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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 150 145
Rank change year-on-year -5 -5 -24
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 314 234 304
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.73% 1.92% 1.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 2.08% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 155 229
10th Percentile £363 £356 £406
25th Percentile £425 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -8.33% +6.86%
75th Percentile £675 £662 £700
90th Percentile £750 £746 £778
England median daily rate £530 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +0.95% -8.70% +4.55%

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 16,044 11,254 15,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.36% 92.20% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,716 7,590 11,078
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £432 £432 £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 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 180 312
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £15.95
25th Percentile £25.25 £23.54 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £31.17 £27.92
Median % change year-on-year +18.69% +11.65% -28.79%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.30 £66.98
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.18 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.69% -22.79% -2.46%

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 May 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 May 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 -4 45 £625 +4.17% 23
West London -22 7 £329 - 9
East London -6 2 - - 3
South London - 2 £513 - 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 (8.60%) Confluence
2 13 (4.14%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.96%) 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%) Kentico
4 1 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.32%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 43 (13.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (11.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 33 (10.51%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (7.64%) Microsoft Office
5 18 (5.73%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.96%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.96%) Trello
7 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (3.18%) Loan IQ
2 9 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.87%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 6 (1.91%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (1.27%) Magento
4 4 (1.27%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 3 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.64%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.64%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.64%) Shopify
6 2 (0.64%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.32%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle FAH
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 66 (21.02%) Azure
2 28 (8.92%) Azure DevOps
3 27 (8.60%) AWS
4 24 (7.64%) Power Platform
5 14 (4.46%) GCP
6 10 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (3.18%) SaaS
7 6 (1.91%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 4 (1.27%) Asana
8 4 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (1.27%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 4 (1.27%) Smartsheet
9 3 (0.96%) OCI
10 2 (0.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.64%) BigCommerce
10 2 (0.64%) iPaaS
10 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.64%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.91%) DNS
1 6 (1.91%) Network Security
2 5 (1.59%) HTTP
2 5 (1.59%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.64%) Firewall
3 2 (0.64%) FTP
3 2 (0.64%) LAN
3 2 (0.64%) WAN
4 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.32%) Intranet
4 1 (0.32%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.32%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.32%) VLAN
4 1 (0.32%) VPN
4 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.10%) Power BI
2 9 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.27%) BigQuery
3 4 (1.27%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.64%) Metadata
5 2 (0.64%) Power Query
6 1 (0.32%) Big Data
6 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.32%) DataStage
6 1 (0.32%) DB2
6 1 (0.32%) Metadata Repository
6 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 74 (23.57%) JIRA
2 6 (1.91%) Git
3 5 (1.59%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (1.27%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.27%) Selenium
4 4 (1.27%) Subversion
4 4 (1.27%) Zephyr
5 2 (0.64%) TestRail
6 1 (0.32%) Appium
6 1 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.32%) LSMW
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
General
1 161 (51.27%) Finance
2 145 (46.18%) Social Skills
3 64 (20.38%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (16.56%) Banking
5 27 (8.60%) Public Sector
6 22 (7.01%) Presentation Skills
7 21 (6.69%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (4.78%) Retail
9 13 (4.14%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (3.82%) Financial Institution
11 8 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (2.23%) Marketing
