Continual Improvement
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +22 | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement | 75 | 34 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 8.29% | 6.02% | 2.65% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 9.72% | 6.91% | 3.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 15 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £205 | £171 |
| 25th Percentile | £327 | £259 | £258 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £376 | £414 | £270 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.12% | +53.33% | -38.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £448 | £500 | £413 |
| 90th Percentile | £485 | £550 | £495 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £529 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.44% | -3.86% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.88 | - | £31.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.22 | £45.00 | £37.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £50.00 | £47.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.00% | +4.71% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.00 | £55.00 | £57.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.36 | - | £61.83 |
| England median hourly rate | £27.22 | £51.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.89% | -21.15% | +4.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands
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 East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 772 | 492 | 592 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 85.30% | 87.08% | 82.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 473 | 298 | 416 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £244 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.18% | -5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £543 | £567 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £629 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.43% | -2.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 23 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.55 | £15.48 | £12.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.35 | £17.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.95 | £22.50 | £20.51 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.24% | +9.70% | +21.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.49 | £27.65 | £51.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £38.49 | £54.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £34.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.03% | -23.60% | +27.14% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Continuous Improvement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| Northamptonshire | -2 | 25 | £359 | -13.29% | 28 |
| Nottinghamshire | -3 | 17 | £225 | -41.37% | 41 |
| Derbyshire | 0 | 16 | £456 | -8.75% | 40 |
| Leicestershire | -4 | 8 | £418 | +98.81% | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | -8 | 4 | £480 | - | 27 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:
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