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 30 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 195 228
Rank change year-on-year +55 +33 +70
Contract jobs citing Translating Business Requirements 836 369 392
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.91% 1.45% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.24% 1.59% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 515 234 265
10th Percentile £384 £390 £413
25th Percentile £450 £457 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £625 £665 £688
90th Percentile £738 £754 £752
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £540
% change year-on-year - -2.78% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 2
10th Percentile £21.96 £28.54 £27.05
25th Percentile £23.64 £30.25 £30.88
Median hourly rate £32.78 £62.50 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.56% +52.44% -48.23%
75th Percentile £57.38 £70.16 £52.38
90th Percentile £83.35 - £56.95
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £62.50 £41.00
% change year-on-year -38.80% +52.44% -48.23%

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 37,351 23,260 31,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.35% 91.20% 85.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,546 14,980 20,587
10th Percentile £325 £300 £305
25th Percentile £418 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £504 £525
% change year-on-year +2.18% -4.00% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,338 1,158 2,330
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.23 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.32% -33.83% +1.65%
75th Percentile £68.38 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £72.93
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +4.17%

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 30 June 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 30 June 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 30 June 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 +55 507 £525 -4.55% 120
North of England -54 84 £475 +2.98% 47
Midlands -25 70 £525 -4.55% 27
South East -29 64 £500 - 83
West Midlands -27 42 £488 -2.50% 13
North West -29 42 £436 -16.95% 31
South West -6 40 £544 +1.16% 13
East of England +3 39 £513 -10.87% 6
Yorkshire -50 37 £500 +16.96% 9
East Midlands -8 26 £525 -25.00% 13
North East -31 5 £328 -30.13% 7
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 46 (5.50%) Confluence
2 15 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (1.44%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.20%) SAS
5 9 (1.08%) CMS
6 8 (0.96%) Apache
7 6 (0.72%) Sitecore CMS
8 5 (0.60%) Jupyter
9 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.48%) OpenEdge
10 3 (0.36%) Palantir Foundry
10 3 (0.36%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.24%) Appian
11 2 (0.24%) Camunda
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.12%) IIS
12 1 (0.12%) Mule
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 20 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.79%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.72%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.24%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle Smart View
4 2 (0.24%) Sketch
5 1 (0.12%) CPLEX
5 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.12%) Notion
5 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 23 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.20%) Workday HCM
4 9 (1.08%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (0.84%) SAP QM
6 6 (0.72%) Aladdin
6 6 (0.72%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.60%) SAP PM
7 5 (0.60%) Summit
8 4 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.48%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.36%) Fidessa
9 3 (0.36%) iTrent
9 3 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
9 3 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 3 (0.36%) SAP PS
10 2 (0.24%) Endur
10 2 (0.24%) SAP CX
10 2 (0.24%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 226 (27.03%) Azure
2 168 (20.10%) Power Platform
3 142 (16.99%) AWS
4 67 (8.01%) Dynamics 365
5 54 (6.46%) GCP
6 45 (5.38%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (4.90%) Power Automate
