User Stories Contracts in the UK excluding London

User Story
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with 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 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 154 115 88
Rank change year-on-year -39 -27 +7
Contract jobs citing User Stories 285 498 906
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.37% 2.17% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 2.44% 3.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 361 659
10th Percentile £375 £394 £381
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £550
90th Percentile £621 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £505
% change year-on-year - +3.96% +6.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 £25.75 -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £26.50 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year +164.15% -36.90% +75.00%
75th Percentile £72.50 £27.25 £43.13
90th Percentile - - £48.25
UK median hourly rate £33.00 £64.50 £42.00
% change year-on-year -48.84% +53.57% -16.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,263 20,432 27,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.19% 89.17% 89.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,230 14,021 19,224
10th Percentile £246 £260 £240
25th Percentile £375 £400 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £580
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,129 1,241 1,350
10th Percentile £12.41 £10.63 £12.43
25th Percentile £15.39 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £62.28
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.45%

User Stories
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Stories in the UK excluding London

User Stories
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Stories in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for User Stories in the UK excluding London

User Stories
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Stories in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Stories in the UK excluding London

User Stories
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Stories in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for User Stories in the UK excluding London

User Stories
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Stories within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Scotland +32 71 £500 +13.64% 21
South East -33 71 £475 - 27
North of England -23 68 £500 -5.88% 35
Yorkshire +17 45 £490 -10.91% 9
Midlands -6 37 £475 -5.00% 28
West Midlands -11 27 £500 -6.98% 25
South West -36 26 £590 +7.27% 24
North West -40 21 £525 +0.48% 19
East of England -15 11 £400 -11.11% 6
East Midlands 0 7 £425 -15.00% 3
North East -2 2 - - 7
Northern Ireland +4 1 - - 5
User Stories
UK

