Business Cases
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Case skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Case over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 170 218 259
Rank change year-on-year +48 +41 +69
Permanent jobs citing Business Case 1,730 1,650 2,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.69% 1.69% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.00% 1.77% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 637 852 1,507
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,557 £39,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +5.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,375 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Case is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Case.

Salary trend for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Case over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +51 1,576 £60,000 -4.00% 382
UK excluding London +58 1,096 £55,000 -4.76% 244
Work from Home +94 1,071 £62,500 - 149
London +60 568 £85,000 +30.77% 151
South East +51 456 £56,960 -8.86% 41
North of England +60 177 £57,311 +4.20% 62
Midlands 0 162 £54,000 -6.09% 42
North West +30 119 £52,500 -8.36% 40
South West -14 103 £62,500 +19.05% 38
East Midlands +29 93 £54,000 -6.09% 17
East of England +8 87 £54,000 -10.00% 34
Scotland -28 69 £50,000 -14.99% 20
West Midlands -40 65 £53,250 -8.97% 25
Yorkshire +62 41 £62,500 +25.00% 18
Northern Ireland +33 26 £37,500 -36.71% 3
North East +4 17 £70,000 -15.15% 4
Wales +3 16 £54,205 +5.59% 8

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 19 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.46%) ArcGIS
3 7 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.29%) Confluence
5 3 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.058%) Oracle Service Bus
6 1 (0.058%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.058%) WebLogic
Applications
1 524 (30.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (1.97%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.69%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.23%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.058%) Trello
Business Applications
1 42 (2.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 9 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.23%) Lawson
3 4 (0.23%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.12%) iTrent
5 2 (0.12%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.058%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.058%) HFM
6 1 (0.058%) Magento
6 1 (0.058%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.058%) Primavera
6 1 (0.058%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.058%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.058%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 82 (4.74%) Azure
2 55 (3.18%) AWS
2 55 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (3.18%) Power Platform
3 37 (2.14%) SaaS
4 35 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (1.27%) GCP
6 14 (0.81%) PaaS
7 12 (0.69%) IaaS
8 11 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (0.40%) Entra ID
10 7 (0.40%) Power Automate
11 5 (0.29%) Slack
12 4 (0.23%) Alation
12 4 (0.23%) Azure Storage
12 4 (0.23%) Collibra
12 4 (0.23%) Google Analytics
12 4 (0.23%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.17%) Amazon EMR
Communications & Networking
1 636 (36.76%) Broadband
2 31 (1.79%) Firewall
3 13 (0.75%) VPN
4 12 (0.69%) WAN
5 10 (0.58%) LAN
6 7 (0.40%) 5G
7 6 (0.35%) Network Security
8 5 (0.29%) DNS
8 5 (0.29%) Wireless
9 4 (0.23%) Internet
9 4 (0.23%) TETRA
9 4 (0.23%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.17%) DHCP
10 3 (0.17%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.17%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.12%) HTTPS
11 2 (0.12%) PPP
11 2 (0.12%) SAN
11 2 (0.12%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (2.72%) Power BI
2 29 (1.68%) Tableau
3 15 (0.87%) GIS
4 13 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (0.69%) Geospatial Data
6 9 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.52%) SQL Server
7 8 (0.46%) Big Data
8 7 (0.40%) Data Mining
8 7 (0.40%) Power Query
8 7 (0.40%) Spatial Data
9 6 (0.35%) Metadata
9 6 (0.35%) MS Access
10 5 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
10 5 (0.29%) QlikView
11 4 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.23%) Essbase
12 3 (0.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.17%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 9 (0.52%) Git
1 9 (0.52%) JIRA
2 4 (0.23%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.058%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 906 (52.37%) Social Skills
2 825 (47.69%) Finance
3 613 (35.43%) Analytical Skills
4 512 (29.60%) Influencing Skills
5 235 (13.58%) Marketing
6 188 (10.87%) Advertising
7 95 (5.49%) Public Sector
8 74 (4.28%) Presentation Skills
9 62 (3.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 57 (3.29%) Retail
11 56 (3.24%) Legal
12 45 (2.60%) Manufacturing
13 26 (1.50%) Banking
14 25 (1.45%) Law
15 23 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
15 23 (1.33%) Telecoms
16 18 (1.04%) Back Office
17 15 (0.87%) Local Government
18 10 (0.58%) Games
Job Titles
1 634 (36.65%) Analyst
2 403 (23.29%) Senior
3 270 (15.61%) Lead
4 261 (15.09%) Senior Analyst
5 244 (14.10%) Architect
6 233 (13.47%) Project Manager
