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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 138 96
Rank change year-on-year -18 -42 +43
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 259 302 513
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.84% 1.94% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 2.17% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 204 392
10th Percentile £316 £400 £381
25th Percentile £400 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £567 £568
Median % change year-on-year -7.33% -0.18% +3.18%
75th Percentile £635 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £734 £750
England median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £31.53 - £48.47
25th Percentile £40.19 - £55.40
Median hourly rate £67.50 £35.00 £66.93
Median % change year-on-year +92.86% -47.71% +26.35%
75th Percentile £98.04 - £78.47
90th Percentile £103.50 - £85.39
England median hourly rate £82.50 £35.00 £54.43
% change year-on-year +135.71% -35.70% -10.77%

All Process and 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 13,010 13,919 17,872
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.33% 89.24% 89.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,558 8,971 12,826
10th Percentile £333 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -3.42% -3.47%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 166 247
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.38 £18.70
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.98 £21.63
Median hourly rate £29.25 £37.50 £36.34
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% +3.21% -4.22%
75th Percentile £47.00 £55.56 £62.75
90th Percentile £67.25 £80.38 £76.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +28.57%

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 19 November 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Waterfall in London over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Waterfall in London

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 19 November 2025. 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 -33 37 £525 -11.02% 60
East London +10 6 £585 +37.65% 17
West London -11 5 £320 -43.66% 19
North London +2 3 £550 - 4
South London -8 3 £750 +57.89% 14
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 32 (12.36%) Confluence
2 8 (3.09%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.77%) CMS
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.39%) WebSphere
Applications
1 25 (9.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (8.88%) Microsoft Project
3 18 (6.95%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (6.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (5.79%) MS Visio
6 7 (2.70%) Trello
7 3 (1.16%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (5.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.77%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.77%) Workfront
4 1 (0.39%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.39%) Epicor iScala
4 1 (0.39%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.39%) FIS Private Capital Suite
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 1 (0.39%) Primavera
4 1 (0.39%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.39%) Shopify
4 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 51 (19.69%) Azure
2 17 (6.56%) AWS
2 17 (6.56%) Azure DevOps
3 15 (5.79%) Power Platform
4 14 (5.41%) GCP
4 14 (5.41%) SaaS
5 9 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (3.09%) PaaS
7 7 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.32%) GitHub
9 4 (1.54%) IaaS
9 4 (1.54%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.16%) Asana
10 3 (1.16%) Figma
10 3 (1.16%) Miro
10 3 (1.16%) OCI
10 3 (1.16%) Slack
11 2 (0.77%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.77%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.77%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.09%) Firewall
2 7 (2.70%) WAN
3 5 (1.93%) LAN
4 3 (1.16%) DNS
4 3 (1.16%) Network Security
4 3 (1.16%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.16%) VPN
5 2 (0.77%) FTP
5 2 (0.77%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.77%) VLAN
6 1 (0.39%) BGP
6 1 (0.39%) DHCP
6 1 (0.39%) EIGRP
6 1 (0.39%) Internet
6 1 (0.39%) IPsec
6 1 (0.39%) OSPF
6 1 (0.39%) SAN
6 1 (0.39%) SSL
6 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.39%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.25%) Power BI
2 8 (3.09%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.32%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (1.93%) Big Data
4 5 (1.93%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.93%) HPCC
5 4 (1.54%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.16%) Tableau
7 2 (0.77%) Metadata
8 1 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.39%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.39%) Power Query
8 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.39%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 59 (22.78%) JIRA
2 6 (2.32%) Git
2 6 (2.32%) Selenium
3 5 (1.93%) GitLab
4 4 (1.54%) Zephyr
5 3 (1.16%) Gradle
5 3 (1.16%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.16%) Maven
6 2 (0.77%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.77%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.77%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.77%) Postman
6 2 (0.77%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.77%) sqlmap
6 2 (0.77%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.39%) Subversion
7 1 (0.39%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.39%) TestRail
7 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 126 (48.65%) Finance
2 123 (47.49%) Social Skills
3 48 (18.53%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (14.67%) Banking
5 21 (8.11%) Public Sector
6 16 (6.18%) Retail
