Continuous Improvement Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Continual Improvement
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 39 62
Rank change year-on-year +10 +23 0
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 133 92 67
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 5.69% 5.47% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.66% 5.84% 3.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 49 42
10th Percentile £363 £281 £350
25th Percentile £438 £400 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £544
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -5.29% -7.45%
75th Percentile £638 £725 £669
90th Percentile £715 £838 £771
Central London median daily rate £525 £498 £531
% change year-on-year +5.53% -6.35% -7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £31.75 - -
25th Percentile £38.50 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £51.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.40% - -
75th Percentile £64.50 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £71.85 - -
Central London median hourly rate £51.00 £62.50 -
% change year-on-year -18.40% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,997 1,575 1,954
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 85.41% 93.64% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,360 995 1,367
10th Percentile £357 £356 £350
25th Percentile £450 £453 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 14 12
10th Percentile £17.38 £18.15 £19.95
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.98 £20.22
Median hourly rate £25.77 £28.33 £26.63
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% +6.38% -23.93%
75th Percentile £52.16 £41.48 £40.46
90th Percentile £62.89 £59.25 £49.41
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £28.33 £27.81
% change year-on-year -7.82% +1.85% -20.54%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in the City of London

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Continuous Improvement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the City of London over the 6 months to 3 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the City of London

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Continuous Improvement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the City of London over the 6 months to 3 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the City of London

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 5 (3.76%) Confluence
1 5 (3.76%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.75%) Apache
2 1 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.75%) Appian
2 1 (0.75%) CMS
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.75%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 11 (8.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (2.26%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.75%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.75%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.75%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.75%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (3.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.50%) Actimize
2 2 (1.50%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (1.50%) Summit
3 1 (0.75%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.75%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.75%) Orchestrade
3 1 (0.75%) SAP FI-AR
3 1 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.75%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 23 (17.29%) Azure
2 17 (12.78%) AWS
3 13 (9.77%) Power Platform
4 12 (9.02%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (5.26%) GitHub
5 7 (5.26%) SaaS
6 6 (4.51%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (4.51%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (4.51%) OpenShift
7 5 (3.76%) GCP
8 3 (2.26%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.26%) Serverless
8 3 (2.26%) Slack
9 2 (1.50%) Amazon EKS
9 2 (1.50%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.50%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.50%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.50%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.50%) DHCP
1 2 (1.50%) DNS
1 2 (1.50%) Firewall
1 2 (1.50%) Network Security
2 1 (0.75%) 4G
2 1 (0.75%) 5G
2 1 (0.75%) Broadband
2 1 (0.75%) Internet
2 1 (0.75%) NaaS
2 1 (0.75%) NGFW
2 1 (0.75%) NGN
2 1 (0.75%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.75%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.02%) Power BI
2 4 (3.01%) Relational Database
3 3 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (2.26%) Tableau
4 2 (1.50%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.75%) Data Hub
5 1 (0.75%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.75%) Metadata
5 1 (0.75%) QlikView
5 1 (0.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 24 (18.05%) JIRA
2 3 (2.26%) Git
2 3 (2.26%) GitLab
3 2 (1.50%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.75%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.75%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.75%) git-flow
4 1 (0.75%) Postman
4 1 (0.75%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.75%) Selenium
4 1 (0.75%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.75%) Vite
General
1 56 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 46 (34.59%) Finance
3 28 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (14.29%) Public Sector
5 17 (12.78%) Banking
6 7 (5.26%) Retail
7 6 (4.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.51%) Legal
8 5 (3.76%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.76%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.26%) Front Office
9 3 (2.26%) Marketing
9 3 (2.26%) Military
9 3 (2.26%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.26%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.50%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.75%) Automotive
11 1 (0.75%) Law
Job Titles
1 18 (13.53%) Lead
2 16 (12.03%) Analyst
3 10 (7.52%) Project Manager
4 9 (6.77%) Delivery Manager
4 9 (6.77%) Product Manager
4 9 (6.77%) Senior
5 7 (5.26%) Business Analyst
6 6 (4.51%) Scrum Master
6 6 (4.51%) Senior Manager
7 5 (3.76%) Architect
8 4 (3.01%) CRM Manager
8 4 (3.01%) Developer
8 4 (3.01%) Operations Analyst
8 4 (3.01%) Product Owner
9 3 (2.26%) Analytics Manager
9 3 (2.26%) Cybersecurity Specialist
9 3 (2.26%) PMO Lead
9 3 (2.26%) PMO Manager
9 3 (2.26%) Security Specialist
9 3 (2.26%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.01%) .NET
1 4 (3.01%) REST
2 3 (2.26%) HTML
2 3 (2.26%) Kafka
2 3 (2.26%) Next.js
2 3 (2.26%) Playwright
2 3 (2.26%) React
3 2 (1.50%) CSS
3 2 (1.50%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.75%) ADO
4 1 (0.75%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.75%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.75%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (0.75%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.75%) Jest
4 1 (0.75%) Keycloak
4 1 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
4 1 (0.75%) OpenTelemetry
4 1 (0.75%) PySpark
4 1 (0.75%) Vert.x
Miscellaneous
1 16 (12.03%) Product Ownership
2 14 (10.53%) Onboarding
3 8 (6.02%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (3.01%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.26%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.26%) Derivative
6 2 (1.50%) Life Science
6 2 (1.50%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.75%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.75%) CMDB
7 1 (0.75%) DTCC
7 1 (0.75%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.75%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.75%) Motion Graphics
7 1 (0.75%) NHS
7 1 (0.75%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.75%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.75%) Linux
1 1 (0.75%) Windows
1 1 (0.75%) Windows 10
1 1 (0.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (33.08%) Agile
1 44 (33.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 27 (20.30%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (20.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 24 (18.05%) Decision-Making
4 23 (17.29%) Roadmaps
5 22 (16.54%) DevOps
5 22 (16.54%) Project Management
6 20 (15.04%) Analytics
7 19 (14.29%) AI
7 19 (14.29%) ITIL
8 17 (12.78%) Risk Management
8 17 (12.78%) Sprint Planning
9 16 (12.03%) CI/CD
9 16 (12.03%) Migration
10 15 (11.28%) Project Delivery
11 14 (10.53%) Service Delivery
12 13 (9.77%) Scrum
13 12 (9.02%) Infrastructure as Code
14 11 (8.27%) Backlog Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.52%) SQL
2 8 (6.02%) Python
3 4 (3.01%) C#
3 4 (3.01%) Java
3 4 (3.01%) JavaScript
3 4 (3.01%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.01%) TypeScript
4 2 (1.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.75%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.75%) Bicep
5 1 (0.75%) C++
5 1 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.75%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 18 (13.53%) SC Cleared
3 9 (6.77%) Degree
4 5 (3.76%) CISSP
5 4 (3.01%) CISM
5 4 (3.01%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.01%) PMP
6 3 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.26%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.26%) CRISC
7 2 (1.50%) CASP
7 2 (1.50%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (1.50%) GIAC
7 2 (1.50%) GSEC
7 2 (1.50%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.75%) CEH
8 1 (0.75%) CHECK Team Leader
8 1 (0.75%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.53%) QA
2 9 (6.77%) PMO
3 8 (6.02%) Data Quality
3 8 (6.02%) SLA
4 6 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (4.51%) NIST
5 5 (3.76%) GDPR
6 4 (3.01%) Accessibility
7 3 (2.26%) GRC
8 2 (1.50%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.50%) NCSC
9 1 (0.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.75%) EMIR
9 1 (0.75%) IFRS
9 1 (0.75%) MiFID
9 1 (0.75%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.75%) P3O
9 1 (0.75%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.75%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (2.26%) Docker
2 2 (1.50%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (4.51%) Terraform
2 5 (3.76%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.75%) Ansible
4 1 (0.75%) Argo
4 1 (0.75%) Grafana
4 1 (0.75%) logstash
4 1 (0.75%) SCCM
4 1 (0.75%) vRealize
4 1 (0.75%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 21 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 15 (11.28%) ServiceNow
3 7 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 5 (3.76%) Oracle
4 5 (3.76%) SAP
5 4 (3.01%) Google
6 2 (1.50%) BMC
6 2 (1.50%) Foundry
6 2 (1.50%) IBM
6 2 (1.50%) JDA
6 2 (1.50%) Murex
6 2 (1.50%) RedPrairie
6 2 (1.50%) Remedy
7 1 (0.75%) Adobe
7 1 (0.75%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.75%) Bloomberg
7 1 (0.75%) Charles River
7 1 (0.75%) Ericsson
7 1 (0.75%) Nokia
7 1 (0.75%) Palantir