Requirements Gathering Contracts in England

Requirements Gathering (Requirements Elicitation)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Requirements Gathering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Requirements Gathering over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 111 115
Rank change year-on-year -16 +4 -16
Contract jobs citing Requirements Gathering 529 733 1,090
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.18% 2.01% 2.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 2.33% 2.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 334 509 779
10th Percentile £350 £354 £388
25th Percentile £415 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £628
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 12 30
10th Percentile - £23.63 £53.28
25th Percentile £22.75 £32.53 £55.75
Median hourly rate £25.25 £50.25 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.75% -18.29% +16.04%
75th Percentile £33.69 £68.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £45.73 £74.38 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £50.25 £61.50
% change year-on-year -42.29% -18.29% +16.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Requirements Gathering 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 22,114 31,426 43,648
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.28% 86.34% 90.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,436 20,611 30,630
10th Percentile £306 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 963 2,247 1,533
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.92 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £16.00 £16.13
Median hourly rate £28.41 £36.50 £36.54
Median % change year-on-year -22.16% -0.11% +46.16%
75th Percentile £62.24 £60.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.64 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -24.27% +1.39% +40.19%

Requirements Gathering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Requirements Gathering in England

Requirements Gathering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Requirements Gathering in England

Requirements Gathering
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Requirements Gathering in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Requirements Gathering in England

Requirements Gathering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Requirements Gathering in England

Requirements Gathering
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Requirements Gathering in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Requirements Gathering in England

Requirements Gathering
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 Requirements Gathering within the England region over the 6 months to 21 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 -4 328 £550 - 532
North of England -18 72 £475 -3.06% 189
North West -14 48 £483 +1.58% 133
Midlands -22 30 £500 +32.80% 105
West Midlands -25 25 £500 +39.28% 73
South West +40 24 £500 +11.11% 60
South East -12 24 £450 -14.29% 205
East of England +25 18 £500 +19.40% 57
Yorkshire -11 15 £463 -5.61% 37
North East - 9 £350 - 19
East Midlands +11 5 £444 +4.47% 27
Requirements Gathering
UK

Requirements Gathering
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 39 (7.37%) Confluence
2 12 (2.27%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.95%) ArcGIS
3 5 (0.95%) CMS
4 4 (0.76%) Drupal
5 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) IBM HTTP Server
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.19%) MS Project Server
6 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 43 (8.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (6.43%) MS Visio
3 19 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.95%) Trello
7 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.38%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.38%) InVision
8 2 (0.38%) Notepad++
8 2 (0.38%) Sketch
8 2 (0.38%) UserZoom
9 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 15 (2.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.51%) SAP MDG
4 6 (1.13%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.95%) SAP MM
5 5 (0.95%) SAP Retail
6 4 (0.76%) PeopleSoft Financials
6 4 (0.76%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 4 (0.76%) SAP CAR
6 4 (0.76%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.76%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.76%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.57%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.38%) NEC Housing
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.38%) SAP GTS
8 2 (0.38%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 67 (12.67%) Power Platform
2 60 (11.34%) Azure
3 26 (4.91%) AWS
4 16 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (2.08%) Lucidchart
7 11 (2.08%) Snowflake
8 10 (1.89%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (1.89%) Serverless
9 8 (1.51%) dbt
9 8 (1.51%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.51%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.51%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.51%) SaaS
10 5 (0.95%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.95%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 4 (0.76%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.95%) Firewall
1 5 (0.95%) HTTP
1 5 (0.95%) Network Security
2 4 (0.76%) BGP
2 4 (0.76%) LAN
3 3 (0.57%) IPsec
3 3 (0.57%) MPLS
3 3 (0.57%) WAN
4 2 (0.38%) ATM
4 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
4 2 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.19%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.19%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.19%) Internet
5 1 (0.19%) Intranet
5 1 (0.19%) VPN
5 1 (0.19%) VXLAN
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (11.53%) Power BI
2 28 (5.29%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (4.16%) Tableau
4 19 (3.59%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.70%) BusinessObjects
6 8 (1.51%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.13%) Amazon Athena
7 6 (1.13%) Crystal Reports
7 6 (1.13%) SAP HANA
8 5 (0.95%) Metadata
8 5 (0.95%) MS Access
8 5 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.76%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.76%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.76%) MySQL
9 4 (0.76%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.76%) Siebel EIM
10 3 (0.57%) GIS
Development Applications
1 60 (11.34%) JIRA
2 11 (2.08%) Git
3 5 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.57%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.57%) MagicDraw
5 2 (0.38%) Axure RP
5 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket Server
5 2 (0.38%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.38%) JUnit
5 2 (0.38%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.38%) XMLSpy
6 1 (0.19%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.19%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.19%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.19%) MSI
6 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.19%) RStudio
6 1 (0.19%) Selenium
General
1 216 (40.83%) Social Skills
2 144 (27.22%) Finance
3 124 (23.44%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (9.26%) Banking
5 33 (6.24%) Public Sector
5 33 (6.24%) Retail
6 21 (3.97%) Front Office
7 19 (3.59%) Marketing
7 19 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (3.21%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (3.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.84%) Legal
11 9 (1.70%) Law
11 9 (1.70%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.51%) Investment Banking
12 8 (1.51%) Local Government
13 7 (1.32%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.13%) Back Office
15 5 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 254 (48.02%) Analyst
2 221 (41.78%) Business Analyst
3 58 (10.96%) Consultant
4 48 (9.07%) Architect
5 40 (7.56%) Senior
6 35 (6.62%) Developer
7 28 (5.29%) Lead
8 27 (5.10%) Technical Analyst
9 25 (4.73%) Data Analyst
9 25 (4.73%) Technical Business Analyst
10 22 (4.16%) Project Manager
11 17 (3.21%) Business IT Analyst
11 17 (3.21%) IT Analyst
11 17 (3.21%) IT Business Analyst
12 16 (3.02%) Solutions Architect
13 15 (2.84%) Data Business Analyst
13 15 (2.84%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (2.84%) Senior Business Analyst
14 14 (2.65%) SAP Consultant
15 12 (2.27%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.65%) .NET
2 12 (2.27%) HTML
3 9 (1.70%) CSS
4 8 (1.51%) React
4 8 (1.51%) SOAP
4 8 (1.51%) Web Services
5 7 (1.32%) AngularJS
5 7 (1.32%) REST
5 7 (1.32%) RESTful
6 6 (1.13%) .NET Core
7 5 (0.95%) HTML5
8 4 (0.76%) FpML
8 4 (0.76%) JMS
8 4 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (0.57%) EDI
9 3 (0.57%) FIX Protocol
9 3 (0.57%) JDBC
9 3 (0.57%) Middleware
9 3 (0.57%) XML
9 3 (0.57%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.67%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 15 (2.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 12 (2.27%) Derivative
5 11 (2.08%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
6 10 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (1.70%) Equities
8 7 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (1.13%) Fixed Income
10 5 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.95%) Cloud Native
10 5 (0.95%) PMI
10 5 (0.95%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.76%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.76%) Reference Data
11 4 (0.76%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.57%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.78%) Windows
2 12 (2.27%) Linux
3 3 (0.57%) Android
3 3 (0.57%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.57%) Unix
4 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (32.70%) Agile
2 137 (25.90%) Stakeholder Management
3 118 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (22.12%) Business Analysis
5 91 (17.20%) Workshop Facilitation
6 78 (14.74%) Project Management
7 75 (14.18%) Migration
8 74 (13.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 73 (13.80%) User Stories
10 71 (13.42%) Data Analysis
11 63 (11.91%) Analytics
12 61 (11.53%) Business Intelligence
13 56 (10.59%) Change Management
14 50 (9.45%) Scrum
15 49 (9.26%) User Acceptance Testing
16 44 (8.32%) Project Delivery
17 43 (8.13%) Validation
18 40 (7.56%) DevOps
18 40 (7.56%) Waterfall
19 39 (7.37%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 85 (16.07%) SQL
2 28 (5.29%) Python
3 20 (3.78%) Java
4 15 (2.84%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.27%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.32%) C#
7 6 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (1.13%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.76%) ABAP
8 4 (0.76%) PeopleCode
8 4 (0.76%) R
8 4 (0.76%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.76%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.57%) C++
9 3 (0.57%) COBOL
9 3 (0.57%) Groovy
9 3 (0.57%) PHP
9 3 (0.57%) VBA
10 2 (0.38%) Bash
10 2 (0.38%) C
Qualifications
1 67 (12.67%) Security Cleared
2 62 (11.72%) Degree
3 52 (9.83%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.27%) PMI Certification
5 10 (1.89%) CBAP
5 10 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.89%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.89%) PMP
6 6 (1.13%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.13%) SAP Certification
7 4 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (0.76%) CISSP
8 3 (0.57%) CFA
8 3 (0.57%) CSPO
8 3 (0.57%) IIBA
8 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.38%) CEH
9 2 (0.38%) CISA
9 2 (0.38%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.10%) QA
2 13 (2.46%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.89%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.89%) MiFID
4 9 (1.70%) GDPR
5 8 (1.51%) EMIR
6 5 (0.95%) SLA
7 4 (0.76%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.38%) Dodd-Frank
9 2 (0.38%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.38%) ISO 8583
9 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.38%) NIST
9 2 (0.38%) PMO
9 2 (0.38%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.38%) WCAG
10 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 14 (2.65%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.95%) Docker
3 2 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (1.51%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (1.13%) Terraform
3 4 (0.76%) Ansible
4 2 (0.38%) HP Data Protector
4 2 (0.38%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.19%) Control-M
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.19%) PTC Integrity
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (16.07%) Microsoft
2 58 (10.96%) SAP
3 28 (5.29%) ServiceNow
4 24 (4.54%) Oracle
4 24 (4.54%) Salesforce
5 10 (1.89%) Adobe
5 10 (1.89%) Ariba
6 7 (1.32%) Cisco
7 6 (1.13%) Apple
7 6 (1.13%) PeopleSoft
7 6 (1.13%) Samsung
7 6 (1.13%) SOTI
7 6 (1.13%) VMware
8 5 (0.95%) Google
8 5 (0.95%) Workday
9 4 (0.76%) Blue Prism
9 4 (0.76%) IBM
9 4 (0.76%) Murex
9 4 (0.76%) Siebel
9 4 (0.76%) UiPath