Customer Requirements Contracts in England

Customer Requirements
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Customer Requirements skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Customer Requirements over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 269 198 207
Rank change year-on-year -71 +9 +161
Contract jobs citing Customer Requirements 232 433 665
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.95% 1.17% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.35% 1.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 179 276
10th Percentile £256 £166 £262
25th Percentile £434 £394 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £638 £590 £600
90th Percentile £765 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 98 227
10th Percentile £24.66 £17.72 -
25th Percentile £25.15 £25.50 £9.80
Median hourly rate £50.00 £47.83 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year +4.54% +349.95% -76.41%
75th Percentile £65.62 £65.00 £12.02
90th Percentile £81.63 - £60.00
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £45.00 £10.63
% change year-on-year +11.11% +323.33% -77.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Customer Requirements 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,247 32,161 45,385
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.13% 86.56% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,550 21,078 31,861
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 2,252 1,585
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.93 £10.91
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.15 £35.96 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.93% -4.12% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £36.42
% change year-on-year -18.31% -2.53% +45.69%

Customer Requirements
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Customer Requirements as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Customer Requirements in England.

Daily rate trend for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Requirements in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Customer Requirements in England.

Hourly rate trend for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Requirements in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Contract 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 Customer Requirements within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
London +35 98 £550 +11.11% 252
South East -27 44 £600 +26.32% 122
South West +23 27 £600 +1.69% 54
East of England -2 25 £500 -6.98% 39
North of England +9 22 £477 +0.32% 100
North West +12 17 £568 +88.13% 59
Midlands -13 9 £476 +5.78% 92
West Midlands +2 8 £441 -41.27% 45
Yorkshire -5 4 £232 -51.21% 32
North East -2 1 - - 10
East Midlands -5 1 £525 +204.35% 44
Customer Requirements
UK

Customer Requirements
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 7 (3.02%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.72%) CMS
2 4 (1.72%) WebLogic
3 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.86%) Confluence
4 2 (0.86%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.43%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.43%) Apache
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.43%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.43%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.43%) WinCC
Applications
1 13 (5.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.59%) Windchill
4 4 (1.72%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.72%) Simulink
5 1 (0.43%) CATIA
5 1 (0.43%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.43%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 5 (2.16%) SAP PP
1 5 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.29%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (1.29%) Primavera
3 2 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.86%) Movex
3 2 (0.86%) SAP QM
3 2 (0.86%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.43%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.43%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.43%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.43%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 26 (11.21%) Azure
2 16 (6.90%) AWS
3 12 (5.17%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (5.17%) npm
3 12 (5.17%) PaaS
3 12 (5.17%) SaaS
3 12 (5.17%) Yarn
4 10 (4.31%) Entra ID
4 10 (4.31%) GCP
5 6 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (2.59%) IaaS
5 6 (2.59%) Power Platform
6 5 (2.16%) Figma
6 5 (2.16%) GitHub
7 3 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.29%) Nutanix
7 3 (1.29%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.60%) VoIP
2 12 (5.17%) LAN
3 10 (4.31%) PBX
4 8 (3.45%) Cisco ISE
4 8 (3.45%) Firewall
5 6 (2.59%) Cisco Firepower
6 5 (2.16%) BGP
6 5 (2.16%) Cisco IOS
6 5 (2.16%) DNS
6 5 (2.16%) Junos
7 4 (1.72%) VSAN
7 4 (1.72%) WAN
8 3 (1.29%) Ethernet
8 3 (1.29%) OSPF
8 3 (1.29%) SD-WAN
8 3 (1.29%) VPN
8 3 (1.29%) Wireless
9 2 (0.86%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.86%) MPLS
9 2 (0.86%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.16%) Power BI
1 5 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.72%) Metadata
3 3 (1.29%) Big Data
3 3 (1.29%) SAP BW
4 2 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.86%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.43%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.43%) GIS
5 1 (0.43%) Looker
5 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.43%) Redis
5 1 (0.43%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (6.03%) Git
2 12 (5.17%) JIRA
2 12 (5.17%) webpack
3 5 (2.16%) TeamCity
4 4 (1.72%) Toad
5 3 (1.29%) Bitbucket
5 3 (1.29%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.86%) NUnit
6 2 (0.86%) Postman
6 2 (0.86%) Subversion
6 2 (0.86%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.43%) MSI
7 1 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.43%) Selenium
7 1 (0.43%) SonarQube
General
1 62 (26.72%) Social Skills
2 43 (18.53%) Finance
3 30 (12.93%) Banking
4 28 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.91%) Investment Banking
6 20 (8.62%) Telecoms
7 16 (6.90%) Manufacturing
7 16 (6.90%) Public Sector
8 11 (4.74%) Marketing
9 6 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.16%) Electronics
10 5 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.72%) Billing
12 3 (1.29%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.29%) Automotive
12 3 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.29%) Games
12 3 (1.29%) Law
12 3 (1.29%) Retail
13 2 (0.86%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 41 (17.67%) Architect
2 32 (13.79%) Senior
3 28 (12.07%) Developer
4 24 (10.34%) Analyst
5 15 (6.47%) Consultant
6 14 (6.03%) Business Analyst
7 12 (5.17%) Network Engineer
7 12 (5.17%) UI Developer
8 11 (4.74%) Senior Developer
8 11 (4.74%) Senior UI Developer
9 10 (4.31%) SAP Analyst
10 9 (3.88%) Administrator
10 9 (3.88%) Lead
10 9 (3.88%) Solutions Architect
10 9 (3.88%) Systems Engineer
11 8 (3.45%) Network Architect
11 8 (3.45%) Technology Specialist
12 6 (2.59%) Service Architect
13 5 (2.16%) Configuration Engineer
13 5 (2.16%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.60%) CSS
1 13 (5.60%) React
2 8 (3.45%) RxJS
3 7 (3.02%) XML
4 6 (2.59%) AngularJS
5 5 (2.16%) HTML
5 5 (2.16%) Redux
6 4 (1.72%) PySpark
7 3 (1.29%) DCOM
7 3 (1.29%) HTML5
7 3 (1.29%) JSON
7 3 (1.29%) REST
7 3 (1.29%) RxJava
7 3 (1.29%) SOAP
7 3 (1.29%) Spring
7 3 (1.29%) Web Services
8 2 (0.86%) .NET
8 2 (0.86%) LDAP
8 2 (0.86%) XGBoost
8 2 (0.86%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.19%) Derivative
1 19 (8.19%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (3.88%) Blackberry
3 9 (3.88%) Video Conferencing
4 6 (2.59%) CMDB
5 4 (1.72%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.72%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.72%) Credit Risk
5 4 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.72%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.72%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.29%) Clustering
6 3 (1.29%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.29%) FPGA
6 3 (1.29%) IoT
6 3 (1.29%) PCIe
6 3 (1.29%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.29%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.91%) Windows
2 17 (7.33%) Linux
3 8 (3.45%) Unix
4 4 (1.72%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.86%) Android
5 2 (0.86%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.86%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.86%) Solaris
5 2 (0.86%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (30.17%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (28.88%) Agile
3 31 (13.36%) Migration
4 25 (10.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
5 24 (10.34%) Technical Leadership
6 20 (8.62%) Validation
7 19 (8.19%) Electronic Trading
7 19 (8.19%) Roadmaps
8 18 (7.76%) Root Cause Analysis
8 18 (7.76%) Service Design
9 17 (7.33%) DevOps
9 17 (7.33%) ITIL
10 16 (6.90%) Project Management
11 15 (6.47%) Event-Driven
11 15 (6.47%) Incident Management
11 15 (6.47%) Web Development
12 14 (6.03%) CI/CD
12 14 (6.03%) Full-Stack Development
13 13 (5.60%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 21 (9.05%) SQL
2 20 (8.62%) Java
3 18 (7.76%) Python
4 17 (7.33%) TypeScript
5 16 (6.90%) PowerShell
6 15 (6.47%) JavaScript
7 8 (3.45%) VB
8 4 (1.72%) Bicep
8 4 (1.72%) Haskell
8 4 (1.72%) MATLAB
8 4 (1.72%) OCaml
8 4 (1.72%) Scala
9 3 (1.29%) SystemVerilog
9 3 (1.29%) Tcl
9 3 (1.29%) VBScript
10 2 (0.86%) Bash
10 2 (0.86%) Perl
10 2 (0.86%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.43%) C#
11 1 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 93 (40.09%) Security Cleared
2 78 (33.62%) SC Cleared
3 28 (12.07%) DV Cleared
4 14 (6.03%) CCNP
4 14 (6.03%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (6.03%) Degree
5 9 (3.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 6 (2.59%) HNC
7 5 (2.16%) HND
7 5 (2.16%) ISTQB
7 5 (2.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 4 (1.72%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.72%) ISEB
9 3 (1.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (1.29%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.86%) MCSA
10 2 (0.86%) MCSE
10 2 (0.86%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.90%) SLA
2 7 (3.02%) QA
3 3 (1.29%) Accessibility
3 3 (1.29%) DO-254
3 3 (1.29%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 3 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.86%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.86%) GDPR
4 2 (0.86%) NCSC
4 2 (0.86%) PMO
5 1 (0.43%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.43%) NIST
5 1 (0.43%) SEPA
System Software
1 18 (7.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (3.88%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.59%) Docker
3 6 (2.59%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.72%) vSphere
5 3 (1.29%) Firmware
5 3 (1.29%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.86%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.86%) NFS
6 2 (0.86%) Veritas File System
6 2 (0.86%) Veritas Volume Manager
6 2 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.43%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.43%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 12 (5.17%) Ansible
2 8 (3.45%) Jamf Pro
2 8 (3.45%) Terraform
3 5 (2.16%) FortiGate
4 4 (1.72%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.29%) Control-M
6 2 (0.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.86%) Netcool
6 2 (0.86%) QRadar
6 2 (0.86%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.86%) SCCM
6 2 (0.86%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.43%) Cisco UCCX
7 1 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.43%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.43%) Podman
7 1 (0.43%) Sysdig
7 1 (0.43%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 42 (18.10%) Microsoft
2 32 (13.79%) Cisco
3 23 (9.91%) Juniper
4 21 (9.05%) SAP
4 21 (9.05%) VMware
5 16 (6.90%) Oracle
6 15 (6.47%) F5
7 14 (6.03%) Palo Alto
8 12 (5.17%) Atlassian
8 12 (5.17%) Ericsson
8 12 (5.17%) Nokia
9 9 (3.88%) Avaya
9 9 (3.88%) Ribbon
10 8 (3.45%) Apple
10 8 (3.45%) Samsung
10 8 (3.45%) ServiceNow
10 8 (3.45%) SOTI
11 7 (3.02%) Salesforce
12 6 (2.59%) Red Hat
13 5 (2.16%) Citrix