Scaled Agile Framework Contracts

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Scaled Agile Framework skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Scaled Agile Framework over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 243 260 186
Rank change year-on-year +17 -74 +45
Contract jobs citing Scaled Agile Framework 387 573 1,342
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 1.01% 1.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 1.12% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 276 434 883
10th Percentile £413 £450 £413
25th Percentile £486 £513 £496
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +12.20%
75th Percentile £658 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £588 £563
% change year-on-year -6.38% +4.44% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 13 44
10th Percentile - £49.70 -
25th Percentile - £61.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £53.00 £80.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.75% +79.78% -17.10%
75th Percentile - £87.50 £49.25
90th Percentile - £89.50 £67.46
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.00 £85.00 £63.62
% change year-on-year -37.65% +33.62% -1.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Scaled Agile Framework 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 36,673 51,121 79,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.13% 89.77% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 35,432 55,673
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,683 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £16.01 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -4.99%

Scaled Agile Framework
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Scaled Agile Framework as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Scaled Agile Framework in the UK

Scaled Agile Framework
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Scaled Agile Framework.

Daily rate trend for Scaled Agile Framework in the UK

Scaled Agile Framework
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scaled Agile Framework over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Scaled Agile Framework in the UK

Scaled Agile Framework
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Scaled Agile Framework.

Hourly rate trend for Scaled Agile Framework in the UK

Scaled Agile Framework
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scaled Agile Framework within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +13 345 £550 -8.33% 96
UK excluding London -7 186 £550 -6.38% 60
London +58 172 £550 -12.00% 35
Work from Home +11 120 £550 -2.65% 41
South East +1 63 £550 -8.33% 21
South West +6 41 £600 -7.69% 9
North of England +18 33 £529 -3.86% 8
North West +18 20 £510 -7.27% 2
Midlands +14 20 £675 +16.13% 15
West Midlands +31 19 £675 +22.73% 12
Scotland +31 18 £479 -10.98%
East of England -15 13 £635 +12.09% 6
Yorkshire +3 11 £600 -2.44% 6
North East +13 2 £533 +3.90%
East Midlands -2 1 £550 -8.33% 2

Scaled Agile Framework
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 34 (8.79%) Confluence
2 10 (2.58%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.07%) Site Server
4 7 (1.81%) Apache
4 7 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.29%) Apache Spark
6 4 (1.03%) CMS
7 3 (0.78%) Drupal
8 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.52%) IIS
8 2 (0.52%) SAS
9 1 (0.26%) Appian
9 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 27 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (6.72%) Microsoft Project
3 25 (6.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (6.46%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.52%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.52%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.52%) SAP IS-U
3 2 (0.52%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.26%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 97 (25.06%) Azure
2 51 (13.18%) Azure DevOps
3 50 (12.92%) AWS
4 23 (5.94%) GCP
5 21 (5.43%) SaaS
6 15 (3.88%) Amazon S3
7 14 (3.62%) Power Platform
8 9 (2.33%) IaaS
9 8 (2.07%) GitHub
9 8 (2.07%) Serverless
9 8 (2.07%) Snowflake
10 7 (1.81%) Amazon EC2
10 7 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
10 7 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
10 7 (1.81%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 6 (1.55%) Miro
12 5 (1.29%) Amazon EMR
12 5 (1.29%) Amazon SQS
12 5 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.33%) Network Security
2 6 (1.55%) Firewall
3 5 (1.29%) FTP
4 4 (1.03%) DNS
5 3 (0.78%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.78%) SAN
5 3 (0.78%) SSL
6 2 (0.52%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.52%) Internet
6 2 (0.52%) IOS XR
6 2 (0.52%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.26%) HTTP
7 1 (0.26%) LAN
7 1 (0.26%) PuTTY
7 1 (0.26%) RTP
7 1 (0.26%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.17%) Big Data
2 17 (4.39%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (4.13%) GIS
4 11 (2.84%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.58%) Power BI
5 10 (2.58%) SQL Server
6 5 (1.29%) Tableau
7 3 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.78%) Hadoop
7 3 (0.78%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.78%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.78%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.52%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.52%) Geospatial Data
8 2 (0.52%) MySQL
8 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.26%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 108 (27.91%) JIRA
2 26 (6.72%) Git
3 22 (5.68%) Selenium
4 14 (3.62%) TestRail
5 13 (3.36%) Jenkins
6 11 (2.84%) Postman
6 11 (2.84%) SoapUI
7 10 (2.58%) Appium
7 10 (2.58%) Cucumber
7 10 (2.58%) eggPlant
7 10 (2.58%) JUnit
7 10 (2.58%) REST Assured
7 10 (2.58%) SOAtest
7 10 (2.58%) TestNG
7 10 (2.58%) WebDriver
8 6 (1.55%) Robot Framework
8 6 (1.55%) Sonatype Nexus
8 6 (1.55%) Subversion
9 5 (1.29%) Artifactory
9 5 (1.29%) GitLab
General
1 132 (34.11%) Social Skills
2 120 (31.01%) Finance
3 84 (21.71%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
4 43 (11.11%) Public Sector
5 26 (6.72%) Banking
6 20 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.10%) Pharmaceutical
8 11 (2.84%) Marketing
9 10 (2.58%) Legal
10 9 (2.33%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.07%) Front Office
12 7 (1.81%) Military
12 7 (1.81%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.55%) Games
13 6 (1.55%) Retail
14 4 (1.03%) Electronics
14 4 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.78%) Automotive
15 3 (0.78%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 59 (15.25%) Lead
2 56 (14.47%) Analyst
3 40 (10.34%) Architect
4 36 (9.30%) Senior
5 35 (9.04%) Scrum Master
6 30 (7.75%) Project Manager
7 25 (6.46%) Developer
8 24 (6.20%) Business Analyst
8 24 (6.20%) Project Leader
9 20 (5.17%) Solutions Architect
10 15 (3.88%) Programme Manager
11 14 (3.62%) Consultant
11 14 (3.62%) Test Analyst
12 13 (3.36%) Delivery Manager
12 13 (3.36%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
12 13 (3.36%) Principal Architect
13 12 (3.10%) Cloud Architect
13 12 (3.10%) Cloud Solutions Architect
13 12 (3.10%) Senior Analyst
14 11 (2.84%) Principal Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.20%) REST
2 23 (5.94%) .NET
3 15 (3.88%) HTML
4 14 (3.62%) CSS
5 9 (2.33%) .NET Framework
5 9 (2.33%) React
6 8 (2.07%) ADO
6 8 (2.07%) JSON
6 8 (2.07%) Kafka
7 7 (1.81%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.81%) GraphQL
7 7 (1.81%) XML
8 5 (1.29%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.29%) HTML5
8 5 (1.29%) Web Services
9 4 (1.03%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (1.03%) Node.js
9 4 (1.03%) Visualforce
10 3 (0.78%) Elastic Stack
10 3 (0.78%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 40 (10.34%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.88%) Client/Server
3 10 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (2.58%) Public Cloud
4 9 (2.33%) PKI
5 8 (2.07%) Cloud Native
6 7 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.81%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.55%) Cyber Defence
7 6 (1.55%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.29%) Credit Risk
8 5 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.03%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.03%) Taxonomies
10 3 (0.78%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.78%) Online Banking
10 3 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.78%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 3 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.01%) Linux
2 20 (5.17%) Windows
3 17 (4.39%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.52%) Android
5 2 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 350 (90.44%) Agile
2 168 (43.41%) Scrum
3 88 (22.74%) DevOps
4 81 (20.93%) Stakeholder Management
5 75 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (16.28%) Kanban
6 63 (16.28%) Project Management
7 55 (14.21%) PRINCE2
8 54 (13.95%) Project Delivery
9 48 (12.40%) Roadmaps
10 46 (11.89%) Coaching
10 46 (11.89%) Test Automation
11 39 (10.08%) CI/CD
12 36 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
13 35 (9.04%) Continuous Integration
14 34 (8.79%) Programme Management
15 33 (8.53%) Workshop Facilitation
16 32 (8.27%) Analytics
16 32 (8.27%) Mentoring
17 30 (7.75%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 49 (12.66%) Python
2 44 (11.37%) Java
3 37 (9.56%) PowerShell
4 36 (9.30%) SQL
5 29 (7.49%) C#
6 24 (6.20%) JavaScript
7 15 (3.88%) VBScript
8 9 (2.33%) TypeScript
9 8 (2.07%) Korn
10 7 (1.81%) C++
11 5 (1.29%) Scala
12 4 (1.03%) Apex Code
12 4 (1.03%) Go
13 2 (0.52%) C
13 2 (0.52%) Groovy
13 2 (0.52%) R
14 1 (0.26%) ABAP
14 1 (0.26%) Bash
14 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.26%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 117 (30.23%) Security Cleared
2 76 (19.64%) DV Cleared
3 47 (12.14%) SC Cleared
4 32 (8.27%) Degree
5 28 (7.24%) APMP
6 15 (3.88%) PMP
7 14 (3.62%) AWS Certification
7 14 (3.62%) ISTQB
7 14 (3.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 14 (3.62%) PMI Certification
8 12 (3.10%) CISM
8 12 (3.10%) CISSP
9 11 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.55%) CRISC
10 6 (1.55%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.55%) SANS
11 5 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.78%) CCNA
12 3 (0.78%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.53%) PMO
2 25 (6.46%) QA
3 8 (2.07%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.81%) NIST
5 6 (1.55%) NIST 800
6 5 (1.29%) P3O
7 4 (1.03%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.03%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.78%) GxP
9 2 (0.52%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 1 (0.26%) COBIT
10 1 (0.26%) GAMP
10 1 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.26%) NCSC
10 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (3.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (2.33%) Docker
3 8 (2.07%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.26%) NFS
4 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 26 (6.72%) Ansible
2 24 (6.20%) Terraform
3 14 (3.62%) Puppet
4 6 (1.55%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.78%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.52%) Podman
6 2 (0.52%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.52%) Rancher
7 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.26%) Grafana
7 1 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.26%) SCCM
7 1 (0.26%) SCOM
Vendors
1 48 (12.40%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.46%) SAP
3 23 (5.94%) Oracle
4 20 (5.17%) Salesforce
4 20 (5.17%) VMware
5 13 (3.36%) ESRI
6 10 (2.58%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.33%) Informatica
8 8 (2.07%) Databricks
9 6 (1.55%) Google
9 6 (1.55%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 6 (1.55%) Talend
10 5 (1.29%) Cisco
10 5 (1.29%) F5
11 4 (1.03%) Adobe
11 4 (1.03%) IBM
12 3 (0.78%) ArcSight
12 3 (0.78%) CheckPoint
12 3 (0.78%) Guidewire
12 3 (0.78%) Splunk