Workflow Contracts

Workflow
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Workflow skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Workflow over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 155 168 160
Rank change year-on-year +13 -8 -8
Contract jobs citing Workflow 657 868 1,584
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.54% 1.52% 1.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% 1.69% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 583 988
10th Percentile £300 £313 £400
25th Percentile £409 £430 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +12.82%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £700
90th Percentile £709 £800 £779
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +10.00% -5.26% +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 19 34
10th Percentile £13.25 £15.50 £11.80
25th Percentile £16.80 £16.63 £14.83
Median hourly rate £27.25 £30.25 £22.22
Median % change year-on-year -9.92% +36.17% +5.79%
75th Percentile £40.00 £45.75 £48.69
90th Percentile £67.40 £56.60 £74.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £20.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year +44.58% +18.57% -7.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Workflow 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 36,622 51,397 80,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.09% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,613 35,611 56,174
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £439 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,690 1,913
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.77 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.54%

Workflow
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Workflow in the UK

Workflow
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Workflow in the UK

Workflow
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Workflow over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Workflow in the UK

Workflow
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Workflow in the UK

Workflow
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Workflow over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Workflow in the UK

Workflow
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Workflow within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 +7 558 £525 -4.55% 547
London -10 286 £550 -4.35% 243
UK excluding London +61 285 £495 +10.00% 368
Work from Home +48 251 £500 -4.76% 227
South East +32 92 £449 -2.95% 96
North of England +50 59 £575 +21.05% 89
Midlands +12 45 £525 +10.53% 70
West Midlands +27 40 £525 +10.53% 47
North West +22 35 £550 +12.82% 47
South West +25 30 £398 +9.66% 38
East of England +20 30 £475 +26.67% 30
Scotland +26 27 £525 +16.02% 34
Yorkshire +32 22 £625 +38.89% 35
East Midlands +8 5 £294 -43.94% 23
North East +14 2 £533 - 7

Workflow
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 53 (8.07%) Confluence
2 36 (5.48%) Oracle Workflow
3 29 (4.41%) SharePoint
4 25 (3.81%) Apache Airflow
5 24 (3.65%) Apache
6 15 (2.28%) Appian
7 11 (1.67%) Camunda
8 6 (0.91%) Alfresco
8 6 (0.91%) FileNet
9 5 (0.76%) Oracle Self-Service HR
10 4 (0.61%) Apache Spark
10 4 (0.61%) JBoss
10 4 (0.61%) WebSphere
11 3 (0.46%) Documentum
11 3 (0.46%) IIS
11 3 (0.46%) Jadu
12 2 (0.30%) CMS
12 2 (0.30%) nginx
13 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 33 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.22%) CATIA
6 6 (0.91%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.15%) Blender
9 1 (0.15%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.15%) InVision
9 1 (0.15%) Lectora
9 1 (0.15%) Sketch
9 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.98%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 11 (1.67%) SAP FI-AP
3 10 (1.52%) SAP MDG
3 10 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.37%) Teamcenter
5 8 (1.22%) DELMIA
6 7 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (0.91%) Oracle EBS
7 6 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
7 6 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.76%) Aareon QL
8 5 (0.76%) Oracle Assets
8 5 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
8 5 (0.76%) Oracle HRMS
9 4 (0.61%) Fidessa
9 4 (0.61%) Maximo
9 4 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
9 4 (0.61%) Oracle FAH
9 4 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
9 4 (0.61%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 97 (14.76%) Azure
2 55 (8.37%) AWS
3 38 (5.78%) Power Platform
4 34 (5.18%) GCP
5 24 (3.65%) GitHub
6 22 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (2.89%) SuccessFactors
8 15 (2.28%) Power Automate
9 14 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
9 14 (2.13%) SaaS
10 12 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.83%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.52%) Serverless
12 9 (1.37%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.37%) Collibra
12 9 (1.37%) Kong
13 8 (1.22%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (1.22%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.07%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 28 (4.26%) Intranet
2 26 (3.96%) VPN
3 17 (2.59%) HTTP
4 15 (2.28%) MPLS
5 14 (2.13%) Firewall
6 13 (1.98%) DNS
6 13 (1.98%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.67%) BGP
7 11 (1.67%) Ethernet VPN
8 10 (1.52%) Radio Access Network
9 8 (1.22%) SSH
10 7 (1.07%) Internet
11 4 (0.61%) Reverse Proxy
11 4 (0.61%) Telnet
12 3 (0.46%) ADSL
12 3 (0.46%) BIG-IP
12 3 (0.46%) Ethernet
12 3 (0.46%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.46%) PSTN
12 3 (0.46%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.50%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.35%) Power BI
3 21 (3.20%) NoSQL
3 21 (3.20%) Relational Database
4 19 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (2.28%) Metadata
6 14 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.98%) Oracle Database
8 12 (1.83%) RDBMS
9 11 (1.67%) Big Data
9 11 (1.67%) MongoDB
10 9 (1.37%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (1.07%) BigQuery
11 7 (1.07%) MySQL
11 7 (1.07%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.76%) Amazon Aurora
12 5 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.76%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.76%) EDMS
12 5 (0.76%) Siebel EIM
Development Applications
1 117 (17.81%) JIRA
2 28 (4.26%) Git
2 28 (4.26%) GitLab
3 23 (3.50%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.67%) Robot Framework
4 11 (1.67%) TestRail
5 9 (1.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 9 (1.37%) CircleCI
5 9 (1.37%) Eclipse
5 9 (1.37%) Travis CI
6 7 (1.07%) PyCharm
7 6 (0.91%) Cypress.io
7 6 (0.91%) MLflow
7 6 (0.91%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.61%) Artifactory
8 4 (0.61%) SpecFlow
8 4 (0.61%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.61%) Toad
8 4 (0.61%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.46%) Bitbucket
General
1 166 (25.27%) Social Skills
2 111 (16.89%) Finance
3 86 (13.09%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (7.00%) Public Sector
5 42 (6.39%) Banking
6 34 (5.18%) Marketing
7 28 (4.26%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.50%) Telecoms
9 20 (3.04%) Legal
10 19 (2.89%) Pharmaceutical
11 16 (2.44%) Retail
12 10 (1.52%) Back Office
12 10 (1.52%) Front Office
12 10 (1.52%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.22%) Billing
13 8 (1.22%) German Language
14 6 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.76%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (14.92%) Analyst
1 98 (14.92%) Developer
2 67 (10.20%) Consultant
3 53 (8.07%) Business Analyst
4 52 (7.91%) Lead
5 46 (7.00%) Senior
6 36 (5.48%) Architect
7 33 (5.02%) Project Manager
8 28 (4.26%) Support Engineer
9 23 (3.50%) Applications Support
10 22 (3.35%) Applications Engineer
11 21 (3.20%) Technical Writer
12 20 (3.04%) DevOps Engineer
12 20 (3.04%) Product Owner
12 20 (3.04%) SAP Consultant
13 19 (2.89%) Applications Support Engineer
13 19 (2.89%) JIRA Engineer
14 18 (2.74%) Data Analyst
15 14 (2.13%) Administrator
16 12 (1.83%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (7.15%) REST
2 41 (6.24%) HTML
3 40 (6.09%) CSS
4 34 (5.18%) Web Services
5 30 (4.57%) .NET
6 29 (4.41%) JSON
7 21 (3.20%) SOAP
8 18 (2.74%) XML
9 16 (2.44%) AngularJS
10 13 (1.98%) SAP Business Workflow
11 12 (1.83%) EDI
11 12 (1.83%) IDoc
11 12 (1.83%) NumPy
12 11 (1.67%) NETCONF
12 11 (1.67%) OAuth
12 11 (1.67%) Pandas
12 11 (1.67%) RESTCONF
12 11 (1.67%) Spring Boot
12 11 (1.67%) YAML
13 10 (1.52%) React
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.70%) Product Ownership
2 29 (4.41%) Data Centre
3 25 (3.81%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (1.98%) Data Structures
5 13 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
6 12 (1.83%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.67%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.52%) Life Science
9 6 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.91%) Housing Association
9 6 (0.91%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (0.91%) Taxonomies
10 5 (0.76%) Derivative
10 5 (0.76%) Mainframe
10 5 (0.76%) Online Banking
10 5 (0.76%) Replication
10 5 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.26%) Windows
2 26 (3.96%) Linux
3 12 (1.83%) Unix
4 6 (0.91%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.76%) zOS
6 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.30%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) AIX
8 1 (0.15%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.15%) OS/390
8 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
8 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (26.18%) Agile
2 116 (17.66%) Problem-Solving
3 81 (12.33%) DevOps
4 71 (10.81%) Migration
4 71 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 70 (10.65%) CI/CD
6 65 (9.89%) Project Management
7 60 (9.13%) Scrum
8 54 (8.22%) Analytics
9 53 (8.07%) Use Case
10 47 (7.15%) Change Management
11 44 (6.70%) Continuous Improvement
11 44 (6.70%) User Experience
12 39 (5.94%) Data Migration
13 36 (5.48%) Roadmaps
14 35 (5.33%) Test Automation
14 35 (5.33%) Workflow Management
15 32 (4.87%) Requirements Gathering
15 32 (4.87%) User Stories
16 31 (4.72%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 116 (17.66%) SQL
2 91 (13.85%) Python
3 80 (12.18%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.83%) Java
5 36 (5.48%) C#
6 32 (4.87%) PowerShell
7 20 (3.04%) TypeScript
8 19 (2.89%) ABAP
9 15 (2.28%) Bash
10 12 (1.83%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.37%) VBA
12 8 (1.22%) Groovy
12 8 (1.22%) PHP
13 6 (0.91%) C
14 5 (0.76%) Bicep
14 5 (0.76%) JCL
14 5 (0.76%) R
14 5 (0.76%) REXX
14 5 (0.76%) VB
15 4 (0.61%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 74 (11.26%) Degree
2 70 (10.65%) Security Cleared
3 51 (7.76%) SC Cleared
4 16 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.28%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.37%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.46%) BC Cleared
8 3 (0.46%) CISA
8 3 (0.46%) CRISC
8 3 (0.46%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.30%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.30%) CAPM
9 2 (0.30%) MCP
9 2 (0.30%) MCSE
9 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.30%) MOS
9 2 (0.30%) PMP
10 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.76%) QA
2 34 (5.18%) SLA
3 23 (3.50%) Data Quality
4 17 (2.59%) PMO
5 12 (1.83%) GRC
6 11 (1.67%) Accessibility
6 11 (1.67%) PCI DSS
7 9 (1.37%) GDPR
8 7 (1.07%) Good Clinical Practice
8 7 (1.07%) GxP
9 3 (0.46%) ITGC
10 2 (0.30%) Basel III
10 2 (0.30%) COREP
10 2 (0.30%) FINREP
10 2 (0.30%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.30%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.30%) NIST
11 1 (0.15%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 15022
System Software
1 28 (4.26%) Docker
2 5 (0.76%) Hyper-V
2 5 (0.76%) Time Sharing Option
3 4 (0.61%) NFS
4 2 (0.30%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.30%) Firmware
4 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (5.18%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.41%) Terraform
3 16 (2.44%) Ansible
4 10 (1.52%) Kibana
4 10 (1.52%) Progress Chef
5 9 (1.37%) Docker Swarm
5 9 (1.37%) Grafana
5 9 (1.37%) logstash
5 9 (1.37%) Prometheus
5 9 (1.37%) Puppet
6 6 (0.91%) Kubeflow
7 5 (0.76%) Argo
7 5 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.46%) SCCM
8 3 (0.46%) SCOM
9 2 (0.30%) Amdocs OSS
10 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.15%) Nmap
10 1 (0.15%) Packer
10 1 (0.15%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 85 (12.94%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.28%) SAP
3 42 (6.39%) Oracle
4 32 (4.87%) ServiceNow
5 30 (4.57%) Salesforce
6 22 (3.35%) IBM
7 20 (3.04%) Atlassian
8 19 (2.89%) Google
9 16 (2.44%) OpenText
9 16 (2.44%) Splunk
10 11 (1.67%) Okta
11 10 (1.52%) Pega
12 9 (1.37%) Cisco
13 8 (1.22%) Siemens
14 6 (0.91%) BMC
14 6 (0.91%) F5
14 6 (0.91%) Foundry
14 6 (0.91%) Informatica
14 6 (0.91%) Palantir
14 6 (0.91%) TIBCO