7 15 (5.79%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (4.25%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (4.25%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (3.86%) Legal
10 9 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (3.47%) Investment Banking
11 8 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.70%) Front Office
12 7 (2.70%) Local Government
13 6 (2.32%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.54%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.54%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.16%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.16%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 78 (30.12%) Analyst
2 67 (25.87%) Business Analyst
3 58 (22.39%) Project Manager
4 22 (8.49%) Lead
5 18 (6.95%) Senior
6 16 (6.18%) Architect
7 13 (5.02%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (4.25%) Programme Manager
9 9 (3.47%) IT Manager
9 9 (3.47%) SAP Manager
9 9 (3.47%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (3.47%) Technical Analyst
10 8 (3.09%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (3.09%) IT Project Manager
10 8 (3.09%) Test Analyst
11 7 (2.70%) PMO Lead
11 7 (2.70%) Senior Manager
11 7 (2.70%) Senior Project Manager
11 7 (2.70%) Technical Business Analyst
12 6 (2.32%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.25%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (3.86%) XML
3 8 (3.09%) JSON
4 7 (2.70%) HTML
4 7 (2.70%) Middleware
5 6 (2.32%) Web Services
6 5 (1.93%) ADO
6 5 (1.93%) RESTful
6 5 (1.93%) SOAP
7 3 (1.16%) Apache NiFi
7 3 (1.16%) DCOM
7 3 (1.16%) Kafka
7 3 (1.16%) Spring
8 2 (0.77%) .NET
8 2 (0.77%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.77%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.77%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.77%) Swagger
8 2 (0.77%) WebdriverIO
9 1 (0.39%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.18%) PMI
2 15 (5.79%) Onboarding
2 15 (5.79%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.86%) Virtual Team
4 9 (3.47%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (3.09%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.09%) Reinsurance
6 6 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 5 (1.93%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.54%) Derivative
8 4 (1.54%) Educational Technology
9 3 (1.16%) Credit Risk
9 3 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.77%) FMCG
10 2 (0.77%) Market Risk
10 2 (0.77%) Marketing Technology
10 2 (0.77%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.72%) Windows
2 7 (2.70%) Linux
2 7 (2.70%) Unix
3 1 (0.39%) VMS
3 1 (0.39%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (94.98%) Agile
2 107 (41.31%) Stakeholder Management
3 83 (32.05%) Project Management
4 76 (29.34%) Problem-Solving
5 60 (23.17%) Project Delivery
6 56 (21.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 50 (19.31%) PRINCE2
8 45 (17.37%) Change Management
9 43 (16.60%) User Acceptance Testing
10 42 (16.22%) Scrum
11 41 (15.83%) Migration
11 41 (15.83%) Requirements Gathering
11 41 (15.83%) Workshop Facilitation
12 38 (14.67%) DevOps
13 37 (14.29%) SDLC
14 30 (11.58%) Business Analysis
15 29 (11.20%) User Stories
16 27 (10.42%) Risk Management
17 24 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
17 24 (9.27%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 28 (10.81%) SQL
2 15 (5.79%) Python
3 10 (3.86%) Java
4 6 (2.32%) C#
5 5 (1.93%) C
5 5 (1.93%) Groovy
6 4 (1.54%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.16%) Bash
7 3 (1.16%) C++
7 3 (1.16%) Korn
8 2 (0.77%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.77%) Ruby
8 2 (0.77%) VB
9 1 (0.39%) Bicep
9 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 46 (17.76%) Degree
2 44 (16.99%) PMI Certification
3 30 (11.58%) PMP
4 19 (7.34%) Security Cleared
5 17 (6.56%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.70%) CBAP
6 7 (2.70%) ISTQB
7 6 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.93%) IIBA
9 4 (1.54%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.54%) ISEB
10 3 (1.16%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.16%) CISSP
10 3 (1.16%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.77%) CISM
11 2 (0.77%) CRISC
11 2 (0.77%) GPEN
11 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.77%) OSCP
11 2 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (15.44%) PMO
2 23 (8.88%) QA
3 12 (4.63%) GDPR
4 7 (2.70%) MiFID
5 6 (2.32%) Accessibility
5 6 (2.32%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.32%) EMIR
5 6 (2.32%) Solvency II
6 5 (1.93%) SLA
7 4 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.16%) ISO 20022
8 3 (1.16%) PSD2
8 3 (1.16%) SEPA
9 2 (0.77%) WCAG
10 1 (0.39%) Basel III
10 1 (0.39%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.39%) P3O
System Software
1 4 (1.54%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.54%) Docker
2 2 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.39%) IAG
3 1 (0.39%) RACF
Systems Management
1 5 (1.93%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.16%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.77%) Nessus
3 2 (0.77%) Nmap
3 2 (0.77%) Terraform
4 1 (0.39%) Control-M
4 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 46 (17.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.49%) Oracle
2 22 (8.49%) SAP
3 8 (3.09%) Workday
4 7 (2.70%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.32%) Planview
6 5 (1.93%) MuleSoft
6 5 (1.93%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.54%) Anaplan
7 4 (1.54%) Databricks
7 4 (1.54%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.54%) HP
7 4 (1.54%) Hyperion
7 4 (1.54%) PeopleSoft
8 3 (1.16%) Adobe
8 3 (1.16%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.16%) Duck Creek
8 3 (1.16%) VMware
9 2 (0.77%) CA Agile Central
9 2 (0.77%) Xceptor