Waterfall Contracts in England

Waterfall Model
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Waterfall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Waterfall 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 145 110 89
Rank change year-on-year -35 -21 +44
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 615 1,103 2,040
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.64% 2.35% 2.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 2.61% 3.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 455 802 1,432
10th Percentile £383 £406 £400
25th Percentile £450 £474 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £548
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% +0.32% +15.42%
75th Percentile £644 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £742 £713
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £535
% change year-on-year - +2.80% +12.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 8
10th Percentile £48.83 £43.82 £20.25
25th Percentile £52.70 £43.86 £41.43
Median hourly rate £58.91 £52.97 £53.97
Median % change year-on-year +11.20% -1.85% -1.88%
75th Percentile £64.44 £87.25 £63.00
90th Percentile £67.10 £98.80 £63.45
UK median hourly rate £58.91 £66.49 £57.95
% change year-on-year -11.40% +14.73% +0.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Waterfall falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,030 42,283 63,775
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.40% 89.90% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,779 29,697 45,496
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £440 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,363 1,526 1,693
10th Percentile £12.79 £10.69 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.01 £15.75 £15.63
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +40.19% +14.13%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.71 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Waterfall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in England

Waterfall
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Waterfall in England.

Daily rate trend for Waterfall in England

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in England

Waterfall
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Waterfall in England.

Hourly rate trend for Waterfall in England

Waterfall
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Waterfall in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Waterfall in England

