Business Case Contracts in London

Business Cases
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Business Case skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business Case over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 168 142 160
Rank change year-on-year -26 +18 +31
Contract jobs citing Business Case 259 508 720
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.46% 1.88% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 2.06% 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 340 454
10th Percentile £400 £425 £355
25th Percentile £475 £509 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £635 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.39% +15.45% +10.00%
75th Percentile £643 £745 £625
90th Percentile £767 £850 £738
England median daily rate £550 £600 £524
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.50% +10.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 3
10th Percentile £20.69 £58.75 £39.05
25th Percentile £21.68 £61.25 £46.25
Median hourly rate £23.33 £62.50 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.67% +5.04% +32.22%
75th Percentile £46.67 £63.94 £64.44
90th Percentile £60.67 £64.13 £66.65
England median hourly rate £25.25 £62.75 £34.38
% change year-on-year -59.76% +82.55% +30.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,674 24,676 35,915
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.50% 91.13% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,226 17,739 26,174
10th Percentile £338 £375 £390
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 281 423
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.63 £17.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.63 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.50 £39.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +8.33% +10.77%
75th Percentile £46.86 £63.75 £50.68
90th Percentile £66.30 £78.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in London

Business Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Case in London.

Daily rate trend for Business Case in London

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in London

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Case in London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in London

Business Case
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Case in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Case in London

Business Case
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Central London +14 48 £550 -15.38% 15
East London +5 12 £650 +6.12% 3
South London +14 4 £625 +25.68%
West London +13 4 £538 -6.52% 8
North London - 1 - - 1
Business Case
England

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 16 (6.18%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.09%) Confluence
3 4 (1.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (1.16%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.77%) CMS
5 2 (0.77%) OpenStack
Applications
1 22 (8.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (8.11%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (4.63%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (3.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (2.32%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (1.54%) MS Visio
7 3 (1.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.16%) Shopify
2 2 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.77%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.39%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.39%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.39%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 29 (11.20%) Azure
2 20 (7.72%) AWS
3 19 (7.34%) SaaS
4 14 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (3.09%) PaaS
6 5 (1.93%) IaaS
7 4 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.54%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.16%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (1.16%) Amazon S3
8 3 (1.16%) BigCommerce
8 3 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.16%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.16%) Route 53
8 3 (1.16%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 2 (0.77%) Asana
9 2 (0.77%) GCP
9 2 (0.77%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.09%) Firewall
1 8 (3.09%) MPLS
2 7 (2.70%) BGP
2 7 (2.70%) Cisco IOS
2 7 (2.70%) IOS XR
3 5 (1.93%) LAN
3 5 (1.93%) VPN
3 5 (1.93%) WAN
3 5 (1.93%) Wireless
4 3 (1.16%) ATM
4 3 (1.16%) DNS
4 3 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.77%) Broadband
5 2 (0.77%) DHCP
5 2 (0.77%) Internet
5 2 (0.77%) Intranet
5 2 (0.77%) IPv6
5 2 (0.77%) L2TP
5 2 (0.77%) VoIP
5 2 (0.77%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.32%) GIS
2 4 (1.54%) Power BI
2 4 (1.54%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.16%) MySQL
3 3 (1.16%) Spatial Data
4 2 (0.77%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.77%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.77%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (0.77%) Looker
4 2 (0.77%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.77%) Tableau
5 1 (0.39%) Big Data
5 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.39%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (3.86%) JIRA
2 5 (1.93%) Git
3 3 (1.16%) Maven
4 2 (0.77%) Gatling
5 1 (0.39%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
5 1 (0.39%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.39%) GitLab
5 1 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.39%) JMeter
5 1 (0.39%) Selenium
5 1 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 105 (40.54%) Finance
2 87 (33.59%) Social Skills
3 43 (16.60%) Public Sector
4 27 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (10.04%) Local Government
6 22 (8.49%) Banking
7 20 (7.72%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (6.95%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (6.56%) Marketing
10 15 (5.79%) Retail
11 12 (4.63%) Legal
12 10 (3.86%) Military
13 8 (3.09%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (2.70%) Manufacturing
15 6 (2.32%) Law
15 6 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (2.32%) Telecoms
16 5 (1.93%) Investment Banking
17 4 (1.54%) Aerospace
17 4 (1.54%) Police
Job Titles
1 60 (23.17%) Project Manager
2 39 (15.06%) Analyst
3 35 (13.51%) Business Analyst
4 31 (11.97%) Architect
5 22 (8.49%) Senior
6 21 (8.11%) Programme Manager
7 18 (6.95%) Delivery Manager
8 16 (6.18%) Lead
8 16 (6.18%) Product Owner
9 15 (5.79%) Senior Manager
9 15 (5.79%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (4.25%) Senior Project Manager
11 10 (3.86%) Consultant
12 8 (3.09%) Business IT Analyst
12 8 (3.09%) IT Analyst
12 8 (3.09%) IT Business Analyst
12 8 (3.09%) Transformation Manager
13 7 (2.70%) Lead Architect
13 7 (2.70%) Security Manager
13 7 (2.70%) Transformation Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.70%) XML
2 6 (2.32%) JSON
2 6 (2.32%) NETCONF
2 6 (2.32%) YANG
3 5 (1.93%) .NET
4 4 (1.54%) Middleware
4 4 (1.54%) REST
5 3 (1.16%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.16%) CSS
5 3 (1.16%) J2EE
5 3 (1.16%) jQuery
5 3 (1.16%) Sass
5 3 (1.16%) Spring
5 3 (1.16%) Spring MVC
5 3 (1.16%) Twitter Bootstrap
5 3 (1.16%) VML
5 3 (1.16%) Web Services
6 2 (0.77%) LDAP
6 2 (0.77%) Node.js
7 1 (0.39%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.11%) Product Ownership
2 8 (3.09%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (1.93%) Public Cloud
5 4 (1.54%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.54%) IoT
5 4 (1.54%) Mobile Banking
5 4 (1.54%) NHS
5 4 (1.54%) PMI
6 3 (1.16%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.16%) Solar Panel
6 3 (1.16%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 2 (0.77%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.77%) Client/Server
7 2 (0.77%) Credit Risk
7 2 (0.77%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.77%) Market Risk
7 2 (0.77%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.77%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.18%) Linux
2 13 (5.02%) Windows
3 6 (2.32%) Unix
4 4 (1.54%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.77%) Android
5 2 (0.77%) CentOS
5 2 (0.77%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.77%) Windows 7
5 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.39%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (41.31%) Agile
2 81 (31.27%) Project Management
3 54 (20.85%) Stakeholder Management
4 50 (19.31%) PRINCE2
4 50 (19.31%) Roadmaps
5 45 (17.37%) Project Delivery
6 42 (16.22%) Decision-Making
6 42 (16.22%) DevOps
7 40 (15.44%) Change Management
7 40 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (12.36%) Programme Management
9 30 (11.58%) Budget Management
10 29 (11.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 27 (10.42%) Business Strategy
12 24 (9.27%) Business Analysis
13 22 (8.49%) Acceptance Criteria
13 22 (8.49%) Waterfall
14 21 (8.11%) SDLC
15 20 (7.72%) Analytics
15 20 (7.72%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.86%) Python
2 9 (3.47%) SQL
3 6 (2.32%) Java
4 5 (1.93%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.77%) C
5 2 (0.77%) C#
5 2 (0.77%) Go
5 2 (0.77%) MATLAB
5 2 (0.77%) R
6 1 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 48 (18.53%) Security Cleared
2 37 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 31 (11.97%) Degree
4 22 (8.49%) DV Cleared
4 22 (8.49%) PMI Certification
4 22 (8.49%) PMP
5 12 (4.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 11 (4.25%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.70%) CCNP
8 4 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (1.54%) ACCA
8 4 (1.54%) CCSK
8 4 (1.54%) CISSP
8 4 (1.54%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.16%) APMG
9 3 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.77%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.77%) MBA
11 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.49%) PMO
2 18 (6.95%) QA
3 12 (4.63%) SLA
4 5 (1.93%) NCSC
4 5 (1.93%) NIST
5 4 (1.54%) Government Security Classifications
5 4 (1.54%) ISO 22301
5 4 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 4 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.77%) GDPR
7 1 (0.39%) COBIT
System Software
1 9 (3.47%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.16%) Docker
4 1 (0.39%) Firmware
4 1 (0.39%) vCloud
4 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (3.09%) Ansible
2 3 (1.16%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.16%) Terraform
3 2 (0.77%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.77%) Puppet
4 1 (0.39%) Avamar
Vendors
1 44 (16.99%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.79%) SAP
3 12 (4.63%) Cisco
4 8 (3.09%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.70%) Nokia
6 6 (2.32%) Google
6 6 (2.32%) Oracle
7 5 (1.93%) Adobe
8 4 (1.54%) VMware
9 3 (1.16%) Dell
9 3 (1.16%) ESRI
9 3 (1.16%) Intel
9 3 (1.16%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.16%) Sitecore
9 3 (1.16%) SmartStream
9 3 (1.16%) Splunk
10 2 (0.77%) Ariba
10 2 (0.77%) Aruba
10 2 (0.77%) Pega
10 2 (0.77%) Veeam