Continuous Improvement Contract Job Trends in London

Continual Improvement
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 53 63
Rank change year-on-year +23 +10 +26
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 932 617 736
As % of all contract jobs in London 6.58% 3.90% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.14% 4.36% 4.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 617 335 493
10th Percentile £331 £355 £388
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £570 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.46% -0.87% +0.66%
75th Percentile £660 £700 £700
90th Percentile £760 £808 £820
England median daily rate £500 £530 £562
% change year-on-year -5.66% -5.65% +2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 9 7
10th Percentile £17.40 £17.08 £19.40
25th Percentile £17.50 £22.00 £37.50
Median hourly rate £18.50 £50.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.00% -16.67% -19.30%
75th Percentile £35.00 £71.25 £75.78
90th Percentile £49.40 £75.25 £87.94
England median hourly rate £21.30 £33.93 £65.00
% change year-on-year -37.22% -47.80% -5.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,057 14,136 18,004
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.24% 89.39% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,585 9,131 12,920
10th Percentile £334 £350 £351
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 170 250
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.25 £18.76
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £28.31 £37.50 £37.17
Median % change year-on-year -24.50% +0.89% -4.39%
75th Percentile £47.00 £55.94 £61.75
90th Percentile £68.06 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.36 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.87% -21.42% +26.76%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in London

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in London over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in London

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in London over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in London

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 22 November 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
Central London +10 133 £524 -12.53% 452
West London 0 20 £484 +13.82% 45
East London +8 14 £190 -63.98% 29
South London 0 11 £582 +22.47% 20
North London +5 4 £575 - 7
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 62 (6.65%) Confluence
2 38 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.39%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.64%) Apache
6 5 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.54%) CMS
6 5 (0.54%) MQSeries
7 3 (0.32%) Appian
7 3 (0.32%) Ethereum
7 3 (0.32%) HCL Notes
7 3 (0.32%) Hyperledger
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.21%) Drupal
8 2 (0.21%) Luigi
8 2 (0.21%) nginx
8 2 (0.21%) WordPress
9 1 (0.11%) Camunda
9 1 (0.11%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.11%) Jupyter
Applications
1 62 (6.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
4 18 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (1.29%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.86%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.32%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.11%) Autodesk Smoke
9 1 (0.11%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.11%) Notion
9 1 (0.11%) Revit
9 1 (0.11%) Sketch
9 1 (0.11%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 30 (3.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.97%) Endur
3 5 (0.54%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.43%) Infor SunSystems
4 4 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.43%) SAP PS
5 3 (0.32%) ION MarketView
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.32%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.32%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.21%) Loan IQ
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP SCM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP SRM
6 2 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 157 (16.85%) Azure
2 127 (13.63%) AWS
3 71 (7.62%) Power Platform
4 56 (6.01%) Azure DevOps
5 51 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (4.29%) GCP
7 38 (4.08%) GitHub
7 38 (4.08%) SaaS
8 32 (3.43%) Serverless
9 25 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
10 23 (2.47%) Entra ID
11 22 (2.36%) Amazon S3
12 20 (2.15%) AWS Lambda
13 19 (2.04%) Power Automate
14 18 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
15 17 (1.82%) PowerApps
16 16 (1.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 16 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
17 15 (1.61%) PaaS
18 13 (1.39%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.36%) Firewall
2 17 (1.82%) DNS
3 11 (1.18%) TCP/IP
3 11 (1.18%) VPN
4 10 (1.07%) DHCP
5 9 (0.97%) Network Security
6 8 (0.86%) WAN
7 7 (0.75%) LAN
8 4 (0.43%) Broadband
8 4 (0.43%) DKIM
8 4 (0.43%) DMARC
8 4 (0.43%) Multicast
8 4 (0.43%) tcpdump
8 4 (0.43%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.32%) 5G
9 3 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
9 3 (0.32%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.21%) Internet
10 2 (0.21%) MPLS
10 2 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (6.12%) Power BI
2 26 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.93%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.50%) Amazon RDS
5 14 (1.50%) Tableau
6 13 (1.39%) NoSQL
7 11 (1.18%) Data Lake
7 11 (1.18%) MySQL
7 11 (1.18%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.07%) Metadata
9 8 (0.86%) Oracle Database
9 8 (0.86%) Redis
10 7 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
10 7 (0.75%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.75%) MongoDB
11 5 (0.54%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.54%) Geospatial Data
12 4 (0.43%) Airbyte
12 4 (0.43%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 120 (12.88%) JIRA
2 40 (4.29%) Jenkins
3 35 (3.76%) Git
4 20 (2.15%) GitLab
5 16 (1.72%) Selenium
6 12 (1.29%) JUnit
7 11 (1.18%) Postman
8 9 (0.97%) SonarQube
9 8 (0.86%) REST Assured
10 7 (0.75%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.64%) Cypress.io
11 6 (0.64%) SoapUI
12 5 (0.54%) Maven
12 5 (0.54%) Mockito
12 5 (0.54%) Xcode
13 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 4 (0.43%) Subversion
13 4 (0.43%) XCTest
14 3 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
14 3 (0.32%) TestRail
General
1 437 (46.89%) Social Skills
2 266 (28.54%) Finance
3 189 (20.28%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (13.63%) Public Sector
5 81 (8.69%) Banking
6 43 (4.61%) Influencing Skills
7 42 (4.51%) Legal
8 36 (3.86%) Marketing
9 32 (3.43%) Manufacturing
10 30 (3.22%) Retail
11 26 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
11 26 (2.79%) Telecoms
12 22 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
13 18 (1.93%) Front Office
14 17 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 16 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
16 15 (1.61%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.61%) Local Government
17 14 (1.50%) Investment Banking
18 13 (1.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 144 (15.45%) Analyst
2 128 (13.73%) Lead
3 89 (9.55%) Senior
4 86 (9.23%) Developer
5 61 (6.55%) Business Analyst
6 58 (6.22%) Consultant
7 48 (5.15%) Architect
8 41 (4.40%) Project Manager
9 23 (2.47%) Senior Analyst
10 21 (2.25%) Data Engineer
11 20 (2.15%) Delivery Manager
11 20 (2.15%) Product Owner
12 17 (1.82%) Product Manager
12 17 (1.82%) Security Engineer
13 16 (1.72%) Java Developer
13 16 (1.72%) Senior Manager
14 15 (1.61%) Designer
14 15 (1.61%) Programme Manager
15 14 (1.50%) DevOps Engineer
15 14 (1.50%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.54%) REST
2 29 (3.11%) Spring
3 26 (2.79%) .NET
4 25 (2.68%) RESTful
5 22 (2.36%) Kafka
6 20 (2.15%) Node.js
7 19 (2.04%) Spring Boot
8 18 (1.93%) React
8 18 (1.93%) Web Services
9 15 (1.61%) SOAP
9 15 (1.61%) XML
10 14 (1.50%) CSS
10 14 (1.50%) HTML
11 12 (1.29%) OAuth
12 11 (1.18%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.97%) GraphQL
13 9 (0.97%) Hibernate
13 9 (0.97%) Middleware
13 9 (0.97%) PySpark
14 8 (0.86%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 92 (9.87%) Product Ownership
2 53 (5.69%) Onboarding
3 43 (4.61%) Cloud Native
4 29 (3.11%) Analytical Mindset
5 25 (2.68%) Management Information System
6 24 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
7 18 (1.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 17 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (1.82%) Mobile App
8 17 (1.82%) Virtual Team
9 16 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (1.50%) Algorithms
10 14 (1.50%) PMI
11 12 (1.29%) Cyber Defence
11 12 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 12 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.29%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (1.07%) Fixed Income
12 10 (1.07%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.51%) Linux
2 40 (4.29%) Windows
3 21 (2.25%) Unix
4 11 (1.18%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.97%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.86%) Android
7 6 (0.64%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.43%) VMS
8 4 (0.43%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.21%) AIX
10 1 (0.11%) Solaris
10 1 (0.11%) tvOS
10 1 (0.11%) watchOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (38.41%) Agile
2 286 (30.69%) Problem-Solving
3 202 (21.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 177 (18.99%) DevOps
5 161 (17.27%) CI/CD
6 160 (17.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 120 (12.88%) Roadmaps
8 108 (11.59%) Decision-Making
9 103 (11.05%) Analytics
10 98 (10.52%) Scrum
11 95 (10.19%) Project Management
12 81 (8.69%) Project Delivery
13 79 (8.48%) AI
14 77 (8.26%) Mentoring
15 71 (7.62%) Change Management
15 71 (7.62%) Test Automation
16 68 (7.30%) Business Intelligence
17 65 (6.97%) ITIL
18 64 (6.87%) Microservices
19 63 (6.76%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (14.48%) SQL
2 126 (13.52%) Python
3 81 (8.69%) Java
4 46 (4.94%) PowerShell
5 45 (4.83%) JavaScript
6 35 (3.76%) Bash
7 26 (2.79%) C#
8 24 (2.58%) TypeScript
9 14 (1.50%) Kusto Query Language
10 11 (1.18%) C++
11 10 (1.07%) VBA
12 8 (0.86%) Korn
13 7 (0.75%) PL/SQL
14 6 (0.64%) Bicep
15 5 (0.54%) Groovy
15 5 (0.54%) Kotlin
15 5 (0.54%) Ruby
15 5 (0.54%) Scala
15 5 (0.54%) Shell Script
16 4 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 134 (14.38%) Security Cleared
2 106 (11.37%) SC Cleared
3 89 (9.55%) Degree
4 41 (4.40%) PMI Certification
5 31 (3.33%) PMP
6 30 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.25%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.39%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.18%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.07%) ACCA
12 10 (1.07%) CIMA
12 10 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (0.97%) CISSP
14 8 (0.86%) ISTQB
15 7 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 7 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.75%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 6 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (8.26%) QA
2 42 (4.51%) Accessibility
3 41 (4.40%) Data Quality
4 37 (3.97%) GDPR
5 32 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (2.47%) PMO
7 20 (2.15%) NIST
8 16 (1.72%) SLA
9 15 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 14 (1.50%) GRC
11 10 (1.07%) ITGC
12 9 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
12 9 (0.97%) COBIT
12 9 (0.97%) NCSC
13 8 (0.86%) MiFID
14 6 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 6 (0.64%) EMIR
14 6 (0.64%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 6 (0.64%) SOX 404
System Software
1 67 (7.19%) Docker
2 28 (3.00%) Active Directory
3 9 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.11%) ProxySG
5 1 (0.11%) RACF
Systems Management
1 70 (7.51%) Kubernetes
2 54 (5.79%) Terraform
3 26 (2.79%) Ansible
4 22 (2.36%) Grafana
5 17 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (1.82%) Prometheus
6 16 (1.72%) SCCM
7 15 (1.61%) ITRS Geneos
8 6 (0.64%) Kibana
9 5 (0.54%) Control-M
10 4 (0.43%) SCOM
10 4 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.43%) WSUS
11 3 (0.32%) BladeLogic
11 3 (0.32%) HP ALM
11 3 (0.32%) logstash
11 3 (0.32%) QRadar
11 3 (0.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.21%) Packer
Vendors
1 174 (18.67%) Microsoft
2 60 (6.44%) SAP
3 49 (5.26%) Oracle
4 33 (3.54%) Google
5 31 (3.33%) Salesforce
5 31 (3.33%) ServiceNow
6 24 (2.58%) Splunk
7 19 (2.04%) Databricks
8 13 (1.39%) Dynatrace
9 9 (0.97%) Adobe
9 9 (0.97%) TIBCO
9 9 (0.97%) Workday
10 8 (0.86%) VMware
11 7 (0.75%) Informatica
11 7 (0.75%) OpenAI
11 7 (0.75%) UiPath
12 6 (0.64%) CA Agile Central
12 6 (0.64%) Guidewire
12 6 (0.64%) Murex
12 6 (0.64%) Solace