Business Case Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Business Cases
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Surrey 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 57 44 54
Rank change year-on-year -13 +10 +17
Contract jobs citing Business Case 9 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 1.49% 0.89% 0.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 0.94% 0.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £414 - -
25th Percentile £528 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £559 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.40%
75th Percentile £688 - £538
90th Percentile £725 - -
South East median daily rate £489 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -11.14% +4.76% -7.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 522 319 490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 86.14% 94.38% 84.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 210 356
10th Percentile £200 £204 £203
25th Percentile £361 £275 £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £488 £456
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% +6.85% -13.10%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £563
90th Percentile £637 £600 £675
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £517
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.34% -0.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 37 49
10th Percentile £16.33 £20.55 £11.71
25th Percentile £33.00 £28.00 £18.35
Median hourly rate £67.47 £55.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.67% +22.22% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £71.90
90th Percentile £78.75 £59.50 £76.86
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £24.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +118.75% -58.15% +14.70%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Business Case job vacancy trend in Surrey

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case in Surrey over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in Surrey

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Business Case
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
Leatherhead - 4 £675 -
Staines - 3 £550 - 2
Woking -3 1 £568 - 10
Sunbury-on-Thames - 1 £300 -
Business Case
South East

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Intranet
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Finance
3 4 (44.44%) Legal
4 2 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Architect
1 3 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Business Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Business Relationship Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Lead
2 2 (22.22%) Relationships Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Business Test Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Head of PMO
3 1 (11.11%) HR Manager
3 1 (11.11%) PMO Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior PMO
3 1 (11.11%) Senior PMO Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Programme Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Test Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (44.44%) Decision-Making
3 4 (44.44%) Programme Management
3 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
4 3 (33.33%) AI
4 3 (33.33%) ArchiMate
4 3 (33.33%) Architecture Governance
4 3 (33.33%) Building Information Modelling
4 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
4 3 (33.33%) Data Architecture
4 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
4 3 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
4 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 3 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 3 (33.33%) Waterfall
5 2 (22.22%) Analytics
5 2 (22.22%) Demand Management
5 2 (22.22%) Performance Management
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) Master's Degree
1 2 (22.22%) MBA
1 2 (22.22%) PMI Certification
1 2 (22.22%) PMP
2 1 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (11.11%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) GDPR
1 3 (33.33%) ISO 19650
1 3 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft