Business Case Contracts in England

Business Cases
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 185 203 133
Rank change year-on-year +18 -70 +15
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Business Case 420 418 857
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.52% 1.26% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 1.47% 2.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 253 623
10th Percentile £333 £350 £407
25th Percentile £405 £475 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £686
90th Percentile £700 £794 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £575 £570
% change year-on-year -13.04% +0.88% +5.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 13
10th Percentile £34.35 £20.53 £23.58
25th Percentile £36.54 £22.50 £30.00
Median hourly rate £44.25 £27.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.91% -31.25% +13.12%
75th Percentile £51.88 £42.78 £57.83
90th Percentile £56.15 £66.25 £62.95
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £26.50 £40.35
% change year-on-year +52.83% -34.32% +10.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 25,010 28,449 38,723
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.76% 85.74% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,918 18,264 26,994
10th Percentile £300 £313 £325
25th Percentile £404 £421 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £753 £756
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,465 1,500 1,379
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.80 £18.08 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% - +54.55%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.29 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.90% -4.71% +54.55%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in England

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Case

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case in England over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in England

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Case

Business Case
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Case in England over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Case in England

Business Case
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +32 215 £550 -6.98% 238
North of England -21 70 £405 -29.57% 114
South East +20 46 £550 +4.76% 163
Yorkshire +7 38 £475 -5.00% 32
Midlands -15 36 £449 -28.24% 57
North West -24 32 £389 -32.80% 68
South West +19 26 £553 +11.90% 26
West Midlands -18 20 £550 -12.00% 37
East of England -7 17 £485 +38.57% 43
East Midlands +3 14 £425 +19.72% 20
Business Case
UK

