Waterfall Contracts

Waterfall Model
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Waterfall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Waterfall over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 144 111 88
Rank change year-on-year -33 -23 +44
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 730 1,356 2,553
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.69% 2.27% 2.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.95% 2.52% 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 539 972 1,807
10th Percentile £387 £405 £400
25th Percentile £463 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £675 £638 £623
90th Percentile £759 £725 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £533 £500
% change year-on-year -1.41% +6.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 17
10th Percentile £48.50 £43.86 £29.10
25th Percentile £50.00 £48.42 £45.00
Median hourly rate £58.91 £80.00 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% +50.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £62.96 £89.75 £69.05
90th Percentile £65.33 £98.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £58.91 £83.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year -29.03% +31.75% +3.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Waterfall is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Waterfall over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 -35 607 £578 +5.00% 257
UK excluding London -38 364 £525 -1.41% 184
London -5 309 £600 +9.09% 78
Work from Home -4 278 £600 +14.29% 129
North of England -2 102 £500 -9.09% 44
South East -46 82 £550 +4.76% 43
Scotland +7 69 £525 +5.00% 14
Yorkshire +3 58 £500 -16.67% 16
Midlands -26 53 £500 -4.76% 48
South West -20 51 £600 +9.09% 19
North West -15 36 £469 -11.76% 26
West Midlands -2 32 £563 +2.74% 27
East Midlands -10 20 £388 -16.22% 21
North East +26 10 £600 +29.73% 2
East of England -16 8 £428 -16.59% 10
Northern Ireland +10 3 £500 +25.00% 1
Wales +16 2 £600 +29.73% 5

Waterfall
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 40 (5.48%) Confluence
2 34 (4.66%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.55%) CMS
5 3 (0.41%) Appian
5 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.27%) Apache
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.27%) nginx
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.27%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.14%) CICS
Applications
1 39 (5.34%) Microsoft Excel
1 39 (5.34%) Microsoft Project
2 33 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (4.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (3.29%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.05%) Loan IQ
3 14 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.96%) Remedy ITSM
5 6 (0.82%) SAP Hybris
5 6 (0.82%) SAP PM
6 5 (0.68%) SAP BPC
7 4 (0.55%) Aladdin
7 4 (0.55%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 3 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.41%) Primavera
8 3 (0.41%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.27%) NetSuite
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.27%) SAP CRM
9 2 (0.27%) SAP IS-U
9 2 (0.27%) Shopify
10 1 (0.14%) IntelliMatch
10 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 131 (17.95%) Azure
2 50 (6.85%) Azure DevOps
3 44 (6.03%) SaaS
4 29 (3.97%) AWS
4 29 (3.97%) Power Platform
5 26 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (3.15%) PaaS
7 20 (2.74%) IaaS
8 14 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (1.92%) PowerApps
9 9 (1.23%) GCP
9 9 (1.23%) GitHub
10 8 (1.10%) Yammer
11 6 (0.82%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 5 (0.68%) OCI
12 5 (0.68%) OneDrive
12 5 (0.68%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.68%) Smartsheet
13 4 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.55%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.92%) LAN
2 12 (1.64%) WAN
3 9 (1.23%) ATM
4 8 (1.10%) 4G
5 7 (0.96%) 3G
5 7 (0.96%) VSAN
6 6 (0.82%) DNS
7 5 (0.68%) DHCP
7 5 (0.68%) Internet
7 5 (0.68%) SNA
8 4 (0.55%) SAN
9 3 (0.41%) 5G
9 3 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.41%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.41%) VPN
10 2 (0.27%) Junos
10 2 (0.27%) Network Security
10 2 (0.27%) Skype
10 2 (0.27%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.88%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.47%) Power BI
3 7 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.82%) DB2
5 5 (0.68%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
5 5 (0.68%) GIS
6 4 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.27%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.27%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.27%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.27%) MySQL
7 2 (0.27%) Redis
7 2 (0.27%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.14%) Big Data
8 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.14%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 96 (13.15%) JIRA
2 14 (1.92%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.78%) Git
3 13 (1.78%) Postman
4 10 (1.37%) Visual Studio
5 9 (1.23%) Selenium
6 8 (1.10%) JMeter
6 8 (1.10%) LoadRunner
7 7 (0.96%) Subversion
8 6 (0.82%) Cucumber
8 6 (0.82%) Cypress.io
8 6 (0.82%) NUnit
9 4 (0.55%) Appium
9 4 (0.55%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.55%) GitLab
9 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.41%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.41%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.41%) TeamCity
General
1 274 (37.53%) Social Skills
2 249 (34.11%) Finance
3 103 (14.11%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (9.73%) Banking
5 67 (9.18%) Public Sector
6 32 (4.38%) Influencing Skills
7 31 (4.25%) Manufacturing
7 31 (4.25%) Telecoms
8 28 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (3.01%) Marketing
10 21 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (2.74%) Military
12 17 (2.33%) Financial Institution
12 17 (2.33%) Legal
13 15 (2.05%) Back Office
13 15 (2.05%) Electronics
14 11 (1.51%) Retail
15 9 (1.23%) Investment Banking
16 7 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (0.96%) Law
Job Titles
1 183 (25.07%) Project Manager
2 144 (19.73%) Analyst
3 85 (11.64%) Business Analyst
4 81 (11.10%) Architect
5 74 (10.14%) Senior
6 50 (6.85%) Lead
7 48 (6.58%) Developer
8 44 (6.03%) Solutions Architect
9 42 (5.75%) IT Manager
10 36 (4.93%) Delivery Manager
11 34 (4.66%) Senior Manager
12 26 (3.56%) Programme Manager
13 25 (3.42%) Senior Project Manager
14 22 (3.01%) Technical Manager
15 20 (2.74%) Infrastructure Manager
16 19 (2.60%) Senior Analyst
16 19 (2.60%) Technical Architect
16 19 (2.60%) Test Manager
17 18 (2.47%) Technical Project Manager
18 17 (2.33%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.21%) Middleware
2 23 (3.15%) .NET
3 12 (1.64%) GraphQL
4 10 (1.37%) AngularJS
5 9 (1.23%) REST
6 8 (1.10%) ADO
6 8 (1.10%) Apache Camel
6 8 (1.10%) Kafka
7 7 (0.96%) RESTful
7 7 (0.96%) Spring
7 7 (0.96%) Spring Boot
8 6 (0.82%) Flash
8 6 (0.82%) SOAP
8 6 (0.82%) Web Services
8 6 (0.82%) XML
9 5 (0.68%) .NET Core
9 5 (0.68%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.68%) JSON
9 5 (0.68%) Node.js
9 5 (0.68%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.52%) Product Ownership
2 24 (3.29%) Management Information System
3 18 (2.47%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.05%) Operational Technology
5 11 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (1.51%) Public Cloud
6 10 (1.37%) Derivative
6 10 (1.37%) Mobile App
7 9 (1.23%) Onboarding
7 9 (1.23%) PMI
8 8 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.10%) Mainframe
8 8 (1.10%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (0.82%) Cloud Native
9 6 (0.82%) Clustering
9 6 (0.82%) Credit Risk
9 6 (0.82%) Fixed Income
10 5 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.68%) e-Learning
10 5 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (4.79%) Windows
2 31 (4.25%) Linux
3 6 (0.82%) Android
3 6 (0.82%) Unix
3 6 (0.82%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.55%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.55%) VMS
4 4 (0.55%) Windows 7
5 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.27%) zOS
6 1 (0.14%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 666 (91.23%) Agile
2 239 (32.74%) Project Management
3 169 (23.15%) Project Delivery
4 166 (22.74%) Stakeholder Management
5 110 (15.07%) Problem-Solving
6 107 (14.66%) Scrum
7 97 (13.29%) DevOps
8 92 (12.60%) PRINCE2
9 86 (11.78%) Migration
10 68 (9.32%) Change Management
11 67 (9.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 59 (8.08%) SDLC
13 57 (7.81%) Roadmaps
14 53 (7.26%) Programme Management
15 52 (7.12%) Business Case
16 51 (6.99%) Decision-Making
17 50 (6.85%) Business Analysis
18 48 (6.58%) Service Management
19 47 (6.44%) Risk Management
20 45 (6.16%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 69 (9.45%) SQL
2 31 (4.25%) Java
3 26 (3.56%) Python
4 19 (2.60%) C#
5 9 (1.23%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.23%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.10%) C++
6 8 (1.10%) PL/SQL
7 6 (0.82%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.68%) ABAP
8 5 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.68%) Go
9 4 (0.55%) Perl
10 3 (0.41%) C
10 3 (0.41%) COBOL
10 3 (0.41%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.41%) R
10 3 (0.41%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.27%) VBA
11 2 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 103 (14.11%) Security Cleared
2 96 (13.15%) Degree
3 86 (11.78%) SC Cleared
4 42 (5.75%) PMI Certification
4 42 (5.75%) PMP
5 37 (5.07%) DV Cleared
6 14 (1.92%) ISTQB
7 12 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.64%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.23%) APMP
10 8 (1.10%) CCNA
11 7 (0.96%) Chartered Engineer
12 6 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.82%) CISSP
12 6 (0.82%) ISEB
12 6 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 6 (0.82%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (0.68%) CBAP
14 4 (0.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (7.95%) PMO
2 44 (6.03%) QA
3 8 (1.10%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.10%) GDPR
4 6 (0.82%) SLA
5 5 (0.68%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.68%) NIST
6 4 (0.55%) EMIR
6 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 4 (0.55%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.55%) PSD2
7 3 (0.41%) GRC
7 3 (0.41%) IFRS
7 3 (0.41%) IFRS 17
7 3 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 3 (0.41%) Solvency II
8 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.27%) MiFID
8 2 (0.27%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 14 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.78%) Docker
3 8 (1.10%) VMware NSX
4 7 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.41%) Active Directory
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (1.10%) Ansible
2 7 (0.96%) vCenter Server
3 5 (0.68%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.55%) MOM
5 3 (0.41%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.41%) Puppet
5 3 (0.41%) Terraform
6 2 (0.27%) Grafana
6 2 (0.27%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.27%) WSUS
7 1 (0.14%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.14%) OPNET
7 1 (0.14%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.14%) SCCM
7 1 (0.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 96 (13.15%) Microsoft
2 69 (9.45%) SAP
3 41 (5.62%) Oracle
4 23 (3.15%) ServiceNow
5 21 (2.88%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.33%) Cisco
7 16 (2.19%) Atlassian
8 15 (2.05%) IBM
9 14 (1.92%) VMware
10 10 (1.37%) Databricks
11 9 (1.23%) Workday
12 8 (1.10%) Google
13 7 (0.96%) BMC
13 7 (0.96%) Cadence
13 7 (0.96%) Remedy
14 6 (0.82%) Adobe
14 6 (0.82%) Sparx
15 5 (0.68%) CA Agile Central
16 4 (0.55%) Guidewire
16 4 (0.55%) Juniper