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 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 221 262
Rank change year-on-year +53 +41 +92
Contract jobs citing Translating Business Requirements 553 301 331
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.63% 1.16% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.29% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 355 167 221
10th Percentile £350 £408 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £625 £685 £650
90th Percentile £700 £760 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 1
10th Percentile £22.09 £44.10 -
25th Percentile £22.96 £61.50 £50.00
Median hourly rate £25.84 £72.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -64.37% +31.82% -30.55%
75th Percentile £30.11 £75.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £31.83 - -
UK median hourly rate £25.84 £72.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -64.37% +31.82% -30.55%

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 29,666 23,261 33,042
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.57% 89.75% 87.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,990 14,365 22,049
10th Percentile £306 £310 £300
25th Percentile £411 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £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 1,857 734 1,965
10th Percentile £15.14 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.05 £21.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% - -
75th Percentile £60.25 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £72.84
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -2.99% +2.48%

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 11 February 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
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 11 February 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 +62 326 £525 -12.50% 84
North of England -11 82 £438 -16.67% 40
North West +11 54 £419 -20.24% 28
South East -32 47 £520 -0.95% 64
South West +5 37 £600 +21.21% 15
Yorkshire -49 25 £458 -10.07% 7
Midlands -44 23 £480 +1.05% 22
East of England -13 18 £600 +9.09% 12
West Midlands -40 17 £490 +3.16% 16
East Midlands -19 6 £401 - 6
North East -12 3 £475 -43.28% 5
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 24 (4.34%) Confluence
2 13 (2.35%) CMS
3 10 (1.81%) SAS
4 9 (1.63%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.90%) Apache
6 5 (0.90%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.90%) Sitecore CMS
7 4 (0.72%) MQSeries
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.36%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.36%) IIS
9 2 (0.36%) Mule
9 2 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.36%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.18%) Mule ESB
10 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
Applications
1 24 (4.34%) MS Visio
2 16 (2.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.72%) Autodesk Inventor
5 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.36%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (3.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (3.44%) SAP WM
3 18 (3.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (2.89%) SAP EWM
5 9 (1.63%) NetSuite
6 8 (1.45%) Payment Gateway
7 7 (1.27%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (1.27%) SAP CO
7 7 (1.27%) SAP FI
7 7 (1.27%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (1.08%) Fidessa
9 5 (0.90%) Oracle Assets
9 5 (0.90%) Oracle General Ledger
9 5 (0.90%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.90%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
10 4 (0.72%) Endur
10 4 (0.72%) Oracle Cash Management
10 4 (0.72%) SAP PM
10 4 (0.72%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.72%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 153 (27.67%) Azure
2 108 (19.53%) AWS
3 74 (13.38%) Power Platform
4 51 (9.22%) GCP
5 28 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (4.34%) Serverless
7 22 (3.98%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (3.98%) SaaS
8 18 (3.25%) Snowflake
9 17 (3.07%) GitHub
10 15 (2.71%) Azure Data Factory
10 15 (2.71%) Power Automate
10 15 (2.71%) PowerApps
11 13 (2.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 11 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (1.81%) PaaS
14 9 (1.63%) Amazon S3
14 9 (1.63%) AWS Lambda
14 9 (1.63%) Boomi
14 9 (1.63%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.63%) Network Security
2 8 (1.45%) Firewall
3 5 (0.90%) DNS
3 5 (0.90%) WAN
4 4 (0.72%) LAN
5 3 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.36%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.36%) PSTN
6 2 (0.36%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.36%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.18%) 5G
7 1 (0.18%) DHCP
7 1 (0.18%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.18%) FTP
7 1 (0.18%) Internet
7 1 (0.18%) OSPF
7 1 (0.18%) Skype
7 1 (0.18%) SSL
7 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.18%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (10.67%) Power BI
2 37 (6.69%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (4.16%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (4.16%) SQL Server
4 19 (3.44%) NoSQL
4 19 (3.44%) Relational Database
5 16 (2.89%) Tableau
6 12 (2.17%) Data Vault
6 12 (2.17%) Snowflake Schema
7 10 (1.81%) DynamoDB
7 10 (1.81%) Metadata
8 9 (1.63%) Redis
9 8 (1.45%) MySQL
9 8 (1.45%) Power Query
10 7 (1.27%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.27%) DocumentDB
10 7 (1.27%) MongoDB
10 7 (1.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (1.08%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 48 (8.68%) JIRA
2 32 (5.79%) Git
3 19 (3.44%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.53%) GitLab
5 9 (1.63%) ERwin
6 6 (1.08%) PowerDesigner
7 5 (0.90%) ER Studio
7 5 (0.90%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.72%) JUnit
8 4 (0.72%) Mockito
8 4 (0.72%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.72%) Storybook
9 3 (0.54%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.54%) Maven
9 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.54%) Terragrunt
