Waterfall Contract Job Trends in London

Waterfall Model
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Waterfall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 147 149
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 -31
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 348 260 306
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.76% 1.92% 1.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.98% 2.09% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 226 181 221
10th Percentile £363 £331 £400
25th Percentile £457 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -8.33% +6.67%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £700
90th Percentile £750 £738 £800
England median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £26.50 -
England median hourly rate £74.50 £49.50 £58.91
% change year-on-year +50.51% -15.97% +17.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Waterfall 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,586 12,456 15,584
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.16% 88.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,692 8,329 11,079
10th Percentile £360 £331 £338
25th Percentile £440 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £769 £798 £800
England median daily rate £525 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 234 288
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.82 £24.66 £20.03
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.00 £30.06
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% +6.45% -27.57%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.38 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.60 £68.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.09%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Waterfall relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Waterfall job vacancy trend in London

Waterfall
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Waterfall.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Waterfall

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in London over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in London

Waterfall
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Waterfall.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Waterfall

Waterfall
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the London region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Central London -1 46 £675 +22.73% 26
West London -8 10 £329 -26.89% 7
South London -6 4 £575 - 2
East London -2 1 - - 5
North London -4 1 - - 1
Waterfall
England

Waterfall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 30 (8.62%) Confluence
2 22 (6.32%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.44%) CMS
4 4 (1.15%) SAS
5 3 (0.86%) Kentico
6 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.29%) Apache
7 1 (0.29%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.29%) Hyperledger
7 1 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.29%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 47 (13.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (10.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 32 (9.20%) Microsoft Project
4 26 (7.47%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (4.31%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.87%) Loan IQ
2 10 (2.87%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 7 (2.01%) Magento
4 5 (1.44%) Temenos T24
5 3 (0.86%) FLEXCUBE
5 3 (0.86%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.86%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.86%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.57%) Finacle
6 2 (0.57%) IntelliMatch
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.57%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.57%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.57%) Shopify
6 2 (0.57%) Summit
7 1 (0.29%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 80 (22.99%) Azure
2 37 (10.63%) AWS
3 33 (9.48%) Azure DevOps
3 33 (9.48%) Power Platform
4 16 (4.60%) GCP
5 14 (4.02%) Dynamics 365
5 14 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (3.45%) SaaS
7 8 (2.30%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 6 (1.72%) Smartsheet
9 5 (1.44%) GitHub
10 4 (1.15%) Asana
10 4 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.15%) OCI
10 4 (1.15%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.86%) Adobe Analytics
11 3 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.86%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.30%) Network Security
2 5 (1.44%) DNS
2 5 (1.44%) HTTP
2 5 (1.44%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.86%) Firewall
3 3 (0.86%) Intranet
4 2 (0.57%) Internet
5 1 (0.29%) 4G
5 1 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.29%) FTP
5 1 (0.29%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.29%) LAN
5 1 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.29%) VLAN
5 1 (0.29%) VPN
5 1 (0.29%) WAN
5 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (8.33%) Power BI
2 11 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.30%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.44%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.15%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.86%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.57%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.57%) Couchbase
7 2 (0.57%) DataStage
7 2 (0.57%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.57%) Power Query
7 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.57%) Tableau
8 1 (0.29%) Big Data
8 1 (0.29%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.29%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.29%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 73 (20.98%) JIRA
2 11 (3.16%) Git
3 8 (2.30%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.01%) Subversion
5 5 (1.44%) Browser DevTools
5 5 (1.44%) Selenium
6 3 (0.86%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.57%) TestRail
7 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.29%) Appium
8 1 (0.29%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.29%) IBM UrbanCode
8 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.29%) Postman
8 1 (0.29%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.29%) TestDirector
General
1 174 (50.00%) Finance
2 160 (45.98%) Social Skills
3 74 (21.26%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (17.24%) Banking
5 40 (11.49%) Public Sector
6 28 (8.05%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (6.32%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (5.75%) Retail
9 12 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.16%) Financial Institution
11 10 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.87%) Marketing
12 7 (2.01%) Police
13 6 (1.72%) Legal
13 6 (1.72%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.44%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.44%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.15%) Front Office
15 4 (1.15%) Law
16 2 (0.57%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 95 (27.30%) Project Manager
2 87 (25.00%) Analyst
3 56 (16.09%) Business Analyst
4 40 (11.49%) Senior
5 31 (8.91%) Architect
6 26 (7.47%) Lead
7 22 (6.32%) Senior Manager
8 21 (6.03%) Change Manager
9 20 (5.75%) Senior Project Manager
10 16 (4.60%) Infrastructure Manager
11 15 (4.31%) Business Manager
11 15 (4.31%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 15 (4.31%) IT Manager
11 15 (4.31%) Programme Manager
11 15 (4.31%) Test Manager
12 14 (4.02%) Banking Analyst
13 13 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (3.45%) Banking Business Analyst
14 12 (3.45%) Delivery Manager
15 11 (3.16%) Business Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.60%) Middleware
2 8 (2.30%) VML
3 7 (2.01%) ADO
4 6 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (1.44%) OAuth
5 5 (1.44%) SailPoint
5 5 (1.44%) SAML
6 4 (1.15%) .NET
6 4 (1.15%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.86%) Kafka
7 3 (0.86%) SOAP
8 2 (0.57%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.57%) REST
8 2 (0.57%) RxJava
8 2 (0.57%) Vert.x
8 2 (0.57%) Web Services
8 2 (0.57%) XML
9 1 (0.29%) gRPC
9 1 (0.29%) IDoc
9 1 (0.29%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.32%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.60%) Product Ownership
3 14 (4.02%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.45%) Data Centre
4 12 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (2.59%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (2.01%) CMDB
7 7 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (1.72%) Derivative
8 6 (1.72%) PMI
9 5 (1.44%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (1.44%) NHS
9 5 (1.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 5 (1.44%) Tandem
9 5 (1.44%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.15%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.15%) IoT
10 4 (1.15%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.44%) Windows
2 3 (0.86%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.29%) Android
3 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.29%) Linux
3 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (91.95%) Agile
2 172 (49.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 116 (33.33%) Project Management
4 87 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 86 (24.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 84 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (20.98%) Migration
8 72 (20.69%) DevOps
9 61 (17.53%) User Acceptance Testing
10 58 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 54 (15.52%) PRINCE2
12 50 (14.37%) Change Management
12 50 (14.37%) Workshop Facilitation
13 49 (14.08%) Business Analysis
14 47 (13.51%) User Stories
15 46 (13.22%) Scrum
16 43 (12.36%) Requirements Gathering
17 41 (11.78%) Decision-Making
18 38 (10.92%) Scaled Agile Framework
19 37 (10.63%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 32 (9.20%) SQL
2 14 (4.02%) Python
3 6 (1.72%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.44%) Bash
4 5 (1.44%) Java
4 5 (1.44%) Korn
5 4 (1.15%) Apex Code
5 4 (1.15%) C#
5 4 (1.15%) Groovy
6 3 (0.86%) VBA
7 2 (0.57%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.57%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.29%) ABAP
8 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 60 (17.24%) Security Cleared
2 52 (14.94%) Degree
3 40 (11.49%) SC Cleared
4 34 (9.77%) PMI Certification
4 34 (9.77%) PMP
5 21 (6.03%) DV Cleared
6 13 (3.74%) ISTQB
7 10 (2.87%) IIBA
8 9 (2.59%) CBAP
9 7 (2.01%) APMG
9 7 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (2.01%) CISSP
10 6 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.72%) ISEB
11 4 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.86%) CISM
12 3 (0.86%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (13.79%) PMO
2 45 (12.93%) QA
3 21 (6.03%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.30%) GDPR
4 8 (2.30%) ISO 20022
5 4 (1.15%) SEPA
6 3 (0.86%) GRC
6 3 (0.86%) NIST
6 3 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.57%) ISO 15022
7 2 (0.57%) NCSC
7 2 (0.57%) P3O
7 2 (0.57%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.57%) PSD2
8 1 (0.29%) EMIR
8 1 (0.29%) IFRS
8 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.29%) TARGET2
System Software
1 6 (1.72%) IAG
2 5 (1.44%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.86%) Docker
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (2.30%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.15%) HP ALM
3 4 (1.15%) Terraform
4 2 (0.57%) Ansible
4 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.57%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.29%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.29%) SCCM
5 1 (0.29%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 68 (19.54%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.47%) ServiceNow
3 21 (6.03%) SAP
4 20 (5.75%) Salesforce
5 19 (5.46%) Oracle
6 10 (2.87%) Sparx
7 7 (2.01%) Adobe
8 6 (1.72%) Databricks
8 6 (1.72%) Planview
9 5 (1.44%) Bloomberg
9 5 (1.44%) HP
9 5 (1.44%) Murex
10 4 (1.15%) Google
10 4 (1.15%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.15%) Okta
10 4 (1.15%) Temenos
10 4 (1.15%) Workday
11 3 (0.86%) Netskope
11 3 (0.86%) Sitecore
11 3 (0.86%) Zscaler