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 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 52 56
Rank change year-on-year +23 +4 +27
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 941 596 688
As % of all contract jobs in London 6.56% 4.03% 3.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.18% 4.47% 4.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 627 325 456
10th Percentile £328 £372 £392
25th Percentile £425 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £650 £700 £718
90th Percentile £758 £825 £850
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 10 7
10th Percentile £17.45 £17.08 £19.40
25th Percentile £17.50 £22.00 £37.50
Median hourly rate £18.50 £31.88 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.96% -46.88% -7.69%
75th Percentile £35.00 £55.75 £77.50
90th Percentile £61.67 £71.63 £91.50
England median hourly rate £23.33 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -53.34% -23.08% +4.00%

All Process & 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 13,097 13,344 16,454
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.33% 90.12% 89.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,632 8,554 11,793
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £756 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 165 243
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.16 £17.80
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £20.01
Median hourly rate £31.49 £36.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% +12.31% -16.13%
75th Percentile £53.13 £55.25 £58.75
90th Percentile £67.91 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.64%

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 28 December 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 28 December 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 28 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
Central London +12 130 £525 -4.55% 365
East London +5 15 £190 -65.69% 30
West London -13 15 £475 +2.70% 23
South London -9 6 £563 +6.43% 46
North London +6 3 £600 - 5
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 61 (6.48%) Confluence
2 39 (4.14%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.53%) CMS
5 5 (0.53%) HCL Notes
5 5 (0.53%) MQSeries
6 4 (0.43%) Apache
6 4 (0.43%) Appian
7 3 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.32%) Ethereum
7 3 (0.32%) Hyperledger
8 2 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.21%) Camunda
8 2 (0.21%) Drupal
8 2 (0.21%) Luigi
8 2 (0.21%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.21%) WordPress
9 1 (0.11%) IIS
9 1 (0.11%) Jupyter
Applications
1 66 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (1.81%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (1.38%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.74%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.53%) Trello
8 4 (0.43%) Notion
9 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.21%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.21%) Autodesk Smoke
11 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
11 1 (0.11%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.11%) Sketch
11 1 (0.11%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 30 (3.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.53%) Endur
3 5 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
3 5 (0.53%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.43%) SAP PS
5 3 (0.32%) Infor SunSystems
5 3 (0.32%) Loan IQ
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.32%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.32%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.21%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.21%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP GTS
6 2 (0.21%) SAP SRM
6 2 (0.21%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 175 (18.60%) Azure
2 123 (13.07%) AWS
3 81 (8.61%) Power Platform
4 70 (7.44%) Azure DevOps
5 49 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
6 47 (4.99%) GitHub
7 39 (4.14%) GCP
8 31 (3.29%) GitHub Actions
8 31 (3.29%) SaaS
9 30 (3.19%) Serverless
10 24 (2.55%) Entra ID
11 22 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (2.34%) Power Automate
12 21 (2.23%) Amazon S3
13 19 (2.02%) AWS Lambda
13 19 (2.02%) PowerApps
14 16 (1.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 13 (1.38%) Azure Monitor
15 13 (1.38%) PaaS
16 12 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.34%) Firewall
2 18 (1.91%) DNS
3 14 (1.49%) TCP/IP
4 13 (1.38%) DHCP
5 11 (1.17%) VPN
6 9 (0.96%) Network Security
7 6 (0.64%) LAN
7 6 (0.64%) WAN
8 5 (0.53%) Broadband
8 5 (0.53%) Modbus
9 4 (0.43%) Multicast
9 4 (0.43%) tcpdump
9 4 (0.43%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.32%) 5G
10 3 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
10 3 (0.32%) DKIM
10 3 (0.32%) DMARC
10 3 (0.32%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.32%) RS-232
10 3 (0.32%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.80%) Power BI
2 25 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (2.02%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.91%) Tableau
5 15 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (1.49%) SQL Server
7 13 (1.38%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
9 11 (1.17%) MySQL
10 10 (1.06%) Data Lake
10 10 (1.06%) Metadata
11 8 (0.85%) Redis
12 7 (0.74%) MongoDB
13 6 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.64%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.64%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
15 4 (0.43%) BigQuery
15 4 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 123 (13.07%) JIRA
2 43 (4.57%) Jenkins
3 27 (2.87%) Git
4 24 (2.55%) GitLab
5 15 (1.59%) JUnit
5 15 (1.59%) Selenium
6 11 (1.17%) Postman
7 10 (1.06%) Cypress.io
8 9 (0.96%) SonarQube
9 8 (0.85%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.85%) REST Assured
10 6 (0.64%) Maven
10 6 (0.64%) Mockito
10 6 (0.64%) SoapUI
11 5 (0.53%) JMeter
11 5 (0.53%) Xcode
12 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.43%) Subversion
12 4 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
12 4 (0.43%) XCTest
General
1 443 (47.08%) Social Skills
2 275 (29.22%) Finance
3 185 (19.66%) Analytical Skills
4 117 (12.43%) Public Sector
5 77 (8.18%) Banking
6 45 (4.78%) Influencing Skills
7 39 (4.14%) Legal
8 38 (4.04%) Marketing
9 34 (3.61%) Manufacturing
10 29 (3.08%) Retail
11 24 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.02%) Telecoms
13 17 (1.81%) Financial Institution
13 17 (1.81%) Front Office
14 16 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 15 (1.59%) Publishing
16 13 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.28%) Local Government
18 11 (1.17%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 144 (15.30%) Analyst
2 128 (13.60%) Lead
3 87 (9.25%) Senior
4 77 (8.18%) Developer
5 61 (6.48%) Business Analyst
6 52 (5.53%) Consultant
7 48 (5.10%) Architect
8 38 (4.04%) Project Manager
9 23 (2.44%) Senior Manager
10 22 (2.34%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (2.13%) Delivery Manager
11 20 (2.13%) Security Engineer
12 19 (2.02%) Product Owner
13 17 (1.81%) DevOps Engineer
13 17 (1.81%) Product Manager
14 16 (1.70%) Programme Manager
15 14 (1.49%) Change Manager
15 14 (1.49%) Designer
15 14 (1.49%) Scrum Master
15 14 (1.49%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.08%) REST
2 25 (2.66%) .NET
2 25 (2.66%) RESTful
3 24 (2.55%) Spring
4 23 (2.44%) Node.js
5 20 (2.13%) React
6 18 (1.91%) CSS
6 18 (1.91%) HTML
6 18 (1.91%) Spring Boot
7 17 (1.81%) Kafka
8 15 (1.59%) SOAP
8 15 (1.59%) Web Services
9 14 (1.49%) XML
10 11 (1.17%) AngularJS
11 10 (1.06%) OAuth
12 9 (0.96%) Hibernate
12 9 (0.96%) Middleware
13 8 (0.85%) JSON
13 8 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
13 8 (0.85%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 84 (8.93%) Product Ownership
2 56 (5.95%) Onboarding
3 45 (4.78%) Cloud Native
4 30 (3.19%) Analytical Mindset
5 25 (2.66%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
7 19 (2.02%) Virtual Team
8 17 (1.81%) Mobile App
9 15 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 15 (1.59%) PMI
10 13 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
10 13 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.38%) Public Cloud
11 12 (1.28%) Security Posture
12 11 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (1.06%) Algorithms
13 10 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (0.85%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 43 (4.57%) Windows
2 40 (4.25%) Linux
3 17 (1.81%) Unix
4 14 (1.49%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.06%) Android
5 10 (1.06%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.74%) VMS
7 6 (0.64%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.53%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.21%) AIX
12 1 (0.11%) Solaris
12 1 (0.11%) tvOS
12 1 (0.11%) watchOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 368 (39.11%) Agile
2 268 (28.48%) Problem-Solving
3 220 (23.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 180 (19.13%) DevOps
5 171 (18.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 161 (17.11%) CI/CD
7 123 (13.07%) Roadmaps
8 119 (12.65%) Decision-Making
9 111 (11.80%) Analytics
10 93 (9.88%) Project Management
11 91 (9.67%) Project Delivery
12 90 (9.56%) AI
13 86 (9.14%) Scrum
14 80 (8.50%) Mentoring
15 75 (7.97%) Test Automation
16 74 (7.86%) Business Intelligence
17 71 (7.55%) Change Management
18 69 (7.33%) ITIL
19 68 (7.23%) Migration
20 67 (7.12%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 131 (13.92%) SQL
2 125 (13.28%) Python
3 73 (7.76%) Java
4 49 (5.21%) PowerShell
5 45 (4.78%) JavaScript
6 34 (3.61%) Bash
7 28 (2.98%) TypeScript
8 23 (2.44%) C#
9 15 (1.59%) Kusto Query Language
10 11 (1.17%) C++
11 7 (0.74%) Bicep
11 7 (0.74%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.64%) Korn
12 6 (0.64%) R
13 5 (0.53%) Groovy
13 5 (0.53%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.43%) RPG
14 4 (0.43%) Ruby
14 4 (0.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 130 (13.82%) Security Cleared
2 107 (11.37%) SC Cleared
3 92 (9.78%) Degree
4 37 (3.93%) PMI Certification
5 27 (2.87%) PMP
6 26 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 24 (2.55%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (1.28%) ACCA
10 11 (1.17%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.17%) ISTQB
10 11 (1.17%) Master's Degree
10 11 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (1.06%) CIMA
11 10 (1.06%) DV Cleared
12 9 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.85%) CISSP
14 7 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 7 (0.74%) IIBA
14 7 (0.74%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (9.67%) QA
2 44 (4.68%) Data Quality
3 42 (4.46%) Accessibility
3 42 (4.46%) GDPR
4 36 (3.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 32 (3.40%) PMO
6 22 (2.34%) NIST
7 20 (2.13%) SLA
8 17 (1.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 15 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
10 12 (1.28%) GRC
11 10 (1.06%) COBIT
11 10 (1.06%) ITGC
12 9 (0.96%) MiFID
12 9 (0.96%) NCSC
13 7 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 7 (0.74%) EMIR
14 6 (0.64%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.64%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.64%) WCAG
System Software
1 66 (7.01%) Docker
2 25 (2.66%) Active Directory
3 15 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.32%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) ProxySG
6 1 (0.11%) RACF
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 69 (7.33%) Kubernetes
2 59 (6.27%) Terraform
3 29 (3.08%) Ansible
4 20 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.13%) SCCM
5 17 (1.81%) Grafana
6 12 (1.28%) Prometheus
7 10 (1.06%) ITRS Geneos
8 8 (0.85%) WSUS
9 6 (0.64%) Kibana
10 5 (0.53%) Control-M
11 4 (0.43%) SCOM
12 3 (0.32%) HP ALM
12 3 (0.32%) logstash
12 3 (0.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.21%) Packer
13 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.21%) vRealize
Vendors
1 176 (18.70%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.48%) SAP
3 44 (4.68%) ServiceNow
4 43 (4.57%) Oracle
5 38 (4.04%) Google
6 37 (3.93%) Salesforce
7 18 (1.91%) Splunk
8 16 (1.70%) Databricks
9 12 (1.28%) Adobe
9 12 (1.28%) Dynatrace
10 10 (1.06%) VMware
11 9 (0.96%) Workday
12 8 (0.85%) IBM
13 7 (0.74%) TIBCO
14 6 (0.64%) CA Agile Central
14 6 (0.64%) Guidewire
14 6 (0.64%) Murex
14 6 (0.64%) Remedy
14 6 (0.64%) Solace
14 6 (0.64%) Sophos