Requirements Gathering Jobs in the UK excluding London

Requirements Gathering (Requirements Elicitation)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Requirements Gathering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Requirements Gathering over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 208 227
Rank change year-on-year -41 +19 -22
Permanent jobs citing Requirements Gathering 457 987 912
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.15% 1.32% 1.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 1.60% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 330 688 583
10th Percentile £38,625 £34,175 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,741 £68,375
90th Percentile £70,250 £71,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,721 61,614 54,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.53% 82.28% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 17,560 42,296 28,644
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%

Requirements Gathering
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Requirements Gathering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Requirements Gathering in the UK excluding London

Requirements Gathering
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Requirements Gathering in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Requirements Gathering in the UK excluding London

Requirements Gathering
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Requirements Gathering in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Requirements Gathering in the UK excluding London

Requirements Gathering
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Gathering within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
North of England -10 154 £50,055 -2.33% 101
North West -3 132 £50,055 +0.11% 71
Midlands +24 122 £52,500 +16.67% 62
West Midlands +48 90 £52,500 +16.67% 48
South East -60 83 £45,000 -10.00% 74
Scotland +75 35 £60,000 +36.36% 29
East Midlands +11 31 £45,000 -9.09% 13
East of England +1 28 £62,500 +26.26% 31
Yorkshire -11 20 £51,000 -7.10% 13
South West 0 18 £58,250 +16.50% 44
Wales +32 10 £50,221 +12.23% 14
Northern Ireland +40 7 £55,000 +1.10% 9
North East +40 2 £33,550 -42.12% 18
Requirements Gathering
UK

