Business Case Contract Job Trends in East Sussex

Business Cases
South East > East Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in East Sussex requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 20 18
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 +11
Contract jobs citing Business Case 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in East Sussex 0.95% 1.30% 1.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 1.47% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 £475 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £494 £525 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £550 £514 £575
% change year-on-year +7.06% -10.65% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.98
Median hourly rate - - £23.95
75th Percentile - - £25.93
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate - £52.50 £32.32
% change year-on-year - +62.44% +7.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 92 68 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex 87.62% 88.31% 96.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 39 44
10th Percentile £159 £300 £394
25th Percentile £293 £363 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £575
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -26.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £745
90th Percentile £690 £645 -
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 7
10th Percentile - - £13.09
25th Percentile £12.60 £51.25 £13.16
Median hourly rate £14.63 £52.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -72.14% +191.67% +44.23%
75th Percentile £20.15 £53.75 £29.09
90th Percentile £29.89 - £40.85
South East median hourly rate £20.73 £58.49 £54.37
% change year-on-year -64.56% +7.58% +55.34%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.

Business Case job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in East Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Business Case

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in East Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Business Case

Business Case
Contract Job Locations in East Sussex

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 East Sussex region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Brighton +5 1 £488 -2.50% 4
Business Case
South East

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Product Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design