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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 137 95
Rank change year-on-year -13 -42 +42
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 264 302 512
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.87% 1.91% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 2.14% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 204 387
10th Percentile £315 £400 £390
25th Percentile £400 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £569 £568
Median % change year-on-year -7.73% +0.26% +3.18%
75th Percentile £638 £641 £675
90th Percentile £738 £734 £750
England median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £31.53 - £48.47
25th Percentile £40.19 - £55.40
Median hourly rate £67.50 £35.00 £66.93
Median % change year-on-year +92.86% -47.71% +26.35%
75th Percentile £98.04 - £78.47
90th Percentile £103.50 - £85.39
England median hourly rate £82.50 £35.00 £54.43
% change year-on-year +135.71% -35.70% -10.77%

All Process and 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 13,057 14,136 18,004
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.24% 89.39% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,585 9,131 12,920
10th Percentile £334 £350 £351
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 170 250
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.25 £18.76
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £28.31 £37.50 £37.17
Median % change year-on-year -24.50% +0.89% -4.39%
75th Percentile £47.00 £55.94 £61.75
90th Percentile £68.06 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.36 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.87% -21.42% +26.76%

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 22 November 2025.

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 22 November 2025.

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 22 November 2025. 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 -26 38 £525 -11.02% 46
West London -10 5 £320 -45.39% 16
East London +8 4 £630 +48.24% 15
North London +4 3 £550 - 4
South London -6 3 £750 +57.89% 11
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 33 (12.50%) Confluence
2 9 (3.41%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.76%) CMS
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.38%) WebSphere
Applications
1 29 (10.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (9.85%) Microsoft Project
3 19 (7.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
5 17 (6.44%) MS Visio
6 7 (2.65%) Trello
7 3 (1.14%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (4.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.14%) Loan IQ
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.76%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.76%) Workfront
5 1 (0.38%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.38%) Epicor iScala
5 1 (0.38%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.38%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.38%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.38%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.38%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.38%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 54 (20.45%) Azure
2 19 (7.20%) AWS
3 17 (6.44%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (6.06%) Power Platform
5 15 (5.68%) SaaS
6 14 (5.30%) GCP
7 9 (3.41%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (3.03%) PaaS
9 6 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (2.27%) GitHub
10 4 (1.52%) IaaS
10 4 (1.52%) Smartsheet
11 3 (1.14%) Asana
11 3 (1.14%) Figma
11 3 (1.14%) Miro
11 3 (1.14%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.14%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.14%) Slack
12 2 (0.76%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.76%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.65%) Firewall
2 6 (2.27%) WAN
3 4 (1.52%) VPN
4 3 (1.14%) DNS
4 3 (1.14%) LAN
4 3 (1.14%) Network Security
5 2 (0.76%) FTP
5 2 (0.76%) NAS
5 2 (0.76%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.76%) VLAN
6 1 (0.38%) DHCP
6 1 (0.38%) HSRP
6 1 (0.38%) InfiniBand
6 1 (0.38%) Internet
6 1 (0.38%) IPsec
6 1 (0.38%) NGFW
6 1 (0.38%) SAN
6 1 (0.38%) SSL
6 1 (0.38%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.17%) Power BI
2 8 (3.03%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.27%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (1.89%) Big Data
4 5 (1.89%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.89%) HPCC
5 4 (1.52%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.14%) Tableau
7 2 (0.76%) Metadata
8 1 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.38%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.38%) Power Query
8 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.38%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 63 (23.86%) JIRA
2 6 (2.27%) Git
2 6 (2.27%) Selenium
3 5 (1.89%) GitLab
4 4 (1.52%) Zephyr
5 3 (1.14%) Gradle
5 3 (1.14%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.14%) Maven
6 2 (0.76%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.76%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.76%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.76%) Postman
6 2 (0.76%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.76%) sqlmap
6 2 (0.76%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.38%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.38%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.38%) TestRail
7 1 (0.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 129 (48.86%) Finance
2 128 (48.48%) Social Skills
3 49 (18.56%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (15.15%) Banking
5 21 (7.95%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.68%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (5.68%) Retail
7 14 (5.30%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.79%) Legal
10 9 (3.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.41%) Investment Banking
11 8 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (2.65%) Front Office
12 7 (2.65%) Local Government
13 6 (2.27%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.52%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.52%) General Ledger
15 3 (1.14%) Marketing
15 3 (1.14%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 84 (31.82%) Analyst
2 70 (26.52%) Business Analyst
3 60 (22.73%) Project Manager
4 23 (8.71%) Lead
5 20 (7.58%) Senior
6 16 (6.06%) Architect
7 13 (4.92%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (4.17%) Programme Manager
9 10 (3.79%) Senior Analyst
9 10 (3.79%) Technical Analyst
10 9 (3.41%) IT Manager
10 9 (3.41%) SAP Manager
11 8 (3.03%) IT Project Manager
11 8 (3.03%) Senior Manager
11 8 (3.03%) Senior Project Manager
11 8 (3.03%) Technical Business Analyst
11 8 (3.03%) Test Analyst
12 7 (2.65%) PMO Lead
13 6 (2.27%) SAP Project Manager
13 6 (2.27%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.17%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (3.79%) XML
3 8 (3.03%) JSON
4 7 (2.65%) HTML
4 7 (2.65%) Middleware
5 6 (2.27%) Web Services
6 5 (1.89%) ADO
6 5 (1.89%) RESTful
6 5 (1.89%) SOAP
7 3 (1.14%) Apache NiFi
7 3 (1.14%) DCOM
7 3 (1.14%) Kafka
7 3 (1.14%) Spring
8 2 (0.76%) .NET
8 2 (0.76%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.76%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.76%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.76%) Swagger
8 2 (0.76%) WebdriverIO
9 1 (0.38%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.44%) Onboarding
1 17 (6.44%) PMI
2 15 (5.68%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.79%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.41%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.41%) Virtual Team
5 8 (3.03%) Reinsurance
6 7 (2.65%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.27%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 5 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.52%) Derivative
9 4 (1.52%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.14%) Credit Risk
10 3 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.76%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.76%) Legacy Applications
11 2 (0.76%) Marketing Technology
11 2 (0.76%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.58%) Windows
2 7 (2.65%) Linux
2 7 (2.65%) Unix
3 1 (0.38%) VMS
3 1 (0.38%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (94.32%) Agile
2 110 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 85 (32.20%) Project Management
4 77 (29.17%) Problem-Solving
5 62 (23.48%) Project Delivery
6 57 (21.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 49 (18.56%) PRINCE2
8 46 (17.42%) Change Management
9 45 (17.05%) Migration
9 45 (17.05%) User Acceptance Testing
10 43 (16.29%) Requirements Gathering
10 43 (16.29%) Workshop Facilitation
11 42 (15.91%) Scrum
12 39 (14.77%) DevOps
13 37 (14.02%) SDLC
14 35 (13.26%) Business Analysis
15 29 (10.98%) Risk Management
16 28 (10.61%) User Stories
17 27 (10.23%) Continuous Improvement
18 26 (9.85%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 29 (10.98%) SQL
2 15 (5.68%) Python
3 10 (3.79%) Java
4 6 (2.27%) C#
5 5 (1.89%) C
5 5 (1.89%) Groovy
6 4 (1.52%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.14%) Bash
7 3 (1.14%) C++
7 3 (1.14%) Korn
8 2 (0.76%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.76%) Ruby
8 2 (0.76%) VB
9 1 (0.38%) Bicep
9 1 (0.38%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 49 (18.56%) Degree
2 45 (17.05%) PMI Certification
3 30 (11.36%) PMP
4 20 (7.58%) Security Cleared
5 18 (6.82%) SC Cleared
6 8 (3.03%) CBAP
7 7 (2.65%) ISTQB
8 6 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.89%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.89%) IIBA
10 4 (1.52%) ISEB
11 3 (1.14%) AWS Certification
11 3 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (1.14%) CISSP
11 3 (1.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 3 (1.14%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.76%) CRISC
12 2 (0.76%) GXPN
12 2 (0.76%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.76%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (15.15%) PMO
2 23 (8.71%) QA
3 12 (4.55%) GDPR
4 7 (2.65%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.65%) MiFID
5 6 (2.27%) Accessibility
5 6 (2.27%) EMIR
5 6 (2.27%) Solvency II
6 5 (1.89%) SLA
7 4 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.14%) ISO 20022
8 3 (1.14%) PSD2
8 3 (1.14%) SEPA
9 2 (0.76%) WCAG
10 1 (0.38%) Basel III
10 1 (0.38%) GAAP
10 1 (0.38%) GMP
10 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (1.52%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.52%) Docker
2 2 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.38%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.38%) IAG
3 1 (0.38%) RACF
Systems Management
1 5 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.14%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.76%) Nessus
3 2 (0.76%) Nmap
3 2 (0.76%) Terraform
4 1 (0.38%) Control-M
4 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 49 (18.56%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.09%) SAP
3 23 (8.71%) Oracle
4 9 (3.41%) Workday
5 7 (2.65%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.89%) MuleSoft
6 5 (1.89%) Planview
6 5 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.52%) Anaplan
7 4 (1.52%) Databricks
7 4 (1.52%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.52%) HP
7 4 (1.52%) Hyperion
7 4 (1.52%) PeopleSoft
8 3 (1.14%) Adobe
8 3 (1.14%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.14%) Duck Creek
8 3 (1.14%) VMware
9 2 (0.76%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.76%) Fortinet