Waterfall Model
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Waterfall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Waterfall over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 276 164 182
Rank change year-on-year -112 +18 +30
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 1,053 2,216 3,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 2.25% 2.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.23% 2.35% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 869 1,344 2,137
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £84,056
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% +6.48% +8.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Waterfall 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 85,549 94,155 156,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.76% 95.59% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 60,063 55,401 82,663
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% +10.53%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Waterfall.

Salary trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Waterfall over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 -79 970 £55,000 -8.73% 250
UK excluding London -99 782 £54,000 -6.09% 206
Work from Home -130 390 £54,650 -8.19% 128
London -122 226 £66,250 -1.85% 70
South East -101 197 £54,000 -6.09% 70
North of England -36 193 £54,000 -7.71% 44
Midlands -49 176 £54,000 -1.82% 41
West Midlands -35 104 £55,000 - 19
South West -26 86 £50,000 -8.42% 21
Yorkshire +36 85 £62,500 +6.81% 14
East of England -9 79 £55,000 -8.33% 12
North West -87 78 £51,587 -14.02% 25
East Midlands -18 71 £54,000 -10.20% 20
Scotland -113 38 £55,000 -7.60% 11
North East +6 30 £52,500 +5.00% 6
Wales -22 8 £52,436 +23.38% 6
Northern Ireland +15 4 £72,500 +52.63% 1
Isle of Man - 1 - - 1

Waterfall
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 43 (4.08%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.85%) Confluence
3 24 (2.28%) CMS
4 14 (1.33%) IIS
5 8 (0.76%) Apache Spark
5 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.47%) Kentico
7 4 (0.38%) Drupal
8 3 (0.28%) IBM Domino
8 3 (0.28%) SAS
9 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.19%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.095%) Appian
10 1 (0.095%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.095%) Liferay
Applications
1 67 (6.36%) Microsoft Project
2 36 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (1.90%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.47%) Trello
7 4 (0.38%) Maya
8 3 (0.28%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.28%) InVision
8 3 (0.28%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 32 (3.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.85%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (0.66%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.57%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.57%) Primavera
4 6 (0.57%) SAP ERP
5 5 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.38%) Magento
6 4 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.38%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.28%) BPCS
7 3 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
8 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 1 (0.095%) Adobe Campaign
9 1 (0.095%) Infor M3
9 1 (0.095%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 176 (16.71%) Azure
2 113 (10.73%) Power Platform
3 81 (7.69%) AWS
4 68 (6.46%) Dynamics 365
5 52 (4.94%) Microsoft 365
5 52 (4.94%) SaaS
6 49 (4.65%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (3.51%) Power Automate
8 35 (3.32%) PowerApps
9 16 (1.52%) GCP
10 14 (1.33%) OCI
10 14 (1.33%) PaaS
10 14 (1.33%) Snowflake
11 11 (1.04%) Azure Functions
11 11 (1.04%) GitHub
11 11 (1.04%) Serverless
12 9 (0.85%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
13 8 (0.76%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.33%) DNS
1 14 (1.33%) Wireless
2 13 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.14%) Firewall
4 11 (1.04%) DHCP
4 11 (1.04%) SNMP
5 10 (0.95%) LTE
5 10 (0.95%) TETRA
6 7 (0.66%) Network Security
7 5 (0.47%) Internet
7 5 (0.47%) SSL
8 2 (0.19%) Broadband
8 2 (0.19%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.19%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.19%) LAN
8 2 (0.19%) SAN
8 2 (0.19%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.19%) WAN
9 1 (0.095%) Extranet
9 1 (0.095%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (5.70%) Power BI
2 39 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 18 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.52%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.23%) Tableau
6 11 (1.04%) Big Data
6 11 (1.04%) Data Mining
7 10 (0.95%) MySQL
7 10 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (0.85%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.76%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (0.76%) BigQuery
9 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (0.66%) Metadata
10 7 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.47%) Looker
11 5 (0.47%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.38%) Power Query
12 4 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
12 4 (0.38%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 101 (9.59%) JIRA
2 55 (5.22%) Git
3 11 (1.04%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.76%) Subversion
5 6 (0.57%) JMeter
5 6 (0.57%) Selenium
5 6 (0.57%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.47%) AdminStudio
6 5 (0.47%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.47%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.47%) InstallShield
6 5 (0.47%) MSI
7 4 (0.38%) Appium
7 4 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.28%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.28%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.28%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.28%) Spinnaker
8 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.19%) VectorCAST
General
1 449 (42.64%) Social Skills
