Continuous Improvement Contracts in the South East

Continual Improvement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 39 71
Rank change year-on-year -3 +32 +1
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 157 238 170
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.87% 4.17% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.36% 5.04% 3.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 123 114
10th Percentile £312 £357 £353
25th Percentile £425 £456 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £505 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.15% -8.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £638
90th Percentile £658 £688 £697
England median daily rate £500 £525 £563
% change year-on-year -4.76% -6.67% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 17 5
10th Percentile - £18.35 £32.63
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.73 £48.00
Median hourly rate £17.58 £37.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.12% -25.00% -15.25%
75th Percentile £67.50 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £69.89 £60.61 £61.19
England median hourly rate £30.81 £35.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -11.99% -28.57% +10.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,928 4,721 5,155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 90.79% 82.65% 89.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,819 2,746 3,517
10th Percentile £250 £260 £250
25th Percentile £391 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +3.00%
75th Percentile £600 £634 £619
90th Percentile £663 £700 £700
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 451 234
10th Percentile £13.48 £13.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.13 £18.32 £21.73
Median hourly rate £24.00 £47.78 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.77% -4.44% +122.22%
75th Percentile £53.75 £67.66 £64.59
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.50
% change year-on-year -34.02% +1.65% +44.23%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 3 July 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
Thames Valley -8 78 £500 -4.76% 758
Berkshire -15 54 £513 -3.76% 443
Hampshire +34 44 £600 +26.32% 372
Buckinghamshire +11 20 £500 +3.09% 184
West Sussex +5 17 £381 -19.74% 143
Surrey +9 8 £525 +5.00% 221
East Sussex +3 6 £525 - 113
Oxfordshire -3 4 £563 +15.98% 139
Kent -2 3 £568 -9.20% 143
Home Counties - 1 - -
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (6.37%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.46%) Apache
3 4 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.91%) IIS
5 2 (1.27%) Oracle Service Bus
5 2 (1.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.64%) Camunda
6 1 (0.64%) Confluence
6 1 (0.64%) Smallworld
Applications
1 11 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.82%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.27%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.27%) Windchill
4 1 (0.64%) CATIA
4 1 (0.64%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (4.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.55%) SAP IBP
3 3 (1.91%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (1.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.64%) Maximo
5 1 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 25 (15.92%) Azure
2 14 (8.92%) AWS
3 7 (4.46%) SaaS
4 5 (3.18%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (2.55%) GCP
5 4 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (2.55%) Microsoft Copilot
5 4 (2.55%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.91%) Figma
7 2 (1.27%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (1.27%) Azure AKS
7 2 (1.27%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (1.27%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.27%) OCI
7 2 (1.27%) Serverless
7 2 (1.27%) SonarCloud
8 1 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.64%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.37%) LAN
2 7 (4.46%) Firewall
3 5 (3.18%) DNS
4 3 (1.91%) Network Security
4 3 (1.91%) SMTP
5 2 (1.27%) Cisco Firepower
5 2 (1.27%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (1.27%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (1.27%) DHCP
5 2 (1.27%) HTTP
5 2 (1.27%) Junos
5 2 (1.27%) SSL
6 1 (0.64%) 5G
6 1 (0.64%) Broadband
6 1 (0.64%) GPON
6 1 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.64%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.18%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.55%) Metadata
2 4 (2.55%) Power BI
3 3 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.27%) Oracle BI EE
4 2 (1.27%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.27%) Qlik Sense
4 2 (1.27%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.27%) Tableau
5 1 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.64%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.64%) GIS
5 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.64%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (2.55%) MSI
1 4 (2.55%) Robot Framework
1 4 (2.55%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (1.91%) JIRA
3 2 (1.27%) Browser DevTools
3 2 (1.27%) Git
3 2 (1.27%) Snyk
3 2 (1.27%) Subversion
3 2 (1.27%) UI Automator
4 1 (0.64%) Axure RP
4 1 (0.64%) GitLab
General
1 71 (45.22%) Social Skills
2 33 (21.02%) Finance
3 29 (18.47%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (8.92%) Telecoms
5 8 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
5 8 (5.10%) Public Sector
6 7 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (3.82%) Legal
7 6 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.18%) Marketing
9 4 (2.55%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.91%) Billing
10 3 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.27%) Agriculture
11 2 (1.27%) Aviation
11 2 (1.27%) Law
12 1 (0.64%) Automotive
12 1 (0.64%) Banking
12 1 (0.64%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (10.83%) Lead
2 14 (8.92%) Analyst
3 13 (8.28%) Architect
4 12 (7.64%) Consultant
5 9 (5.73%) Administrator
6 8 (5.10%) Network Engineer
6 8 (5.10%) Project Manager
7 6 (3.82%) Developer
8 5 (3.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (2.55%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 4 (2.55%) Head of Digital
9 4 (2.55%) Integration Engineer
9 4 (2.55%) IT Manager
9 4 (2.55%) Lead Consultant
9 4 (2.55%) SAP Consultant
9 4 (2.55%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 4 (2.55%) Senior
10 3 (1.91%) Full-Stack Developer
10 3 (1.91%) Juniper Engineer
10 3 (1.91%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.82%) React
2 5 (3.18%) AngularJS
2 5 (3.18%) CSS
2 5 (3.18%) HTML
3 3 (1.91%) React Native
3 3 (1.91%) Redux
3 3 (1.91%) REST
3 3 (1.91%) YAML
4 2 (1.27%) .NET
4 2 (1.27%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.27%) Ajax
4 2 (1.27%) ASP.NET Web API
4 2 (1.27%) JSON
4 2 (1.27%) OAuth
4 2 (1.27%) OAuth2
4 2 (1.27%) Semantic HTML
4 2 (1.27%) SOAP
4 2 (1.27%) Vue
4 2 (1.27%) Web Services
4 2 (1.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.73%) Product Ownership
2 7 (4.46%) PKI
3 6 (3.82%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (3.82%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.18%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.18%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.55%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.55%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.91%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.91%) Life Science
6 3 (1.91%) NHS
6 3 (1.91%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.91%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.27%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.64%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.01%) Windows
2 8 (5.10%) Linux
3 6 (3.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (2.55%) CentOS
4 4 (2.55%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.55%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.27%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.27%) Solaris
5 2 (1.27%) Unix
6 1 (0.64%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (31.21%) Agile
2 46 (29.30%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (15.92%) Project Management
4 24 (15.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 21 (13.38%) DevOps
6 19 (12.10%) ITIL
7 17 (10.83%) Roadmaps
7 17 (10.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 16 (10.19%) Analytics
8 16 (10.19%) Change Management
8 16 (10.19%) Decision-Making
8 16 (10.19%) Project Delivery
8 16 (10.19%) Service Delivery
9 15 (9.55%) Customer Service
9 15 (9.55%) Risk Management
10 14 (8.92%) Migration
11 13 (8.28%) User Experience
12 12 (7.64%) Data Protection
12 12 (7.64%) PRINCE2
13 11 (7.01%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.55%) Python
2 14 (8.92%) PowerShell
3 11 (7.01%) SQL
4 6 (3.82%) Bash
4 6 (3.82%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.55%) PHP
6 3 (1.91%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.27%) Bicep
7 2 (1.27%) C#
7 2 (1.27%) Perl
7 2 (1.27%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.27%) VB
8 1 (0.64%) Java
8 1 (0.64%) Magik
Qualifications
1 30 (19.11%) Security Cleared
2 22 (14.01%) Degree
3 19 (12.10%) DV Cleared
4 15 (9.55%) SC Cleared
5 8 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (4.46%) PMP
7 6 (3.82%) Master's Degree
8 5 (3.18%) APMP
8 5 (3.18%) CISSP
8 5 (3.18%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.27%) CEH
10 2 (1.27%) CISA
10 2 (1.27%) CISM
10 2 (1.27%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.64%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 1 (0.64%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (11.46%) GDPR
2 12 (7.64%) QA
3 11 (7.01%) SLA
4 6 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (3.18%) P3O
5 5 (3.18%) PMO
6 4 (2.55%) Data Quality
6 4 (2.55%) NIST
7 2 (1.27%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.27%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.27%) Def Stans
7 2 (1.27%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.27%) WCAG
8 1 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.64%) GLP
8 1 (0.64%) GRC
8 1 (0.64%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.64%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.64%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 12 (7.64%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (6.37%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.27%) Docker
3 2 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (10.19%) Ansible
2 13 (8.28%) Terraform
3 4 (2.55%) WMI
4 3 (1.91%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.91%) HP ALM
4 3 (1.91%) HP Quality Center
4 3 (1.91%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.91%) SCCM
5 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.27%) Progress Chef
5 2 (1.27%) Puppet
5 2 (1.27%) QRadar
5 2 (1.27%) Red Hat Satellite
5 2 (1.27%) SELinux
6 1 (0.64%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.64%) Grafana
6 1 (0.64%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.64%) SCOM
Vendors
1 34 (21.66%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.64%) VMware
3 11 (7.01%) SAP
4 9 (5.73%) Cisco
4 9 (5.73%) IFS
5 7 (4.46%) Oracle
5 7 (4.46%) ServiceNow
6 6 (3.82%) Juniper
7 5 (3.18%) Remedy
7 5 (3.18%) Salesforce
8 4 (2.55%) Citrix
9 3 (1.91%) HP
9 3 (1.91%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.91%) Splunk
10 2 (1.27%) Autodesk
10 2 (1.27%) BMC
10 2 (1.27%) F5
10 2 (1.27%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.27%) Symantec
10 2 (1.27%) Veritas