Requirements Gathering Job Trends in Hertfordshire
Requirements Gathering (Requirements Elicitation)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire citing Requirements Gathering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 77 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | -5 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Requirements Gathering | 17 | 9 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire | 0.66% | 0.80% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.87% | 0.98% | 2.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,275 | £54,250 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,750 | £55,000 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,250 | £58,750 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.55% | -18.97% | -36.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,938 | £62,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,375 | £62,875 | £91,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -21.43% | +3.70% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire
Requirements Gathering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Hertfordshire.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,955 | 920 | 1,139 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 76.16% | 81.49% | 81.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,281 | 551 | 453 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £27,500 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,250 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.40% | -21.25% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -18.18% | - |
Requirements Gathering Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Requirements Gathering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Requirements Gathering Salary Trend in Hertfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Requirements Gathering.
Requirements Gathering Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Requirements Gathering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Requirements Gathering Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Gathering within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | -2 | 3 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 3 |
| Hemel Hempstead | - | 3 | £61,500 | - | 3 |
| Stevenage | - | 2 | £47,000 | - | 3 |
| Welwyn Garden City | - | 1 | £59,000 | - | |
| Kings Langley | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| Requirements Gathering East of England |
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Requirements Gathering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 41.2% | 7 |
| 3 | DevOps | 29.4% | 5 |
| 3 | User Stories | 29.4% | 5 |
| 5 | Business Analysis | 23.5% | 4 |
| 5 | Business Intelligence | 23.5% | 4 |
| 5 | Data Modelling | 23.5% | 4 |
| 5 | Data Pipeline | 23.5% | 4 |
| 5 | Waterfall | 23.5% | 4 |
| 10 | Analytics | 17.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 17.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Data Extraction | 17.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Process Improvement | 17.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Project Delivery | 17.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Workshop Facilitation | 17.6% | 3 |
| 16 | Acceptance Criteria | 11.8% | 2 |
| 16 | Analytical Thinking | 11.8% | 2 |
| 16 | Backlog Prioritisation | 11.8% | 2 |
| 16 | Business Case | 11.8% | 2 |
| 16 | Business Process Modelling | 11.8% | 2 |