Business Case Job Trends in England

Business Cases
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Business Case skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 283 175 238
Rank change year-on-year -108 +63 -45
Permanent jobs citing Business Case 394 770 833
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.67% 1.71% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 1.86% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 220 384 636
10th Percentile £43,500 £39,036 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,875 £50,967 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% +1.63%
75th Percentile £79,063 £70,000 £84,053
90th Percentile £95,250 £85,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Business Case 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46,773 41,385 57,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.76% 92.14% 88.11%
Number of salaries quoted 28,477 20,477 45,736
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,100 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Business Case job vacancy trend in England

Business Case
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Case.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Case

Business Case
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Case in England over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Case in England

Business Case
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the England region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
London +39 171 £75,000 - 97
South East -27 70 £58,750 +3.07% 63
North of England -64 62 £55,000 - 38
North West -27 42 £55,000 - 24
South West -6 36 £54,000 -5.26% 15
Midlands -130 35 £55,000 -4.35% 17
East Midlands -13 18 £55,000 +1.85% 4
West Midlands -113 17 £52,500 -8.70% 13
Yorkshire -44 15 £70,000 +26.47% 8
East of England -59 9 £77,500 +52.06% 19
North East -9 5 £41,500 -36.15% 8
Business Case
UK

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 14 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.30%) Confluence
3 3 (0.76%) CMS
3 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.25%) LiveLink
Applications
1 35 (8.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (3.30%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.79%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (2.54%) AutoCAD
5 10 (2.54%) SOLIDWORKS
6 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (1.02%) Maya
8 2 (0.51%) Trello
Business Applications
1 39 (9.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (3.55%) Dynamics AX
3 10 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.76%) SAP CX
4 3 (0.76%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.51%) Primavera
6 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.25%) Endur
6 1 (0.25%) iTrent
6 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 51 (12.94%) SaaS
2 32 (8.12%) Power Platform
3 25 (6.35%) Azure
4 24 (6.09%) Dynamics 365
5 22 (5.58%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (2.28%) AWS
6 9 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.03%) GCP
8 5 (1.27%) SuccessFactors
9 4 (1.02%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.02%) PaaS
9 4 (1.02%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.02%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 3 (0.76%) Asana
10 3 (0.76%) Boomi
10 3 (0.76%) GitHub
10 3 (0.76%) OCI
10 3 (0.76%) Oracle CX
11 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.51%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.51%) ATM
1 2 (0.51%) Broadband
1 2 (0.51%) Internet
1 2 (0.51%) WAN
2 1 (0.25%) 5G
2 1 (0.25%) IP Telephony
2 1 (0.25%) Unified Communications
2 1 (0.25%) Value-Added Service
2 1 (0.25%) VoIP
2 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.11%) Power BI
2 8 (2.03%) Tableau
3 4 (1.02%) Big Data
3 4 (1.02%) BigQuery
3 4 (1.02%) Looker
3 4 (1.02%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.76%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.51%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.25%) DB2
6 1 (0.25%) GIS
6 1 (0.25%) MySQL
6 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.08%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) GitLab
3 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.25%) Subversion
General
1 242 (61.42%) Finance
2 181 (45.94%) Social Skills
3 120 (30.46%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (14.72%) Marketing
5 34 (8.63%) Law
6 30 (7.61%) Legal
7 28 (7.11%) Retail
8 23 (5.84%) Financial Institution
9 22 (5.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (5.58%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (5.33%) Banking
