Waterfall Jobs

Waterfall Model
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Waterfall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Waterfall over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 163 188
Rank change year-on-year -120 +25 +23
Permanent jobs citing Waterfall 1,037 2,093 3,816
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 2.24% 2.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 2.35% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 839 1,326 2,231
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +2.91%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £57,500 £53,600
% change year-on-year -6.09% +7.28% +7.20%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Waterfall is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 89,730 89,109 165,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.44% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 62,034 53,947 83,947
10th Percentile £29,500 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 8 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Waterfall in the UK

Waterfall
Top 18 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 8 June 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 -96 957 £55,000 -10.57% 212
UK excluding London -94 775 £54,000 -6.09% 156
Work from Home -133 391 £55,000 -7.60% 127
London -151 216 £67,500 -1.92% 64
North of England -53 202 £54,000 -9.28% 40
South East -101 188 £54,000 -6.09% 46
Midlands -59 170 £54,000 -1.82% 31
West Midlands -47 101 £55,000 - 17
Yorkshire +41 89 £62,500 +6.83% 9
South West -34 87 £53,750 -2.27% 16
North West -78 83 £51,674 -13.88% 29
East of England -15 81 £55,000 -8.33% 11
East Midlands -35 68 £54,000 -10.20% 14
Scotland -120 33 £55,000 -7.60% 10
North East -5 30 £52,500 +5.00% 3
Wales -25 9 £52,436 +23.38% 2
Northern Ireland +9 4 £72,500 +52.63% 1
Isle of Man - 1 - - 1

