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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 139 136
Rank change year-on-year -13 -3 -20
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 359 267 307
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.80% 1.97% 1.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 2.13% 2.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 190 224
10th Percentile £369 £331 £400
25th Percentile £450 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +0.91% -4.35% +2.22%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £738 £796
England median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.75 -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £48.00 £58.91
% change year-on-year +35.42% -18.51% +24.01%

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 17,727 12,515 14,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.96% 92.25% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,711 8,371 10,405
10th Percentile £363 £326 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 283 241 219
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.19
25th Percentile £20.26 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year +19.03% -12.41% -17.47%
75th Percentile £57.25 £49.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.38
England median hourly rate £46.90 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +86.48% -37.63% -5.12%

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 28 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 28 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 -4 42 £675 +22.73% 13
West London -6 14 £329 -26.89% 3
South London -12 5 £550 - 2
North London -3 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 (8.36%) Confluence
2 24 (6.69%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.95%) CMS
4 4 (1.11%) SAS
5 3 (0.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.84%) Kentico
5 3 (0.84%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.56%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.28%) Apache
7 1 (0.28%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.28%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 41 (11.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (8.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 29 (8.08%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
5 16 (4.46%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.84%) Trello
7 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.79%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 8 (2.23%) Magento
4 7 (1.95%) Loan IQ
5 4 (1.11%) Temenos T24
6 3 (0.84%) FLEXCUBE
6 3 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.56%) Finacle
7 2 (0.56%) IntelliMatch
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.56%) Shopify
7 2 (0.56%) Summit
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 93 (25.91%) Azure
2 45 (12.53%) AWS
3 38 (10.58%) Azure DevOps
4 36 (10.03%) Power Platform
5 21 (5.85%) GCP
6 18 (5.01%) SaaS
7 17 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
8 14 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (2.23%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.95%) Asana
11 6 (1.67%) Adobe Analytics
11 6 (1.67%) GitHub
11 6 (1.67%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 6 (1.67%) Smartsheet
12 4 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.11%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.11%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.11%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 3 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.23%) Network Security
2 6 (1.67%) DNS
3 5 (1.39%) HTTP
3 5 (1.39%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.84%) DMZ
4 3 (0.84%) Firewall
4 3 (0.84%) Intranet
4 3 (0.84%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.84%) WAN
4 3 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.56%) 4G
5 2 (0.56%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.56%) FTP
5 2 (0.56%) Internet
5 2 (0.56%) MPLS
5 2 (0.56%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.56%) VLAN
5 2 (0.56%) VPN
5 2 (0.56%) Wireless
6 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.36%) Power BI
2 10 (2.79%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.23%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.67%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.39%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.84%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.84%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.84%) Metadata
6 3 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.56%) Couchbase
7 2 (0.56%) DataStage
7 2 (0.56%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.56%) Power Query
7 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.56%) Tableau
8 1 (0.28%) Big Data
8 1 (0.28%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 76 (21.17%) JIRA
2 12 (3.34%) Git
3 10 (2.79%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.23%) Subversion
5 6 (1.67%) Selenium
6 5 (1.39%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (1.11%) TestRail
7 4 (1.11%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.84%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.28%) Appium
9 1 (0.28%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.28%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.28%) Postman
9 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.28%) TestDirector
General
1 176 (49.03%) Finance
2 162 (45.13%) Social Skills
3 82 (22.84%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (16.16%) Banking
5 45 (12.53%) Public Sector
