.76%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.76%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 23 (5.85%) MS Visio
2 19 (4.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (4.58%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
5 10 (2.54%) Trello
6 7 (1.78%) Adobe XD
7 5 (1.27%) InVision
7 5 (1.27%) Sketch
8 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.25%) Notion
Business Applications
1 11 (2.80%) NetSuite
2 9 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.29%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (1.02%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.51%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.51%) Magento
4 2 (0.51%) Siebel CRM
4 2 (0.51%) thinkFolio
5 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 46 (11.70%) SaaS
2 36 (9.16%) Power Platform
3 34 (8.65%) Azure
4 26 (6.62%) AWS
5 17 (4.33%) Figma
6 16 (4.07%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (3.31%) AWS Lambda
7 13 (3.31%) Serverless
8 12 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.54%) Amazon S3
10 9 (2.29%) Amazon SQS
10 9 (2.29%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.78%) GitHub
11 7 (1.78%) Google Analytics
12 6 (1.53%) GCP
12 6 (1.53%) Miro
13 5 (1.27%) Azure API Management
13 5 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (1.02%) Lucidchart
14 4 (1.02%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.02%) DNS
1 4 (1.02%) Firewall
1 4 (1.02%) IPv6
1 4 (1.02%) Reverse Proxy
2 3 (0.76%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.62%) Power BI
2 11 (2.80%) Tableau
3 7 (1.78%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.02%) Big Data
5 4 (1.02%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.76%) Metadata
7 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.51%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.51%) QlikView
7 2 (0.51%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.25%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.25%) Power Query
8 1 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.25%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 81 (20.61%) JIRA
2 8 (2.04%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.53%) Cypress.io
3 6 (1.53%) Postman
3 6 (1.53%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (1.27%) Eclipse
4 5 (1.27%) Selenium
4 5 (1.27%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.02%) Axure RP
5 4 (1.02%) Balsamiq
5 4 (1.02%) JMeter
6 3 (0.76%) GitLab
6 3 (0.76%) Mocha
6 3 (0.76%) MSTest
6 3 (0.76%) NUnit
6 3 (0.76%) SoapUI
6 3 (0.76%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.51%) Git
8 1 (0.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.25%) FitNesse
General
1 188 (47.84%) Social Skills
2 116 (29.52%) Analytical Skills
3 112 (28.50%) Finance
4 42 (10.69%) Marketing
5 34 (8.65%) Banking
6 33 (8.40%) Law
7 31 (7.89%) Publishing
8 25 (6.36%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (5.34%) Public Sector
10 20 (5.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 20 (5.09%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (4.58%) Retail
12 16 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (3.31%) Health Technology
14 12 (3.05%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (2.54%) Tech for Good
16 8 (2.04%) Local Government
17 7 (1.78%) Financial Institution
18 6 (1.53%) Legal
19 4 (1.02%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 173 (44.02%) Analyst
2 145 (36.90%) Business Analyst
3 49 (12.47%) Product Owner
4 43 (10.94%) Product Manager
5 40 (10.18%) Senior
6 30 (7.63%) Systems Analyst
7 25 (6.36%) Senior Analyst
8 23 (5.85%) Lead
9 20 (5.09%) CRM Analyst
9 20 (5.09%) CRM Business Analyst
10 19 (4.83%) Developer
11 18 (4.58%) Business Systems Analyst
11 18 (4.58%) Finance Business Analyst
11 18 (4.58%) Financial Analyst
12 17 (4.33%) Senior Business Analyst
12 17 (4.33%) Technical Analyst
12 17 (4.33%) Technical Business Analyst
13 15 (3.82%) Software Engineer
14 14 (3.56%) Consultant
15 13 (3.31%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.83%) RESTful
2 18 (4.58%) CSS
3 17 (4.33%) HTML