8 36 (4.31%) SaaS
9 33 (3.95%) PowerApps
9 33 (3.95%) Serverless
10 28 (3.35%) Entra ID
11 26 (3.11%) Microsoft 365
11 26 (3.11%) Snowflake
12 23 (2.75%) dbt
13 20 (2.39%) Azure Data Factory
13 20 (2.39%) SuccessFactors
14 17 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (1.91%) Azure AKS
16 14 (1.67%) AWS Lambda
16 14 (1.67%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.27%) Firewall
2 14 (1.67%) WAN
3 13 (1.56%) Network Security
4 11 (1.32%) LAN
5 10 (1.20%) SD-WAN
6 8 (0.96%) DNS
7 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (0.72%) HTTP
9 4 (0.48%) Wireless
10 3 (0.36%) BGP
10 3 (0.36%) DHCP
10 3 (0.36%) Multicast
10 3 (0.36%) OSPF
10 3 (0.36%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.36%) VLAN
10 3 (0.36%) VXLAN
11 2 (0.24%) 5G
11 2 (0.24%) NGFW
11 2 (0.24%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.24%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (16.15%) Power BI
2 57 (6.82%) Data Warehouse
3 42 (5.02%) Metadata
3 42 (5.02%) SQL Server
4 28 (3.35%) Relational Database
5 26 (3.11%) NoSQL
6 25 (2.99%) Tableau
7 23 (2.75%) Data Lake
8 22 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
9 15 (1.79%) Snowflake Schema
10 13 (1.56%) Big Data
11 12 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
11 12 (1.44%) Power Query
12 11 (1.32%) MySQL
12 11 (1.32%) Pinecone
12 11 (1.32%) Weaviate
13 10 (1.20%) Data Vault
13 10 (1.20%) Delta Lake
13 10 (1.20%) Star Schema
14 9 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 72 (8.61%) JIRA
2 40 (4.78%) Git
3 29 (3.47%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.91%) GitLab
5 10 (1.20%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.72%) ERwin
7 4 (0.48%) Hudson
7 4 (0.48%) JUnit
7 4 (0.48%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.36%) MLflow
9 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.24%) Maven
9 2 (0.24%) Mockito
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.24%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.24%) Selenium
9 2 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.24%) Terragrunt
9 2 (0.24%) Vite
General
1 323 (38.64%) Social Skills
2 274 (32.78%) Finance
3 187 (22.37%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (11.48%) Banking
5 72 (8.61%) Public Sector
6 43 (5.14%) Law
7 34 (4.07%) Retail
8 30 (3.59%) Marketing
9 27 (3.23%) Front Office
9 27 (3.23%) Investment Banking
10 25 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
11 19 (2.27%) Telecoms
12 17 (2.03%) Manufacturing
13 13 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.32%) Legal
16 9 (1.08%) Back Office
16 9 (1.08%) Local Government
17 8 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 218 (26.08%) Architect
2 136 (16.27%) Analyst
3 115 (13.76%) Developer
4 97 (11.60%) Lead
5 95 (11.36%) Consultant
6 94 (11.24%) Business Analyst
7 75 (8.97%) Solutions Architect
8 63 (7.54%) Senior
9 47 (5.62%) Lead Architect
10 37 (4.43%) Data Engineer
11 31 (3.71%) Functional Architect
12 27 (3.23%) Data Analyst
13 25 (2.99%) ServiceNow Architect
14 22 (2.63%) SAP Consultant
14 22 (2.63%) Technical Architect
15 21 (2.51%) Data Architect
15 21 (2.51%) Technical Analyst
16 20 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
17 17 (2.03%) Cloud Architect
17 17 (2.03%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (11.00%) REST
2 47 (5.62%) SOAP
3 44 (5.26%) .NET
4 38 (4.55%) Middleware
5 26 (3.11%) React
6 24 (2.87%) HTML
6 24 (2.87%) JSON
7 22 (2.63%) AngularJS
8 21 (2.51%) CSS
8 21 (2.51%) RESTful
9 20 (2.39%) Kafka
10 18 (2.15%) Node.js
11 16 (1.91%) LangChain
12 15 (1.79%) OAuth
12 15 (1.79%) Spring
13 14 (1.67%) Lightning Web Components
14 13 (1.56%) ASP.NET
15 12 (1.44%) Spring Boot
15 12 (1.44%) XML
16 11 (1.32%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 85 (10.17%) Product Ownership
2 53 (6.34%) Cloud Native
3 43 (5.14%) Data Structures
4 31 (3.71%) AI Agents
5 25 (2.99%) Onboarding
6 23 (2.75%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.75%) Management Information System
7 20 (2.39%) CMDB
7 20 (2.39%) Derivative
7 20 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
8 19 (2.27%) Equities
9 14 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.56%) Fixed Income
