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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 132 105
Rank change year-on-year -3 -27 +26
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 270 269 417
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.91% 1.92% 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.10% 2.12% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 176 318
10th Percentile £315 £369 £400
25th Percentile £391 £450 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £558 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% -7.08% +9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £641 £675
90th Percentile £750 £725 £750
England median daily rate £525 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -4.55% -1.79% +5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 2
10th Percentile £53.00 - £48.47
25th Percentile £65.00 - £55.40
Median hourly rate £90.00 £35.00 £66.93
Median % change year-on-year +157.14% -47.71% +34.79%
75th Percentile £101.07 - £78.47
90th Percentile £104.71 - £85.39
England median hourly rate £90.00 £35.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +157.14% -46.15% +22.71%

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 12,887 12,677 16,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.35% 90.27% 88.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,501 8,101 11,545
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -5.46%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 155 258
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.94 £16.52
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.99 £19.99
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £53.59 £54.50 £54.03
90th Percentile £69.30 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%

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 11 January 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Waterfall in London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Waterfall in London

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 11 January 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 -30 38 £540 -8.47% 13
East London +1 4 £578 +35.88% 6
West London -15 4 £310 -47.10% 3
South London -8 2 £750 +57.89% 3
North London +4 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 35 (12.96%) Confluence
2 8 (2.96%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.37%) Apache
3 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.37%) Appian
3 1 (0.37%) CMS
Applications
1 31 (11.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (10.00%) Microsoft Project
3 23 (8.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (8.15%) Microsoft Office
5 18 (6.67%) MS Visio
6 10 (3.70%) Trello
7 4 (1.48%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 11 (4.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.48%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (1.11%) Loan IQ
4 3 (1.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.74%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 2 (0.74%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.74%) Workfront
6 1 (0.37%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.37%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.37%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.37%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.37%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.37%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 52 (19.26%) Azure
2 17 (6.30%) Azure DevOps
2 17 (6.30%) Power Platform
3 15 (5.56%) GCP
4 13 (4.81%) AWS
4 13 (4.81%) SaaS
5 7 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.22%) Asana
6 6 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.48%) OCI
7 4 (1.48%) PaaS
7 4 (1.48%) Smartsheet
8 3 (1.11%) Miro
8 3 (1.11%) OpenShift
8 3 (1.11%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.11%) Slack
9 2 (0.74%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.74%) Figma
9 2 (0.74%) Intacct
9 2 (0.74%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.22%) Firewall
2 4 (1.48%) VPN
2 4 (1.48%) WAN
3 3 (1.11%) FTP
3 3 (1.11%) LAN
3 3 (1.11%) Network Security
3 3 (1.11%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.74%) DNS
4 2 (0.74%) NAS
4 2 (0.74%) VLAN
4 2 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.37%) BGP
5 1 (0.37%) DHCP
5 1 (0.37%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.37%) Internet
5 1 (0.37%) IPsec
5 1 (0.37%) OSPF
5 1 (0.37%) SSL
5 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.37%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.07%) Power BI
2 8 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.59%) BigQuery
3 7 (2.59%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (2.22%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.48%) Metadata
6 3 (1.11%) Tableau
7 2 (0.74%) Big Data
8 1 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.37%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.37%) HPCC
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.37%) Power Query
8 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.37%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.37%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 70 (25.93%) JIRA
2 5 (1.85%) Selenium
3 3 (1.11%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (1.11%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.74%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.74%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.74%) Postman
4 2 (0.74%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.74%) sqlmap
5 1 (0.37%) Git
5 1 (0.37%) GitLab
5 1 (0.37%) Gradle
5 1 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.37%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.37%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.37%) TestRail
5 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 134 (49.63%) Finance
2 129 (47.78%) Social Skills
3 49 (18.15%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (15.19%) Banking