7 167 (9.65%) Solutions Architect
8 128 (7.40%) Financial Analyst
9 123 (7.11%) Business Analyst
10 121 (6.99%) Commercial Analyst
11 97 (5.61%) IT Manager
12 95 (5.49%) Senior Manager
13 91 (5.26%) Presales Solution Architect
14 73 (4.22%) Senior Project Manager
15 65 (3.76%) IT Project Manager
16 55 (3.18%) Business Manager
17 36 (2.08%) Consultant
18 32 (1.85%) Enterprise Architect
19 30 (1.73%) Programme Manager
20 29 (1.68%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (2.43%) .NET
2 12 (0.69%) HTML
3 11 (0.64%) CSS
3 11 (0.64%) Spring
4 10 (0.58%) EDI
4 10 (0.58%) Web Services
5 9 (0.52%) .NET Core
5 9 (0.52%) ASP.NET
5 9 (0.52%) ASP.NET Core
5 9 (0.52%) Entity Framework
5 9 (0.52%) Hibernate
5 9 (0.52%) Spring MVC
6 6 (0.35%) Flash
6 6 (0.35%) REST
6 6 (0.35%) XML
7 5 (0.29%) SOAP
8 4 (0.23%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.23%) JSON
8 4 (0.23%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 3 (0.17%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 188 (10.87%) Marketing Technology
2 101 (5.84%) Self-Motivation
3 64 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 40 (2.31%) Product Ownership
5 34 (1.97%) Onboarding
6 32 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
7 22 (1.27%) NHS
8 15 (0.87%) Public Cloud
9 14 (0.81%) Data Centre
10 13 (0.75%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (0.64%) Life Science
13 10 (0.58%) Biopharmaceutical
13 10 (0.58%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
15 8 (0.46%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.46%) PMI
16 7 (0.40%) Taxonomies
17 5 (0.29%) Freedom of Information
17 5 (0.29%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.10%) Windows
2 6 (0.35%) Linux
2 6 (0.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.29%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.17%) Mac OS X
4 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.058%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.058%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 768 (44.39%) Agile
2 641 (37.05%) Decision-Making
3 621 (35.90%) Actionable Insight
4 505 (29.19%) Mentoring
5 458 (26.47%) Budgeting
6 453 (26.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 394 (22.77%) Project Management
8 359 (20.75%) Analytics
9 255 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
10 239 (13.82%) Process Improvement
11 211 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 210 (12.14%) Use Case
13 204 (11.79%) Matrix Organization
14 203 (11.73%) Change Management
15 199 (11.50%) Data Strategy
16 193 (11.16%) Data Collection
17 186 (10.75%) Regulatory Change
18 184 (10.64%) Digital Marketing
19 177 (10.23%) PRINCE2
20 174 (10.06%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 44 (2.54%) Python
2 41 (2.37%) SQL
3 24 (1.39%) Java
4 20 (1.16%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.04%) C#
6 15 (0.87%) R
7 8 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (0.46%) VB
7 8 (0.46%) VBA
8 4 (0.23%) PHP
9 3 (0.17%) Bicep
9 3 (0.17%) C
9 3 (0.17%) Perl
9 3 (0.17%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.12%) ABAP
10 2 (0.12%) Bash
11 1 (0.058%) Groovy
11 1 (0.058%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.058%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 468 (27.05%) CIMA
2 458 (26.47%) ACCA
3 249 (14.39%) Security Cleared
4 225 (13.01%) Degree
5 198 (11.45%) SC Cleared
6 68 (3.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 40 (2.31%) Master's Degree
8 32 (1.85%) TOGAF Certification
9 31 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
10 23 (1.33%) PMI Certification
11 18 (1.04%) PMP
12 17 (0.98%) CISSP
13 16 (0.92%) HNC
13 16 (0.92%) MBA
14 14 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 13 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
16 12 (0.69%) CISM
16 12 (0.69%) CRISC
16 12 (0.69%) PhD
17 11 (0.64%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (2.37%) PMO
2 23 (1.33%) QA
3 20 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (0.75%) Data Quality
4 13 (0.75%) SLA
5 10 (0.58%) NIST
6 8 (0.46%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (0.17%) COBIT
9 3 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.17%) GDPR
9 3 (0.17%) HAZOP
9 3 (0.17%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.12%) EMIR
10 2 (0.12%) MiFID
11 1 (0.058%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.058%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.058%) NCSC
11 1 (0.058%) PMBOK
System Software
1 13 (0.75%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.58%) Docker
3 7 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.17%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.058%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (0.58%) Kubernetes
2 9 (0.52%) SCCM
3 6 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.17%) Terraform
5 2 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.058%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.058%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 555 (32.08%) Microsoft
2 45 (2.60%) Sparx
3 37 (2.14%) SAP
4 23 (1.33%) Google
5 16 (0.92%) Oracle
6 11 (0.64%) Cisco
6 11 (0.64%) Salesforce
7 10 (0.58%) ServiceNow
8 8 (0.46%) Dell
8 8 (0.46%) Yardi
9 7 (0.40%) Alteryx
9 7 (0.40%) Bloomberg
9 7 (0.40%) HP
9 7 (0.40%) Juniper
9 7 (0.40%) Mapbox
10 5 (0.29%) Cognos
10 5 (0.29%) Virgin Media
11 4 (0.23%) ESRI
11 4 (0.23%) Informatica
11 4 (0.23%) JD Edwards