12 7 (2.23%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.91%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.59%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.96%) General Ledger
15 3 (0.96%) Legal
15 3 (0.96%) Police
16 2 (0.64%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 85 (27.07%) Analyst
2 76 (24.20%) Project Manager
3 55 (17.52%) Business Analyst
4 46 (14.65%) Senior
5 26 (8.28%) Lead
6 25 (7.96%) Senior Analyst
7 22 (7.01%) Architect
8 20 (6.37%) Delivery Manager
9 18 (5.73%) Senior Manager
10 17 (5.41%) Change Manager
11 15 (4.78%) Programme Manager
11 15 (4.78%) Senior Business Analyst
12 14 (4.46%) IT Manager
12 14 (4.46%) Senior Project Manager
12 14 (4.46%) Test Manager
13 13 (4.14%) Infrastructure Manager
14 12 (3.82%) Banking Analyst
14 12 (3.82%) Infrastructure Project Manager
15 11 (3.50%) Transformation Analyst
16 10 (3.18%) Migration Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.14%) Middleware
2 8 (2.55%) ADO
2 8 (2.55%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (1.59%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (1.59%) SailPoint
3 5 (1.59%) VML
4 4 (1.27%) OAuth
4 4 (1.27%) SAML
5 2 (0.64%) .NET
5 2 (0.64%) Kafka
5 2 (0.64%) Web Services
6 1 (0.32%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.32%) ebXML
6 1 (0.32%) React
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.32%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.32%) scikit-learn
6 1 (0.32%) SOAP
6 1 (0.32%) STL
6 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.78%) Onboarding
2 12 (3.82%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.82%) Product Ownership
3 11 (3.50%) PMI
4 10 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.87%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.91%) Cloud Native
6 6 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.59%) Tandem
7 5 (1.59%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.27%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.27%) CMDB
8 4 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.96%) Derivative
9 3 (0.96%) Life Science
9 3 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.96%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 2 (0.64%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.59%) Windows
2 3 (0.96%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (89.17%) Agile
2 155 (49.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 127 (40.45%) Project Management
4 97 (30.89%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (25.16%) Project Delivery
6 70 (22.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 69 (21.97%) DevOps
8 67 (21.34%) Migration
9 58 (18.47%) Continuous Improvement
10 51 (16.24%) Workshop Facilitation
11 49 (15.61%) User Acceptance Testing
12 47 (14.97%) Business Analysis
12 47 (14.97%) Scrum
13 44 (14.01%) User Stories
14 43 (13.69%) PRINCE2
15 39 (12.42%) Change Management
15 39 (12.42%) Decision-Making
15 39 (12.42%) SDLC
16 37 (11.78%) Risk Management
17 36 (11.46%) BPMN
Programming Languages
1 28 (8.92%) SQL
2 10 (3.18%) Python
3 5 (1.59%) Apex Code
3 5 (1.59%) Bash
4 4 (1.27%) Java
4 4 (1.27%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.64%) C#
5 2 (0.64%) Groovy
5 2 (0.64%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.32%) ABAP
6 1 (0.32%) Korn
6 1 (0.32%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 51 (16.24%) Degree
2 48 (15.29%) Security Cleared
3 31 (9.87%) SC Cleared
4 30 (9.55%) PMI Certification
5 24 (7.64%) PMP
6 21 (6.69%) CBAP
7 15 (4.78%) DV Cleared
7 15 (4.78%) IIBA
8 12 (3.82%) ISTQB
9 8 (2.55%) ISEB
10 7 (2.23%) APMG
10 7 (2.23%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.59%) CISSP
12 4 (1.27%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.96%) CISM
13 3 (0.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.96%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.64%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (15.92%) QA
2 45 (14.33%) PMO
3 19 (6.05%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.87%) GDPR
5 7 (2.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (1.91%) ISO 20022
7 3 (0.96%) Basel III
7 3 (0.96%) IFRS
7 3 (0.96%) NIST
8 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.64%) GRC
8 2 (0.64%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.64%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.64%) PSD2
9 1 (0.32%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.32%) SEPA
9 1 (0.32%) TARGET2
System Software
1 5 (1.59%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.96%) IAG
3 2 (0.64%) Docker
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.96%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.64%) Ansible
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.64%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 64 (20.38%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.64%) Oracle
3 21 (6.69%) SAP
4 19 (6.05%) Salesforce
5 15 (4.78%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.87%) Sparx
7 7 (2.23%) Planview
7 7 (2.23%) Workday
8 5 (1.59%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.27%) Adobe
9 4 (1.27%) Okta
10 3 (0.96%) Citrix
10 3 (0.96%) Computacenter
10 3 (0.96%) Databricks
10 3 (0.96%) HP
10 3 (0.96%) Jitterbit
10 3 (0.96%) Netskope
10 3 (0.96%) Verint
10 3 (0.96%) VMware
10 3 (0.96%) Zscaler