Kanban Contract Job Trends

Kanban
UK

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 224 238 225
Rank change year-on-year +14 -13 -89
Contract jobs citing Kanban 416 389 535
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.25% 1.04% 1.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 1.21% 1.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 305 285 384
10th Percentile £358 £356 £400
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £600 £584 £600
90th Percentile £700 £683 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -8.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 6
10th Percentile £32.78 £63.20 £54.75
25th Percentile £35.81 £64.25 £64.13
Median hourly rate £41.25 £69.50 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.65% -18.24% +13.33%
75th Percentile £46.31 £73.75 -
90th Percentile £49.13 £74.20 £91.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £51.00 £69.50 £85.00
% change year-on-year -26.62% -18.24% +13.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Kanban 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,143 32,200 42,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.54% 86.02% 88.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,739 19,348 29,122
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,926 1,223 1,608
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.08 £40.00 £44.25
Median % change year-on-year -37.31% -9.60% +35.03%
75th Percentile £42.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.25 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.27 £40.00 £43.83
% change year-on-year -44.34% -8.73% +62.37%

Kanban
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kanban relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Kanban job vacancy trend in the UK

Kanban
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kanban.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kanban

Kanban
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kanban over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Kanban in the UK

Kanban
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kanban.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kanban

Kanban
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Kanban over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Kanban in the UK

Kanban
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kanban within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 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
England +27 353 £500 -4.76% 298
London +55 217 £550 +1.85% 108
UK excluding London -31 149 £460 -8.00% 236
Work from Home -16 105 £500 +4.49% 220
North of England -10 52 £447 -18.73% 48
Midlands +7 35 £425 -6.85% 33
Yorkshire -6 33 £465 -15.45% 14
South East -28 25 £405 -19.00% 94
Scotland -18 24 £533 +14.04% 13
East Midlands +7 21 £360 - 13
North West -10 17 £400 -5.88% 32
West Midlands -12 14 £500 -9.09% 19
South West +10 6 £425 -14.57% 28
Wales +4 5 £469 -6.72% 4
North East -3 2 £556 +35.67% 2
East of England -12 2 £572 +38.55% 16

