Waterfall Contract Job Trends in Crewe

Waterfall Model
Cheshire > Crewe

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Crewe requiring Waterfall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 6 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 9 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Crewe 23.68% 17.86% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 31.03% 18.52% -
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 0
10th Percentile £501 - -
25th Percentile £513 £405 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £410 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.10% - -
75th Percentile £550 £415 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £523 £477 £445
% change year-on-year +9.59% +7.25% -1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £83.50 -
Cheshire median hourly rate - £83.50 -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Crewe

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 Crewe.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29 27 19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Crewe 76.32% 96.43% 65.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 15 11
10th Percentile £313 £154 £513
25th Percentile £344 £194 £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £355 £590
Median % change year-on-year +47.89% -39.83% +12.38%
75th Percentile £550 £415 £613
90th Percentile £580 £638 £638
Cheshire median daily rate £485 £437 £475
% change year-on-year +10.87% -8.00% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile - £27.70 -
25th Percentile £34.49 £29.50 -
Median hourly rate £35.82 £32.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% - -
75th Percentile £37.16 £40.00 -
90th Percentile - £67.15 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £32.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +0.70% -8.57% +14.60%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in Crewe

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Waterfall relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Crewe.

Waterfall job vacancy trend in Crewe

Waterfall
Daily Rate Trend in Crewe

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Crewe citing Waterfall.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Crewe citing Waterfall

Waterfall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) LAN
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
1 1 (11.11%) WAN
1 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 8 (88.89%) Automotive
2 7 (77.78%) Manufacturing
3 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
4 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 3 (33.33%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Business Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) IT Manager
3 2 (22.22%) IT Project Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Senior
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Senior IT Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior IT Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (11.11%) Data Centre
1 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 6 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (55.56%) Technology Transformation
3 4 (44.44%) Agile
3 4 (44.44%) AI
3 4 (44.44%) Budget Management
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 4 (44.44%) Migration
3 4 (44.44%) Project Governance
4 3 (33.33%) Business Analysis
4 3 (33.33%) Business Case
4 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis
4 3 (33.33%) Data Migration
4 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 3 (33.33%) Software Delivery
4 3 (33.33%) User Stories
5 2 (22.22%) Change Management
5 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
5 2 (22.22%) Requirements Engineering
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) IIBA
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) ISEB
3 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) QA