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 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 216 239
Rank change year-on-year +51 +23 +108
Contract jobs citing Translating Business Requirements 630 281 364
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.68% 1.16% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.95% 1.27% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 398 173 247
10th Percentile £369 £400 £413
25th Percentile £426 £459 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £603 £684 £694
90th Percentile £725 £760 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 1
10th Percentile £22.86 £44.10 -
25th Percentile £24.88 £61.50 £50.00
Median hourly rate £28.58 £72.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.59% +31.82% -23.18%
75th Percentile £44.61 £75.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £65.54 - -
UK median hourly rate £30.15 £72.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -58.41% +31.82% -23.18%

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 32,321 22,086 32,747
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.33% 90.81% 86.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,717 14,513 21,645
10th Percentile £313 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,977 834 2,155
10th Percentile £15.31 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.67 £16.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £33.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.70
90th Percentile £75.40 £77.41 £71.89
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year - - -9.47%

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 24 March 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 24 March 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 24 March 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 +82 391 £500 -16.67% 139
North of England -17 90 £475 -6.63% 50
North West +10 60 £425 -19.05% 22
South East -36 48 £510 +2.00% 81
South West -2 36 £575 +15.00% 20
Midlands -47 32 £425 -15.00% 32
Yorkshire -52 27 £500 +11.11% 20
West Midlands -48 21 £450 -7.69% 18
East of England -25 15 £600 - 32
East Midlands -26 10 £401 -25.40% 14
North East -17 3 £475 -42.42% 8
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 29 (4.60%) Confluence
2 10 (1.59%) CMS
2 10 (1.59%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.43%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.11%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.95%) Sitecore CMS
6 5 (0.79%) Apache
7 4 (0.63%) Palantir Foundry
7 4 (0.63%) SAS
8 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.32%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.32%) Camunda
9 2 (0.32%) IIS
9 2 (0.32%) Mendix
9 2 (0.32%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.32%) Mule
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 26 (4.13%) MS Visio
2 18 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.32%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.32%) Sketch
4 1 (0.16%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (0.16%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 21 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.43%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.95%) Aladdin
4 6 (0.95%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.95%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (0.95%) SAP CO
4 6 (0.95%) SAP FI
4 6 (0.95%) SAP FI/CO
4 6 (0.95%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.79%) SAP WM
6 4 (0.63%) Endur
6 4 (0.63%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.63%) SAP MM
6 4 (0.63%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.63%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.63%) SAP QM
6 4 (0.63%) Summit
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 171 (27.14%) Azure
2 119 (18.89%) AWS
3 111 (17.62%) Power Platform
4 58 (9.21%) GCP
5 44 (6.98%) Dynamics 365
6 29 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (3.65%) Serverless
8 21 (3.33%) Azure Data Factory
9 20 (3.17%) Power Automate
9 20 (3.17%) Snowflake
10 18 (2.86%) SaaS
11 17 (2.70%) dbt
11 17 (2.70%) PowerApps
12 16 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
13 15 (2.38%) SuccessFactors
14 14 (2.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 14 (2.22%) Entra ID
14 14 (2.22%) GitHub
14 14 (2.22%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 11 (1.75%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.59%) Firewall
2 9 (1.43%) Network Security
3 6 (0.95%) DNS
3 6 (0.95%) WAN
4 5 (0.79%) LAN
5 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.32%) 5G
6 2 (0.32%) DHCP
6 2 (0.32%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.32%) PSTN
6 2 (0.32%) SAN
6 2 (0.32%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.16%) 4G
7 1 (0.16%) FCoE
7 1 (0.16%) Fibre Channel
7 1 (0.16%) LTE
7 1 (0.16%) Multicast
7 1 (0.16%) NAS
7 1 (0.16%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (14.60%) Power BI
2 54 (8.57%) Data Warehouse
3 27 (4.29%) SQL Server
4 23 (3.65%) Relational Database
5 22 (3.49%) Tableau
6 21 (3.33%) Metadata
6 21 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
7 19 (3.02%) NoSQL
8 14 (2.22%) Snowflake Schema
9 12 (1.90%) Data Lake
10 11 (1.75%) Star Schema
11 10 (1.59%) MySQL
11 10 (1.59%) Power Query
12 9 (1.43%) Big Data
12 9 (1.43%) Data Vault
12 9 (1.43%) Oracle Reports
13 8 (1.27%) DynamoDB
13 8 (1.27%) Redis
14 7 (1.11%) DocumentDB
14 7 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 50 (7.94%) JIRA
2 33 (5.24%) Git
3 23 (3.65%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.06%) GitLab
5 6 (0.95%) Oracle Forms
6 5 (0.79%) ERwin
7 4 (0.63%) Maven
7 4 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.48%) JUnit
8 3 (0.48%) MLflow
8 3 (0.48%) Mockito
8 3 (0.48%) Terragrunt
8 3 (0.48%) Vite
9 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.32%) Hudson
9 2 (0.32%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.32%) Selenium
10 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
General
1 277 (43.97%) Social Skills
2 194 (30.79%) Finance
3 146 (23.17%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (9.68%) Banking
5 53 (8.41%) Public Sector
