Waterfall Contracts in London

Waterfall Model
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Waterfall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Waterfall over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 147 127 102
Rank change year-on-year -20 -25 +67
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 307 532 1,074
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.75% 2.02% 2.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 2.22% 2.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 381 748
10th Percentile £406 £400 £413
25th Percentile £500 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - +11.92%
75th Percentile £712 £684 £653
90th Percentile £800 £763 £763
England median daily rate £575 £550 £535
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.80% +12.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £45.68 -
England median hourly rate £58.91 £52.97 £60.48
% change year-on-year +11.20% -12.41% +9.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Waterfall 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 15,569 23,994 35,899
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.72% 90.95% 92.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,151 17,292 26,230
10th Percentile £340 £375 £388
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 £688 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 312 273 423
10th Percentile £15.95 £18.50 £17.55
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.50 £23.91
Median hourly rate £27.92 £39.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.41% +5.41% +12.63%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.00 £51.00
90th Percentile £66.45 £81.80 £68.75
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -2.25% +49.36% +6.38%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in London

Waterfall
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Waterfall in London

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in London over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in London

Waterfall
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Waterfall in London

Waterfall
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 Waterfall within the London region over the 6 months to 13 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -7 55 £600 -5.88% 7
West London +15 7 £713 +50.00% 3
East London +1 5 £540 - 1
South London +6 4 £550 +4.76% 2
North London 0 1 £425 -10.53% 1
Waterfall
England

Waterfall
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 15 (4.89%) Confluence
2 14 (4.56%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.98%) CMS
5 2 (0.65%) nginx
6 1 (0.33%) Apache
6 1 (0.33%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 18 (5.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (4.56%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
5 8 (2.61%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (4.89%) Loan IQ
2 9 (2.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.63%) SAP BPC
4 4 (1.30%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.98%) Primavera
5 3 (0.98%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.65%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.65%) Shopify
7 1 (0.33%) Endur
7 1 (0.33%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.33%) Oracle HRMS
7 1 (0.33%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.33%) SAP Travel Management
7 1 (0.33%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.59%) Azure
2 22 (7.17%) Azure DevOps
3 15 (4.89%) Power Platform
4 13 (4.23%) AWS
4 13 (4.23%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.58%) PowerApps
6 9 (2.93%) GitHub
7 8 (2.61%) SaaS
8 5 (1.63%) IaaS
8 5 (1.63%) PaaS
8 5 (1.63%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.30%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.30%) Smartsheet
9 4 (1.30%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.98%) Asana
10 3 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.98%) GCP
10 3 (0.98%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 3 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.98%) 5G
1 3 (0.98%) ATM
1 3 (0.98%) DNS
2 2 (0.65%) DHCP
2 2 (0.65%) Internet
2 2 (0.65%) LAN
2 2 (0.65%) SD-WAN
2 2 (0.65%) SNA
2 2 (0.65%) WAN
3 1 (0.33%) BGP
3 1 (0.33%) EIGRP
3 1 (0.33%) Ethernet VPN
3 1 (0.33%) Firewall
3 1 (0.33%) HSRP
3 1 (0.33%) OSPF
3 1 (0.33%) PuTTY
3 1 (0.33%) SNMP
3 1 (0.33%) VRRP
3 1 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.23%) Power BI
2 8 (2.61%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.61%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.30%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.98%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.65%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.33%) Big Data
6 1 (0.33%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.33%) Flink
6 1 (0.33%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.33%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.33%) Redis
6 1 (0.33%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 29 (9.45%) JIRA
2 8 (2.61%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.28%) Selenium
4 6 (1.95%) Postman
5 5 (1.63%) JMeter
5 5 (1.63%) LoadRunner
6 4 (1.30%) Appium
6 4 (1.30%) Git
6 4 (1.30%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.98%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.98%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.98%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.65%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.65%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.65%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.65%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.65%) NUnit
8 2 (0.65%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.65%) Visual Studio Team System
9 1 (0.33%) TeamCity
General
1 133 (43.32%) Finance
2 112 (36.48%) Social Skills
3 48 (15.64%) Banking
4 33 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (9.77%) Public Sector
6 18 (5.86%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (5.54%) Financial Institution
8 12 (3.91%) Back Office
8 12 (3.91%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (3.58%) Military
10 10 (3.26%) Legal
10 10 (3.26%) Marketing
10 10 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.93%) Investment Banking
11 9 (2.93%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.61%) Retail
13 6 (1.95%) Electronics
13 6 (1.95%) Front Office
13 6 (1.95%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 72 (23.45%) Project Manager
2 53 (17.26%) Analyst
3 41 (13.36%) Senior
4 35 (11.40%) Business Analyst
5 27 (8.79%) Lead
6 24 (7.82%) Architect
7 23 (7.49%) Delivery Manager
8 21 (6.84%) Developer
9 20 (6.51%) Senior Manager
10 19 (6.19%) Programme Manager
11 15 (4.89%) Senior Analyst
11 15 (4.89%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (4.56%) Test Manager
13 11 (3.58%) IT Manager
14 10 (3.26%) Technical Manager
15 9 (2.93%) Applications Manager
15 9 (2.93%) Senior Business Analyst
16 8 (2.61%) Infrastructure Manager
16 8 (2.61%) Senior Project Manager
17 7 (2.28%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.93%) Middleware
2 8 (2.61%) Apache Camel
3 6 (1.95%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.63%) .NET
4 5 (1.63%) RESTful
5 4 (1.30%) ADO
5 4 (1.30%) Swagger
6 3 (0.98%) Kafka
6 3 (0.98%) Node.js
6 3 (0.98%) React Native
6 3 (0.98%) SOAP
7 2 (0.65%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.65%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.65%) FpML
7 2 (0.65%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.65%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.65%) Playwright
7 2 (0.65%) REST
7 2 (0.65%) VML
7 2 (0.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.19%) Product Ownership
2 10 (3.26%) Derivative
3 7 (2.28%) Data Centre
3 7 (2.28%) Mobile App
4 6 (1.95%) Fixed Income
4 6 (1.95%) Management Information System
5 5 (1.63%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.30%) FMCG
6 4 (1.30%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.30%) Solar Panel
7 3 (0.98%) Equities
7 3 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (0.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 2 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.65%) Media Streaming
8 2 (0.65%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.65%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.86%) Linux
2 17 (5.54%) Windows
3 3 (0.98%) Android
3 3 (0.98%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.98%) VMS
4 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (91.21%) Agile
2 94 (30.62%) Project Management
3 82 (26.71%) Project Delivery
4 69 (22.48%) Stakeholder Management
5 53 (17.26%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (14.98%) Migration
7 45 (14.66%) DevOps
8 42 (13.68%) Scrum
9 36 (11.73%) PRINCE2
10 31 (10.10%) SDLC
11 30 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
11 30 (9.77%) Risk Management
12 27 (8.79%) Data Modelling
12 27 (8.79%) Programme Management
13 26 (8.47%) Decision-Making
14 25 (8.14%) Roadmaps
15 24 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
15 24 (7.82%) CI/CD
16 23 (7.49%) Change Management
16 23 (7.49%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.68%) SQL
2 17 (5.54%) Java
3 15 (4.89%) Python
4 5 (1.63%) C#
4 5 (1.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (1.63%) TypeScript
5 3 (0.98%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.98%) R
6 2 (0.65%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.65%) Swift
7 1 (0.33%) C
7 1 (0.33%) C++
7 1 (0.33%) Go
7 1 (0.33%) Ruby
7 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (14.33%) Security Cleared
2 37 (12.05%) SC Cleared
3 33 (10.75%) Degree
4 16 (5.21%) DV Cleared
5 13 (4.23%) PMI Certification
5 13 (4.23%) PMP
6 7 (2.28%) ISTQB
7 6 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.30%) APMP
8 4 (1.30%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (1.30%) CITP
8 4 (1.30%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.98%) CIMA
9 3 (0.98%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.65%) CISM
10 2 (0.65%) CISSP
10 2 (0.65%) ISEB
10 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (11.07%) PMO
2 18 (5.86%) QA
3 4 (1.30%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.30%) EMIR
4 3 (0.98%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.98%) IFRS
4 3 (0.98%) IFRS 17
4 3 (0.98%) NIST
4 3 (0.98%) SLA
4 3 (0.98%) Solvency II
5 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.65%) Dodd-Frank
5 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.65%) MiFID
5 2 (0.65%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.33%) GRC
6 1 (0.33%) HL7
System Software
1 6 (1.95%) Docker
2 3 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (1.95%) Ansible
2 4 (1.30%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.65%) Terraform
4 1 (0.33%) Grafana
4 1 (0.33%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.33%) MOM
4 1 (0.33%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.33%) Puppet
Vendors
1 37 (12.05%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.75%) SAP
3 14 (4.56%) Oracle
4 13 (4.23%) ServiceNow
5 9 (2.93%) IBM
5 9 (2.93%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.95%) Cisco
7 4 (1.30%) Databricks
7 4 (1.30%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.30%) Workday
8 3 (0.98%) Adobe
8 3 (0.98%) Checkmarx
8 3 (0.98%) VMware
9 2 (0.65%) Arista
9 2 (0.65%) EMC
9 2 (0.65%) Google
9 2 (0.65%) ION Trading
9 2 (0.65%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.65%) Sparx
9 2 (0.65%) Temenos