Business Case Jobs

Business Cases
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 8 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 209 153 196
Rank change year-on-year -56 +43 +70
Permanent jobs citing Business Case 963 1,173 2,412
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.39% 2.21% 1.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.57% 2.35% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 516 628 1,440
10th Percentile £39,018 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,628 £51,348 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £72,500 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £107,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% +9.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 61,487 49,863 117,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.65% 94.11% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 28,400 36,022 72,003
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £34,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.64% +1.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £99,680 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,714 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.22% -1.87% +7.00%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Case over the 6 months to 8 December 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the UK over the 6 months to 8 December 2024. 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
England -25 931 £57,500 -11.54% 265
UK excluding London -40 699 £54,000 -1.82% 138
North of England +33 268 £50,055 -8.99% 51
Work from Home -158 243 £65,250 +0.38% 198
Midlands +34 235 £57,000 +5.56% 23
West Midlands +63 214 £57,500 +6.48% 10
North West +33 213 £50,055 -12.95% 34
London -120 201 £75,000 - 138
South East -76 105 £72,500 +20.83% 18
South West -56 45 £48,918 -21.73% 21
Yorkshire -6 39 £56,700 +3.09% 11
East of England -69 25 £52,000 -3.70% 9
East Midlands -62 21 £54,000 - 13
North East -21 16 £55,000 -4.35% 6
Scotland -74 14 £67,500 +76.47% 15
Isle of Man - 4 - -
Wales -8 3 £85,000 +66.89% 2

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 46 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.39%) Confluence
3 14 (1.45%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
4 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.52%) TPMS
6 4 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.42%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.31%) WordPress
8 2 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.21%) IIS
8 2 (0.21%) Tomcat
Applications
1 107 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (3.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.21%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.10%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (2.91%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.52%) Sage 200
4 5 (0.52%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.42%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.42%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.21%) Magento
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Manufacturing
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
6 2 (0.21%) Primavera
6 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.10%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 1 (0.10%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 95 (9.87%) Azure
2 64 (6.65%) Power Platform
3 54 (5.61%) AWS
4 47 (4.88%) SaaS
5 38 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (2.91%) Figma
7 25 (2.60%) Google Workspace
8 22 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (1.87%) IaaS
10 17 (1.77%) GCP
11 16 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
12 15 (1.56%) PaaS
13 12 (1.25%) Azure Service Bus
14 10 (1.04%) GitHub
14 10 (1.04%) OneDrive
14 10 (1.04%) Serverless
15 9 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (0.62%) Azure Event Grid
16 6 (0.62%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (0.62%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.32%) Firewall
2 27 (2.80%) TCP/IP
3 25 (2.60%) BGP
3 25 (2.60%) DHCP
3 25 (2.60%) DNS
3 25 (2.60%) OSPF
3 25 (2.60%) VLAN
3 25 (2.60%) WLAN
4 17 (1.77%) Broadband
5 14 (1.45%) 3GPP
6 8 (0.83%) Network Security
7 6 (0.62%) HTTP
8 4 (0.42%) WAN
9 3 (0.31%) LAN
9 3 (0.31%) SAN
10 2 (0.21%) Internet
10 2 (0.21%) Wireless
11 1 (0.10%) 5G
11 1 (0.10%) Skype
11 1 (0.10%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.84%) Tableau
2 36 (3.74%) Power BI
3 10 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (1.04%) Relational Database
4 8 (0.83%) GIS
5 7 (0.73%) Metadata
6 6 (0.62%) Amazon QuickSight
7 5 (0.52%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
7 5 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
8 4 (0.42%) Big Data
8 4 (0.42%) Hadoop
8 4 (0.42%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.42%) Semantic Layer
8 4 (0.42%) SQL Server
9 3 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.21%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.21%) DTS
10 2 (0.21%) MySQL
10 2 (0.21%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 60 (6.23%) JIRA
2 31 (3.22%) Jenkins
3 9 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
4 8 (0.83%) Git
5 4 (0.42%) GitLab
6 2 (0.21%) ERwin
7 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 342 (35.51%) Finance
2 310 (32.19%) Social Skills
3 187 (19.42%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (13.81%) Manufacturing
5 89 (9.24%) Law
6 70 (7.27%) Presentation Skills
7 67 (6.96%) Public Sector
8 58 (6.02%) Marketing
9 44 (4.57%) Police
10 43 (4.47%) Legal
10 43 (4.47%) Pharmaceutical
11 38 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
12 37 (3.84%) Retail
13 36 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 35 (3.63%) Influencing Skills
14 35 (3.63%) Telecoms
15 34 (3.53%) Local Government
16 30 (3.12%) Automotive
17 28 (2.91%) Social Housing
18 26 (2.70%) Banking
Job Titles
1 152 (15.78%) Project Manager
2 124 (12.88%) Senior
3 115 (11.94%) Analyst
4 102 (10.59%) Lead
5 70 (7.27%) Principal Engineer
6 67 (6.96%) Systems Engineer
7 64 (6.65%) Architect
8 60 (6.23%) Project Engineer
9 55 (5.71%) Business Analyst
10 51 (5.30%) Logistics Engineer
11 48 (4.98%) Product Manager
12 41 (4.26%) IT Manager
13 40 (4.15%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 40 (4.15%) Requirements Engineer
13 40 (4.15%) Senior Manager
14 38 (3.95%) Consultant
14 38 (3.95%) Solutions Architect
15 33 (3.43%) Technical Manager
16 29 (3.01%) IT Project Manager
17 27 (2.80%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.63%) .NET
2 7 (0.73%) JSON
3 6 (0.62%) Middleware
4 5 (0.52%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.42%) EDI
5 4 (0.42%) OAuth
5 4 (0.42%) OpenID
5 4 (0.42%) React
5 4 (0.42%) REST
5 4 (0.42%) SAML
5 4 (0.42%) Spring
5 4 (0.42%) XML
6 3 (0.31%) CSS
6 3 (0.31%) HTML
6 3 (0.31%) Web Services
7 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.21%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.21%) Hibernate
7 2 (0.21%) LAMP
7 2 (0.21%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 69 (7.17%) Management Information System
2 45 (4.67%) NHS
3 40 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (3.43%) Product Ownership
5 30 (3.12%) Mobile App
6 28 (2.91%) Operational Technology
7 26 (2.70%) Smartphone
8 24 (2.49%) Social Media
9 21 (2.18%) Data Protection Act
10 18 (1.87%) SCADA
11 14 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (1.45%) Public Cloud
11 14 (1.45%) Wiki
12 13 (1.35%) Cloud Native
12 13 (1.35%) Security Posture
13 11 (1.14%) Onboarding
14 10 (1.04%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.04%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
16 8 (0.83%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 69 (7.17%) Windows
2 34 (3.53%) Linux
3 33 (3.43%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.60%) Mac OS X
4 25 (2.60%) Ubuntu
4 25 (2.60%) Windows 10
4 25 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 25 (2.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 24 (2.49%) Windows Vista
6 14 (1.45%) Unix
7 4 (0.42%) SUSE
8 3 (0.31%) Android
8 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 321 (33.33%) Project Management
2 259 (26.90%) Agile
3 214 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 197 (20.46%) Project Delivery
5 183 (19.00%) Roadmaps
6 124 (12.88%) Decision-Making
7 122 (12.67%) Change Management
8 108 (11.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 105 (10.90%) Business Analysis
10 97 (10.07%) Systems Engineering
11 96 (9.97%) Problem-Solving
12 89 (9.24%) Business Strategy
13 85 (8.83%) Requirements Gathering
14 81 (8.41%) Data Management
15 78 (8.10%) CI/CD
15 78 (8.10%) Data Analysis
16 74 (7.68%) Risk Management
17 69 (7.17%) Business Development
18 62 (6.44%) Contract Management
19 61 (6.33%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 75 (7.79%) SQL
2 34 (3.53%) C#
3 31 (3.22%) PowerShell
4 26 (2.70%) Java
5 20 (2.08%) Python
6 18 (1.87%) C
7 17 (1.77%) Shell Script
8 9 (0.93%) VBA
9 8 (0.83%) R
10 5 (0.52%) JavaScript
11 3 (0.31%) C++
11 3 (0.31%) Groovy
12 2 (0.21%) PHP
Qualifications
1 296 (30.74%) Degree
2 110 (11.42%) HNC
3 75 (7.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 61 (6.33%) DBS Check
5 55 (5.71%) HND
5 55 (5.71%) Security Cleared
6 49 (5.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 41 (4.26%) SC Cleared
8 30 (3.12%) Master's Degree
9 25 (2.60%) MCSE
9 25 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 24 (2.49%) PMI Certification
10 24 (2.49%) PMP
11 19 (1.97%) CISSP
12 18 (1.87%) MBA
13 14 (1.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 12 (1.25%) CEH
14 12 (1.25%) GCFE
14 12 (1.25%) GCIA
14 12 (1.25%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.63%) Accessibility
2 33 (3.43%) PMO
3 29 (3.01%) SLA
4 24 (2.49%) QA
5 7 (0.73%) ISO 22301
5 7 (0.73%) NIST
6 6 (0.62%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.31%) COBIT
8 3 (0.31%) GDPR
9 1 (0.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.10%) GRC
9 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.10%) NCSC
9 1 (0.10%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (3.43%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.80%) Docker
3 11 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.21%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.10%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.45%) Amdocs OSS
1 14 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.62%) Terraform
3 4 (0.42%) Ansible
3 4 (0.42%) Puppet
3 4 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.21%) VxRail
5 1 (0.10%) SCCM
5 1 (0.10%) SCOM
5 1 (0.10%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 168 (17.45%) Microsoft
2 31 (3.22%) Google
3 29 (3.01%) Cisco
3 29 (3.01%) Oracle
4 28 (2.91%) NEC
5 27 (2.80%) Dell
6 25 (2.60%) Apple
6 25 (2.60%) Fortinet
6 25 (2.60%) Ubiquiti
7 24 (2.49%) SAP
8 21 (2.18%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.45%) Amdocs
10 12 (1.25%) Siemens
11 7 (0.73%) Remedy
11 7 (0.73%) VMware
12 5 (0.52%) Ariba
12 5 (0.52%) Sage
13 4 (0.42%) Murex
13 4 (0.42%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.42%) Teradata