Waterfall Job Trends in Preston

Waterfall Model
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Waterfall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 23 12
Rank change year-on-year - -11 +29
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 0 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston - 3.60% 6.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 3.60% 7.95%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 5
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £58,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year - +27.17% -23.33%
Lancashire median annual salary £70,932 £55,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year +28.97% +19.57% -29.23%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 69 139 88
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 73.40% 100.00% 86.27%
Number of salaries quoted 45 85 65
10th Percentile £32,400 £33,300 £22,314
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +19.57% +9.27%
75th Percentile £58,943 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Lancashire median annual salary £47,500 £50,055 £46,000
% change year-on-year -5.10% +8.81% +2.22%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Waterfall job vacancy trend in Preston

Waterfall
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Waterfall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Waterfall