Translating Business Requirements Contract Job Trends in England

Translate Business Requirements
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Translating Business Requirements skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 167 223
Rank change year-on-year +50 +56 +36
Contract jobs citing Translating Business Requirements 1,055 464 355
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.28% 1.70% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 1.87% 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 657 290 239
10th Percentile £401 £368 £411
25th Percentile £463 £428 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £543 £543
Median % change year-on-year -1.38% - -9.58%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £726 £738
UK median daily rate £538 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +2.38% -2.33% -10.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 7 1
10th Percentile £23.00 £29.11 -
25th Percentile £27.30 £45.75 £24.50
Median hourly rate £38.25 £62.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.80% +131.48% -65.90%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.16 £29.50
90th Percentile £85.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £62.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year -38.80% +131.48% -65.90%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Translating Business Requirements 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 39,157 24,863 28,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.69% 90.87% 86.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,010 15,784 17,561
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £648
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,714 1,478 1,320
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.29 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.81%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.74 £66.53
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%

Translating Business Requirements
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Translating Business Requirements relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Translating Business Requirements job vacancy trend in England

Translating Business Requirements
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Translating Business Requirements.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Translating Business Requirements

Translating Business Requirements
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Translating Business Requirements in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Translating Business Requirements in England

Translating Business Requirements
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Translating Business Requirements.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Translating Business Requirements

Translating Business Requirements
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Translating Business Requirements in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Translating Business Requirements in England

Translating Business Requirements
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 Translating Business Requirements within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 2026. 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 +56 626 £550 - 822
Midlands +12 108 £525 +1.20% 153
South East -3 103 £600 +19.40% 186
North of England -47 100 £500 +11.11% 208
West Midlands +5 81 £500 - 97
South West -23 55 £525 -6.67% 67
North West -27 50 £492 -5.16% 125
Yorkshire -32 42 £514 +16.82% 57
East of England -12 33 £500 -12.28% 48
East Midlands -2 26 £525 -25.00% 56
North East -32 8 £328 -29.19% 26
Translating Business Requirements
UK

Translating Business Requirements
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 69 (6.54%) Confluence
2 31 (2.94%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.09%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (1.33%) Apache Spark
5 12 (1.14%) CMS
5 12 (1.14%) SAS
6 10 (0.95%) Apache
7 8 (0.76%) Jupyter
8 6 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.38%) OpenEdge
9 4 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.28%) IIS
11 2 (0.19%) Appian
11 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
11 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.095%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.095%) Camunda
Applications
1 25 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
3 9 (0.85%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.57%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
6 2 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.095%) CPLEX
7 1 (0.095%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.095%) Gliffy
7 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.095%) Notion
7 1 (0.095%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 40 (3.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.61%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.95%) Oracle EBS
5 8 (0.76%) SAP QM
6 6 (0.57%) Aladdin
6 6 (0.57%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (0.47%) Oracle General Ledger
7 5 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.47%) SAP PS
8 4 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.38%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.38%) SAP PM
8 4 (0.38%) SAP PP
8 4 (0.38%) SAP SD
9 3 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.28%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.28%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 286 (27.11%) Azure
2 199 (18.86%) Power Platform
3 165 (15.64%) AWS
4 74 (7.01%) Dynamics 365
5 64 (6.07%) GCP
6 61 (5.78%) Azure DevOps
7 58 (5.50%) Power Automate
8 49 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
9 48 (4.55%) PowerApps
9 48 (4.55%) SaaS
10 43 (4.08%) Snowflake
11 35 (3.32%) Microsoft Copilot
12 34 (3.22%) Entra ID
13 33 (3.13%) Serverless
14 31 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
15 30 (2.84%) dbt
15 30 (2.84%) GitHub
16 19 (1.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 19 (1.80%) GitHub Actions
17 17 (1.61%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.71%) Firewall
2 10 (0.95%) Network Security
3 9 (0.85%) WAN
4 7 (0.66%) LAN
4 7 (0.66%) SD-WAN
5 6 (0.57%) HTTP
6 5 (0.47%) DNS
6 5 (0.47%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.38%) Multicast
7 4 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.28%) BGP
8 3 (0.28%) DHCP
8 3 (0.28%) OSPF
8 3 (0.28%) VPN
8 3 (0.28%) Wireless
9 2 (0.19%) MPLS
9 2 (0.19%) Skype
9 2 (0.19%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.19%) VLAN
9 2 (0.19%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 152 (14.41%) Power BI
2 76 (7.20%) Data Warehouse
3 51 (4.83%) Metadata
4 49 (4.64%) SQL Server
5 38 (3.60%) Relational Database
6 32 (3.03%) Data Lake
7 27 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
8 23 (2.18%) Tableau
9 17 (1.61%) Power Query
10 16 (1.52%) NoSQL
11 15 (1.42%) Data Vault
11 15 (1.42%) MongoDB
12 12 (1.14%) Big Data
13 11 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
13 11 (1.04%) Redis
14 10 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
14 10 (0.95%) BigQuery
14 10 (0.95%) Delta Lake
14 10 (0.95%) Oracle Reports
14 10 (0.95%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 95 (9.00%) JIRA
2 63 (5.97%) Git
3 43 (4.08%) Jenkins
4 22 (2.09%) GitLab
5 17 (1.61%) JUnit
6 12 (1.14%) Maven
7 10 (0.95%) Mockito
7 10 (0.95%) SonarQube
8 9 (0.85%) Oracle Forms
8 9 (0.85%) Selenium
9 6 (0.57%) Cucumber
9 6 (0.57%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.47%) Gatling
10 5 (0.47%) Hudson
10 5 (0.47%) Terragrunt
11 3 (0.28%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
12 2 (0.19%) JDeveloper
12 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
13 1 (0.095%) LoadRunner
General
1 465 (44.08%) Social Skills
2 348 (32.99%) Finance
3 252 (23.89%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (12.13%) Banking
5 111 (10.52%) Public Sector
6 46 (4.36%) Documentation Skills
7 45 (4.27%) Marketing
8 42 (3.98%) Retail
9 38 (3.60%) Front Office
10 37 (3.51%) Investment Banking
11 31 (2.94%) Law
12 28 (2.65%) Manufacturing
13 27 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 26 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
15 25 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
16 18 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
17 17 (1.61%) Legal
18 16 (1.52%) Telecoms
19 13 (1.23%) Aerospace
19 13 (1.23%) Military
Job Titles
1 253 (23.98%) Architect
2 183 (17.35%) Analyst
3 153 (14.50%) Developer
4 116 (11.00%) Business Analyst
5 114 (10.81%) Consultant
6 112 (10.62%) Lead
7 106 (10.05%) Solutions Architect
8 104 (9.86%) Senior
9 55 (5.21%) Data Engineer
10 38 (3.60%) Lead Architect
11 35 (3.32%) Data Analyst
12 31 (2.94%) Technical Architect
13 29 (2.75%) Technical Analyst
14 27 (2.56%) Technical Leader
15 25 (2.37%) Data Architect
15 25 (2.37%) Senior Analyst
16 23 (2.18%) SAP Consultant
17 22 (2.09%) Functional Architect
17 22 (2.09%) Java Developer
18 21 (1.99%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (10.33%) REST
