Business Case Contracts in the UK excluding London

Business Cases
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Business Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Case over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 156 121
Rank change year-on-year 0 -35 0
Contract jobs citing Business Case 207 270 484
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.61% 1.32% 2.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 1.56% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 186 374
10th Percentile £346 £350 £370
25th Percentile £406 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +12.82%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £649
90th Percentile £672 £712 £723
UK median daily rate £520 £550 £578
% change year-on-year -5.45% -4.76% +11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 7 7
10th Percentile £26.40 - £36.00
25th Percentile £31.25 £23.63 £43.38
Median hourly rate £51.50 £25.25 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +103.96% -59.92% +95.73%
75th Percentile £65.00 £27.81 £66.00
90th Percentile £65.80 £34.15 -
UK median hourly rate £51.50 £25.25 £62.75
% change year-on-year +103.96% -59.76% +79.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,622 17,293 20,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.49% 84.44% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,242 10,313 14,446
10th Percentile £235 £250 £256
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.40% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £581 £600 £600
90th Percentile £658 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £519 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.19% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 840 2,056 1,280
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.32 £10.99
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.78 £38.06 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.28% +8.74% +75.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.26 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.90 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £28.60 £36.50 £36.40
% change year-on-year -21.64% +0.29% +41.73%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in the UK excluding London

Business Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Case in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Business Case in the UK excluding London

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in the UK excluding London

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Case in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in the UK excluding London

Business Case
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Case in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Case in the UK excluding London

Business Case
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
North of England +13 59 £450 -21.74% 77
South West +25 38 £530 - 38
North West +2 38 £367 -36.65% 52
Midlands +19 36 £525 - 59
Scotland 0 33 £500 -13.04% 23
West Midlands +20 24 £525 -4.55% 38
South East +15 23 £560 +6.67% 115
Yorkshire +23 21 £533 -0.93% 20
East of England +19 15 £525 +49.93% 28
East Midlands +9 10 £447 +11.06% 21
Wales +9 6 £305 +74.56% 8
Channel Islands - 1 £463 -
Business Case
UK

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (3.86%) Confluence
2 6 (2.90%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.93%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.97%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.97%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 12 (5.80%) MS Visio
2 11 (5.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.97%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 4 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.45%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.97%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.97%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.97%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.48%) ContrOCC
4 1 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.48%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 6 (2.90%) Azure
2 4 (1.93%) Power Platform
3 3 (1.45%) Serverless
4 2 (0.97%) AWS
4 2 (0.97%) Azure AKS
4 2 (0.97%) Azure API Management
4 2 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (0.97%) Azure Event Grid
4 2 (0.97%) Azure Key Vault
4 2 (0.97%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (0.97%) Azure Service Bus
4 2 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (0.97%) Collibra
4 2 (0.97%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.97%) IaaS
4 2 (0.97%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.97%) PaaS
4 2 (0.97%) SaaS
5 1 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.48%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.86%) VPN
2 6 (2.90%) LAN
3 2 (0.97%) Firewall
3 2 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.48%) ATM
4 1 (0.48%) GPRS
4 1 (0.48%) NetScaler
4 1 (0.48%) Network Security
4 1 (0.48%) NGFW
4 1 (0.48%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.48%) Skype
4 1 (0.48%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.42%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (1.93%) DB2
2 4 (1.93%) Metadata
2 4 (1.93%) Power BI
3 2 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.97%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.97%) Power Query
3 2 (0.97%) Tableau
4 1 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.48%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.48%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.48%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.48%) GIS
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.48%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 12 (5.80%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
General
1 91 (43.96%) Social Skills
2 79 (38.16%) Finance
3 41 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (15.94%) Public Sector
5 29 (14.01%) Presentation Skills
6 22 (10.63%) Banking
7 19 (9.18%) Manufacturing
8 17 (8.21%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (6.28%) Retail
10 10 (4.83%) Marketing
11 9 (4.35%) Automotive
12 8 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (3.86%) Telecoms
13 7 (3.38%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (3.38%) Electronics
13 7 (3.38%) Legal
13 7 (3.38%) Military
14 5 (2.42%) Local Government
15 4 (1.93%) Back Office
15 4 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 63 (30.43%) Analyst
2 52 (25.12%) Business Analyst
3 31 (14.98%) Project Manager
4 27 (13.04%) Architect
5 22 (10.63%) Lead
6 19 (9.18%) Senior
7 13 (6.28%) Solutions Architect
8 9 (4.35%) Programme Manager
8 9 (4.35%) Senior Manager
9 8 (3.86%) IT Manager
10 7 (3.38%) Business Architect
10 7 (3.38%) Senior Analyst
10 7 (3.38%) Senior Business Analyst
11 6 (2.90%) Product Manager
12 5 (2.42%) 2nd Line Support
12 5 (2.42%) Desktop Engineer
12 5 (2.42%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 5 (2.42%) IT Project Manager
12 5 (2.42%) Senior Project Manager
12 5 (2.42%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.45%) Middleware
2 2 (0.97%) Kafka
2 2 (0.97%) OAuth
2 2 (0.97%) OpenID
2 2 (0.97%) OpenTelemetry
2 2 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.97%) SAML
3 1 (0.48%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.66%) Management Information System
2 12 (5.80%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (5.31%) Product Ownership
4 6 (2.90%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (2.42%) Augmented Reality
5 5 (2.42%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.42%) e-Learning
5 5 (2.42%) Podcast
5 5 (2.42%) Virtual Reality
5 5 (2.42%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.45%) NHS
6 3 (1.45%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.97%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.97%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.97%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.97%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.97%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.38%) Windows
2 6 (2.90%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.42%) Windows 10
3 5 (2.42%) Windows 8
3 5 (2.42%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (2.42%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (2.42%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (2.42%) Windows Server 2016
3 5 (2.42%) Windows XP
4 1 (0.48%) Linux
4 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (31.88%) Agile
2 62 (29.95%) Project Management
3 45 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
4 44 (21.26%) Change Management
5 41 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (18.36%) Project Delivery
7 36 (17.39%) Roadmaps
8 34 (16.43%) Business Analysis
9 32 (15.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 25 (12.08%) PRINCE2
10 25 (12.08%) Workshop Facilitation
11 24 (11.59%) Decision-Making
12 23 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
13 22 (10.63%) Risk Management
14 21 (10.14%) Business Strategy
15 19 (9.18%) Waterfall
16 15 (7.25%) Collaborative Working
16 15 (7.25%) Programme Management
16 15 (7.25%) Requirements Gathering
16 15 (7.25%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.86%) SQL
2 5 (2.42%) Python
3 4 (1.93%) Java
4 3 (1.45%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.97%) Bash
5 2 (0.97%) C#
5 2 (0.97%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.97%) VB
6 1 (0.48%) ANSI SQL
6 1 (0.48%) C++
Qualifications
1 23 (11.11%) Degree
1 23 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 16 (7.73%) SC Cleared
3 8 (3.86%) DV Cleared
4 6 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (2.90%) Master's Degree
4 6 (2.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 5 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.93%) CISSP
6 4 (1.93%) PMP
7 3 (1.45%) CISM
7 3 (1.45%) IIBA
7 3 (1.45%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.97%) ACCA
8 2 (0.97%) APMG
8 2 (0.97%) CIMA
8 2 (0.97%) HND
8 2 (0.97%) MBA
8 2 (0.97%) MRICS
9 1 (0.48%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.35%) QA
2 7 (3.38%) Data Quality
2 7 (3.38%) PMO
3 3 (1.45%) GRC
4 2 (0.97%) COREP
4 2 (0.97%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.97%) FINREP
4 2 (0.97%) NIST
5 1 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.48%) Basel III
5 1 (0.48%) GDPR
5 1 (0.48%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (5.80%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.48%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.48%) XenApp
3 1 (0.48%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 5 (2.42%) SCCM
2 2 (0.97%) Grafana
2 2 (0.97%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.48%) Terraform
Vendors
1 20 (9.66%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.73%) SAP
3 10 (4.83%) Oracle
4 7 (3.38%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.42%) Canon
6 4 (1.93%) IFS
7 3 (1.45%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.45%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.97%) AppDynamics
8 2 (0.97%) Ariba
8 2 (0.97%) IBM
8 2 (0.97%) Liquidlogic
8 2 (0.97%) NEC
8 2 (0.97%) Qualys
8 2 (0.97%) VMware
9 1 (0.48%) Broadcom
9 1 (0.48%) Planview
9 1 (0.48%) Splunk
9 1 (0.48%) Virgin Media
9 1 (0.48%) Zscaler