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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 151 140
Rank change year-on-year -16 -11 -29
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 350 253 313
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.74% 1.88% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 2.04% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 180 218
10th Percentile £375 £325 £400
25th Percentile £454 £406 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £660 £650
90th Percentile £750 £738 £775
England median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £45.00 -
England median hourly rate £60.00 £55.00 £53.20
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.38% +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 17,896 12,411 14,387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.21% 92.39% 88.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,750 8,257 10,026
10th Percentile £362 £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 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £530
% change year-on-year +2.94% -3.77% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 255 196
10th Percentile £17.16 £16.50 £17.08
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.72 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -15.71% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.13 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.56
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%

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 20 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 20 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 -12 43 £675 +25.29% 31
West London -12 15 £420 +31.09% 5
South London -2 4 £575 - 1
North London -5 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 28 (8.00%) Confluence
2 23 (6.57%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.00%) CMS
4 5 (1.43%) SAS
5 4 (1.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (1.14%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.86%) Kentico
7 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.29%) Apache
8 1 (0.29%) Appian
8 1 (0.29%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.29%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 41 (11.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (8.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 28 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (8.00%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (4.57%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.14%) Trello
6 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.86%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (2.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (2.29%) Magento
3 6 (1.71%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.86%) FLEXCUBE
4 3 (0.86%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.86%) Temenos T24
5 2 (0.57%) Finacle
5 2 (0.57%) IntelliMatch
5 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.57%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.57%) Shopify
5 2 (0.57%) Summit
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.29%) Orchestrade
6 1 (0.29%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 83 (23.71%) Azure
2 43 (12.29%) AWS
3 37 (10.57%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (9.14%) Power Platform
5 18 (5.14%) GCP
6 16 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (4.57%) SaaS
7 11 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (2.00%) Adobe Analytics
8 7 (2.00%) Asana
9 6 (1.71%) GitHub
10 5 (1.43%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.43%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.43%) Smartsheet
11 4 (1.14%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.86%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.86%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.29%) Network Security
2 6 (1.71%) DNS
3 5 (1.43%) HTTP
3 5 (1.43%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.14%) DMZ
5 3 (0.86%) Firewall
5 3 (0.86%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.86%) WAN
5 3 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.57%) 4G
6 2 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.57%) Internet
6 2 (0.57%) Intranet
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 (0.29%) BGP
7 1 (0.29%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.00%) Power BI
2 10 (2.86%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.00%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.71%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.43%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.86%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.86%) Metadata
6 3 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.57%) BigQuery
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 (0.29%) Looker
8 1 (0.29%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.29%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 68 (19.43%) JIRA
2 12 (3.43%) Git
3 10 (2.86%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.86%) Selenium
4 8 (2.29%) Subversion
5 5 (1.43%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (1.14%) eggPlant
6 4 (1.14%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.86%) HP UFT
7 3 (0.86%) SilkTest
7 3 (0.86%) SOAtest
7 3 (0.86%) TestRail
7 3 (0.86%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.57%) Rational Functional Tester
9 1 (0.29%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.29%) Postman
9 1 (0.29%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.29%) TestDirector
General
1 183 (52.29%) Finance
2 157 (44.86%) Social Skills
3 84 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (18.00%) Banking
5 42 (12.00%) Public Sector
6 26 (7.43%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (7.43%) Retail
