Waterfall Contracts in the UK excluding London

Waterfall Model
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Waterfall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Waterfall over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 86 75
Rank change year-on-year -52 -11 +12
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 348 640 975
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.63% 2.82% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 3.17% 3.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 482 700
10th Percentile £363 £406 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% +10.81%
75th Percentile £622 £625 £586
90th Percentile £738 £700 £663
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £535
% change year-on-year - +2.80% +12.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 7
10th Percentile £48.83 £71.25 £20.25
25th Percentile £52.70 £76.88 £34.42
Median hourly rate £58.91 £83.00 £57.95
Median % change year-on-year -29.03% +43.23% -5.02%
75th Percentile £64.44 £97.19 £63.00
90th Percentile £67.10 £102.03 £63.60
UK median hourly rate £58.91 £66.49 £57.95
% change year-on-year -11.40% +14.73% +0.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Waterfall 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,630 20,207 27,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 82.67% 89.05% 89.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,358 13,864 18,970
10th Percentile £250 £260 £246
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £586
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,185 1,244 1,334
10th Percentile £12.50 £10.90 £12.49
25th Percentile £15.48 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.75 £47.96
90th Percentile £72.90 £75.00 £63.60
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Waterfall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in the UK excluding London

Waterfall
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Waterfall in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Waterfall in the UK excluding London

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in the UK excluding London

Waterfall
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Waterfall in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Waterfall in the UK excluding London

Waterfall
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Waterfall in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Waterfall in the UK excluding London

Waterfall
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
North of England -6 108 £495 -17.50% 38
South East -42 80 £550 - 45
Midlands -19 55 £450 -18.18% 35
North West +5 54 £465 -15.45% 26
Scotland -4 51 £500 - 12
South West -40 48 £590 +7.27% 16
Yorkshire -11 45 £490 -18.33% 11
East Midlands +9 30 £395 -28.27% 14
West Midlands -23 25 £519 -5.64% 21
North East +16 11 £600 +29.73% 2
East of England -24 8 £428 -12.31% 11
Wales +22 3 £463 - 2
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
Waterfall
UK

