Waterfall Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire
Waterfall Model
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire citing Waterfall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 67 | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | -5 | -24 |
| Contract jobs citing Waterfall | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | 0.90% | 1.54% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.05% | 1.77% | 0.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £321 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £441 | £449 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £506 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.64% | -7.95% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £591 | £588 | £610 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £478 | £420 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.81% | -19.04% | -13.54% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
West Yorkshire
Waterfall falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in West Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,138 | 733 | 678 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 85.31% | 87.05% | 85.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 645 | 471 | 424 |
| 10th Percentile | £317 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £404 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £486 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.83% | -7.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £575 | £573 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 19 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.39 | £18.87 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.62 | - | £19.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £22.14 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.40% | -19.49% | +41.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £66.88 | £37.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.96 | £81.25 | £44.00 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £19.17 | £25.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.34% | +31.58% | -10.84% |
Waterfall Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Waterfall relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Waterfall Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Waterfall.
Waterfall Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Waterfall Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Waterfall.
Waterfall Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 24 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | -12 | 9 | £550 | +4.76% | 14 |
| Halifax | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
| Waterfall Yorkshire |
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Waterfall Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 12 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 83.3% | 10 |
| 3 | Migration | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Project Management | 41.7% | 5 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 33.3% | 4 |
| 5 | ERP | 33.3% | 4 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Engagement | 33.3% | 4 |
| 5 | Technology Transformation | 33.3% | 4 |
| 9 | Business Strategy | 25.0% | 3 |
| 9 | PRINCE2 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 9 | Service Management | 25.0% | 3 |
| 9 | User Acceptance Testing | 25.0% | 3 |
| 13 | Budgeting and Forecasting | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Business Analysis | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Business Case | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Business Process Modelling | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Business Transformation | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Conflict Resolution | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | CRM | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Dependency Management | 16.7% | 2 |