Requirements Gathering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 22 (4.81%) Confluence
2 12 (2.63%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.53%) CMS
4 2 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (4.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.31%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Smart View
5 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 33 (7.22%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.53%) Infor M3
3 7 (1.53%) Magento
3 7 (1.53%) Oracle ERP
3 7 (1.53%) Shopify
4 5 (1.09%) Maximo
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.44%) Siebel CRM
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.22%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 59 (12.91%) Power Platform
2 47 (10.28%) Azure
3 22 (4.81%) AWS
4 21 (4.60%) SaaS
5 14 (3.06%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (2.41%) Entra ID
7 10 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (2.19%) Azure Logic Apps
8 6 (1.31%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.09%) GCP
9 5 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.88%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.88%) BigCommerce
10 4 (0.88%) Serverless
11 3 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.66%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.44%) Azure AI
12 2 (0.44%) Azure Service Bus
12 2 (0.44%) Google Data Studio
12 2 (0.44%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.81%) LAN
1 22 (4.81%) WAN
2 20 (4.38%) Junos
3 15 (3.28%) BGP
3 15 (3.28%) IPsec
3 15 (3.28%) MPLS
4 14 (3.06%) Cisco IOS
5 7 (1.53%) VPN
5 7 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.88%) HTTP
7 2 (0.44%) ATM
8 1 (0.22%) Bluetooth
8 1 (0.22%) CDMA
8 1 (0.22%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.22%) GPRS
8 1 (0.22%) ISDN
8 1 (0.22%) PPP
8 1 (0.22%) SDH
8 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (12.25%) Power BI
2 23 (5.03%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.19%) MySQL
5 9 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (1.97%) MongoDB
6 8 (1.75%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (1.09%) MariaDB
8 5 (1.09%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.09%) SAP HANA
8 5 (1.09%) Tableau
9 4 (0.88%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.66%) MS Access
10 3 (0.66%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.66%) Power Query
10 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.44%) CockroachDB
Development Applications
1 77 (16.85%) Rational DOORS
2 28 (6.13%) JIRA
3 7 (1.53%) Git
4 3 (0.66%) GitLab
4 3 (0.66%) JMeter
4 3 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.44%) Selenium
6 1 (0.22%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.22%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.22%) ERwin
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.22%) JUnit
6 1 (0.22%) LSMW
6 1 (0.22%) NetBeans
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.22%) Xcode
General
1 149 (32.60%) Social Skills
2 139 (30.42%) Finance
3 109 (23.85%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (9.85%) Law
5 39 (8.53%) Organisational Skills
6 36 (7.88%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.25%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (4.16%) Public Sector
10 16 (3.50%) Marketing
11 14 (3.06%) Legal
12 13 (2.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (2.63%) Banking
14 10 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.75%) Retail
16 6 (1.31%) Local Government
16 6 (1.31%) Tech for Good
17 4 (0.88%) Billing
18 2 (0.44%) Electronics
18 2 (0.44%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 152 (33.26%) Analyst
2 104 (22.76%) Business Analyst
3 64 (14.00%) Systems Engineer
4 53 (11.60%) Electronics Engineer
5 38 (8.32%) Consultant
5 38 (8.32%) Developer
6 31 (6.78%) Senior
7 30 (6.56%) Architect
7 30 (6.56%) Lead
8 28 (6.13%) Systems Analyst
9 26 (5.69%) NetSuite Consultant
10 25 (5.47%) Functional Consultant
11 24 (5.25%) Principal Engineer
11 24 (5.25%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 24 (5.25%) Requirements Engineer
12 23 (5.03%) Network Architect
13 19 (4.16%) Senior Analyst
14 18 (3.94%) Business Systems Analyst
15 15 (3.28%) Technical Analyst
15 15 (3.28%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.94%) React
2 11 (2.41%) .NET
3 6 (1.31%) Kafka
3 6 (1.31%) REST
4 5 (1.09%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.09%) CSS
4 5 (1.09%) HTML
4 5 (1.09%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (1.09%) SAPUI5
5 4 (0.88%) .NET Framework
5 4 (0.88%) FastAPI
5 4 (0.88%) Middleware
5 4 (0.88%) SOAP
5 4 (0.88%) Spring
5 4 (0.88%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.88%) Vue
6 3 (0.66%) Entity Framework
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.66%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.44%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.13%) Product Ownership
2 17 (3.72%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (2.63%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (1.53%) Social Media
5 7 (1.53%) Taxonomies
6 6 (1.31%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.09%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.09%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.09%) Driving Licence
8 4 (0.88%) Mainframe
9 3 (0.66%) EPoS
9 3 (0.66%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.66%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.66%) PMI
9 3 (0.66%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.44%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.41%) Linux
2 8 (1.75%) Windows
3 5 (1.09%) Windows Vista
4 4 (0.88%) Unix
5 2 (0.44%) Android
6 1 (0.22%) AIX
6 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (26.26%) Agile
2 107 (23.41%) Data Analysis
3 98 (21.44%) Validation
4 95 (20.79%) Problem-Solving
5 89 (19.47%) Systems Engineering
6 88 (19.26%) Requirements Management
7 87 (19.04%) Project Management
8 85 (18.60%) Stakeholder Management
9 75 (16.41%) ERP
10 60 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
10 60 (13.13%) CRM
11 53 (11.60%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
12 52 (11.38%) Business Analysis
13 51 (11.16%) User Stories
14 46 (10.07%) Migration
15 45 (9.85%) Decision-Making
16 43 (9.41%) Collaborative Working
16 43 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
16 43 (9.41%) Data Migration
17 37 (8.10%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 80 (17.51%) SQL
2 17 (3.72%) Python
3 15 (3.28%) JavaScript
4 12 (2.63%) C#
4 12 (2.63%) T-SQL
5 11 (2.41%) Java
6 6 (1.31%) RPG
6 6 (1.31%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.09%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.88%) Go
9 3 (0.66%) Groovy
9 3 (0.66%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.66%) VBA
10 2 (0.44%) ABAP
10 2 (0.44%) C
10 2 (0.44%) Swift
11 1 (0.22%) C++
11 1 (0.22%) PHP
11 1 (0.22%) Progress 4GL
11 1 (0.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 140 (30.63%) Degree
2 62 (13.57%) HNC
3 61 (13.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 54 (11.82%) HND
5 42 (9.19%) Security Cleared
6 37 (8.10%) SC Cleared
7 21 (4.60%) CCNA
7 21 (4.60%) CCNP
7 21 (4.60%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (3.28%) JNCIS
9 12 (2.63%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.75%) CBAP
10 8 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.75%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.53%) IIBA
11 7 (1.53%) PMP
12 6 (1.31%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (1.31%) JNCIA
13 5 (1.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.03%) SLA
2 21 (4.60%) QA
3 11 (2.41%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.19%) GDPR
5 6 (1.31%) GxP
6 2 (0.44%) PMO
7 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.22%) ECSS
7 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.22%) JTAG
7 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.22%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.75%) Docker
2 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.88%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.66%) Grafana
2 3 (0.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.22%) Kustomize
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.22%) SCCM
3 1 (0.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 44 (9.63%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.13%) Oracle
3 22 (4.81%) Cisco
3 22 (4.81%) SAP
4 21 (4.60%) Juniper
5 12 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.19%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.53%) Databricks
7 7 (1.53%) Infor
8 6 (1.31%) BT
9 5 (1.09%) PeopleSoft
10 4 (0.88%) Google
11 3 (0.66%) BeyondTrust
11 3 (0.66%) CyberArk
11 3 (0.66%) iManage
11 3 (0.66%) Okta
12 2 (0.44%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.44%) Freshdesk
12 2 (0.44%) Sitecore
12 2 (0.44%) Snow