PDCA Contract Job Trends in the South East

PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring PDCA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 150 -
Rank change year-on-year -57 - -
Contract jobs citing PDCA 4 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.068% 0.13% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.084% 0.15% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £306 £256 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £279 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.11% - -
75th Percentile £320 £304 -
90th Percentile £323 £320 -
England median daily rate £313 £279 -
% change year-on-year +12.11% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

PDCA 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 4,759 2,747 4,675
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.21% 91.54% 84.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,102 1,755 2,737
10th Percentile £280 £254 £250
25th Percentile £408 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% - -1.48%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £623
90th Percentile £713 £675 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 434 173 434
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.85 £13.00
25th Percentile £22.79 £15.25 £18.20
Median hourly rate £52.50 £28.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -41.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £81.76 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.86
England median hourly rate £45.46 £30.00 £36.05
% change year-on-year +51.53% -16.77% -2.97%

PDCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PDCA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

PDCA job vacancy trend in the South East

PDCA
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing PDCA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing PDCA

PDCA
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 PDCA within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Berkshire -30 4 £313 +12.11% 1
Thames Valley -43 4 £313 +12.11% 1
PDCA
England

PDCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) IT Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Administrator
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Order Management
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (25.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (25.00%) IT Asset Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree