Business Case Contracts in England

Business Cases
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Business Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Case 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 191 140 154
Rank change year-on-year -51 +14 +13
Contract jobs citing Business Case 466 905 1,290
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.24% 1.92% 1.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 2.14% 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 306 652 824
10th Percentile £350 £402 £363
25th Percentile £450 £500 £437
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +9.38%
75th Percentile £638 £700 £625
90th Percentile £725 £775 £725
UK median daily rate £550 £585 £525
% change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 13 15
10th Percentile £23.00 £30.00 £23.07
25th Percentile £23.63 £40.00 £25.57
Median hourly rate £25.25 £62.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -59.60% +78.57% +30.84%
75th Percentile £28.28 £64.50 £48.23
90th Percentile £42.90 £66.00 £65.18
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £62.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -59.60% +78.57% +26.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Business Case 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%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in England

Business Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Business Case in England

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in England

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in England

Business Case
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

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

Hourly rate histogram for Business Case in England

Business Case
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 Business Case 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 -48 235 £550 -13.04% 153
North of England -10 69 £575 +4.55% 63
North West +10 55 £575 +15.00% 37
South East -54 51 £528 -7.46% 34
South West -42 39 £525 -17.65% 39
Midlands +1 31 £525 +2.44% 51
East of England +3 27 £350 -30.00% 25
West Midlands +9 25 £538 +13.16% 27
Yorkshire -10 10 £538 -2.27% 20
East Midlands -2 6 £403 -26.82% 24
North East +8 3 £897 +81.20% 6
Business Case
UK

