Continuous Improvement Contract Job Trends in Central London

Continual Improvement
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 42 60
Rank change year-on-year +12 +18 +23
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 132 92 85
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.40% 4.37% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.19% 4.74% 3.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 47 50
10th Percentile £363 £358 £395
25th Percentile £458 £469 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £632 £656 £642
90th Percentile £775 £755 £697
London median daily rate £525 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -8.70% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55.00
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.23% -63.33% -
75th Percentile - - £65.00
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £18.50 £26.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year -28.85% -34.18% -39.23%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,837 1,942 2,369
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.00% 92.26% 89.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,278 1,215 1,693
10th Percentile £356 £363 £350
25th Percentile £432 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £565
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +1.77% -2.59%
75th Percentile £668 £675 £688
90th Percentile £770 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 21 26
10th Percentile £19.86 £18.10 £17.97
25th Percentile £23.15 £22.00 £22.63
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +25.85% -20.54%
75th Percentile £41.85 - £39.50
90th Percentile £46.53 £43.75 £65.00
London median hourly rate £34.27 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -2.09% +16.67% -19.40%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Continuous Improvement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in Central London

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Continuous Improvement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Central London over the 6 months to 27 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in Central London

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Continuous Improvement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in Central 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 Central London region over the 6 months to 27 January 2026. 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
City of London +14 122 £525 -0.94% 98
Southwark +1 3 £595 +58.67% 1
City of Westminster -3 2 £773 +40.45% 8
West End of London +8 1 £773 +12.36% 6
Continuous Improvement
London

