Continuous Improvement Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 21 43
Rank change year-on-year +4 +22 +28
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 67 36 20
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 7.55% 6.15% 2.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.90% 7.10% 3.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 17 15
10th Percentile £213 £205 £171
25th Percentile £331 £313 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £414 £270
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% +53.33% -40.00%
75th Percentile £450 £530 £413
90th Percentile £488 £565 £495
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
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 £25.00 £51.25 £65.00
% change year-on-year -51.22% -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 753 507 596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 84.80% 86.67% 82.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 465 312 425
10th Percentile £188 £250 £213
25th Percentile £352 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £425 £453
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% -6.18% -2.05%
75th Percentile £525 £545 £575
90th Percentile £625 £625 £681
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 23 45
10th Percentile £15.86 £15.48 £12.80
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £18.44 £22.50 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +1.01% +32.35%
75th Percentile £24.87 £27.65 £51.50
90th Percentile £25.15 £38.49 £62.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +26.76%

Continuous Improvement
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.

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands

Continuous Improvement
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 1 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
Northamptonshire -1 24 £360 -13.04% 16
Nottinghamshire -4 15 £225 -35.71% 23
Derbyshire -1 11 £456 -8.75% 19
Leicestershire -7 8 £418 +98.81% 26
Lincolnshire -7 4 £480 - 17
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (16.42%) Confluence
2 8 (11.94%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.49%) Apache
3 1 (1.49%) CMS
3 1 (1.49%) IIS
3 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.49%) Tomcat
Applications
1 8 (11.94%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (8.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.99%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 24 (35.82%) Azure
2 14 (20.90%) Entra ID
2 14 (20.90%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (16.42%) Power Platform
4 9 (13.43%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (11.94%) AWS
6 7 (10.45%) GCP
7 4 (5.97%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7 4 (5.97%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 3 (4.48%) IaaS
8 3 (4.48%) PaaS
9 2 (2.99%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (2.99%) SaaS
10 1 (1.49%) GitHub
10 1 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (1.49%) Google Workspace
10 1 (1.49%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.49%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (16.42%) Power BI
2 2 (2.99%) Tableau
3 1 (1.49%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 15 (22.39%) JIRA
2 3 (4.48%) Git
3 1 (1.49%) Cucumber
3 1 (1.49%) Postman
3 1 (1.49%) REST Assured
3 1 (1.49%) Selenium
3 1 (1.49%) SoapUI
General
1 27 (40.30%) Finance
2 26 (38.81%) Social Skills
3 9 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (11.94%) Banking
4 8 (11.94%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (10.45%) Retail
6 6 (8.96%) Corporate Banking
6 6 (8.96%) Marketing
6 6 (8.96%) Retail Banking
7 4 (5.97%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (5.97%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
9 2 (2.99%) Automotive
9 2 (2.99%) Legal
10 1 (1.49%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.49%) Law
10 1 (1.49%) Local Government
10 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (16.42%) Analyst
2 8 (11.94%) Project Manager
3 7 (10.45%) Desktop Support
4 6 (8.96%) Business Analyst
4 6 (8.96%) Desktop Support Technician
4 6 (8.96%) Desktop Technician
4 6 (8.96%) Lead
4 6 (8.96%) Salesforce Analyst
4 6 (8.96%) Salesforce Business Analyst
4 6 (8.96%) Senior
4 6 (8.96%) Support Technician
5 5 (7.46%) Programme Manager
6 4 (5.97%) DevOps Engineer
6 4 (5.97%) Salesforce Trainer
6 4 (5.97%) Senior Desktop Support
6 4 (5.97%) Senior Desktop Support Technician
6 4 (5.97%) Senior Support Technician
6 4 (5.97%) Senior Technician
6 4 (5.97%) Trainer
7 3 (4.48%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.97%) VML
2 2 (2.99%) SailPoint
3 1 (1.49%) .NET
3 1 (1.49%) .NET Core
3 1 (1.49%) ADO
3 1 (1.49%) ARM Templates
3 1 (1.49%) jQuery
3 1 (1.49%) JSON
3 1 (1.49%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 13 (19.40%) Product Ownership
2 6 (8.96%) PMI
2 6 (8.96%) Smartphone
3 4 (5.97%) e-Learning
3 4 (5.97%) Learning Management System
3 4 (5.97%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.99%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.49%) CCTV
5 1 (1.49%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.49%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.49%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.49%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 18 (26.87%) Windows
2 8 (11.94%) Windows 10
3 7 (10.45%) Mac OS
4 6 (8.96%) Apple iOS
5 3 (4.48%) Linux
6 1 (1.49%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.49%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (55.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 26 (38.81%) Agile
3 16 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (23.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 14 (20.90%) Change Management
5 13 (19.40%) Scrum
6 12 (17.91%) Project Management
7 11 (16.42%) User Experience
8 10 (14.93%) Data Protection
8 10 (14.93%) DevOps
8 10 (14.93%) Process Improvement
9 9 (13.43%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (13.43%) Customer Service
9 9 (13.43%) Kanban
9 9 (13.43%) Roadmaps
10 8 (11.94%) Coaching
10 8 (11.94%) Regulatory Change
10 8 (11.94%) Resource Allocation
10 8 (11.94%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 8 (11.94%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 10 (14.93%) PowerShell
2 8 (11.94%) Bash
3 2 (2.99%) Python
4 1 (1.49%) C#
4 1 (1.49%) C++
4 1 (1.49%) Java
4 1 (1.49%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.49%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (16.42%) Degree
2 8 (11.94%) Security Cleared
3 6 (8.96%) Master's Degree
3 6 (8.96%) MBA
3 6 (8.96%) PMI Certification
3 6 (8.96%) PMP
3 6 (8.96%) SAFe Agilist
4 4 (5.97%) CSPO
4 4 (5.97%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.99%) Azure Certification
5 2 (2.99%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.99%) CISA
5 2 (2.99%) CISM
5 2 (2.99%) CISSP
5 2 (2.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (1.49%) BC Cleared
6 1 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.49%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (16.42%) GDPR
2 10 (14.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (13.43%) QA
4 6 (8.96%) Basel III
5 5 (7.46%) PMO
6 2 (2.99%) COBIT
6 2 (2.99%) Data Quality
6 2 (2.99%) GRC
6 2 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (2.99%) NIST
6 2 (2.99%) NIST 800
6 2 (2.99%) SLA
7 1 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.49%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 15 (22.39%) Active Directory
2 8 (11.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.49%) Docker
3 1 (1.49%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (20.90%) SCCM
2 13 (19.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (5.97%) Terraform
4 2 (2.99%) RSA Archer
5 1 (1.49%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.49%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 23 (34.33%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.94%) VMware
3 7 (10.45%) Citrix
3 7 (10.45%) Salesforce
4 6 (8.96%) Google
4 6 (8.96%) ServiceNow
5 3 (4.48%) Dynatrace
5 3 (4.48%) Oracle
6 2 (2.99%) Alteryx
6 2 (2.99%) DocuSign
6 2 (2.99%) Rapid7
7 1 (1.49%) Autodesk
7 1 (1.49%) HP
7 1 (1.49%) Planview
7 1 (1.49%) SAP