Use Case Contract Job Trends in England

Use Cases
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Use Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 197 173
Rank change year-on-year +49 -24 +17
Contract jobs citing Use Case 691 322 520
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.82% 1.32% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.11% 1.45% 1.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 210 343
10th Percentile £400 £337 £413
25th Percentile £447 £468 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -8.91% +2.13% +2.36%
75th Percentile £638 £738 £675
90th Percentile £750 £881 £798
UK median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.82% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 10
10th Percentile £41.94 £53.00 -
25th Percentile £49.86 £55.63 £40.00
Median hourly rate £57.40 £60.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.33% +9.09% -16.03%
75th Percentile £80.19 - £77.25
90th Percentile £93.28 - £90.60
UK median hourly rate £57.40 £56.25 £55.00
% change year-on-year +2.04% +2.27% -16.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Use 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,791 22,195 32,688
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.18% 90.78% 86.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,993 14,632 21,603
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,006 863 2,155
10th Percentile £15.36 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £20.24 £15.97
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% -1.52% -12.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.86 £58.24
90th Percentile £77.50 £76.25 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +9.38% -1.54% -10.34%

Use Case
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Use Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Use Case job vacancy trend in England

Use Case
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Use Case in England over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Use Case in England

Use Case
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Use Case
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Use Case in England over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Use Case in England

Use Case
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 Use Case within the England region over the 6 months to 29 March 2026. 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 +70 429 £540 -13.60% 203
North of England -6 101 £475 -9.62% 54
South East -37 52 £508 -11.74% 66
North West -24 48 £475 -13.73% 30
Midlands -31 46 £519 -5.68% 25
Yorkshire -28 41 £475 +5.56% 22
South West -24 24 £473 -17.83% 27
East Midlands -11 23 £438 -38.38% 10
West Midlands -39 23 £550 +15.79% 15
North East - 14 £425 - 2
East of England -30 12 £550 +46.67% 14
Use Case
UK

