Business Case Contracts in Devon

Business Cases
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon requiring Business Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Case over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 31 26
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 +4
Contract jobs citing Business Case 1 1 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 0.74% 0.41% 2.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.54% 3.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £366
25th Percentile - - £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £500 £388
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% +29.03% -13.89%
75th Percentile - - £397
90th Percentile - - £399
South West median daily rate £530 £525 £637
% change year-on-year +0.95% -17.65% +27.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

Business Case 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 Devon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 119 185 152
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 88.15% 76.13% 83.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 115 112
10th Percentile - £143 £245
25th Percentile £145 £177 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 £425 £465
Median % change year-on-year -24.71% -8.60% +14.04%
75th Percentile £520 £575 £654
90th Percentile £580 £600 £725
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +9.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 33 7
10th Percentile - £10.42 £34.20
25th Percentile £25.15 £13.86 £46.00
Median hourly rate £28.32 £30.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% -40.00% +24.76%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £70.75 - £67.00
South West median hourly rate £28.55 £55.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -48.09% -8.33% +20.00%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in Devon

Business Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Case in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Business Case in Devon

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Case in Devon.

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in Devon

Business Case
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the Devon region over the 6 months to 27 June 2025. 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
Plymouth - 1 £800 - 2
Business Case
South West

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA