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 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 211 288 165
Rank change year-on-year +77 -123 +20
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 868 1,022 1,997
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.49% 0.95% 2.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.63% 1.15% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 546 823 1,293
10th Percentile £50,000 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,650 £46,250 £50,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -11.29% +7.83%
75th Percentile £73,000 £73,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £89,852
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £54,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +20.37% -6.09% +6.48%

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 53,298 89,106 85,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 91.19% 82.51% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 27,465 61,429 52,805
10th Percentile £27,336 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,331
Median % change year-on-year - -8.84% +0.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

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 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Top 16 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 July 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 +45 792 £67,500 +22.73% 1,529
UK excluding London +71 654 £65,000 +20.37% 930
South East +127 291 £68,000 +25.93% 303
Work from Home -6 204 £57,500 +4.55% 750
Midlands +67 186 £60,000 +11.11% 144
London +70 185 £70,000 +3.70% 694
West Midlands +78 124 £57,500 +4.60% 79
North of England -62 64 £54,000 - 205
East Midlands +43 62 £60,000 +11.11% 64
South West +79 43 £60,000 +9.09% 108
Wales +75 38 £68,000 +30.30% 25
North West -35 28 £51,245 -2.39% 125
Yorkshire +2 27 £56,250 -2.17% 64
East of England -24 20 £70,000 +27.27% 81
Scotland +77 12 £55,000 +4.76% 56
North East +27 9 £56,250 +7.14% 16

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 20 (2.30%) Confluence
2 17 (1.96%) Appian
3 6 (0.69%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.46%) Apache
4 4 (0.46%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.12%) ColdFusion
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.12%) OpenEdge
6 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 39 (4.49%) Microsoft Project
2 26 (3.00%) MS Visio
3 24 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
4 19 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
5 13 (1.50%) Trello
6 11 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) CATIA
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.35%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.23%) Maximo
4 2 (0.23%) Siebel CRM
5 1 (0.12%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.12%) Lorenzo
5 1 (0.12%) Primavera
5 1 (0.12%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.12%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 93 (10.71%) Azure
2 54 (6.22%) Azure DevOps
3 52 (5.99%) Power Platform
4 48 (5.53%) SaaS
5 44 (5.07%) AWS
6 34 (3.92%) PaaS
7 30 (3.46%) IaaS
8 29 (3.34%) Power Automate
9 28 (3.23%) Azure Service Bus
10 24 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
11 18 (2.07%) Azure AI
12 17 (1.96%) Entra ID
12 17 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
13 16 (1.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 16 (1.84%) Azure Key Vault
13 16 (1.84%) Azure Monitor
14 13 (1.50%) GitHub
15 11 (1.27%) Amazon S3
15 11 (1.27%) Serverless
16 8 (0.92%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.11%) WAN
2 24 (2.76%) SD-WAN
3 22 (2.53%) Firewall
4 17 (1.96%) DNS
5 16 (1.84%) VPN
6 8 (0.92%) 5G
7 5 (0.58%) Network Security
8 4 (0.46%) Wireless
9 3 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.23%) Broadband
11 1 (0.12%) DHCP
11 1 (0.12%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.12%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.26%) Power BI
2 23 (2.65%) MySQL
3 19 (2.19%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.27%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.15%) Tableau
6 9 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.04%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.46%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.46%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.23%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.23%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.23%) OLAP
11 1 (0.12%) DataStage
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 98 (11.29%) JIRA
2 27 (3.11%) Git
3 22 (2.53%) Rational DOORS
4 11 (1.27%) Selenium
5 7 (0.81%) Postman
6 5 (0.58%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.46%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.46%) Subversion
7 4 (0.46%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.35%) eCATT
9 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.23%) JMeter
9 2 (0.23%) TestRail
10 1 (0.12%) Bugzilla
10 1 (0.12%) ESLint
10 1 (0.12%) Gatling
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.12%) TestNG
General
1 205 (23.62%) Social Skills
2 168 (19.35%) Finance
3 87 (10.02%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (3.80%) Law
5 30 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (3.34%) Retail
7 28 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
8 26 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (2.53%) Banking
10 20 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (1.96%) Manufacturing
12 16 (1.84%) Legal
13 15 (1.73%) Marketing
14 13 (1.50%) Public Sector
15 10 (1.15%) Electronics
16 7 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (0.81%) French Language
16 7 (0.81%) Publishing
17 6 (0.69%) Front Office
17 6 (0.69%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 150 (17.28%) Principal Engineer
2 149 (17.17%) Architect
3 146 (16.82%) Senior
4 131 (15.09%) Project Manager
5 109 (12.56%) Software Architect
6 100 (11.52%) Analyst
7 91 (10.48%) Software Engineer
8 84 (9.68%) Principal Software Engineer
9 73 (8.41%) Business Analyst
10 69 (7.95%) Instrumentation Engineer
11 52 (5.99%) Test Engineer
12 48 (5.53%) Senior Software Test Engineer
12 48 (5.53%) Senior Test Engineer
12 48 (5.53%) Software Test Engineer
13 44 (5.07%) Lead
14 34 (3.92%) IT Manager
15 33 (3.80%) IT Project Manager
16 30 (3.46%) Developer
17 27 (3.11%) Senior Manager
18 23 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (13.25%) Middleware
2 25 (2.88%) .NET
3 17 (1.96%) HTML
4 14 (1.61%) CSS
5 11 (1.27%) JSON
5 11 (1.27%) XML
6 10 (1.15%) .NET Framework
6 10 (1.15%) AngularJS
7 9 (1.04%) React
7 9 (1.04%) RESTful
8 8 (0.92%) SOAP
9 7 (0.81%) ASP.NET Web API
10 6 (0.69%) Bootstrap
10 6 (0.69%) REST
10 6 (0.69%) Tailwind CSS
11 4 (0.46%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.46%) ASP.NET
11 4 (0.46%) NgRx
11 4 (0.46%) RxJS
12 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 26 (3.00%) Product Ownership
2 24 (2.76%) Data Centre
3 19 (2.19%) NHS
4 13 (1.50%) Management Information System
4 13 (1.50%) Virtual Team
5 11 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (1.04%) Cloud Native
7 8 (0.92%) PMI
7 8 (0.92%) Self-Driving Car
7 8 (0.92%) Social Media
8 7 (0.81%) Client/Server
8 7 (0.81%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.58%) Onboarding
11 4 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
12 3 (0.35%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.07%) Windows
2 8 (0.92%) Windows Vista
3 4 (0.46%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (0.35%) Linux
5 1 (0.12%) AIX
5 1 (0.12%) Android
5 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.12%) CentOS
5 1 (0.12%) Debian
5 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 849 (97.81%) Agile
2 307 (35.37%) SDLC
3 274 (31.57%) Computer Science
4 268 (30.88%) UML
5 256 (29.49%) Software Engineering
6 243 (28.00%) Configuration Management
7 235 (27.07%) Project Management
8 214 (24.65%) Continuous Improvement
9 208 (23.96%) Software Testing
10 192 (22.12%) DevOps
11 159 (18.32%) Mentoring
11 159 (18.32%) Project Delivery
12 114 (13.13%) Stakeholder Management
13 109 (12.56%) Design Patterns
13 109 (12.56%) Open Source
13 109 (12.56%) Problem-Solving
14 96 (11.06%) Scrum
15 89 (10.25%) Test Automation
16 86 (9.91%) PRINCE2
17 72 (8.29%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 85 (9.79%) Ada
2 67 (7.72%) SQL
3 63 (7.26%) Ada 95
4 34 (3.92%) C#
5 28 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 28 (3.23%) Python
6 23 (2.65%) Java
7 22 (2.53%) PowerShell
8 16 (1.84%) Bicep
9 8 (0.92%) R
10 7 (0.81%) C
10 7 (0.81%) C++
11 5 (0.58%) Bash
11 5 (0.58%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.58%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.46%) VBA
13 3 (0.35%) PHP
14 1 (0.12%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.12%) ActionScript 2.0
14 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 489 (56.34%) Degree
2 385 (44.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 214 (24.65%) Chartered Engineer
4 125 (14.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 51 (5.88%) PMI Certification
5 51 (5.88%) PMP
6 31 (3.57%) Security Cleared
7 27 (3.11%) Azure Certification
7 27 (3.11%) DBS Check
8 24 (2.76%) SC Cleared
9 16 (1.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 14 (1.61%) ISTQB
11 7 (0.81%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.81%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
12 6 (0.69%) CBAP
12 6 (0.69%) ISEB
13 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.46%) IIBA
15 3 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 214 (24.65%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 66 (7.60%) QA
3 47 (5.41%) PMO
4 12 (1.38%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.04%) MiFID
6 6 (0.69%) GDPR
6 6 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.58%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.58%) NCSC
8 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.23%) EMIR
8 2 (0.23%) GxP
8 2 (0.23%) HL7
9 1 (0.12%) DICOM
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.12%) SLA
9 1 (0.12%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.12%) UCITS
9 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
2 6 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
2 6 (0.69%) Firmware
3 5 (0.58%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.35%) Terminal Server
4 3 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) Docker
5 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.58%) SCOM
3 4 (0.46%) SCCM
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.12%) Ansible
5 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.12%) Terraform
5 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 132 (15.21%) Siemens
2 82 (9.45%) Microsoft
3 30 (3.46%) IBM
4 24 (2.76%) Salesforce
5 18 (2.07%) SAP
6 16 (1.84%) Databricks
6 16 (1.84%) Meraki
7 13 (1.50%) Google
8 11 (1.27%) Cisco
9 10 (1.15%) Oracle
10 9 (1.04%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.58%) VMware
12 4 (0.46%) Blue Prism
12 4 (0.46%) MuleSoft
12 4 (0.46%) Siebel
12 4 (0.46%) UiPath
13 3 (0.35%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.35%) Intapp
13 3 (0.35%) Juniper
13 3 (0.35%) McAfee