Use Case Contracts in the South West

Use Cases
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Use Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Use Case over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 66 130
Rank change year-on-year -27 +64 -10
Contract jobs citing Use Case 18 98 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.07% 3.06% 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.19% 3.69% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 63 17
10th Percentile £455 £463 -
25th Percentile £519 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £625 £688 £675
90th Percentile £722 £700 £879
England median daily rate £575 £570 £550
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 13
10th Percentile - - £60.55
25th Percentile - - £62.75
Median hourly rate - £40.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -42.86% +6.38%
75th Percentile - - £77.50
90th Percentile - - £77.70
England median hourly rate £56.25 £55.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +2.27% -21.43% +20.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Use 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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,516 2,656 3,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 90.35% 83.03% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 965 1,696 2,395
10th Percentile £235 £220 £313
25th Percentile £400 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £549
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.37% +9.80%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £644
90th Percentile £688 £700 £719
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 336 335
10th Percentile £18.33 £13.86 £9.80
25th Percentile £20.48 £27.50 £17.00
Median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.00% -18.70% +26.16%
75th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £70.30
90th Percentile £70.00 £77.50 £83.36
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Use Case
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Use Case in the South West

Use Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Use Case in the South West

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Use Case in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Use Case in the South West

Use Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Use Case in the South West

Use Case
Contract Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Bristol +16 7 £463 -11.90% 9
Wiltshire -26 5 £569 +3.41% 5
Gloucestershire +4 1 - - 7
Somerset +2 1 £720 +20.00% 3
Use Case
England

Use Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 2 (11.11%) Confluence
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.56%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (27.78%) Azure
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (22.22%) Azure Logic Apps
2 4 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (22.22%) Power Platform
3 2 (11.11%) Amazon ELB
3 2 (11.11%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) DNS
1 1 (5.56%) Firewall
1 1 (5.56%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 3 (16.67%) JIRA
2 1 (5.56%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 1 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (5.56%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Finance
3 2 (11.11%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.56%) Electronics
4 1 (5.56%) Law
4 1 (5.56%) Local Government
4 1 (5.56%) Marketing
4 1 (5.56%) Military
4 1 (5.56%) Publishing
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (55.56%) Architect
2 5 (27.78%) Analyst
2 5 (27.78%) Business Analyst
3 4 (22.22%) Business Solution Architect
3 4 (22.22%) Dynamics 365 Architect
3 4 (22.22%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
3 4 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (11.11%) AWS Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Cloud Architect
4 2 (11.11%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Business Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Network Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Network Design Architect
4 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Computer Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Business Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (11.11%) Data Centre
2 2 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 2 (11.11%) Product Ownership
3 1 (5.56%) Algorithms
3 1 (5.56%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (5.56%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (16.67%) Windows
2 2 (11.11%) Windows 10
2 2 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 1 (5.56%) Android
3 1 (5.56%) Apple iOS
3 1 (5.56%) Linux
3 1 (5.56%) Mac OS
3 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 5 (27.78%) Agile
2 5 (27.78%) User Stories
3 4 (22.22%) Business Analysis
3 4 (22.22%) Process Improvement
3 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 3 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (16.67%) Epics
4 3 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (16.67%) Migration
4 3 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (16.67%) Service Management
5 2 (11.11%) Architectural Design
5 2 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (11.11%) Business Case
5 2 (11.11%) Knowledge Transfer
5 2 (11.11%) Product Backlog
5 2 (11.11%) Project Delivery
5 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Identification
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.56%) VB
1 1 (5.56%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 11 (61.11%) Security Cleared
2 7 (38.89%) SC Cleared
3 4 (22.22%) DV Cleared
4 2 (11.11%) Degree
4 2 (11.11%) MCSA
4 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (5.56%) A+ Certification
5 1 (5.56%) CISM
5 1 (5.56%) CISSP
5 1 (5.56%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
5 1 (5.56%) MCP
5 1 (5.56%) MCSE
5 1 (5.56%) SANS
5 1 (5.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (5.56%) JSP 440
1 1 (5.56%) NCSC
1 1 (5.56%) NIST
1 1 (5.56%) NIST 800
System Software
1 2 (11.11%) Virtual Desktop
1 2 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.56%) BitLocker
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (5.56%) OPNET
1 1 (5.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) VMware
3 1 (5.56%) Atlassian
3 1 (5.56%) IBM
3 1 (5.56%) McAfee
3 1 (5.56%) SAP
3 1 (5.56%) Symantec