User Stories Contracts with Work from Home Options

User Story
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring User Stories skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Stories over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 102 81
Rank change year-on-year -2 -21 +28
Contract jobs citing User Stories 314 549 1,327
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.13% 2.30% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 2.57% 3.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 403 965
10th Percentile £400 £400 £388
25th Percentile £450 £445 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £625 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £508
% change year-on-year +1.94% +1.48% +6.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £29.45
25th Percentile £67.50 £62.00 £35.38
Median hourly rate £70.00 £64.00 £45.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% +40.66% -9.00%
75th Percentile £72.50 £66.00 £55.38
90th Percentile - - £61.15
UK median hourly rate £33.04 £64.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -48.38% +52.38% -16.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,871 21,399 39,942
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.23% 89.63% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,673 15,206 29,099
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +5.42%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 495 518
10th Percentile £15.02 £18.49 £14.96
25th Percentile £24.00 £25.75 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.13 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.51% +30.33% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.95 £78.45 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

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 12 June 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
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 33 (10.51%) Confluence
2 14 (4.46%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (1.27%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.96%) CMS
5 2 (0.64%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.32%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.32%) Camunda
6 1 (0.32%) LiveLink
6 1 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 9 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.55%) MS Visio
3 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.27%) Trello
6 2 (0.64%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.64%) Sketch
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (4.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.59%) SimCorp Dimension
3 4 (1.27%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.32%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.32%) Maximo
4 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.32%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.32%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 70 (22.29%) Azure
2 34 (10.83%) Azure DevOps
3 26 (8.28%) Power Platform
4 22 (7.01%) Dynamics 365
5 20 (6.37%) AWS
6 12 (3.82%) SaaS
7 10 (3.18%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (2.23%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.91%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 5 (1.59%) Azure Service Bus
12 3 (0.96%) Figma
12 3 (0.96%) Miro
12 3 (0.96%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 2 (0.64%) Adobe Analytics
13 2 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.64%) GitHub
13 2 (0.64%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 2 (0.64%) Serverless
13 2 (0.64%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.32%) Broadband
1 1 (0.32%) HTTP
1 1 (0.32%) Internet
1 1 (0.32%) SNA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (6.05%) Power BI
2 9 (2.87%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.23%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.59%) GIS
5 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.27%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.27%) Siebel EIM
6 2 (0.64%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.64%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.64%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.64%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.64%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 62 (19.75%) JIRA
2 10 (3.18%) JMeter
3 9 (2.87%) Git
4 8 (2.55%) Selenium
5 7 (2.23%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.27%) Eclipse
6 4 (1.27%) Visual Studio
6 4 (1.27%) Visual Studio Team System
7 2 (0.64%) Appium
7 2 (0.64%) eggPlant
7 2 (0.64%) JUnit
7 2 (0.64%) Postman
7 2 (0.64%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.64%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.64%) SOAtest
7 2 (0.64%) TestNG
7 2 (0.64%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.32%) GitLab
8 1 (0.32%) GoCD
8 1 (0.32%) TestRail
General
1 106 (33.76%) Social Skills
2 63 (20.06%) Finance
3 41 (13.06%) Public Sector
4 28 (8.92%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.78%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (4.46%) Banking
7 11 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.55%) Back Office
8 8 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.23%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.91%) Marketing
11 5 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.59%) Legal
12 4 (1.27%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.96%) Retail
14 2 (0.64%) Aviation
14 2 (0.64%) Billing
14 2 (0.64%) Front Office
14 2 (0.64%) Games
Job Titles
1 166 (52.87%) Analyst
2 136 (43.31%) Business Analyst
3 48 (15.29%) Senior
4 26 (8.28%) Product Owner
5 25 (7.96%) Consultant
6 23 (7.32%) Technical Analyst
7 22 (7.01%) Senior Analyst
8 18 (5.73%) Developer
9 16 (5.10%) Senior Business Analyst
10 13 (4.14%) Architect
10 13 (4.14%) Lead
11 11 (3.50%) Agile Business Analyst
11 11 (3.50%) Data Analyst
11 11 (3.50%) Functional Consultant
11 11 (3.50%) Product Manager
11 11 (3.50%) Technical Business Analyst
12 10 (3.18%) Digital Analyst
12 10 (3.18%) Digital Business Analyst
12 10 (3.18%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 9 (2.87%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.46%) .NET
2 10 (3.18%) HTML
2 10 (3.18%) Web Services
3 9 (2.87%) .NET Framework
4 8 (2.55%) REST
5 7 (2.23%) ASP.NET
6 6 (1.91%) JSON
6 6 (1.91%) XML
7 5 (1.59%) Gherkin
7 5 (1.59%) OpenAPI
7 5 (1.59%) React
7 5 (1.59%) Swagger
8 3 (0.96%) ADO
8 3 (0.96%) CSS
8 3 (0.96%) OAuth
8 3 (0.96%) RESTful
9 2 (0.64%) Entity Framework
9 2 (0.64%) Node.js
9 2 (0.64%) OpenID
9 2 (0.64%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 74 (23.57%) Product Ownership
2 7 (2.23%) Mobile App
3 5 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.27%) CMDB
4 4 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (1.27%) Low-Code
5 3 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (0.96%) Onboarding
5 3 (0.96%) Video\Live Streaming
6 2 (0.64%) Mainframe
6 2 (0.64%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.64%) Operational Technology
6 2 (0.64%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.32%) EPoS
7 1 (0.32%) FMCG
7 1 (0.32%) Reference Data
7 1 (0.32%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.32%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.64%) Android
1 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.32%) Windows
2 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (54.46%) Agile
2 116 (36.94%) Acceptance Criteria
3 86 (27.39%) Business Analysis
4 69 (21.97%) Requirements Gathering
5 61 (19.43%) Scrum
6 55 (17.52%) Epics
7 54 (17.20%) DevOps
8 51 (16.24%) User Acceptance Testing
9 47 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
10 45 (14.33%) Stakeholder Management
11 37 (11.78%) Roadmaps
12 35 (11.15%) Migration
13 33 (10.51%) Use Case
14 32 (10.19%) Product Backlog
15 30 (9.55%) Translating Business Requirements
15 30 (9.55%) Workshop Facilitation
16 29 (9.24%) Analytics
17 27 (8.60%) Test Automation
18 25 (7.96%) User Research
19 24 (7.64%) Backlog Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (8.28%) SQL
2 14 (4.46%) JavaScript
3 12 (3.82%) C#
3 12 (3.82%) Java
4 8 (2.55%) Python
4 8 (2.55%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.27%) VB.NET
6 3 (0.96%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.64%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.32%) Bicep
8 1 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 43 (13.69%) Security Cleared
2 40 (12.74%) SC Cleared
3 16 (5.10%) Degree
4 3 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (0.96%) CSPO
4 3 (0.96%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.64%) CBAP
5 2 (0.64%) IIBA
5 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.64%) PMP
6 1 (0.32%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.32%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.32%) ISEB
6 1 (0.32%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (12.74%) QA
2 12 (3.82%) Data Quality
3 10 (3.18%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.23%) PCI DSS
5 5 (1.59%) PMO
5 5 (1.59%) WCAG
6 3 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.96%) GDPR
6 3 (0.96%) GxP
7 2 (0.64%) PSD2
7 2 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.32%) ISO 20022
Systems Management
1 2 (0.64%) HP Quality Center
1 2 (0.64%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.32%) Matomo
2 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (11.46%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.14%) ServiceNow
3 12 (3.82%) SAP
4 11 (3.50%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.87%) Oracle
6 5 (1.59%) Adobe
6 5 (1.59%) Atlassian
6 5 (1.59%) Cadence
6 5 (1.59%) Guidewire
6 5 (1.59%) SimCorp
7 4 (1.27%) CA Agile Central
7 4 (1.27%) Duck Creek
7 4 (1.27%) Siebel
8 3 (0.96%) Conga
8 3 (0.96%) ESRI
8 3 (0.96%) Google
9 2 (0.64%) Ariba
9 2 (0.64%) Civica
9 2 (0.64%) Databricks
9 2 (0.64%) Pega