Process Improvement Contract Job Trends in England

Process Improvement
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 96 174
Rank change year-on-year -30 +78 +19
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 856 658 528
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.99% 2.65% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 2.90% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 398 344
10th Percentile £288 £296 £280
25th Percentile £398 £381 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.87% -1.95%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £615
90th Percentile £675 £758 £684
UK median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 34 41
10th Percentile £13.33 £19.45 £13.86
25th Percentile £14.22 £26.88 £14.50
Median hourly rate £25.08 £30.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.42% +36.36% -31.89%
75th Percentile £49.69 £41.56 £36.00
90th Percentile £74.91 £73.50 £43.75
UK median hourly rate £25.08 £32.31 £24.26
% change year-on-year -22.39% +33.21% -24.91%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Process Improvement 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 in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,618 22,657 32,179
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.18% 91.33% 85.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,120 14,657 20,816
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £415 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.23% -1.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £727 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -3.79% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,297 1,070 2,391
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.11 £16.04
Median hourly rate £47.00 £27.40 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +71.53% -26.93% +5.19%
75th Percentile £68.00 £57.19 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £26.21 £37.18
% change year-on-year +67.72% -29.51% +6.14%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Process Improvement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in England

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Process Improvement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in England over the 6 months to 18 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Process Improvement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Process Improvement in England over the 6 months to 18 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 18 June 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
London -20 360 £500 -4.76% 174
South East -14 140 £500 - 145
North of England -67 123 £438 -2.78% 91
Midlands -25 107 £413 -9.01% 91
West Midlands -38 67 £488 -6.43% 54
Yorkshire -30 63 £500 -1.23% 37
South West +13 54 £438 - 59
North West -70 52 £435 -3.33% 41
East of England +6 49 £450 +2.86% 45
East Midlands -4 40 £393 +24.76% 37
North East -30 9 £363 -31.60% 15
Process Improvement
UK

