Continuous Improvement Contracts in the UK excluding London

Continual Improvement
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Continuous Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 63 63
Rank change year-on-year +24 0 +7
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 856 795 1,121
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.06% 3.50% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.90% 3.93% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 512 521 784
10th Percentile £267 £304 £300
25th Percentile £413 £450 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £610 £623 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £680
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 43 23
10th Percentile £15.81 £22.38 £16.70
25th Percentile £25.00 £26.25 £23.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 £42.16 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.04% -13.97% +78.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £62.11
90th Percentile - £80.65 £70.25
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £50.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.00% +12.36% +61.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement 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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,473 20,238 27,294
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 82.84% 89.10% 89.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,285 13,877 19,070
10th Percentile £250 £260 £245
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £585
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,170 1,255 1,342
10th Percentile £12.50 £10.68 £12.48
25th Percentile £15.40 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.54 £74.92 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +30 242 £505 -8.18% 334
North of England +3 180 £500 -9.09% 416
South West +40 169 £500 -16.67% 216
Midlands +36 124 £488 -7.14% 332
North West +21 103 £538 +5.81% 235
Scotland -13 78 £440 -7.37% 130
West Midlands +5 70 £550 +4.76% 212
East of England -8 61 £500 - 159
Yorkshire -14 57 £500 -9.09% 133
East Midlands +34 49 £269 -55.52% 120
North East +5 20 £533 -5.75% 60
Wales +12 5 £513 +2.50% 45
Northern Ireland +1 2 £640 +293.85% 22
Isle of Man - 2 - -
Continuous Improvement
UK

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 32 (3.74%) Confluence
1 32 (3.74%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.64%) SharePoint Server
3 4 (0.47%) Apache Solr
3 4 (0.47%) nginx
4 3 (0.35%) IBM HTTP Server
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere Portal
5 2 (0.23%) CMS
6 1 (0.12%) Appian
6 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 53 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
2 47 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.93%) CATIA
6 7 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.58%) Trello
8 4 (0.47%) Sketch
9 3 (0.35%) Acrobat
9 3 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.35%) CINEMA 4D
10 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
11 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (1.75%) Teamcenter
2 10 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.93%) DELMIA
3 8 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
3 8 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.47%) Infor SunSystems
5 3 (0.35%) SAP MII
6 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) SAP AFS
7 1 (0.12%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.12%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 95 (11.10%) Azure
2 47 (5.49%) Power Platform
3 34 (3.97%) AWS
4 23 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
5 20 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (2.10%) Azure Monitor
6 18 (2.10%) GCP
7 17 (1.99%) Serverless
8 16 (1.87%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 16 (1.87%) SuccessFactors
9 15 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
9 15 (1.75%) Entra ID
10 13 (1.52%) Azure Functions
10 13 (1.52%) Azure Stack
10 13 (1.52%) IaaS
11 11 (1.29%) OpenShift
11 11 (1.29%) PaaS
11 11 (1.29%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.58%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.97%) Modbus
1 34 (3.97%) RS-422
1 34 (3.97%) RS-485
2 23 (2.69%) Firewall
3 17 (1.99%) BGP
4 12 (1.40%) DNS
4 12 (1.40%) LAN
5 10 (1.17%) VPN
6 7 (0.82%) DHCP
6 7 (0.82%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.70%) Radio Access Network
8 5 (0.58%) Broadband
8 5 (0.58%) Intranet
9 4 (0.47%) HTTP
9 4 (0.47%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.47%) IPsec
9 4 (0.47%) WAN
10 3 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
10 3 (0.35%) Network Security
10 3 (0.35%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.79%) Power BI
2 22 (2.57%) NoSQL
3 19 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.17%) Data Mining
5 8 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.82%) Tableau
7 6 (0.70%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.58%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.58%) MySQL
9 4 (0.47%) Couchbase
9 4 (0.47%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.47%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.35%) Metadata
10 3 (0.35%) Power Query
11 2 (0.23%) GIS
11 2 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.12%) OLAP
12 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 62 (7.24%) JIRA
2 31 (3.62%) Git
3 18 (2.10%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.40%) Selenium
5 7 (0.82%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.70%) Maven
7 5 (0.58%) Postman
8 4 (0.47%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.47%) JUnit
9 3 (0.35%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.35%) GitLab
9 3 (0.35%) IBM UrbanCode
10 2 (0.23%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.23%) Gradle
10 2 (0.23%) Hudson
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.23%) TestCafe
11 1 (0.12%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.12%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.12%) TestComplete
General
1 371 (43.34%) Social Skills
2 165 (19.28%) Analytical Skills
3 160 (18.69%) Finance
4 96 (11.21%) Public Sector
5 62 (7.24%) Telecoms
