Business Case Jobs in the North West

Business Cases
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Business Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Case over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 179 213
Rank change year-on-year +107 +34 -50
Permanent jobs citing Business Case 370 120 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.63% 1.22% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.83% 1.47% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 303 50 54
10th Percentile - £45,425 £39,991
25th Percentile £45,628 £46,250 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £52,500 £57,288
Median % change year-on-year -4.66% -8.36% +7.86%
75th Percentile £54,793 £70,000 £67,205
90th Percentile £58,965 £91,125 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,967 £60,000 £61,288
% change year-on-year -15.06% -2.10% +2.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,653 8,153 7,519
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.85% 82.81% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 4,004 6,185 3,939
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £30,966
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in the North West

Business Case
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Case in the North West.

Salary trend for Business Case in the North West

Business Case
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Case in the North West over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Case in the North West

Business Case
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the North West region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Lancashire +28 180 £50,055 -37.38% 26
Cumbria -12 147 £45,628 -13.09% 1
Manchester +24 36 £55,000 +4.61% 35
Merseyside +21 4 £65,000 +30.00% 4
Cheshire -4 3 £50,000 -7.79% 4
Business Case
England

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 40 (10.81%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (1.89%) MS Visio
2 6 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (1.62%) Trello
3 5 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.27%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (1.35%) Power Platform
2 3 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (0.54%) SaaS
4 1 (0.27%) Azure
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.27%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.08%) Power BI
2 2 (0.54%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 47 (12.70%) JIRA
General
1 131 (35.41%) Aerospace
1 131 (35.41%) Avionics
2 98 (26.49%) Manufacturing
3 87 (23.51%) Finance
4 41 (11.08%) Social Skills
5 15 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (1.62%) Public Sector
7 3 (0.81%) Local Government
8 2 (0.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.54%) Retail
8 2 (0.54%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.27%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.27%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 192 (51.89%) Senior
2 146 (39.46%) Systems Engineer
3 131 (35.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 80 (21.62%) Project Manager
5 43 (11.62%) Infrastructure Manager
6 40 (10.81%) Principal Engineer
6 40 (10.81%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 40 (10.81%) Requirements Engineer
7 37 (10.00%) Delivery Project Manager
8 35 (9.46%) Lead
9 30 (8.11%) Infrastructure Project Manager
10 20 (5.41%) Senior Manager
10 20 (5.41%) Senior Project Manager
11 16 (4.32%) Infrastructure Project Leader
11 16 (4.32%) Project Leader
12 15 (4.05%) Infrastructure Specialist
12 15 (4.05%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 15 (4.05%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
12 15 (4.05%) Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
13 13 (3.51%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.27%) COM+
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.05%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.78%) Social Media
3 6 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (0.81%) Product Ownership
6 2 (0.54%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.27%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.27%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.70%) Windows
1 10 (2.70%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (50.27%) Systems Engineering
2 161 (43.51%) Customer Requirements
3 144 (38.92%) Requirements Management
4 131 (35.41%) Feasibility Study
4 131 (35.41%) Hazard Analysis
4 131 (35.41%) SDLC
5 115 (31.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 96 (25.95%) Project Management
7 68 (18.38%) Project Delivery
8 46 (12.43%) Continuous Improvement
9 40 (10.81%) Agile
9 40 (10.81%) Operations Management
9 40 (10.81%) Performance Metrics
9 40 (10.81%) Risk Management
10 33 (8.92%) Business Strategy
11 24 (6.49%) Roadmaps
12 17 (4.59%) Change Management
12 17 (4.59%) Line Management
12 17 (4.59%) Software Engineering
13 16 (4.32%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.05%) C
1 15 (4.05%) Java
2 2 (0.54%) Go
2 2 (0.54%) Python
Qualifications
1 277 (74.86%) BPSS Clearance
2 269 (72.70%) Degree
3 86 (23.24%) HNC
4 15 (4.05%) HND
5 14 (3.78%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.70%) PMI Certification
6 10 (2.70%) PMP
7 4 (1.08%) ACCA
7 4 (1.08%) CIMA
7 4 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (0.54%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.54%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.11%) NEBOSH
2 7 (1.89%) QA
3 1 (0.27%) GRC
3 1 (0.27%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 15 (4.05%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 47 (12.70%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.27%) Oracle
2 1 (0.27%) Planview
2 1 (0.27%) Siebel