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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 154 132
Rank change year-on-year -15 -22 -29
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 354 248 325
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.75% 1.84% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 1.99% 2.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 173 220
10th Percentile £382 £325 £400
25th Percentile £463 £413 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £671 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
England median daily rate £525 £514 £550
% change year-on-year +2.09% -6.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 1
Median hourly rate - £67.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - +92.86% -23.38%
England median hourly rate £60.00 £63.75 £41.25
% change year-on-year -5.88% +54.55% -22.13%

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 18,008 12,449 14,389
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.06% 92.45% 89.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,771 8,281 9,881
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £661 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 289 255 191
10th Percentile £17.53 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.89 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £32.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -9.86% -11.25%
75th Percentile £56.25 £49.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%

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 29 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 29 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 -18 44 £650 +20.37% 12
West London -9 14 £510 +59.38% 10
South London -10 4 £575 - 2
East London +1 2 - - 3
North London -2 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 31 (8.76%) Confluence
2 23 (6.50%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.98%) CMS
4 5 (1.41%) SAS
5 4 (1.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (1.13%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.85%) Kentico
7 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.56%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.28%) Apache
8 1 (0.28%) Appian
Applications
1 42 (11.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (8.76%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (8.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (7.34%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (5.08%) MS Visio
6 4 (1.13%) Trello
7 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.82%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 8 (2.26%) Magento
4 5 (1.41%) Loan IQ
5 3 (0.85%) FLEXCUBE
5 3 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.85%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.56%) Finacle
6 2 (0.56%) IntelliMatch
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.56%) Shopify
6 2 (0.56%) Summit
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.28%) Orchestrade
7 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 82 (23.16%) Azure
2 41 (11.58%) AWS
3 38 (10.73%) Azure DevOps
4 31 (8.76%) Power Platform
5 17 (4.80%) GCP
6 16 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (4.52%) SaaS
7 12 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.98%) Adobe Analytics
8 7 (1.98%) Asana
9 6 (1.69%) GitHub
10 5 (1.41%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.41%) Smartsheet
11 4 (1.13%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.13%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.13%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (0.85%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.85%) Datadog
12 3 (0.85%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.69%) Network Security
2 5 (1.41%) DNS
3 4 (1.13%) DMZ
3 4 (1.13%) Firewall
3 4 (1.13%) HTTP
3 4 (1.13%) Structured Cabling
3 4 (1.13%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.85%) WAN
4 3 (0.85%) Wireless
5 2 (0.56%) 4G
5 2 (0.56%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.56%) Internet
5 2 (0.56%) Intranet
5 2 (0.56%) MPLS
5 2 (0.56%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.28%) Multicast
6 1 (0.28%) OSPF
6 1 (0.28%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.63%) Power BI
2 10 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.98%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.41%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.13%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.85%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.85%) Metadata
6 3 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.56%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.56%) Couchbase
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%) Big Data
8 1 (0.28%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.28%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.28%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 68 (19.21%) JIRA
2 12 (3.39%) Git
3 10 (2.82%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.82%) Selenium
4 8 (2.26%) Subversion
5 4 (1.13%) Browser DevTools
5 4 (1.13%) eggPlant
5 4 (1.13%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.85%) HP UFT
6 3 (0.85%) SilkTest
6 3 (0.85%) SOAtest
6 3 (0.85%) TestRail
6 3 (0.85%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.56%) Rational Functional Tester
8 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.28%) Postman
8 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.28%) TestDirector
General
1 188 (53.11%) Finance
2 160 (45.20%) Social Skills