10 13 (1.56%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.32%) Low-Code
12 10 (1.20%) IoT
13 9 (1.08%) Algorithms
13 9 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (1.08%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.03%) Linux
2 15 (1.79%) Windows
3 13 (1.56%) Unix
4 10 (1.20%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.48%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.36%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (28.95%) Agile
2 206 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
3 200 (23.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 194 (23.21%) Data Modelling
5 184 (22.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 168 (20.10%) Analytics
6 168 (20.10%) Continuous Improvement
7 165 (19.74%) Business Intelligence
8 154 (18.42%) CI/CD
9 143 (17.11%) Migration
10 142 (16.99%) DevOps
11 132 (15.79%) AI
12 118 (14.11%) Decision-Making
13 107 (12.80%) Validation
14 105 (12.56%) User Acceptance Testing
15 102 (12.20%) ERP
16 96 (11.48%) Data Migration
17 91 (10.89%) Data Governance
18 90 (10.77%) Technical Leadership
19 89 (10.65%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 196 (23.44%) SQL
2 126 (15.07%) Python
3 68 (8.13%) Java
4 62 (7.42%) JavaScript
5 52 (6.22%) C#
6 29 (3.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 18 (2.15%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.91%) PL/SQL
9 15 (1.79%) Apex Code
10 12 (1.44%) PowerShell
10 12 (1.44%) Scala
11 11 (1.32%) Bash
12 7 (0.84%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.72%) R
13 6 (0.72%) X++
14 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.48%) SOQL
15 3 (0.36%) ABAP
16 2 (0.24%) C++
16 2 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 130 (15.55%) Security Cleared
2 87 (10.41%) SC Cleared
3 78 (9.33%) Degree
4 35 (4.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (1.67%) AWS Certification
6 14 (1.67%) DV Cleared
6 14 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.56%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.44%) Azure Certification
9 8 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 7 (0.84%) MBA
10 7 (0.84%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.72%) CCNP
11 6 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.72%) CISSP
11 6 (0.72%) PMP
12 4 (0.48%) CCNA
12 4 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.36%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (11.72%) Data Quality
2 67 (8.01%) QA
3 31 (3.71%) GDPR
4 17 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.67%) GRC
6 13 (1.56%) NIST
7 10 (1.20%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.08%) SLA
9 5 (0.60%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.60%) ISO 20022
9 5 (0.60%) NCSC
10 4 (0.48%) PSD2
10 4 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.48%) SEPA
10 4 (0.48%) WCAG
11 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.24%) IFRS
12 2 (0.24%) ISO 8583
12 2 (0.24%) MiFID
System Software
1 36 (4.31%) Docker
2 18 (2.15%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.48%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.24%) vSphere
6 1 (0.12%) GridGain
6 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) IAG
6 1 (0.12%) SRDF
6 1 (0.12%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 40 (4.78%) Kubernetes
2 38 (4.55%) Terraform
3 14 (1.67%) Ansible
4 4 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.36%) Control-M
5 3 (0.36%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.24%) Grafana
6 2 (0.24%) PowerCLI
6 2 (0.24%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.12%) EMC TimeFinder
7 1 (0.12%) Istio
7 1 (0.12%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.12%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.12%) vRealize
Vendors
1 170 (20.33%) Microsoft
2 91 (10.89%) SAP
3 67 (8.01%) ServiceNow
4 65 (7.78%) Oracle
5 51 (6.10%) Salesforce
6 36 (4.31%) Databricks
7 29 (3.47%) Workday
8 24 (2.87%) Google
9 19 (2.27%) OpenAI
10 14 (1.67%) Cisco
11 13 (1.56%) MuleSoft
12 10 (1.20%) ForgeRock
12 10 (1.20%) Foundry
12 10 (1.20%) Okta
12 10 (1.20%) VMware
13 8 (0.96%) Ariba
13 8 (0.96%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.84%) Adobe
14 7 (0.84%) Juniper
15 6 (0.72%) Informatica