Waterfall Jobs with Work from Home Options

Waterfall Model
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 264 144 186
Rank change year-on-year -120 +42 +51
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 409 990 1,535
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.21% 2.38% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% 2.48% 2.30%
Number of salaries quoted 332 743 1,022
10th Percentile £37,275 £42,500 £38,375
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,526 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.28% +3.52% +9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,965 39,955 66,612
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.45% 96.10% 96.96%
Number of salaries quoted 23,443 27,739 41,261
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Waterfall
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Waterfall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Waterfall trend for jobs with a WFH option

Waterfall
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Waterfall.

Waterfall salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Waterfall
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Waterfall over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Waterfall salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Waterfall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 24 (5.87%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.16%) CMS
3 12 (2.93%) Anypoint
4 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.71%) Apache Spark
6 5 (1.22%) Kentico
7 4 (0.98%) Drupal
8 3 (0.73%) Confluence
8 3 (0.73%) IIS
9 2 (0.49%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.49%) IBM Domino
10 1 (0.24%) EPiServer
Applications
1 17 (4.16%) Microsoft Project
2 15 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.18%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.98%) Maya
6 3 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.49%) InVision
7 2 (0.49%) Sketch
7 2 (0.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (4.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.20%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (1.47%) Primavera
4 5 (1.22%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (1.22%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.73%) BPCS
5 3 (0.73%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.73%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.24%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.24%) Endur
7 1 (0.24%) Magento
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 85 (20.78%) Azure
2 59 (14.43%) Power Platform
3 33 (8.07%) Dynamics 365
4 30 (7.33%) AWS
5 28 (6.85%) SaaS
6 24 (5.87%) PowerApps
7 18 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
8 15 (3.67%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (3.67%) OCI
8 15 (3.67%) Power Automate
9 13 (3.18%) Snowflake
10 11 (2.69%) GCP
11 8 (1.96%) GitHub
12 7 (1.71%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (1.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.71%) Boomi
13 5 (1.22%) Basecamp
13 5 (1.22%) Kontent
13 5 (1.22%) PaaS
13 5 (1.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (1.22%) LTE
2 5 (1.22%) TETRA
2 5 (1.22%) Wireless
3 3 (0.73%) DNS
3 3 (0.73%) SSL
4 2 (0.49%) LAN
4 2 (0.49%) SAN
4 2 (0.49%) WAN
5 1 (0.24%) Extranet
5 1 (0.24%) Firewall
5 1 (0.24%) Internet
5 1 (0.24%) NAS
5 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.33%) Power BI
2 20 (4.89%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.91%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.18%) Tableau
5 11 (2.69%) Data Mining
6 10 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (1.96%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.96%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.47%) Big Data
8 6 (1.47%) Data Lake
9 5 (1.22%) Looker
10 4 (0.98%) DTS
10 4 (0.98%) Metadata
10 4 (0.98%) MySQL
10 4 (0.98%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.98%) Spark SQL
11 2 (0.49%) Apache Hive
11 2 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.49%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 21 (5.13%) JIRA
2 6 (1.47%) JMeter
3 4 (0.98%) AdminStudio
3 4 (0.98%) InstallShield
3 4 (0.98%) IntelliJ
3 4 (0.98%) MSI
3 4 (0.98%) Selenium
3 4 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (0.98%) WebDriver
4 3 (0.73%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.49%) Git
5 2 (0.49%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.24%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.24%) Spinnaker
6 1 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 190 (46.45%) Social Skills
2 80 (19.56%) Finance
3 60 (14.67%) Public Sector
4 48 (11.74%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (8.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (6.60%) Law
7 24 (5.87%) Legal
8 23 (5.62%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (3.91%) Retail
11 13 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (2.20%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.96%) Banking
14 6 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.47%) Games
14 6 (1.47%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.22%) Electronics
15 5 (1.22%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.98%) Marketing
16 4 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 136 (33.25%) Project Manager
2 87 (21.27%) Analyst
3 77 (18.83%) Business Analyst
4 62 (15.16%) Senior
5 59 (14.43%) IT Manager
6 48 (11.74%) IT Project Manager
7 38 (9.29%) Lead
8 31 (7.58%) Developer
8 31 (7.58%) Senior Manager
9 29 (7.09%) Architect
10 25 (6.11%) Digital Project Manager
10 25 (6.11%) Solutions Architect
11 23 (5.62%) IT Analyst
11 23 (5.62%) Senior Project Manager
12 22 (5.38%) Business IT Analyst
12 22 (5.38%) IT Business Analyst
12 22 (5.38%) Project Analyst
13 16 (3.91%) Consultant
14 14 (3.42%) Digital Analyst
14 14 (3.42%) Digital Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (7.58%) .NET
2 16 (3.91%) HTML
3 15 (3.67%) RESTful
4 8 (1.96%) .NET Framework
4 8 (1.96%) CSS
4 8 (1.96%) Oracle Fusion
5 7 (1.71%) GraphQL
5 7 (1.71%) XML
6 6 (1.47%) ASP.NET
6 6 (1.47%) OAuth
7 5 (1.22%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.22%) ASP.NET MVC
8 4 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
8 4 (0.98%) PySpark
9 3 (0.73%) Entity Framework
9 3 (0.73%) HTML5
10 2 (0.49%) ADO
10 2 (0.49%) Apache Beam
11 1 (0.24%) SOAP
11 1 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (8.07%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.16%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (2.69%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.44%) Data Structures
5 9 (2.20%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.96%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.96%) PMI
7 7 (1.71%) Driving Licence
7 7 (1.71%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.47%) FMCG
8 6 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.22%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.98%) e-Learning
10 4 (0.98%) Housing Association
10 4 (0.98%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.98%) Shadow IT
11 3 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.73%) Educational Technology
11 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.44%) Windows
2 4 (0.98%) Windows 10
2 4 (0.98%) Windows 7
3 3 (0.73%) Android
3 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 398 (97.31%) Agile
2 166 (40.59%) Project Management
3 102 (24.94%) Project Delivery
4 88 (21.52%) Scrum
5 77 (18.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 73 (17.85%) PRINCE2
7 69 (16.87%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (10.76%) Decision-Making
9 43 (10.51%) CRM
9 43 (10.51%) DevOps
10 40 (9.78%) Business Analysis
11 38 (9.29%) Continuous Improvement
12 37 (9.05%) Coaching
12 37 (9.05%) Requirements Gathering
13 36 (8.80%) ERP
13 36 (8.80%) Roadmaps
14 35 (8.56%) Mentoring
15 34 (8.31%) Business Intelligence
16 33 (8.07%) Creative Thinking
17 31 (7.58%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 60 (14.67%) SQL
2 35 (8.56%) C#
3 27 (6.60%) Python
4 26 (6.36%) JavaScript
5 18 (4.40%) Java
6 6 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.47%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.22%) Bicep
7 5 (1.22%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.22%) VB
8 4 (0.98%) R
9 3 (0.73%) C
9 3 (0.73%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.73%) Scala
9 3 (0.73%) Swift
10 2 (0.49%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.49%) Tcl
11 1 (0.24%) C++
11 1 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 79 (19.32%) Degree
2 52 (12.71%) Security Cleared
3 45 (11.00%) SC Cleared
4 30 (7.33%) DV Cleared
5 28 (6.85%) PMI Certification
6 27 (6.60%) PMP
7 13 (3.18%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (2.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.71%) CIMA
10 6 (1.47%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 5 (1.22%) CAPM
12 2 (0.49%) CBAP
12 2 (0.49%) HND
12 2 (0.49%) IIBA
12 2 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.49%) RIBA
13 1 (0.24%) CSPO
13 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.24%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.02%) QA
2 29 (7.09%) PMO
3 10 (2.44%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.44%) GDPR
4 3 (0.73%) SLA
5 2 (0.49%) NIST
6 1 (0.24%) GxP
System Software
1 10 (2.44%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.98%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.49%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 4 (0.98%) SCCM
1 4 (0.98%) WSUS
2 1 (0.24%) Ansible
2 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Vendors
1 55 (13.45%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.09%) Oracle
3 28 (6.85%) Salesforce
4 20 (4.89%) MuleSoft
5 19 (4.65%) SAP
6 15 (3.67%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.93%) Google
8 11 (2.69%) BT
9 9 (2.20%) Civica
9 9 (2.20%) Northgate
10 8 (1.96%) VMware
11 5 (1.22%) Alteryx
11 5 (1.22%) Automation Anywhere
11 5 (1.22%) Databricks
11 5 (1.22%) iManage
12 4 (0.98%) Adobe
12 4 (0.98%) Autodesk
12 4 (0.98%) Dell
12 4 (0.98%) Sage
13 3 (0.73%) Citrix