Waterfall Contracts in the Midlands

Waterfall Model
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 63 37
Rank change year-on-year -15 -26 +12
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 54 110 251
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.00% 3.26% 5.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 3.68% 5.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 72 189
10th Percentile £381 £282 £391
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £543 £510
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% +6.37% +26.71%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £558
90th Percentile £743 £625 £650
England median daily rate £575 £550 £530
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% +11.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £20.25
Median hourly rate - - £21.50
75th Percentile - - £22.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £58.91 £52.97 £58.25
% change year-on-year +11.20% -9.06% +5.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,225 2,990 4,391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.22% 88.54% 88.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,479 2,094 3,250
10th Percentile £250 £250 £250
25th Percentile £356 £370 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £498 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.52% +4.74% +15.85%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £685 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 115 143
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.88 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.71 £15.00 £13.73
Median hourly rate £19.00 £18.75 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% +7.14% +10.34%
75th Percentile £35.00 £29.38 £22.50
90th Percentile £55.00 £54.50 £34.90
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £24.30
% change year-on-year -2.25% +53.69% +3.38%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Waterfall in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Waterfall in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 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
West Midlands -10 30 £550 - 28
East Midlands +2 24 £425 -15.00% 20
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England

Waterfall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (1.85%) Confluence
1 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.85%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 15 (27.78%) Azure
2 5 (9.26%) AWS
3 4 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (7.41%) SaaS
4 3 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (3.70%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (1.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.26%) LAN
2 4 (7.41%) WAN
3 2 (3.70%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (3.70%) Internet
3 2 (3.70%) Junos
3 2 (3.70%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.70%) VPN
4 1 (1.85%) Intranet
4 1 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.85%) Network Security
4 1 (1.85%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.41%) DB2
1 4 (7.41%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (11.11%) JIRA
2 4 (7.41%) Oracle APEX
General
1 20 (37.04%) Finance
2 16 (29.63%) Social Skills
3 7 (12.96%) Banking
4 5 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.56%) Automotive
5 3 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (5.56%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.70%) Legal
7 1 (1.85%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (25.93%) Project Manager
2 13 (24.07%) Analyst
3 9 (16.67%) Architect
3 9 (16.67%) Business Analyst
4 6 (11.11%) IT Manager
5 5 (9.26%) Developer
5 5 (9.26%) Senior
6 4 (7.41%) IT Project Manager
6 4 (7.41%) Oracle Developer
6 4 (7.41%) PL/SQL Developer
6 4 (7.41%) Product Manager
6 4 (7.41%) Solutions Architect
6 4 (7.41%) SQL Developer
6 4 (7.41%) Systems Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Finance Systems Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Financial Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Security Architect
8 2 (3.70%) Azure Architect
8 2 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 2 (3.70%) Enterprise Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.26%) React
2 4 (7.41%) .NET
3 2 (3.70%) Middleware
4 1 (1.85%) Apollo GraphQL
4 1 (1.85%) GraphQL
4 1 (1.85%) Jest
4 1 (1.85%) JSON
4 1 (1.85%) NestJS
4 1 (1.85%) Next.js
4 1 (1.85%) Node.js
4 1 (1.85%) Redux
4 1 (1.85%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.11%) Public Cloud
2 4 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (7.41%) Mainframe
2 4 (7.41%) Management Information System
2 4 (7.41%) Operational Technology
3 2 (3.70%) Data Structures
3 2 (3.70%) IoT
3 2 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.85%) Credit Risk
4 1 (1.85%) Online Banking
4 1 (1.85%) PMI
4 1 (1.85%) Robotics
4 1 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.85%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.41%) Android
1 4 (7.41%) Apple iOS
2 2 (3.70%) Linux
2 2 (3.70%) Windows
3 1 (1.85%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (96.30%) Agile
2 18 (33.33%) Project Management
2 18 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (22.22%) Scrum
4 11 (20.37%) Project Delivery
5 9 (16.67%) Business Analysis
6 7 (12.96%) DevOps
6 7 (12.96%) PRINCE2
6 7 (12.96%) Service Delivery
7 6 (11.11%) Asset Management
7 6 (11.11%) Change Control
7 6 (11.11%) Change Management
7 6 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
7 6 (11.11%) Translating Business Requirements
8 5 (9.26%) CRM
8 5 (9.26%) Customer Service
8 5 (9.26%) Technical Analysis
8 5 (9.26%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (9.26%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.26%) JavaScript
2 4 (7.41%) C
2 4 (7.41%) Java
2 4 (7.41%) PL/SQL
2 4 (7.41%) SQL
3 1 (1.85%) ABAP
3 1 (1.85%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (12.96%) Degree
2 5 (9.26%) PMI Certification
2 5 (9.26%) PMP
3 3 (5.56%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.70%) CBAP
4 2 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (3.70%) ISEB
4 2 (3.70%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.85%) APMG
5 1 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.85%) CCNA
5 1 (1.85%) CCNP
5 1 (1.85%) CCSP
5 1 (1.85%) CISSP
5 1 (1.85%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.85%) IIBA
5 1 (1.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.26%) QA
2 2 (3.70%) SLA
3 1 (1.85%) NIST
Vendors
1 5 (9.26%) Oracle
2 4 (7.41%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.70%) Cisco
3 2 (3.70%) Databricks
3 2 (3.70%) Juniper
3 2 (3.70%) SAP
3 2 (3.70%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.85%) Cadence
4 1 (1.85%) Planview