Business Case Contracts

Business Cases
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Business Case skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business Case over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 147 146
Rank change year-on-year -35 -1 +19
Contract jobs citing Business Case 558 1,075 1,695
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.31% 1.86% 1.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 2.08% 2.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 371 772 1,123
10th Percentile £363 £402 £355
25th Percentile £463 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +10.58% +9.47%
75th Percentile £638 £688 £600
90th Percentile £725 £775 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £490
% change year-on-year - +12.24% +5.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 19
10th Percentile £22.67 £40.68 £21.78
25th Percentile £23.63 £53.88 £25.50
Median hourly rate £25.25 £62.75 £34.38
Median % change year-on-year -59.76% +82.55% +28.50%
75th Percentile £26.88 £64.88 £56.73
90th Percentile £31.45 £66.00 £64.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.25 £63.00 £28.49
% change year-on-year -59.92% +121.13% +17.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,783 51,773 79,870
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.20% 89.81% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,675 35,887 56,073
10th Percentile £300 £325 £343
25th Percentile £413 £438 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,434 1,710 1,920
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.22 £15.52
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Case over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Case in the UK

Business Case
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -39 489 £550 -8.33% 365
UK excluding London -37 268 £550 - 229
London -37 250 £550 -12.87% 148
Work from Home -24 207 £575 +0.88% 140
North of England -2 65 £575 +4.55% 67
South West -19 54 £530 -11.67% 31
South East -54 51 £525 -7.89% 45
North West +23 49 £579 +15.70% 49
Scotland +7 44 £575 +9.52% 17
Midlands +11 34 £525 +9.09% 33
West Midlands +11 25 £550 +22.22% 20
East of England +3 19 £350 -36.36% 29
Yorkshire -3 12 £538 -2.27% 17
East Midlands +13 9 £403 -25.12% 13
North East +10 3 £897 +80.29% 1
Wales +12 1 £175 -66.75% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 3

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 26 (4.66%) Confluence
2 25 (4.48%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.36%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (6.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (6.09%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.76%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (3.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.54%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.54%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.54%) SAP CO
2 3 (0.54%) Shopify
2 3 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.36%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.36%) SAP IBP
3 2 (0.36%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.18%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.18%) iTrent
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle AGIS
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.18%) PeopleSoft HRMS
4 1 (0.18%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 46 (8.24%) Azure
2 31 (5.56%) AWS
3 27 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (3.58%) Power Platform
4 20 (3.58%) SaaS
5 14 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (1.97%) PaaS
7 9 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.90%) IaaS
9 4 (0.72%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.54%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (0.54%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 3 (0.54%) BigCommerce
10 3 (0.54%) dbt
10 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.54%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.54%) Route 53
10 3 (0.54%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.54%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.33%) Firewall
2 11 (1.97%) VPN
3 10 (1.79%) Wireless
4 9 (1.61%) DNS
5 8 (1.43%) Intranet
6 7 (1.25%) ATM
6 7 (1.25%) DHCP
7 6 (1.08%) LAN
7 6 (1.08%) MPLS
7 6 (1.08%) VLAN
7 6 (1.08%) WAN
8 5 (0.90%) BGP
8 5 (0.90%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.90%) IOS XR
8 5 (0.90%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.54%) 5G
10 3 (0.54%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.54%) Skype
10 3 (0.54%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.58%) Power BI
2 8 (1.43%) BusinessObjects
2 8 (1.43%) Tableau
3 7 (1.25%) Electronic Patient Records
4 6 (1.08%) GIS
4 6 (1.08%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.72%) MS Access
5 4 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.72%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.54%) Amazon Aurora
6 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.54%) MySQL
6 3 (0.54%) Spatial Data
7 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 30 (5.38%) JIRA
2 9 (1.61%) Git
3 3 (0.54%) Maven
4 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket Server
4 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.36%) Gatling
4 2 (0.36%) GitLab
4 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.36%) JMeter
4 2 (0.36%) Selenium
4 2 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 217 (38.89%) Finance
2 162 (29.03%) Social Skills
3 108 (19.35%) Public Sector
4 77 (13.80%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.17%) Local Government
6 39 (6.99%) Influencing Skills
7 36 (6.45%) Banking
8 35 (6.27%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (4.48%) Manufacturing
10 24 (4.30%) Marketing
11 23 (4.12%) Legal
12 21 (3.76%) Retail
13 18 (3.23%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.69%) Military
15 11 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (1.61%) Aerospace
18 8 (1.43%) Electronics
18 8 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 7 (1.25%) Police
Job Titles
1 146 (26.16%) Project Manager
2 92 (16.49%) Analyst
3 79 (14.16%) Business Analyst
4 62 (11.11%) Architect
5 59 (10.57%) Senior
6 46 (8.24%) Lead
7 29 (5.20%) Senior Manager
8 28 (5.02%) Solutions Architect
9 26 (4.66%) Delivery Manager
10 25 (4.48%) Programme Manager
11 21 (3.76%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (3.76%) Senior Project Manager
12 20 (3.58%) IT Manager
12 20 (3.58%) Security Manager
12 20 (3.58%) Senior Business Analyst
13 18 (3.23%) Consultant
14 17 (3.05%) Product Owner
15 16 (2.87%) Product Manager
16 15 (2.69%) Business Manager
16 15 (2.69%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.61%) .NET
2 7 (1.25%) Middleware
3 4 (0.72%) AngularJS
3 4 (0.72%) JSON
3 4 (0.72%) NETCONF
3 4 (0.72%) XML
3 4 (0.72%) YANG
4 3 (0.54%) ADO
4 3 (0.54%) CSS
4 3 (0.54%) Flask
4 3 (0.54%) HTML
4 3 (0.54%) J2EE
4 3 (0.54%) jQuery
4 3 (0.54%) Pandas
4 3 (0.54%) REST
4 3 (0.54%) Sass
4 3 (0.54%) Spring
4 3 (0.54%) Spring MVC
4 3 (0.54%) Twitter Bootstrap
4 3 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.71%) Management Information System
2 35 (6.27%) Product Ownership
3 14 (2.51%) NHS
4 11 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.79%) IoT
5 10 (1.79%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.25%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (1.08%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.08%) Graphic Design
7 6 (1.08%) Industry 4.0
7 6 (1.08%) PMI
7 6 (1.08%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.08%) Robotics
7 6 (1.08%) Virtual Team
8 5 (0.90%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.72%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.72%) e-Health
9 4 (0.72%) Mobile Banking
10 3 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.94%) Windows
2 18 (3.23%) Linux
3 14 (2.51%) Unix
4 6 (1.08%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.72%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.54%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.54%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.36%) Android
7 2 (0.36%) CentOS
7 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.36%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.36%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (36.74%) Project Management
2 204 (36.56%) Agile
3 134 (24.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 113 (20.25%) Project Delivery
5 99 (17.74%) Roadmaps
6 95 (17.03%) PRINCE2
7 94 (16.85%) Change Management
8 90 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
9 85 (15.23%) Decision-Making
10 67 (12.01%) Business Analysis
11 64 (11.47%) DevOps
12 62 (11.11%) Programme Management
13 53 (9.50%) Business Strategy
14 51 (9.14%) Waterfall
15 47 (8.42%) Continuous Improvement
16 42 (7.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 40 (7.17%) Risk Management
17 40 (7.17%) Service Delivery
18 37 (6.63%) Budget Management
19 35 (6.27%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 23 (4.12%) SQL
2 9 (1.61%) Python
3 7 (1.25%) Java
4 5 (0.90%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.72%) C#
6 2 (0.36%) C
6 2 (0.36%) Go
7 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 105 (18.82%) Security Cleared
2 80 (14.34%) SC Cleared
3 76 (13.62%) Degree
4 35 (6.27%) DV Cleared
5 28 (5.02%) PMP
6 27 (4.84%) PMI Certification
7 21 (3.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 14 (2.51%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.97%) CISSP
10 9 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.61%) MBA
11 7 (1.25%) CISA
11 7 (1.25%) CISM
12 6 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (0.90%) APMP
13 5 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.90%) CCNP
14 4 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (0.72%) CCSK
14 4 (0.72%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.89%) PMO
2 30 (5.38%) QA
3 28 (5.02%) SLA
4 10 (1.79%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.25%) Disclosure Scotland
6 6 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.08%) NCSC
6 6 (1.08%) NIST
7 5 (0.90%) Government Security Classifications
7 5 (0.90%) ISO 22301
7 5 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.36%) COBIT
8 2 (0.36%) GDPR
8 2 (0.36%) P3O
9 1 (0.18%) COREP
9 1 (0.18%) FINREP
9 1 (0.18%) GRC
9 1 (0.18%) IFRS
9 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (2.33%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.72%) Docker
4 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.18%) vCloud
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.18%) XenApp
5 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (1.79%) Ansible
2 9 (1.61%) Terraform
3 4 (0.72%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.36%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.36%) Puppet
4 2 (0.36%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Avamar
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (15.23%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.45%) SAP
3 15 (2.69%) Oracle
4 13 (2.33%) Cisco
5 7 (1.25%) Atlassian
5 7 (1.25%) Salesforce
6 5 (0.90%) Google
6 5 (0.90%) Nokia
6 5 (0.90%) VMware
7 4 (0.72%) Alteryx
7 4 (0.72%) SmartStream
7 4 (0.72%) Splunk
8 3 (0.54%) Adobe
8 3 (0.54%) Dell
8 3 (0.54%) ESRI
8 3 (0.54%) Intel
8 3 (0.54%) Palo Alto
8 3 (0.54%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.54%) Sparx
8 3 (0.54%) Workday