Use Case Contracts

Use Cases
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 187 171 188
Rank change year-on-year -16 +17 +22
Contract jobs citing Use Case 422 624 828
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.44% 1.43% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 1.66% 1.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 254 419 524
10th Percentile £352 £412 £400
25th Percentile £450 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £711 £661 £675
90th Percentile £881 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £538 £500
% change year-on-year -2.42% +7.60% -1.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 11 19
10th Percentile £20.67 - £54.25
25th Percentile £36.69 £40.00 £61.38
Median hourly rate £38.85 £55.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.37% -21.43% +23.89%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £77.50
90th Percentile £60.00 - £78.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.50 £55.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -4.55% -21.43% +23.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,551 37,621 53,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.82% 86.30% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,137 24,254 37,244
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,071 2,437 1,746
10th Percentile £14.70 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.00 £59.95 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.94 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -23.45% +1.39% +80.00%

Use Case
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Use Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Use Case over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Use Case over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -21 344 £575 +0.88% 702
London -14 191 £626 +4.25% 528
UK excluding London -19 152 £525 -2.42% 205
Work from Home -29 130 £600 +5.49% 314
North of England +3 51 £525 -5.41% 53
South East +50 42 £575 +21.05% 50
North West +3 33 £538 +7.50% 32
Yorkshire +1 18 £450 -28.00% 18
South West -28 18 £575 +4.55% 26
Scotland -1 15 £425 -17.48% 21
East of England +34 14 £415 -17.10% 26
Midlands -3 12 £350 -39.66% 26
West Midlands -6 7 £300 -44.24% 21
East Midlands +8 5 £710 +15.92% 5
Northern Ireland - 2 £410 - 8
Wales +5 1 £550 +214.29% 2

Use Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 25 (5.92%) Confluence
2 10 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.13%) Apache Spark
3 9 (2.13%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.18%) Apache
5 3 (0.71%) CMS
6 2 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.47%) Appian
6 2 (0.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.47%) SAS
6 2 (0.47%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
Applications
1 26 (6.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (3.55%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (4.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.61%) Endur
3 7 (1.66%) SAP LE
3 7 (1.66%) SAP PP
3 7 (1.66%) SAP PS
4 4 (0.95%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.47%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.47%) Kondor
5 2 (0.47%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.47%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.47%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.24%) Aligne
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.24%) Maximo
6 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.24%) Orchestrade
6 1 (0.24%) Primavera
6 1 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 69 (16.35%) Azure
2 60 (14.22%) AWS
3 36 (8.53%) Power Platform
4 28 (6.64%) GCP
5 20 (4.74%) SaaS
6 18 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.32%) Amazon ELB
8 11 (2.61%) IaaS
8 11 (2.61%) PaaS
9 8 (1.90%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.66%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (1.66%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.42%) Serverless
11 6 (1.42%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.18%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.18%) GitHub
13 4 (0.95%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.35%) Firewall
2 14 (3.32%) Network Security
3 8 (1.90%) VSAN
4 6 (1.42%) DNS
5 4 (0.95%) Ethernet VPN
5 4 (0.95%) Software-Defined Networking
5 4 (0.95%) VPN
5 4 (0.95%) VXLAN
6 3 (0.71%) HTTP
6 3 (0.71%) NAS
6 3 (0.71%) OSPF
6 3 (0.71%) VLAN
7 2 (0.47%) BGP
7 2 (0.47%) DHCP
7 2 (0.47%) MPLS
7 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.24%) DSL
8 1 (0.24%) LAN
8 1 (0.24%) SSL
8 1 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.11%) Data Warehouse
2 29 (6.87%) Power BI
3 23 (5.45%) Tableau
4 20 (4.74%) Big Data
5 11 (2.61%) Amazon Redshift
5 11 (2.61%) Metadata
6 8 (1.90%) NoSQL
6 8 (1.90%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.42%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.18%) BigQuery
8 5 (1.18%) Data Mart
8 5 (1.18%) Data Vault
8 5 (1.18%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.95%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.71%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.71%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.47%) Apache Hive
11 2 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (8.06%) JIRA
2 31 (7.35%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.90%) Git
4 4 (0.95%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.71%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.47%) GitLab
7 1 (0.24%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.24%) IBM UrbanCode
7 1 (0.24%) Katalon Studio
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.24%) Selenium
7 1 (0.24%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.24%) Terragrunt
General
1 115 (27.25%) Social Skills
2 104 (24.64%) Analytical Skills
3 95 (22.51%) Finance
4 55 (13.03%) Banking
5 25 (5.92%) Investment Banking
5 25 (5.92%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (4.27%) Manufacturing
6 18 (4.27%) Marketing
7 17 (4.03%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (3.79%) Public Sector
9 14 (3.32%) Legal
10 13 (3.08%) Front Office
11 10 (2.37%) Aerospace
11 10 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (2.13%) French Language
12 9 (2.13%) Law
13 8 (1.90%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 91 (21.56%) Analyst
2 79 (18.72%) Architect
3 67 (15.88%) Business Analyst
4 58 (13.74%) Consultant
5 54 (12.80%) Developer
6 31 (7.35%) Senior
7 29 (6.87%) Python Developer
8 26 (6.16%) Gen AI Developer
9 24 (5.69%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
10 21 (4.98%) Lead
11 18 (4.27%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (4.03%) SAP Consultant
13 15 (3.55%) AWS Architect
14 12 (2.84%) Data Architect
14 12 (2.84%) Senior Architect
14 12 (2.84%) Splunk Consultant
15 11 (2.61%) Data Analyst
15 11 (2.61%) Technical Architect
16 10 (2.37%) Technical Analyst
16 10 (2.37%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (8.53%) React
2 31 (7.35%) FastAPI
3 29 (6.87%) .NET
4 28 (6.64%) Django
5 10 (2.37%) Node.js
6 8 (1.90%) HTML
6 8 (1.90%) LangChain
6 8 (1.90%) NumPy
6 8 (1.90%) Pandas
7 7 (1.66%) CSS
7 7 (1.66%) Kafka
7 7 (1.66%) LDAP
8 6 (1.42%) PySpark
9 5 (1.18%) Dask
10 4 (0.95%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.95%) Bootstrap
10 4 (0.95%) PyTorch
10 4 (0.95%) REST
10 4 (0.95%) RFC 2544
10 4 (0.95%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.64%) Onboarding
2 23 (5.45%) Product Ownership
3 21 (4.98%) Hybrid Cloud
3 21 (4.98%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.08%) Security Operations Centre
5 11 (2.61%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.61%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.13%) Life Science
6 9 (2.13%) PKI
7 8 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.90%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.66%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.66%) CMDB
9 6 (1.42%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.42%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.42%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.18%) PMI
11 4 (0.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.21%) Windows
2 18 (4.27%) Linux
3 7 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (1.42%) Mac OS
4 6 (1.42%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.95%) Android
6 3 (0.71%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.71%) Unix
6 3 (0.71%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.24%) AIX
8 1 (0.24%) Solaris
8 1 (0.24%) SUSE
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (28.67%) Agile
2 74 (17.54%) Artificial Intelligence
3 72 (17.06%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (14.22%) Migration
5 58 (13.74%) Machine Learning
6 57 (13.51%) CI/CD
7 56 (13.27%) DevOps
8 55 (13.03%) User Stories
9 49 (11.61%) Generative AI
10 48 (11.37%) Analytics
11 45 (10.66%) Stakeholder Management
12 42 (9.95%) Business Analysis
12 42 (9.95%) Business Intelligence
13 39 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
14 38 (9.00%) SDLC
15 37 (8.77%) Decision-Making
16 35 (8.29%) LLM
17 34 (8.06%) Roadmaps
18 33 (7.82%) Data Migration
18 33 (7.82%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 93 (22.04%) Python
2 88 (20.85%) SQL
3 37 (8.77%) Java
4 31 (7.35%) TypeScript
5 25 (5.92%) C#
6 12 (2.84%) PowerShell
7 11 (2.61%) JavaScript
8 8 (1.90%) Bash
9 5 (1.18%) R
9 5 (1.18%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.95%) C++
10 4 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.71%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.71%) VB
11 3 (0.71%) VBA
11 3 (0.71%) VBScript
12 2 (0.47%) Gremlin
12 2 (0.47%) PHP
12 2 (0.47%) Scala
12 2 (0.47%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 97 (22.99%) Security Cleared
2 84 (19.91%) SC Cleared
3 51 (12.09%) Degree
4 15 (3.55%) CISSP
5 13 (3.08%) DV Cleared
5 13 (3.08%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (2.37%) MCSE
8 9 (2.13%) CBAP
8 9 (2.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 7 (1.66%) AWS Certification
9 7 (1.66%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.95%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.95%) CEH
11 4 (0.95%) CISA
11 4 (0.95%) CISM
11 4 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.95%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.98%) QA
2 20 (4.74%) NIST
3 17 (4.03%) Data Quality
3 17 (4.03%) GDPR
4 10 (2.37%) NCSC
5 9 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.66%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.18%) GRC
7 5 (1.18%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.95%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.71%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.24%) GxP
11 1 (0.24%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.24%) PSD2
System Software
1 34 (8.06%) Docker
2 17 (4.03%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.08%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.47%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.47%) HDFS
5 2 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.24%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 44 (10.43%) Kubernetes
2 40 (9.48%) Ansible
3 13 (3.08%) Terraform
4 9 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.18%) QRadar
5 5 (1.18%) SCCM
6 4 (0.95%) PowerCLI
6 4 (0.95%) vRealize
7 3 (0.71%) SELinux
8 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.47%) Grafana
8 2 (0.47%) HP Data Protector
8 2 (0.47%) logstash
8 2 (0.47%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.24%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.24%) OPNET
9 1 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 66 (15.64%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.48%) SAP
3 27 (6.40%) Splunk
4 24 (5.69%) VMware
5 19 (4.50%) Cisco
6 16 (3.79%) Oracle
7 14 (3.32%) Google
8 11 (2.61%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.37%) Palo Alto
10 9 (2.13%) IBM
10 9 (2.13%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.90%) Databricks
12 7 (1.66%) Adobe
13 6 (1.42%) F5
13 6 (1.42%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.42%) OpenLink
13 6 (1.42%) Red Hat
14 5 (1.18%) Fortinet
15 4 (0.95%) SolarWinds
15 4 (0.95%) Vertica