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 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 100 164
Rank change year-on-year -23 +64 +9
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 916 706 541
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.04% 2.61% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 2.88% 1.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 548 431 358
10th Percentile £311 £300 £279
25th Percentile £400 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year - -4.31% -0.48%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £623
90th Percentile £675 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £485 £513
% change year-on-year +3.09% -5.37% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 40 38
10th Percentile £13.33 £19.84 £14.50
25th Percentile £14.22 £26.88 £15.87
Median hourly rate £25.50 £30.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +20.00% -22.60%
75th Percentile £49.69 £37.61 £37.06
90th Percentile £75.40 £70.50 £74.13
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £30.50 £26.25
% change year-on-year -16.39% +16.19% -18.73%

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 38,339 24,527 31,778
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.54% 90.74% 85.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,173 15,771 20,632
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £733 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £518 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.48% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,381 1,262 2,268
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.21 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.09%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £82.50 £70.16 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -6.25%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 10 July 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 -17 400 £510 -2.39% 250
South East -14 149 £500 - 144
North of England -76 128 £450 -6.60% 127
Midlands -34 112 £425 -5.56% 89
West Midlands -53 70 £500 +5.26% 53
North West -69 60 £436 -3.11% 66
Yorkshire -29 59 £513 +2.50% 51
South West +5 55 £450 +5.88% 54
East of England -1 49 £450 +2.86% 51
East Midlands +1 42 £403 +42.48% 36
North East -30 10 £364 -31.37% 11
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 46 (5.02%) Confluence
2 17 (1.86%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.20%) CMS
3 11 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (0.98%) CICS
5 5 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.33%) Moodle
7 2 (0.22%) Apache
7 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.11%) Mattermost
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.11%) SAS
8 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 99 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (4.37%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (3.17%) MS Visio
4 20 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.33%) Simulink
8 2 (0.22%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) CATIA
9 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 32 (3.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.86%) NetSuite
3 10 (1.09%) iTrent
3 10 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
4 9 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.66%) Magento
5 6 (0.66%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.55%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
6 5 (0.55%) SAP FI
6 5 (0.55%) SAP PSCD
6 5 (0.55%) SAP SD
7 4 (0.44%) SAP Business One
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.33%) Primavera
9 2 (0.22%) Endur
9 2 (0.22%) Front Arena
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.22%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 93 (10.15%) Power Platform
2 78 (8.52%) Azure
3 37 (4.04%) AWS
4 33 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (2.84%) SaaS
6 24 (2.62%) GitHub
7 23 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (2.40%) Entra ID
9 17 (1.86%) SuccessFactors
10 16 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
11 15 (1.64%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.20%) Power Automate
13 9 (0.98%) GCP
14 8 (0.87%) Lucidchart
15 7 (0.76%) Azure Data Factory
16 6 (0.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 5 (0.55%) Amazon SageMaker
17 5 (0.55%) Azure AKS
17 5 (0.55%) Datadog
17 5 (0.55%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.75%) Firewall
2 9 (0.98%) TCP/IP
3 8 (0.87%) WAN
4 6 (0.66%) DNS
4 6 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.55%) LAN
6 4 (0.44%) FTP
6 4 (0.44%) Internet
6 4 (0.44%) MPLS
6 4 (0.44%) Network Security
6 4 (0.44%) SSL
6 4 (0.44%) VPN
6 4 (0.44%) Wireless
7 3 (0.33%) BGP
7 3 (0.33%) DHCP
7 3 (0.33%) DMZ
7 3 (0.33%) IPsec
7 3 (0.33%) VSAN
8 2 (0.22%) SAN
8 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (8.30%) Power BI
2 13 (1.42%) Tableau
3 12 (1.31%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.20%) Metadata
5 9 (0.98%) DataStage
6 7 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.66%) MySQL
8 5 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.33%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.33%) SQL Server
10 2 (0.22%) Ataccama
10 2 (0.22%) Big Data
10 2 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.22%) GIS
10 2 (0.22%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 93 (10.15%) JIRA
2 19 (2.07%) Jenkins
3 14 (1.53%) Git
4 8 (0.87%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (0.55%) MLflow
6 4 (0.44%) GitLab
6 4 (0.44%) JUnit
7 3 (0.33%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.33%) Postman
7 3 (0.33%) Selenium
7 3 (0.33%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.22%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.22%) Gatling
8 2 (0.22%) JMeter
8 2 (0.22%) ScriptRunner
8 2 (0.22%) TestRail
9 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.11%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.11%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
General
1 375 (40.94%) Finance
2 360 (39.30%) Social Skills
3 290 (31.66%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (8.84%) Public Sector
5 77 (8.41%) Banking
6 47 (5.13%) Legal
7 46 (5.02%) Documentation Skills
8 39 (4.26%) Retail
9 35 (3.82%) Influencing Skills
9 35 (3.82%) Manufacturing
9 35 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
10 20 (2.18%) Telecoms
11 18 (1.97%) Local Government
12 16 (1.75%) Billing
12 16 (1.75%) Marketing
13 15 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (1.42%) Back Office
