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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 221 264
Rank change year-on-year +45 +43 +78
Contract jobs citing Translating Business Requirements 555 299 340
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.59% 1.16% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 1.28% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 169 223
10th Percentile £358 £400 £403
25th Percentile £425 £459 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £625 £688 £681
90th Percentile £700 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £533 £544
% change year-on-year -1.50% -1.98% -5.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 1
10th Percentile £22.67 £44.10 -
25th Percentile £24.42 £61.50 £50.00
Median hourly rate £30.15 £72.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.41% +31.82% -23.18%
75th Percentile £56.24 £75.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.20 - -
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 30,524 23,282 33,155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.36% 90.06% 87.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,511 14,543 22,029
10th Percentile £313 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £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 1,903 748 2,025
10th Percentile £15.22 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.28 £21.25 £16.30
Median hourly rate £26.61 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.99% - -
75th Percentile £63.05 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £75.08 £73.35
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% -7.14% -

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 21 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Translating Business Requirements in England over the 6 months to 21 February 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 21 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 +58 326 £525 -12.50% 86
North of England -14 81 £449 -14.57% 45
North West +5 55 £425 -19.05% 24
South East -26 45 £520 +1.46% 75
South West +6 37 £600 +21.21% 25
Midlands -38 25 £480 -1.54% 29
Yorkshire -52 23 £488 -5.80% 13
East of England -13 20 £600 +9.09% 20
West Midlands -44 17 £490 +3.16% 14
East Midlands -18 8 £401 -19.80% 14
North East -19 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 22 (3.96%) Confluence
2 10 (1.80%) CMS
2 10 (1.80%) SAS
3 9 (1.62%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.08%) Sitecore CMS
6 5 (0.90%) Apache
6 5 (0.90%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.72%) MQSeries
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.54%) Palantir Foundry
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
10 1 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.18%) Mule ESB
10 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.18%) Umbraco
Applications
1 24 (4.32%) MS Visio
2 15 (2.70%) 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%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.36%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 22 (3.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (2.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (2.70%) SAP WM
4 13 (2.34%) SAP EWM
5 9 (1.62%) NetSuite
6 7 (1.26%) SAP CO
6 7 (1.26%) SAP FI
6 7 (1.26%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (1.08%) Fidessa
7 6 (1.08%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.90%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.72%) Endur
9 4 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
9 4 (0.72%) Oracle General Ledger
9 4 (0.72%) Payment Gateway
9 4 (0.72%) SAP PM
9 4 (0.72%) SAP PP
9 4 (0.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 4 (0.72%) Workday HCM
10 3 (0.54%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 150 (27.03%) Azure
2 108 (19.46%) AWS
3 71 (12.79%) Power Platform
4 50 (9.01%) GCP
5 29 (5.23%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (3.78%) SaaS
7 20 (3.60%) Serverless
8 19 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (3.06%) GitHub
10 16 (2.88%) Snowflake
11 15 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (2.52%) Power Automate
12 14 (2.52%) PowerApps
13 13 (2.34%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 11 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
15 10 (1.80%) dbt
15 10 (1.80%) SuccessFactors
16 9 (1.62%) Azure Functions
16 9 (1.62%) GitHub Actions
16 9 (1.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.80%) Network Security
2 9 (1.62%) 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%) FCoE
7 1 (0.18%) Fibre Channel
7 1 (0.18%) FTP
7 1 (0.18%) Skype
7 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.18%) VSAN
7 1 (0.18%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (10.09%) Power BI
2 38 (6.85%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (4.14%) SQL Server
4 22 (3.96%) PostgreSQL
5 20 (3.60%) NoSQL
6 18 (3.24%) Relational Database
7 14 (2.52%) Tableau
8 13 (2.34%) Data Vault
9 12 (2.16%) Metadata
9 12 (2.16%) Snowflake Schema
10 10 (1.80%) Redis
11 9 (1.62%) DynamoDB
12 8 (1.44%) Data Lake
12 8 (1.44%) MySQL
13 7 (1.26%) DocumentDB
13 7 (1.26%) MongoDB
13 7 (1.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 6 (1.08%) OLAP
14 6 (1.08%) Oracle Reports
14 6 (1.08%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 45 (8.11%) JIRA
2 33 (5.95%) Git
3 19 (3.42%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.52%) GitLab
5 9 (1.62%) 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
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%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.36%) Selenium
11 1 (0.18%) PeopleTools
11 1 (0.18%) TestRail
11 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 253 (45.59%) Social Skills
2 153 (27.57%) Finance
3 125 (22.52%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (9.19%) Banking
5 43 (7.75%) Public Sector
6 25 (4.50%) Presentation Skills
7 21 (3.78%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.78%) Retail
8 17 (3.06%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.52%) Telecoms
11 11 (1.98%) Front Office
11 11 (1.98%) Marketing
11 11 (1.98%) Pharmaceutical
12 10 (1.80%) Law
13 9 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.26%) Back Office
14 7 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.08%) Financial Institution
15 6 (1.08%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 129 (23.24%) Architect
2 110 (19.82%) Analyst
3 95 (17.12%) Developer
4 81 (14.59%) Business Analyst
5 78 (14.05%) Consultant
6 49 (8.83%) Solutions Architect
7 35 (6.31%) Senior
8 31 (5.59%) Lead
8 31 (5.59%) SAP Consultant
9 20 (3.60%) Functional Consultant
10 17 (3.06%) Technical Architect
11 16 (2.88%) Data Engineer
11 16 (2.88%) ServiceNow Architect
12 14 (2.52%) SAP WM Consultant
13 13 (2.34%) Technical Analyst
14 12 (2.16%) Data Analyst
14 12 (2.16%) Data Modeller
14 12 (2.16%) Management Consultant
15 11 (1.98%) Data Architect
15 11 (1.98%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (14.59%) REST
2 54 (9.73%) SOAP
3 33 (5.95%) CSS
3 33 (5.95%) HTML
4 25 (4.50%) XML
5 24 (4.32%) JSON
6 23 (4.14%) Spring
7 22 (3.96%) RESTful
8 21 (3.78%) .NET
9 20 (3.60%) AngularJS
9 20 (3.60%) Middleware
10 19 (3.42%) Kafka
11 18 (3.24%) React
12 16 (2.88%) Spring Boot
13 15 (2.70%) OAuth
14 13 (2.34%) Lightning Web Components
14 13 (2.34%) Node.js
15 12 (2.16%) SAP Fiori
16 11 (1.98%) Visualforce
17 10 (1.80%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.93%) Product Ownership
2 33 (5.95%) Cloud Native
3 26 (4.68%) Data Structures
4 22 (3.96%) CMDB
5 18 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (2.34%) Equities
7 13 (2.34%) Management Information System
8 11 (1.98%) Derivative
9 9 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.44%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.44%) Credit Risk
10 8 (1.44%) Reinsurance
11 7 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (1.08%) Fixed Income
12 6 (1.08%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.34%) Windows
2 9 (1.62%) Linux
3 6 (1.08%) Unix
3 6 (1.08%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.36%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (32.79%) Agile
2 167 (30.09%) Problem-Solving
3 142 (25.59%) Stakeholder Management
4 105 (18.92%) Data Modelling
5 95 (17.12%) DevOps
6 93 (16.76%) CI/CD
7 90 (16.22%) Analytics
8 79 (14.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 76 (13.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 71 (12.79%) Business Intelligence
11 68 (12.25%) Roadmaps
12 67 (12.07%) Migration
13 65 (11.71%) Validation
14 61 (10.99%) Data Governance
15 60 (10.81%) Scrum
16 56 (10.09%) Integration Patterns
17 55 (9.91%) Microservices
18 51 (9.19%) Computer Science
18 51 (9.19%) Requirements Gathering
19 50 (9.01%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 124 (22.34%) SQL
2 87 (15.68%) Python
3 74 (13.33%) Java
4 54 (9.73%) JavaScript
5 29 (5.23%) C#
6 20 (3.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 13 (2.34%) Apex Code
7 13 (2.34%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.16%) TypeScript
9 11 (1.98%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.62%) Groovy
10 9 (1.62%) PL/SQL
10 9 (1.62%) RPG
11 8 (1.44%) R
12 7 (1.26%) ABAP
13 5 (0.90%) Bicep
13 5 (0.90%) C++
13 5 (0.90%) RPG IV
13 5 (0.90%) Scala
14 4 (0.72%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 92 (16.58%) Security Cleared
2 82 (14.77%) Degree
3 67 (12.07%) SC Cleared
4 33 (5.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (4.14%) Master's Degree
6 21 (3.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (2.70%) Azure Certification
8 14 (2.52%) SAP Certification
9 11 (1.98%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.62%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.44%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.26%) 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 42 (7.57%) QA
2 38 (6.85%) Data Quality
3 14 (2.52%) GDPR
3 14 (2.52%) GRC
4 12 (2.16%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.62%) ISO 20022
5 9 (1.62%) NIST
6 8 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.26%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.90%) PSD2
9 4 (0.72%) SEPA
10 3 (0.54%) GxP
10 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 8583
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.18%) SLA
12 1 (0.18%) TARGET2
12 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 26 (4.68%) Docker
2 6 (1.08%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.54%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.18%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 24 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.96%) Terraform
3 5 (0.90%) Ansible
4 4 (0.72%) Control-M
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.18%) Cisco UCCE
6 1 (0.18%) Cisco UCCX
6 1 (0.18%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.18%) EMC TimeFinder
6 1 (0.18%) Grafana
6 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (16.04%) SAP
2 79 (14.23%) Microsoft
3 50 (9.01%) Oracle
4 49 (8.83%) Salesforce
5 40 (7.21%) ServiceNow
6 24 (4.32%) Databricks
7 22 (3.96%) Google
8 15 (2.70%) Workday
9 14 (2.52%) MuleSoft
10 11 (1.98%) IBM
11 10 (1.80%) Foundry
12 7 (1.26%) MicroStrategy
13 6 (1.08%) Ariba
13 6 (1.08%) Palantir
13 6 (1.08%) Sitecore
13 6 (1.08%) VMware
14 5 (0.90%) Cisco
14 5 (0.90%) Murex
14 5 (0.90%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.90%) Temenos