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 21 (5.00%) Confluence
2 14 (3.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.24%) CMS
Applications
1 53 (12.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
4 19 (4.52%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.24%) Revit
7 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.62%) Endur
3 4 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.71%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.48%) Loan IQ
5 2 (0.48%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.48%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.24%) Aligne
6 1 (0.24%) Primavera
6 1 (0.24%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 24 (5.71%) Azure
2 19 (4.52%) AWS
3 16 (3.81%) Power Platform
4 12 (2.86%) SaaS
5 9 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (1.43%) GCP
6 6 (1.43%) SuccessFactors
7 5 (1.19%) Google Sheets
7 5 (1.19%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (0.95%) Google Play
9 3 (0.71%) Asana
9 3 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.71%) PaaS
9 3 (0.71%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.71%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.48%) Contentstack
10 2 (0.48%) GitHub
10 2 (0.48%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.19%) LAN
1 5 (1.19%) VPN
2 4 (0.95%) BGP
2 4 (0.95%) Firewall
2 4 (0.95%) OSPF
2 4 (0.95%) Unicast
3 3 (0.71%) Multicast
3 3 (0.71%) NetScaler
4 1 (0.24%) Converged Networks
4 1 (0.24%) GPRS
4 1 (0.24%) Intranet
4 1 (0.24%) NAS
4 1 (0.24%) SAN
4 1 (0.24%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.81%) Power BI
2 14 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.67%) MongoDB
4 7 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.67%) Redis
4 7 (1.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.43%) Power Query
6 5 (1.19%) Tableau
7 4 (0.95%) Metadata
8 3 (0.71%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.48%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.48%) GIS
9 2 (0.48%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.24%) DTS
10 1 (0.24%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.24%) EDRMS
10 1 (0.24%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 29 (6.90%) JIRA
2 7 (1.67%) webpack
3 4 (0.95%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.71%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.48%) JUnit
5 2 (0.48%) Mockito
6 1 (0.24%) Git
6 1 (0.24%) Hudson
6 1 (0.24%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.24%) Maven
6 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.24%) TeamCity
General
1 193 (45.95%) Finance
2 170 (40.48%) Social Skills
3 92 (21.90%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (11.67%) Public Sector
5 48 (11.43%) Presentation Skills
6 44 (10.48%) Banking
7 26 (6.19%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (5.24%) Retail
9 19 (4.52%) Marketing
10 18 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (3.33%) Local Government
13 13 (3.10%) Legal
14 11 (2.62%) Manufacturing
15 9 (2.14%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.90%) Retail Banking
17 7 (1.67%) Telecoms
18 6 (1.43%) Back Office
18 6 (1.43%) Investment Banking
19 5 (1.19%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 120 (28.57%) Analyst
2 98 (23.33%) Business Analyst
3 67 (15.95%) Project Manager
4 33 (7.86%) Lead
4 33 (7.86%) Senior
5 19 (4.52%) Architect
6 18 (4.29%) Programme Manager
7 17 (4.05%) Data Analyst
7 17 (4.05%) Senior Manager
8 15 (3.57%) Developer
8 15 (3.57%) IT Manager
9 14 (3.33%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (3.10%) Delivery Manager
11 11 (2.62%) IT Project Manager
12 10 (2.38%) Transformation Manager
13 8 (1.90%) Banking Project Manager
13 8 (1.90%) Data Business Analyst
13 8 (1.90%) Endur Business Analyst
13 8 (1.90%) OpenLink Business Analyst
13 8 (1.90%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.62%) React
2 10 (2.38%) .NET
3 7 (1.67%) Bootstrap
3 7 (1.67%) CSS
3 7 (1.67%) HTML
3 7 (1.67%) HTML5
3 7 (1.67%) jQuery
3 7 (1.67%) Memcached
4 5 (1.19%) RESTful
5 4 (0.95%) Redux
6 3 (0.71%) React Native
6 3 (0.71%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.48%) Kafka
7 2 (0.48%) Next.js
7 2 (0.48%) REST
7 2 (0.48%) Software Packaging
7 2 (0.48%) Spring
7 2 (0.48%) WireMock
8 1 (0.24%) ATL
8 1 (0.24%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.71%) Management Information System
2 19 (4.52%) Product Ownership
3 13 (3.10%) Reinsurance
4 12 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.14%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.14%) PMI
6 8 (1.90%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.90%) Smart Meter
7 7 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.19%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.19%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.19%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.95%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.95%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.71%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.71%) NHS
12 2 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.57%) Windows
2 8 (1.90%) Windows 10
2 8 (1.90%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (1.19%) Windows 8
4 5 (1.19%) Windows Server 2003
4 5 (1.19%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (1.19%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (1.19%) Windows XP
5 3 (0.71%) Android
6 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.24%) Linux
7 1 (0.24%) Unix
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (31.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 128 (30.48%) Agile
3 91 (21.67%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (18.57%) Roadmaps
5 72 (17.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 70 (16.67%) Change Management
7 68 (16.19%) Project Delivery
7 68 (16.19%) Project Management
8 63 (15.00%) Decision-Making
9 51 (12.14%) Requirements Gathering
10 50 (11.90%) Data Analysis
11 48 (11.43%) Continuous Improvement
12 46 (10.95%) Business Analysis
13 43 (10.24%) Analytics
14 42 (10.00%) Business Strategy
15 35 (8.33%) Feasibility Study
15 35 (8.33%) PRINCE2
16 34 (8.10%) Workshop Facilitation
17 32 (7.62%) Waterfall
18 31 (7.38%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.29%) SQL
2 9 (2.14%) C#
3 6 (1.43%) Java
4 5 (1.19%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.95%) PowerShell
5 4 (0.95%) TypeScript
5 4 (0.95%) VB
6 3 (0.71%) Python
7 1 (0.24%) ANSI SQL
7 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.24%) R
7 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (12.14%) Degree
2 36 (8.57%) Security Cleared
3 29 (6.90%) SC Cleared
4 24 (5.71%) PMI Certification
5 20 (4.76%) PMP
6 11 (2.62%) CBAP
7 10 (2.38%) CIMA
8 9 (2.14%) ACCA
9 5 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.95%) CCIE
10 4 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.95%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (0.71%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.48%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.48%) CRISC
12 2 (0.48%) CSPO
12 2 (0.48%) IIBA
12 2 (0.48%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.57%) PMO
2 23 (5.48%) QA
3 14 (3.33%) Accessibility
4 12 (2.86%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.86%) GDPR
5 7 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.19%) Solvency II
7 3 (0.71%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.71%) SLA
8 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.48%) COREP
8 2 (0.48%) FINREP
8 2 (0.48%) GRC
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.48%) NCSC
8 2 (0.48%) P3O
8 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.24%) EMIR
9 1 (0.24%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 7 (1.67%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.71%) Docker
2 3 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (0.71%) XenDesktop
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.24%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 11 (2.62%) SCCM
2 4 (0.95%) Ansible
3 3 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.48%) Terraform
5 1 (0.24%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 62 (14.76%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.95%) SAP
3 20 (4.76%) Oracle
4 15 (3.57%) Google
5 10 (2.38%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.38%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.67%) Adobe
7 6 (1.43%) IFS
7 6 (1.43%) Workday
8 5 (1.19%) Canon
8 5 (1.19%) NEC
8 5 (1.19%) UiPath
9 4 (0.95%) Arista
10 3 (0.71%) Citrix
10 3 (0.71%) DocuSign
11 2 (0.48%) Cisco
11 2 (0.48%) Guidewire
11 2 (0.48%) IBM
11 2 (0.48%) IBM Sterling
11 2 (0.48%) VMware