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 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 241 253
Rank change year-on-year -3 +12 -100
Contract jobs citing Kanban 408 325 430
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.08% 1.03% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 1.16% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 317 217 327
10th Percentile £355 £363 £392
25th Percentile £409 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £582 £592
90th Percentile £695 £675 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £476 £500 £508
% change year-on-year -4.90% -1.48% +1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - £25.63 £47.10
25th Percentile - £26.19 £48.94
Median hourly rate £75.00 £27.25 £52.00
Median % change year-on-year +175.23% -47.60% -31.43%
75th Percentile - £52.92 £57.25
90th Percentile - £68.25 £60.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £73.23 £52.00
% change year-on-year +2.42% +40.82% -35.00%

All Process & 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 33,018 28,000 37,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.63% 88.93% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,947 16,996 25,071
10th Percentile £305 £306 £300
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £645
90th Percentile £720 £743 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,000 892 1,828
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.00 £17.10
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -13.33% +17.19%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £69.37 £74.99 £75.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.55 £30.78 £40.00
% change year-on-year -20.24% -23.05% +53.85%

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 21 January 2026.

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
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 21 January 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
England +13 336 £515 +0.49% 295
London +42 191 £550 +4.27% 47
UK excluding London -56 166 £476 -4.90% 282
Work from Home -56 89 £500 +9.89% 128
North of England -19 51 £500 - 59
Midlands -17 37 £400 -34.10% 39
South East -49 29 £500 - 85
Scotland -11 27 £525 +16.02% 10
Yorkshire -35 27 £500 - 27
East Midlands - 26 £358 - 21
North West -20 20 £400 +0.82% 26
South West -12 14 £559 +0.68% 34
West Midlands -35 11 £501 -17.42% 17
East of England -17 8 £476 +15.27% 44
North East -9 6 £545 +29.76% 6
Wales 0 5 £509 -1.88% 13

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 86 (21.08%) Confluence
2 7 (1.72%) Apache
2 7 (1.72%) CMS
3 5 (1.23%) nginx
4 4 (0.98%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.74%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.49%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.25%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.25%) Mule
7 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 14 (3.43%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.96%) Trello
5 6 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (1.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.49%) Sketch
8 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.47%) Payment Gateway
2 6 (1.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 4 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.49%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.49%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.25%) Finacle
Cloud Services
1 83 (20.34%) Azure
2 72 (17.65%) AWS
3 49 (12.01%) Azure DevOps
4 35 (8.58%) GitHub
5 33 (8.09%) Power Platform
6 32 (7.84%) GCP
7 21 (5.15%) GitHub Actions
7 21 (5.15%) Serverless
8 16 (3.92%) Snowflake
9 14 (3.43%) Amazon S3
10 13 (3.19%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (3.19%) Miro
11 9 (2.21%) AWS CloudFormation
11 9 (2.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (1.96%) Amazon EKS
13 7 (1.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (1.72%) Figma
13 7 (1.72%) SaaS
14 6 (1.47%) Amazon SQS
14 6 (1.47%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.47%) HTTP
2 2 (0.49%) DNS
2 2 (0.49%) FTP
2 2 (0.49%) VPN
3 1 (0.25%) AMQP
3 1 (0.25%) DSL
3 1 (0.25%) Firewall
3 1 (0.25%) Internet
3 1 (0.25%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.62%) Power BI
2 16 (3.92%) MongoDB
2 16 (3.92%) NoSQL
2 16 (3.92%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (2.70%) Metadata
3 11 (2.70%) Snowflake Schema
3 11 (2.70%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.45%) BigQuery
4 10 (2.45%) Data Vault
5 9 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.96%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.72%) Tableau
8 6 (1.47%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.98%) Big Data
9 4 (0.98%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.98%) MySQL
9 4 (0.98%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.98%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.74%) DB2
Development Applications
1 141 (34.56%) JIRA
2 49 (12.01%) Git
3 37 (9.07%) Jenkins
4 25 (6.13%) GitLab
5 17 (4.17%) Cucumber
6 16 (3.92%) Postman
7 15 (3.68%) Bitbucket
8 11 (2.70%) Selenium
9 10 (2.45%) ERwin
10 9 (2.21%) ER Studio
10 9 (2.21%) PowerDesigner
11 7 (1.72%) TeamCity
12 6 (1.47%) Cypress.io
12 6 (1.47%) Zephyr
13 5 (1.23%) Mockito
13 5 (1.23%) REST Assured
13 5 (1.23%) Team Foundation Server
14 4 (0.98%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 4 (0.98%) ScalaTest
15 3 (0.74%) ScriptRunner
General
1 175 (42.89%) Social Skills
2 99 (24.26%) Finance
3 62 (15.20%) Public Sector
4 47 (11.52%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (10.05%) Banking
6 20 (4.90%) Influencing Skills
7 18 (4.41%) Front Office
8 10 (2.45%) Retail
9 9 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.21%) Legal
9 9 (2.21%) Marketing
10 8 (1.96%) Corporate Banking
10 8 (1.96%) Retail Banking
11 7 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.23%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.23%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.74%) Billing
15 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 77 (18.87%) Analyst
2 61 (14.95%) Developer
3 54 (13.24%) Business Analyst
4 43 (10.54%) Project Manager
5 38 (9.31%) Senior
6 37 (9.07%) Delivery Manager
7 33 (8.09%) Scrum Master
8 28 (6.86%) Java Developer
9 24 (5.88%) Lead
10 15 (3.68%) Agile Project Manager
11 12 (2.94%) Data Modeller
11 12 (2.94%) Full-Stack Developer
11 12 (2.94%) Product Manager
11 12 (2.94%) Senior Manager
11 12 (2.94%) Technical Analyst
12 11 (2.70%) Product Owner
12 11 (2.70%) Software Engineer
13 10 (2.45%) Senior Analyst
14 9 (2.21%) DevOps Engineer
14 9 (2.21%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (9.31%) REST
2 29 (7.11%) React
3 19 (4.66%) HTML
3 19 (4.66%) Kafka
4 18 (4.41%) Node.js
5 17 (4.17%) RESTful
6 16 (3.92%) AngularJS
7 15 (3.68%) CSS
8 13 (3.19%) Spring
9 12 (2.94%) .NET
9 12 (2.94%) JSON
9 12 (2.94%) Playwright
9 12 (2.94%) Spring Boot
10 11 (2.70%) AWS CDK
11 9 (2.21%) OAuth
12 8 (1.96%) FIX Protocol
12 8 (1.96%) PyTorch
13 7 (1.72%) JWT
13 7 (1.72%) Web Services
14 6 (1.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 106 (25.98%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.64%) PMI
3 22 (5.39%) Onboarding
4 21 (5.15%) Data Structures
5 16 (3.92%) Cloud Native
6 15 (3.68%) Algorithms
7 14 (3.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 13 (3.19%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (2.94%) Virtual Team
10 11 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (1.96%) Derivative
12 6 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.47%) FMCG
12 6 (1.47%) Management Information System
13 5 (1.23%) Data Centre
13 5 (1.23%) Fixed Income
13 5 (1.23%) NHS
13 5 (1.23%) Reinsurance
14 4 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.39%) Linux
2 19 (4.66%) Windows
3 12 (2.94%) Unix
4 4 (0.98%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.49%) Android
6 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.49%) VMS
7 1 (0.25%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 395 (96.81%) Agile
2 375 (91.91%) Scrum
3 116 (28.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 107 (26.23%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 107 (26.23%) Stakeholder Management
5 103 (25.25%) Problem-Solving
6 98 (24.02%) DevOps
7 92 (22.55%) CI/CD
8 72 (17.65%) User Stories
9 69 (16.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 67 (16.42%) Sprint Planning
11 65 (15.93%) Roadmaps
12 62 (15.20%) Test Automation
13 51 (12.50%) Project Management
14 49 (12.01%) TDD
15 47 (11.52%) Microservices
15 47 (11.52%) Project Delivery
16 46 (11.27%) Analytics
17 44 (10.78%) Coaching
17 44 (10.78%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 70 (17.16%) Java
2 56 (13.73%) SQL
3 50 (12.25%) Python
4 27 (6.62%) JavaScript
5 22 (5.39%) C#
6 21 (5.15%) TypeScript
7 11 (2.70%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.21%) Bash
9 7 (1.72%) C++
9 7 (1.72%) Ruby
9 7 (1.72%) Scala
10 4 (0.98%) Perl
11 3 (0.74%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.49%) Go
12 2 (0.49%) Korn
12 2 (0.49%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.49%) R
12 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.25%) C
13 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 67 (16.42%) Security Cleared
2 46 (11.27%) SC Cleared
3 43 (10.54%) Degree
4 26 (6.37%) BPSS Clearance
4 26 (6.37%) PMI Certification
5 15 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (3.68%) DV Cleared
6 14 (3.43%) Master's Degree
7 13 (3.19%) PMP
8 9 (2.21%) CBAP
8 9 (2.21%) SAFe Agilist
9 7 (1.72%) MBA
10 5 (1.23%) CISSP
10 5 (1.23%) CSPO
11 4 (0.98%) CISA
11 4 (0.98%) ISEB
11 4 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.74%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (15.44%) QA
2 26 (6.37%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.68%) Accessibility
4 10 (2.45%) PCI DSS
4 10 (2.45%) PMO
5 9 (2.21%) PSD2
6 8 (1.96%) GDPR
7 7 (1.72%) Basel III
8 6 (1.47%) ISO 8583
9 5 (1.23%) GRC
9 5 (1.23%) NIST
9 5 (1.23%) WCAG
10 4 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.74%) COBIT
11 3 (0.74%) Disclosure Scotland
11 3 (0.74%) ISO 19650
11 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.74%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.25%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 41 (10.05%) Docker
2 4 (0.98%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.49%) KVM
Systems Management
1 44 (10.78%) Kubernetes
2 24 (5.88%) Terraform
3 17 (4.17%) Grafana
4 15 (3.68%) Ansible
5 6 (1.47%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.23%) Rancher
7 4 (0.98%) Argo
7 4 (0.98%) Consul
7 4 (0.98%) Nagios
7 4 (0.98%) Packer
8 3 (0.74%) RSA Archer
9 2 (0.49%) Fluentd
9 2 (0.49%) HAProxy
9 2 (0.49%) Podman
9 2 (0.49%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.25%) Puppet
10 1 (0.25%) SELinux
10 1 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 50 (12.25%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.39%) Oracle
3 13 (3.19%) Atlassian
3 13 (3.19%) Salesforce
4 12 (2.94%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.70%) Databricks
6 7 (1.72%) CA Agile Central
7 6 (1.47%) Sparx
8 5 (1.23%) Google
8 5 (1.23%) SAP
9 4 (0.98%) Splunk
9 4 (0.98%) Spotify
10 3 (0.74%) Autodesk
10 3 (0.74%) Informatica
10 3 (0.74%) OneLogin
10 3 (0.74%) Rapid7
10 3 (0.74%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.49%) Charles River
11 2 (0.49%) IBM
11 2 (0.49%) Murex