Business Case Contract Job Trends in Northampton

Business Cases
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northampton requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 20 16
Rank change year-on-year -23 -4 +6
Contract jobs citing Business Case 2 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Northampton 0.93% 3.36% 4.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 3.60% 4.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile - £279 -
25th Percentile - £303 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £382 £355
Median % change year-on-year -6.28% +7.61% -40.83%
75th Percentile - £447 £403
90th Percentile - - £431
Northamptonshire median daily rate £358 £382 £355
% change year-on-year -6.28% +7.61% -35.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northampton

Business Case 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 Northampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 197 111 111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton 91.20% 93.28% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 95 84
10th Percentile £333 £261 £325
25th Percentile £380 £324 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £391 £481
Median % change year-on-year +14.32% -18.63% +29.86%
75th Percentile £510 £473 £595
90th Percentile £575 £525 £622
Northamptonshire median daily rate £450 £402 £460
% change year-on-year +11.94% -12.61% +24.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £13.75 -
Median hourly rate - £14.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year - +3.57% -
75th Percentile - £15.25 -
90th Percentile - - £35.75
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £25.50 £14.50 £28.64
% change year-on-year +75.86% -49.37% -43.85%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Northampton

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Northampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Business Case

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Northampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Business Case

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 2 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared