Business Case Job Trends in the South West

Business Cases
England > South West

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 156 146
Rank change year-on-year +9 -10 -10
Permanent jobs citing Business Case 32 36 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.64% 0.87% 1.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 1.01% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 29 17 50
10th Percentile £44,350 £38,350 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,171 £44,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -13.60% +13.64%
75th Percentile £70,752 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,819 £76,000 £95,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +4.84%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,588 3,552 4,279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 71.52% 85.38% 89.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,460 1,788 3,242
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £40,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,439 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.15% +3.69% +3.35%
75th Percentile £67,425 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,738
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Business Case job vacancy trend in the South West

Business Case
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Business Case.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Business Case

Business Case
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Case in the South West over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Case in the South West

Business Case
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Gloucestershire +20 13 £54,000 -5.26% 7
Wiltshire +14 12 £70,752 - 6
Bristol -1 3 £47,500 -28.03% 9
Dorset - 2 £53,500 - 5
Devon +3 1 - - 8
Somerset -11 1 £35,000 -6.67% 9
Business Case
England

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (9.38%) Confluence
2 2 (6.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (28.13%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 9 (28.13%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (9.38%) SaaS
4 1 (3.13%) Azure
4 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (9.38%) JIRA
General
1 20 (62.50%) Finance
2 11 (34.38%) Retail
3 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.13%) Law
6 1 (3.13%) Marketing
6 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (21.88%) Finance Manager
1 7 (21.88%) Head of Digital
2 4 (12.50%) Analyst
3 3 (9.38%) Business Analyst
3 3 (9.38%) Business Development Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Business Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Development Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Head of Design
3 3 (9.38%) IT Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Project Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Account Manager
4 2 (6.25%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Infrastructure Business Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) IT Project Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Lead
5 1 (3.13%) Digital Transformation
5 1 (3.13%) Digital Transformation Consultant
5 1 (3.13%) PMO Officer
5 1 (3.13%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Data Centre
1 2 (6.25%) PMI
1 2 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 1 (3.13%) CCTV
2 1 (3.13%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.13%) Educational Technology
2 1 (3.13%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (31.25%) Budget Management
1 10 (31.25%) Project Management
1 10 (31.25%) Roadmaps
2 9 (28.13%) Agile
2 9 (28.13%) Asset Management
2 9 (28.13%) ERP
3 8 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (25.00%) ITIL
4 7 (21.88%) Budgeting
4 7 (21.88%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 7 (21.88%) Business Strategy
4 7 (21.88%) Cost Control
4 7 (21.88%) Due Diligence
4 7 (21.88%) Financial Analysis
4 7 (21.88%) Information Security
4 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (21.88%) Process Improvement
4 7 (21.88%) Scorecard
4 7 (21.88%) Strategic Planning
5 5 (15.63%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (53.13%) Degree
2 7 (21.88%) ACCA
2 7 (21.88%) CIMA
3 6 (18.75%) Security Cleared
4 3 (9.38%) DV Cleared
4 3 (9.38%) SC Cleared
5 2 (6.25%) CBAP
5 2 (6.25%) PMI Certification
6 1 (3.13%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.13%) PMO
Vendors
1 9 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.38%) Oracle
3 2 (6.25%) DocuSign
3 2 (6.25%) Workday
4 1 (3.13%) Ubiquiti