Use Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 38 (5.50%) Confluence
2 26 (3.76%) Apache Spark
3 21 (3.04%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (2.03%) Jupyter
5 12 (1.74%) Apache
6 7 (1.01%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.58%) SAS
8 2 (0.29%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.29%) Ethereum
8 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
8 2 (0.29%) Hyperledger
8 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.29%) Smallworld
9 1 (0.14%) Appian
9 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.14%) CMS
9 1 (0.14%) OpenROAD
9 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 33 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.18%) Chatbot
3 20 (2.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.46%) MS Visio
5 15 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
6 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.14%) CATIA
7 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.14%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 19 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.87%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.58%) Adobe Campaign
3 4 (0.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.43%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.43%) Eloqua
4 3 (0.43%) Endur
4 3 (0.43%) Maximo
4 3 (0.43%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.29%) Actimize
5 2 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.29%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 2 (0.29%) Primavera
5 2 (0.29%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.29%) Shopify
6 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.14%) iTrent
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 218 (31.55%) Azure
2 139 (20.12%) AWS
3 70 (10.13%) GCP
4 68 (9.84%) Power Platform
5 42 (6.08%) Azure DevOps
6 37 (5.35%) Azure AI
7 29 (4.20%) Azure Data Factory
8 28 (4.05%) GitHub
9 27 (3.91%) Snowflake
10 23 (3.33%) Entra ID
10 23 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
11 21 (3.04%) Amazon Bedrock
12 20 (2.89%) Serverless
13 19 (2.75%) Azure Machine Learning
13 19 (2.75%) dbt
14 18 (2.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 18 (2.60%) GitHub Actions
14 18 (2.60%) Microsoft Copilot
14 18 (2.60%) Vertex AI
15 14 (2.03%) Amazon SageMaker
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.92%) Firewall
2 15 (2.17%) Network Security
3 8 (1.16%) VPN
4 7 (1.01%) Internet
5 6 (0.87%) DNS
5 6 (0.87%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.72%) CTI
6 5 (0.72%) RTP
6 5 (0.72%) VoIP
7 4 (0.58%) BGP
7 4 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.43%) 5G
8 3 (0.43%) Radio Access Network
8 3 (0.43%) Reverse Proxy
8 3 (0.43%) SSH
9 2 (0.29%) 4G
9 2 (0.29%) IPFIX
9 2 (0.29%) Modbus
9 2 (0.29%) NX-OS
9 2 (0.29%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (7.38%) Data Warehouse
2 49 (7.09%) Power BI
3 30 (4.34%) Metadata
4 22 (3.18%) Big Data
5 21 (3.04%) Data Lake
6 20 (2.89%) Snowflake Schema
6 20 (2.89%) Tableau
7 16 (2.32%) Delta Lake
8 15 (2.17%) Relational Database
8 15 (2.17%) Weaviate
9 13 (1.88%) Pinecone
10 12 (1.74%) NoSQL
11 10 (1.45%) BigQuery
12 9 (1.30%) Hadoop
12 9 (1.30%) Spark SQL
13 8 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
14 7 (1.01%) KDB
15 6 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
15 6 (0.87%) Data Vault
15 6 (0.87%) Kdb+
Development Applications
1 52 (7.53%) JIRA
2 31 (4.49%) Git
3 14 (2.03%) MLflow
4 9 (1.30%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.01%) GitLab
6 6 (0.87%) ERwin
7 4 (0.58%) ER Studio
7 4 (0.58%) PowerDesigner
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.43%) PyCharm
8 3 (0.43%) XCTest
9 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.29%) Hardhat
9 2 (0.29%) JUnit
9 2 (0.29%) Postman
9 2 (0.29%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.29%) Selenium
9 2 (0.29%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 213 (30.82%) Social Skills
2 196 (28.36%) Finance
3 129 (18.67%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (11.00%) Banking
5 63 (9.12%) Public Sector
6 28 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
7 26 (3.76%) Retail
8 21 (3.04%) Legal
9 18 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (2.46%) Marketing
11 16 (2.32%) Telecoms
12 13 (1.88%) Financial Institution
13 12 (1.74%) Investment Banking
14 11 (1.59%) Back Office
14 11 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (1.16%) Aerospace
16 8 (1.16%) Front Office
17 5 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
18 4 (0.58%) Military
Job Titles
1 141 (20.41%) Analyst
2 111 (16.06%) Business Analyst
3 92 (13.31%) Architect
4 66 (9.55%) Lead
5 65 (9.41%) Senior
6 61 (8.83%) Data Engineer
7 46 (6.66%) Developer
8 37 (5.35%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 30 (4.34%) Consultant
10 29 (4.20%) Project Manager
11 27 (3.91%) Data Scientist
12 25 (3.62%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
13 20 (2.89%) Technical Analyst
14 18 (2.60%) Azure Engineer
14 18 (2.60%) Data Architect
14 18 (2.60%) Senior Analyst
15 17 (2.46%) Solutions Architect
15 17 (2.46%) Technical Business Analyst
16 16 (2.32%) Security Engineer
16 16 (2.32%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.91%) REST
2 24 (3.47%) LangChain
2 24 (3.47%) PyTorch
