Use Case Contracts in the North West

Use Cases
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Use Case skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Use Case over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 100 119 145
Rank change year-on-year +19 +26 -20
Contract jobs citing Use Case 41 38 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 1.48% 1.18% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.71% 1.29% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 29 17
10th Percentile £425 £368 £299
25th Percentile £431 £402 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £588 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.89% +23.68% +2.70%
75th Percentile £580 £606 £575
90th Percentile £638 £650 £630
England median daily rate £570 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £28.50
25th Percentile - - £48.75
Median hourly rate £83.00 - £62.50
75th Percentile - - £65.00
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £55.00 £65.50 £58.25
% change year-on-year -16.03% +12.45% +3.10%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Use Case is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,398 2,935 3,505
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 86.32% 90.92% 88.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,547 2,090 2,574
10th Percentile £306 £313 £230
25th Percentile £405 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £589 £569
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 149 166
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.73 £10.64
25th Percentile £13.28 £20.22 £14.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +66.67% +15.21%
75th Percentile £45.00 £48.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £56.80 £65.00 £59.38
England median hourly rate £35.25 £37.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -6.00% +56.25% -

Use Case
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Use Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Use Case in the North West

Use Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Use Case in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Use Case in the North West

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Use Case in the North West over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Use Case in the North West

Use Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Use Case in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Use Case in the North West

Use Case
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Use Case within the North West region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Cheshire +24 25 £570 -9.52%
Manchester +13 16 £475 +17.74% 14
Use Case
England

Use Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (17.07%) MS Visio
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (12.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.44%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.20%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (4.88%) Azure
2 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.44%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Power BI
1 2 (4.88%) SAP HANA
2 1 (2.44%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 8 (19.51%) JIRA
2 1 (2.44%) Git
2 1 (2.44%) GitLab
2 1 (2.44%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.44%) Rational Software Modeler
General
1 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Finance
2 9 (21.95%) Manufacturing
3 6 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (12.20%) Pharmaceutical
5 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.88%) Banking
6 2 (4.88%) Financial Institution
6 2 (4.88%) Front Office
7 1 (2.44%) Legal
7 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (56.10%) Analyst
2 15 (36.59%) Business Analyst
3 8 (19.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 8 (19.51%) Test Analyst
4 6 (14.63%) Lead
5 5 (12.20%) Architect
5 5 (12.20%) Data Architect
5 5 (12.20%) Pega Business Analyst
6 4 (9.76%) Senior
7 2 (4.88%) Information Architect
7 2 (4.88%) Project Manager
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Business Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Data Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Developer
8 1 (2.44%) Java Developer
8 1 (2.44%) Programme Director
8 1 (2.44%) Programme Manager
8 1 (2.44%) Senior Java Developer
8 1 (2.44%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (21.95%) Industry 4.0
2 5 (12.20%) IoT
2 5 (12.20%) Robotics
3 4 (9.76%) Taxonomies
4 2 (4.88%) Life Science
4 2 (4.88%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.44%) NHS
5 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.44%) Linux
1 1 (2.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (41.46%) Roadmaps
2 13 (31.71%) Decision-Making
3 10 (24.39%) Business Case
3 10 (24.39%) IT Strategy
4 9 (21.95%) Business Strategy
4 9 (21.95%) Cyber Resilience
4 9 (21.95%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (21.95%) Data Governance
5 8 (19.51%) Agile
5 8 (19.51%) Business Continuity
5 8 (19.51%) Data Protection
5 8 (19.51%) Disaster Recovery
5 8 (19.51%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (19.51%) Strategic Roadmap
5 8 (19.51%) Validation
6 7 (17.07%) Artificial Intelligence
6 7 (17.07%) Business Analysis
6 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (14.63%) Analytics
7 6 (14.63%) Digital Twin
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) Java
2 1 (2.44%) C
2 1 (2.44%) C++
2 1 (2.44%) Go
2 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.44%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (2.44%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) NIST
2 5 (12.20%) Data Quality
2 5 (12.20%) QA
3 1 (2.44%) GxP
3 1 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.20%) Informatica
2 5 (12.20%) Pega
3 3 (7.32%) SAP
4 2 (4.88%) Cognizant
4 2 (4.88%) Facebook
4 2 (4.88%) Instagram
5 1 (2.44%) Hyperion