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 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 48 63
Rank change year-on-year +22 +15 +1
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 155 112 113
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.88% 3.91% 3.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.83% 4.31% 3.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 66 49
10th Percentile £374 £376 £235
25th Percentile £450 £421 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £647 £581 £560
90th Percentile £688 £675 £656
South East median daily rate £507 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -7.91% +10.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 3
10th Percentile £34.75 - £17.30
25th Percentile £41.25 - £28.63
Median hourly rate £42.50 £26.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.46% -48.00% +126.45%
75th Percentile £55.00 - £60.37
90th Percentile £58.90 - £65.10
South East median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £59.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% -23.73% +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 2,268 2,598 3,198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 86.01% 90.78% 89.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,245 1,766 2,158
10th Percentile £213 £319 £235
25th Percentile £375 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £485
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +4.12% +7.78%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £579
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £510 £501 £500
% change year-on-year +1.90% +0.10% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 69 89
10th Percentile £14.09 £16.25 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £24.50 £12.25
Median hourly rate £46.25 £52.50 £17.42
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +201.38% -17.24%
75th Percentile £64.42 £73.59 £24.42
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £63.27
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £21.72
% change year-on-year -9.52% +141.77% -21.04%

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

Continuous Improvement
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

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 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

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 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 31 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 +36 131 £525 -4.55% 64
Buckinghamshire -1 16 £485 -2.02% 35
Oxfordshire +11 8 £488 +143.75% 45
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 7 (4.52%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (14.19%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (9.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (7.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (5.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (2.58%) Adobe After Effects
5 4 (2.58%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (2.58%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (1.94%) Sketch
7 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.65%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.29%) Primavera
2 1 (0.65%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.90%) Azure
2 14 (9.03%) Azure Cosmos DB
2 14 (9.03%) Azure Monitor
3 13 (8.39%) Azure Data Factory
3 13 (8.39%) Azure Functions
3 13 (8.39%) Serverless
4 10 (6.45%) Entra ID
5 8 (5.16%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (5.16%) SuccessFactors
6 7 (4.52%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.23%) Smartsheet
8 4 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.58%) Figma
9 3 (1.94%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.29%) IaaS
11 1 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.65%) GitHub
11 1 (0.65%) PaaS
11 1 (0.65%) SaaS
11 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.87%) Radio Access Network
2 3 (1.94%) Broadband
3 2 (1.29%) 4G
3 2 (1.29%) 5G
3 2 (1.29%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (1.29%) XCAP
4 1 (0.65%) 3G
4 1 (0.65%) DNS
4 1 (0.65%) DSL
4 1 (0.65%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.65%) Firewall
4 1 (0.65%) FTP
4 1 (0.65%) LAN
4 1 (0.65%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.65%) VPN
4 1 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (8.39%) NoSQL
2 7 (4.52%) Power BI
3 2 (1.29%) GIS
3 2 (1.29%) 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 16 (10.32%) Git
2 10 (6.45%) JIRA
3 5 (3.23%) Selenium
4 1 (0.65%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.65%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 53 (34.19%) Social Skills
2 34 (21.94%) Telecoms
3 32 (20.65%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (13.55%) Finance
5 20 (12.90%) Marketing
6 16 (10.32%) Legal
7 12 (7.74%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (7.10%) Public Sector
9 8 (5.16%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (3.87%) Retail
12 5 (3.23%) Billing
12 5 (3.23%) Law
13 4 (2.58%) Manufacturing
13 4 (2.58%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (1.29%) Aviation
14 2 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 34 (21.94%) Developer
2 20 (12.90%) Lead
3 17 (10.97%) Project Manager
4 14 (9.03%) Designer
5 13 (8.39%) Azure Developer
5 13 (8.39%) Full Stack Developer
6 12 (7.74%) Senior
7 8 (5.16%) Creative Designer
8 7 (4.52%) Coordinator
8 7 (4.52%) Full Stack Python Developer
8 7 (4.52%) HR Manager
8 7 (4.52%) Python Developer
9 6 (3.87%) Lead Designer
9 6 (3.87%) Senior Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Development Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Information Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Operations Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Project Leader
10 5 (3.23%) Quality Engineer
10 5 (3.23%) Systems Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (13.55%) React
2 6 (3.87%) Node.js
3 4 (2.58%) CSS
3 4 (2.58%) HTML
3 4 (2.58%) React Native
4 3 (1.94%) PySpark
5 2 (1.29%) 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%) Redux
6 1 (0.65%) Swagger
6 1 (0.65%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.97%) Product Ownership
2 12 (7.74%) Robotics
3 11 (7.10%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.87%) Life Science
5 5 (3.23%) Onboarding
5 5 (3.23%) PMI
5 5 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.58%) Motion Graphics
7 3 (1.94%) Animation
7 3 (1.94%) Biopharmaceutical
7 3 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.94%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.29%) NHS
8 2 (1.29%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.65%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.65%) IoT
9 1 (0.65%) Photography
9 1 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (35.48%) Agile
2 32 (20.65%) DevOps
3 29 (18.71%) Project Management
4 23 (14.84%) Change Management
5 22 (14.19%) Coaching
6 20 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (12.26%) Risk Management
8 18 (11.61%) Service Delivery
9 17 (10.97%) Information Security
9 17 (10.97%) Roadmaps
9 17 (10.97%) Storytelling
10 14 (9.03%) CI/CD
10 14 (9.03%) Decision-Making
10 14 (9.03%) Product Backlog
10 14 (9.03%) SDLC
10 14 (9.03%) Unit Testing
11 13 (8.39%) Full Stack Development
11 13 (8.39%) Microservices
11 13 (8.39%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (7.74%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 17 (10.97%) Python
2 10 (6.45%) JavaScript
3 5 (3.23%) Java
4 3 (1.94%) C
5 2 (1.29%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (15.48%) Degree
2 16 (10.32%) Security Cleared
3 11 (7.10%) DV Cleared
4 8 (5.16%) CIPD
5 5 (3.23%) CISM
5 5 (3.23%) PMI Certification
5 5 (3.23%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.58%) CISSP
6 4 (2.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 4 (2.58%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (1.94%) CPIM
7 3 (1.94%) ISTQB
7 3 (1.94%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.29%) MBA
9 1 (0.65%) APMP
9 1 (0.65%) CRISC
9 1 (0.65%) CSPO
9 1 (0.65%) HNC
9 1 (0.65%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (12.26%) QA
2 13 (8.39%) Accessibility
3 8 (5.16%) SLA
4 2 (1.29%) GDPR
4 2 (1.29%) HL7
5 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.65%) GRC
5 1 (0.65%) NIST
5 1 (0.65%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (9.03%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (10.32%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.16%) Adobe
2 8 (5.16%) BT
3 5 (3.23%) Reuters
4 4 (2.58%) SAP
4 4 (2.58%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.94%) IFS
6 2 (1.29%) Remedy
7 1 (0.65%) Cadence
7 1 (0.65%) Cisco
7 1 (0.65%) Fujitsu
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle
7 1 (0.65%) PeopleSoft