User Stories
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 35 (12.28%) Confluence
2 7 (2.46%) CMS
2 7 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (1.05%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.70%) SAS
6 1 (0.35%) Apache
6 1 (0.35%) Appian
6 1 (0.35%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 12 (4.21%) Sketch
2 7 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.46%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.35%) InVision
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.35%) OmniGraffle
4 1 (0.35%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 11 (3.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.11%) SAP PM
3 5 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.40%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.70%) SAP IS-U
5 2 (0.70%) VisionPLUS
6 1 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.35%) Magento
6 1 (0.35%) Maximo
6 1 (0.35%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 51 (17.89%) Azure
2 24 (8.42%) Dynamics 365
2 24 (8.42%) Power Platform
3 15 (5.26%) AWS
3 15 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
4 11 (3.86%) Figma
5 8 (2.81%) SaaS
6 6 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
6 6 (2.11%) Power Automate
6 6 (2.11%) PowerApps
7 5 (1.75%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 4 (1.40%) Azure Functions
8 4 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (1.40%) Serverless
9 3 (1.05%) GCP
10 2 (0.70%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.70%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.70%) Veeva
11 1 (0.35%) Bloomreach
11 1 (0.35%) Unqork
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.11%) Radio Access Network
2 3 (1.05%) Network Security
3 2 (0.70%) BGP
3 2 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (0.70%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (0.70%) Cisco ISE
3 2 (0.70%) DMVPN
3 2 (0.70%) EIGRP
3 2 (0.70%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
3 2 (0.70%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
3 2 (0.70%) Firewall
3 2 (0.70%) IPsec
3 2 (0.70%) MPLS
3 2 (0.70%) OSPF
3 2 (0.70%) Reverse Proxy
3 2 (0.70%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.70%) Sourcefire
3 2 (0.70%) VPN
3 2 (0.70%) WAN
4 1 (0.35%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.56%) MongoDB
1 13 (4.56%) Power BI
2 5 (1.75%) GIS
3 4 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.40%) Metadata
4 3 (1.05%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.05%) Geospatial Data
4 3 (1.05%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.05%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.70%) Delta Lake
5 2 (0.70%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.35%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.35%) Data Vault
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.35%) Tableau
6 1 (0.35%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 54 (18.95%) JIRA
2 9 (3.16%) JMeter
3 6 (2.11%) Git
3 6 (2.11%) JUnit
3 6 (2.11%) Selenium
4 3 (1.05%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.70%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.35%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.35%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.35%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.35%) GitLab
6 1 (0.35%) GoCD
6 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 91 (31.93%) Social Skills
2 50 (17.54%) Finance
3 46 (16.14%) Public Sector
4 29 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (8.77%) Telecoms
6 18 (6.32%) Influencing Skills
7 15 (5.26%) Marketing
8 13 (4.56%) Banking
9 11 (3.86%) Manufacturing
10 9 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.16%) Retail
11 6 (2.11%) Billing
11 6 (2.11%) Corporate Banking
12 5 (1.75%) Publishing
13 4 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.40%) Electronics
13 4 (1.40%) Local Government
14 3 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.05%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 118 (41.40%) Analyst
2 102 (35.79%) Business Analyst
3 36 (12.63%) Senior
4 25 (8.77%) Product Manager
5 23 (8.07%) Designer
6 22 (7.72%) Consultant
7 20 (7.02%) Developer
7 20 (7.02%) Senior Analyst
8 18 (6.32%) Product Owner
9 15 (5.26%) Senior Business Analyst
10 12 (4.21%) Technical Analyst
10 12 (4.21%) UX Designer
11 10 (3.51%) Architect
12 9 (3.16%) Content Designer
12 9 (3.16%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (3.16%) Test Engineer
13 8 (2.81%) Business Consultant
13 8 (2.81%) Lead
14 7 (2.46%) Digital Business Analyst
14 7 (2.46%) Senior Content Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.91%) React
2 12 (4.21%) HTML
3 11 (3.86%) CSS
4 9 (3.16%) Gherkin
4 9 (3.16%) XML
5 6 (2.11%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.75%) REST
7 4 (1.40%) Flask
7 4 (1.40%) JSON
7 4 (1.40%) Node.js
7 4 (1.40%) Web Services
8 3 (1.05%) .NET
8 3 (1.05%) LDAP
8 3 (1.05%) RESTful
9 2 (0.70%) ADO
9 2 (0.70%) HTML5
9 2 (0.70%) React Native
9 2 (0.70%) Sass
9 2 (0.70%) Spring
9 2 (0.70%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 70 (24.56%) Product Ownership
2 8 (2.81%) Mobile App
3 6 (2.11%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.11%) Smart Meter
4 5 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 5 (1.75%) IoT
5 4 (1.40%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.05%) CMDB
6 3 (1.05%) Taxonomies
7 2 (0.70%) NHS
8 1 (0.35%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.35%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.35%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.35%) EPoS
8 1 (0.35%) Hackathon
8 1 (0.35%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.35%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.35%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.86%) Android
1 11 (3.86%) Apple iOS
2 4 (1.40%) Linux
2 4 (1.40%) Unix
2 4 (1.40%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (64.21%) Agile
2 80 (28.07%) Scrum
3 67 (23.51%) Business Analysis
4 65 (22.81%) Acceptance Criteria
5 54 (18.95%) Epics
6 48 (16.84%) Requirements Gathering
7 47 (16.49%) Roadmaps
8 44 (15.44%) Stakeholder Management
9 43 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
10 39 (13.68%) DevOps
10 39 (13.68%) Project Management
11 37 (12.98%) User Research
12 32 (11.23%) Product Backlog
13 31 (10.88%) User Experience
14 28 (9.82%) Analytics
14 28 (9.82%) User Acceptance Testing
15 27 (9.47%) Data Modelling
15 27 (9.47%) Product Management
16 24 (8.42%) Impact Assessments
16 24 (8.42%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.07%) SQL
2 22 (7.72%) Python
3 18 (6.32%) Java
4 17 (5.96%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.40%) C#
5 4 (1.40%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.40%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.40%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.35%) Bicep
6 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (10.88%) Security Cleared
2 25 (8.77%) SC Cleared
3 22 (7.72%) Degree
4 5 (1.75%) CBAP
5 4 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.40%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.05%) CSPO
6 3 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.70%) CCNA
7 2 (0.70%) CCNP
7 2 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.70%) IIBA
8 1 (0.35%) ISEB
8 1 (0.35%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.77%) QA
2 15 (5.26%) Accessibility
3 9 (3.16%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.11%) GDPR
4 6 (2.11%) WCAG
5 4 (1.40%) Disclosure Scotland
5 4 (1.40%) PMO
6 2 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.35%) GRC
7 1 (0.35%) GxP
7 1 (0.35%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 1 (0.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
1 3 (1.05%) Terraform
2 2 (0.70%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.70%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.35%) Ansible
Vendors
1 29 (10.18%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.72%) SAP
3 7 (2.46%) Cadence
3 7 (2.46%) Salesforce
4 6 (2.11%) Adobe
5 5 (1.75%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.40%) Ab Initio
6 4 (1.40%) Atlassian
6 4 (1.40%) ESRI
7 3 (1.05%) Alteryx
7 3 (1.05%) Cognizant
7 3 (1.05%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.05%) Zscaler
8 2 (0.70%) Aruba
8 2 (0.70%) F5
8 2 (0.70%) Juniper
8 2 (0.70%) Marketo
8 2 (0.70%) Optimizely
8 2 (0.70%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.70%) Pega