Waterfall Contracts in Bristol

Waterfall Model
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Waterfall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Waterfall over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 62 79
Rank change year-on-year +18 +17 -1
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 11 12 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 2.05% 1.14% 1.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.23% 1.37% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 12 16
10th Percentile - £115 £306
25th Percentile £413 £453 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £578 £538
Median % change year-on-year -26.41% +7.44% +26.47%
75th Percentile £518 £613 £589
90th Percentile £586 £641 £631
South West median daily rate £550 £595 £550
% change year-on-year -7.56% +8.18% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £80.00
South West median hourly rate - - £80.50
% change year-on-year - - +16.58%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Waterfall falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 493 879 1,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 91.81% 83.16% 89.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 484 750
10th Percentile £222 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £567 £602 £631
90th Percentile £657 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £549
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.37% +9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 184 220
10th Percentile £18.51 £40.00 -
25th Percentile £42.51 £45.00 £9.80
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year - +5.69% +36.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.00 £83.88
South West median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +26.00% -18.70% +26.16%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in Bristol

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Waterfall in Bristol

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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in Bristol

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Waterfall in Bristol

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 (9.09%) Appian
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (9.09%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (36.36%) 5G
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Billing
2 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
3 2 (18.18%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Project Manager
2 4 (36.36%) OSS Project Manager
2 4 (36.36%) Telecoms Manager
2 4 (36.36%) Telecoms Project Manager
3 3 (27.27%) Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Business Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Business Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Appian Developer
5 1 (9.09%) Consultant
5 1 (9.09%) Developer
5 1 (9.09%) PMO Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Cloud Native
2 1 (9.09%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
2 7 (63.64%) Project Management
2 7 (63.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (45.45%) PRINCE2
3 5 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (45.45%) Risk Management
4 4 (36.36%) CRM
4 4 (36.36%) Fault Management
4 4 (36.36%) Network Management
4 4 (36.36%) Scrum
4 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (18.18%) Change Control
6 2 (18.18%) Commercial Awareness
6 2 (18.18%) Epics
6 2 (18.18%) Process Improvement
6 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
6 2 (18.18%) Use Case
6 2 (18.18%) User Stories
6 2 (18.18%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) PMI Certification
1 5 (45.45%) PMP
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) PMO
2 1 (9.09%) PMBOK
Systems Management
1 4 (36.36%) Amdocs OSS
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Amdocs
1 4 (36.36%) Ciena
1 4 (36.36%) Ericsson
1 4 (36.36%) NetCracker
1 4 (36.36%) Nokia
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft