Continuous Improvement Contracts in Cheshire

Continual Improvement
North West > Cheshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 35 35
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 +3
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 25 27 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 4.82% 5.02% 4.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.68% 5.48% 4.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 17
10th Percentile £503 - £316
25th Percentile £560 £445 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £545 £375
Median % change year-on-year +8.26% +45.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile £610 £680 £575
90th Percentile £632 £684 £628
North West median daily rate £538 £550 £482
% change year-on-year -2.27% +14.05% +4.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.75 - -
Median hourly rate £42.50 £23.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +83.59% - -
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £42.50 £23.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +83.59% -33.86% +155.80%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 440 493 441
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 84.78% 91.64% 85.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 332 253
10th Percentile £285 £264 £214
25th Percentile £400 £385 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £482 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% +7.19% +2.97%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £538
90th Percentile £630 £656 £631
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 24 25
10th Percentile £13.70 £15.97 £11.29
25th Percentile £16.61 £22.97 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.66 £30.54 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% +24.65% -19.50%
75th Percentile £42.31 £35.00 £33.90
90th Percentile £44.13 £38.80 £61.30
North West median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +66.67% +15.21%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in Cheshire

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Cheshire.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Improvement in Cheshire

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Cheshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in Cheshire

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Cheshire.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Improvement in Cheshire

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Crewe - 12 £590 - 3
Chester +8 7 £725 - 5
Warrington +6 2 £500 -2.44% 17
Macclesfield - 2 £560 -
Continuous Improvement
North West

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Applications
1 8 (32.00%) CATIA
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (32.00%) DELMIA
1 8 (32.00%) Teamcenter
2 2 (8.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (32.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (20.00%) Power BI
3 1 (4.00%) SAP HANA
General
1 8 (32.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (16.00%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (12.00%) Finance
5 2 (8.00%) Banking
5 2 (8.00%) Social Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Automotive
6 1 (4.00%) Billing
6 1 (4.00%) Investment Banking
6 1 (4.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 9 (36.00%) Lead
2 8 (32.00%) Support Team Leader
3 7 (28.00%) Team Leader
3 7 (28.00%) Test Engineer
4 5 (20.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 5 (20.00%) Support Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Architect
5 3 (12.00%) IT Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) IT Support
5 3 (12.00%) IT Support Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.00%) Forensic Manager
6 1 (4.00%) IT Services Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.00%) IT Services Manager
6 1 (4.00%) SAP Architect
6 1 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
6 1 (4.00%) SAP Solutions Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Scrum Master
6 1 (4.00%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Life Science
2 4 (16.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.00%) Digital Media
3 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (32.00%) Configuration Management
1 8 (32.00%) PLM
1 8 (32.00%) Workflow
2 7 (28.00%) Analytics
2 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (24.00%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (24.00%) Validation
4 5 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 5 (20.00%) Data Extraction
4 5 (20.00%) FMEA
4 5 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 5 (20.00%) Project Management
4 5 (20.00%) Smart Manufacturing
4 5 (20.00%) Test Scripting
5 4 (16.00%) Agile
5 4 (16.00%) Time Management
6 2 (8.00%) Architectural Design
6 2 (8.00%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (8.00%) SDLC
6 2 (8.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 13 (52.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (12.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (8.00%) Degree
3 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (20.00%) GAMP
1 5 (20.00%) GxP
2 3 (12.00%) QA
3 1 (4.00%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 1 (4.00%) ISO17020
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
1 8 (32.00%) Siemens
2 3 (12.00%) SAP