The first table below looks at the demand for Process Improvement skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Process Improvement over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Process Improvement
Rank 380 404 404
Rank change year-on-year
+24 0
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 53 35 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.239% 0.147% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.329% 0.201% 0.123%
Number of salaries quoted 28 21 16
Average salary £52,500 £45,000 £68,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -34.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £44,250 £31,400 £37,348
10% offered a salary of more than £90,000 £57,500 £100,000
UK excluding London average salary £48,750 £45,000 £46,750
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -3.74%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16132 17403 16257
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 72.89% 73.18% 70.85%
Number of salaries quoted 13115 14896 13926
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Process Improvement Jobs Demand Trend

Process Improvement
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region.

South East Process Improvement Salary Trend

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Process Improvement Salary Histogram

Process Improvement
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Surrey +8 16 £42,500 -5.55%
Oxfordshire - 14 £45,000 -
Berkshire +12 12 £52,500 +32.91%
Kent - 9 £90,000 -
East Sussex +4 1 - -
M4 Corridor - 1 - -
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Process Improvement also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Process Improvement.

1 35 (37.23%) Project Management
2 34 (36.17%) Business Process Improvement
3 28 (29.79%) Process Management
4 26 (27.66%) Change Management
4 26 (27.66%) Business Analysis
5 25 (26.60%) Six Sigma
6 19 (20.21%) Telecoms
6 19 (20.21%) Finance
7 18 (19.15%) Metastorm
7 18 (19.15%) Lombardi
7 18 (19.15%) Pega
7 18 (19.15%) Oracle
7 18 (19.15%) Adobe
7 18 (19.15%) Waterfall
7 18 (19.15%) Oracle BPM
8 16 (17.02%) MS Visio
9 14 (14.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (14.89%) Workflow
9 14 (14.89%) Agile Software Development
9 14 (14.89%) BPMN
10 13 (13.83%) CRM
10 13 (13.83%) UML
10 13 (13.83%) Business Intelligence
11 12 (12.77%) Six Sigma Black Belt
12 10 (10.64%) Radio Access Network
13 9 (9.574%) Validation
14 8 (8.511%) SQL
15 7 (7.447%) QA
16 6 (6.383%) Quality Management
17 5 (5.319%) C#

Process Improvement
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Process Improvement also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Process Improvement. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (5.319%) .NET
2 3 (3.191%) ASP.NET
3 2 (2.128%) soapUI
3 2 (2.128%) SOAP
3 2 (2.128%) Web Services
3 2 (2.128%) XML
4 1 (1.064%) Middleware
Applications
1 16 (17.02%) MS Visio
2 5 (5.319%) MS Excel
3 4 (4.255%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (3.191%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 18 (19.15%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (1.064%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.64%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (1.064%) Internet
2 1 (1.064%) HTTP
2 1 (1.064%) BSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.255%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.064%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (1.064%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (1.064%) Selenium
General
1 19 (20.21%) Telecoms
1 19 (20.21%) Finance
2 3 (3.191%) Publishing
2 3 (3.191%) Banking
3 1 (1.064%) Marketing
3 1 (1.064%) Retail
Job Titles
1 35 (37.23%) Analyst
2 32 (34.04%) Business Analyst
3 18 (19.15%) Architect
3 18 (19.15%) Solutions Architect
4 15 (15.96%) Senior Business Analyst
4 15 (15.96%) Senior Analyst
5 14 (14.89%) Technical Leader
6 13 (13.83%) Agile Business Analyst
7 7 (7.447%) Consultant
8 6 (6.383%) Process Consultant
8 6 (6.383%) Process Analyst
9 5 (5.319%) Business Process Analyst
9 5 (5.319%) Process Improvement Consultant
9 5 (5.319%) Process Manager
10 4 (4.255%) Process Improvement Specialist
11 3 (3.191%) Test Manager
11 3 (3.191%) Programme Manager
11 3 (3.191%) Programme Test Manager
11 3 (3.191%) Technical Business Analyst
12 2 (2.128%) Lead Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.255%) Computer Science
2 3 (3.191%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.191%) Mainframe
3 2 (2.128%) SaaS
4 1 (1.064%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.064%) Social Network
4 1 (1.064%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (37.23%) Project Management
2 34 (36.17%) Business Process Improvement
3 28 (29.79%) Process Management
4 26 (27.66%) Change Management
4 26 (27.66%) Business Analysis
5 25 (26.60%) Six Sigma
6 18 (19.15%) Waterfall
7 14 (14.89%) Stakeholder Management
7 14 (14.89%) Workflow
7 14 (14.89%) Agile Software Development
7 14 (14.89%) BPMN
8 13 (13.83%) CRM
8 13 (13.83%) UML
8 13 (13.83%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (9.574%) Validation
10 6 (6.383%) Quality Management
11 5 (5.319%) ITIL
11 5 (5.319%) OOP
11 5 (5.319%) OOA/OOD
11 5 (5.319%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (8.511%) SQL
2 5 (5.319%) C#
3 3 (3.191%) Java
3 3 (3.191%) T-SQL
3 3 (3.191%) VB
3 3 (3.191%) VB.NET
3 3 (3.191%) VB6
4 1 (1.064%) FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
1 12 (12.77%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 5 (5.319%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 3 (3.191%) ISEB
3 3 (3.191%) ISTQB
3 3 (3.191%) Degree
4 1 (1.064%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.447%) QA
2 2 (2.128%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.064%) ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
3 1 (1.064%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (1.064%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.064%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (2.128%) MetaFrame
Vendors
1 18 (19.15%) Metastorm
1 18 (19.15%) Lombardi
1 18 (19.15%) Pega
1 18 (19.15%) Oracle
1 18 (19.15%) Adobe
2 5 (5.319%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.191%) Cognizant
4 2 (2.128%) Citrix
4 2 (2.128%) Novell
5 1 (1.064%) Remedy
5 1 (1.064%) Sybase
Oxford, Oxfordshire
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Black or Green Belt Business Process Improvement professional to join a market leading organisation based in Oxford... A Green Belt or...
Reed Technology
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + 20% Bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
Surrey
A market leading company requires a Business Process Improvement / Change Management Analyst (Training Coordinator) to join a thriving operation during a period of growth... You will have a...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £34000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
New Milton, Hampshire
The focus is around business process improvement and harnessing new IT technology effectively... main responsibilities: - Analysing and documenting business processes - Documenting workflows and results of business analysis and...
Peverel Group
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Surrey
A leading organisation based in Surrey requires a Business Change Training Co-Ordinator to join its thriving team environment during a period of considered growth. You will be...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £34000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Quality Assurance... Solid experience in key disciplines of Business Analysis, QA Testing and Business Process Improvement ISEB Qualification (or equivalent) would be desirable Self-motivated, dynamic and results.....
Virgin Holidays
Salary: Highly Competitive
Posted: 26 April 2013
Oxfordshire
You will have the ability to solve challenging problems and an expert resource on process improvement. You will possess strong analytical skills, coupled with strong communication, interpersonal skills...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £34000 - £45000 per annum + bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
My client, a global leader in consumer information and research, seek a Business Process Improvement Leader/ Change Manager with a Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification to join...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £55,000 to £65,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Manage schedules to assure coverage.Ensure that the individual and team responsibilities are performed in a timely, consistent, responsive manner.Verify the quality, accuracy and timeliness of responses...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Provide ongoing performance feedback to team members, including the mid-year and year-end formal performance management process, as well as when progressive counseling is required... Process Improvement:...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013