2 24 (3.47%) TensorFlow
3 23 (3.33%) scikit-learn
4 22 (3.18%) PySpark
5 21 (3.04%) Node.js
6 16 (2.32%) LangGraph
6 16 (2.32%) Pandas
7 15 (2.17%) .NET
7 15 (2.17%) JSON
7 15 (2.17%) XML
8 14 (2.03%) OAuth
9 13 (1.88%) Kafka
9 13 (1.88%) Middleware
9 13 (1.88%) Model Context Protocol
9 13 (1.88%) NumPy
10 12 (1.74%) SOAP
10 12 (1.74%) YAML
11 10 (1.45%) Faiss
Miscellaneous
1 60 (8.68%) Product Ownership
2 54 (7.81%) AI Agents
3 45 (6.51%) Cloud Native
4 40 (5.79%) Onboarding
5 22 (3.18%) Algorithms
6 17 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
7 16 (2.32%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (2.32%) Security Posture
8 14 (2.03%) Data Structures
8 14 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (2.03%) PMI
9 13 (1.88%) Beowulf
10 12 (1.74%) Security Operations Centre
11 11 (1.59%) Virtual Team
12 10 (1.45%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.45%) Management Information System
13 9 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (1.16%) Cyber Threat
14 8 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
14 8 (1.16%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.62%) Linux
2 22 (3.18%) Windows
3 10 (1.45%) Unix
4 6 (0.87%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.58%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.29%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (38.64%) AI
2 199 (28.80%) Agile
3 193 (27.93%) Analytics
4 159 (23.01%) Machine Learning
5 148 (21.42%) Data Modelling
6 130 (18.81%) CI/CD
7 128 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
8 123 (17.80%) DevOps
9 122 (17.66%) Stakeholder Management
10 113 (16.35%) Data Science
11 107 (15.48%) Data Engineering
11 107 (15.48%) Generative AI
11 107 (15.48%) Validation
12 106 (15.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 105 (15.20%) Data Pipeline
14 103 (14.91%) LLM
15 101 (14.62%) Workshop Facilitation
16 92 (13.31%) Roadmaps
17 88 (12.74%) Business Analysis
17 88 (12.74%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 178 (25.76%) Python
2 122 (17.66%) SQL
3 29 (4.20%) Java
4 18 (2.60%) TypeScript
5 17 (2.46%) C#
6 15 (2.17%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.03%) Kusto Query Language
8 12 (1.74%) JavaScript
9 11 (1.59%) R
10 10 (1.45%) Bicep
11 8 (1.16%) Bash
11 8 (1.16%) Scala
12 6 (0.87%) Apex Code
13 5 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.58%) C++
14 4 (0.58%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.43%) Swift
15 3 (0.43%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.29%) VB.NET
16 2 (0.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 136 (19.68%) Security Cleared
2 105 (15.20%) SC Cleared
3 101 (14.62%) Degree
4 33 (4.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 31 (4.49%) Master's Degree
6 22 (3.18%) CBAP
7 19 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (2.60%) CISSP
9 17 (2.46%) PMI Certification
10 15 (2.17%) Azure Certification
11 14 (2.03%) DV Cleared
12 11 (1.59%) IIBA
13 7 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (0.87%) ISEB
14 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 5 (0.72%) AWS Certification
15 5 (0.72%) CISM
15 5 (0.72%) PhD
16 4 (0.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (12.01%) Data Quality
2 46 (6.66%) QA
3 24 (3.47%) GDPR
4 22 (3.18%) NIST
5 14 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.59%) PCI DSS
7 9 (1.30%) GRC
8 8 (1.16%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.01%) PSD2
10 6 (0.87%) ISO 8583
11 5 (0.72%) EU AI Act
12 4 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 4 (0.58%) JSP 440
12 4 (0.58%) NCSC
12 4 (0.58%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.43%) HL7
13 3 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.43%) PMO
14 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.29%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 40 (5.79%) Docker
2 24 (3.47%) Active Directory
3 17 (2.46%) VMware NSX
4 16 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.88%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 5 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.58%) Snort
8 2 (0.29%) vCloud
8 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.14%) HDFS
9 1 (0.14%) IAG
9 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 59 (8.54%) Kubernetes
2 37 (5.35%) Terraform
3 13 (1.88%) Podman
4 10 (1.45%) Ansible
5 8 (1.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 7 (1.01%) QRadar
6 7 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.72%) CSIRT
8 4 (0.58%) Grafana
8 4 (0.58%) Nessus
9 3 (0.43%) logstash
9 3 (0.43%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.29%) Kibana
10 2 (0.29%) Kubeflow
10 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.14%) Nmap
11 1 (0.14%) SCCM
11 1 (0.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 117 (16.93%) Microsoft
2 57 (8.25%) Databricks
3 50 (7.24%) OpenAI
4 38 (5.50%) Google
5 27 (3.91%) Foundry
6 25 (3.62%) SAP
7 24 (3.47%) Salesforce
7 24 (3.47%) Splunk
8 19 (2.75%) VMware
9 15 (2.17%) Oracle
9 15 (2.17%) ServiceNow
10 12 (1.74%) Pega
11 9 (1.30%) IBM
12 8 (1.16%) Adobe
12 8 (1.16%) MuleSoft
12 8 (1.16%) NVIDIA
12 8 (1.16%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.87%) CyberArk
13 6 (0.87%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.87%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud