Continuous Improvement Contract Job Trends in Macclesfield

Continual Improvement
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Macclesfield requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 17 16
Rank change year-on-year +12 -1 -8
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 18 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield 37.50% 3.85% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 37.50% 3.85% 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 1
10th Percentile £463 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - +50.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £453 £380 £525
% change year-on-year +19.21% -27.62% -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Macclesfield

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 Macclesfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48 52 50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield 100.00% 100.00% 92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 37 36
10th Percentile £397 £450 £308
25th Percentile £476 £463 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +18.89% +21.62%
75th Percentile £700 £575 £523
90th Percentile £708 £585 £663
Cheshire median daily rate £446 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -6.11% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £16.59 - £11.00
25th Percentile £17.09 - £11.66
Median hourly rate £18.31 - £13.03
75th Percentile £18.87 - £14.14
90th Percentile - - £14.66
Cheshire median hourly rate £17.75 £35.00 £30.54
% change year-on-year -49.29% +14.60% +46.19%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in Macclesfield

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 16 (88.89%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 14 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 10 (55.56%) Finance
3 9 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) Analyst
2 4 (22.22%) Process Analyst
3 3 (16.67%) Business Process Analyst
3 3 (16.67%) Consultant
3 3 (16.67%) Process Consultant
4 2 (11.11%) Lean Consultant
4 2 (11.11%) SAP Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Supply Chain Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) Business Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Business Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) Business Process Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) Process Improvement Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Process Mapping Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) SAP Business Process Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) SAP Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) SAP Supply Chain Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) Six Sigma Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) Supply Chain Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (5.56%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (88.89%) Lean Six Sigma
1 16 (88.89%) Six Sigma
2 15 (83.33%) Process Improvement
3 12 (66.67%) ERP
3 12 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (61.11%) Business Process Mapping
5 10 (55.56%) Coaching
5 10 (55.56%) Workshop Facilitation
6 9 (50.00%) Process Management
6 9 (50.00%) Roadmaps
6 9 (50.00%) SAP Implementation
6 9 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
7 5 (27.78%) Supply Chain Planning
8 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (16.67%) Migration
9 3 (16.67%) Proactive Monitoring
10 2 (11.11%) Change Management
10 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 1 (5.56%) Agile
11 1 (5.56%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 10 (55.56%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Vendors
1 16 (88.89%) SAP
2 1 (5.56%) Ariba