Kanban
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 60 (14.42%) Confluence
2 6 (1.44%) CMS
2 6 (1.44%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.96%) Anypoint
4 4 (0.96%) Apache
4 4 (0.96%) Mule
5 3 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.48%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.48%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.24%) JBoss
7 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 21 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 14 (3.37%) Trello
3 11 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.44%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (2.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.96%) Endur
4 4 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.48%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.48%) Cloudability
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.48%) Shopify
6 1 (0.24%) Finacle
6 1 (0.24%) SAP MRS
6 1 (0.24%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.24%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 120 (28.85%) Azure
2 91 (21.88%) AWS
3 59 (14.18%) Azure DevOps
4 44 (10.58%) GCP
5 35 (8.41%) GitHub
5 35 (8.41%) Power Platform
6 28 (6.73%) Serverless
7 20 (4.81%) Amazon S3
7 20 (4.81%) Snowflake
8 18 (4.33%) GitHub Actions
9 15 (3.61%) AWS CloudFormation
9 15 (3.61%) Miro
10 14 (3.37%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (3.37%) SaaS
11 13 (3.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 12 (2.88%) Amazon SQS
13 10 (2.40%) Amazon EC2
14 9 (2.16%) Amazon EKS
14 9 (2.16%) Power Automate
14 9 (2.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.20%) Firewall
1 5 (1.20%) HTTP
1 5 (1.20%) TCP/IP
2 4 (0.96%) AMQP
2 4 (0.96%) DNS
2 4 (0.96%) DSL
3 3 (0.72%) NAS
3 3 (0.72%) SAN
4 2 (0.48%) SSL
4 2 (0.48%) tcpdump
4 2 (0.48%) VPN
5 1 (0.24%) Internet
5 1 (0.24%) LAN
5 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.17%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (6.01%) Power BI
3 16 (3.85%) Tableau
4 12 (2.88%) NoSQL
5 10 (2.40%) Amazon Aurora
5 10 (2.40%) Data Vault
5 10 (2.40%) MongoDB
5 10 (2.40%) Snowflake Schema
6 9 (2.16%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.92%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.92%) DynamoDB
7 8 (1.92%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.68%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.44%) MySQL
10 5 (1.20%) BigQuery
10 5 (1.20%) Metadata
11 4 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.96%) Star Schema
12 3 (0.72%) DB2
12 3 (0.72%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 136 (32.69%) JIRA
2 74 (17.79%) Git
3 59 (14.18%) Jenkins
4 20 (4.81%) Postman
5 17 (4.09%) GitLab
6 16 (3.85%) Selenium
7 13 (3.13%) Bitbucket
8 11 (2.64%) JUnit
9 10 (2.40%) ERwin
9 10 (2.40%) SoapUI
10 9 (2.16%) Artifactory
10 9 (2.16%) ER Studio
10 9 (2.16%) PowerDesigner
10 9 (2.16%) SonarQube
10 9 (2.16%) Subversion
11 8 (1.92%) Cucumber
11 8 (1.92%) Maven
12 7 (1.68%) Mockito
13 6 (1.44%) Bitbucket Server
13 6 (1.44%) DbUnit
General
1 190 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 108 (25.96%) Finance
3 57 (13.70%) Public Sector
4 50 (12.02%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (6.97%) Banking
6 18 (4.33%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (4.09%) Front Office
8 12 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (2.88%) Retail
9 11 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.64%) Financial Institution
10 10 (2.40%) Marketing
10 10 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.20%) Legal
12 5 (1.20%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.96%) Local Government
14 3 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.48%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 82 (19.71%) Developer
2 78 (18.75%) Analyst
3 51 (12.26%) Business Analyst
4 48 (11.54%) Senior
5 34 (8.17%) Delivery Manager
5 34 (8.17%) Project Manager
6 28 (6.73%) Lead
7 24 (5.77%) Java Developer
8 21 (5.05%) Scrum Master
9 18 (4.33%) Architect
10 13 (3.13%) Technical Manager
11 12 (2.88%) Agile Project Manager
11 12 (2.88%) Data Modeller
11 12 (2.88%) Senior Manager
12 11 (2.64%) Python Developer
12 11 (2.64%) Senior Developer
12 11 (2.64%) Software Engineer
12 11 (2.64%) Technical Analyst
13 10 (2.40%) Test Analyst
14 9 (2.16%) Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (12.74%) REST
2 32 (7.69%) Kafka
3 28 (6.73%) React
4 26 (6.25%) HTML
5 25 (6.01%) .NET
6 24 (5.77%) AngularJS
6 24 (5.77%) CSS
7 23 (5.53%) RESTful
8 22 (5.29%) Spring
9 19 (4.57%) Spring Boot
10 18 (4.33%) SOAP
11 17 (4.09%) Web Services
12 16 (3.85%) RabbitMQ
13 14 (3.37%) OAuth
14 13 (3.13%) JSON
15 12 (2.88%) .NET Core
15 12 (2.88%) Middleware
