Use Case Contracts in England

Use Cases
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Use Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Use Case over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 182 164 180
Rank change year-on-year -18 +16 +19
Contract jobs citing Use Case 352 543 680
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.47% 1.49% 1.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 1.73% 1.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 355 461
10th Percentile £357 £415 £400
25th Percentile £451 £476 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £570 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -2.27%
75th Percentile £736 £655 £675
90th Percentile £877 £772 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £560 £550
% change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 16 12
10th Percentile £30.22 £40.00 £62.75
25th Percentile £43.74 £49.38 £68.19
Median hourly rate £56.25 £60.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -14.29% +17.65%
75th Percentile £60.00 - £77.50
90th Percentile - - £77.73
UK median hourly rate £38.85 £60.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -35.26% -14.29% +57.30%

All Process and 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 21,900 31,359 43,239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.28% 86.26% 90.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,297 20,563 30,348
10th Percentile £305 £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 £767
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 932 2,244 1,528
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.92 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.47 £16.00 £16.02
Median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £36.77
Median % change year-on-year -21.23% -0.73% +47.08%
75th Percentile £61.69 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.27 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.81% +0.76% +40.19%

Use Case
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Use Case in England

Use Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Use Case in England.

Daily rate trend for Use Case in England

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Use Case in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Use Case in England

Use Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Use Case in England.

Hourly rate trend for Use Case in England

Use Case
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Use Case in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

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 22 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 -10 202 £625 +4.21% 864
North of England -1 55 £525 -7.89% 410
North West +12 36 £550 - 206
South East +50 34 £525 +5.00% 613
Yorkshire -9 18 £463 -25.82% 160
Midlands -5 17 £400 -31.03% 335
South West -47 15 £575 +4.55% 201
East of England +21 14 £454 +0.89% 290
West Midlands -3 10 £400 -26.47% 185
East Midlands +5 7 £375 -38.78% 128
North East +2 1 - - 44
Use Case
UK

Use 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 18 (5.11%) Confluence
2 6 (1.70%) Apache Spark
3 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.14%) CMS
4 4 (1.14%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.85%) Apache
6 2 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.57%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.57%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.28%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.28%) Smallworld
Applications
1 20 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (4.26%) MS Visio
3 14 (3.98%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.28%) Simulink
7 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 21 (5.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.41%) Endur
3 8 (2.27%) SAP PS
4 7 (1.99%) SAP PP
5 6 (1.70%) SAP LE
6 4 (1.14%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.57%) Oracle BPM
7 2 (0.57%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.28%) Aligne
8 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.28%) Kondor
8 1 (0.28%) Maximo
8 1 (0.28%) Orchestrade
8 1 (0.28%) Primavera
8 1 (0.28%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 59 (16.76%) Azure
2 51 (14.49%) AWS
3 28 (7.95%) Power Platform
4 23 (6.53%) GCP
5 22 (6.25%) SaaS
6 18 (5.11%) Amazon S3
7 11 (3.13%) Amazon EC2
8 10 (2.84%) Amazon SQS
8 10 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 7 (1.99%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (1.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.70%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.42%) Amazon ELB
12 5 (1.42%) Collibra
12 5 (1.42%) GitHub
12 5 (1.42%) Vertex AI
13 4 (1.14%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.39%) Firewall
2 15 (4.26%) Network Security
3 5 (1.42%) VPN
4 4 (1.14%) DNS
4 4 (1.14%) OSPF
4 4 (1.14%) VLAN
5 3 (0.85%) BGP
5 3 (0.85%) HTTP
5 3 (0.85%) MPLS
5 3 (0.85%) NAS
5 3 (0.85%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.28%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.28%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (0.28%) HSRP
6 1 (0.28%) LAN
6 1 (0.28%) NGFW
6 1 (0.28%) SMS
6 1 (0.28%) VSAN
6 1 (0.28%) VXLAN
6 1 (0.28%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.53%) Data Warehouse
2 22 (6.25%) Power BI
3 18 (5.11%) Tableau
4 16 (4.55%) Big Data
5 12 (3.41%) Metadata
6 7 (1.99%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (1.99%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.99%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.70%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.42%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.42%) Data Mart
8 5 (1.42%) Data Vault
8 5 (1.42%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.14%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.85%) GIS
10 3 (0.85%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.57%) PowerPivot
11 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (7.67%) JIRA
2 24 (6.82%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.27%) Git
4 4 (1.14%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.85%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.85%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.57%) JUnit
6 2 (0.57%) Mockito
6 2 (0.57%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.28%) Gatling
7 1 (0.28%) IBM UrbanCode
7 1 (0.28%) JMeter
7 1 (0.28%) Katalon Studio
7 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.28%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.28%) Selenium
7 1 (0.28%) Terragrunt
General
1 92 (26.14%) Finance
1 92 (26.14%) Social Skills
2 86 (24.43%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (11.08%) Banking
4 23 (6.53%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (5.40%) Investment Banking
6 17 (4.83%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 15 (4.26%) Manufacturing
8 15 (4.26%) Marketing
9 14 (3.98%) Legal
9 14 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.13%) Aerospace
11 10 (2.84%) Front Office
12 9 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (2.56%) Retail
13 8 (2.27%) Back Office
13 8 (2.27%) Financial Institution
13 8 (2.27%) French Language
14 5 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 82 (23.30%) Analyst
2 67 (19.03%) Architect
3 56 (15.91%) Business Analyst
4 41 (11.65%) Consultant
4 41 (11.65%) Developer
5 23 (6.53%) Lead
5 23 (6.53%) Python Developer
6 21 (5.97%) Gen AI Developer
6 21 (5.97%) Senior
7 20 (5.68%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
8 16 (4.55%) SAP Consultant
8 16 (4.55%) Security Architect
9 14 (3.98%) Data Analyst
9 14 (3.98%) Data Architect
9 14 (3.98%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (2.84%) Data Engineer
10 10 (2.84%) Security Engineer
11 7 (1.99%) Technical Analyst
11 7 (1.99%) Technical Business Analyst
12 6 (1.70%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.24%) React
2 25 (7.10%) FastAPI
3 22 (6.25%) .NET
3 22 (6.25%) Django
4 10 (2.84%) HTML
5 9 (2.56%) CSS
6 8 (2.27%) LangChain
6 8 (2.27%) Node.js
7 7 (1.99%) NumPy
7 7 (1.99%) Pandas
8 6 (1.70%) Bootstrap
8 6 (1.70%) Kafka
8 6 (1.70%) LDAP
8 6 (1.70%) PySpark
9 5 (1.42%) Dask
10 4 (1.14%) Hibernate
10 4 (1.14%) PyTorch
10 4 (1.14%) TensorFlow
10 4 (1.14%) Web Services
10 4 (1.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.24%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.40%) Product Ownership
3 17 (4.83%) Management Information System
4 15 (4.26%) Security Operations Centre
5 13 (3.69%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.13%) CSOC
6 11 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.56%) Life Science
8 8 (2.27%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (1.99%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.99%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.70%) Data Fabric
11 5 (1.42%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.42%) PMI
11 5 (1.42%) Security Posture
12 4 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.14%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.85%) Distributed Computing
13 3 (0.85%) Reference Data
13 3 (0.85%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.55%) Linux
2 15 (4.26%) Windows
3 6 (1.70%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.85%) Android
5 3 (0.85%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.57%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.57%) Unix
6 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.28%) SUSE
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (31.82%) Agile
2 68 (19.32%) Artificial Intelligence
3 57 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (14.20%) Machine Learning
5 48 (13.64%) DevOps
6 47 (13.35%) Analytics
7 44 (12.50%) CI/CD
7 44 (12.50%) User Stories
8 43 (12.22%) Migration
9 42 (11.93%) Generative AI
10 41 (11.65%) Stakeholder Management
11 39 (11.08%) Business Analysis
12 34 (9.66%) Business Intelligence
13 33 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
14 32 (9.09%) SIEM
15 30 (8.52%) Cybersecurity
16 29 (8.24%) Data Modelling
16 29 (8.24%) Workshop Facilitation
17 28 (7.95%) LLM
17 28 (7.95%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 77 (21.88%) Python
2 71 (20.17%) SQL
3 32 (9.09%) Java
4 25 (7.10%) TypeScript
5 20 (5.68%) C#
6 10 (2.84%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.27%) Bash
8 6 (1.70%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.42%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.42%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.85%) C++
10 3 (0.85%) R
10 3 (0.85%) VBA
11 2 (0.57%) Bicep
11 2 (0.57%) PHP
11 2 (0.57%) Scala
11 2 (0.57%) Search Processing Language
11 2 (0.57%) VB
11 2 (0.57%) VBScript
12 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (19.89%) Security Cleared
2 57 (16.19%) SC Cleared
3 50 (14.20%) Degree
4 16 (4.55%) Master's Degree
5 14 (3.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (2.84%) CBAP
6 10 (2.84%) CISSP
7 9 (2.56%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.99%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.85%) CCIE
10 3 (0.85%) CCNP
10 3 (0.85%) CISA
10 3 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (0.85%) JNCIE
10 3 (0.85%) MCP
10 3 (0.85%) MCSA
10 3 (0.85%) MCSE
10 3 (0.85%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.83%) QA
2 16 (4.55%) GDPR
3 14 (3.98%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.56%) NIST
5 7 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.42%) HIPAA
7 4 (1.14%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.85%) GRC
8 3 (0.85%) NCSC
8 3 (0.85%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.85%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.28%) FINRA
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.28%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.28%) PMO
10 1 (0.28%) PSD2
10 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (7.95%) Docker
2 8 (2.27%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.42%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.57%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.28%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.28%) zsh
Systems Management
1 38 (10.80%) Kubernetes
2 33 (9.38%) Ansible
3 14 (3.98%) Terraform
4 6 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.42%) SCCM
6 3 (0.85%) logstash
6 3 (0.85%) PowerCLI
6 3 (0.85%) QRadar
6 3 (0.85%) SELinux
6 3 (0.85%) vRealize
7 2 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.57%) Grafana
7 2 (0.57%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.57%) Kibana
7 2 (0.57%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.57%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.28%) Graphite
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 54 (15.34%) Microsoft
2 40 (11.36%) SAP
3 27 (7.67%) Splunk
4 11 (3.13%) Databricks
4 11 (3.13%) Google
4 11 (3.13%) Oracle
5 10 (2.84%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.84%) VMware
6 9 (2.56%) Cisco
6 9 (2.56%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.27%) IBM
7 8 (2.27%) OpenAI
8 7 (1.99%) Adobe
9 6 (1.70%) F5
9 6 (1.70%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.70%) OpenLink
10 5 (1.42%) Workday
11 4 (1.14%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.85%) Infoblox
12 3 (0.85%) SolarWinds