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.30%) Confluence
1 7 (5.30%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.52%) Apache
3 2 (1.52%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.76%) Appian
4 1 (0.76%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 11 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (4.55%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.52%) Trello
4 1 (0.76%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.76%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.76%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.52%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (1.52%) Summit
2 1 (0.76%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.76%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.76%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 27 (20.45%) Azure
2 21 (15.91%) AWS
3 11 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (6.82%) Power Platform
5 8 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (4.55%) SaaS
7 5 (3.79%) GCP
7 5 (3.79%) GitHub
8 4 (3.03%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (3.03%) OpenShift
9 3 (2.27%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (2.27%) Amazon S3
9 3 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.27%) Entra ID
9 3 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (2.27%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.52%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (1.52%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.79%) DNS
2 4 (3.03%) DHCP
2 4 (3.03%) VPN
3 3 (2.27%) Firewall
4 2 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.52%) Modbus
5 1 (0.76%) Broadband
5 1 (0.76%) Hyperconnected
5 1 (0.76%) Internet
5 1 (0.76%) LAN
5 1 (0.76%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.76%) WAN
5 1 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.55%) Relational Database
2 4 (3.03%) Power BI
2 4 (3.03%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.27%) MySQL
3 3 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (2.27%) Redis
4 2 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.52%) Metadata
4 2 (1.52%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.52%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.52%) Tableau
5 1 (0.76%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.76%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.76%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.76%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.76%) Informix
5 1 (0.76%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.76%) Spatial Data
5 1 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (18.18%) JIRA
2 5 (3.79%) Git
2 5 (3.79%) Jenkins
2 5 (3.79%) Selenium
3 4 (3.03%) REST Assured
4 3 (2.27%) Cucumber
4 3 (2.27%) GitLab
4 3 (2.27%) Postman
4 3 (2.27%) SoapUI
4 3 (2.27%) SonarQube
5 2 (1.52%) Cypress.io
5 2 (1.52%) JUnit
5 2 (1.52%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.76%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.76%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.76%) Maven
6 1 (0.76%) Mockito
6 1 (0.76%) Subversion
6 1 (0.76%) Xcode
General
1 65 (49.24%) Social Skills
2 55 (41.67%) Finance
3 31 (23.48%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (11.36%) Banking
5 13 (9.85%) Public Sector
6 10 (7.58%) Legal
7 8 (6.06%) Retail
8 7 (5.30%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.27%) Financial Institution
11 3 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (2.27%) Marketing
11 3 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (2.27%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.52%) Back Office
12 2 (1.52%) Front Office
12 2 (1.52%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.52%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.76%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 21 (15.91%) Analyst
2 16 (12.12%) Lead
3 14 (10.61%) Senior
4 12 (9.09%) Business Analyst
5 10 (7.58%) Developer
6 7 (5.30%) Architect
6 7 (5.30%) Project Manager
7 6 (4.55%) Delivery Manager
8 5 (3.79%) Consultant
9 4 (3.03%) Designer
9 4 (3.03%) Product Manager
9 4 (3.03%) Scrum Master
10 3 (2.27%) Cybersecurity Specialist
10 3 (2.27%) Lead Architect
10 3 (2.27%) Security Specialist
10 3 (2.27%) Senior Analyst
10 3 (2.27%) Senior Business Analyst
10 3 (2.27%) Senior Manager
10 3 (2.27%) Systems Analyst
10 3 (2.27%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.30%) REST
2 6 (4.55%) .NET
3 4 (3.03%) CSS
3 4 (3.03%) HTML
3 4 (3.03%) React
3 4 (3.03%) SOAP
4 3 (2.27%) Kafka
4 3 (2.27%) Node.js
4 3 (2.27%) Spring
4 3 (2.27%) Spring Boot
4 3 (2.27%) XML
5 2 (1.52%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.52%) Hibernate
5 2 (1.52%) JPA
5 2 (1.52%) Middleware
5 2 (1.52%) RESTful
6 1 (0.76%) Bootstrap
6 1 (0.76%) HTML5
6 1 (0.76%) OAuth
6 1 (0.76%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.61%) Product Ownership
2 10 (7.58%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.79%) Cloud Native
3 5 (3.79%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.03%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.27%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.27%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (2.27%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.27%) Reinsurance
5 3 (2.27%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.52%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.52%) CMDB
6 2 (1.52%) Derivative
6 2 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.52%) Insider Threat
6 2 (1.52%) Life Science
6 2 (1.52%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.52%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.09%) Windows
2 5 (3.79%) Linux
3 4 (3.03%) Windows Server
4 3 (2.27%) Unix
4 3 (2.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.76%) Android
5 1 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.76%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (39.39%) Agile
2 42 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 32 (24.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 25 (18.94%) DevOps
6 24 (18.18%) Roadmaps
7 21 (15.91%) Project Delivery
8 18 (13.64%) CI/CD
8 18 (13.64%) ITIL
9 16 (12.12%) Project Management
10 14 (10.61%) Decision-Making
11 13 (9.85%) Business Analysis
11 13 (9.85%) Customer Experience
11 13 (9.85%) Risk Management
11 13 (9.85%) Scrum
12 12 (9.09%) AI
12 12 (9.09%) Backlog Management
12 12 (9.09%) Service Delivery
13 11 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
13 11 (8.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (11.36%) SQL
2 13 (9.85%) Python
3 12 (9.09%) Java
4 10 (7.58%) PowerShell
5 5 (3.79%) JavaScript
6 3 (2.27%) Bash
6 3 (2.27%) C#
7 2 (1.52%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.76%) Groovy
8 1 (0.76%) PHP
8 1 (0.76%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.76%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.76%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (11.36%) Security Cleared
2 14 (10.61%) SC Cleared
3 13 (9.85%) Degree
4 6 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.27%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.27%) CCNA
7 3 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (2.27%) CISM
7 3 (2.27%) CISSP
7 3 (2.27%) CRISC
7 3 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.52%) CASP
8 2 (1.52%) CBAP
8 2 (1.52%) CCNP
8 2 (1.52%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.52%) GSEC
8 2 (1.52%) ISEB
8 2 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.61%) QA
2 8 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (5.30%) GDPR
3 7 (5.30%) SLA
4 5 (3.79%) Data Quality
5 4 (3.03%) Accessibility
5 4 (3.03%) GRC
6 3 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.52%) PMO
7 2 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.76%) Basel III
8 1 (0.76%) EMIR
8 1 (0.76%) GAAP
8 1 (0.76%) GMP
8 1 (0.76%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.76%) MiFID
8 1 (0.76%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.76%) Solvency II
System Software
1 9 (6.82%) Docker
2 7 (5.30%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (6.06%) Kubernetes
2 7 (5.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.30%) Terraform
3 6 (4.55%) Ansible
4 3 (2.27%) SCCM
5 1 (0.76%) Grafana
5 1 (0.76%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.76%) logstash
5 1 (0.76%) Packer
5 1 (0.76%) vRealize
5 1 (0.76%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 19 (14.39%) Microsoft
2 15 (11.36%) ServiceNow
3 11 (8.33%) Salesforce
4 7 (5.30%) Oracle
4 7 (5.30%) SAP
5 5 (3.79%) Google
6 3 (2.27%) IBM
6 3 (2.27%) Informatica
6 3 (2.27%) VMware
6 3 (2.27%) Workday
7 2 (1.52%) Ariba
7 2 (1.52%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.52%) Murex
7 2 (1.52%) OpenAI
7 2 (1.52%) Remedy
7 2 (1.52%) Rockwell
8 1 (0.76%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.76%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.76%) Marketo
8 1 (0.76%) Veracode