Continuous Improvement Contracts in the Thames Valley

Continual Improvement
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Continuous Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 51 68
Rank change year-on-year +22 +17 -7
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 153 111 106
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.81% 3.91% 3.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.68% 4.28% 3.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 68 45
10th Percentile £400 £380 £235
25th Percentile £445 £406 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +23.53%
75th Percentile £644 £581 £625
90th Percentile £688 £675 £668
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £514
% change year-on-year -4.55% +7.06% +11.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £16.25 £20.60 £17.30
25th Percentile £28.75 £21.50 £28.63
Median hourly rate £42.50 £23.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +84.78% -54.00% +81.82%
75th Percentile £57.70 £24.50 £60.37
90th Percentile £60.83 £25.40 £65.10
South East median hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £59.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% -32.20% +195.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,289 2,596 3,135
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 86.97% 91.38% 89.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,284 1,801 2,116
10th Percentile £213 £320 £226
25th Percentile £363 £413 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £485
Median % change year-on-year - +3.04% +7.83%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 63 88
10th Percentile £14.25 £18.50 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £23.75 £11.91
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £17.21
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +205.06% -18.24%
75th Percentile £63.72 £66.21 £23.75
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £60.41
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £49.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -3.06% +127.91% -21.82%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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 +31 127 £525 -4.55% 70
Buckinghamshire -2 14 £485 +1.37% 48
Oxfordshire +14 12 £488 +18.18% 52
Continuous Improvement
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Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 6 (3.92%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (13.73%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (7.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (7.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (5.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (3.92%) Adobe After Effects
5 6 (3.92%) Adobe Premiere
5 6 (3.92%) CINEMA 4D
6 2 (1.31%) Sketch
7 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.96%) Primavera
2 1 (0.65%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Cloud Services
1 20 (13.07%) Azure
2 13 (8.50%) Azure Cosmos DB
2 13 (8.50%) Azure Monitor
3 12 (7.84%) Azure Data Factory
3 12 (7.84%) Azure Functions
3 12 (7.84%) Serverless
4 10 (6.54%) Entra ID
4 10 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (5.23%) SuccessFactors
6 7 (4.58%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.27%) Smartsheet
8 3 (1.96%) Figma
8 3 (1.96%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.31%) IaaS
10 1 (0.65%) Azure Cognitive Search
10 1 (0.65%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.65%) GitHub
10 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.27%) Radio Access Network
2 3 (1.96%) Broadband
3 2 (1.31%) 4G
3 2 (1.31%) 5G
3 2 (1.31%) DNS
3 2 (1.31%) Firewall
3 2 (1.31%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (1.31%) XCAP
4 1 (0.65%) 3G
4 1 (0.65%) DHCP
4 1 (0.65%) DSL
4 1 (0.65%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.65%) FTP
4 1 (0.65%) IP Telephony
4 1 (0.65%) LAN
4 1 (0.65%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.65%) VPN
4 1 (0.65%) WAN
4 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.84%) NoSQL
2 7 (4.58%) Power BI
3 2 (1.31%) GIS
3 2 (1.31%) Tableau
4 1 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.65%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 1 (0.65%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.65%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 15 (9.80%) Git
2 9 (5.88%) JIRA
3 3 (1.96%) Selenium
4 1 (0.65%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.65%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 56 (36.60%) Social Skills
2 29 (18.95%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (18.30%) Telecoms
4 22 (14.38%) Marketing
5 17 (11.11%) Finance
6 16 (10.46%) Legal
7 14 (9.15%) Public Sector
8 9 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (5.23%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (3.92%) Retail
11 5 (3.27%) Billing
11 5 (3.27%) Law
12 4 (2.61%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.96%) Aviation
13 3 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 33 (21.57%) Developer
2 20 (13.07%) Lead
3 17 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 16 (10.46%) Designer
5 14 (9.15%) Senior
6 12 (7.84%) Azure Developer
6 12 (7.84%) Full Stack Developer
7 8 (5.23%) Creative Designer
8 7 (4.58%) HR Manager
9 6 (3.92%) Full Stack Python Developer
9 6 (3.92%) Lead Designer
9 6 (3.92%) Python Developer
9 6 (3.92%) Senior Manager
9 6 (3.92%) Service Manager
10 5 (3.27%) Architect
10 5 (3.27%) Development Manager
10 5 (3.27%) Operations Manager
10 5 (3.27%) Project Leader
10 5 (3.27%) Solutions Architect
10 5 (3.27%) Systems Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (12.42%) React
2 6 (3.92%) Node.js
3 4 (2.61%) React Native
4 3 (1.96%) CSS
4 3 (1.96%) HTML
5 2 (1.31%) PySpark
5 2 (1.31%) Web Services
6 1 (0.65%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.65%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.65%) Jest
6 1 (0.65%) JSON
6 1 (0.65%) Middleware
6 1 (0.65%) Swagger
6 1 (0.65%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (10.46%) Product Ownership
2 12 (7.84%) Robotics
3 10 (6.54%) Management Information System
4 7 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.92%) Life Science
5 6 (3.92%) Motion Graphics
6 5 (3.27%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.27%) PMI
7 4 (2.61%) Animation
8 2 (1.31%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.31%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.31%) NHS
8 2 (1.31%) Photography
9 1 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.65%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.65%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.31%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (35.29%) Agile
2 32 (20.92%) DevOps
3 28 (18.30%) Project Management
4 23 (15.03%) Coaching
4 23 (15.03%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (13.73%) Change Management
6 20 (13.07%) Service Delivery
7 18 (11.76%) Risk Management
7 18 (11.76%) Storytelling
8 17 (11.11%) Roadmaps
9 14 (9.15%) Information Security
9 14 (9.15%) Strategic Thinking
10 13 (8.50%) CI/CD
10 13 (8.50%) Decision-Making
10 13 (8.50%) Process Improvement
10 13 (8.50%) Product Backlog
10 13 (8.50%) SDLC
10 13 (8.50%) Unit Testing
11 12 (7.84%) Full Stack Development
11 12 (7.84%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.80%) Python
2 9 (5.88%) JavaScript
3 3 (1.96%) C
3 3 (1.96%) Java
3 3 (1.96%) SQL
4 2 (1.31%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (14.38%) Degree
2 17 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 13 (8.50%) DV Cleared
4 5 (3.27%) CIPD
4 5 (3.27%) CISM
4 5 (3.27%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.27%) SC Cleared
5 4 (2.61%) CISSP
5 4 (2.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 4 (2.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (1.96%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.31%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.31%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.31%) MBA
7 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.65%) APMP
8 1 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.65%) CRISC
8 1 (0.65%) HNC
8 1 (0.65%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (11.76%) QA
2 13 (8.50%) Accessibility
3 7 (4.58%) SLA
4 2 (1.31%) GDPR
4 2 (1.31%) HL7
4 2 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.65%) GRC
5 1 (0.65%) NIST
5 1 (0.65%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (9.80%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.65%) FortiGate
1 1 (0.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.23%) Adobe
3 7 (4.58%) BT
4 5 (3.27%) Reuters
5 4 (2.61%) SAP
5 4 (2.61%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.31%) Oracle
6 2 (1.31%) Remedy
7 1 (0.65%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.65%) Cadence
7 1 (0.65%) Cisco
7 1 (0.65%) Fujitsu
7 1 (0.65%) PeopleSoft