Waterfall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (6.03%) Confluence
2 12 (3.45%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.86%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.86%) Appian
4 2 (0.57%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.29%) CICS
5 1 (0.29%) CMS
Applications
1 14 (4.02%) Microsoft Project
2 13 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (2.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (2.01%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (1.44%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.57%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.57%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.57%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.29%) Magento
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.29%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 67 (19.25%) Azure
2 31 (8.91%) SaaS
3 22 (6.32%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (4.89%) PaaS
5 16 (4.60%) AWS
6 14 (4.02%) Dynamics 365
7 12 (3.45%) IaaS
8 8 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (2.30%) Yammer
9 7 (2.01%) GCP
9 7 (2.01%) Power Platform
10 6 (1.72%) Boomi
11 5 (1.44%) OCI
12 4 (1.15%) OpenShift
13 3 (0.86%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 2 (0.57%) SuccessFactors
15 1 (0.29%) Azure Data Factory
15 1 (0.29%) GitHub
15 1 (0.29%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 1 (0.29%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.31%) WAN
2 14 (4.02%) LAN
3 8 (2.30%) 3G
3 8 (2.30%) 4G
4 7 (2.01%) VPN
5 6 (1.72%) ATM
6 4 (1.15%) Internet
6 4 (1.15%) VSAN
7 2 (0.57%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.29%) Intranet
8 1 (0.29%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.29%) Junos
8 1 (0.29%) SAN
8 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.74%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.44%) DB2
3 4 (1.15%) Geospatial Data
3 4 (1.15%) GIS
4 2 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.57%) Power BI
5 1 (0.29%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 52 (14.94%) JIRA
2 12 (3.45%) Git
3 8 (2.30%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.01%) Postman
5 6 (1.72%) NUnit
5 6 (1.72%) Oracle APEX
6 5 (1.44%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.15%) Bitbucket
7 4 (1.15%) Cypress.io
7 4 (1.15%) Subversion
8 3 (0.86%) Selenium
8 3 (0.86%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.57%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.57%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.29%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.29%) JMeter
10 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.29%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.29%) SpecFlow
General
1 155 (44.54%) Social Skills
2 107 (30.75%) Finance
3 46 (13.22%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (9.20%) Public Sector
5 30 (8.62%) Banking
6 26 (7.47%) Influencing Skills
7 23 (6.61%) Manufacturing
8 17 (4.89%) Telecoms
9 14 (4.02%) Marketing
9 14 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (2.59%) Electronics
11 5 (1.44%) Legal
11 5 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.44%) Publishing
11 5 (1.44%) Retail
12 4 (1.15%) Automotive
12 4 (1.15%) Law
13 3 (0.86%) Military
13 3 (0.86%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.57%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 93 (26.72%) Project Manager
2 71 (20.40%) Analyst
3 50 (14.37%) Architect
4 38 (10.92%) Business Analyst
5 33 (9.48%) Senior
6 28 (8.05%) IT Manager
7 26 (7.47%) Developer
8 24 (6.90%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (5.46%) Technical Architect
10 15 (4.31%) Lead
10 15 (4.31%) Senior Manager
11 14 (4.02%) Senior Project Manager
12 12 (3.45%) Delivery Manager
13 11 (3.16%) Change Manager
13 11 (3.16%) IT Project Manager
14 10 (2.87%) Test Manager
15 9 (2.59%) Agile Coach
16 8 (2.30%) Change Analyst
16 8 (2.30%) Infrastructure Manager
16 8 (2.30%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.76%) .NET
2 26 (7.47%) Middleware
3 10 (2.87%) REST
4 9 (2.59%) GraphQL
5 8 (2.30%) Web Services
6 7 (2.01%) AngularJS
6 7 (2.01%) SOAP
6 7 (2.01%) Spring Boot
7 6 (1.72%) HTML
7 6 (1.72%) RAML
7 6 (1.72%) React
7 6 (1.72%) Spring
8 5 (1.44%) .NET Framework
8 5 (1.44%) Playwright
8 5 (1.44%) XML
9 4 (1.15%) Flash
9 4 (1.15%) ModSecurity
9 4 (1.15%) Oracle Fusion
10 3 (0.86%) J2EE
10 3 (0.86%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.46%) Public Cloud
2 17 (4.89%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.59%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.30%) Data Centre
4 8 (2.30%) PMI
5 6 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.72%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.44%) e-Learning
6 5 (1.44%) Life Science
6 5 (1.44%) Mainframe
6 5 (1.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.15%) Clustering
7 4 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.15%) Operational Technology
7 4 (1.15%) PKI
7 4 (1.15%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.15%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.86%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.75%) Windows
2 18 (5.17%) Linux
3 6 (1.72%) Unix
4 5 (1.44%) Android
5 4 (1.15%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.86%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.29%) AIX
7 1 (0.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (94.83%) Agile
2 124 (35.63%) Project Management
3 81 (23.28%) Stakeholder Management
4 62 (17.82%) Project Delivery
5 55 (15.80%) Scrum
6 46 (13.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (12.07%) PRINCE2
7 42 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (10.92%) DevOps
9 34 (9.77%) Migration
10 32 (9.20%) Change Management
10 32 (9.20%) CRM
11 26 (7.47%) Business Analysis
11 26 (7.47%) SDLC
12 25 (7.18%) Business Strategy
12 25 (7.18%) Programme Management
12 25 (7.18%) Test Automation
13 24 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
13 24 (6.90%) Roadmaps
14 22 (6.32%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.47%) SQL
2 18 (5.17%) Java
3 13 (3.74%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.16%) C#
5 9 (2.59%) C++
6 8 (2.30%) C
6 8 (2.30%) Python
7 7 (2.01%) PL/SQL
7 7 (2.01%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.15%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.57%) Go
9 2 (0.57%) Perl
9 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.57%) VBA
9 2 (0.57%) VBScript
10 1 (0.29%) ABAP
10 1 (0.29%) COBOL
10 1 (0.29%) JCL
Qualifications
1 48 (13.79%) Degree
2 42 (12.07%) Security Cleared
3 36 (10.34%) SC Cleared
4 22 (6.32%) PMI Certification
5 18 (5.17%) PMP
6 17 (4.89%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.59%) ISTQB
8 8 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.30%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.72%) CBAP
10 5 (1.44%) CCNA
10 5 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.44%) ISEB
11 4 (1.15%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.15%) HND
11 4 (1.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (1.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 3 (0.86%) APMP
12 3 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.57%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.76%) QA
2 16 (4.60%) PMO
3 11 (3.16%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.15%) GRC
4 4 (1.15%) HL7
5 3 (0.86%) GDPR
5 3 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 2 (0.57%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.29%) COBIT
7 1 (0.29%) GxP
7 1 (0.29%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 11 (3.16%) Docker
2 8 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (2.30%) VMware NSX
3 4 (1.15%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (1.44%) Ansible
2 4 (1.15%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.15%) OPNET
2 4 (1.15%) PowerCLI
2 4 (1.15%) Terraform
2 4 (1.15%) vCenter Server
3 3 (0.86%) MOM
Vendors
1 43 (12.36%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.91%) SAP
3 22 (6.32%) Oracle
4 13 (3.74%) Atlassian
5 10 (2.87%) Cisco
6 8 (2.30%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.30%) ServiceNow
6 8 (2.30%) VMware
7 7 (2.01%) BMC
7 7 (2.01%) Databricks
7 7 (2.01%) Google
7 7 (2.01%) Remedy
8 5 (1.44%) Cadence
9 4 (1.15%) Cognizant
10 3 (0.86%) Adobe
10 3 (0.86%) Alteryx
10 3 (0.86%) CA Agile Central
11 2 (0.57%) ESRI
11 2 (0.57%) Planview
12 1 (0.29%) Meraki