Waterfall Job Trends in the East of England

Waterfall Model
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Waterfall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 153 146
Rank change year-on-year -11 -7 -24
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 23 20 78
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.35% 0.58% 1.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.65% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 14 14 61
10th Percentile £38,894 £61,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,298 £65,313 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +27.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,313 - £63,750
90th Percentile £78,375 £97,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £63,955 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.61% +18.18% -12.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

Waterfall falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,716 3,094 4,996
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 71.47% 89.40% 77.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,287 1,647 3,657
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,700 £75,000 £78,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Waterfall relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Waterfall job vacancy trend in the East of England

Waterfall
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Waterfall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Waterfall

Waterfall
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in the East of England over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Waterfall in the East of England

Waterfall
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the East of England region over the 6 months to 11 July 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -26 12 £55,000 -21.43% 1
Cambridgeshire -30 3 £53,000 -20.00% 2
Essex - 3 £77,500 - 5
Bedfordshire - 2 £45,814 - 5
Suffolk - 2 £37,500 - 2
Norfolk - 1 - - 1
Waterfall
England

Waterfall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) Confluence
1 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.70%) MS Visio
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Power Platform
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.04%) Miro
3 1 (4.35%) Azure
3 1 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.35%) Lucidchart
3 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) DTS
2 4 (17.39%) Power BI
3 1 (4.35%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (26.09%) JIRA
2 1 (4.35%) Toad
General
1 9 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Finance
2 5 (21.74%) Games
3 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Legal
4 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.70%) Publishing
5 1 (4.35%) Electronics
5 1 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (4.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (21.74%) Analyst
2 4 (17.39%) IT Manager
2 4 (17.39%) IT Project Manager
2 4 (17.39%) Project Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Business Analyst
3 3 (13.04%) Lead
3 3 (13.04%) Senior
4 2 (8.70%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Programme Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Senior Delivery Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Senior Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Coordinator
5 1 (4.35%) Data Migration Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Digital Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Digital Business Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) IT Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) IT Business Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Migration Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Senior Business Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Data Centre
1 5 (21.74%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (13.04%) Driving Licence
3 2 (8.70%) Low-Code
4 1 (4.35%) Life Science
4 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (100.00%) Agile
2 11 (47.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (43.48%) Project Management
4 8 (34.78%) ERP
4 8 (34.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (30.43%) AI
5 7 (30.43%) Business Strategy
5 7 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (30.43%) Requirements Gathering
6 6 (26.09%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (26.09%) DevOps
7 5 (21.74%) Business Development
7 5 (21.74%) Coaching
7 5 (21.74%) CRM
7 5 (21.74%) Customer Engagement
7 5 (21.74%) Customer Requirements
7 5 (21.74%) Presales
7 5 (21.74%) PRINCE2
7 5 (21.74%) Risk Analysis
7 5 (21.74%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) SQL
2 1 (4.35%) C#
2 1 (4.35%) Delphi
2 1 (4.35%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) Degree
1 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
2 4 (17.39%) PMI Certification
2 4 (17.39%) PMP
3 2 (8.70%) DBS Check
4 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.35%) ISEB
4 1 (4.35%) ISTQB
4 1 (4.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) Data Quality
1 1 (4.35%) GxP
1 1 (4.35%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Dell
2 4 (17.39%) Oracle
2 4 (17.39%) SAP
2 4 (17.39%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft