Use Case Contracts

Use Cases
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Use Case skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Use Case 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 158 184 203
Rank change year-on-year +26 +19 +8
Contract jobs citing Use Case 633 802 1,250
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.49% 1.41% 1.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 1.57% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 420 523 770
10th Percentile £413 £400 £400
25th Percentile £475 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% - +9.89%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 13 25
10th Percentile £40.00 £60.55 -
25th Percentile £46.25 £62.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +29.63% +3.00%
75th Percentile - £77.50 £68.30
90th Percentile - £77.70 £73.10
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £59.50
% change year-on-year -14.29% +17.65% +5.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Use 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 36,673 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%

Use Case
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Use Case over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Use Case over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Use Case in the UK

Use Case
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Use Case 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 +22 544 £570 +3.64% 265
London +27 287 £600 - 132
UK excluding London +26 264 £550 +10.00% 157
Work from Home +46 235 £563 +2.27% 116
South West +68 102 £550 -7.17% 20
North of England +13 74 £570 +8.57% 27
Midlands +26 36 £580 +3.57% 26
North West +8 36 £550 +13.17% 18
Yorkshire +6 36 £624 +13.36% 7
South East -23 32 £488 -2.50% 52
Scotland +34 28 £515 +15.80% 13
West Midlands +26 26 £550 -12.00% 24
East of England +4 17 £505 +12.22% 24
East Midlands +12 7 £613 +30.67% 2
North East +14 2 £641 - 2
Wales +9 1 £175 -62.57% 2

