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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 150 139
Rank change year-on-year +5 -11 -6
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 319 233 309
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.81% 1.84% 1.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.04% 2.00% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 150 233
10th Percentile £350 £354 £413
25th Percentile £415 £413 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £517 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.33% -13.79% +9.09%
75th Percentile £668 £650 £712
90th Percentile £750 £726 £798
England median daily rate £530 £520 £578
% change year-on-year +2.02% -10.04% +5.00%
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% -11.40%

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 15,626 11,665 15,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.63% 92.10% 88.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,463 7,932 11,228
10th Percentile £356 £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 £759 £813 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 173 325
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £22.75 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.90% +21.05% -26.92%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.75 £46.86
90th Percentile £73.75 £63.65 £66.30
England median hourly rate £44.00 £30.45 £35.00
% change year-on-year +44.50% -13.00% -6.67%

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 28 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 28 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 -3 45 £625 +6.38% 23
West London -17 7 £329 -45.17% 2
South London -13 2 £513 +34.87% 2
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 (10.66%) Confluence
2 15 (4.70%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.94%) CMS
4 1 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.31%) Appian
4 1 (0.31%) Ethereum
4 1 (0.31%) Hyperledger
4 1 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.31%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 44 (13.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (11.60%) Microsoft Project
3 35 (10.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (6.58%) MS Visio
5 20 (6.27%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (1.25%) Trello
7 3 (0.94%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.76%) Loan IQ
2 8 (2.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.94%) 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 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.31%) Quorum
6 1 (0.31%) R3 Corda
6 1 (0.31%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 68 (21.32%) Azure
2 31 (9.72%) Azure DevOps
3 24 (7.52%) AWS
4 21 (6.58%) Power Platform
5 16 (5.02%) GCP
6 13 (4.08%) SaaS
7 11 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (1.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 5 (1.57%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.57%) Smartsheet
10 4 (1.25%) Asana
10 4 (1.25%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.94%) OCI
12 2 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.63%) Intacct
12 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.63%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.88%) DNS
2 5 (1.57%) HTTP
2 5 (1.57%) Network Security
2 5 (1.57%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.25%) 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 (0.31%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.31%) Intranet
5 1 (0.31%) LAN
5 1 (0.31%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.31%) VLAN
5 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.08%) Power BI
2 9 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.57%) BigQuery
3 5 (1.57%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (1.57%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.25%) Metadata
5 2 (0.63%) Big Data
6 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.31%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.31%) DataStage
6 1 (0.31%) DB2
6 1 (0.31%) Metadata Repository
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.31%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.31%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.31%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 88 (27.59%) JIRA
2 7 (2.19%) Selenium
3 5 (1.57%) Browser DevTools
3 5 (1.57%) Zephyr
4 3 (0.94%) TestRail
5 2 (0.63%) Git
6 1 (0.31%) Appium
6 1 (0.31%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.31%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.31%) LSMW
6 1 (0.31%) NUnit
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.31%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.31%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.31%) TestComplete
6 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 168 (52.66%) Finance
2 152 (47.65%) Social Skills
3 65 (20.38%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (16.30%) Banking
5 26 (8.15%) Presentation Skills
5 26 (8.15%) Public Sector
6 20 (6.27%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (4.39%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (4.08%) Financial Institution
8 13 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.82%) Retail
10 7 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.19%) Investment Banking
10 7 (2.19%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.25%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.25%) Police
12 3 (0.94%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.63%) Billing
13 2 (0.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 96 (30.09%) Analyst
2 69 (21.63%) Project Manager
3 65 (20.38%) Business Analyst
4 44 (13.79%) Senior
5 30 (9.40%) Lead
6 27 (8.46%) Senior Analyst
7 20 (6.27%) Delivery Manager
8 16 (5.02%) Programme Manager
8 16 (5.02%) Senior Business Analyst
9 15 (4.70%) Change Manager
9 15 (4.70%) IT Manager
9 15 (4.70%) Migration Analyst
10 14 (4.39%) Senior Manager
10 14 (4.39%) Test Manager
10 14 (4.39%) Transformation Analyst
11 13 (4.08%) Test Analyst
12 12 (3.76%) Banking Analyst
13 11 (3.45%) Architect
13 11 (3.45%) Systems Analyst
13 11 (3.45%) Systems Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.33%) Middleware
2 10 (3.13%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (2.19%) ADO
4 5 (1.57%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (1.25%) OAuth
5 4 (1.25%) SailPoint
5 4 (1.25%) SAML
6 3 (0.94%) Kafka
6 3 (0.94%) Web Services
7 2 (0.63%) .NET
7 2 (0.63%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.63%) XML
8 1 (0.31%) IDoc
8 1 (0.31%) OpenJDK
8 1 (0.31%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.31%) SAPUI5
8 1 (0.31%) Smart Contracts
8 1 (0.31%) SOAP
8 1 (0.31%) STL
8 1 (0.31%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.58%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.39%) Management Information System
2 14 (4.39%) PMI
3 12 (3.76%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.82%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.51%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.19%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.19%) Tandem
7 6 (1.88%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.25%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.25%) CMDB
9 4 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.94%) Derivative
10 3 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.94%) Life Science
10 3 (0.94%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 2 (0.63%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.19%) Windows
2 3 (0.94%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.31%) Linux
3 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 288 (90.28%) Agile
2 155 (48.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 125 (39.18%) Project Management
4 103 (32.29%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (24.14%) Project Delivery
6 74 (23.20%) Migration
7 71 (22.26%) DevOps
8 69 (21.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 60 (18.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 55 (17.24%) Workshop Facilitation
11 52 (16.30%) Business Analysis
12 51 (15.99%) User Acceptance Testing
13 50 (15.67%) Scrum
14 44 (13.79%) PRINCE2
14 44 (13.79%) User Stories
15 42 (13.17%) Decision-Making
16 41 (12.85%) Change Management
17 39 (12.23%) Requirements Gathering
18 38 (11.91%) Data Migration
19 37 (11.60%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (10.34%) SQL
2 10 (3.13%) Python
3 5 (1.57%) Apex Code
3 5 (1.57%) Bash
3 5 (1.57%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.25%) Groovy
4 4 (1.25%) Java
5 3 (0.94%) C#
5 3 (0.94%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.63%) Korn
6 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.31%) ABAP
7 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 49 (15.36%) Degree
2 41 (12.85%) Security Cleared
3 35 (10.97%) SC Cleared
4 32 (10.03%) PMI Certification
5 23 (7.21%) PMP
6 22 (6.90%) CBAP
7 14 (4.39%) IIBA
7 14 (4.39%) ISTQB
8 9 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (2.19%) APMG
9 7 (2.19%) ISEB
10 6 (1.88%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.57%) CISSP
11 5 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.94%) CISM
12 3 (0.94%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 3 (0.94%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.63%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (15.67%) QA
2 45 (14.11%) PMO
3 20 (6.27%) Data Quality
4 10 (3.13%) GDPR
5 7 (2.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.57%) ISO 20022
7 3 (0.94%) Basel III
7 3 (0.94%) GRC
7 3 (0.94%) 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 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.31%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 15022
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.31%) SEPA
System Software
1 4 (1.25%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.94%) IAG
3 2 (0.63%) Docker
4 1 (0.31%) RACF
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (2.19%) HP ALM
2 5 (1.57%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.63%) Ansible
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.63%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 66 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.40%) Oracle
3 26 (8.15%) SAP
4 17 (5.33%) Salesforce
5 13 (4.08%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.82%) Workday
7 7 (2.19%) HP
7 7 (2.19%) Planview
8 5 (1.57%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.25%) Okta
9 4 (1.25%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.94%) Adobe
10 3 (0.94%) Ariba
10 3 (0.94%) Cisco
10 3 (0.94%) Citrix
10 3 (0.94%) Computacenter
10 3 (0.94%) Databricks
10 3 (0.94%) Jitterbit
10 3 (0.94%) Netskope
10 3 (0.94%) Verint