6 56 (6.54%) Manufacturing
7 47 (5.49%) Legal
8 44 (5.14%) Organisational Skills
9 40 (4.67%) Electronics
10 37 (4.32%) Marketing
11 34 (3.97%) Influencing Skills
12 25 (2.92%) Banking
13 22 (2.57%) Retail
14 20 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 14 (1.64%) Local Government
17 13 (1.52%) Law
18 12 (1.40%) Aerospace
19 11 (1.29%) Billing
20 9 (1.05%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 121 (14.14%) Analyst
2 89 (10.40%) Lead
3 76 (8.88%) Senior
4 69 (8.06%) Developer
5 60 (7.01%) Project Manager
6 53 (6.19%) Architect
7 44 (5.14%) Software Engineer
8 29 (3.39%) Delivery Manager
9 27 (3.15%) C++ Software Engineer
10 25 (2.92%) IT Manager
11 23 (2.69%) Consultant
11 23 (2.69%) SOC Analyst
12 21 (2.45%) Business Analyst
13 20 (2.34%) Senior Manager
14 19 (2.22%) Service Manager
14 19 (2.22%) Technical Support
15 16 (1.87%) Coordinator
15 16 (1.87%) IT Support
15 16 (1.87%) Service Analyst
15 16 (1.87%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (3.74%) React
2 18 (2.10%) .NET
3 15 (1.75%) Web Services
4 12 (1.40%) REST
5 10 (1.17%) JSON
6 9 (1.05%) Node.js
6 9 (1.05%) OAuth
6 9 (1.05%) SAML
7 7 (0.82%) .NET Framework
7 7 (0.82%) HTML
7 7 (0.82%) J2EE
7 7 (0.82%) LDAP
7 7 (0.82%) Middleware
7 7 (0.82%) OpenID
7 7 (0.82%) YAML
8 6 (0.70%) CSS
8 6 (0.70%) ModSecurity
8 6 (0.70%) RESTful
8 6 (0.70%) Spring
8 6 (0.70%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.36%) Management Information System
2 58 (6.78%) Self-Motivation
3 52 (6.07%) Product Ownership
4 31 (3.62%) CSOC
4 31 (3.62%) Security Operations Centre
5 15 (1.75%) Private Cloud
6 13 (1.52%) Life Science
7 12 (1.40%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.40%) Robotics
8 11 (1.29%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.17%) CMDB
10 9 (1.05%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.05%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.70%) IoT
12 6 (0.70%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (0.70%) NHS
12 6 (0.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 44 (5.14%) Windows
2 39 (4.56%) Linux
3 7 (0.82%) Ubuntu
3 7 (0.82%) Unix
4 5 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.58%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.47%) CentOS
6 3 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.35%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.35%) Solaris
7 2 (0.23%) Android
7 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (32.83%) Agile
2 228 (26.64%) Problem-Solving
3 158 (18.46%) Project Management
4 118 (13.79%) DevOps
5 111 (12.97%) ITIL
6 101 (11.80%) Stakeholder Management
7 94 (10.98%) Decision-Making
8 85 (9.93%) Project Delivery
9 81 (9.46%) Change Management
10 78 (9.11%) Roadmaps
11 70 (8.18%) Coaching
12 69 (8.06%) Analytics
12 69 (8.06%) Service Management
13 66 (7.71%) Cybersecurity
14 65 (7.59%) Scrum
15 62 (7.24%) Service Delivery
16 59 (6.89%) Time Management
16 59 (6.89%) Unit Testing
17 57 (6.66%) Risk Management
17 57 (6.66%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 71 (8.29%) Python
2 49 (5.72%) C#
3 42 (4.91%) SQL
4 38 (4.44%) C
4 38 (4.44%) C++
5 27 (3.15%) Java
5 27 (3.15%) PowerShell
6 26 (3.04%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.87%) Bash
8 7 (0.82%) Perl
9 6 (0.70%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.70%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.58%) PHP
11 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.47%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Groovy
12 3 (0.35%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Search Processing Language
12 3 (0.35%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 162 (18.93%) Degree
2 140 (16.36%) Security Cleared
3 67 (7.83%) DV Cleared
4 62 (7.24%) SC Cleared
5 28 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 24 (2.80%) PMI Certification
7 23 (2.69%) Master's Degree
8 22 (2.57%) SANS
9 19 (2.22%) PMP
10 18 (2.10%) HNC
11 17 (1.99%) HND
12 15 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (1.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 12 (1.40%) CISSP
15 11 (1.29%) ISTQB
16 10 (1.17%) CIPD
17 8 (0.93%) CISM
17 8 (0.93%) NVQ Level 3
18 7 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
19 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (7.48%) QA
2 38 (4.44%) SLA
3 33 (3.86%) GDPR
4 27 (3.15%) Accessibility
5 25 (2.92%) PMO
6 14 (1.64%) Government Security Classifications
7 12 (1.40%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.29%) NCSC
9 9 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (0.93%) NIST
10 8 (0.93%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.58%) GAMP
11 5 (0.58%) GxP
12 4 (0.47%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.47%) HL7
12 4 (0.47%) NEBOSH
13 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
13 3 (0.35%) GRC
13 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 31 (3.62%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (2.45%) Docker
4 14 (1.64%) VMware NSX
5 11 (1.29%) vSphere
6 7 (0.82%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.35%) XenApp
9 2 (0.23%) Ceph
9 2 (0.23%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 27 (3.15%) Ansible
2 22 (2.57%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.57%) Terraform
3 7 (0.82%) SCCM
3 7 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.70%) OPNET
5 5 (0.58%) Grafana
5 5 (0.58%) Kibana
5 5 (0.58%) PowerCLI
6 4 (0.47%) Puppet
7 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Satellite
7 3 (0.35%) SCOM
7 3 (0.35%) vRealize
7 3 (0.35%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 3 (0.35%) WSUS
8 2 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.23%) Pacemaker
8 2 (0.23%) Podman
9 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 118 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 43 (5.02%) SAP
3 28 (3.27%) VMware
4 26 (3.04%) Atlassian
5 19 (2.22%) Oracle
5 19 (2.22%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.99%) Google
7 15 (1.75%) BT
8 14 (1.64%) Cisco
9 11 (1.29%) Adobe
10 10 (1.17%) Remedy
10 10 (1.17%) SolarWinds
11 9 (1.05%) Cadence
12 8 (0.93%) Siemens
13 7 (0.82%) ForgeRock
14 6 (0.70%) BMC
14 6 (0.70%) Pega
14 6 (0.70%) Salesforce
14 6 (0.70%) Splunk
14 6 (0.70%) Sun