Use 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 (4.11%) Confluence
2 8 (1.26%) MTS
2 8 (1.26%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.11%) CMS
4 5 (0.79%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 4 (0.63%) Apache
6 3 (0.47%) IIS
6 3 (0.47%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.47%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.32%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.16%) nginx
8 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 21 (3.32%) MS Visio
2 17 (2.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.79%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.47%) Sketch
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.16%) InVision
8 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (3.16%) Endur
2 10 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.42%) Dynamics GP
4 8 (1.26%) Aligne
4 8 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (1.26%) EuroRunner
5 6 (0.95%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.63%) Distributed Ledger
7 3 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.47%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.16%) SAP LE
9 1 (0.16%) Shopify
9 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
9 1 (0.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 115 (18.17%) Azure
2 73 (11.53%) AWS
3 46 (7.27%) GCP
4 41 (6.48%) Power Platform
5 19 (3.00%) GitHub
6 18 (2.84%) SaaS
7 15 (2.37%) Cloud Computing
8 14 (2.21%) Entra ID
9 13 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
11 9 (1.42%) Kong
11 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (1.42%) OpenShift
12 8 (1.26%) PowerApps
12 8 (1.26%) Serverless
13 7 (1.11%) Amazon ECS
13 7 (1.11%) Amazon EKS
13 7 (1.11%) Google Analytics
14 6 (0.95%) dbt
14 6 (0.95%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 36 (5.69%) Firewall
2 16 (2.53%) HTTP
2 16 (2.53%) TCP/IP
3 11 (1.74%) DNS
3 11 (1.74%) Network Security
3 11 (1.74%) VPN
4 10 (1.58%) Cisco ISE
5 7 (1.11%) Reverse Proxy
6 6 (0.95%) SSH
7 5 (0.79%) CTI
7 5 (0.79%) DMZ
7 5 (0.79%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (0.79%) VoIP
8 4 (0.63%) 4G
8 4 (0.63%) 5G
8 4 (0.63%) Internet
8 4 (0.63%) tcpdump
8 4 (0.63%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.47%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 3 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.00%) Power BI
2 15 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.05%) Big Data
3 13 (2.05%) Data Lake
3 13 (2.05%) Metadata
3 13 (2.05%) NoSQL
4 11 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.74%) SAP HANA
5 10 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.58%) Tableau
6 9 (1.42%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.26%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.95%) MySQL
9 4 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.63%) Apache Hive
9 4 (0.63%) Bigtable
9 4 (0.63%) DB2
9 4 (0.63%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.63%) OLAP
9 4 (0.63%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 75 (11.85%) JIRA
2 30 (4.74%) Git
2 30 (4.74%) Jenkins
3 17 (2.69%) GitLab
4 16 (2.53%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 9 (1.42%) CircleCI
5 9 (1.42%) Travis CI
6 5 (0.79%) JMeter
6 5 (0.79%) Selenium
7 4 (0.63%) IDA Disassembler
8 3 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.47%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.47%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.32%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.16%) LSMW
10 1 (0.16%) Subversion
10 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 210 (33.18%) Social Skills
2 147 (23.22%) Finance
3 97 (15.32%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (9.95%) Public Sector
5 42 (6.64%) Banking
5 42 (6.64%) Presentation Skills
6 35 (5.53%) Manufacturing
7 25 (3.95%) Marketing
8 22 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (3.16%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.21%) Financial Institution
11 13 (2.05%) Legal
11 13 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
12 12 (1.90%) Back Office
12 12 (1.90%) Retail
13 10 (1.58%) Aerospace
13 10 (1.58%) German Language
14 9 (1.42%) Automotive
14 9 (1.42%) Front Office
15 8 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 212 (33.49%) Analyst
2 109 (17.22%) Business Analyst
3 92 (14.53%) Architect
4 63 (9.95%) Senior
5 60 (9.48%) Consultant
6 40 (6.32%) Lead
7 37 (5.85%) SOC Analyst
8 35 (5.53%) Senior Analyst
9 30 (4.74%) Developer
10 27 (4.27%) Senior Business Analyst
11 25 (3.95%) Data Architect
12 22 (3.48%) Solutions Architect
12 22 (3.48%) Technical Analyst
13 21 (3.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 19 (3.00%) Data Analyst
15 17 (2.69%) Project Manager
16 16 (2.53%) Data Engineer
16 16 (2.53%) Technical Architect
17 15 (2.37%) DevOps Engineer
17 15 (2.37%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.00%) XML
2 16 (2.53%) OpenID
3 15 (2.37%) CSS
4 14 (2.21%) HTML
4 14 (2.21%) JSON
4 14 (2.21%) SAML
5 10 (1.58%) PySpark
5 10 (1.58%) Web Services
5 10 (1.58%) YAML
6 9 (1.42%) Elastic Stack
6 9 (1.42%) LDAP
7 8 (1.26%) OAuth
7 8 (1.26%) React
7 8 (1.26%) SailPoint
8 7 (1.11%) .NET
8 7 (1.11%) Middleware
8 7 (1.11%) REST
9 6 (0.95%) ADO
9 6 (0.95%) Kafka
9 6 (0.95%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 67 (10.58%) Management Information System
2 51 (8.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 49 (7.74%) Cyber Threat
4 48 (7.58%) Product Ownership
5 46 (7.27%) Security Operations Centre
6 42 (6.64%) Cyber Defence
7 32 (5.06%) CSOC
8 22 (3.48%) Renewable Energy
9 21 (3.32%) Data Structures
9 21 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (2.05%) IoT
10 13 (2.05%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.74%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.74%) Onboarding
11 11 (1.74%) Solar Panel
12 9 (1.42%) Industry 4.0
13 8 (1.26%) CMDB
13 8 (1.26%) Digital Media
13 8 (1.26%) Market Risk
13 8 (1.26%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.95%) Windows
2 24 (3.79%) Linux
3 8 (1.26%) Unix
4 3 (0.47%) Kali Linux
5 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (23.85%) Agile
2 135 (21.33%) Cybersecurity
3 129 (20.38%) SIEM
4 110 (17.38%) Analytics
5 104 (16.43%) Incident Response
6 99 (15.64%) Roadmaps
7 93 (14.69%) Problem-Solving
8 87 (13.74%) Stakeholder Management
9 76 (12.01%) Information Security
10 66 (10.43%) Incident Management
11 64 (10.11%) Data Modelling
12 63 (9.95%) User Stories
13 62 (9.79%) Security Operations
14 61 (9.64%) Business Analysis
15 60 (9.48%) CRM
15 60 (9.48%) Threat Intelligence
16 58 (9.16%) Continuous Improvement
17 57 (9.00%) DevOps
18 53 (8.37%) Data Governance
18 53 (8.37%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 66 (10.43%) Python
2 55 (8.69%) SQL
3 37 (5.85%) Java
4 30 (4.74%) PowerShell
5 24 (3.79%) JavaScript
6 21 (3.32%) Bash
7 12 (1.90%) Kusto Query Language
8 10 (1.58%) Go
8 10 (1.58%) Search Processing Language
9 7 (1.11%) Perl
10 5 (0.79%) C#
10 5 (0.79%) Scala
10 5 (0.79%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.47%) ActionScript
11 3 (0.47%) Clojure
11 3 (0.47%) Haskell
11 3 (0.47%) Rust
12 2 (0.32%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.16%) C++
13 1 (0.16%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 132 (20.85%) Security Cleared
2 99 (15.64%) Degree
3 86 (13.59%) DV Cleared
4 44 (6.95%) SC Cleared
5 29 (4.58%) SANS
6 22 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (2.37%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.74%) CISSP
9 8 (1.26%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.63%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.63%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.63%) CISM
12 3 (0.47%) CBAP
12 3 (0.47%) MBA
12 3 (0.47%) PhD
13 2 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.32%) GIAC
13 2 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (13.11%) NIST
2 41 (6.48%) NIST 800
3 36 (5.69%) Data Quality
4 33 (5.21%) QA
5 20 (3.16%) GDPR
6 12 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 10 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.42%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (1.26%) NCSC
10 6 (0.95%) GRC
10 6 (0.95%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.63%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.63%) SLA
12 3 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
12 3 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
12 3 (0.47%) GxP
12 3 (0.47%) WCAG
13 2 (0.32%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.32%) PSD2
System Software
1 23 (3.63%) Docker
2 9 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.63%) Snort
4 3 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (4.90%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.95%) Terraform
3 21 (3.32%) Ansible
4 16 (2.53%) Puppet
5 13 (2.05%) Kibana
6 12 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (1.58%) Grafana
8 9 (1.42%) Docker Swarm
8 9 (1.42%) logstash
8 9 (1.42%) Progress Chef
8 9 (1.42%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.95%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (0.47%) Nessus
10 3 (0.47%) Packer
11 2 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.32%) OPNET
12 1 (0.16%) Argo
12 1 (0.16%) CASB
12 1 (0.16%) Consul
Vendors
1 135 (21.33%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.64%) Splunk
3 32 (5.06%) SAP
4 29 (4.58%) Google
5 23 (3.63%) CyberArk
6 21 (3.32%) Oracle
7 18 (2.84%) Informatica
8 16 (2.53%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.90%) Okta
10 11 (1.74%) Centrify
10 11 (1.74%) Cisco
10 11 (1.74%) Databricks
11 10 (1.58%) LogRhythm
12 8 (1.26%) Facebook
12 8 (1.26%) Instagram
12 8 (1.26%) OpenLink
13 6 (0.95%) Hyperion
14 5 (0.79%) Adobe
14 5 (0.79%) Genesys
15 4 (0.63%) Symantec