10 21 (5.33%) Public Sector
11 18 (4.57%) Digital Economy
12 16 (4.06%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (3.81%) Manufacturing
14 12 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
15 11 (2.79%) Billing
16 8 (2.03%) Publishing
17 6 (1.52%) Local Government
18 4 (1.02%) Games
Job Titles
1 64 (16.24%) Analyst
2 52 (13.20%) Project Manager
3 48 (12.18%) Business Analyst
4 46 (11.68%) Senior
5 35 (8.88%) IT Manager
6 24 (6.09%) IT Project Manager
7 23 (5.84%) Architect
8 22 (5.58%) Development Manager
9 20 (5.08%) Lead
10 19 (4.82%) Finance Manager
10 19 (4.82%) Product Manager
11 16 (4.06%) Senior Manager
12 14 (3.55%) Innovation Manager
12 14 (3.55%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (3.55%) Senior Business Analyst
13 13 (3.30%) Commercial Manager
14 11 (2.79%) Business Manager
14 11 (2.79%) Consultant
15 10 (2.54%) Financial Analyst
15 10 (2.54%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.02%) Web Services
3 2 (0.51%) .NET
3 2 (0.51%) Middleware
3 2 (0.51%) OAuth
3 2 (0.51%) OpenID
3 2 (0.51%) Regular Expression
4 1 (0.25%) JSON
4 1 (0.25%) OpenAPI
4 1 (0.25%) Pyramid
4 1 (0.25%) REST
4 1 (0.25%) RESTful
4 1 (0.25%) SPFx
4 1 (0.25%) Swagger
4 1 (0.25%) WPF
4 1 (0.25%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.63%) Product Ownership
2 26 (6.60%) Management Information System
3 17 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.79%) Social Media
6 10 (2.54%) Onboarding
7 9 (2.28%) Cloud Native
8 8 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.03%) PMI
9 7 (1.78%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.27%) Reinsurance
10 5 (1.27%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.02%) Credit Risk
11 4 (1.02%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.76%) Augmented Reality
12 3 (0.76%) Digital Media
12 3 (0.76%) NHS
13 2 (0.51%) CMDB
13 2 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
13 2 (0.51%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.57%) Windows
2 2 (0.51%) Linux
2 2 (0.51%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (35.53%) Agile
2 121 (30.71%) Project Management
3 115 (29.19%) Decision-Making
4 111 (28.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 94 (23.86%) Roadmaps
6 80 (20.30%) ERP
7 75 (19.04%) Project Delivery
8 65 (16.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 65 (16.50%) Problem-Solving
9 62 (15.74%) Change Management
10 59 (14.97%) Business Strategy
11 56 (14.21%) Risk Management
12 53 (13.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 51 (12.94%) Information Security
14 50 (12.69%) Financial Modelling
15 49 (12.44%) Waterfall
16 47 (11.93%) Business Analysis
17 46 (11.68%) Workshop Facilitation
18 42 (10.66%) Data-Driven Decision Making
18 42 (10.66%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.57%) SQL
2 2 (0.51%) Java
3 1 (0.25%) C
3 1 (0.25%) C#
3 1 (0.25%) COBOL
3 1 (0.25%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 107 (27.16%) Degree
2 46 (11.68%) Master's Degree
3 40 (10.15%) MBA
4 31 (7.87%) ACCA
4 31 (7.87%) CIMA
5 19 (4.82%) Security Cleared
6 16 (4.06%) PMI Certification
7 15 (3.81%) DBS Check
8 14 (3.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (3.30%) HNC
10 11 (2.79%) SC Cleared
11 10 (2.54%) RIBA
12 9 (2.28%) PMP
13 5 (1.27%) CBAP
13 5 (1.27%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.76%) HND
14 3 (0.76%) ISEB
14 3 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 2 (0.51%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.55%) PMO
2 11 (2.79%) QA
3 5 (1.27%) GDPR
4 4 (1.02%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.51%) GRC
6 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.51%) PSD2
7 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.25%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.51%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.51%) Docker
2 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (0.51%) Terraform
2 1 (0.25%) Ansible
2 1 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
2 1 (0.25%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.25%) MOM
2 1 (0.25%) Puppet
2 1 (0.25%) Rancher
Vendors
1 49 (12.44%) SAP
2 39 (9.90%) Microsoft
3 17 (4.31%) Foundry
4 10 (2.54%) Oracle
5 9 (2.28%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.27%) Google
6 5 (1.27%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.02%) MuleSoft
7 4 (1.02%) Workday
8 3 (0.76%) Adobe
8 3 (0.76%) Dell
8 3 (0.76%) Zoho
9 2 (0.51%) Adyen
9 2 (0.51%) Ariba
9 2 (0.51%) DocuSign
9 2 (0.51%) Intel
9 2 (0.51%) NEC
9 2 (0.51%) Progress
9 2 (0.51%) VocaLink
9 2 (0.51%) Zuora