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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 148 145
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 -12
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 317 234 306
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.81% 1.84% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.04% 1.99% 1.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 151 229
10th Percentile £350 £356 £425
25th Percentile £413 £413 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £518 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.28% -13.75% +8.01%
75th Percentile £668 £650 £712
90th Percentile £750 £725 £790
England median daily rate £530 £520 £585
% change year-on-year +2.02% -11.20% +6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
England median hourly rate £74.50 £41.50 £58.91
% change year-on-year +79.52% -29.55% -17.04%

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 15,562 11,733 15,787
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.73% 92.06% 88.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,427 7,976 11,319
10th Percentile £355 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £813 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 172 330
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.53 £15.99
25th Percentile £25.11 £22.86 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.50 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year +2.90% +20.00% -26.28%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.75 £47.34
90th Percentile £73.38 £63.70 £65.78
England median hourly rate £42.69 £30.45 £35.00
% change year-on-year +40.18% -13.00% -8.74%

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 25 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 25 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 -7 45 £625 +6.38% 9
West London -19 7 £329 -45.17% 2
South London -9 2 £513 +34.87% 1
East London - 2 - - 9
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 34 (10.73%) Confluence
2 15 (4.73%) 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 44 (13.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (11.67%) Microsoft Project
3 35 (11.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (6.62%) MS Visio
5 20 (6.31%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (1.26%) Trello
7 3 (0.95%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.79%) Loan IQ
2 8 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (0.95%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.95%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.63%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.63%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.63%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.63%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.63%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.63%) Temenos T24
5 2 (0.63%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.32%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.32%) Quorum
6 1 (0.32%) R3 Corda
6 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 66 (20.82%) Azure
2 30 (9.46%) Azure DevOps
3 24 (7.57%) AWS
4 21 (6.62%) Power Platform
5 16 (5.05%) GCP
6 13 (4.10%) SaaS
7 11 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (1.89%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 5 (1.58%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.58%) Smartsheet
10 4 (1.26%) Asana
10 4 (1.26%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.95%) OCI
12 2 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.63%) Intacct
12 2 (0.63%) iPaaS
12 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.63%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.89%) DNS
2 5 (1.58%) HTTP
2 5 (1.58%) Network Security
2 5 (1.58%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.26%) FTP
4 2 (0.63%) Firewall
4 2 (0.63%) NAS
4 2 (0.63%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.63%) VPN
4 2 (0.63%) WAN
5 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.32%) Intranet
5 1 (0.32%) LAN
5 1 (0.32%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.32%) VLAN
5 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.10%) Power BI
2 9 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.58%) BigQuery
3 5 (1.58%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.95%) Metadata
5 2 (0.63%) Big Data
6 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.32%) DataStage
6 1 (0.32%) DB2
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.32%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 88 (27.76%) JIRA
2 7 (2.21%) Selenium
3 5 (1.58%) Browser DevTools
3 5 (1.58%) Zephyr
4 3 (0.95%) TestRail
5 2 (0.63%) Git
6 1 (0.32%) Appium
6 1 (0.32%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.32%) LSMW
6 1 (0.32%) NUnit
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.32%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.32%) TestComplete
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 166 (52.37%) Finance
2 152 (47.95%) Social Skills
3 65 (20.50%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (16.09%) Banking
5 27 (8.52%) Public Sector
6 26 (8.20%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (6.31%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (4.42%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (4.10%) Financial Institution
9 13 (4.10%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.84%) Retail
11 7 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.21%) Investment Banking
11 7 (2.21%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.26%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.26%) Police
13 3 (0.95%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.63%) Billing
14 2 (0.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 96 (30.28%) Analyst
2 69 (21.77%) Project Manager
3 66 (20.82%) Business Analyst
4 44 (13.88%) Senior
5 29 (9.15%) Lead
6 27 (8.52%) Senior Analyst
7 20 (6.31%) Delivery Manager
8 16 (5.05%) Programme Manager
8 16 (5.05%) Senior Business Analyst
9 15 (4.73%) Change Manager
9 15 (4.73%) IT Manager
9 15 (4.73%) Migration Analyst
10 14 (4.42%) Senior Manager
10 14 (4.42%) Test Manager
10 14 (4.42%) Transformation Analyst
11 13 (4.10%) Test Analyst
12 12 (3.79%) Banking Analyst
13 11 (3.47%) Integration Analyst
13 11 (3.47%) Integration Test Analyst
13 11 (3.47%) Systems Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.36%) Middleware
2 10 (3.15%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (1.89%) ADO
4 5 (1.58%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (1.26%) OAuth
5 4 (1.26%) SailPoint
5 4 (1.26%) SAML
6 3 (0.95%) Kafka
6 3 (0.95%) Web Services
7 2 (0.63%) .NET
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%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.32%) React
8 1 (0.32%) SAPUI5
8 1 (0.32%) Smart Contracts
8 1 (0.32%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.31%) Onboarding
2 13 (4.10%) Management Information System
2 13 (4.10%) PMI
3 11 (3.47%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.84%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.52%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.21%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.21%) Tandem
7 6 (1.89%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.26%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.26%) CMDB
9 4 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.95%) Derivative
10 3 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.95%) Life Science
10 3 (0.95%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 2 (0.63%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.21%) Windows
2 3 (0.95%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.32%) Linux
3 1 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (90.54%) Agile
2 154 (48.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 125 (39.43%) Project Management
4 103 (32.49%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (24.29%) Project Delivery
6 73 (23.03%) Migration
7 70 (22.08%) DevOps
7 70 (22.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 60 (18.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 56 (17.67%) Workshop Facilitation
10 52 (16.40%) Business Analysis
11 51 (16.09%) User Acceptance Testing
12 48 (15.14%) Scrum
13 44 (13.88%) PRINCE2
14 43 (13.56%) User Stories
15 42 (13.25%) Decision-Making
16 41 (12.93%) Change Management
17 39 (12.30%) Requirements Gathering
18 38 (11.99%) Data Migration
19 36 (11.36%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.09%) SQL
2 10 (3.15%) Python
3 5 (1.58%) Apex Code
3 5 (1.58%) Bash
3 5 (1.58%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.26%) Groovy
4 4 (1.26%) Java
5 3 (0.95%) C#
5 3 (0.95%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.63%) Korn
6 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.32%) ABAP
7 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 48 (15.14%) Degree
2 42 (13.25%) Security Cleared
3 36 (11.36%) SC Cleared
4 31 (9.78%) PMI Certification
5 23 (7.26%) PMP
6 21 (6.62%) CBAP
7 14 (4.42%) IIBA
7 14 (4.42%) ISTQB
8 9 (2.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (2.21%) APMG
9 7 (2.21%) ISEB
10 6 (1.89%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.58%) CISSP
11 5 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.95%) CISM
12 3 (0.95%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.95%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 3 (0.95%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.63%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (15.14%) QA
2 45 (14.20%) PMO
3 19 (5.99%) Data Quality
4 10 (3.15%) GDPR
5 7 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.58%) ISO 20022
7 3 (0.95%) Basel III
7 3 (0.95%) GRC
7 3 (0.95%) NIST
8 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.63%) IFRS
8 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.63%) PSD2
9 1 (0.32%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 15022
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.32%) SEPA
9 1 (0.32%) TARGET2
System Software
1 4 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.95%) IAG
3 2 (0.63%) Docker
4 1 (0.32%) RACF
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (2.21%) HP ALM
2 5 (1.58%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.58%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.63%) Ansible
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.63%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 65 (20.50%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.46%) Oracle
3 26 (8.20%) SAP
4 17 (5.36%) Salesforce
5 13 (4.10%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.84%) Workday
7 7 (2.21%) HP
7 7 (2.21%) Planview
8 5 (1.58%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.26%) Okta
9 4 (1.26%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.95%) Adobe
10 3 (0.95%) Ariba
10 3 (0.95%) Cisco
10 3 (0.95%) Citrix
10 3 (0.95%) Computacenter
10 3 (0.95%) Jitterbit
10 3 (0.95%) Netskope
10 3 (0.95%) Verint
10 3 (0.95%) VMware