Sprint Planning Contract Job Trends in England
Sprint Planning
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England citing Sprint Planning skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 208 | 235 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +111 | +40 |
| Contract jobs citing Sprint Planning | 659 | 372 | 174 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 1.39% | 1.23% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.63% | 1.36% | 0.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 407 | 271 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £354 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £436 | £414 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £575 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £700 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 40 | 14 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £43.45 | £58.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £59.06 | £46.88 | £62.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £51.25 | £66.01 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.59% | -22.36% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55.94 | £67.45 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.38 | £87.90 | £68.23 |
| UK median hourly rate | £70.00 | £51.25 | £66.01 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.59% | -22.36% | -3.64% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
England
Sprint Planning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in England.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 40,550 | 27,328 | 27,096 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 85.82% | 90.38% | 86.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,274 | 17,375 | 16,561 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £417 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £507 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.55% | -3.43% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £640 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -1.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,404 | 1,791 | 983 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.75 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.87 | £20.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.67 | £25.15 | £36.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.81% | -30.46% | -18.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £46.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.00 | £74.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -28.14% | -19.54% |
Sprint Planning Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sprint Planning relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Sprint Planning Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Sprint Planning.
Sprint Planning Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Sprint Planning in England over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
Sprint Planning Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Sprint Planning.
Sprint Planning Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Sprint Planning in England over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
Sprint Planning Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sprint Planning within the England region over the 6 months to 14 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +15 | 355 | £525 | - | 239 |
| Midlands | +11 | 107 | £466 | +6.51% | 46 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 104 | £468 | -1.89% | 30 |
| South East | -3 | 89 | £505 | -3.81% | 55 |
| North of England | -43 | 88 | £481 | +6.94% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 36 | £500 | - | 22 |
| North East | -2 | 35 | £350 | -34.88% | 12 |
| South West | -21 | 21 | £503 | -10.67% | 25 |
| North West | -61 | 17 | £448 | +7.19% | 31 |
| East of England | -22 | 10 | £353 | -23.26% | 23 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 2 | £388 | +7.03% | 16 |
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Sprint Planning Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 95.4% | 629 |
| 2 | Scrum | 55.7% | 367 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 40.4% | 266 |
| 4 | Continuous Improvement | 40.1% | 264 |
| 5 | Sprint Retrospective | 39.6% | 261 |
| 6 | DevOps | 36.0% | 237 |
| 7 | Backlog Refinement | 35.2% | 232 |
| 8 | User Stories | 30.2% | 199 |
| 9 | CI/CD | 28.7% | 189 |
| 10 | Sprint Review | 28.1% | 185 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 24.9% | 164 |
| 12 | Acceptance Criteria | 20.5% | 135 |
| 13 | Test Automation | 20.2% | 133 |
| 14 | Stakeholder Engagement | 19.3% | 127 |
| 15 | Roadmaps | 18.5% | 122 |
| 16 | Backlog Management | 17.3% | 114 |
| 17 | Kanban | 17.0% | 112 |
| 18 | SDLC | 16.8% | 111 |
| 19 | Scaled Agile Framework | 16.7% | 110 |
| 19 | Software Engineering | 16.7% | 110 |