14 13 (1.42%) Front Office
15 12 (1.31%) General Ledger
16 11 (1.20%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 288 (31.44%) Analyst
2 173 (18.89%) Business Analyst
3 90 (9.83%) Senior
4 83 (9.06%) Lead
5 77 (8.41%) Consultant
6 39 (4.26%) Project Manager
7 37 (4.04%) Senior Analyst
8 35 (3.82%) Accountant
9 29 (3.17%) Data Analyst
10 22 (2.40%) Architect
10 22 (2.40%) Financial Analyst
11 21 (2.29%) Developer
11 21 (2.29%) Process Analyst
12 19 (2.07%) Management Accountant
13 17 (1.86%) Administrator
13 17 (1.86%) Delivery Manager
13 17 (1.86%) Designer
13 17 (1.86%) Senior Business Analyst
14 16 (1.75%) Security Analyst
14 16 (1.75%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.18%) REST
2 12 (1.31%) Middleware
3 10 (1.09%) .NET
3 10 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
4 9 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
4 9 (0.98%) SOAP
5 6 (0.66%) IDoc
5 6 (0.66%) SAP PI
6 5 (0.55%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.55%) HTML
6 5 (0.55%) JDBC
6 5 (0.55%) React
6 5 (0.55%) scikit-learn
7 4 (0.44%) JSON
7 4 (0.44%) Node.js
7 4 (0.44%) OpenID
7 4 (0.44%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.44%) STL
7 4 (0.44%) Web Services
7 4 (0.44%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (6.88%) Onboarding
2 37 (4.04%) Analytical Mindset
2 37 (4.04%) Product Ownership
3 36 (3.93%) Management Information System
4 29 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (2.29%) CMDB
7 17 (1.86%) Cloud Native
8 14 (1.53%) Data Structures
8 14 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.42%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.31%) Operational Technology
10 12 (1.31%) Reinsurance
11 11 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (1.20%) Derivative
12 9 (0.98%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.98%) BYOD
12 9 (0.98%) Mainframe
12 9 (0.98%) Virtual Team
12 9 (0.98%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 46 (5.02%) Windows
2 31 (3.38%) Linux
3 24 (2.62%) Unix
4 12 (1.31%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.98%) AIX
5 9 (0.98%) Solaris
5 9 (0.98%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.55%) Android
6 5 (0.55%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.44%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.33%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (28.49%) Stakeholder Management
2 242 (26.42%) Problem-Solving
3 198 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 167 (18.23%) Agile
5 156 (17.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 139 (15.17%) Decision-Making
7 110 (12.01%) Validation
8 107 (11.68%) Change Management
8 107 (11.68%) Workshop Facilitation
9 104 (11.35%) ERP
9 104 (11.35%) User Acceptance Testing
10 97 (10.59%) Business Analysis
10 97 (10.59%) Migration
11 95 (10.37%) Requirements Gathering
12 91 (9.93%) AI
13 90 (9.83%) DevOps
14 83 (9.06%) Project Management
15 80 (8.73%) Business Intelligence
16 72 (7.86%) Data Analysis
17 69 (7.53%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 100 (10.92%) SQL
2 60 (6.55%) Python
3 34 (3.71%) Java
4 20 (2.18%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.75%) VBA
6 11 (1.20%) PowerShell
7 10 (1.09%) Perl
8 9 (0.98%) ABAP
8 9 (0.98%) COBOL
9 7 (0.76%) Bash
10 5 (0.55%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.44%) Korn
11 4 (0.44%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.44%) R
12 3 (0.33%) ActionScript
12 3 (0.33%) ActionScript 2.0
12 3 (0.33%) C#
12 3 (0.33%) Go
13 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 132 (14.41%) Security Cleared
2 101 (11.03%) SC Cleared
3 88 (9.61%) Degree
4 61 (6.66%) ACCA
5 58 (6.33%) CIMA
6 16 (1.75%) PMP
7 15 (1.64%) DV Cleared
7 15 (1.64%) Master's Degree
8 14 (1.53%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.42%) ITIL Certification
10 11 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.20%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 10 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (0.98%) CBAP
13 6 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.55%) IIBA
14 5 (0.55%) ISEB
15 4 (0.44%) CCNP
15 4 (0.44%) CISSP
15 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (8.30%) Data Quality
2 56 (6.11%) QA
3 45 (4.91%) GDPR
4 36 (3.93%) PMO
5 29 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.75%) IFRS
7 15 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 15 (1.64%) SLA
8 12 (1.31%) NIST
9 9 (0.98%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.98%) GAAP
10 6 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.44%) COBIT
11 4 (0.44%) GRC
12 3 (0.33%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.33%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.22%) Basel III
13 2 (0.22%) IFRS 9
13 2 (0.22%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.11%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 29 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.20%) Docker
3 9 (0.98%) IAG
4 8 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.66%) vSphere
6 5 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.44%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.33%) GPFS
8 3 (0.33%) NFS
8 3 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.22%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
10 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
10 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (2.62%) Ansible
2 20 (2.18%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.53%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.42%) Terraform
5 6 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.33%) Grafana
6 3 (0.33%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.33%) WSUS
7 2 (0.22%) Control-M
7 2 (0.22%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.22%) vRealize
8 1 (0.11%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.11%) Argo
8 1 (0.11%) Autotask
8 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.11%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.11%) Kiali
8 1 (0.11%) Puppet
8 1 (0.11%) Stealthwatch
8 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 102 (11.14%) SAP
2 100 (10.92%) Microsoft
3 70 (7.64%) Oracle
4 64 (6.99%) ServiceNow
5 33 (3.60%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.29%) Workday
7 18 (1.97%) IFS
8 17 (1.86%) VMware
9 13 (1.42%) Google
9 13 (1.42%) IBM
9 13 (1.42%) Splunk
10 10 (1.09%) Apple
10 10 (1.09%) Cisco
11 9 (0.98%) Okta
12 8 (0.87%) Sonatype
13 7 (0.76%) Adobe
13 7 (0.76%) Databricks
14 6 (0.66%) Atlassian
14 6 (0.66%) NEC
14 6 (0.66%) Sage