Business Case Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Business Cases
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs citing Business Case 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 1.79% - 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% - 3.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £435 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -20.91% +4.76% -19.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £33.50 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £33.50 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78 60 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 69.64% 93.75% 74.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 20 52
10th Percentile £293 £218 £180
25th Percentile £372 £222 £274
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £363 £450
Median % change year-on-year +37.93% -19.44% -
75th Percentile £619 £541 £500
90th Percentile £775 £609 £567
Oxfordshire median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 8
10th Percentile £19.34 £20.85 £12.50
25th Percentile £34.88 £25.15 £15.13
Median hourly rate £62.50 £46.30 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year +34.99% +77.87% -
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.65 £39.13
90th Percentile - £89.63 £65.00
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £47.54 £25.30 £20.50
% change year-on-year +87.91% +23.41% -36.53%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Business Case job vacancy trend in Oxford

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

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

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

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

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Contracts Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Support
1 1 (50.00%) Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO