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 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 233 185
Rank change year-on-year +19 -48 -4
Contract jobs citing Kanban 197 124 226
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.13% 0.98% 1.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 1.06% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 82 143
10th Percentile £376 £375 £376
25th Percentile £450 £416 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% -6.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £612 £588 £650
90th Percentile £674 £674 £750
England median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.00 - -
Median hourly rate £67.00 - -
75th Percentile £73.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £71.00 £61.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year +15.45% +34.05% -42.65%

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 15,467 11,685 15,793
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.96% 91.96% 88.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,357 7,937 11,324
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £429 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £684 £675
90th Percentile £758 £803 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 259 166 333
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.30 £15.96
25th Percentile £25.15 £23.64 £19.92
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.58 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% +15.25% -22.83%
75th Percentile £56.98 £50.69 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.60 £63.50 £66.70
England median hourly rate £41.86 £31.64 £35.00
% change year-on-year +32.29% -9.60% -6.17%

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 19 April 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 19 April 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 -14 26 £570 +3.64% 22
South London -3 13 £550 - 3
West London -25 4 £381 -4.83% 4
East London - 4 £585 - 2
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 32 (16.24%) Confluence
2 15 (7.61%) CMS
3 7 (3.55%) Apache Spark
4 4 (2.03%) Apache
4 4 (2.03%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (2.03%) nginx
5 2 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.51%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.02%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.02%) Trello
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.02%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.51%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.51%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 45 (22.84%) Azure
2 38 (19.29%) AWS
3 22 (11.17%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (8.63%) GCP
5 13 (6.60%) Power Platform
6 12 (6.09%) Amazon S3
7 9 (4.57%) GitHub
8 7 (3.55%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (3.05%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (3.05%) Serverless
10 5 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (2.54%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 5 (2.54%) Smartsheet
11 4 (2.03%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (2.03%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (2.03%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (2.03%) Miro
11 4 (2.03%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (1.52%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.52%) FTP
2 2 (1.02%) Firewall
2 2 (1.02%) Network Security
3 1 (0.51%) NGFW
3 1 (0.51%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.09%) NoSQL
1 12 (6.09%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.08%) Big Data
2 10 (5.08%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (4.57%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (3.55%) Amazon Aurora
4 7 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.05%) Power BI
6 5 (2.54%) BigQuery
6 5 (2.54%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.03%) Apache Hudi
7 4 (2.03%) Data Lake
7 4 (2.03%) Snowflake Schema
7 4 (2.03%) Tableau
8 3 (1.52%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (1.52%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.52%) Presto
Development Applications
1 53 (26.90%) JIRA
2 23 (11.68%) Jenkins
3 19 (9.64%) Git
4 13 (6.60%) Postman
5 7 (3.55%) Bitbucket
5 7 (3.55%) GitLab
6 6 (3.05%) Cucumber
7 5 (2.54%) Maven
7 5 (2.54%) Selenium
7 5 (2.54%) TeamCity
8 4 (2.03%) IBM UrbanCode
8 4 (2.03%) JUnit
8 4 (2.03%) Mockito
8 4 (2.03%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (2.03%) Zephyr
9 3 (1.52%) Android Studio
9 3 (1.52%) Appium
9 3 (1.52%) Bitbucket Server
9 3 (1.52%) DbUnit
9 3 (1.52%) SonarQube
General
1 77 (39.09%) Social Skills
2 57 (28.93%) Finance
3 36 (18.27%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (15.74%) Public Sector
5 20 (10.15%) Banking
6 16 (8.12%) Marketing
7 15 (7.61%) Front Office
8 9 (4.57%) Legal
9 8 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (3.05%) Retail
11 5 (2.54%) Aviation
11 5 (2.54%) Local Government
11 5 (2.54%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.03%) Automotive
12 4 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.51%) Law
14 1 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 36 (18.27%) Analyst
2 23 (11.68%) Delivery Manager
3 21 (10.66%) Developer
