Waterfall Jobs

Waterfall Model
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Waterfall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Waterfall over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 246 167
Rank change year-on-year +67 -79 +2
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 825 1,114 2,480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.63% 1.20% 2.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% 1.39% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 496 917 1,541
10th Percentile £46,250 £36,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £84,250 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.48% -6.09% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,280 80,404 105,819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.55% 86.78% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 25,837 58,088 61,888
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £34,095
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £54,590
% change year-on-year +5.20% -8.41% +3.98%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Waterfall.

Salary trend for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Waterfall over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 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
England +38 719 £60,000 +9.09% 622
UK excluding London +86 643 £57,500 +6.48% 328
South East +81 217 £60,000 +11.11% 91
Work from Home -1 171 £59,430 +8.05% 297
London -2 150 £67,500 - 333
Midlands +29 142 £57,500 +6.48% 49
North of England +27 119 £54,793 -0.38% 87
West Midlands +25 93 £57,500 +6.48% 36
North West +38 77 £54,793 +7.44% 48
South West +51 49 £55,000 - 34
East Midlands +30 49 £54,000 - 11
Scotland +126 44 £55,000 - 23
East of England +5 38 £70,000 +28.44% 34
Yorkshire +30 36 £56,250 -10.00% 27
Wales +63 29 £60,000 +14.43% 7
North East +18 6 £44,250 -15.71% 12
Northern Ireland +35 5 £59,430 -18.03% 8

Waterfall
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 33 (4.00%) Confluence
2 12 (1.45%) Apache Spark
3 9 (1.09%) CMS
4 6 (0.73%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.48%) Apache
5 4 (0.48%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.24%) Appian
7 1 (0.12%) CICS
7 1 (0.12%) ColdFusion
7 1 (0.12%) Kentico
7 1 (0.12%) Magnolia
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.12%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.12%) SAS
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 45 (5.45%) Microsoft Project
2 23 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.58%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.97%) Trello
7 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.97%) Oracle ERP
3 7 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.36%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe Campaign
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.24%) Siebel CRM
7 1 (0.12%) Distributed Ledger
7 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.12%) Finacle
7 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.12%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.12%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 74 (8.97%) Azure
2 35 (4.24%) AWS
3 32 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
4 26 (3.15%) SaaS
5 23 (2.79%) Power Platform
6 20 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (2.06%) GitHub
8 15 (1.82%) GCP
9 13 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
9 13 (1.58%) Power Automate
10 12 (1.45%) Serverless
11 9 (1.09%) Smartsheet
12 8 (0.97%) IaaS
12 8 (0.97%) PaaS
12 8 (0.97%) PowerApps
12 8 (0.97%) Snowflake
13 7 (0.85%) Azure Functions
13 7 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.06%) Firewall
2 9 (1.09%) WAN
3 6 (0.73%) 5G
3 6 (0.73%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.61%) Network Security
5 4 (0.48%) Wireless
6 3 (0.36%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.24%) DHCP
7 2 (0.24%) DNS
7 2 (0.24%) DWDM
7 2 (0.24%) GPON
7 2 (0.24%) IPv4
7 2 (0.24%) IPv6
7 2 (0.24%) MPLS
7 2 (0.24%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.12%) Broadband
8 1 (0.12%) LoRaWAN
8 1 (0.12%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
2 18 (2.18%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.94%) Power BI
4 15 (1.82%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.45%) Tableau
6 8 (0.97%) Big Data
7 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.73%) Oracle Database
8 6 (0.73%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.61%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.61%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.24%) Apache Hive
12 2 (0.24%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.24%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database 12c
12 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 89 (10.79%) JIRA
2 21 (2.55%) eggPlant
3 13 (1.58%) Git
4 10 (1.21%) Selenium
5 6 (0.73%) Postman
6 5 (0.61%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.48%) HP UFT
7 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.48%) JMeter
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.48%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.36%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.36%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.24%) Maven
9 2 (0.24%) Subversion
9 2 (0.24%) TestNG
9 2 (0.24%) TestRail
9 2 (0.24%) Zephyr
General
1 184 (22.30%) Social Skills
2 144 (17.45%) Finance
3 85 (10.30%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (3.39%) Manufacturing
5 28 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
6 24 (2.91%) Retail
7 23 (2.79%) Law
8 21 (2.55%) Banking
9 16 (1.94%) Electronics
10 15 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (1.70%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.45%) Marketing
13 11 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.09%) Legal
15 8 (0.97%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.61%) French Language
17 4 (0.48%) Front Office
18 3 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
18 3 (0.36%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 264 (32.00%) Principal Engineer
2 216 (26.18%) Senior
3 148 (17.94%) Project Manager
4 133 (16.12%) Configuration Management Engineer
4 133 (16.12%) SCM Engineer
5 110 (13.33%) Analyst
6 98 (11.88%) Software Engineer
7 57 (6.91%) Business Analyst
8 53 (6.42%) Principal Software Engineer
9 48 (5.82%) Senior Analyst
10 47 (5.70%) Senior Manager
11 46 (5.58%) IT Manager
12 42 (5.09%) Test Analyst
13 40 (4.85%) IT Project Manager
13 40 (4.85%) Senior Software Engineer
14 39 (4.73%) Test Engineer
15 38 (4.61%) Senior Project Manager
15 38 (4.61%) Senior Software Test Engineer
15 38 (4.61%) Senior Test Engineer
15 38 (4.61%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.06%) .NET
2 15 (1.82%) HTML
2 15 (1.82%) REST
3 11 (1.33%) RESTful
4 10 (1.21%) CSS
4 10 (1.21%) Web Services
5 9 (1.09%) AngularJS
6 8 (0.97%) ASP.NET Web API
6 8 (0.97%) JSON
6 8 (0.97%) React
6 8 (0.97%) XML
7 7 (0.85%) .NET Framework
7 7 (0.85%) SOAP
8 6 (0.73%) Bootstrap
8 6 (0.73%) Tailwind CSS
9 5 (0.61%) Kafka
9 5 (0.61%) Playwright
9 5 (0.61%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.48%) GStreamer
10 4 (0.48%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 26 (3.15%) Product Ownership
2 20 (2.42%) Management Information System
3 16 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (0.97%) PMI
5 7 (0.85%) Algorithms
5 7 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (0.85%) Virtual Team
6 6 (0.73%) Data Centre
6 6 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (0.73%) Mobile App
6 6 (0.73%) Self-Driving Car
6 6 (0.73%) Social Media
7 5 (0.61%) Client/Server
7 5 (0.61%) Cloud Native
7 5 (0.61%) IoT
7 5 (0.61%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.48%) CUDA
8 4 (0.48%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.48%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.58%) Windows
2 8 (0.97%) Linux
3 6 (0.73%) Android
3 6 (0.73%) Windows Vista
4 4 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.24%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.12%) AIX
6 1 (0.12%) CentOS
6 1 (0.12%) Debian
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 664 (80.48%) Agile
2 267 (32.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 253 (30.67%) Project Management
4 210 (25.45%) Configuration Management
5 207 (25.09%) Software Engineering
6 162 (19.64%) Computer Science
7 160 (19.39%) Coaching
8 154 (18.67%) UML
9 145 (17.58%) Project Delivery
9 145 (17.58%) Release Management
10 141 (17.09%) Software Testing
11 139 (16.85%) Mathematics
12 135 (16.36%) Physics
13 132 (16.00%) Scrum
14 122 (14.79%) SDLC
15 104 (12.61%) PRINCE2
16 101 (12.24%) Test Automation
17 97 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
18 73 (8.85%) Continuous Improvement
19 61 (7.39%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 51 (6.18%) SQL
2 44 (5.33%) Ada
3 41 (4.97%) Python
4 24 (2.91%) JavaScript
5 23 (2.79%) Java
6 22 (2.67%) C#
7 10 (1.21%) C
8 9 (1.09%) Bash
8 9 (1.09%) C++
8 9 (1.09%) PL/SQL
8 9 (1.09%) T-SQL
9 8 (0.97%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.48%) VBA
11 3 (0.36%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.36%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.24%) Go
12 2 (0.24%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.24%) R
13 1 (0.12%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.12%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 429 (52.00%) Degree
2 185 (22.42%) Chartered Engineer
3 173 (20.97%) BPSS Clearance
4 79 (9.58%) PMP
5 58 (7.03%) PMI Certification
6 44 (5.33%) Security Cleared
7 34 (4.12%) SC Cleared
8 24 (2.91%) ISTQB
9 18 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (2.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 11 (1.33%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.85%) Azure Certification
11 7 (0.85%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.48%) ISEB
13 4 (0.48%) SAP Certification
14 3 (0.36%) CISSP
14 3 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.36%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 54 (6.55%) PMO
3 48 (5.82%) QA
4 14 (1.70%) Data Quality
5 6 (0.73%) GDPR
6 4 (0.48%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.36%) NIST
8 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.24%) NCSC
9 1 (0.12%) Basel III
9 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.12%) MiFID
9 1 (0.12%) P3O
9 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.12%) PSD2
9 1 (0.12%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (0.73%) Docker
1 6 (0.73%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (0.73%) Firmware
2 2 (0.24%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (0.73%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.36%) Ansible
2 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.24%) Terraform
4 1 (0.12%) CA Service Virtualization
4 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 133 (16.12%) Micro Focus
2 84 (10.18%) Microsoft
3 72 (8.73%) Siemens
4 36 (4.36%) Oracle
5 30 (3.64%) Atlassian
6 25 (3.03%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.55%) Keysight
8 20 (2.42%) Google
9 16 (1.94%) SAP
10 9 (1.09%) IBM
10 9 (1.09%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.61%) Blue Prism
11 5 (0.61%) Databricks
11 5 (0.61%) Informatica
11 5 (0.61%) UiPath
12 4 (0.48%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.48%) NVIDIA
13 3 (0.36%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.36%) VMware
14 2 (0.24%) Nokia