6 27 (7.52%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (6.41%) Retail
8 18 (5.01%) Presentation Skills
9 16 (4.46%) Marketing
10 12 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.79%) Financial Institution
12 8 (2.23%) Legal
13 7 (1.95%) Police
14 6 (1.67%) Law
14 6 (1.67%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.39%) Front Office
15 5 (1.39%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.84%) Corporate Banking
16 3 (0.84%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 108 (30.08%) Project Manager
2 70 (19.50%) Analyst
3 44 (12.26%) Business Analyst
4 39 (10.86%) Senior
5 35 (9.75%) Architect
6 26 (7.24%) Lead
6 26 (7.24%) Senior Manager
7 24 (6.69%) Senior Project Manager
8 19 (5.29%) Change Manager
9 18 (5.01%) Infrastructure Manager
10 17 (4.74%) Infrastructure Project Manager
10 17 (4.74%) Technical Manager
10 17 (4.74%) Technical Project Manager
11 16 (4.46%) IT Manager
11 16 (4.46%) Programme Manager
12 15 (4.18%) Delivery Manager
12 15 (4.18%) Test Manager
13 13 (3.62%) Business Manager
14 11 (3.06%) Solutions Architect
15 10 (2.79%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.90%) Middleware
2 9 (2.51%) VML
3 7 (1.95%) ADO
4 5 (1.39%) OAuth
4 5 (1.39%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (1.39%) SailPoint
4 5 (1.39%) SAML
5 4 (1.11%) .NET
5 4 (1.11%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.84%) Kafka
6 3 (0.84%) SOAP
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) REST
7 2 (0.56%) RxJava
7 2 (0.56%) Vert.x
7 2 (0.56%) Web Services
7 2 (0.56%) XML
8 1 (0.28%) Pandas
8 1 (0.28%) pytest
8 1 (0.28%) React
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.80%) Onboarding
2 22 (6.13%) Data Centre
3 19 (5.29%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.62%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (3.34%) CMDB
6 11 (3.06%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (3.06%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (1.95%) PMI
8 6 (1.67%) AI Agents
8 6 (1.67%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.67%) Derivative
8 6 (1.67%) NHS
8 6 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (1.39%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.11%) IoT
10 4 (1.11%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.39%) Windows
2 3 (0.84%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.56%) Linux
4 1 (0.28%) Android
4 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (93.04%) Agile
2 173 (48.19%) Stakeholder Management
3 122 (33.98%) Project Management
4 92 (25.63%) Project Delivery
5 88 (24.51%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (22.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 76 (21.17%) Migration
8 72 (20.06%) DevOps
9 60 (16.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 60 (16.71%) PRINCE2
10 56 (15.60%) User Acceptance Testing
11 54 (15.04%) Scrum
12 52 (14.48%) Change Management
13 42 (11.70%) Risk Management
13 42 (11.70%) Workshop Facilitation
14 39 (10.86%) Business Analysis
14 39 (10.86%) User Stories
15 38 (10.58%) Decision-Making
16 36 (10.03%) Analytics
17 35 (9.75%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 33 (9.19%) SQL
2 15 (4.18%) Python
3 8 (2.23%) Java
4 6 (1.67%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.39%) Bash
5 5 (1.39%) Korn
6 4 (1.11%) Apex Code
6 4 (1.11%) C#
6 4 (1.11%) Groovy
7 3 (0.84%) VBA
8 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.56%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.28%) ABAP
9 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 57 (15.88%) Security Cleared
2 46 (12.81%) Degree
3 37 (10.31%) PMI Certification
3 37 (10.31%) SC Cleared
4 35 (9.75%) PMP
5 23 (6.41%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.34%) ISTQB
7 7 (1.95%) APMG
7 7 (1.95%) CISSP
7 7 (1.95%) ISEB
8 6 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (1.11%) CBAP
10 4 (1.11%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.84%) CISM
11 3 (0.84%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (0.84%) IIBA
11 3 (0.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (12.53%) QA
2 44 (12.26%) PMO
3 19 (5.29%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.23%) GDPR
5 7 (1.95%) ISO 20022
6 5 (1.39%) NIST
7 4 (1.11%) SEPA
8 3 (0.84%) NCSC
8 3 (0.84%) P3O
8 3 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.56%) GRC
9 2 (0.56%) ISO 15022
9 2 (0.56%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.56%) PSD2
10 1 (0.28%) EMIR
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.28%) PMBOK
10 1 (0.28%) TARGET2
System Software
1 9 (2.51%) IAG
2 5 (1.39%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.11%) Docker
4 2 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (3.06%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.39%) Terraform
4 4 (1.11%) Ansible
4 4 (1.11%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.56%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.56%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.28%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.28%) SCCM
6 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 68 (18.94%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.08%) ServiceNow
3 23 (6.41%) SAP
4 20 (5.57%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.46%) Oracle
6 10 (2.79%) Sparx
7 9 (2.51%) Adobe
8 8 (2.23%) Google
9 7 (1.95%) Cisco
9 7 (1.95%) Databricks
10 6 (1.67%) Planview
11 5 (1.39%) Bloomberg
11 5 (1.39%) HP
11 5 (1.39%) Murex
11 5 (1.39%) Sitecore
12 4 (1.11%) MuleSoft
12 4 (1.11%) Okta
12 4 (1.11%) VMware
13 3 (0.84%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.84%) Remedy