Business Case
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 22 (4.72%) SharePoint
2 19 (4.08%) Confluence
3 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.64%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.43%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
Applications
1 34 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (5.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.22%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.29%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.64%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.64%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (2.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.86%) SAP CO
2 4 (0.86%) SAP FI
2 4 (0.86%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.64%) Endur
3 3 (0.64%) Shopify
4 2 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.43%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.21%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle AGIS
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.21%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 34 (7.30%) Azure
2 25 (5.36%) AWS
3 23 (4.94%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.08%) Power Platform
4 19 (4.08%) SaaS
5 13 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (2.15%) PaaS
7 8 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (0.86%) Apple Pay
8 4 (0.86%) Google Pay
9 3 (0.64%) Amazon MSK
9 3 (0.64%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (0.64%) BigCommerce
9 3 (0.64%) GCP
9 3 (0.64%) IaaS
9 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.64%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.64%) SAP Fieldglass
9 3 (0.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.79%) Firewall
2 9 (1.93%) DNS
3 8 (1.72%) Intranet
3 8 (1.72%) VPN
4 7 (1.50%) DHCP
4 7 (1.50%) Wireless
5 6 (1.29%) MPLS
5 6 (1.29%) VLAN
6 5 (1.07%) BGP
6 5 (1.07%) Cisco IOS
6 5 (1.07%) IOS XR
6 5 (1.07%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.86%) LAN
8 3 (0.64%) ATM
8 3 (0.64%) Skype
8 3 (0.64%) VoIP
8 3 (0.64%) WAN
8 3 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.43%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.43%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.08%) Power BI
2 8 (1.72%) Tableau
3 7 (1.50%) BusinessObjects
4 6 (1.29%) GIS
5 4 (0.86%) MS Access
5 4 (0.86%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.64%) MySQL
6 3 (0.64%) Spatial Data
6 3 (0.64%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.43%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.43%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.21%) Flink
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 24 (5.15%) JIRA
2 5 (1.07%) Git
3 3 (0.64%) Maven
4 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket Server
4 2 (0.43%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.43%) Gatling
4 2 (0.43%) GitLab
4 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.43%) JMeter
4 2 (0.43%) Selenium
4 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 176 (37.77%) Finance
2 144 (30.90%) Social Skills
3 75 (16.09%) Public Sector
4 58 (12.45%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (7.94%) Presentation Skills
6 35 (7.51%) Banking
7 34 (7.30%) Local Government
8 33 (7.08%) Influencing Skills
9 23 (4.94%) Retail
10 18 (3.86%) Legal
10 18 (3.86%) Manufacturing
10 18 (3.86%) Marketing
11 12 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.36%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.93%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.50%) Front Office
14 7 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.50%) Investment Banking
14 7 (1.50%) Law
14 7 (1.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 125 (26.82%) Project Manager
2 88 (18.88%) Analyst
3 78 (16.74%) Business Analyst
4 49 (10.52%) Architect
5 45 (9.66%) Senior
6 37 (7.94%) Lead
7 26 (5.58%) Programme Manager
8 23 (4.94%) Solutions Architect
9 22 (4.72%) IT Manager
9 22 (4.72%) Senior Analyst
10 21 (4.51%) Senior Business Analyst
11 18 (3.86%) Security Manager
11 18 (3.86%) Senior Manager
12 17 (3.65%) Product Owner
13 16 (3.43%) Delivery Manager
13 16 (3.43%) Senior Project Manager
14 15 (3.22%) Consultant
14 15 (3.22%) Security Project Manager
15 13 (2.79%) Business Manager
15 13 (2.79%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.36%) .NET
2 4 (0.86%) AngularJS
2 4 (0.86%) JSON
2 4 (0.86%) Kafka
2 4 (0.86%) NETCONF
2 4 (0.86%) XML
2 4 (0.86%) YANG
3 3 (0.64%) CSS
3 3 (0.64%) HTML
3 3 (0.64%) J2EE
3 3 (0.64%) jQuery
3 3 (0.64%) Middleware
3 3 (0.64%) REST
3 3 (0.64%) Sass
3 3 (0.64%) Spring
3 3 (0.64%) Spring MVC
3 3 (0.64%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 3 (0.64%) VML
3 3 (0.64%) Web Services
4 2 (0.43%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.87%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.94%) Management Information System
3 11 (2.36%) NHS
4 10 (2.15%) IoT
5 8 (1.72%) Data Centre
5 8 (1.72%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.29%) Graphic Design
7 6 (1.29%) Industry 4.0
7 6 (1.29%) PMI
7 6 (1.29%) Robotics
8 5 (1.07%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.86%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.86%) e-Health
9 4 (0.86%) Market Risk
9 4 (0.86%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.64%) Derivative
10 3 (0.64%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.64%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.00%) Linux
1 14 (3.00%) Windows
2 11 (2.36%) Unix
3 4 (0.86%) Windows 10
3 4 (0.86%) Windows 7
3 4 (0.86%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.64%) Android
5 2 (0.43%) Windows 8
5 2 (0.43%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (34.98%) Agile
2 150 (32.19%) Project Management
3 117 (25.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 87 (18.67%) Project Delivery
5 76 (16.31%) PRINCE2
6 75 (16.09%) Change Management
7 73 (15.67%) Roadmaps
8 69 (14.81%) Decision-Making
9 68 (14.59%) Problem-Solving
10 59 (12.66%) Business Analysis
11 52 (11.16%) DevOps
12 49 (10.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 47 (10.09%) Programme Management
14 44 (9.44%) Risk Management
15 39 (8.37%) Business Strategy
16 37 (7.94%) Analytics
16 37 (7.94%) Service Delivery
16 37 (7.94%) Workshop Facilitation
17 33 (7.08%) Budget Management
18 30 (6.44%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.08%) SQL
2 9 (1.93%) Python
3 7 (1.50%) Java
4 5 (1.07%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.86%) C#
6 3 (0.64%) VBA
7 2 (0.43%) C
7 2 (0.43%) Go
8 1 (0.21%) Julia
8 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 82 (17.60%) Degree
2 63 (13.52%) Security Cleared
3 46 (9.87%) SC Cleared
4 23 (4.94%) PMI Certification
5 22 (4.72%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.72%) PMP
6 16 (3.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 12 (2.58%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.93%) MBA
9 8 (1.72%) CISSP
10 7 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (1.29%) CISA
11 6 (1.29%) CISM
11 6 (1.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 5 (1.07%) ACCA
12 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.07%) CCNP
13 4 (0.86%) ISEB
14 3 (0.64%) APMG
14 3 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.22%) PMO
2 28 (6.01%) QA
2 28 (6.01%) SLA
3 10 (2.15%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.29%) Government Security Classifications
5 3 (0.64%) COBIT
5 3 (0.64%) GDPR
6 2 (0.43%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.43%) P3O
7 1 (0.21%) GRC
7 1 (0.21%) IFRS
7 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.21%) NCSC
7 1 (0.21%) NIST
7 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (2.79%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.86%) Docker
4 2 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
5 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.21%) vCloud
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.21%) XenApp
5 1 (0.21%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (0.86%) Ansible
1 4 (0.86%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.64%) SCCM
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.43%) Terraform
4 1 (0.21%) Avamar
Vendors
1 62 (13.30%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.87%) SAP
3 11 (2.36%) Oracle
4 10 (2.15%) Cisco
5 8 (1.72%) Google
6 7 (1.50%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.29%) Atlassian
8 5 (1.07%) Apple
8 5 (1.07%) Nokia
8 5 (1.07%) VMware
9 4 (0.86%) Alteryx
9 4 (0.86%) SmartStream
9 4 (0.86%) Splunk
10 3 (0.64%) Adobe
10 3 (0.64%) Dell
10 3 (0.64%) Intel
10 3 (0.64%) Pega
10 3 (0.64%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.64%) Sitecore
10 3 (0.64%) Trayport