6 33 (5.24%) Law
7 29 (4.60%) Retail
8 23 (3.65%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.54%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.38%) Marketing
10 15 (2.38%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.22%) Front Office
11 14 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
12 10 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.27%) Back Office
13 8 (1.27%) Legal
14 6 (0.95%) Investment Banking
15 5 (0.79%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.79%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 175 (27.78%) Architect
2 118 (18.73%) Analyst
3 97 (15.40%) Developer
4 89 (14.13%) Business Analyst
5 70 (11.11%) Consultant
6 67 (10.63%) Lead
7 61 (9.68%) Solutions Architect
8 38 (6.03%) Senior
9 29 (4.60%) Lead Architect
10 22 (3.49%) Functional Architect
11 21 (3.33%) Data Engineer
12 18 (2.86%) SAP Consultant
12 18 (2.86%) Technical Analyst
13 17 (2.70%) Data Analyst
13 17 (2.70%) Data Architect
13 17 (2.70%) Functional Consultant
13 17 (2.70%) Technical Architect
14 15 (2.38%) ServiceNow Architect
15 14 (2.22%) Java Developer
16 13 (2.06%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (12.54%) REST
2 47 (7.46%) SOAP
3 31 (4.92%) CSS
3 31 (4.92%) HTML
4 25 (3.97%) JSON
4 25 (3.97%) XML
5 22 (3.49%) Middleware
5 22 (3.49%) Spring
6 21 (3.33%) RESTful
7 20 (3.17%) React
8 19 (3.02%) .NET
8 19 (3.02%) AngularJS
8 19 (3.02%) OAuth
9 18 (2.86%) Kafka
10 16 (2.54%) Spring Boot
11 14 (2.22%) Lightning Web Components
11 14 (2.22%) SAP Fiori
12 13 (2.06%) Node.js
13 11 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
13 11 (1.75%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.21%) Product Ownership
2 41 (6.51%) Cloud Native
3 24 (3.81%) Data Structures
4 21 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (3.17%) CMDB
6 16 (2.54%) Distributed Systems
6 16 (2.54%) Equities
7 15 (2.38%) Management Information System
8 14 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.90%) Derivative
10 10 (1.59%) Fixed Income
11 9 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.11%) AI Agents
13 6 (0.95%) Algorithms
13 6 (0.95%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.95%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 6 (0.95%) Mobile App
13 6 (0.95%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.59%) Windows
2 9 (1.43%) Unix
3 8 (1.27%) Linux
4 6 (0.95%) Apple iOS
4 6 (0.95%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.48%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (28.89%) Agile
2 166 (26.35%) Problem-Solving
3 160 (25.40%) Stakeholder Management
4 139 (22.06%) Data Modelling
5 124 (19.68%) CI/CD
6 118 (18.73%) DevOps
7 116 (18.41%) Business Intelligence
8 113 (17.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 110 (17.46%) Analytics
10 109 (17.30%) Continuous Improvement
11 98 (15.56%) Migration
12 72 (11.43%) Validation
13 70 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
14 69 (10.95%) AI
14 69 (10.95%) Data Governance
14 69 (10.95%) Integration Patterns
15 68 (10.79%) Data Migration
16 66 (10.48%) ERP
16 66 (10.48%) Roadmaps
17 64 (10.16%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 144 (22.86%) SQL
2 96 (15.24%) Python
3 74 (11.75%) Java
4 51 (8.10%) JavaScript
5 30 (4.76%) C#
6 25 (3.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 14 (2.22%) Apex Code
7 14 (2.22%) PowerShell
8 13 (2.06%) T-SQL
8 13 (2.06%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.27%) Groovy
10 7 (1.11%) ABAP
10 7 (1.11%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.11%) RPG
10 7 (1.11%) Scala
11 5 (0.79%) R
11 5 (0.79%) RPG IV
11 5 (0.79%) SOQL
12 4 (0.63%) Bash
12 4 (0.63%) C++
Qualifications
1 84 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 82 (13.02%) Degree
3 55 (8.73%) SC Cleared
4 37 (5.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (3.49%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.38%) Azure Certification
7 11 (1.75%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.59%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.27%) PMP
10 7 (1.11%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.95%) MBA
12 4 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.63%) CISSP
12 4 (0.63%) CSPO
12 4 (0.63%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.48%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (8.57%) Data Quality
2 44 (6.98%) QA
3 18 (2.86%) GDPR
4 17 (2.70%) GRC
5 13 (2.06%) PCI DSS
6 12 (1.90%) NIST
7 11 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (1.27%) ISO 20022
9 7 (1.11%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.63%) SEPA
11 4 (0.63%) SLA
12 3 (0.48%) GxP
12 3 (0.48%) PSD2
13 2 (0.32%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.32%) IFRS
13 2 (0.32%) ISO 8583
13 2 (0.32%) WCAG
14 1 (0.16%) MiFID
14 1 (0.16%) TARGET2
System Software
1 30 (4.76%) Docker
2 10 (1.59%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.48%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.16%) GridGain
5 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.16%) IAG
5 1 (0.16%) SRDF
5 1 (0.16%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 30 (4.76%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.81%) Terraform
3 8 (1.27%) Ansible
4 4 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.48%) Control-M
5 3 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.32%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.16%) Cisco UCCE
7 1 (0.16%) Cisco UCCX
7 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.16%) EMC TimeFinder
7 1 (0.16%) Grafana
7 1 (0.16%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.16%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 109 (17.30%) Microsoft
2 80 (12.70%) SAP
3 51 (8.10%) Oracle
3 51 (8.10%) Salesforce
4 38 (6.03%) ServiceNow
5 32 (5.08%) Databricks
6 27 (4.29%) Google
7 19 (3.02%) Workday
8 16 (2.54%) MuleSoft
9 12 (1.90%) Foundry
10 9 (1.43%) IBM
11 8 (1.27%) Palantir
12 7 (1.11%) MicroStrategy
13 6 (0.95%) Ariba
13 6 (0.95%) Cisco
13 6 (0.95%) Sitecore
13 6 (0.95%) VMware
14 5 (0.79%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.79%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.79%) Temenos