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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 147 138
Rank change year-on-year +6 -9 -2
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 316 233 308
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.84% 1.84% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 2.01% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 155 233
10th Percentile £331 £359 £425
25th Percentile £413 £413 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £518 £613
Median % change year-on-year +6.28% -15.51% +9.28%
75th Percentile £644 £650 £712
90th Percentile £750 £700 £798
England median daily rate £530 £525 £590
% change year-on-year +0.95% -11.02% +7.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
England median hourly rate £87.50 £41.50 £58.91
% change year-on-year +110.84% -29.55% +11.20%

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 15,334 11,605 15,921
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.40% 91.50% 88.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,290 7,873 11,381
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £675
90th Percentile £756 £806 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 239 169 333
10th Percentile £18.07 £18.12 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.11 £24.18 £19.92
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.20% -22.77%
75th Percentile £56.25 £50.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.50 £65.00 £67.80
England median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £33.07
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.71% -11.83%

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 5 April 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 5 April 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 47 £625 +5.26% 20
West London -19 6 £329 -44.52% 5
East London - 3 £525 - 4
South London -14 2 £513 +34.87% 2
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 36 (11.39%) Confluence
2 16 (5.06%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.95%) CMS
4 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.32%) Apache
4 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.32%) Appian
4 1 (0.32%) Ethereum
4 1 (0.32%) Hyperledger
4 1 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.32%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 45 (14.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (11.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 35 (11.08%) Microsoft Project
4 26 (8.23%) Microsoft Office
5 20 (6.33%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.58%) Trello
7 4 (1.27%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.80%) Loan IQ
2 7 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.27%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 2 (0.63%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.63%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.63%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.63%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.63%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.63%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.63%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.32%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle FAH
7 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 62 (19.62%) Azure
2 25 (7.91%) Azure DevOps
3 23 (7.28%) AWS
4 19 (6.01%) Power Platform
5 17 (5.38%) GCP
6 10 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (3.16%) SaaS
7 8 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.58%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.58%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 5 (1.58%) Smartsheet
9 4 (1.27%) Asana
10 3 (0.95%) OCI
10 3 (0.95%) OpenShift
10 3 (0.95%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 2 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.63%) Datadog
11 2 (0.63%) Miro
11 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.22%) DNS
2 6 (1.90%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.58%) HTTP
4 4 (1.27%) FTP
5 3 (0.95%) Firewall
5 3 (0.95%) Network Security
5 3 (0.95%) VPN
5 3 (0.95%) WAN
6 2 (0.63%) NAS
6 2 (0.63%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.32%) HSRP
7 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.32%) InfiniBand
7 1 (0.32%) Intranet
7 1 (0.32%) IPsec
7 1 (0.32%) NGFW
7 1 (0.32%) SSL
7 1 (0.32%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.32%) VLAN
7 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.16%) Power BI
2 8 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.22%) BigQuery
3 7 (2.22%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.27%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.95%) Metadata
6 2 (0.63%) Big Data
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.32%) DataStage
7 1 (0.32%) DB2
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.32%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.32%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 86 (27.22%) JIRA
2 6 (1.90%) Selenium
3 5 (1.58%) Browser DevTools
3 5 (1.58%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.63%) Git
4 2 (0.63%) TestRail
5 1 (0.32%) Appium
5 1 (0.32%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.32%) LSMW
5 1 (0.32%) NUnit
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.32%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.32%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 169 (53.48%) Finance
2 158 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 65 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (18.04%) Banking
5 27 (8.54%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (7.91%) Public Sector
7 20 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (5.70%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (4.11%) Financial Institution
10 11 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.85%) Investment Banking
11 9 (2.85%) Retail
12 7 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.58%) Legal
13 5 (1.58%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.27%) Front Office
14 4 (1.27%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.95%) General Ledger
15 3 (0.95%) Police
16 2 (0.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 101 (31.96%) Analyst
2 70 (22.15%) Business Analyst
3 67 (21.20%) Project Manager
4 43 (13.61%) Senior
5 28 (8.86%) Lead
5 28 (8.86%) Senior Analyst
6 20 (6.33%) Delivery Manager
7 16 (5.06%) Programme Manager
7 16 (5.06%) Senior Business Analyst
8 15 (4.75%) Migration Analyst
8 15 (4.75%) Test Analyst
9 14 (4.43%) IT Manager
10 13 (4.11%) Banking Analyst
10 13 (4.11%) Change Manager
10 13 (4.11%) Transformation Analyst
11 12 (3.80%) Senior Manager
12 11 (3.48%) Architect
12 11 (3.48%) Business Manager
12 11 (3.48%) Senior Test Analyst
12 11 (3.48%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.38%) Middleware
2 12 (3.80%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (1.90%) ADO
4 5 (1.58%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (1.27%) OAuth
5 4 (1.27%) SailPoint
5 4 (1.27%) SAML
5 4 (1.27%) Web Services
6 3 (0.95%) Apache NiFi
7 2 (0.63%) .NET
7 2 (0.63%) Kafka
7 2 (0.63%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.63%) XML
8 1 (0.32%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.32%) IDoc
8 1 (0.32%) OpenJDK
8 1 (0.32%) React
8 1 (0.32%) SAPUI5
8 1 (0.32%) Smart Contracts
8 1 (0.32%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.01%) Onboarding
2 16 (5.06%) PMI
3 14 (4.43%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.16%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.16%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.22%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (2.22%) Tandem
6 6 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.90%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (1.90%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.58%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.27%) Derivative
8 4 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (1.27%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 3 (0.95%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.95%) CMDB
9 3 (0.95%) Life Science
10 2 (0.63%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.16%) Windows
2 3 (0.95%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.63%) Linux
3 2 (0.63%) VMS
4 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (90.19%) Agile
2 156 (49.37%) Stakeholder Management
3 124 (39.24%) Project Management
4 106 (33.54%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (24.05%) Project Delivery
6 71 (22.47%) Migration
7 68 (21.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 65 (20.57%) DevOps
9 60 (18.99%) Workshop Facilitation
10 57 (18.04%) Continuous Improvement
11 54 (17.09%) Scrum
12 53 (16.77%) Business Analysis
13 50 (15.82%) User Acceptance Testing
14 48 (15.19%) PRINCE2
15 44 (13.92%) Change Management
15 44 (13.92%) User Stories
16 42 (13.29%) Requirements Gathering
17 40 (12.66%) Decision-Making
18 37 (11.71%) Data Migration
18 37 (11.71%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.13%) SQL
2 10 (3.16%) Python
3 6 (1.90%) Bash
3 6 (1.90%) Groovy
3 6 (1.90%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.58%) Apex Code
5 3 (0.95%) C#
5 3 (0.95%) Java
5 3 (0.95%) PL/SQL
5 3 (0.95%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.63%) Korn
6 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.32%) ABAP
7 1 (0.32%) Bicep
7 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (15.82%) Degree
2 39 (12.34%) Security Cleared
3 37 (11.71%) PMI Certification
4 35 (11.08%) SC Cleared
5 27 (8.54%) PMP
6 21 (6.65%) CBAP
7 15 (4.75%) IIBA
8 12 (3.80%) ISTQB
9 9 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.90%) APMG
10 6 (1.90%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.90%) CISSP
10 6 (1.90%) ISEB
11 5 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.95%) CISM
12 3 (0.95%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.63%) CCNA
13 2 (0.63%) CCNP
13 2 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (14.56%) PMO
2 40 (12.66%) QA
3 19 (6.01%) Data Quality
4 11 (3.48%) GDPR
5 8 (2.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.58%) ISO 20022
7 4 (1.27%) MiFID
8 3 (0.95%) Basel III
8 3 (0.95%) EMIR
8 3 (0.95%) GRC
8 3 (0.95%) NIST
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.63%) IFRS
9 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.63%) PSD2
10 1 (0.32%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.32%) GAAP
10 1 (0.32%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (1.58%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.95%) Docker
3 2 (0.63%) IAG
4 1 (0.32%) RACF
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (2.22%) HP ALM
2 6 (1.90%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.58%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.63%) Ansible
4 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.63%) RSA Archer
4 2 (0.63%) Terraform
Vendors
1 68 (21.52%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.44%) Oracle
3 24 (7.59%) SAP
4 15 (4.75%) Salesforce
5 12 (3.80%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.85%) Workday
7 8 (2.53%) Planview
8 7 (2.22%) HP
9 5 (1.58%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.58%) Zscaler
10 4 (1.27%) Cisco
10 4 (1.27%) Okta
11 3 (0.95%) Citrix
11 3 (0.95%) Jitterbit
11 3 (0.95%) Netskope
11 3 (0.95%) Verint
11 3 (0.95%) VMware
12 2 (0.63%) Databricks
12 2 (0.63%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.63%) Splunk