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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 149 127
Rank change year-on-year -15 -22 -17
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 351 257 309
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.74% 1.88% 1.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 2.04% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 184 217
10th Percentile £375 £331 £400
25th Percentile £450 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £660 £675
90th Percentile £750 £737 £793
England median daily rate £525 £505 £550
% change year-on-year +3.96% -8.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £45.00 -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £51.00 £53.20
% change year-on-year +27.45% -4.14% +0.44%

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 17,940 12,624 14,384
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.05% 92.32% 88.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,801 8,441 10,113
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £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 299 251 200
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.05
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.61
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -17.15% -14.20%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.75 £54.06
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.00 £71.31
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +2.19%

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 August 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 August 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 -22 42 £675 +25.29% 29
West London -10 14 £329 +2.81% 5
South London -10 5 £550 - 2
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 29 (8.26%) Confluence
2 22 (6.27%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.28%) CMS
4 4 (1.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.14%) SAS
4 4 (1.14%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.85%) Kentico
6 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.28%) Apache
7 1 (0.28%) Appian
7 1 (0.28%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.28%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 38 (10.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (8.26%) Microsoft Project
3 25 (7.12%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (7.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (4.56%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.14%) Trello
6 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 8 (2.28%) Magento
4 6 (1.71%) Loan IQ
5 4 (1.14%) Temenos T24
6 3 (0.85%) FLEXCUBE
6 3 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.57%) Finacle
7 2 (0.57%) IntelliMatch
7 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.57%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.57%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.57%) Shopify
7 2 (0.57%) Summit
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
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 89 (25.36%) Azure
2 43 (12.25%) AWS
3 39 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (9.12%) Power Platform
5 20 (5.70%) GCP
6 18 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.56%) SaaS
8 12 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (2.28%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.99%) Adobe Analytics
10 7 (1.99%) Asana
11 6 (1.71%) GitHub
11 6 (1.71%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.42%) Power Automate
12 5 (1.42%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 4 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.14%) Google Analytics
13 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.14%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.28%) Network Security
2 6 (1.71%) DNS
3 5 (1.42%) HTTP
3 5 (1.42%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.14%) DMZ
5 3 (0.85%) Firewall
5 3 (0.85%) Intranet
5 3 (0.85%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.85%) WAN
5 3 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.57%) 4G
6 2 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.57%) FTP
6 2 (0.57%) Internet
6 2 (0.57%) MPLS
6 2 (0.57%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.57%) VLAN
6 2 (0.57%) VPN
6 2 (0.57%) Wireless
7 1 (0.28%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.98%) Power BI
2 10 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.28%) Data Lake
4 7 (1.99%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.42%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.85%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.85%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.85%) Metadata
6 3 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
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 (0.28%) Big Data
8 1 (0.28%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.28%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 70 (19.94%) JIRA
2 12 (3.42%) Git
3 10 (2.85%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.28%) Subversion
5 6 (1.71%) Selenium
6 5 (1.42%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (1.14%) TestRail
7 4 (1.14%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.85%) 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
1 175 (49.86%) Finance
2 157 (44.73%) Social Skills
3 85 (24.22%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (17.09%) Banking
5 42 (11.97%) Public Sector
6 25 (7.12%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (6.84%) Retail
8 18 (5.13%) Marketing
9 16 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.13%) Financial Institution
10 11 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (2.28%) Investment Banking
13 7 (1.99%) Legal
13 7 (1.99%) Police
14 6 (1.71%) Front Office
14 6 (1.71%) Law
14 6 (1.71%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.42%) Retail Banking
16 3 (0.85%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 112 (31.91%) Project Manager
2 75 (21.37%) Analyst
3 49 (13.96%) Business Analyst
4 41 (11.68%) Senior
5 33 (9.40%) Architect
6 25 (7.12%) Senior Manager
7 24 (6.84%) Senior Project Manager
8 21 (5.98%) Lead
9 18 (5.13%) Infrastructure Manager
9 18 (5.13%) Technical Manager
10 17 (4.84%) Change Manager
10 17 (4.84%) Infrastructure Project Manager
10 17 (4.84%) Programme Manager
10 17 (4.84%) Technical Project Manager
11 16 (4.56%) IT Manager
12 14 (3.99%) Test Manager
13 11 (3.13%) Business Manager
13 11 (3.13%) IT Project Manager
14 10 (2.85%) Banking Analyst
14 10 (2.85%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.42%) Middleware
2 9 (2.56%) VML
3 7 (1.99%) ADO
4 5 (1.42%) OAuth
4 5 (1.42%) SailPoint
4 5 (1.42%) SAML
5 4 (1.14%) .NET
5 4 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.85%) Kafka
6 3 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.85%) SOAP
7 2 (0.57%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.57%) REST
7 2 (0.57%) RxJava
7 2 (0.57%) Vert.x
7 2 (0.57%) Web Services
7 2 (0.57%) XML
8 1 (0.28%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.28%) Regular Expression
8 1 (0.28%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.98%) Onboarding
2 23 (6.55%) Data Centre
3 20 (5.70%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (3.42%) CMDB
6 11 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (2.85%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.99%) PMI
9 6 (1.71%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.71%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.71%) NHS
9 6 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.42%) Derivative
10 5 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.42%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.14%) IoT
11 4 (1.14%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.42%) Windows
2 3 (0.85%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.57%) Linux
4 1 (0.28%) Android
4 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (92.59%) Agile
2 172 (49.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 119 (33.90%) Project Management
4 93 (26.50%) Project Delivery
5 88 (25.07%) Problem-Solving
6 79 (22.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 73 (20.80%) Migration
8 68 (19.37%) DevOps
9 58 (16.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 58 (16.52%) PRINCE2
10 52 (14.81%) Scrum
11 51 (14.53%) User Acceptance Testing
12 50 (14.25%) Change Management
13 49 (13.96%) Workshop Facilitation
14 45 (12.82%) User Stories
15 44 (12.54%) Business Analysis
16 43 (12.25%) Risk Management
17 41 (11.68%) Analytics
18 36 (10.26%) Requirements Gathering
18 36 (10.26%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 28 (7.98%) SQL
2 12 (3.42%) Python
3 8 (2.28%) Java
4 7 (1.99%) Korn
5 5 (1.42%) Bash
5 5 (1.42%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.14%) C#
6 4 (1.14%) Groovy
7 3 (0.85%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.85%) VBA
8 2 (0.57%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.57%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 57 (16.24%) Security Cleared
2 45 (12.82%) Degree
3 39 (11.11%) PMI Certification
4 37 (10.54%) PMP
4 37 (10.54%) SC Cleared
5 23 (6.55%) DV Cleared
6 11 (3.13%) ISTQB
7 7 (1.99%) APMG
7 7 (1.99%) ISEB
8 5 (1.42%) CISSP
8 5 (1.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 4 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.85%) CBAP
10 3 (0.85%) CTC Cleared
10 3 (0.85%) IIBA
10 3 (0.85%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (12.25%) QA
2 40 (11.40%) PMO
3 21 (5.98%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.71%) GDPR
4 6 (1.71%) ISO 20022
5 5 (1.42%) NIST
6 3 (0.85%) NCSC
6 3 (0.85%) P3O
6 3 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.85%) SEPA
7 2 (0.57%) GRC
7 2 (0.57%) ISO 15022
8 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) IFRS
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.28%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.28%) MiFID
8 1 (0.28%) PSD2
8 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (2.56%) IAG
2 5 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.85%) Docker
4 2 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.85%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.42%) Terraform
4 4 (1.14%) Ansible
4 4 (1.14%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.57%) 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 66 (18.80%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.98%) ServiceNow
3 25 (7.12%) SAP
4 19 (5.41%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.56%) Oracle
6 10 (2.85%) Adobe
6 10 (2.85%) Sparx
7 9 (2.56%) Google
8 7 (1.99%) Cisco
9 6 (1.71%) Databricks
9 6 (1.71%) Murex
9 6 (1.71%) Sitecore
10 5 (1.42%) Bloomberg
10 5 (1.42%) HP
10 5 (1.42%) Planview
11 4 (1.14%) Amplitude
11 4 (1.14%) Atlassian
11 4 (1.14%) Braze
11 4 (1.14%) Okta
11 4 (1.14%) VMware