User Stories Contracts with Work from Home Options

User Story
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User Stories skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Stories over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 101 105 80
Rank change year-on-year +4 -25 +34
Contract jobs citing User Stories 320 559 1,393
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.18% 2.28% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.48% 2.54% 3.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 412 996
10th Percentile £400 £400 £388
25th Percentile £450 £450 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £523 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% +4.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £625 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £505
% change year-on-year - +3.96% +6.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 4
10th Percentile £52.88 - £28.35
25th Percentile £55.31 £62.00 £32.63
Median hourly rate £61.25 £64.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.30% +28.00% -
75th Percentile £67.81 £66.00 £67.88
90th Percentile £70.63 - £73.05
UK median hourly rate £42.75 £65.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -34.23% +54.76% -16.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User Stories is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,922 21,983 40,479
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.64% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,713 15,568 29,399
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.40% +3.52% +7.14%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 568 508 539
10th Percentile £14.74 £18.63 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £26.25 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.76% +40.19% +7.00%

User Stories
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Stories trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Stories.

User Stories daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Stories over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

User Stories daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Stories.

User Stories hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Stories over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

User Stories hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 31 (9.69%) Confluence
2 14 (4.38%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.56%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (1.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.94%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.63%) CMS
7 1 (0.31%) Moodle
7 1 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 11 (3.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (3.44%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.13%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.94%) Trello
5 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.63%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 14 (4.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (2.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.56%) SimCorp Dimension
4 4 (1.25%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.63%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.31%) Magento
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.31%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.31%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 71 (22.19%) Azure
2 31 (9.69%) Power Platform
3 28 (8.75%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (6.88%) Dynamics 365
5 20 (6.25%) AWS
6 12 (3.75%) SaaS
7 10 (3.13%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (1.88%) PowerApps
9 6 (1.88%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 5 (1.56%) Azure Service Bus
11 3 (0.94%) Figma
11 3 (0.94%) Miro
11 3 (0.94%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 3 (0.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (0.63%) Adobe Analytics
12 2 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.63%) GCP
12 2 (0.63%) GitHub
12 2 (0.63%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.63%) SNA
2 1 (0.31%) Broadband
2 1 (0.31%) HTTP
2 1 (0.31%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.56%) Power BI
2 9 (2.81%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.56%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.56%) Siebel EIM
3 5 (1.56%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.25%) GIS
4 4 (1.25%) Tableau
5 3 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.63%) Big Data
6 2 (0.63%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.63%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.63%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.63%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.63%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 60 (18.75%) JIRA
2 11 (3.44%) JMeter
3 10 (3.13%) Git
4 9 (2.81%) Selenium
5 7 (2.19%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.25%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.63%) Appium
7 2 (0.63%) eggPlant
7 2 (0.63%) JUnit
7 2 (0.63%) Postman
7 2 (0.63%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.63%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.63%) SOAtest
7 2 (0.63%) TestNG
7 2 (0.63%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.31%) GitLab
8 1 (0.31%) GoCD
8 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.31%) TestRail
8 1 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 111 (34.69%) Social Skills
2 65 (20.31%) Finance
3 44 (13.75%) Public Sector
4 33 (10.31%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (4.38%) Banking
6 13 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (2.81%) Back Office
7 9 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (2.81%) Retail
8 7 (2.19%) Marketing
9 5 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.56%) Legal
9 5 (1.56%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.25%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.94%) Billing
12 2 (0.63%) Aviation
12 2 (0.63%) Games
12 2 (0.63%) Military
12 2 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 163 (50.94%) Analyst
2 134 (41.88%) Business Analyst
3 44 (13.75%) Senior
4 25 (7.81%) Consultant
4 25 (7.81%) Product Owner
5 24 (7.50%) Technical Analyst
6 19 (5.94%) Senior Analyst
7 16 (5.00%) Lead
8 15 (4.69%) Architect
8 15 (4.69%) Developer
8 15 (4.69%) Senior Business Analyst
9 13 (4.06%) Data Analyst
9 13 (4.06%) Digital Analyst
9 13 (4.06%) Digital Business Analyst
10 12 (3.75%) Agile Business Analyst
10 12 (3.75%) Technical Business Analyst
11 11 (3.44%) Functional Consultant
11 11 (3.44%) Product Manager
11 11 (3.44%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (3.13%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.44%) Web Services
2 10 (3.13%) .NET
3 8 (2.50%) REST
4 6 (1.88%) HTML
4 6 (1.88%) JSON
4 6 (1.88%) React
4 6 (1.88%) XML
5 5 (1.56%) .NET Framework
5 5 (1.56%) Gherkin
5 5 (1.56%) OpenAPI
5 5 (1.56%) Swagger
6 4 (1.25%) CSS
6 4 (1.25%) RESTful
7 3 (0.94%) ADO
7 3 (0.94%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.94%) OAuth
8 2 (0.63%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.63%) Node.js
8 2 (0.63%) OpenID
8 2 (0.63%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 74 (23.13%) Product Ownership
2 11 (3.44%) Mobile App
3 6 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (1.56%) CMDB
4 5 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.25%) Management Information System
6 3 (0.94%) Low-Code
6 3 (0.94%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.94%) Video\Live Streaming
7 2 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.63%) Mainframe
7 2 (0.63%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.63%) Smart Meter
7 2 (0.63%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.31%) Blockchain
8 1 (0.31%) Distributed Applications
8 1 (0.31%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.63%) Android
1 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.31%) Windows
2 1 (0.31%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (55.94%) Agile
2 114 (35.63%) Acceptance Criteria
3 86 (26.88%) Business Analysis
4 67 (20.94%) Requirements Gathering
5 66 (20.63%) Scrum
6 53 (16.56%) Epics
7 51 (15.94%) Problem-Solving
8 47 (14.69%) DevOps
9 46 (14.38%) Stakeholder Management
9 46 (14.38%) User Acceptance Testing
10 39 (12.19%) Roadmaps
11 34 (10.63%) Product Backlog
12 33 (10.31%) Analytics
13 32 (10.00%) Migration
14 29 (9.06%) Translating Business Requirements
14 29 (9.06%) Use Case
14 29 (9.06%) Workshop Facilitation
15 28 (8.75%) Backlog Management
16 27 (8.44%) Service Management
17 26 (8.13%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.50%) SQL
2 13 (4.06%) Java
3 11 (3.44%) JavaScript
4 8 (2.50%) C#
5 7 (2.19%) Python
6 4 (1.25%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.25%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.31%) Bicep
8 1 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 48 (15.00%) Security Cleared
2 45 (14.06%) SC Cleared
3 21 (6.56%) Degree
4 5 (1.56%) CSPO
5 4 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.25%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.94%) PMP
7 2 (0.63%) CBAP
7 2 (0.63%) IIBA
7 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.31%) APMP
8 1 (0.31%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.31%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.31%) ISEB
8 1 (0.31%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.31%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.31%) MBA
8 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (14.06%) QA
2 13 (4.06%) Data Quality
3 10 (3.13%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.19%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.88%) WCAG
6 5 (1.56%) PMO
7 4 (1.25%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.94%) GDPR
8 3 (0.94%) GxP
9 2 (0.63%) PSD2
9 2 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.31%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.31%) SNOMED CT
Systems Management
1 2 (0.63%) HP Quality Center
1 2 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.31%) Matomo
2 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (11.56%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.38%) SAP
3 13 (4.06%) ServiceNow
4 12 (3.75%) Salesforce
5 10 (3.13%) Oracle
6 5 (1.56%) Adobe
6 5 (1.56%) Atlassian
6 5 (1.56%) CA Agile Central
6 5 (1.56%) Siebel
6 5 (1.56%) SimCorp
7 4 (1.25%) Cadence
7 4 (1.25%) ESRI
7 4 (1.25%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.94%) Databricks
8 3 (0.94%) Duck Creek
8 3 (0.94%) Google
9 2 (0.63%) Ariba
9 2 (0.63%) Civica
9 2 (0.63%) Conga
9 2 (0.63%) DocuSign