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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 154 | 163 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +9 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing Use Case | 950 | 532 | 472 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 2.03% | 1.87% | 1.49% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.39% | 2.06% | 1.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 579 | 341 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £356 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £440 | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £568 | £525 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.10% | -6.25% | +1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £672 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £764 | £771 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £554 | £515 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -6.36% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.18 | £36.28 | £50.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.44 | £41.94 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £81.08 | £56.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.50% | -5.83% | -11.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.35 | £77.50 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £101.01 | £87.25 | £68.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £81.08 | £56.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.50% | -5.83% | -9.47% |
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 39,821 | 25,819 | 27,323 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 85.27% | 90.93% | 86.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,019 | 16,370 | 16,641 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £298 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £639 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,131 | 1,635 | 1,055 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.54 | £14.50 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.69 | £20.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.00 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.09% | -39.40% | -6.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.47 | £44.42 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.25 | £74.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.08 | £39.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.51% | -36.52% | -7.06% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 21 October 2026.
Use Case Hourly Rate Trend in England
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 21 October 2026.
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 21 October 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 | +16 | 574 | £575 | - | 116 |
| South East | +29 | 128 | £600 | +14.29% | 40 |
| North of England | -43 | 106 | £525 | +10.53% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 63 | £525 | +4.79% | 8 |
| South West | +3 | 56 | £545 | +9.55% | 31 |
| North West | -49 | 42 | £538 | +19.44% | 22 |
| Midlands | -54 | 38 | £500 | +14.68% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -52 | 29 | £500 | +11.11% | 11 |
| East of England | -30 | 19 | £550 | +4.76% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 9 | £500 | +29.03% | 3 |
| North East | -40 | 1 | £425 | - | 4 |
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Use Case Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 51.8% | 492 |
| 2 | Analytics | 28.6% | 272 |
| 3 | Machine Learning | 23.1% | 219 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 22.5% | 214 |
| 5 | Agile | 20.2% | 192 |
| 6 | Roadmaps | 18.3% | 174 |
| 7 | LLM | 18.1% | 172 |
| 8 | Generative AI | 17.6% | 167 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Engagement | 17.4% | 165 |
| 10 | Data Pipeline | 16.8% | 160 |
| 11 | Data Modelling | 16.7% | 159 |
| 12 | CI/CD | 16.4% | 156 |
| 13 | Data Engineering | 14.5% | 138 |
| 14 | DevOps | 14.3% | 136 |
| 15 | Data Governance | 14.1% | 134 |
| 16 | Validation | 13.9% | 132 |
| 17 | Workshop Facilitation | 13.8% | 131 |
| 18 | Continuous Improvement | 13.5% | 128 |
| 19 | Problem-Solving | 12.5% | 119 |
| 20 | Decision-Making | 11.9% | 113 |