3 21 (10.66%) Scrum Master
4 20 (10.15%) Senior
5 17 (8.63%) Java Developer
5 17 (8.63%) Lead
6 15 (7.61%) Business Analyst
6 15 (7.61%) Project Manager
7 12 (6.09%) Data Engineer
8 8 (4.06%) Scala Engineer
8 8 (4.06%) Test Analyst
9 7 (3.55%) Senior Manager
9 7 (3.55%) Technical Analyst
10 6 (3.05%) Low Latency Java Developer
10 6 (3.05%) Systems Analyst
11 5 (2.54%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 5 (2.54%) Architect
11 5 (2.54%) DevOps Engineer
11 5 (2.54%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.60%) REST
2 12 (6.09%) HTML
3 11 (5.58%) Node.js
4 10 (5.08%) CSS
5 8 (4.06%) AngularJS
5 8 (4.06%) React
5 8 (4.06%) RESTful
5 8 (4.06%) Spring
6 7 (3.55%) Spring Boot
6 7 (3.55%) XML
7 6 (3.05%) FIX Protocol
7 6 (3.05%) Web Services
8 5 (2.54%) ADO
8 5 (2.54%) JSON
9 4 (2.03%) .NET
9 4 (2.03%) Akka
9 4 (2.03%) Apache NiFi
9 4 (2.03%) Play Framework
9 4 (2.03%) Playwright
10 3 (1.52%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 40 (20.30%) Product Ownership
2 23 (11.68%) Cloud Native
3 15 (7.61%) Greenfield Project
4 12 (6.09%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.55%) Algorithms
5 7 (3.55%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (3.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (2.54%) Virtual Team
7 4 (2.03%) Wiki
8 3 (1.52%) NHS
9 2 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.02%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.02%) PMI
9 2 (1.02%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.02%) Video\Live Streaming
10 1 (0.51%) Data Fabric
10 1 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.51%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.51%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (9.14%) Linux
2 8 (4.06%) Unix
3 7 (3.55%) Windows
4 4 (2.03%) VMS
5 3 (1.52%) Android
5 3 (1.52%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.52%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (93.40%) Agile
2 170 (86.29%) Scrum
3 62 (31.47%) DevOps
4 50 (25.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 47 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
6 45 (22.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (21.83%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 36 (18.27%) CI/CD
9 34 (17.26%) Sprint Planning
10 33 (16.75%) Microservices
11 30 (15.23%) Migration
11 30 (15.23%) Project Management
11 30 (15.23%) Roadmaps
12 29 (14.72%) TDD
12 29 (14.72%) User Stories
13 28 (14.21%) Acceptance Criteria
14 27 (13.71%) Test Automation
15 25 (12.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 24 (12.18%) Waterfall
17 22 (11.17%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 50 (25.38%) Java
2 39 (19.80%) SQL
3 35 (17.77%) Python
4 16 (8.12%) JavaScript
5 14 (7.11%) C#
6 8 (4.06%) Scala
7 7 (3.55%) TypeScript
8 5 (2.54%) T-SQL
9 4 (2.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (1.52%) Bash
10 3 (1.52%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.52%) Objective-C
10 3 (1.52%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.52%) R
10 3 (1.52%) Swift
11 2 (1.02%) Apex Code
11 2 (1.02%) Bicep
12 1 (0.51%) Go
Qualifications
1 48 (24.37%) Security Cleared
2 41 (20.81%) SC Cleared
3 15 (7.61%) Degree
4 7 (3.55%) PMP
5 6 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.54%) CISSP
6 5 (2.54%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.54%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.03%) CISM
7 4 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (2.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (2.03%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.52%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.02%) CBAP
9 2 (1.02%) IIBA
10 1 (0.51%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (15.74%) QA
2 7 (3.55%) PMO
3 5 (2.54%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.54%) GDPR
3 5 (2.54%) Government Security Classifications
3 5 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.52%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.52%) NCSC
4 3 (1.52%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.02%) ISO 8583
5 2 (1.02%) PSD2
5 2 (1.02%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.51%) GRC
6 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.51%) NIST
6 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (11.17%) Docker
2 2 (1.02%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.02%) Postfix
3 1 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (11.17%) Terraform
2 21 (10.66%) Kubernetes
3 11 (5.58%) Grafana
4 6 (3.05%) Rancher
5 5 (2.54%) Ansible
6 4 (2.03%) Kibana
7 3 (1.52%) Consul
7 3 (1.52%) Packer
7 3 (1.52%) Prometheus
8 2 (1.02%) Argo
8 2 (1.02%) Nagios
9 1 (0.51%) CASB
9 1 (0.51%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (11.68%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.08%) Oracle
2 10 (5.08%) Salesforce
3 7 (3.55%) Splunk
4 5 (2.54%) Atlassian
4 5 (2.54%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.03%) Bloomberg
5 4 (2.03%) CA Agile Central
5 4 (2.03%) Refinitiv
5 4 (2.03%) SAP
6 3 (1.52%) Jaspersoft
6 3 (1.52%) Okta
6 3 (1.52%) Spotify
7 2 (1.02%) Adobe
7 2 (1.02%) Cisco
7 2 (1.02%) Informatica
7 2 (1.02%) OneLogin
7 2 (1.02%) Pega
7 2 (1.02%) Qualtrics
7 2 (1.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud