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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 144 106
Rank change year-on-year +2 -38 +32
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 278 253 404
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.90% 1.82% 2.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.08% 2.01% 2.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 162 307
10th Percentile £320 £363 £400
25th Percentile £398 £425 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £673 £675
90th Percentile £750 £736 £750
England median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +6.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile £87.21 - -
25th Percentile £90.54 - -
Median hourly rate £98.57 £35.00 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year +181.63% -61.11% +81.25%
75th Percentile £104.11 - -
90th Percentile £105.93 - -
England median hourly rate £91.25 £35.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +160.71% -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 13,346 12,596 16,382
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.12% 90.41% 88.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,853 8,021 11,715
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £501 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.67% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 155 306
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.75 £16.25
25th Percentile £24.77 £24.71 £19.65
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £30.08
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +16.36% -15.86%
75th Percentile £56.00 £53.75 £53.06
90th Percentile £70.80 £80.45 £73.20
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -26.03% -9.33% +11.41%

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 24 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 24 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 24 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 -16 43 £550 -6.78% 18
East London +2 5 £578 +35.88% 7
West London -15 3 £310 -47.10% 5
South London -2 2 £750 +97.37% 6
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 38 (13.67%) Confluence
2 9 (3.24%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.72%) CMS
4 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.36%) Appian
4 1 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.36%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 37 (13.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (11.15%) Microsoft Project
3 29 (10.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (9.35%) Microsoft Office
5 20 (7.19%) MS Visio
6 7 (2.52%) Trello
7 4 (1.44%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (3.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (2.16%) Loan IQ
4 5 (1.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (1.08%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 2 (0.72%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 2 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.72%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.36%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.36%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.36%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.36%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle FAH
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.36%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.36%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.36%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.36%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 54 (19.42%) Azure
2 20 (7.19%) Azure DevOps
3 17 (6.12%) Power Platform
4 15 (5.40%) GCP
5 13 (4.68%) AWS
5 13 (4.68%) SaaS
6 6 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.80%) Asana
7 5 (1.80%) OCI
8 4 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (1.44%) PaaS
8 4 (1.44%) Smartsheet
9 3 (1.08%) Miro
9 3 (1.08%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.72%) Figma
10 2 (0.72%) Intacct
10 2 (0.72%) Lucidchart
10 2 (0.72%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.72%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.44%) VPN
1 4 (1.44%) WAN
2 3 (1.08%) Firewall
2 3 (1.08%) FTP
2 3 (1.08%) LAN
2 3 (1.08%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.72%) DNS
3 2 (0.72%) NAS
3 2 (0.72%) VLAN
3 2 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.36%) DHCP
4 1 (0.36%) EIGRP
4 1 (0.36%) HSRP
4 1 (0.36%) InfiniBand
4 1 (0.36%) Internet
4 1 (0.36%) IPsec
4 1 (0.36%) Network Security
4 1 (0.36%) OSPF
4 1 (0.36%) SSL
4 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.96%) Power BI
2 9 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.52%) BigQuery
3 7 (2.52%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (2.16%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.08%) Metadata
6 2 (0.72%) Tableau
7 1 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.36%) Big Data
7 1 (0.36%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.36%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.36%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 73 (26.26%) JIRA
2 4 (1.44%) Selenium
3 3 (1.08%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (1.08%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.72%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.72%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.72%) Postman
4 2 (0.72%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.72%) sqlmap
5 1 (0.36%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.36%) LSMW
5 1 (0.36%) NUnit
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.36%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.36%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.36%) TestRail
5 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 147 (52.88%) Finance
2 141 (50.72%) Social Skills
3 50 (17.99%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (15.83%) Banking
5 19 (6.83%) Presentation Skills
6 18 (6.47%) Public Sector
7 17 (6.12%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (5.04%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (4.68%) Retail
10 9 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.24%) Investment Banking
11 7 (2.52%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.16%) Financial Institution
12 6 (2.16%) Front Office
12 6 (2.16%) General Ledger
12 6 (2.16%) Legal
13 5 (1.80%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.08%) Local Government
15 2 (0.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 105 (37.77%) Analyst
2 76 (27.34%) Business Analyst
3 55 (19.78%) Project Manager
4 43 (15.47%) Senior
5 31 (11.15%) Senior Analyst
6 27 (9.71%) Lead
7 18 (6.47%) Senior Business Analyst
8 17 (6.12%) Test Analyst
9 16 (5.76%) Programme Manager
10 12 (4.32%) Delivery Manager
10 12 (4.32%) Senior Test Analyst
10 12 (4.32%) Systems Analyst
11 10 (3.60%) Architect
11 10 (3.60%) Integration Analyst
11 10 (3.60%) Integration Test Analyst
11 10 (3.60%) Systems Integration Analyst
11 10 (3.60%) Systems Test Analyst
12 9 (3.24%) Consultant
12 9 (3.24%) Senior Manager
12 9 (3.24%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.04%) Middleware
2 12 (4.32%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (2.52%) ADO
4 6 (2.16%) Web Services
5 4 (1.44%) Kafka
5 4 (1.44%) XML
6 3 (1.08%) Apache NiFi
6 3 (1.08%) JSON
6 3 (1.08%) RESTful
6 3 (1.08%) SOAP
7 2 (0.72%) .NET
7 2 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.72%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.72%) Swagger
8 1 (0.36%) OAuth
8 1 (0.36%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.36%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.36%) REST
8 1 (0.36%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.36%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.55%) PMI
2 16 (5.76%) Onboarding
3 14 (5.04%) Management Information System
4 12 (4.32%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.60%) Virtual Team
6 7 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (2.16%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.44%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.44%) Educational Technology
8 4 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.44%) Tandem
9 3 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.08%) Reinsurance
10 2 (0.72%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.72%) Life Science
10 2 (0.72%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.60%) Windows
2 4 (1.44%) Linux
3 2 (0.72%) VMS
4 1 (0.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (91.73%) Agile
2 136 (48.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 100 (35.97%) Project Management
4 95 (34.17%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (27.34%) Project Delivery
6 63 (22.66%) Migration
7 56 (20.14%) Workshop Facilitation
8 53 (19.06%) Business Analysis
9 52 (18.71%) DevOps
10 50 (17.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 48 (17.27%) Requirements Gathering
12 47 (16.91%) Scrum
13 46 (16.55%) User Acceptance Testing
14 43 (15.47%) Change Management
14 43 (15.47%) User Stories
15 40 (14.39%) PRINCE2
16 38 (13.67%) SDLC
17 35 (12.59%) Validation
18 33 (11.87%) Continuous Improvement
19 32 (11.51%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 30 (10.79%) SQL
2 10 (3.60%) Python
3 7 (2.52%) Groovy
4 6 (2.16%) Java
5 4 (1.44%) Shell Script
6 3 (1.08%) Bash
6 3 (1.08%) C#
6 3 (1.08%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.08%) Korn
7 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.72%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.36%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.36%) Bicep
8 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (21.94%) Degree
2 41 (14.75%) PMI Certification
3 26 (9.35%) CBAP
4 24 (8.63%) Security Cleared
5 22 (7.91%) PMP
6 21 (7.55%) SC Cleared
7 16 (5.76%) IIBA
8 8 (2.88%) Azure Certification
8 8 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (2.52%) ISEB
10 6 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (2.16%) ISTQB
11 4 (1.44%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.08%) AWS Certification
12 3 (1.08%) CISSP
12 3 (1.08%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.72%) GPEN
13 2 (0.72%) OSCE
13 2 (0.72%) OSCP
13 2 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (14.39%) PMO
2 28 (10.07%) QA
3 15 (5.40%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.88%) GDPR
4 8 (2.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (2.16%) MiFID
6 5 (1.80%) EMIR
6 5 (1.80%) ISO 20022
7 4 (1.44%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.08%) Basel III
8 3 (1.08%) GRC
9 2 (0.72%) IFRS
9 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.72%) NIST
9 2 (0.72%) PSD2
9 2 (0.72%) SEPA
10 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.36%) GAAP
10 1 (0.36%) GMP
10 1 (0.36%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 4 (1.44%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.44%) Docker
2 2 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.36%) IAG
3 1 (0.36%) RACF
Systems Management
1 5 (1.80%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.44%) HP ALM
3 3 (1.08%) Terraform
4 2 (0.72%) Nessus
4 2 (0.72%) Nmap
5 1 (0.36%) Ansible
5 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 55 (19.78%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.79%) Oracle
3 21 (7.55%) SAP
4 10 (3.60%) Workday
5 8 (2.88%) Planview
5 8 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 7 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.16%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.44%) Anaplan
8 4 (1.44%) HP
8 4 (1.44%) Hyperion
9 3 (1.08%) Atlassian
9 3 (1.08%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (1.08%) VMware
10 2 (0.72%) Aruba
10 2 (0.72%) Cisco
10 2 (0.72%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.72%) Juniper
10 2 (0.72%) Xceptor
10 2 (0.72%) Yardi