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 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 46 51
Rank change year-on-year +17 +5 +38
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 136 101 109
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.84% 4.33% 3.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.53% 4.70% 4.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 55 68
10th Percentile £359 £368 £400
25th Percentile £458 £479 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +2.27% -7.56%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £745 £697
London median daily rate £525 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -8.70% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile £20.18 - -
25th Percentile £22.15 - £55.00
Median hourly rate £26.44 £22.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.16% -63.33% -
75th Percentile £31.72 - £65.00
90th Percentile £34.29 - -
London median hourly rate £18.50 £33.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -45.19% -43.75% -11.11%

All Process and 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 1,806 2,147 2,440
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.85% 92.07% 89.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,266 1,344 1,757
10th Percentile £343 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £466 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £750 £788 £813
London median daily rate £530 £550 £565
% change year-on-year -3.64% -2.65% -4.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 27 16
10th Percentile £19.94 £18.34 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £28.32 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.57 £35.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.09% +37.25% -37.04%
75th Percentile £36.00 £52.50 £51.31
90th Percentile £51.25 £112.00 £69.38
London median hourly rate £31.49 £36.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year -12.53% +5.88% -12.54%

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 18 December 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Central London over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in Central London

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 18 December 2025. 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 +12 121 £525 -7.69% 50
Southwark +3 3 £595 +58.67% 2
City of Westminster -3 3 £699 +27.05% 6
West End of London +9 2 £699 +1.64% 5
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 9 (6.62%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.88%) Confluence
3 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.74%) Apache
4 1 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.74%) Appian
4 1 (0.74%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 8 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.68%) MS Visio
3 4 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.74%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (2.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.47%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.74%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.74%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.74%) Summit
3 1 (0.74%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 28 (20.59%) Azure
2 20 (14.71%) AWS
3 11 (8.09%) Power Platform
4 8 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (3.68%) GitHub
6 5 (3.68%) Microsoft Copilot
6 5 (3.68%) Power Automate
6 5 (3.68%) PowerApps
7 4 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (2.94%) GCP
7 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (2.94%) OpenShift
8 3 (2.21%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 3 (2.21%) Entra ID
8 3 (2.21%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.21%) SaaS
8 3 (2.21%) Serverless
8 3 (2.21%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (1.47%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.21%) DNS
1 3 (2.21%) Firewall
1 3 (2.21%) VPN
2 2 (1.47%) DHCP
2 2 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (1.47%) Modbus
3 1 (0.74%) Hyperconnected
3 1 (0.74%) LAN
3 1 (0.74%) WAN
3 1 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.15%) Power BI
2 5 (3.68%) Redis
3 4 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (2.94%) Relational Database
3 4 (2.94%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.21%) MySQL
4 3 (2.21%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.47%) Airbyte
5 2 (1.47%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (1.47%) Metadata
5 2 (1.47%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.47%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.47%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.74%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.74%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.74%) Couchbase
6 1 (0.74%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.74%) Power Query
6 1 (0.74%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.74%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (15.44%) JIRA
2 8 (5.88%) Git
3 6 (4.41%) Jenkins
4 5 (3.68%) Postman
4 5 (3.68%) REST Assured
4 5 (3.68%) SoapUI
5 4 (2.94%) JUnit
5 4 (2.94%) Selenium
5 4 (2.94%) SonarQube
6 3 (2.21%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 3 (2.21%) Cucumber
6 3 (2.21%) Cypress.io
6 3 (2.21%) GitLab
6 3 (2.21%) Maven
6 3 (2.21%) Mockito
6 3 (2.21%) Subversion
6 3 (2.21%) Xcode
6 3 (2.21%) XCTest
7 2 (1.47%) Gradle
7 2 (1.47%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 61 (44.85%) Social Skills
2 58 (42.65%) Finance
3 31 (22.79%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (13.24%) Banking
5 12 (8.82%) Public Sector
6 10 (7.35%) Legal
7 6 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (4.41%) Retail