9 3 (0.54%) Vite
10 2 (0.36%) Selenium
10 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 256 (46.29%) Social Skills
2 155 (28.03%) Finance
3 123 (22.24%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (8.50%) Banking
5 44 (7.96%) Public Sector
6 28 (5.06%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (4.34%) Retail
8 21 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
9 17 (3.07%) Manufacturing
10 16 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
11 15 (2.71%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.35%) Marketing
13 11 (1.99%) Front Office
14 10 (1.81%) Law
14 10 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 7 (1.27%) Back Office
18 6 (1.08%) Financial Institution
18 6 (1.08%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 126 (22.78%) Architect
2 112 (20.25%) Analyst
3 99 (17.90%) Developer
4 81 (14.65%) Consultant
5 80 (14.47%) Business Analyst
6 48 (8.68%) Solutions Architect
7 34 (6.15%) Lead
7 34 (6.15%) Senior
8 33 (5.97%) SAP Consultant
9 20 (3.62%) Functional Consultant
10 18 (3.25%) ServiceNow Architect
11 17 (3.07%) SAP WM Consultant
12 15 (2.71%) Technical Analyst
12 15 (2.71%) Technical Architect
13 14 (2.53%) Data Engineer
14 13 (2.35%) Data Analyst
14 13 (2.35%) Management Consultant
14 13 (2.35%) Technical Business Analyst
15 11 (1.99%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 11 (1.99%) SAP Logistics Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (14.83%) REST
2 55 (9.95%) SOAP
3 37 (6.69%) CSS
3 37 (6.69%) HTML
4 26 (4.70%) RESTful
5 25 (4.52%) XML
6 24 (4.34%) JSON
7 23 (4.16%) Spring
8 21 (3.80%) React
9 20 (3.62%) .NET
9 20 (3.62%) AngularJS
9 20 (3.62%) Kafka
9 20 (3.62%) Middleware
10 16 (2.89%) Node.js
11 15 (2.71%) Lightning Web Components
11 15 (2.71%) OAuth
11 15 (2.71%) Spring Boot
12 12 (2.17%) SAP Fiori
12 12 (2.17%) Visualforce
12 12 (2.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.59%) Product Ownership
2 32 (5.79%) Cloud Native
3 27 (4.88%) Data Structures
4 23 (4.16%) CMDB
5 16 (2.89%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (2.71%) Distributed Systems
6 15 (2.71%) Management Information System
7 13 (2.35%) Equities
8 12 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.99%) Derivative
10 10 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (1.63%) Reinsurance
12 8 (1.45%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.45%) Credit Risk
12 8 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 6 (1.08%) Fixed Income
14 6 (1.08%) Life Science
14 6 (1.08%) Virtual Team
15 5 (0.90%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.17%) Windows
2 9 (1.63%) Linux
3 6 (1.08%) Unix
4 5 (0.90%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.72%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.36%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (32.55%) Agile
2 172 (31.10%) Problem-Solving
3 135 (24.41%) Stakeholder Management
4 105 (18.99%) Data Modelling
5 95 (17.18%) Analytics
6 94 (17.00%) DevOps
7 89 (16.09%) CI/CD
8 83 (15.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 75 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
10 74 (13.38%) Business Intelligence
11 69 (12.48%) Roadmaps
12 65 (11.75%) Migration
13 64 (11.57%) Validation
14 61 (11.03%) Scrum
15 59 (10.67%) Data Governance
16 55 (9.95%) Integration Patterns
17 52 (9.40%) Decision-Making
18 51 (9.22%) Mentoring
18 51 (9.22%) Microservices
18 51 (9.22%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 125 (22.60%) SQL
2 83 (15.01%) Python
3 73 (13.20%) Java
4 55 (9.95%) JavaScript
5 28 (5.06%) C#
6 22 (3.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 15 (2.71%) Apex Code
8 13 (2.35%) T-SQL
9 12 (2.17%) TypeScript
10 11 (1.99%) PowerShell
11 10 (1.81%) Groovy
12 9 (1.63%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.63%) RPG
13 8 (1.45%) R
14 7 (1.27%) ABAP
15 5 (0.90%) Bicep
15 5 (0.90%) C++
15 5 (0.90%) RPG IV
16 4 (0.72%) Scala
16 4 (0.72%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 95 (17.18%) Security Cleared
2 85 (15.37%) Degree
3 72 (13.02%) SC Cleared
4 33 (5.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (4.16%) Master's Degree
6 19 (3.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (3.07%) SAP Certification
8 15 (2.71%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.17%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.63%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.27%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.27%) PMP
13 5 (0.90%) MBA
14 4 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.72%) CSPO
14 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.54%) CISSP
15 3 (0.54%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (8.32%) QA
2 35 (6.33%) Data Quality
3 15 (2.71%) GDPR
4 14 (2.53%) GRC
5 11 (1.99%) PCI DSS
6 9 (1.63%) NIST
7 8 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.27%) ISO 20022
9 5 (0.90%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.90%) PSD2
10 3 (0.54%) GxP
10 3 (0.54%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.36%) ISO 19650
11 2 (0.36%) SEPA
12 1 (0.18%) EU AI Act
12 1 (0.18%) FATCA
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS
12 1 (0.18%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 27 (4.88%) Docker
2 5 (0.90%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.36%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (4.16%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.98%) Terraform
3 5 (0.90%) Ansible
4 4 (0.72%) Control-M
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.18%) Cisco UCCE
7 1 (0.18%) Cisco UCCX
7 1 (0.18%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.18%) Grafana
7 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (16.09%) SAP
2 87 (15.73%) Microsoft
3 54 (9.76%) Salesforce
4 51 (9.22%) Oracle
5 42 (7.59%) ServiceNow
6 23 (4.16%) Databricks
6 23 (4.16%) Google
7 15 (2.71%) MuleSoft
8 11 (1.99%) IBM
8 11 (1.99%) Workday
9 9 (1.63%) Foundry
10 7 (1.27%) MicroStrategy
11 6 (1.08%) Ariba
12 5 (0.90%) Murex
12 5 (0.90%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.90%) Palantir
12 5 (0.90%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.90%) Sparx
12 5 (0.90%) Temenos
12 5 (0.90%) VMware