Process Improvement Contracts

Process Improvement
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Process Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Process Improvement over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 179 217 198
Rank change year-on-year +38 -19 +7
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 574 720 1,287
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.33% 1.24% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 1.38% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 486 844
10th Percentile £316 £359 £340
25th Percentile £412 £438 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +2.44% +17.55%
75th Percentile £608 £600 £588
90th Percentile £700 £700 £674
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -2.50% +1.01% +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 18 30
10th Percentile £13.21 £23.96 £16.50
25th Percentile £15.85 £32.30 £22.40
Median hourly rate £25.00 £43.93 £44.85
Median % change year-on-year -43.09% -2.04% +72.48%
75th Percentile £43.75 £56.31 £59.44
90th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £65.78
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £33.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -36.36% +1.54% +35.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Process 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,140 52,105 79,027
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.25% 89.83% 90.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,924 36,124 55,482
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,724 1,874
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.17 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Process Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement.

Daily rate trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement.

Hourly rate trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
England +38 500 £517 -1.52% 658
UK excluding London -4 267 £488 -2.50% 475
London +59 249 £550 - 207
Work from Home +37 187 £525 +5.00% 295
South East -13 84 £481 +4.62% 107
North of England +18 54 £517 +0.15% 120
Midlands -13 48 £475 -11.71% 95
West Midlands -26 34 £388 -27.97% 63
North West +15 33 £500 -9.09% 71
Scotland +44 32 £500 +3.63% 28
South West +28 31 £500 -9.09% 67
Yorkshire +6 18 £517 +3.40% 31
East of England +14 17 £550 +15.79% 55
East Midlands +23 11 £506 -6.77% 32
Northern Ireland - 5 £435 - 9
North East +15 3 £533 - 22
Wales +14 2 £200 -66.67% 17

Process Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 14 (2.44%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.92%) Confluence
3 8 (1.39%) Apache
3 8 (1.39%) MTS
4 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.52%) govService
5 3 (0.52%) SAS
6 2 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.35%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 55 (9.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (3.14%) MS Visio
5 15 (2.61%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.17%) Sketch
7 1 (0.17%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 16 (2.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.74%) Endur
3 9 (1.57%) SAP ERP
4 8 (1.39%) Aligne
4 8 (1.39%) EuroRunner
4 8 (1.39%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.70%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 3 (0.52%) Oracle EBS R12
6 3 (0.52%) SAP MII
7 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.35%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.35%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.35%) Workfront
8 1 (0.17%) Maximo
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 43 (7.49%) Power Platform
2 37 (6.45%) Azure
3 24 (4.18%) AWS
4 16 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
6 9 (1.57%) Slack
7 8 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (1.39%) SaaS
8 6 (1.05%) GCP
9 5 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.87%) Lucidchart
9 5 (0.87%) NuGet
9 5 (0.87%) Power Automate
9 5 (0.87%) PowerApps
9 5 (0.87%) Veeva
10 4 (0.70%) Azure API Management
10 4 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.70%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (0.70%) Azure Service Bus
10 4 (0.70%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.22%) DNS
2 6 (1.05%) Firewall
3 4 (0.70%) DHCP
3 4 (0.70%) Internet
3 4 (0.70%) Software-Defined Networking
3 4 (0.70%) SSH
3 4 (0.70%) Telnet
3 4 (0.70%) Wireless
4 3 (0.52%) Intranet
5 2 (0.35%) BIG-IP
5 2 (0.35%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
5 2 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.35%) MPLS
5 2 (0.35%) Network Security
5 2 (0.35%) VSAN
6 1 (0.17%) Broadband
6 1 (0.17%) LAN
6 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (7.14%) Power BI
2 15 (2.61%) Amazon Redshift
3 14 (2.44%) MySQL
4 9 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.39%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.22%) Metadata
6 7 (1.22%) Tableau
7 6 (1.05%) Flink
8 4 (0.70%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.52%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.52%) GIS
9 3 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.35%) Big Data
10 2 (0.35%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.35%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (4.53%) JIRA
2 22 (3.83%) Git
3 7 (1.22%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (0.87%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (0.70%) Browser DevTools
5 4 (0.70%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.70%) Postman
5 4 (0.70%) Selenium
6 3 (0.52%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.17%) GoCD
8 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.17%) Toad
8 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 227 (39.55%) Social Skills
2 168 (29.27%) Finance
3 122 (21.25%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (10.10%) Presentation Skills
5 54 (9.41%) Manufacturing
6 49 (8.54%) Public Sector
7 40 (6.97%) Banking
8 29 (5.05%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (4.53%) Marketing
10 24 (4.18%) Legal
11 23 (4.01%) Retail
12 19 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.61%) Telecoms
14 13 (2.26%) Billing
14 13 (2.26%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.39%) German Language
16 7 (1.22%) Advertising
16 7 (1.22%) French Language
16 7 (1.22%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 150 (26.13%) Analyst
2 100 (17.42%) Business Analyst
3 54 (9.41%) Consultant
4 47 (8.19%) Lead
5 42 (7.32%) Senior
6 28 (4.88%) Project Manager
7 22 (3.83%) Developer
8 21 (3.66%) Data Analyst
9 17 (2.96%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (2.61%) Change Manager
10 15 (2.61%) Financial Analyst
10 15 (2.61%) Senior Business Analyst
11 14 (2.44%) Senior Manager
11 14 (2.44%) Service Manager
12 13 (2.26%) Architect
13 11 (1.92%) Coordinator
13 11 (1.92%) Delivery Manager
13 11 (1.92%) IT Manager
13 11 (1.92%) Transformation Manager
14 9 (1.57%) Lean Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.39%) .NET
2 7 (1.22%) FastAPI
3 6 (1.05%) Flask
4 5 (0.87%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (0.70%) REST
5 4 (0.70%) Web Dynpro
6 3 (0.52%) GraphQL
6 3 (0.52%) Middleware
6 3 (0.52%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.52%) SOAP
6 3 (0.52%) YAML
7 2 (0.35%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.35%) HTML
7 2 (0.35%) JSON
7 2 (0.35%) Playwright
7 2 (0.35%) React
7 2 (0.35%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.35%) Web Services
7 2 (0.35%) WebdriverIO
7 2 (0.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (6.27%) Management Information System
2 17 (2.96%) Product Ownership
3 15 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (2.09%) Life Science
4 12 (2.09%) Renewable Energy
5 9 (1.57%) Solar Panel
6 8 (1.39%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.39%) Market Risk
6 8 (1.39%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.05%) FMCG
9 5 (0.87%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.87%) NHS
9 5 (0.87%) Operational Technology
9 5 (0.87%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.87%) Wiki
10 4 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.70%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.70%) State Machine
11 3 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.18%) Windows
2 10 (1.74%) Linux
3 7 (1.22%) Unix
3 7 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.52%) Debian
4 3 (0.52%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.17%) VMS
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (24.04%) Problem-Solving
2 130 (22.65%) Agile
3 119 (20.73%) Project Management
4 91 (15.85%) Stakeholder Management
5 81 (14.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 62 (10.80%) Change Management
7 59 (10.28%) Project Delivery
8 58 (10.10%) ITIL
9 55 (9.58%) Data Analysis
10 52 (9.06%) Scrum
11 51 (8.89%) Requirements Gathering
12 50 (8.71%) Analytics
13 49 (8.54%) ERP
14 47 (8.19%) Business Intelligence
14 47 (8.19%) Risk Management
15 45 (7.84%) Business Analysis
16 43 (7.49%) Decision-Making
17 41 (7.14%) Test Strategy
18 36 (6.27%) Collaborative Working
18 36 (6.27%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.54%) SQL
2 34 (5.92%) Python
3 11 (1.92%) JavaScript
3 11 (1.92%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.74%) C#
4 10 (1.74%) Java
5 8 (1.39%) Bash
6 6 (1.05%) Bicep
6 6 (1.05%) Go
7 5 (0.87%) ABAP
8 4 (0.70%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.52%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.52%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.52%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.52%) R
9 3 (0.52%) VB
10 2 (0.35%) C
10 2 (0.35%) C++
10 2 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (16.72%) Degree
2 82 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 74 (12.89%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.66%) DV Cleared
5 15 (2.61%) Master's Degree
6 14 (2.44%) ACCA
7 12 (2.09%) ITIL Certification
8 11 (1.92%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.92%) PMP
8 11 (1.92%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 10 (1.74%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 9 (1.57%) CIMA
10 9 (1.57%) SAP Certification
11 5 (0.87%) CISSP
12 4 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.70%) CISM
12 4 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.52%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.14%) QA
2 19 (3.31%) PMO
3 17 (2.96%) Data Quality
4 16 (2.79%) SLA
5 11 (1.92%) GxP
5 11 (1.92%) PCI DSS
6 8 (1.39%) GDPR
7 7 (1.22%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.22%) GAMP
8 5 (0.87%) GRC
8 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.52%) CDISC
9 3 (0.52%) Good Clinical Practice
9 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.35%) GMP
10 2 (0.35%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.35%) NIST
10 2 (0.35%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.74%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.74%) Docker
2 10 (1.74%) VMware NSX
2 10 (1.74%) vSphere
3 6 (1.05%) Firmware
4 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.35%) XenApp
6 1 (0.17%) HDFS
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (2.26%) Grafana
2 8 (1.39%) Ansible
2 8 (1.39%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.05%) Terraform
4 4 (0.70%) Puppet
5 3 (0.52%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.35%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.17%) MOM
7 1 (0.17%) SCCM
7 1 (0.17%) SCOM
7 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.17%) VxRail
Vendors
1 72 (12.54%) Microsoft
2 52 (9.06%) SAP
3 23 (4.01%) Oracle
4 16 (2.79%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.61%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.61%) Workday
6 13 (2.26%) Denodo
6 13 (2.26%) Talend
7 12 (2.09%) VMware
8 10 (1.74%) Cisco
9 8 (1.39%) Dell
9 8 (1.39%) Yardi
10 7 (1.22%) Adobe
11 6 (1.05%) Ariba
11 6 (1.05%) Google
12 4 (0.70%) HP
12 4 (0.70%) IBM
12 4 (0.70%) Remedy
12 4 (0.70%) Splunk
13 3 (0.52%) Marketo