Continuous Improvement Contract Job Trends in Reading

Continual Improvement
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 31 45
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 +11
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 48 66 48
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 6.59% 6.47% 4.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.35% 7.09% 5.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 31 22
10th Percentile £175 - £478
25th Percentile £306 £500 £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -35.42% - +41.18%
75th Percentile £480 £641 £634
90th Percentile £544 £651 £686
Berkshire median daily rate £421 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -23.41% -4.35% +31.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile - £56.80 -
25th Percentile - £57.63 £59.89
Median hourly rate £58.00 £59.63 £60.14
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -0.85% -
75th Percentile £97.50 £61.01 £60.39
90th Percentile £102.20 £61.46 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.00 £58.69 £68.67
% change year-on-year -1.17% -14.53% +243.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 653 931 950
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 89.70% 91.27% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 527 620
10th Percentile £350 £317 £213
25th Percentile £431 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -
75th Percentile £615 £650 £615
90th Percentile £650 £698 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -0.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 7 17
10th Percentile £14.75 £27.90 £41.24
25th Percentile £24.81 £35.75 £59.89
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -9.15% -2.63%
75th Percentile £94.06 £63.24 £65.25
90th Percentile £99.25 £68.78 £66.96
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £59.00 £61.45
% change year-on-year -31.47% -3.98% +29.36%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in Reading

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Reading over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in Reading

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Reading over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in Reading

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 5 (10.42%) SharePoint
2 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.08%) CMS
3 1 (2.08%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (14.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (4.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (6.25%) Workday HCM
2 1 (2.08%) SAP HCM
2 1 (2.08%) SAP HR
2 1 (2.08%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 19 (39.58%) AWS
2 18 (37.50%) Azure
3 13 (27.08%) GCP
4 6 (12.50%) SaaS
5 5 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (8.33%) IaaS
7 3 (6.25%) PaaS
7 3 (6.25%) Power Automate
7 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
8 2 (4.17%) Contentstack
8 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (2.08%) Azure Functions
9 1 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (2.08%) Oracle CX
9 1 (2.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (2.08%) Serverless
9 1 (2.08%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.33%) Network Security
2 3 (6.25%) Firewall
3 1 (2.08%) 5G
3 1 (2.08%) DNS
3 1 (2.08%) Intranet
3 1 (2.08%) Software-Defined Networking
3 1 (2.08%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.08%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (2.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 21 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 16 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.50%) Finance
4 4 (8.33%) Aerospace
4 4 (8.33%) Environmental Health
5 2 (4.17%) Legal
5 2 (4.17%) Marketing
6 1 (2.08%) Advertising
6 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Law
6 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.08%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (20.83%) Analyst
2 8 (16.67%) Lead
3 7 (14.58%) Consultant
3 7 (14.58%) Support Analyst
4 5 (10.42%) Junior
4 5 (10.42%) Junior Analyst
4 5 (10.42%) Junior Support Analyst
4 5 (10.42%) Portfolio Analyst
5 4 (8.33%) Architect
5 4 (8.33%) Cloud Consultant
5 4 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 4 (8.33%) Technology Consultant
6 3 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 3 (6.25%) Delivery Manager
6 3 (6.25%) Security Architect
6 3 (6.25%) Service Delivery Manager
6 3 (6.25%) Service Manager
6 3 (6.25%) SOC Analyst
6 3 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
7 2 (4.17%) HR Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.17%) React
2 1 (2.08%) .NET
2 1 (2.08%) .NET Framework
2 1 (2.08%) Entity Framework
2 1 (2.08%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (2.08%) OAuth
2 1 (2.08%) OAuth2
2 1 (2.08%) OpenID
2 1 (2.08%) RESTful
2 1 (2.08%) SAML
2 1 (2.08%) SAP PI
2 1 (2.08%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.42%) Product Ownership
1 5 (10.42%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (8.33%) Learning Management System
2 4 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 4 (8.33%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.25%) PKI
4 2 (4.17%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.17%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.17%) PMI
5 1 (2.08%) AI Agents
5 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.08%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.08%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
5 1 (2.08%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.08%) Private Cloud
5 1 (2.08%) Replication
5 1 (2.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.33%) Windows
2 3 (6.25%) Linux
3 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (35.42%) ITIL
1 17 (35.42%) ITSM
2 16 (33.33%) Change Management
3 15 (31.25%) Service Management
4 14 (29.17%) Performance Metrics
5 13 (27.08%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (22.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 10 (20.83%) Decision-Making
8 9 (18.75%) Agile
9 7 (14.58%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (12.50%) DevOps
10 6 (12.50%) Infrastructure Management
10 6 (12.50%) Project Management
10 6 (12.50%) Risk Management
11 5 (10.42%) Computer Science
11 5 (10.42%) Demand Management
11 5 (10.42%) Portfolio Management
11 5 (10.42%) Security Operations
12 4 (8.33%) PRINCE2
12 4 (8.33%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.42%) PowerShell
2 4 (8.33%) Python
3 1 (2.08%) Apex Code
3 1 (2.08%) C#
Qualifications
1 13 (27.08%) Security Cleared
2 12 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 7 (14.58%) CISSP
3 7 (14.58%) Degree
4 5 (10.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (8.33%) PMI Certification
6 3 (6.25%) Azure Certification
6 3 (6.25%) CFCE
6 3 (6.25%) GCFA
6 3 (6.25%) GCIA
6 3 (6.25%) GCIH
6 3 (6.25%) TOGAF Certification
7 2 (4.17%) GIAC
7 2 (4.17%) PMP
8 1 (2.08%) CISA
8 1 (2.08%) CISM
8 1 (2.08%) CISMP
8 1 (2.08%) CRISC
8 1 (2.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.50%) NIST
2 5 (10.42%) GDPR
3 4 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (6.25%) Accessibility
5 2 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (4.17%) HIPAA
5 2 (4.17%) PMO
6 1 (2.08%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (2.08%) COBIT
6 1 (2.08%) GRC
System Software
1 4 (8.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (2.08%) VMware NSX
3 1 (2.08%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (4.17%) SCCM
2 1 (2.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (2.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (2.08%) vRealize
2 1 (2.08%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 13 (27.08%) Google
2 12 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (10.42%) IFS
4 4 (8.33%) ServiceNow
5 3 (6.25%) Splunk
5 3 (6.25%) Tenable
5 3 (6.25%) Workday
6 2 (4.17%) ArcSight
6 2 (4.17%) CheckPoint
6 2 (4.17%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (4.17%) Fortinet
6 2 (4.17%) LogRhythm
6 2 (4.17%) SAP
6 2 (4.17%) VMware
7 1 (2.08%) Oracle
7 1 (2.08%) Salesforce