Kanban Contract Job Trends in London

Kanban
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Kanban skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 228 205
Rank change year-on-year +28 -23 -45
Contract jobs citing Kanban 207 126 201
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.31% 0.94% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.04% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 74 135
10th Percentile £375 £379 £384
25th Percentile £453 £431 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% -6.82% -6.78%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £716 £796 £725
England median daily rate £519 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +1.22% -6.82% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,289 12,129 16,286
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.26% 90.86% 88.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,589 7,891 11,637
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.56%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 157 349
10th Percentile £18.04 £20.63 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £24.75 £19.38
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.41% +18.33% -16.08%
75th Percentile £56.96 £53.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £78.54 £72.10
England median hourly rate £28.55 £35.00 £34.21
% change year-on-year -18.43% +2.31% -2.92%

Kanban
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Kanban job vacancy trend in London

Kanban
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Kanban

Kanban
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kanban in London over the 6 months to 1 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Kanban in London

Kanban
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Kanban

Kanban
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 Kanban within the London region over the 6 months to 1 March 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
Central London +3 35 £625 +8.70% 20
South London -3 13 £600 +41.18% 2
West London -18 8 £463 +23.33% 3
East London - 4 £585 - 1
Kanban
England

Kanban
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 30 (14.49%) Confluence
2 5 (2.42%) Apache
2 5 (2.42%) CMS
3 4 (1.93%) nginx
4 3 (1.45%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.48%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 5 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.97%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.97%) Trello
3 1 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.97%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.97%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 51 (24.64%) Azure
2 39 (18.84%) AWS
3 26 (12.56%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (10.63%) GCP
5 20 (9.66%) Power Platform
6 12 (5.80%) Snowflake
7 10 (4.83%) GitHub
8 7 (3.38%) Amazon S3
8 7 (3.38%) Miro
9 6 (2.90%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (2.42%) Serverless
11 4 (1.93%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.45%) Figma
12 3 (1.45%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.45%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (1.45%) Sauce Labs
12 3 (1.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.45%) FTP
2 1 (0.48%) Firewall
2 1 (0.48%) Network Security
2 1 (0.48%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.80%) Power BI
1 12 (5.80%) SQL Server
2 11 (5.31%) Snowflake Schema
3 9 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (3.38%) BigQuery
4 7 (3.38%) Data Vault
5 6 (2.90%) Metadata
5 6 (2.90%) NoSQL
5 6 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (2.42%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (2.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (2.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.93%) Data Lake
7 4 (1.93%) Star Schema
7 4 (1.93%) Tableau
8 3 (1.45%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (1.45%) Big Data
9 2 (0.97%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.97%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 64 (30.92%) JIRA
2 22 (10.63%) Git
3 15 (7.25%) Jenkins
4 8 (3.86%) ERwin
5 7 (3.38%) Bitbucket
5 7 (3.38%) Cucumber
5 7 (3.38%) ER Studio
5 7 (3.38%) PowerDesigner
6 6 (2.90%) GitLab
7 5 (2.42%) TeamCity
8 4 (1.93%) Maven
8 4 (1.93%) Team Foundation Server
9 3 (1.45%) Android Studio
9 3 (1.45%) JUnit
9 3 (1.45%) Mockito
9 3 (1.45%) Postman
9 3 (1.45%) Selenium
9 3 (1.45%) Xcode
9 3 (1.45%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.97%) Bitbucket Server
General
1 76 (36.71%) Social Skills
2 65 (31.40%) Finance
3 31 (14.98%) Public Sector
4 29 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (10.63%) Banking
6 17 (8.21%) Front Office
7 13 (6.28%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (3.86%) Legal
8 8 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.86%) Retail
9 4 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.45%) Automotive
10 3 (1.45%) Aviation
10 3 (1.45%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.45%) Marketing
10 3 (1.45%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.97%) Digital Healthcare
11 2 (0.97%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.97%) Local Government
11 2 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (14.49%) Analyst
2 29 (14.01%) Developer
3 28 (13.53%) Senior
4 23 (11.11%) Project Manager
5 21 (10.14%) Delivery Manager
6 19 (9.18%) Java Developer
7 18 (8.70%) Business Analyst
7 18 (8.70%) Scrum Master
8 17 (8.21%) Lead
9 11 (5.31%) Senior Manager
10 10 (4.83%) Data Engineer
11 9 (4.35%) Data Modeller
12 8 (3.86%) Agile Project Manager
12 8 (3.86%) Test Analyst
13 7 (3.38%) Low Latency Java Developer
13 7 (3.38%) Technical Analyst
14 6 (2.90%) Product Manager
14 6 (2.90%) Senior Project Manager
15 5 (2.42%) Security Engineer
15 5 (2.42%) Senior Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.73%) REST
2 12 (5.80%) React
3 10 (4.83%) HTML
4 9 (4.35%) AngularJS
5 8 (3.86%) CSS
5 8 (3.86%) Node.js
6 7 (3.38%) FIX Protocol
6 7 (3.38%) Spring Boot
6 7 (3.38%) Web Services
6 7 (3.38%) XML
7 6 (2.90%) JSON
8 5 (2.42%) .NET
8 5 (2.42%) ADO
8 5 (2.42%) Apache NiFi
8 5 (2.42%) Spring
9 4 (1.93%) Akka
9 4 (1.93%) Playwright
9 4 (1.93%) RESTful
9 4 (1.93%) ZK
10 3 (1.45%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 34 (16.43%) Product Ownership
2 19 (9.18%) Cloud Native
3 15 (7.25%) Data Structures
4 13 (6.28%) Greenfield Project
5 12 (5.80%) Algorithms
5 12 (5.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 12 (5.80%) Onboarding
5 12 (5.80%) Virtual Team
6 7 (3.38%) Derivative
7 5 (2.42%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.93%) Fixed Income
8 4 (1.93%) NHS
8 4 (1.93%) Wiki
9 3 (1.45%) FMCG
9 3 (1.45%) PMI
9 3 (1.45%) Reinsurance
10 2 (0.97%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.97%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.97%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 12 (5.80%) Linux
2 9 (4.35%) Windows
3 5 (2.42%) Unix
4 3 (1.45%) Android
4 3 (1.45%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.45%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.97%) VMS
6 1 (0.48%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (94.20%) Agile
2 183 (88.41%) Scrum
3 56 (27.05%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 53 (25.60%) Stakeholder Management
5 51 (24.64%) DevOps
5 51 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (22.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (16.91%) Roadmaps
8 30 (14.49%) Analytics
8 30 (14.49%) Project Management
9 29 (14.01%) User Stories
10 27 (13.04%) TDD
11 26 (12.56%) Test Automation
12 25 (12.08%) CI/CD
13 24 (11.59%) Data Modelling
13 24 (11.59%) Project Delivery
13 24 (11.59%) Sprint Planning
13 24 (11.59%) Waterfall
14 23 (11.11%) Acceptance Criteria
15 22 (10.63%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 49 (23.67%) Java
2 40 (19.32%) SQL
3 30 (14.49%) Python
4 16 (7.73%) C#
5 14 (6.76%) JavaScript
6 8 (3.86%) TypeScript
7 6 (2.90%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.42%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (1.93%) R
9 4 (1.93%) Scala
10 3 (1.45%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.45%) Bash
10 3 (1.45%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.45%) Objective-C
10 3 (1.45%) Swift
11 2 (0.97%) Bicep
11 2 (0.97%) Korn
12 1 (0.48%) C++
12 1 (0.48%) Go
Qualifications
1 46 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 37 (17.87%) SC Cleared
3 22 (10.63%) Degree
4 8 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.38%) PMP
6 6 (2.90%) PMI Certification
7 5 (2.42%) CISSP
7 5 (2.42%) DV Cleared
7 5 (2.42%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (1.93%) CBAP
8 4 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.93%) CISM
8 4 (1.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 4 (1.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 4 (1.93%) ISTQB
9 3 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.45%) ISEB
9 3 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.97%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (14.98%) QA
2 14 (6.76%) Data Quality
3 9 (4.35%) PMO
4 6 (2.90%) GDPR
5 5 (2.42%) Government Security Classifications
6 4 (1.93%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.93%) GRC
6 4 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.97%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.97%) NCSC
7 2 (0.97%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.97%) PSD2
8 1 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 14 (6.76%) Docker
2 2 (0.97%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.48%) Postfix
3 1 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (8.70%) Kubernetes
2 16 (7.73%) Terraform
3 6 (2.90%) Ansible
3 6 (2.90%) Grafana
4 4 (1.93%) Rancher
5 3 (1.45%) Consul
5 3 (1.45%) Packer
5 3 (1.45%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.97%) Argo
6 2 (0.97%) Nagios
7 1 (0.48%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (10.63%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.80%) Oracle
3 6 (2.90%) Salesforce
3 6 (2.90%) ServiceNow
4 5 (2.42%) Databricks
4 5 (2.42%) SAP
5 4 (1.93%) Atlassian
5 4 (1.93%) CA Agile Central
5 4 (1.93%) Sparx
5 4 (1.93%) Splunk
6 3 (1.45%) Informatica
6 3 (1.45%) Okta
6 3 (1.45%) Spotify
7 2 (0.97%) Bloomberg
7 2 (0.97%) Charles River
7 2 (0.97%) Jaspersoft
7 2 (0.97%) Murex
7 2 (0.97%) Pega
7 2 (0.97%) Refinitiv
8 1 (0.48%) Facebook