Kanban Contract Job Trends in England

Kanban
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Kanban skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 232 278 255
Rank change year-on-year +46 -23 -102
Contract jobs citing Kanban 380 252 342
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.22% 0.86% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 0.97% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 174 230
10th Percentile £350 £367 £375
25th Percentile £406 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% -6.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £613 £609 £624
90th Percentile £700 £721 £700
UK median daily rate £502 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +0.40% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £54.20
25th Percentile £30.75 £27.13 £57.50
Median hourly rate £31.50 £27.25 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.60% -67.94% +21.43%
75th Percentile £32.25 £27.38 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £31.50 £50.24 £85.00
% change year-on-year -37.30% -40.90% +21.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Kanban 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,668 25,905 33,491
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 89.00% 88.32% 88.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,615 15,999 22,793
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £406 £418 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.62% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £531
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.13% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,810 882 1,400
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.54 £14.74
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -20.90% +18.63%
75th Percentile £53.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.26 £74.99 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.79% -22.35% +21.43%

Kanban
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kanban relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Kanban job vacancy trend in England

Kanban
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Kanban.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Kanban

Kanban
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kanban in England over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Kanban in England

Kanban
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Kanban.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Kanban

Kanban
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kanban within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
London +64 220 £540 +0.93% 59
North of England +1 60 £475 -5.00% 50
Midlands -6 38 £413 -25.47% 16
Yorkshire -19 37 £488 -2.50% 15
South East -25 30 £485 -3.00% 37
East Midlands - 26 £360 - 8
North West -8 20 £415 -3.88% 35
South West -5 13 £559 +1.59% 33
West Midlands -30 12 £501 -9.44% 8
North East -7 5 £545 +29.76%
East of England -23 5 £450 +9.09% 14
Kanban
UK

Kanban
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 71 (18.68%) Confluence
2 7 (1.84%) CMS
3 5 (1.32%) nginx
4 4 (1.05%) Apache
4 4 (1.05%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.05%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.26%) JBoss
5 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.26%) SAS
5 1 (0.26%) WebLogic
Applications
1 15 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.84%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.84%) Trello
5 4 (1.05%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.53%) Sketch
7 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.58%) Payment Gateway
2 6 (1.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.53%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.53%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.26%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.26%) Finacle
5 1 (0.26%) SAP MRS
5 1 (0.26%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.26%) Shopify
5 1 (0.26%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 91 (23.95%) Azure
2 67 (17.63%) AWS
3 45 (11.84%) Azure DevOps
4 38 (10.00%) GCP
5 33 (8.68%) Power Platform
6 32 (8.42%) GitHub
7 20 (5.26%) Snowflake
8 13 (3.42%) GitHub Actions
8 13 (3.42%) Miro
9 12 (3.16%) Serverless
10 8 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.84%) Figma
11 7 (1.84%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.58%) AWS CloudFormation
12 6 (1.58%) Power Automate
13 5 (1.32%) Entra ID
13 5 (1.32%) Microsoft 365
14 4 (1.05%) Azure AKS
14 4 (1.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (1.05%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.32%) DNS
2 4 (1.05%) Firewall
3 3 (0.79%) NAS
3 3 (0.79%) SAN
4 2 (0.53%) VPN
5 1 (0.26%) FTP
5 1 (0.26%) HTTP
5 1 (0.26%) Internet
5 1 (0.26%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.26%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.84%) Power BI
2 16 (4.21%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (3.95%) Tableau
4 11 (2.89%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.89%) Snowflake Schema
5 10 (2.63%) Data Vault
5 10 (2.63%) Metadata
6 9 (2.37%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.84%) BigQuery
7 7 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.84%) MongoDB
8 4 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.05%) Big Data
8 4 (1.05%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.05%) Star Schema
9 3 (0.79%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.79%) DB2
9 3 (0.79%) MySQL
9 3 (0.79%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.53%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 144 (37.89%) JIRA
2 58 (15.26%) Git
3 45 (11.84%) Jenkins
4 20 (5.26%) Postman
5 18 (4.74%) GitLab
6 15 (3.95%) Bitbucket
7 12 (3.16%) Selenium
8 11 (2.89%) Cucumber
9 10 (2.63%) ERwin
9 10 (2.63%) SoapUI
10 9 (2.37%) ER Studio
10 9 (2.37%) PowerDesigner
11 8 (2.11%) TeamCity
12 6 (1.58%) Cypress.io
12 6 (1.58%) REST Assured
13 5 (1.32%) Subversion
13 5 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
13 5 (1.32%) Zephyr
14 4 (1.05%) Atlassian Bamboo
15 3 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
General
1 178 (46.84%) Social Skills
2 96 (25.26%) Finance
3 45 (11.84%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.79%) Public Sector
5 33 (8.68%) Banking
6 20 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
7 18 (4.74%) Front Office
8 11 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (2.89%) Retail
9 10 (2.63%) Marketing
10 9 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.11%) Financial Institution
11 8 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.32%) Legal
12 5 (1.32%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.32%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.05%) Corporate Banking
13 4 (1.05%) Retail Banking
14 3 (0.79%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 76 (20.00%) Analyst
2 58 (15.26%) Developer
3 45 (11.84%) Business Analyst
4 39 (10.26%) Senior
5 35 (9.21%) Project Manager
6 33 (8.68%) Scrum Master
7 27 (7.11%) Delivery Manager
8 23 (6.05%) Java Developer
9 22 (5.79%) Lead
10 15 (3.95%) Test Analyst
11 13 (3.42%) Agile Project Manager
12 12 (3.16%) Data Modeller
12 12 (3.16%) Software Engineer
12 12 (3.16%) Technical Analyst
13 11 (2.89%) Angular Developer
14 10 (2.63%) Senior Manager
15 9 (2.37%) Payments Analyst
15 9 (2.37%) Payments Business Analyst
15 9 (2.37%) Product Manager
15 9 (2.37%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (10.79%) REST
2 27 (7.11%) React
3 24 (6.32%) HTML
4 23 (6.05%) CSS
5 20 (5.26%) AngularJS
6 16 (4.21%) Kafka
7 15 (3.95%) Spring
8 14 (3.68%) Spring Boot
9 12 (3.16%) .NET
10 11 (2.89%) RESTful
11 10 (2.63%) Node.js
12 9 (2.37%) JSON
12 9 (2.37%) Playwright
12 9 (2.37%) SailPoint
13 8 (2.11%) FIX Protocol
13 8 (2.11%) GraphQL
14 7 (1.84%) RabbitMQ
14 7 (1.84%) Web Services
15 6 (1.58%) .NET Core
15 6 (1.58%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 79 (20.79%) Product Ownership
2 19 (5.00%) Greenfield Project
3 18 (4.74%) Data Structures
3 18 (4.74%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 16 (4.21%) PMI
5 14 (3.68%) Virtual Team
6 12 (3.16%) Algorithms
6 12 (3.16%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.11%) Derivative
7 8 (2.11%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.84%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.84%) NHS
9 6 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.58%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.58%) FMCG
9 6 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.32%) Reinsurance
11 3 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.00%) Linux
2 17 (4.47%) Windows
3 7 (1.84%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.58%) Unix
5 4 (1.05%) VMS
6 2 (0.53%) Android
6 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 369 (97.11%) Agile
2 350 (92.11%) Scrum
3 117 (30.79%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (28.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 94 (24.74%) DevOps
6 90 (23.68%) Scaled Agile Framework
7 88 (23.16%) Stakeholder Management
8 85 (22.37%) CI/CD
9 65 (17.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 63 (16.58%) Sprint Planning
11 62 (16.32%) User Stories
12 61 (16.05%) Roadmaps
13 60 (15.79%) Test Automation
14 53 (13.95%) TDD
15 50 (13.16%) Microservices
16 43 (11.32%) Analytics
16 43 (11.32%) Project Management
17 40 (10.53%) BDD
18 38 (10.00%) Decision-Making
19 37 (9.74%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 70 (18.42%) Java
2 56 (14.74%) SQL
3 53 (13.95%) Python
4 32 (8.42%) JavaScript
5 25 (6.58%) C#
6 17 (4.47%) TypeScript
7 16 (4.21%) PowerShell
8 11 (2.89%) C++
9 9 (2.37%) Bash
10 7 (1.84%) Go
11 4 (1.05%) Apex Code
11 4 (1.05%) Scala
12 3 (0.79%) Ruby
12 3 (0.79%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.53%) Korn
13 2 (0.53%) Perl
14 1 (0.26%) ABAP
14 1 (0.26%) C
14 1 (0.26%) Groovy
14 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (14.74%) Security Cleared
2 48 (12.63%) Degree
3 38 (10.00%) SC Cleared
4 21 (5.53%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (5.26%) PMI Certification
6 19 (5.00%) CISSP
7 17 (4.47%) CISM
8 14 (3.68%) DV Cleared
9 12 (3.16%) Master's Degree
10 11 (2.89%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (2.63%) CISA
11 10 (2.63%) ISTQB
12 9 (2.37%) CBAP
12 9 (2.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 8 (2.11%) PMP
14 5 (1.32%) CSPO
14 5 (1.32%) SAFe Agilist
15 4 (1.05%) ISEB
15 4 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (1.05%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (13.42%) QA
2 25 (6.58%) Data Quality
3 17 (4.47%) NIST
4 16 (4.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.95%) PCI DSS
6 12 (3.16%) GDPR
7 9 (2.37%) COBIT
7 9 (2.37%) NIST 800
7 9 (2.37%) PSD2
8 8 (2.11%) Accessibility
8 8 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (1.84%) GRC
9 7 (1.84%) PMO
10 6 (1.58%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.79%) Basel III
11 3 (0.79%) ISO 19650
12 2 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.26%) SNOMED CT
13 1 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.26%) WCAG
System Software
1 42 (11.05%) Docker
2 8 (2.11%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.79%) VMware NSX
3 3 (0.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (10.00%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.74%) Terraform
3 16 (4.21%) Ansible
4 9 (2.37%) RSA Archer
5 5 (1.32%) Grafana
5 5 (1.32%) Rancher
6 4 (1.05%) Consul
6 4 (1.05%) Packer
6 4 (1.05%) Podman
7 3 (0.79%) Argo
7 3 (0.79%) Nagios
7 3 (0.79%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.79%) SELinux
7 3 (0.79%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.79%) vRealize
8 2 (0.53%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.53%) Puppet
9 1 (0.26%) Kibana
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.26%) SCCM
Vendors
1 54 (14.21%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.21%) Oracle
3 14 (3.68%) ServiceNow
4 12 (3.16%) Google
4 12 (3.16%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.63%) Atlassian
6 9 (2.37%) CyberArk
7 8 (2.11%) Alteryx
7 8 (2.11%) BeyondTrust
7 8 (2.11%) Rapid7
7 8 (2.11%) SAP
7 8 (2.11%) Thycotic
8 7 (1.84%) Databricks
9 6 (1.58%) Sparx
10 5 (1.32%) CA Agile Central
11 4 (1.05%) Splunk
12 3 (0.79%) Bloomberg
12 3 (0.79%) Cloudera
12 3 (0.79%) F5
12 3 (0.79%) IBM