5 21 (7.78%) Public Sector
6 17 (6.30%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (5.93%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (5.56%) Retail
9 13 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (3.33%) Investment Banking
12 8 (2.96%) Legal
13 6 (2.22%) Front Office
13 6 (2.22%) General Ledger
13 6 (2.22%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.85%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.85%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.11%) Local Government
16 2 (0.74%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 91 (33.70%) Analyst
2 69 (25.56%) Business Analyst
3 57 (21.11%) Project Manager
4 38 (14.07%) Senior
5 28 (10.37%) Lead
6 25 (9.26%) Senior Analyst
7 16 (5.93%) Programme Manager
8 15 (5.56%) Senior Business Analyst
8 15 (5.56%) Test Analyst
9 12 (4.44%) Delivery Manager
10 11 (4.07%) Senior Manager
11 10 (3.70%) Architect
11 10 (3.70%) Senior Test Analyst
11 10 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
12 9 (3.33%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (3.33%) Technical Analyst
13 8 (2.96%) Consultant
13 8 (2.96%) Integration Test Analyst
13 8 (2.96%) Senior Project Manager
13 8 (2.96%) Systems Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.44%) Middleware
1 12 (4.44%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (2.59%) ADO
3 6 (2.22%) Web Services
4 5 (1.85%) XML
5 4 (1.48%) JSON
5 4 (1.48%) Kafka
6 3 (1.11%) Apache NiFi
6 3 (1.11%) RESTful
6 3 (1.11%) SOAP
7 2 (0.74%) .NET
7 2 (0.74%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.74%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.74%) Swagger
8 1 (0.37%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.37%) OAuth
8 1 (0.37%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.37%) OpenJDK
8 1 (0.37%) React
8 1 (0.37%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.15%) PMI
2 20 (7.41%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.44%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.07%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.70%) Virtual Team
6 7 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.22%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.22%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 4 (1.48%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.48%) Educational Technology
8 4 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.48%) Reinsurance
8 4 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.74%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.74%) FMCG
9 2 (0.74%) Life Science
9 2 (0.74%) NHS
9 2 (0.74%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.07%) Windows
2 4 (1.48%) Linux
3 2 (0.74%) Unix
3 2 (0.74%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (92.59%) Agile
2 125 (46.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 95 (35.19%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (35.19%) Project Management
4 69 (25.56%) Project Delivery
5 53 (19.63%) Migration
6 52 (19.26%) Workshop Facilitation
7 51 (18.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 49 (18.15%) Scrum
9 44 (16.30%) Business Analysis
9 44 (16.30%) Change Management
9 44 (16.30%) DevOps
9 44 (16.30%) User Acceptance Testing
10 43 (15.93%) PRINCE2
11 38 (14.07%) Requirements Gathering
12 35 (12.96%) User Stories
13 34 (12.59%) SDLC
14 32 (11.85%) Validation
15 31 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (10.74%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 29 (10.74%) SQL
2 11 (4.07%) Python
3 7 (2.59%) Groovy
3 7 (2.59%) Java
4 4 (1.48%) Shell Script
5 3 (1.11%) Bash
5 3 (1.11%) C#
5 3 (1.11%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.11%) Korn
6 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.74%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.37%) Bicep
7 1 (0.37%) C
7 1 (0.37%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 55 (20.37%) Degree
2 45 (16.67%) PMI Certification
3 25 (9.26%) PMP
4 22 (8.15%) CBAP
5 21 (7.78%) Security Cleared
6 18 (6.67%) SC Cleared
7 10 (3.70%) IIBA
8 8 (2.96%) Azure Certification
9 6 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.22%) ISEB
9 6 (2.22%) ISTQB
10 5 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.48%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.11%) AWS Certification
12 3 (1.11%) CISSP
12 3 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.74%) GPEN
13 2 (0.74%) OSCE
13 2 (0.74%) OSCP
13 2 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.07%) PMO
2 28 (10.37%) QA
3 13 (4.81%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.33%) GDPR
5 8 (2.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (2.22%) MiFID
7 5 (1.85%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.85%) EMIR
8 4 (1.48%) ISO 20022
9 3 (1.11%) Basel III
10 2 (0.74%) GRC
10 2 (0.74%) IFRS
10 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.74%) NIST
10 2 (0.74%) PSD2
10 2 (0.74%) SEPA
10 2 (0.74%) Solvency II
10 2 (0.74%) WCAG
11 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.37%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 4 (1.48%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.48%) Docker
2 2 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.37%) IAG
3 1 (0.37%) RACF
Systems Management
1 5 (1.85%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.48%) HP ALM
3 3 (1.11%) Terraform
4 2 (0.74%) Nessus
4 2 (0.74%) Nmap
5 1 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 50 (18.52%) Microsoft
2 28 (10.37%) Oracle
3 23 (8.52%) SAP
4 9 (3.33%) Workday
5 7 (2.59%) Planview
5 7 (2.59%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.22%) MuleSoft
6 6 (2.22%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.48%) Anaplan
7 4 (1.48%) HP
7 4 (1.48%) Hyperion
8 3 (1.11%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.11%) PeopleSoft
8 3 (1.11%) VMware
9 2 (0.74%) Adobe
9 2 (0.74%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.74%) Cisco
9 2 (0.74%) Progress
9 2 (0.74%) Sage
9 2 (0.74%) Siebel