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 49 (5.72%) Confluence
2 14 (1.64%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.29%) CMS
4 9 (1.05%) CICS
5 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.35%) Moodle
8 2 (0.23%) Apache
8 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) Mattermost
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 94 (10.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.56%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.04%) MS Visio
4 22 (2.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.12%) CATIA
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.12%) Simulink
8 1 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (3.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.52%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.82%) NEC Housing
4 7 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.70%) iTrent
5 6 (0.70%) Magento
5 6 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.58%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.47%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.47%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.23%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 82 (9.58%) Power Platform
2 64 (7.48%) Azure
3 31 (3.62%) AWS
4 28 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (2.22%) GitHub
5 19 (2.22%) SaaS
6 18 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (2.10%) Entra ID
7 15 (1.75%) SuccessFactors
8 14 (1.64%) PowerApps
9 13 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (1.17%) Power Automate
11 8 (0.93%) GCP
11 8 (0.93%) Lucidchart
12 5 (0.58%) Amazon SageMaker
12 5 (0.58%) Azure AKS
12 5 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.47%) Miro
13 4 (0.47%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.22%) Firewall
2 7 (0.82%) DNS
2 7 (0.82%) TCP/IP
2 7 (0.82%) VPN
3 6 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.58%) FTP
4 5 (0.58%) WAN
5 4 (0.47%) DHCP
5 4 (0.47%) Internet
5 4 (0.47%) MPLS
5 4 (0.47%) Network Security
5 4 (0.47%) SSL
5 4 (0.47%) Wireless
6 3 (0.35%) BGP
6 3 (0.35%) DMZ
6 3 (0.35%) IPsec
6 3 (0.35%) VSAN
7 2 (0.23%) LAN
7 2 (0.23%) SAN
7 2 (0.23%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (7.83%) Power BI
2 15 (1.75%) Relational Database
3 12 (1.40%) Tableau
4 11 (1.29%) Metadata
5 9 (1.05%) DataStage
5 9 (1.05%) MySQL
6 8 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.47%) SQL Server
9 3 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.23%) Ataccama
10 2 (0.23%) Big Data
10 2 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.23%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
11 1 (0.12%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 98 (11.45%) JIRA
2 18 (2.10%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.29%) Git
4 8 (0.93%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (0.58%) Jaeger
5 5 (0.58%) MLflow
6 3 (0.35%) GitLab
6 3 (0.35%) IntelliJ
6 3 (0.35%) JUnit
6 3 (0.35%) Postman
6 3 (0.35%) Selenium
6 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.23%) Gatling
7 2 (0.23%) JMeter
7 2 (0.23%) ScriptRunner
7 2 (0.23%) TestRail
8 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.12%) Hudson
8 1 (0.12%) WinAutomation
General
1 341 (39.84%) Finance
2 337 (39.37%) Social Skills
3 270 (31.54%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (8.41%) Public Sector
5 67 (7.83%) Banking
6 45 (5.26%) Legal
7 41 (4.79%) Documentation Skills
8 36 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
9 34 (3.97%) Retail
10 31 (3.62%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (2.69%) Manufacturing
12 20 (2.34%) Telecoms
13 17 (1.99%) Local Government
14 14 (1.64%) Billing
14 14 (1.64%) Marketing
15 12 (1.40%) Front Office
15 12 (1.40%) General Ledger
16 11 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.29%) Law
17 10 (1.17%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 265 (30.96%) Analyst
2 148 (17.29%) Business Analyst
3 88 (10.28%) Senior
4 77 (9.00%) Lead
5 59 (6.89%) Consultant
6 38 (4.44%) Project Manager
7 36 (4.21%) Senior Analyst
8 35 (4.09%) Accountant
9 26 (3.04%) Data Analyst
10 24 (2.80%) Architect
11 21 (2.45%) Developer
11 21 (2.45%) Financial Analyst
12 20 (2.34%) Project Officer
13 19 (2.22%) Management Accountant
14 18 (2.10%) Process Analyst
15 17 (1.99%) Delivery Manager
16 16 (1.87%) Security Analyst
16 16 (1.87%) Solutions Architect
17 15 (1.75%) Administrator
17 15 (1.75%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.99%) Middleware
2 12 (1.40%) REST
3 10 (1.17%) .NET
4 9 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
5 8 (0.93%) Spring Boot
6 7 (0.82%) OpenTelemetry
6 7 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (0.70%) HTML
7 6 (0.70%) Kafka
8 5 (0.58%) Flash
8 5 (0.58%) scikit-learn
9 4 (0.47%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.47%) JSON
9 4 (0.47%) Node.js
9 4 (0.47%) Playwright
9 4 (0.47%) SOAP
9 4 (0.47%) YAML
10 3 (0.35%) Seaborn
10 3 (0.35%) Spring
10 3 (0.35%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 51 (5.96%) Onboarding
2 36 (4.21%) Product Ownership
3 33 (3.86%) Analytical Mindset
3 33 (3.86%) Management Information System
4 27 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.92%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (1.87%) CMDB
7 13 (1.52%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.52%) Virtual Team
8 12 (1.40%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.29%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.29%) Operational Technology
10 9 (1.05%) BYOD
10 9 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.05%) Derivative
10 9 (1.05%) Mainframe
10 9 (1.05%) VSAM
11 8 (0.93%) PMI
12 7 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (0.82%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 46 (5.37%) Windows
2 37 (4.32%) Linux
3 23 (2.69%) Unix
4 9 (1.05%) AIX
4 9 (1.05%) Mac OS
4 9 (1.05%) Solaris
5 8 (0.93%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.82%) Android
6 7 (0.82%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.58%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.47%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.12%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (26.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 216 (25.23%) Problem-Solving
3 186 (21.73%) Continuous Improvement
4 147 (17.17%) Agile
5 141 (16.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 130 (15.19%) Decision-Making
7 107 (12.50%) Change Management
8 95 (11.10%) ERP
9 89 (10.40%) Project Management
9 89 (10.40%) User Acceptance Testing
10 87 (10.16%) Workshop Facilitation
11 84 (9.81%) Validation
12 82 (9.58%) Business Analysis
13 79 (9.23%) DevOps
13 79 (9.23%) Migration
13 79 (9.23%) Requirements Gathering
14 76 (8.88%) AI
15 72 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
16 66 (7.71%) Project Delivery
17 65 (7.59%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 99 (11.57%) SQL
2 55 (6.43%) Python
3 32 (3.74%) Java
4 22 (2.57%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.52%) Perl
6 11 (1.29%) VBA
7 9 (1.05%) COBOL
8 8 (0.93%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.58%) Rust
10 4 (0.47%) Bash
10 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.47%) R
11 3 (0.35%) ABAP
11 3 (0.35%) ActionScript
11 3 (0.35%) ActionScript 2.0
11 3 (0.35%) C#
11 3 (0.35%) Go
12 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.23%) Korn
12 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 115 (13.43%) Security Cleared
2 92 (10.75%) Degree
3 89 (10.40%) SC Cleared
4 65 (7.59%) ACCA
5 61 (7.13%) CIMA
6 20 (2.34%) PMP
7 18 (2.10%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.10%) PMI Certification
8 14 (1.64%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.29%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 10 (1.17%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (0.82%) CISSP
13 6 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.70%) CISM
13 6 (0.70%) SAFe Agilist
14 5 (0.58%) CBAP
14 5 (0.58%) IIBA
14 5 (0.58%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (7.24%) Data Quality
2 52 (6.07%) QA
3 43 (5.02%) GDPR
4 37 (4.32%) PMO
5 31 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.87%) IFRS
6 16 (1.87%) SLA
7 15 (1.75%) NIST
8 14 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.17%) GAAP
10 8 (0.93%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.58%) Basel III
12 4 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.47%) COBIT
12 4 (0.47%) ISO 20022
13 3 (0.35%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.35%) PSD2
13 3 (0.35%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.23%) GRC
14 2 (0.23%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 26 (3.04%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.40%) Docker
3 7 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.70%) vSphere
5 5 (0.58%) GPFS
5 5 (0.58%) NFS
5 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.47%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.35%) IAG
8 2 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
9 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (2.10%) Ansible
2 16 (1.87%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.05%) Terraform
5 7 (0.82%) Grafana
5 7 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.58%) Kiali
8 3 (0.35%) WSUS
9 2 (0.23%) Control-M
9 2 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
9 2 (0.23%) vRealize
10 1 (0.12%) Amdocs OSS
10 1 (0.12%) Argo
10 1 (0.12%) Autotask
10 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.12%) HAProxy
10 1 (0.12%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 87 (10.16%) SAP
2 83 (9.70%) Microsoft
3 66 (7.71%) Oracle
4 51 (5.96%) ServiceNow
5 31 (3.62%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.57%) Workday
7 18 (2.10%) IFS
8 16 (1.87%) VMware
9 15 (1.75%) IBM
9 15 (1.75%) Splunk
10 11 (1.29%) Google
11 10 (1.17%) Cisco
12 9 (1.05%) Okta
13 8 (0.93%) Apple
13 8 (0.93%) Sonatype
14 7 (0.82%) NEC
14 7 (0.82%) Sage
15 6 (0.70%) ForgeRock
16 5 (0.58%) Atlassian
16 5 (0.58%) Databricks
526 Process Improvement jobs in England