Requirements Gathering Contracts

Requirements Gathering (Requirements Elicitation)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Requirements Gathering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Requirements Gathering over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 110 116 97
Rank change year-on-year +6 -19 -2
Contract jobs citing Requirements Gathering 874 1,246 2,392
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.02% 2.24% 2.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 2.50% 3.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 589 887 1,650
10th Percentile £351 £381 £363
25th Percentile £405 £431 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £625 £619 £588
90th Percentile £725 £725 £676
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +6.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 28 14
10th Percentile £23.63 £50.88 £25.50
25th Percentile £35.50 £54.88 £25.97
Median hourly rate £47.50 £61.50 £58.48
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% +5.17% +55.93%
75th Percentile £68.75 £65.75 £70.06
90th Percentile £73.75 £67.50 £80.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £61.50 £48.05
% change year-on-year -41.46% +27.99% +28.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Requirements Gathering 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

Requirements Gathering
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Requirements Gathering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Requirements Gathering in the UK

Requirements Gathering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Requirements Gathering.

Daily rate trend for Requirements Gathering in the UK

Requirements Gathering
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Requirements Gathering over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Requirements Gathering in the UK

Requirements Gathering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Requirements Gathering.

Hourly rate trend for Requirements Gathering in the UK

Requirements Gathering
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Requirements Gathering over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Requirements Gathering in the UK

Requirements Gathering
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Gathering within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
England +4 757 £525 - 356
London -6 425 £550 - 160
UK excluding London -3 351 £450 -5.26% 210
Work from Home +21 346 £548 +4.29% 218
North of England +25 113 £488 +2.63% 61
Midlands +20 80 £378 -16.92% 31
North West +38 78 £475 +7.04% 34
South East -19 76 £525 +1.94% 44
West Midlands +19 72 £370 -22.11% 25
Scotland +18 37 £481 +1.32% 20
Yorkshire -13 34 £490 -5.77% 22
South West -11 27 £430 +2.57% 29
East of England -2 20 £410 -8.89% 15
East Midlands +1 5 £425 -1.16% 6
Northern Ireland 0 2 £513 +28.13% 5

Requirements Gathering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 29 (3.32%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.52%) Confluence
3 14 (1.60%) CICS
3 14 (1.60%) SAS
4 7 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.57%) CMS
6 4 (0.46%) IIS
6 4 (0.46%) JBoss
7 3 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.34%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.11%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) Camunda
8 1 (0.11%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.11%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 17 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.26%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.34%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.34%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.23%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 35 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (3.32%) Dynamics AX
3 10 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.14%) SAP EWM
3 10 (1.14%) SAP SD
4 9 (1.03%) Endur
5 7 (0.80%) SAP PM
5 7 (0.80%) SAP Travel Management
6 6 (0.69%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.46%) Infor SunSystems
7 4 (0.46%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.46%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.34%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.34%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.34%) SAP Hybris
8 3 (0.34%) SAP MII
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.23%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.23%) SAP PP
9 2 (0.23%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 135 (15.45%) Azure
2 77 (8.81%) Power Platform
3 61 (6.98%) Dynamics 365
4 40 (4.58%) AWS
4 40 (4.58%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (4.00%) PowerApps
6 32 (3.66%) Power Automate
7 20 (2.29%) SaaS
8 14 (1.60%) Microsoft 365
9 13 (1.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 12 (1.37%) Amazon S3
11 11 (1.26%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 11 (1.26%) Amazon EC2
11 11 (1.26%) Amazon EKS
11 11 (1.26%) Route 53
11 11 (1.26%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 10 (1.14%) Snowflake
13 9 (1.03%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.03%) GCP
14 8 (0.92%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.49%) Network Security
1 13 (1.49%) WAN
2 10 (1.14%) Cisco IOS
2 10 (1.14%) LAN
2 10 (1.14%) MPLS
3 9 (1.03%) BGP
3 9 (1.03%) Firewall
3 9 (1.03%) SSH
4 8 (0.92%) Junos
4 8 (0.92%) VPN
5 6 (0.69%) IOS XR
6 5 (0.57%) Wireshark
7 4 (0.46%) IPsec
7 4 (0.46%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.34%) DNS
9 2 (0.23%) Internet
9 2 (0.23%) IPv6
9 2 (0.23%) PBX
9 2 (0.23%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (7.32%) Power BI
2 35 (4.00%) Data Lake
3 31 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
4 30 (3.43%) Amazon Redshift
4 30 (3.43%) MySQL
5 27 (3.09%) SQL Server
6 22 (2.52%) DB2
7 13 (1.49%) IDMS
8 11 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
8 11 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.03%) Tableau
10 8 (0.92%) KDB
11 7 (0.80%) Big Data
11 7 (0.80%) Geospatial Data
11 7 (0.80%) GIS
11 7 (0.80%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.69%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.57%) Metadata
13 5 (0.57%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 70 (8.01%) JIRA
2 57 (6.52%) Git
3 16 (1.83%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.14%) Cucumber
5 9 (1.03%) JUnit
6 5 (0.57%) GitLab
7 4 (0.46%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.46%) Vagrant
7 4 (0.46%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 3 (0.34%) InstallShield
8 3 (0.34%) MSI
9 2 (0.23%) AdminStudio
9 2 (0.23%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
10 1 (0.11%) Rational Rhapsody
10 1 (0.11%) Selenium
10 1 (0.11%) WebDriver
General
1 297 (33.98%) Social Skills
2 243 (27.80%) Finance
3 136 (15.56%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (8.47%) Public Sector
5 70 (8.01%) Banking
6 50 (5.72%) Retail
7 43 (4.92%) Manufacturing
8 34 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (3.55%) General Ledger
10 24 (2.75%) Front Office
11 23 (2.63%) Back Office
11 23 (2.63%) Marketing
12 19 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
13 16 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.60%) Investment Banking
15 13 (1.49%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.26%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (1.14%) Billing
18 9 (1.03%) Legal
18 9 (1.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 349 (39.93%) Analyst
2 315 (36.04%) Business Analyst
3 130 (14.87%) Consultant
4 86 (9.84%) Developer
5 76 (8.70%) Senior
6 72 (8.24%) Architect
7 41 (4.69%) SAP Consultant
8 37 (4.23%) Senior Analyst
9 35 (4.00%) Lead
10 34 (3.89%) Senior Business Analyst
11 31 (3.55%) Data Business Analyst
11 31 (3.55%) Technical Analyst
12 30 (3.43%) Data Analyst
12 30 (3.43%) Project Manager
13 29 (3.32%) Product Owner
14 27 (3.09%) Technical Business Analyst
15 26 (2.97%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 22 (2.52%) Functional Consultant
16 22 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
17 19 (2.17%) Microsoft Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.89%) Web Services
2 21 (2.40%) .NET
2 21 (2.40%) XML
3 19 (2.17%) SOAP
4 18 (2.06%) JSON
4 18 (2.06%) REST
5 15 (1.72%) ASP.NET
6 12 (1.37%) React
7 11 (1.26%) HTML
7 11 (1.26%) Spring
8 10 (1.14%) .NET Framework
8 10 (1.14%) J2EE
9 9 (1.03%) Hibernate
9 9 (1.03%) JPA
9 9 (1.03%) Lightning Web Components
10 8 (0.92%) CSS
10 8 (0.92%) SAP TM
11 5 (0.57%) ASP.NET Core
11 5 (0.57%) EDI
11 5 (0.57%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 73 (8.35%) Product Ownership
2 39 (4.46%) Data Structures
3 28 (3.20%) Management Information System
4 16 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.72%) Fixed Income
6 14 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (1.60%) IBM Mainframe
6 14 (1.60%) Mainframe
7 13 (1.49%) Derivative
8 12 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.26%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.26%) Reinsurance
10 9 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
11 8 (0.92%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 7 (0.80%) Cloud Native
12 7 (0.80%) Data Centre
12 7 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.80%) Replication
13 6 (0.69%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (0.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 29 (3.32%) Windows
2 17 (1.95%) Unix
3 16 (1.83%) Linux
4 13 (1.49%) zOS
5 6 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.57%) Android
6 5 (0.57%) VMS
7 4 (0.46%) AIX
7 4 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.46%) Solaris
8 3 (0.34%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (29.63%) Agile
2 169 (19.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 146 (16.70%) Business Analysis
4 136 (15.56%) User Stories
5 126 (14.42%) Problem-Solving
6 118 (13.50%) Scrum
7 107 (12.24%) Project Management
8 104 (11.90%) DevOps
9 97 (11.10%) User Acceptance Testing
10 93 (10.64%) Migration
11 81 (9.27%) Analytics
12 80 (9.15%) Business Intelligence
12 80 (9.15%) Workshop Facilitation
13 74 (8.47%) Requirements Workshops
14 69 (7.89%) Roadmaps
15 66 (7.55%) GAP Analysis
16 65 (7.44%) Software Engineering
17 59 (6.75%) Process Improvement
18 57 (6.52%) Data Modelling
19 53 (6.06%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 97 (11.10%) SQL
2 49 (5.61%) Python
3 33 (3.78%) Java
4 25 (2.86%) C#
4 25 (2.86%) PL/SQL
5 17 (1.95%) COBOL
6 15 (1.72%) REXX
7 14 (1.60%) SELCOPY
8 13 (1.49%) CLIST
9 12 (1.37%) JavaScript
10 7 (0.80%) Apex Code
10 7 (0.80%) PowerShell
11 6 (0.69%) Perl
12 5 (0.57%) C++
12 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.57%) XPath
12 5 (0.57%) XQuery
13 4 (0.46%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.46%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.46%) VB
Qualifications
1 130 (14.87%) Degree
2 103 (11.78%) Security Cleared
3 79 (9.04%) SC Cleared
4 22 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (2.17%) CCNP
6 19 (2.17%) Master's Degree
7 15 (1.72%) IIBA
8 14 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (1.37%) CBAP
10 10 (1.14%) CCNA
11 8 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (0.92%) PMI Certification
12 7 (0.80%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.80%) PMP
13 5 (0.57%) JNCIS
14 4 (0.46%) ACCA
14 4 (0.46%) CIMA
14 4 (0.46%) ISTQB
14 4 (0.46%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (8.12%) QA
2 23 (2.63%) Data Quality
3 17 (1.95%) GDPR
4 14 (1.60%) PCI DSS
5 12 (1.37%) Good Clinical Practice
5 12 (1.37%) GxP
6 9 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
6 9 (1.03%) SLA
7 7 (0.80%) PMO
8 4 (0.46%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.34%) HL7
10 2 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.11%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.11%) GRC
11 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.11%) NCSC
11 1 (0.11%) PSD2
System Software
1 11 (1.26%) Docker
2 4 (0.46%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.23%) Time Sharing Option
4 2 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.11%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 39 (4.46%) Grafana
2 15 (1.72%) Terraform
3 13 (1.49%) Kubernetes
4 11 (1.26%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.80%) SCCM
7 5 (0.57%) Ansible
8 4 (0.46%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.11%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 123 (14.07%) Microsoft
2 102 (11.67%) SAP
3 45 (5.15%) Oracle
4 40 (4.58%) Salesforce
5 28 (3.20%) Denodo
5 28 (3.20%) Talend
6 24 (2.75%) IBM
7 19 (2.17%) Cisco
8 15 (1.72%) ServiceNow
8 15 (1.72%) Syncsort
9 13 (1.49%) F5
10 11 (1.26%) Avaloq
10 11 (1.26%) Juniper
11 8 (0.92%) Ariba
11 8 (0.92%) Google
11 8 (0.92%) Pega
12 7 (0.80%) Adobe
12 7 (0.80%) Databricks
12 7 (0.80%) Guidewire
12 7 (0.80%) Workday