4 16 (4.07%) React
5 10 (2.54%) Node.js
6 9 (2.29%) Middleware
7 8 (2.04%) ADO
7 8 (2.04%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.53%) .NET
8 6 (1.53%) Spring Boot
9 5 (1.27%) JSON
9 5 (1.27%) REST
9 5 (1.27%) SOAP
9 5 (1.27%) Spring
9 5 (1.27%) Swagger
9 5 (1.27%) XML
10 4 (1.02%) HTML5
10 4 (1.02%) Sass
10 4 (1.02%) Web Services
10 4 (1.02%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 113 (28.75%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.82%) Legacy Systems
2 15 (3.82%) Management Information System
3 12 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (2.80%) Taxonomies
5 10 (2.54%) Cloud Native
6 9 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.78%) Derivative
8 7 (1.78%) OTC Derivatives
9 6 (1.53%) Distributed Architecture
9 6 (1.53%) Mainframe
9 6 (1.53%) Marketing Technology
9 6 (1.53%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.53%) SCADA
10 5 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (1.27%) PMI
11 4 (1.02%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.02%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 4 (1.02%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.04%) Windows
2 7 (1.78%) Linux
3 2 (0.51%) Unix
3 2 (0.51%) Windows Vista
4 1 (0.25%) Android
4 1 (0.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (74.81%) Agile
2 111 (28.24%) Roadmaps
3 108 (27.48%) Acceptance Criteria
4 100 (25.45%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (25.45%) Scrum
5 97 (24.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 95 (24.17%) Business Analysis
7 91 (23.16%) Requirements Gathering
8 86 (21.88%) User Experience
9 62 (15.78%) Product Roadmap
10 61 (15.52%) Project Management
11 60 (15.27%) Product Backlog
12 53 (13.49%) CRM
13 52 (13.23%) Continuous Improvement
13 52 (13.23%) Process Improvement
14 47 (11.96%) Product Management
14 47 (11.96%) Use Case
15 46 (11.70%) CI/CD
16 45 (11.45%) Backlog Management
16 45 (11.45%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 43 (10.94%) SQL
2 31 (7.89%) Python
3 21 (5.34%) JavaScript
4 18 (4.58%) C#
4 18 (4.58%) TypeScript
5 16 (4.07%) Java
6 4 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.51%) Bash
7 2 (0.51%) Groovy
7 2 (0.51%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.25%) Bicep
8 1 (0.25%) C
8 1 (0.25%) C++
8 1 (0.25%) R
8 1 (0.25%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 83 (21.12%) Degree
2 22 (5.60%) Security Cleared
3 15 (3.82%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.54%) CSPO
6 7 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.27%) IIBA
7 5 (1.27%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.27%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.02%) PhD
9 3 (0.76%) CBAP
9 3 (0.76%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.76%) PMP
10 2 (0.51%) CCA
10 2 (0.51%) ISEB
11 1 (0.25%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.25%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (14.25%) QA
2 15 (3.82%) Accessibility
3 9 (2.29%) PMO
4 8 (2.04%) Actionable Recommendations
5 7 (1.78%) ISO 20022
6 6 (1.53%) SEPA
7 5 (1.27%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.02%) WCAG
9 3 (0.76%) GDPR
10 2 (0.51%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.51%) EMIR
10 2 (0.51%) Good Clinical Practice
10 2 (0.51%) MiFID
10 2 (0.51%) SLA
10 2 (0.51%) TARGET2
11 1 (0.25%) GAAP
11 1 (0.25%) IFRS
11 1 (0.25%) ISO 8583
11 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (0.51%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.53%) HP ALM
2 5 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.51%) Istio
Vendors
1 47 (11.96%) Salesforce
2 27 (6.87%) Microsoft
3 12 (3.05%) Google
4 11 (2.80%) SAP
5 10 (2.54%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.29%) Adobe
6 9 (2.29%) Atlassian
6 9 (2.29%) Oracle
7 7 (1.78%) MuleSoft
8 6 (1.53%) HP
9 4 (1.02%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.02%) Charles River
9 4 (1.02%) Veracode
10 2 (0.51%) Avaloq
10 2 (0.51%) Cloudera
10 2 (0.51%) Currenex
10 2 (0.51%) Databricks
10 2 (0.51%) Mercator
10 2 (0.51%) OneTrust
10 2 (0.51%) Varonis