3 83 (23.45%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (17.80%) Banking
5 40 (11.30%) Public Sector
6 27 (7.63%) Retail
7 23 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (5.37%) Marketing
9 13 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (2.82%) Financial Institution
12 8 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (2.26%) Investment Banking
12 8 (2.26%) Legal
13 7 (1.98%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.69%) Front Office
14 6 (1.69%) Law
14 6 (1.69%) Police
15 5 (1.41%) Retail Banking
16 3 (0.85%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 110 (31.07%) Project Manager
2 81 (22.88%) Analyst
3 54 (15.25%) Business Analyst
4 43 (12.15%) Senior
5 31 (8.76%) Architect
6 26 (7.34%) Senior Manager
7 23 (6.50%) Senior Project Manager
8 22 (6.21%) Lead
9 20 (5.65%) Technical Manager
10 19 (5.37%) Programme Manager
10 19 (5.37%) Test Manager
11 18 (5.08%) Technical Project Manager
12 16 (4.52%) Infrastructure Manager
12 16 (4.52%) Infrastructure Project Manager
13 15 (4.24%) Change Manager
13 15 (4.24%) IT Manager
14 11 (3.11%) IT Project Manager
14 11 (3.11%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (2.82%) Delivery Manager
15 10 (2.82%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.11%) Middleware
2 9 (2.54%) VML
3 8 (2.26%) ADO
4 5 (1.41%) .NET
4 5 (1.41%) OAuth
4 5 (1.41%) SAML
4 5 (1.41%) SOAP
4 5 (1.41%) Terraform
4 5 (1.41%) Web Services
5 4 (1.13%) XML
6 3 (0.85%) Kafka
6 3 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) DAO
7 2 (0.56%) HTML
7 2 (0.56%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.56%) REST
7 2 (0.56%) RxJava
7 2 (0.56%) Vert.x
7 2 (0.56%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.19%) Onboarding
2 22 (6.21%) Product Ownership
3 21 (5.93%) Data Centre
4 13 (3.67%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (3.11%) Greenfield Project
6 10 (2.82%) CMDB
7 9 (2.54%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.98%) PMI
9 6 (1.69%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.69%) NHS
9 6 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.69%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.41%) Credit Risk
10 5 (1.41%) Derivative
11 4 (1.13%) IoT
11 4 (1.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.41%) Linux
2 3 (0.85%) Unix
3 2 (0.56%) Windows
4 1 (0.28%) Android
4 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (92.94%) Agile
2 183 (51.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 117 (33.05%) Project Management
4 102 (28.81%) Project Delivery
5 83 (23.45%) Problem-Solving
6 81 (22.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 78 (22.03%) Migration
8 65 (18.36%) DevOps
9 60 (16.95%) Continuous Improvement
10 59 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
11 58 (16.38%) PRINCE2
12 49 (13.84%) Change Management
13 48 (13.56%) Risk Management
13 48 (13.56%) User Stories
13 48 (13.56%) Workshop Facilitation
14 47 (13.28%) Business Analysis
14 47 (13.28%) Scrum
15 46 (12.99%) Analytics
16 40 (11.30%) Requirements Gathering
17 37 (10.45%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 30 (8.47%) SQL
2 10 (2.82%) Java
2 10 (2.82%) Korn
2 10 (2.82%) Python
3 4 (1.13%) Bash
3 4 (1.13%) Groovy
4 3 (0.85%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.85%) VBA
5 2 (0.56%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.56%) C#
5 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.56%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 66 (18.64%) Security Cleared
2 47 (13.28%) Degree
2 47 (13.28%) SC Cleared
3 40 (11.30%) PMI Certification
4 35 (9.89%) PMP
5 23 (6.50%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.39%) ISTQB
7 8 (2.26%) ISEB
8 7 (1.98%) APMG
9 5 (1.41%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (1.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 3 (0.85%) CBAP
11 3 (0.85%) CISSP
11 3 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.85%) IIBA
12 2 (0.56%) CTC Cleared
12 2 (0.56%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.56%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (12.99%) PMO
2 43 (12.15%) QA
3 19 (5.37%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.41%) ISO 20022
5 4 (1.13%) NIST
5 4 (1.13%) P3O
5 4 (1.13%) SEPA
6 3 (0.85%) GDPR
6 3 (0.85%) NCSC
7 2 (0.56%) GRC
7 2 (0.56%) ISO 15022
8 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) EMIR
8 1 (0.28%) GxP
8 1 (0.28%) IFRS
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.28%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.28%) MiFID
8 1 (0.28%) PMBOK
8 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (2.54%) IAG
2 2 (0.56%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.56%) Docker
2 2 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.26%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.41%) HP ALM
2 5 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.13%) Ansible
4 2 (0.56%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (0.28%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.28%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.28%) SCCM
5 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 72 (20.34%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.63%) ServiceNow
3 26 (7.34%) SAP
4 18 (5.08%) Oracle
5 17 (4.80%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.82%) Adobe
6 10 (2.82%) Sparx
7 9 (2.54%) Google
8 7 (1.98%) Murex
9 6 (1.69%) Cisco
9 6 (1.69%) Databricks
9 6 (1.69%) HP
9 6 (1.69%) Sitecore
10 5 (1.41%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.41%) Bloomberg
10 5 (1.41%) Planview
11 4 (1.13%) Amplitude
11 4 (1.13%) Braze
11 4 (1.13%) Optimizely
11 4 (1.13%) Tealium