7 18 (5.14%) Marketing
8 14 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (3.43%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.14%) Financial Institution
11 9 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (2.29%) Legal
13 7 (2.00%) Investment Banking
13 7 (2.00%) Police
14 6 (1.71%) Front Office
14 6 (1.71%) Law
14 6 (1.71%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.43%) Retail Banking
16 3 (0.86%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 111 (31.71%) Project Manager
2 76 (21.71%) Analyst
3 49 (14.00%) Business Analyst
4 44 (12.57%) Senior
5 33 (9.43%) Architect
6 27 (7.71%) Senior Manager
7 24 (6.86%) Senior Project Manager
8 21 (6.00%) Lead
9 19 (5.43%) Programme Manager
10 18 (5.14%) Infrastructure Manager
10 18 (5.14%) Technical Manager
10 18 (5.14%) Test Manager
11 17 (4.86%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 17 (4.86%) Technical Project Manager
12 16 (4.57%) Change Manager
13 14 (4.00%) IT Manager
14 11 (3.14%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (2.86%) Banking Analyst
15 10 (2.86%) Enterprise Architect
15 10 (2.86%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.14%) Middleware
2 9 (2.57%) VML
3 7 (2.00%) ADO
4 5 (1.43%) .NET
4 5 (1.43%) OAuth
4 5 (1.43%) SAML
4 5 (1.43%) SOAP
4 5 (1.43%) Terraform
4 5 (1.43%) Web Services
5 4 (1.14%) SailPoint
5 4 (1.14%) XML
6 3 (0.86%) Kafka
6 3 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.57%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.57%) HTML
7 2 (0.57%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.57%) REST
7 2 (0.57%) RxJava
7 2 (0.57%) Vert.x
7 2 (0.57%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.71%) Onboarding
2 22 (6.29%) Data Centre
2 22 (6.29%) Product Ownership
3 13 (3.71%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (3.14%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (2.86%) CMDB
5 10 (2.86%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.00%) PMI
7 6 (1.71%) AI Agents
7 6 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (1.71%) NHS
7 6 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.71%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.43%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.43%) Credit Risk
8 5 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.43%) Derivative
9 4 (1.14%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.43%) Linux
2 3 (0.86%) Unix
2 3 (0.86%) Windows
3 1 (0.29%) Android
3 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (92.86%) Agile
2 176 (50.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 119 (34.00%) Project Management
4 97 (27.71%) Project Delivery
5 86 (24.57%) Problem-Solving
6 80 (22.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 72 (20.57%) Migration
8 63 (18.00%) DevOps
9 59 (16.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 57 (16.29%) PRINCE2
11 56 (16.00%) User Acceptance Testing
12 50 (14.29%) Scrum
13 49 (14.00%) Workshop Facilitation
14 46 (13.14%) Business Analysis
14 46 (13.14%) Change Management
15 43 (12.29%) Risk Management
15 43 (12.29%) User Stories
16 42 (12.00%) Analytics
17 38 (10.86%) Roadmaps
18 37 (10.57%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 30 (8.57%) SQL
2 11 (3.14%) Python
3 10 (2.86%) Java
3 10 (2.86%) Korn
4 5 (1.43%) Bash
5 4 (1.14%) Groovy
6 3 (0.86%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.86%) VBA
7 2 (0.57%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.57%) C#
7 2 (0.57%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.57%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.29%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (17.43%) Security Cleared
2 45 (12.86%) Degree
3 42 (12.00%) SC Cleared
4 38 (10.86%) PMI Certification
5 36 (10.29%) PMP
6 23 (6.57%) DV Cleared
7 12 (3.43%) ISTQB
8 8 (2.29%) ISEB
9 7 (2.00%) APMG
10 5 (1.43%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (1.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 4 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.14%) CISSP
11 4 (1.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.86%) CBAP
12 3 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.86%) IIBA
13 2 (0.57%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.57%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 1 (0.29%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (12.57%) PMO
2 43 (12.29%) QA
3 21 (6.00%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.43%) ISO 20022
5 4 (1.14%) GDPR
5 4 (1.14%) NIST
5 4 (1.14%) P3O
5 4 (1.14%) SEPA
6 3 (0.86%) NCSC
7 2 (0.57%) GRC
7 2 (0.57%) ISO 15022
7 2 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.29%) EMIR
8 1 (0.29%) GxP
8 1 (0.29%) IFRS
8 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.29%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.29%) MiFID
8 1 (0.29%) PMBOK
System Software
1 9 (2.57%) IAG
2 3 (0.86%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.57%) Docker
3 2 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.29%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.43%) HP ALM
4 4 (1.14%) Ansible
5 2 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.57%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.29%) SCCM
6 1 (0.29%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 69 (19.71%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.71%) ServiceNow
3 26 (7.43%) SAP
4 19 (5.43%) Oracle
5 16 (4.57%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.86%) Adobe
6 10 (2.86%) Sparx
7 9 (2.57%) Google
8 7 (2.00%) Cisco
9 6 (1.71%) Databricks
9 6 (1.71%) HP
9 6 (1.71%) Murex
9 6 (1.71%) Planview
9 6 (1.71%) Sitecore
10 5 (1.43%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.43%) Bloomberg
11 4 (1.14%) Amplitude
11 4 (1.14%) Okta
11 4 (1.14%) Optimizely
11 4 (1.14%) Tealium