2 64 (6.07%) SOAP
3 63 (5.97%) .NET
4 47 (4.45%) Terraform
5 44 (4.17%) Middleware
6 36 (3.41%) JSON
7 35 (3.32%) Kafka
8 31 (2.94%) React
9 29 (2.75%) AngularJS
9 29 (2.75%) Spring
10 28 (2.65%) RESTful
11 25 (2.37%) HTML
12 24 (2.27%) CSS
12 24 (2.27%) Spring Boot
13 20 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
14 19 (1.80%) Web Services
15 17 (1.61%) LangChain
16 15 (1.42%) PySpark
17 14 (1.33%) .NET Core
17 14 (1.33%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 112 (10.62%) Product Ownership
2 75 (7.11%) Cloud Native
3 51 (4.83%) Data Structures
4 44 (4.17%) AI Agents
4 44 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
5 42 (3.98%) Onboarding
6 32 (3.03%) CMDB
6 32 (3.03%) Management Information System
7 26 (2.46%) Distributed Systems
8 25 (2.37%) Legacy Systems
9 22 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
9 22 (2.09%) Virtual Team
10 17 (1.61%) Derivative
11 16 (1.52%) Low-Code
12 13 (1.23%) Fixed Income
13 12 (1.14%) Algorithms
13 12 (1.14%) Marketing Technology
13 12 (1.14%) Reference Data
14 11 (1.04%) Equities
14 11 (1.04%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.80%) Linux
2 18 (1.71%) Windows
3 12 (1.14%) Unix
4 9 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.19%) zOS
7 1 (0.095%) Android
7 1 (0.095%) CentOS
7 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.095%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.095%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 369 (34.98%) Stakeholder Management
2 334 (31.66%) Agile
3 263 (24.93%) Problem-Solving
4 239 (22.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 229 (21.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 226 (21.42%) Analytics
7 223 (21.14%) Data Modelling
8 204 (19.34%) AI
9 186 (17.63%) Business Intelligence
10 184 (17.44%) CI/CD
11 178 (16.87%) Migration
12 167 (15.83%) Decision-Making
13 161 (15.26%) DevOps
14 145 (13.74%) User Acceptance Testing
15 144 (13.65%) Requirements Gathering
16 136 (12.89%) Roadmaps
16 136 (12.89%) Workshop Facilitation
17 132 (12.51%) Validation
18 125 (11.85%) Technical Leadership
19 122 (11.56%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 242 (22.94%) SQL
2 133 (12.61%) Python
3 78 (7.39%) JavaScript
4 74 (7.01%) Java
5 60 (5.69%) C#
6 35 (3.32%) TypeScript
7 29 (2.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 21 (1.99%) PL/SQL
9 16 (1.52%) PowerShell
10 15 (1.42%) Bash
11 12 (1.14%) Apex Code
12 11 (1.04%) Scala
13 10 (0.95%) T-SQL
14 9 (0.85%) X++
15 6 (0.57%) ABAP
16 5 (0.47%) C++
17 4 (0.38%) R
17 4 (0.38%) SOQL
18 3 (0.28%) C
18 3 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 211 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 154 (14.60%) SC Cleared
3 76 (7.20%) Degree
4 29 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (2.65%) DV Cleared
6 26 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 19 (1.80%) Azure Certification
8 16 (1.52%) PMP
9 14 (1.33%) PMI Certification
10 12 (1.14%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
12 8 (0.76%) CISSP
13 7 (0.66%) ACCA
13 7 (0.66%) CIMA
13 7 (0.66%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.57%) IIBA
15 5 (0.47%) Cisco Certification
16 4 (0.38%) CBAP
16 4 (0.38%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (14.03%) Data Quality
2 96 (9.10%) QA
3 30 (2.84%) GDPR
4 20 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (1.61%) GRC
6 16 (1.52%) Accessibility
7 9 (0.85%) WCAG
8 8 (0.76%) SLA
9 7 (0.66%) NCSC
9 7 (0.66%) NIST
10 5 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.47%) PMO
11 4 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.38%) PSD2
12 3 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.19%) Government Security Classifications
13 2 (0.19%) IFRS
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 54 (5.12%) Docker
2 25 (2.37%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.28%) ACF2
5 3 (0.28%) RACF
5 3 (0.28%) vSphere
6 1 (0.095%) GridGain
6 1 (0.095%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.095%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.095%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.095%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.095%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (4.36%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.61%) Ansible
3 12 (1.14%) Grafana
3 12 (1.14%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.38%) Kustomize
5 3 (0.28%) Control-M
5 3 (0.28%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.19%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.095%) Argo
7 1 (0.095%) Istio
7 1 (0.095%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.095%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.095%) Puppet
7 1 (0.095%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.095%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.095%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.095%) vRealize
Vendors
1 243 (23.03%) Microsoft
2 104 (9.86%) SAP
3 85 (8.06%) ServiceNow
4 82 (7.77%) Oracle
5 54 (5.12%) Databricks
6 52 (4.93%) Salesforce
7 32 (3.03%) Google
7 32 (3.03%) Workday
8 19 (1.80%) OpenAI
9 15 (1.42%) MuleSoft
10 14 (1.33%) Adobe
11 11 (1.04%) Ariba
12 10 (0.95%) Cisco
12 10 (0.95%) IBM
12 10 (0.95%) Informatica
13 9 (0.85%) VMware
14 7 (0.66%) Alteryx
14 7 (0.66%) ForgeRock
14 7 (0.66%) Okta
14 7 (0.66%) Pega