Continuous Improvement Contracts in the Thames Valley

Continual Improvement
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 49 50
Rank change year-on-year +20 +1 +9
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 139 110 173
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.26% 3.94% 4.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.33% 4.36% 4.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 62 114
10th Percentile £363 £227 £238
25th Percentile £462 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £537 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% +7.40% +12.99%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £662 £700 £750
South East median daily rate £504 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -8.36% +10.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 1
10th Percentile £28.20 £45.92 -
25th Percentile £36.87 £53.76 -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £68.67 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.26% +164.10% +5.78%
75th Percentile £59.73 £71.41 -
90th Percentile £61.74 £71.96 -
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £58.33 £28.58
% change year-on-year -10.00% +104.14% -12.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,896 2,521 3,642
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.41% 90.36% 90.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,067 1,683 2,533
10th Percentile £280 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £524 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.58% +4.70% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £613
90th Percentile £675 £700 £675
South East median daily rate £513 £518 £513
% change year-on-year -1.14% +1.15% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 90 83
10th Percentile £18.70 £16.39 £10.77
25th Percentile £30.41 £24.63 £13.00
Median hourly rate £58.49 £50.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.98% +163.16% -
75th Percentile £67.00 £66.00 £30.45
90th Percentile £86.08 £75.03 £75.35
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £53.00 £30.13
% change year-on-year +8.21% +75.90% +8.65%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Berkshire +19 117 £550 -2.22% 34
Buckinghamshire +18 13 £600 +29.90% 14
Oxfordshire +6 9 £413 +21.77% 13
Continuous Improvement
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Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (1.44%) Confluence
1 2 (1.44%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.72%) OpenStack
Applications
1 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.88%) Sketch
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.72%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.72%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (0.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 29 (20.86%) Azure
2 18 (12.95%) Azure Data Factory
3 17 (12.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 17 (12.23%) Azure Monitor
4 16 (11.51%) Azure Functions
4 16 (11.51%) Serverless
5 13 (9.35%) Entra ID
6 9 (6.47%) AWS
7 7 (5.04%) GCP
8 6 (4.32%) OCI
8 6 (4.32%) Power Platform
9 5 (3.60%) Figma
10 2 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.72%) IaaS
11 1 (0.72%) PaaS
11 1 (0.72%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.72%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.04%) VPN
2 5 (3.60%) BGP
2 5 (3.60%) Ethernet VPN
2 5 (3.60%) MPLS
3 4 (2.88%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (1.44%) 3G
4 2 (1.44%) 4G
4 2 (1.44%) 5G
4 2 (1.44%) Broadband
4 2 (1.44%) DNS
4 2 (1.44%) Firewall
4 2 (1.44%) Internet
4 2 (1.44%) MVNO
4 2 (1.44%) Network Security
4 2 (1.44%) PSTN
4 2 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.72%) 2G
5 1 (0.72%) DHCP
5 1 (0.72%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.72%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (15.83%) NoSQL
2 5 (3.60%) MongoDB
2 5 (3.60%) Power BI
3 2 (1.44%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (1.44%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 17 (12.23%) Git
2 12 (8.63%) JIRA
3 11 (7.91%) Selenium
4 1 (0.72%) Axure RP
4 1 (0.72%) Postman
4 1 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 47 (33.81%) Analytical Skills
2 45 (32.37%) Social Skills
3 24 (17.27%) Finance
3 24 (17.27%) Telecoms
4 12 (8.63%) Public Sector
5 10 (7.19%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (4.32%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.88%) Marketing
8 4 (2.88%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.16%) Legal
9 3 (2.16%) Military
10 2 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.72%) Billing
11 1 (0.72%) Police
11 1 (0.72%) Publishing
11 1 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (21.58%) Developer
2 17 (12.23%) Azure Developer
3 16 (11.51%) Full-Stack Developer
4 13 (9.35%) Lead
5 9 (6.47%) Analyst
5 9 (6.47%) Senior
6 7 (5.04%) Python Developer
7 6 (4.32%) Full-Stack Python Developer
7 6 (4.32%) React Developer
7 6 (4.32%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 5 (3.60%) Automation Developer
8 5 (3.60%) Quality Engineer
8 5 (3.60%) Senior Developer
8 5 (3.60%) Site Manager
9 4 (2.88%) Architect
9 4 (2.88%) Coordinator
9 4 (2.88%) Operations Manager
9 4 (2.88%) Project Leader
9 4 (2.88%) Project Manager
9 4 (2.88%) UX Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (15.11%) React
2 5 (3.60%) CSS
2 5 (3.60%) HTML
2 5 (3.60%) Kafka
2 5 (3.60%) NETCONF
2 5 (3.60%) REST
2 5 (3.60%) RESTCONF
2 5 (3.60%) SOAP
2 5 (3.60%) YANG
3 4 (2.88%) PySpark
4 2 (1.44%) ARM Templates
4 2 (1.44%) Redux
4 2 (1.44%) Web Services
5 1 (0.72%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.72%) JSON
5 1 (0.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (17.99%) Product Ownership
2 7 (5.04%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (4.32%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (2.88%) Biopharmaceutical
4 4 (2.88%) Data Structures
4 4 (2.88%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.88%) Robotics
5 3 (2.16%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.44%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.44%) Life Science
6 2 (1.44%) NHS
7 1 (0.72%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (0.72%) CMDB
7 1 (0.72%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.72%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.72%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.72%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.72%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.60%) CentOS
1 5 (3.60%) Linux
1 5 (3.60%) Unix
2 2 (1.44%) Windows
3 1 (0.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (32.37%) Agile
2 29 (20.86%) Change Management
3 27 (19.42%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (17.99%) DevOps
4 25 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (17.27%) CI/CD
6 18 (12.95%) ITIL
7 17 (12.23%) Full-Stack Development
7 17 (12.23%) Microservices
7 17 (12.23%) Risk Management
7 17 (12.23%) SDLC
7 17 (12.23%) Unit Testing
8 15 (10.79%) Product Backlog
9 14 (10.07%) Project Management
10 13 (9.35%) Mentoring
10 13 (9.35%) Roadmaps
10 13 (9.35%) Test Automation
11 12 (8.63%) Information Security
12 11 (7.91%) Analytics
12 11 (7.91%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (18.71%) Python
2 11 (7.91%) Java
3 9 (6.47%) SQL
4 4 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.44%) C
6 1 (0.72%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 16 (11.51%) Degree
2 14 (10.07%) Security Cleared
3 9 (6.47%) DV Cleared
3 9 (6.47%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.60%) CIPD
4 5 (3.60%) CPIM
5 4 (2.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (2.16%) ACCA
6 3 (2.16%) APMP
6 3 (2.16%) CIMA
6 3 (2.16%) CISM
6 3 (2.16%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.16%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.44%) CISSP
7 2 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.44%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.44%) MBA
8 1 (0.72%) CSPO
8 1 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 1 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.19%) QA
2 5 (3.60%) GRC
2 5 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 4 (2.88%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.16%) SLA
5 2 (1.44%) HL7
5 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.44%) NIST
5 2 (1.44%) P3O
6 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.72%) GDPR
6 1 (0.72%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.72%) WCAG
System Software
1 20 (14.39%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.44%) Terraform
2 1 (0.72%) Ansible
2 1 (0.72%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (6.47%) IFS
2 8 (5.76%) BT
3 7 (5.04%) Oracle
4 6 (4.32%) Microsoft
5 5 (3.60%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.16%) SAP
7 2 (1.44%) Cadence
7 2 (1.44%) Google
8 1 (0.72%) Empirix
8 1 (0.72%) Ericsson
8 1 (0.72%) IBM
8 1 (0.72%) NetScout
8 1 (0.72%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.72%) Sparx
8 1 (0.72%) VMware