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 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 138 143
Rank change year-on-year -16 +5 -24
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 358 269 315
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.81% 1.98% 1.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 2.15% 2.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 187 228
10th Percentile £374 £332 £400
25th Percentile £463 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £588
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -6.38% +6.82%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £691
90th Percentile £750 £738 £800
England median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.75 -
England median hourly rate £69.75 £48.00 £58.91
% change year-on-year +45.31% -18.51% +17.26%

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 17,610 12,492 15,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.97% 92.11% 88.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,678 8,360 10,852
10th Percentile £363 £331 £350
25th Percentile £448 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 240 266
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.12
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £20.50
Median hourly rate £36.25 £31.75 £32.40
Median % change year-on-year +14.17% -1.99% -21.94%
75th Percentile £57.81 £50.13 £50.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.30 £70.38
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -8.14%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -3 45 £675 +22.73% 14
West London -3 13 £329 -26.89% 6
South London -9 5 £550 - 4
East London 0 1 - - 5
North London -3 1 - - 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 27 (7.54%) Confluence
2 21 (5.87%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.40%) CMS
4 4 (1.12%) SAS
5 3 (0.84%) Kentico
6 2 (0.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.56%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.28%) Apache
7 1 (0.28%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.28%) Hyperledger
7 1 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 47 (13.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (9.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 32 (8.94%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (7.54%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (4.19%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (3.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.79%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 9 (2.51%) Loan IQ
4 8 (2.23%) Magento
5 5 (1.40%) Temenos T24
6 3 (0.84%) FLEXCUBE
6 3 (0.84%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.56%) Finacle
7 2 (0.56%) IntelliMatch
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.56%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.56%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.56%) Shopify
7 2 (0.56%) Summit
8 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 88 (24.58%) Azure
2 41 (11.45%) AWS
3 37 (10.34%) Azure DevOps
4 33 (9.22%) Power Platform
5 17 (4.75%) GCP
6 14 (3.91%) Dynamics 365
6 14 (3.91%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (3.91%) SaaS
7 8 (2.23%) Entra ID
8 7 (1.96%) Smartsheet
9 6 (1.68%) GitHub
9 6 (1.68%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 5 (1.40%) Asana
11 4 (1.12%) Adobe Analytics
11 4 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.12%) OCI
11 4 (1.12%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 3 (0.84%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.84%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.23%) Network Security
2 5 (1.40%) DNS
2 5 (1.40%) HTTP
2 5 (1.40%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.84%) Firewall
3 3 (0.84%) Intranet
4 2 (0.56%) FTP
4 2 (0.56%) Internet
4 2 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
4 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.28%) 4G
5 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.28%) LAN
5 1 (0.28%) VLAN
5 1 (0.28%) VPN
5 1 (0.28%) WAN
5 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (8.10%) Power BI
2 11 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.23%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.68%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.40%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.84%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.56%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.56%) Couchbase
7 2 (0.56%) DataStage
7 2 (0.56%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.56%) Power Query
7 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.56%) Tableau
8 1 (0.28%) Metadata
8 1 (0.28%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.28%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.28%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 71 (19.83%) JIRA
2 12 (3.35%) Git
3 9 (2.51%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.23%) Subversion
5 6 (1.68%) Selenium
6 5 (1.40%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (1.12%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.84%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.56%) TestRail
10 1 (0.28%) Appium
10 1 (0.28%) HP UFT
10 1 (0.28%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.28%) Postman
10 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.28%) TestDirector
General
1 177 (49.44%) Finance
2 165 (46.09%) Social Skills
3 77 (21.51%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (16.76%) Banking
5 44 (12.29%) Public Sector
6 29 (8.10%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (6.42%) Retail
8 21 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (3.35%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (3.35%) Marketing
10 10 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (2.79%) Financial Institution
11 7 (1.96%) Legal
11 7 (1.96%) Police
12 6 (1.68%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.68%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.40%) Front Office
13 5 (1.40%) Law
14 4 (1.12%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.84%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 101 (28.21%) Project Manager
2 82 (22.91%) Analyst
3 52 (14.53%) Business Analyst
4 42 (11.73%) Senior
5 32 (8.94%) Architect
6 27 (7.54%) Lead
7 26 (7.26%) Senior Manager
8 24 (6.70%) Senior Project Manager
9 20 (5.59%) Change Manager
10 17 (4.75%) Infrastructure Manager
10 17 (4.75%) IT Manager
10 17 (4.75%) Programme Manager
11 16 (4.47%) Infrastructure Project Manager
12 15 (4.19%) Test Manager
13 14 (3.91%) Business Manager
13 14 (3.91%) Delivery Manager
14 12 (3.35%) Banking Analyst
15 11 (3.07%) IT Project Manager
15 11 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
15 11 (3.07%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.19%) Middleware
2 9 (2.51%) VML
3 7 (1.96%) ADO
4 6 (1.68%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (1.40%) OAuth
5 5 (1.40%) SailPoint
5 5 (1.40%) SAML
6 4 (1.12%) .NET
6 4 (1.12%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.84%) Kafka
7 3 (0.84%) SOAP
8 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.56%) REST
8 2 (0.56%) RxJava
8 2 (0.56%) Vert.x
8 2 (0.56%) Web Services
8 2 (0.56%) XML
9 1 (0.28%) Pandas
9 1 (0.28%) pytest
9 1 (0.28%) React
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.70%) Onboarding
2 17 (4.75%) Data Centre
3 16 (4.47%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.63%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.35%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (2.79%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (2.51%) CMDB
8 7 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.96%) PMI
9 6 (1.68%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.68%) Derivative
9 6 (1.68%) NHS
10 5 (1.40%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.40%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.12%) IoT
11 4 (1.12%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.12%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.40%) Windows
2 3 (0.84%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.28%) Android
3 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.28%) Linux
3 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (92.46%) Agile
2 174 (48.60%) Stakeholder Management
3 122 (34.08%) Project Management
4 90 (25.14%) Project Delivery
5 89 (24.86%) Problem-Solving
6 85 (23.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 78 (21.79%) DevOps
8 76 (21.23%) Migration
9 60 (16.76%) Continuous Improvement
10 59 (16.48%) User Acceptance Testing
11 58 (16.20%) PRINCE2
12 53 (14.80%) Change Management
13 49 (13.69%) Scrum
14 48 (13.41%) Workshop Facilitation
15 46 (12.85%) Business Analysis
16 45 (12.57%) User Stories
17 41 (11.45%) Decision-Making
18 40 (11.17%) Requirements Gathering
19 38 (10.61%) Scaled Agile Framework
19 38 (10.61%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 34 (9.50%) SQL
2 14 (3.91%) Python
3 6 (1.68%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.40%) Bash
4 5 (1.40%) Java
4 5 (1.40%) Korn
5 4 (1.12%) Apex Code
5 4 (1.12%) C#
5 4 (1.12%) Groovy
6 3 (0.84%) VBA
7 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.56%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.28%) ABAP
8 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 58 (16.20%) Security Cleared
2 52 (14.53%) Degree
3 37 (10.34%) PMI Certification
3 37 (10.34%) SC Cleared
4 35 (9.78%) PMP
5 22 (6.15%) DV Cleared
6 13 (3.63%) ISTQB
7 9 (2.51%) CBAP
8 8 (2.23%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.23%) IIBA
9 7 (1.96%) APMG
9 7 (1.96%) CISSP
9 7 (1.96%) ISEB
10 6 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (1.40%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.84%) CISM
13 3 (0.84%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 2 (0.56%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (13.13%) PMO
2 46 (12.85%) QA
3 20 (5.59%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.23%) GDPR
5 7 (1.96%) ISO 20022
6 4 (1.12%) NIST
6 4 (1.12%) SEPA
7 3 (0.84%) NCSC
7 3 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.56%) GRC
8 2 (0.56%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.56%) P3O
8 2 (0.56%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.56%) PSD2
9 1 (0.28%) EMIR
9 1 (0.28%) IFRS
9 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.28%) PMBOK
System Software
1 8 (2.23%) IAG
2 5 (1.40%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.84%) Docker
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.51%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.12%) HP ALM
3 4 (1.12%) Terraform
4 3 (0.84%) Ansible
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.56%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.28%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.28%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.28%) SCCM
6 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 68 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.82%) ServiceNow
3 23 (6.42%) SAP
4 20 (5.59%) Salesforce
5 18 (5.03%) Oracle
6 10 (2.79%) Sparx
7 8 (2.23%) Adobe
8 6 (1.68%) Databricks
8 6 (1.68%) Planview
9 5 (1.40%) Bloomberg
9 5 (1.40%) Google
9 5 (1.40%) HP
9 5 (1.40%) Murex
10 4 (1.12%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.12%) Okta
10 4 (1.12%) Temenos
11 3 (0.84%) Netskope
11 3 (0.84%) Nexthink
11 3 (0.84%) Workday
11 3 (0.84%) Zscaler