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 3 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 318 223 110
Rank change year-on-year -95 -113 +36
Permanent jobs citing User Stories 622 931 4,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.82% 1.64% 3.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 1.74% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 306 752 2,021
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,319 £39,209
25th Percentile £47,813 £47,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £79,225 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +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 63,646 53,449 132,120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.12% 94.25% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 30,220 38,523 75,706
10th Percentile £34,080 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,750 £98,200 £99,232
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,439 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.69% - +5.00%

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 3 November 2024.

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 3 November 2024. 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 -101 572 £65,000 +8.33% 106
UK excluding London -60 404 £55,000 - 93
Work from Home -32 307 £67,500 +12.50% 152
London -111 204 £75,000 +15.38% 38
South East +35 176 £62,500 +25.00% 20
North of England -47 75 £61,755 +12.28% 25
Midlands -73 64 £57,500 +4.55% 14
West Midlands -44 56 £57,500 -9.80% 7
South West -24 40 £43,491 -13.02% 14
North West -46 39 £63,603 +15.64% 19
Yorkshire -7 24 £55,000 - 3
Scotland -1 21 £52,500 -12.50% 8
Northern Ireland +35 13 £62,575 - 10
Wales +9 12 £67,575 +59.00% 2
North East -25 12 £75,150 -1.44% 4
East of England -57 9 £42,500 -5.56% 1
East Midlands -63 8 £37,500 -28.57% 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 84 (13.50%) Oracle Application Server
2 50 (8.04%) Confluence
3 19 (3.05%) SharePoint
4 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.29%) CMS
6 4 (0.64%) Cloud Foundry
7 3 (0.48%) Ethereum
8 2 (0.32%) IIS
8 2 (0.32%) WildFly
9 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 18 (2.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.41%) Trello
3 12 (1.93%) Adobe XD
4 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.77%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.29%) Sketch
6 5 (0.80%) InVision
7 4 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 86 (13.83%) Oracle EBS
2 22 (3.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.29%) Magento
3 8 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.64%) SAP SD
4 4 (0.64%) Shopify
5 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.48%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.32%) Maximo
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Manufacturing
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle SCM
6 2 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.16%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.16%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 90 (14.47%) Azure
2 70 (11.25%) AWS
3 41 (6.59%) Azure DevOps
4 36 (5.79%) Power Platform
5 31 (4.98%) SaaS
6 29 (4.66%) Serverless
7 25 (4.02%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (3.70%) dbt
8 23 (3.70%) Power Automate
8 23 (3.70%) PowerApps
9 21 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
10 18 (2.89%) Figma
11 15 (2.41%) Amazon S3
11 15 (2.41%) AWS Lambda
12 14 (2.25%) Amazon SQS
12 14 (2.25%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.25%) Azure Service Bus
13 10 (1.61%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 9 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.45%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.13%) Firewall
1 7 (1.13%) Reverse Proxy
2 6 (0.96%) DNS
2 6 (0.96%) IPv6
3 5 (0.80%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.32%) DSL
4 2 (0.32%) HTTP
5 1 (0.16%) BGP
5 1 (0.16%) Broadband
5 1 (0.16%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.16%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.16%) Internet
5 1 (0.16%) Intranet
5 1 (0.16%) IPsec
5 1 (0.16%) MPLS
5 1 (0.16%) OSPF
5 1 (0.16%) Sourcefire
5 1 (0.16%) VPN
5 1 (0.16%) WAN
5 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (14.15%) Relational Database
2 87 (13.99%) Data Warehouse
3 84 (13.50%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 84 (13.50%) RDBMS
4 15 (2.41%) Power BI
5 10 (1.61%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.96%) Redis
7 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.64%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.64%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.48%) Big Data
9 3 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.48%) Tableau
10 2 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.16%) Metadata
11 1 (0.16%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 85 (13.67%) JIRA
2 25 (4.02%) Git
3 8 (1.29%) Team Foundation Server
4 7 (1.13%) Selenium
5 6 (0.96%) Postman
6 5 (0.80%) Axure RP
7 4 (0.64%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.48%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.48%) Hardhat
8 3 (0.48%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.48%) JMeter
8 3 (0.48%) JUnit
8 3 (0.48%) Mocha
8 3 (0.48%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.48%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.48%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Team System
10 1 (0.16%) TestComplete
General
1 317 (50.96%) Social Skills
2 196 (31.51%) Finance
3 178 (28.62%) Analytical Skills
4 130 (20.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 114 (18.33%) Organisational Skills
6 104 (16.72%) Influencing Skills
7 84 (13.50%) Military
8 50 (8.04%) Marketing
9 41 (6.59%) Public Sector
10 37 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
11 29 (4.66%) Retail
12 19 (3.05%) Publishing
13 17 (2.73%) Banking
14 16 (2.57%) Law
15 15 (2.41%) Health Technology
15 15 (2.41%) Tech for Good
16 13 (2.09%) Games
17 10 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (1.45%) Police
19 7 (1.13%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 158 (25.40%) Analyst
2 144 (23.15%) Senior
3 110 (17.68%) Business Analyst
4 79 (12.70%) Product Owner
5 75 (12.06%) DevOps Engineer
6 58 (9.32%) Product Manager
7 57 (9.16%) Senior DevOps
7 57 (9.16%) Senior DevOps Engineer
8 52 (8.36%) Lead
9 48 (7.72%) Developer
9 48 (7.72%) Software Engineer
10 32 (5.14%) Architect
11 26 (4.18%) Technical Analyst
11 26 (4.18%) Technical Business Analyst
12 24 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
13 23 (3.70%) Consultant
13 23 (3.70%) Project Manager
14 22 (3.54%) Database Engineer
14 22 (3.54%) Senior Database Engineer
15 20 (3.22%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (6.27%) .NET
1 39 (6.27%) React
2 38 (6.11%) Node.js
3 32 (5.14%) RESTful
4 25 (4.02%) Django
5 20 (3.22%) HTML
6 16 (2.57%) AngularJS
7 14 (2.25%) CSS
8 10 (1.61%) Gherkin
8 10 (1.61%) GraphQL
8 10 (1.61%) Kafka
9 9 (1.45%) REST
10 8 (1.29%) HTML5
10 8 (1.29%) Jest
11 7 (1.13%) JSON
11 7 (1.13%) React Native
12 6 (0.96%) ARM Templates
12 6 (0.96%) RabbitMQ
12 6 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
12 6 (0.96%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 182 (29.26%) Product Ownership
2 96 (15.43%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.57%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.25%) Mobile App
5 12 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (1.61%) Reinsurance
6 10 (1.61%) Video\Live Streaming
7 9 (1.45%) NHS
8 8 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.29%) Virtual Team
9 6 (0.96%) FMCG
10 5 (0.80%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.80%) Derivative
10 5 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.80%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (0.80%) Robotics
11 3 (0.48%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.48%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.73%) Linux
2 7 (1.13%) Android
2 7 (1.13%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.32%) Windows
4 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.16%) tvOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 430 (69.13%) Agile
2 201 (32.32%) DevOps
3 194 (31.19%) Problem-Solving
4 180 (28.94%) Scrum
5 171 (27.49%) Acceptance Criteria
6 160 (25.72%) Roadmaps
7 152 (24.44%) Mentoring
8 151 (24.28%) Software Engineering
9 111 (17.85%) Data Modelling
10 106 (17.04%) Analytics
10 106 (17.04%) Customer Experience
11 103 (16.56%) Product Backlog
12 102 (16.40%) User Research
13 101 (16.24%) ERP
13 101 (16.24%) Product Roadmap
14 97 (15.59%) Prototyping
15 91 (14.63%) Integration Testing
16 90 (14.47%) Design Patterns
16 90 (14.47%) Software Delivery
17 89 (14.31%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 74 (11.90%) Python
2 61 (9.81%) SQL
3 38 (6.11%) JavaScript
4 33 (5.31%) C#
4 33 (5.31%) Java
5 18 (2.89%) TypeScript
6 5 (0.80%) Bash
7 3 (0.48%) PHP
8 2 (0.32%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.32%) Dart
8 2 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.32%) Jython
8 2 (0.32%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.32%) R
8 2 (0.32%) Ruby
9 1 (0.16%) C
9 1 (0.16%) JSX
9 1 (0.16%) Scala
9 1 (0.16%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 88 (14.15%) DBS Check
2 83 (13.34%) Degree
3 79 (12.70%) Security Cleared
4 44 (7.07%) SC Cleared
5 17 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (1.93%) Master's Degree
6 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.45%) CBAP
8 7 (1.13%) PhD
9 6 (0.96%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.48%) IIBA
11 3 (0.48%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 2 (0.32%) APMG
12 2 (0.32%) CSPO
12 2 (0.32%) IBM Certification
12 2 (0.32%) SAP Certification
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (13.34%) QA
2 9 (1.45%) GDPR
3 6 (0.96%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.80%) PMO
5 3 (0.48%) ISO 20022
5 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.48%) SEPA
5 3 (0.48%) TARGET2
6 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.32%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.32%) GRC
6 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.32%) SLA
6 2 (0.32%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 27 (4.34%) Docker
2 6 (0.96%) Firmware
3 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (3.22%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.48%) Terraform
3 1 (0.16%) Ansible
3 1 (0.16%) Consul
Vendors
1 89 (14.31%) Oracle
2 67 (10.77%) Microsoft
3 31 (4.98%) Salesforce
4 14 (2.25%) Adobe
5 12 (1.93%) SAP
6 11 (1.77%) Atlassian
7 9 (1.45%) Google
8 3 (0.48%) Databricks
8 3 (0.48%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 2 (0.32%) IBM
9 2 (0.32%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.32%) Veracode
10 1 (0.16%) Bloomberg
10 1 (0.16%) Blue Coat
10 1 (0.16%) Charles River
10 1 (0.16%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.16%) Cisco
10 1 (0.16%) Juniper
10 1 (0.16%) McAfee
10 1 (0.16%) Splunk