2 301 (28.58%) Finance
3 135 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (6.27%) Public Sector
4 66 (6.27%) Retail
5 61 (5.79%) Law
6 59 (5.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 52 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
8 48 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
9 35 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
9 35 (3.32%) Marketing
10 30 (2.85%) Legal
11 25 (2.37%) Banking
11 25 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
11 25 (2.37%) Manufacturing
12 23 (2.18%) Billing
13 17 (1.61%) Electronics
14 15 (1.42%) Aviation
14 15 (1.42%) Financial Institution
15 13 (1.23%) Games
Job Titles
1 360 (34.19%) Project Manager
2 171 (16.24%) IT Manager
3 168 (15.95%) Analyst
4 154 (14.62%) Senior
5 152 (14.43%) IT Project Manager
6 139 (13.20%) Business Analyst
7 112 (10.64%) Lead
8 85 (8.07%) Developer
9 70 (6.65%) Senior Manager
10 62 (5.89%) Architect
11 56 (5.32%) Senior Project Manager
12 42 (3.99%) Consultant
13 41 (3.89%) Digital Project Manager
14 38 (3.61%) Solutions Architect
15 31 (2.94%) Delivery Manager
15 31 (2.94%) IT Analyst
15 31 (2.94%) Team Leader
16 29 (2.75%) Business IT Analyst
16 29 (2.75%) IT Business Analyst
17 27 (2.56%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (6.17%) .NET
2 55 (5.22%) React
3 28 (2.66%) HTML
4 26 (2.47%) RESTful
5 25 (2.37%) .NET Framework
6 23 (2.18%) CSS
7 21 (1.99%) REST
8 19 (1.80%) Entity Framework
9 15 (1.42%) ASP.NET
10 14 (1.33%) ASP.NET MVC
11 12 (1.14%) .NET Core
11 12 (1.14%) HTML5 Canvas
11 12 (1.14%) XML
12 10 (0.95%) GraphQL
12 10 (0.95%) Node.js
13 9 (0.85%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.85%) Web Services
14 8 (0.76%) EDI
14 8 (0.76%) OAuth
15 7 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 99 (9.40%) Self-Motivation
2 51 (4.84%) Product Ownership
3 39 (3.70%) Onboarding
4 25 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (2.37%) Low-Code
4 25 (2.37%) PMI
5 22 (2.09%) Management Information System
6 12 (1.14%) CMDB
6 12 (1.14%) Data Structures
6 12 (1.14%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.04%) Driving Licence
8 9 (0.85%) Data Centre
8 9 (0.85%) Enterprise Cloud
8 9 (0.85%) FMCG
9 8 (0.76%) Online Banking
10 7 (0.66%) Blog
10 7 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (0.66%) Mobile App
11 6 (0.57%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.04%) Windows
2 20 (1.90%) Linux
3 14 (1.33%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.85%) Android
5 6 (0.57%) Unix
6 5 (0.47%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.47%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.47%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.19%) Solaris
7 2 (0.19%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,020 (96.87%) Agile
2 442 (41.98%) Project Management
3 299 (28.40%) Project Delivery
4 225 (21.37%) Stakeholder Management
5 213 (20.23%) Scrum
6 161 (15.29%) PRINCE2
7 157 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
8 145 (13.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 135 (12.82%) DevOps
10 130 (12.35%) Change Management
11 117 (11.11%) Mentoring
12 109 (10.35%) Roadmaps
13 108 (10.26%) Risk Management
14 97 (9.21%) Business Case
15 90 (8.55%) Business Analysis
16 77 (7.31%) Decision-Making
17 75 (7.12%) Business Intelligence
17 75 (7.12%) Coaching
18 74 (7.03%) SDLC
19 70 (6.65%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 105 (9.97%) SQL
2 95 (9.02%) JavaScript
3 83 (7.88%) C#
4 53 (5.03%) Java
5 36 (3.42%) Python
6 33 (3.13%) PHP
7 21 (1.99%) TypeScript
8 14 (1.33%) C++
9 10 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (0.85%) C
10 9 (0.85%) Kotlin
11 8 (0.76%) PowerShell
12 7 (0.66%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.47%) Bicep
13 5 (0.47%) R
13 5 (0.47%) VB
14 4 (0.38%) Ruby
15 3 (0.28%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.28%) Scala
15 3 (0.28%) Swift
Qualifications
1 206 (19.56%) Degree
2 86 (8.17%) Security Cleared
3 80 (7.60%) PMI Certification
4 74 (7.03%) SC Cleared
5 68 (6.46%) PMP
6 49 (4.65%) DV Cleared
7 22 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (1.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 17 (1.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 13 (1.23%) CIMA
11 12 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
12 10 (0.95%) ACCA
12 10 (0.95%) CAPM
12 10 (0.95%) DBS Check
13 9 (0.85%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.85%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.38%) CBAP
16 3 (0.28%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.74%) QA
2 86 (8.17%) PMO
3 21 (1.99%) Data Quality
4 11 (1.04%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.04%) GDPR
5 4 (0.38%) NIST
5 4 (0.38%) SLA
6 2 (0.19%) DO-178B
6 2 (0.19%) P3O
6 2 (0.19%) PMBOK
7 1 (0.095%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.095%) GRC
7 1 (0.095%) GxP
7 1 (0.095%) IFRS
System Software
1 22 (2.09%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.57%) Docker
4 5 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
5 3 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.28%) Firmware
5 3 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.19%) VirtualBox
7 1 (0.095%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 11 (1.04%) SCOM
1 11 (1.04%) Terraform
2 5 (0.47%) SCCM
2 5 (0.47%) WSUS
3 4 (0.38%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.19%) MIIS
5 1 (0.095%) Ansible
5 1 (0.095%) FTK
5 1 (0.095%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.095%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 180 (17.09%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.46%) Salesforce
3 38 (3.61%) Oracle
3 38 (3.61%) SAP
4 21 (1.99%) BT
4 21 (1.99%) ServiceNow
5 16 (1.52%) Google
6 11 (1.04%) Dynatrace
6 11 (1.04%) VMware
7 10 (0.95%) MuleSoft
8 9 (0.85%) Civica
8 9 (0.85%) Northgate
8 9 (0.85%) YouTube
9 7 (0.66%) Workday
10 6 (0.57%) Adobe
10 6 (0.57%) Databricks
11 5 (0.47%) Autodesk
11 5 (0.47%) Automation Anywhere
11 5 (0.47%) Sage
11 5 (0.47%) Sparx