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 37 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 34 (3.28%) Confluence
3 25 (2.41%) CMS
4 12 (1.16%) IIS
5 10 (0.96%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.48%) Kentico
8 4 (0.39%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.39%) Drupal
9 3 (0.29%) SAS
10 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.19%) IBM Domino
11 1 (0.096%) Appian
11 1 (0.096%) Liferay
11 1 (0.096%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.096%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 57 (5.50%) Microsoft Project
2 40 (3.86%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.48%) Trello
7 4 (0.39%) Maya
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.19%) InVision
8 2 (0.19%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 30 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (0.58%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.58%) Primavera
4 5 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.48%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.39%) Magento
5 4 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.39%) Workday HCM
6 3 (0.29%) BPCS
6 3 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.29%) Maximo
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.096%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.096%) Infor M3
8 1 (0.096%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 168 (16.20%) Azure
2 112 (10.80%) Power Platform
3 72 (6.94%) AWS
4 69 (6.65%) Dynamics 365
5 57 (5.50%) SaaS
6 50 (4.82%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
8 35 (3.38%) Power Automate
9 33 (3.18%) PowerApps
10 16 (1.54%) GCP
11 14 (1.35%) GitHub
11 14 (1.35%) PaaS
11 14 (1.35%) Snowflake
12 13 (1.25%) OCI
13 10 (0.96%) Serverless
14 9 (0.87%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (0.87%) Azure Functions
14 9 (0.87%) Azure Service Bus
15 8 (0.77%) Boomi
15 8 (0.77%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.35%) Wireless
2 13 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.16%) DNS
4 10 (0.96%) Firewall
4 10 (0.96%) LTE
4 10 (0.96%) TETRA
5 9 (0.87%) DHCP
5 9 (0.87%) SNMP
6 7 (0.68%) Network Security
7 5 (0.48%) SSL
8 4 (0.39%) Internet
9 3 (0.29%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.29%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.19%) Broadband
10 2 (0.19%) HTTPS
10 2 (0.19%) LAN
10 2 (0.19%) SAN
10 2 (0.19%) WAN
11 1 (0.096%) Extranet
11 1 (0.096%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (5.69%) Power BI
2 36 (3.47%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (1.45%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.35%) Data Mining
6 12 (1.16%) Data Lake
6 12 (1.16%) Tableau
7 11 (1.06%) Big Data
8 10 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (0.87%) Metadata
9 9 (0.87%) MySQL
9 9 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (0.77%) BigQuery
10 8 (0.77%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.39%) Looker
12 4 (0.39%) Power Query
12 4 (0.39%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 107 (10.32%) JIRA
2 51 (4.92%) Git
3 9 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.68%) AdminStudio
4 7 (0.68%) InstallShield
4 7 (0.68%) MSI
4 7 (0.68%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.48%) JMeter
5 5 (0.48%) Subversion
5 5 (0.48%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.39%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.39%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.39%) Selenium
7 3 (0.29%) Appium
7 3 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.29%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.29%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.29%) Spinnaker
7 3 (0.29%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 458 (44.17%) Social Skills
2 309 (29.80%) Finance
3 134 (12.92%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (6.85%) Retail
5 65 (6.27%) Public Sector
6 58 (5.59%) Law
7 57 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 48 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 46 (4.44%) Presentation Skills
10 38 (3.66%) Marketing
11 35 (3.38%) Influencing Skills
12 32 (3.09%) Legal
13 25 (2.41%) Manufacturing
14 23 (2.22%) Banking
14 23 (2.22%) Billing
15 22 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
16 18 (1.74%) Electronics
17 15 (1.45%) Financial Institution
18 14 (1.35%) Games
19 12 (1.16%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 346 (33.37%) Project Manager
2 167 (16.10%) IT Manager
3 164 (15.81%) Analyst
4 151 (14.56%) Senior
5 147 (14.18%) IT Project Manager
6 135 (13.02%) Business Analyst
7 106 (10.22%) Lead
8 79 (7.62%) Developer
9 71 (6.85%) Senior Manager
10 62 (5.98%) Architect
11 55 (5.30%) Senior Project Manager
12 45 (4.34%) Consultant
13 41 (3.95%) Digital Project Manager
14 38 (3.66%) Solutions Architect
15 32 (3.09%) Delivery Manager
16 31 (2.99%) Team Leader
17 30 (2.89%) IT Analyst
18 28 (2.70%) Business IT Analyst
18 28 (2.70%) IT Business Analyst
19 27 (2.60%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (6.08%) .NET
2 49 (4.73%) React
3 26 (2.51%) HTML
4 25 (2.41%) RESTful
5 23 (2.22%) .NET Framework
6 21 (2.03%) CSS
7 20 (1.93%) REST
8 17 (1.64%) Entity Framework
9 13 (1.25%) ASP.NET
10 12 (1.16%) .NET Core
10 12 (1.16%) ASP.NET MVC
10 12 (1.16%) XML
11 11 (1.06%) GraphQL
12 10 (0.96%) HTML5 Canvas
13 9 (0.87%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.87%) Web Services
14 8 (0.77%) EDI
14 8 (0.77%) Node.js
14 8 (0.77%) OAuth
15 7 (0.68%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 106 (10.22%) Self-Motivation
2 51 (4.92%) Product Ownership
3 42 (4.05%) Onboarding
4 25 (2.41%) Low-Code
5 24 (2.31%) Management Information System
5 24 (2.31%) PMI
6 23 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (1.45%) Data Structures
8 14 (1.35%) Driving Licence
9 13 (1.25%) Virtual Team
10 10 (0.96%) CMDB
10 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 9 (0.87%) Blog
11 9 (0.87%) FMCG
12 8 (0.77%) Online Banking
13 7 (0.68%) Enterprise Cloud
13 7 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.68%) Mobile App
13 7 (0.68%) Shadow IT
14 6 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.18%) Windows
2 17 (1.64%) Linux
3 12 (1.16%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.87%) Android
5 7 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 7 (0.68%) Windows 7
6 6 (0.58%) Unix
7 5 (0.48%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.29%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.19%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,004 (96.82%) Agile
2 434 (41.85%) Project Management
3 295 (28.45%) Project Delivery
4 236 (22.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 201 (19.38%) Scrum
6 157 (15.14%) PRINCE2
7 155 (14.95%) Problem-Solving
8 151 (14.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 141 (13.60%) DevOps
10 131 (12.63%) Change Management
11 117 (11.28%) Roadmaps
12 114 (10.99%) Mentoring
13 107 (10.32%) Risk Management
14 99 (9.55%) Business Case
15 91 (8.78%) Business Analysis
16 80 (7.71%) Decision-Making
16 80 (7.71%) SDLC
17 76 (7.33%) Analytics
18 75 (7.23%) Coaching
19 72 (6.94%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 103 (9.93%) SQL
2 90 (8.68%) JavaScript
3 81 (7.81%) C#
4 45 (4.34%) Java
5 36 (3.47%) Python
6 33 (3.18%) PHP
7 17 (1.64%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.06%) C++
9 10 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (0.96%) PowerShell
10 7 (0.68%) C
10 7 (0.68%) Kotlin
10 7 (0.68%) VB
11 6 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.48%) Bicep
12 5 (0.48%) R
13 4 (0.39%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.39%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.29%) Ruby
14 3 (0.29%) Swift
Qualifications
1 198 (19.09%) Degree
2 89 (8.58%) Security Cleared
3 76 (7.33%) SC Cleared
4 75 (7.23%) PMI Certification
5 64 (6.17%) PMP
6 49 (4.73%) DV Cleared
7 22 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (1.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 17 (1.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 15 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
11 13 (1.25%) CIMA
12 10 (0.96%) ACCA
12 10 (0.96%) CAPM
12 10 (0.96%) DBS Check
12 10 (0.96%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.87%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (0.58%) CBAP
16 4 (0.39%) IIBA
16 4 (0.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (9.16%) QA
2 89 (8.58%) PMO
3 22 (2.12%) Data Quality
4 12 (1.16%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.06%) GDPR
6 5 (0.48%) SLA
7 4 (0.39%) NIST
8 2 (0.19%) DO-178B
8 2 (0.19%) P3O
8 2 (0.19%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.096%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.096%) GRC
9 1 (0.096%) GxP
9 1 (0.096%) IFRS
System Software
1 22 (2.12%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.68%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (0.39%) Docker
4 4 (0.39%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.39%) Firmware
5 3 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.29%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 11 (1.06%) Terraform
2 9 (0.87%) SCOM
3 7 (0.68%) SCCM
3 7 (0.68%) WSUS
4 4 (0.39%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.19%) MIIS
6 1 (0.096%) Ansible
6 1 (0.096%) FTK
6 1 (0.096%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.096%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 182 (17.55%) Microsoft
2 37 (3.57%) Oracle
2 37 (3.57%) Salesforce
2 37 (3.57%) SAP
3 27 (2.60%) BT
4 25 (2.41%) ServiceNow
5 14 (1.35%) VMware
6 10 (0.96%) MuleSoft
7 9 (0.87%) Databricks
7 9 (0.87%) Dynatrace
7 9 (0.87%) YouTube
8 7 (0.68%) Autodesk
9 6 (0.58%) Adobe
9 6 (0.58%) Workday
10 5 (0.48%) Automation Anywhere
10 5 (0.48%) Google
10 5 (0.48%) IBM
10 5 (0.48%) iManage
10 5 (0.48%) Sage
10 5 (0.48%) Sparx