Waterfall
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 Waterfall within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London -19 312 £600 +4.35% 77
North of England -6 108 £495 -17.50% 38
South East -42 80 £550 - 45
Midlands -19 55 £450 -18.18% 35
North West +5 54 £465 -15.45% 26
South West -40 48 £590 +7.27% 16
Yorkshire -11 45 £490 -18.33% 11
East Midlands +9 30 £395 -28.27% 14
West Midlands -23 25 £519 -5.64% 21
North East +16 11 £600 +29.73% 2
East of England -24 8 £428 -12.31% 11
Waterfall
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Waterfall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 42 (6.83%) Confluence
2 17 (2.76%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.81%) CMS
3 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.49%) Appian
5 2 (0.33%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.33%) nginx
6 1 (0.16%) CICS
6 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 22 (3.58%) Microsoft Project
2 19 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.60%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.14%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.81%) SAP BPC
4 5 (0.81%) SAP PM
5 4 (0.65%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.65%) SAP Hybris
6 3 (0.49%) Primavera
7 2 (0.33%) IntelliMatch
7 2 (0.33%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.33%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.33%) SAP IS-U
7 2 (0.33%) Shopify
8 1 (0.16%) Magento
8 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.16%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.16%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 114 (18.54%) Azure
2 39 (6.34%) Azure DevOps
3 37 (6.02%) SaaS
4 32 (5.20%) AWS
5 24 (3.90%) Power Platform
6 20 (3.25%) PaaS
7 17 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (2.44%) IaaS
9 13 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
10 12 (1.95%) GCP
10 12 (1.95%) GitHub
11 11 (1.79%) PowerApps
12 8 (1.30%) Boomi
13 6 (0.98%) OCI
13 6 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
14 5 (0.81%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.81%) SAP Commerce Cloud
15 4 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
15 4 (0.65%) OpenShift
15 4 (0.65%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.28%) WAN
2 13 (2.11%) LAN
3 8 (1.30%) 3G
3 8 (1.30%) 4G
4 6 (0.98%) Internet
4 6 (0.98%) VPN
5 4 (0.65%) ATM
5 4 (0.65%) VSAN
6 3 (0.49%) 5G
6 3 (0.49%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.49%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.33%) DNS
7 2 (0.33%) SAN
8 1 (0.16%) DHCP
8 1 (0.16%) FTP
8 1 (0.16%) Intranet
8 1 (0.16%) SNA
8 1 (0.16%) SNMP
8 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.07%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.76%) Power BI
3 10 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.14%) DB2
4 7 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.98%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.65%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
6 4 (0.65%) GIS
7 3 (0.49%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.49%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.33%) Big Data
8 2 (0.33%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.33%) Sybase ASE
8 2 (0.33%) Sybase IQ
8 2 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 82 (13.33%) JIRA
2 15 (2.44%) Git
2 15 (2.44%) Postman
3 14 (2.28%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.11%) Visual Studio
5 12 (1.95%) LoadRunner
6 10 (1.63%) Selenium
7 9 (1.46%) JMeter
8 8 (1.30%) NUnit
8 8 (1.30%) Oracle APEX
9 6 (0.98%) Appium
10 5 (0.81%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.81%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.65%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.65%) JUnit
11 4 (0.65%) Team Foundation Server
12 3 (0.49%) Eclipse
12 3 (0.49%) Gatling
12 3 (0.49%) SoapUI
13 2 (0.33%) Artifactory
General
1 233 (37.89%) Social Skills
2 222 (36.10%) Finance
3 74 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (11.54%) Banking
5 55 (8.94%) Public Sector
6 44 (7.15%) Influencing Skills
7 31 (5.04%) Manufacturing
8 30 (4.88%) Marketing
9 26 (4.23%) Telecoms
10 18 (2.93%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (2.76%) Legal
11 17 (2.76%) Retail
12 15 (2.44%) Electronics
13 12 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.79%) Back Office
15 7 (1.14%) Investment Banking
15 7 (1.14%) Military
16 4 (0.65%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.65%) Automotive
16 4 (0.65%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 147 (23.90%) Project Manager
2 122 (19.84%) Analyst
3 77 (12.52%) Senior
4 74 (12.03%) Business Analyst
5 66 (10.73%) Architect
6 51 (8.29%) Developer
7 49 (7.97%) Lead
8 36 (5.85%) Senior Manager
9 34 (5.53%) Solutions Architect
10 28 (4.55%) IT Manager
11 26 (4.23%) Delivery Manager
12 25 (4.07%) Programme Manager
12 25 (4.07%) Test Manager
13 20 (3.25%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (3.25%) Senior Project Manager
14 19 (3.09%) Technical Architect
15 17 (2.76%) IT Project Manager
16 13 (2.11%) Infrastructure Manager
16 13 (2.11%) Senior Business Analyst
16 13 (2.11%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.20%) .NET
2 29 (4.72%) Middleware
3 13 (2.11%) AngularJS
4 12 (1.95%) GraphQL
4 12 (1.95%) REST
5 10 (1.63%) React
5 10 (1.63%) SOAP
6 9 (1.46%) RESTful
6 9 (1.46%) Web Services
7 8 (1.30%) XML
8 7 (1.14%) .NET Framework
8 7 (1.14%) Playwright
8 7 (1.14%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.98%) HTML
9 6 (0.98%) Node.js
9 6 (0.98%) RAML
9 6 (0.98%) Spring
10 5 (0.81%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.65%) ModSecurity
11 4 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 28 (4.55%) Product Ownership
2 20 (3.25%) Public Cloud
3 13 (2.11%) Data Centre
3 13 (2.11%) Management Information System
4 10 (1.63%) Mobile App
4 10 (1.63%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.30%) PMI
7 7 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.98%) Life Science
8 6 (0.98%) Mainframe
8 6 (0.98%) Renewable Energy
8 6 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.81%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.65%) NHS
10 4 (0.65%) Reinsurance
10 4 (0.65%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.65%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.39%) Windows
2 25 (4.07%) Linux
3 10 (1.63%) Android
4 9 (1.46%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.14%) Unix
6 3 (0.49%) VMS
6 3 (0.49%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.16%) AIX
7 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 570 (92.68%) Agile
2 188 (30.57%) Project Management
3 154 (25.04%) Stakeholder Management
4 123 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 102 (16.59%) Scrum
6 86 (13.98%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (13.82%) DevOps
8 76 (12.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (10.73%) Migration
9 66 (10.73%) PRINCE2
10 56 (9.11%) SDLC
11 53 (8.62%) Programme Management
12 52 (8.46%) Test Automation
13 49 (7.97%) Business Analysis
14 44 (7.15%) User Acceptance Testing
15 41 (6.67%) CRM
15 41 (6.67%) Roadmaps
16 39 (6.34%) Test Strategy
17 38 (6.18%) Business Intelligence
17 38 (6.18%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (9.43%) SQL
2 30 (4.88%) Java
3 17 (2.76%) Python
4 14 (2.28%) C#
4 14 (2.28%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.95%) TypeScript
6 10 (1.63%) C
7 9 (1.46%) PL/SQL
8 8 (1.30%) C++
9 7 (1.14%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.49%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.49%) R
11 3 (0.49%) Swift
12 2 (0.33%) Go
13 1 (0.16%) ABAP
13 1 (0.16%) COBOL
13 1 (0.16%) JCL
13 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (13.82%) Security Cleared
2 79 (12.85%) Degree
3 69 (11.22%) SC Cleared
4 32 (5.20%) PMI Certification
5 29 (4.72%) PMP
6 28 (4.55%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.44%) ISTQB
8 14 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.79%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.30%) Chartered Engineer
11 7 (1.14%) CBAP
11 7 (1.14%) ISEB
12 6 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.81%) APMP
13 5 (0.81%) CCNA
14 4 (0.65%) CITP
14 4 (0.65%) HND
14 4 (0.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.49%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.15%) QA
2 39 (6.34%) PMO
3 17 (2.76%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.81%) GRC
4 5 (0.81%) HL7
5 4 (0.65%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.49%) EMIR
6 3 (0.49%) GDPR
6 3 (0.49%) IFRS
6 3 (0.49%) IFRS 17
6 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 3 (0.49%) NIST
6 3 (0.49%) Solvency II
7 2 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.33%) P3O
7 2 (0.33%) SEPA
7 2 (0.33%) SLA
7 2 (0.33%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 17 (2.76%) Docker
2 12 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.30%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (2.11%) Ansible
2 10 (1.63%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.98%) Terraform
4 4 (0.65%) MOM
4 4 (0.65%) OPNET
4 4 (0.65%) PowerCLI
4 4 (0.65%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.16%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 67 (10.89%) Microsoft
2 64 (10.41%) SAP
3 40 (6.50%) Oracle
4 19 (3.09%) Salesforce
5 18 (2.93%) ServiceNow
6 15 (2.44%) Cisco
7 14 (2.28%) Atlassian
8 12 (1.95%) VMware
9 9 (1.46%) Google
10 8 (1.30%) Databricks
11 7 (1.14%) BMC
11 7 (1.14%) Cadence
11 7 (1.14%) Remedy
11 7 (1.14%) Workday
12 5 (0.81%) Adobe
12 5 (0.81%) Checkmarx
13 4 (0.65%) CA Agile Central
13 4 (0.65%) Guidewire
14 3 (0.49%) Sybase
15 2 (0.33%) Temenos