8 5 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (2.94%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.94%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.21%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.47%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.47%) Marketing
12 1 (0.74%) Back Office
12 1 (0.74%) French Language
12 1 (0.74%) Front Office
12 1 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.74%) Military
Job Titles
1 22 (16.18%) Analyst
2 16 (11.76%) Developer
3 15 (11.03%) Lead
3 15 (11.03%) Senior
4 14 (10.29%) Business Analyst
5 7 (5.15%) Architect
5 7 (5.15%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.41%) Consultant
7 5 (3.68%) Delivery Manager
7 5 (3.68%) Senior Analyst
8 4 (2.94%) Product Manager
8 4 (2.94%) Programme Manager
8 4 (2.94%) Senior Business Analyst
8 4 (2.94%) Technical Analyst
9 3 (2.21%) Designer
9 3 (2.21%) Java Developer
9 3 (2.21%) Lead Architect
9 3 (2.21%) Security Engineer
9 3 (2.21%) Senior Manager
9 3 (2.21%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.41%) .NET
1 6 (4.41%) REST
1 6 (4.41%) Spring
2 5 (3.68%) SOAP
2 5 (3.68%) Spring Boot
3 4 (2.94%) AngularJS
3 4 (2.94%) CSS
3 4 (2.94%) Hibernate
3 4 (2.94%) HTML
3 4 (2.94%) JPA
3 4 (2.94%) React
3 4 (2.94%) RESTful
4 3 (2.21%) CSS3
4 3 (2.21%) HTML5
4 3 (2.21%) J2EE
4 3 (2.21%) Kafka
4 3 (2.21%) Node.js
4 3 (2.21%) OAuth
4 3 (2.21%) Spring MVC
4 3 (2.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.29%) Product Ownership
2 10 (7.35%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.41%) Distributed Systems
3 6 (4.41%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.94%) Greenfield Project
4 4 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.21%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.21%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.21%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.21%) SCADA
6 2 (1.47%) Data Structures
6 2 (1.47%) Derivative
6 2 (1.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.47%) Insider Threat
6 2 (1.47%) Life Science
6 2 (1.47%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.47%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.47%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.09%) Windows
2 6 (4.41%) Linux
2 6 (4.41%) Unix
3 3 (2.21%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.47%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.74%) Android
5 1 (0.74%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.74%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (41.18%) Agile
2 44 (32.35%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (27.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 33 (24.26%) Stakeholder Management
5 24 (17.65%) DevOps
5 24 (17.65%) Roadmaps
6 21 (15.44%) Project Delivery
7 19 (13.97%) CI/CD
7 19 (13.97%) Project Management
8 15 (11.03%) ITIL
8 15 (11.03%) Scrum
9 13 (9.56%) Customer Experience
9 13 (9.56%) Decision-Making
10 12 (8.82%) Analytics
10 12 (8.82%) Mentoring
11 11 (8.09%) AI
11 11 (8.09%) Business Analysis
11 11 (8.09%) Strategic Thinking
11 11 (8.09%) Test Automation
11 11 (8.09%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.97%) SQL
2 16 (11.76%) Java
3 15 (11.03%) Python
4 9 (6.62%) PowerShell
5 7 (5.15%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.94%) Bash
7 3 (2.21%) C#
7 3 (2.21%) Groovy
7 3 (2.21%) Shell Script
7 3 (2.21%) VBA
8 2 (1.47%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.47%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.74%) C++
9 1 (0.74%) Go
9 1 (0.74%) Korn
9 1 (0.74%) PHP
9 1 (0.74%) PromQL
9 1 (0.74%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (9.56%) Degree
2 12 (8.82%) Security Cleared
3 10 (7.35%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.21%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.21%) CCNA
6 3 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.21%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.47%) CBAP
7 2 (1.47%) CCNP
7 2 (1.47%) ISEB
7 2 (1.47%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.47%) PMP
7 2 (1.47%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.74%) CISSP
8 1 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.74%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.74%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.03%) QA
2 6 (4.41%) GDPR
2 6 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (4.41%) SLA
3 5 (3.68%) Accessibility
4 4 (2.94%) Data Quality
5 3 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (2.21%) PMO
6 2 (1.47%) GRC
6 2 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (1.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.74%) Basel III
7 1 (0.74%) COBIT
7 1 (0.74%) COSO
7 1 (0.74%) EMIR
7 1 (0.74%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.74%) MiFID
7 1 (0.74%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.74%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.74%) WCAG
System Software
1 11 (8.09%) Docker
2 5 (3.68%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (7.35%) Kubernetes
2 7 (5.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.15%) Terraform
3 5 (3.68%) Ansible
4 2 (1.47%) Grafana
4 2 (1.47%) HP ALM
4 2 (1.47%) SCCM
5 1 (0.74%) Packer
5 1 (0.74%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 28 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.82%) ServiceNow
3 9 (6.62%) Oracle
3 9 (6.62%) SAP
4 7 (5.15%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.94%) Splunk
6 3 (2.21%) Ariba
6 3 (2.21%) CA Agile Central
6 3 (2.21%) Dynatrace
6 3 (2.21%) IBM
6 3 (2.21%) Informatica
7 2 (1.47%) Alteryx
7 2 (1.47%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.47%) Google
7 2 (1.47%) HP
7 2 (1.47%) OpenAI
7 2 (1.47%) Remedy
7 2 (1.47%) Rockwell
7 2 (1.47%) VMware
7 2 (1.47%) Workday