16 11 (2.64%) ActiveMQ
17 10 (2.40%) AWS CDK
17 10 (2.40%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 75 (18.03%) Product Ownership
2 26 (6.25%) Data Structures
3 24 (5.77%) Greenfield Project
4 19 (4.57%) Cloud Native
5 18 (4.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 17 (4.09%) Onboarding
7 15 (3.61%) Derivative
7 15 (3.61%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (3.37%) Algorithms
9 12 (2.88%) Fixed Income
9 12 (2.88%) Virtual Team
10 11 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (2.40%) Management Information System
12 7 (1.68%) PMI
12 7 (1.68%) Public Cloud
13 6 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (1.20%) NHS
14 5 (1.20%) Reinsurance
15 4 (0.96%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.77%) Linux
2 15 (3.61%) Windows
3 6 (1.44%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.20%) Unix
5 3 (0.72%) Android
6 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.48%) VMS
7 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 399 (95.91%) Agile
2 379 (91.11%) Scrum
3 122 (29.33%) Problem-Solving
4 119 (28.61%) DevOps
5 118 (28.37%) CI/CD
6 103 (24.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 92 (22.12%) Stakeholder Management
8 90 (21.63%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 74 (17.79%) Microservices
10 64 (15.38%) Test Automation
11 63 (15.14%) Roadmaps
12 62 (14.90%) TDD
12 62 (14.90%) User Stories
13 51 (12.26%) Sprint Planning
13 51 (12.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 46 (11.06%) BDD
15 43 (10.34%) Decision-Making
15 43 (10.34%) Risk Management
16 42 (10.10%) Software Engineering
16 42 (10.10%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 82 (19.71%) Java
2 80 (19.23%) Python
3 71 (17.07%) SQL
4 46 (11.06%) JavaScript
5 39 (9.38%) C#
6 21 (5.05%) TypeScript
7 20 (4.81%) PowerShell
8 19 (4.57%) C++
9 16 (3.85%) Go
10 9 (2.16%) Groovy
11 8 (1.92%) Bash
12 4 (0.96%) DataWeave
13 3 (0.72%) Perl
13 3 (0.72%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.48%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.48%) Bicep
14 2 (0.48%) Korn
14 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
15 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.24%) R
Qualifications
1 52 (12.50%) Degree
2 36 (8.65%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.73%) Computer Science Degree
4 27 (6.49%) SC Cleared
5 19 (4.57%) CISSP
6 17 (4.09%) CISM
7 15 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (2.64%) PMI Certification
9 10 (2.40%) CISA
10 9 (2.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 9 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.92%) ISTQB
12 7 (1.68%) CBAP
12 7 (1.68%) PMP
13 5 (1.20%) CSPO
14 4 (0.96%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.96%) ISEB
14 4 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 2 (0.48%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (9.13%) QA
2 22 (5.29%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.61%) Accessibility
3 15 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.61%) NIST
4 13 (3.13%) PCI DSS
5 12 (2.88%) GDPR
6 10 (2.40%) PMO
7 9 (2.16%) COBIT
7 9 (2.16%) NIST 800
8 8 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (1.68%) PSD2
10 6 (1.44%) GRC
11 5 (1.20%) WCAG
12 4 (0.96%) ISO 8583
13 3 (0.72%) Disclosure Scotland
14 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
15 1 (0.24%) ISO 19650
15 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 58 (13.94%) Docker
2 7 (1.68%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.44%) Postfix
4 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.72%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.72%) vSphere
5 2 (0.48%) KVM
Systems Management
1 48 (11.54%) Kubernetes
2 27 (6.49%) Ansible
3 26 (6.25%) Terraform
4 20 (4.81%) Grafana
5 12 (2.88%) Prometheus
6 9 (2.16%) RSA Archer
7 8 (1.92%) Puppet
8 3 (0.72%) Podman
8 3 (0.72%) SELinux
8 3 (0.72%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.72%) vRealize
9 2 (0.48%) Fluentd
9 2 (0.48%) HAProxy
9 2 (0.48%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.48%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.24%) Kibana
10 1 (0.24%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 56 (13.46%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.57%) ServiceNow
3 16 (3.85%) Google
3 16 (3.85%) Oracle
4 13 (3.13%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.88%) Atlassian
6 9 (2.16%) CyberArk
7 8 (1.92%) Alteryx
7 8 (1.92%) BeyondTrust
7 8 (1.92%) CA Agile Central
7 8 (1.92%) Databricks
7 8 (1.92%) Rapid7
7 8 (1.92%) SAP
7 8 (1.92%) Thycotic
8 7 (1.68%) Splunk
9 6 (1.44%) Jaspersoft
9 6 (1.44%) Sparx
10 5 (1.20%) IBM
10 5 (1.20%) MuleSoft
10 5 (1.20%) OneLogin