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 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 114 135
Rank change year-on-year 0 +21 +14
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,103 686 603
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.39% 2.49% 1.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.83% 2.74% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 624 421 356
10th Percentile £313 £263 £309
25th Percentile £413 £369 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £534
Median % change year-on-year - -6.37% +4.20%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £686 £700 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £476 £525
% change year-on-year +5.15% -9.43% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 38 29
10th Percentile £14.22 £16.45 £14.35
25th Percentile £14.72 £20.51 £15.92
Median hourly rate £21.61 £30.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.97% +5.26% -7.32%
75th Percentile £50.00 £36.24 £35.00
90th Percentile £71.14 £50.88 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.61 £30.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year -27.97% +7.14% -11.11%

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 38,989 25,060 28,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.56% 90.87% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,802 15,892 17,554
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £627 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,803 1,513 1,284
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.74 £17.69 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -2.27%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.71 £66.61
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +0.58%

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 21 September 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 21 September 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 21 September 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 +5 519 £525 +5.00% 1,331
South East -10 159 £500 -4.76% 390
North of England -43 159 £467 -6.70% 335
Midlands -3 146 £450 +1.12% 229
North West -46 86 £459 -8.20% 172
West Midlands -31 82 £500 +5.26% 132
Yorkshire -5 66 £463 -6.23% 125
East Midlands +18 64 £425 +70.00% 98
South West -9 54 £456 +34.96% 164
East of England -7 50 £472 +15.83% 137
North East -38 8 £488 +6.27% 41
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 54 (4.90%) Confluence
2 34 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.18%) CMS
4 10 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.82%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.27%) Moodle
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.27%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 1 (0.091%) Apache
7 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.091%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.091%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.091%) CICS
7 1 (0.091%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.091%) MTS
7 1 (0.091%) nginx
7 1 (0.091%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.091%) SAS
7 1 (0.091%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.091%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 134 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.99%) MS Visio
4 27 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.63%) ProjectWise
7 6 (0.54%) AutoCAD
7 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.54%) Navisworks
7 6 (0.54%) Revit
8 4 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.27%) Simulink
10 1 (0.091%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.091%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.091%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 40 (3.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (1.81%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.09%) iTrent
6 11 (1.00%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
8 9 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
8 9 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
9 7 (0.63%) Magento
10 6 (0.54%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 6 (0.54%) SAP SD
11 5 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
11 5 (0.45%) SAP PSCD
11 5 (0.45%) Workday HCM
12 4 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
12 4 (0.36%) JDE EnterpriseOne
12 4 (0.36%) SAP Business One
12 4 (0.36%) SAP FI
13 3 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 125 (11.33%) Power Platform
2 97 (8.79%) Azure
3 54 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (3.90%) SaaS
5 38 (3.45%) AWS
6 37 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (2.36%) Entra ID
8 25 (2.27%) Power Automate
9 23 (2.09%) PowerApps
10 22 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
11 21 (1.90%) SuccessFactors
12 18 (1.63%) GitHub
12 18 (1.63%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (1.00%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 10 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (0.91%) Datadog
14 10 (0.91%) Intacct
15 9 (0.82%) OneDrive
16 8 (0.73%) OCI
17 7 (0.63%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.63%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.36%) Firewall
3 11 (1.00%) DNS
3 11 (1.00%) WAN
4 10 (0.91%) VPN
4 10 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (0.82%) LAN
6 8 (0.73%) Network Security
7 5 (0.45%) MPLS
7 5 (0.45%) SSL
7 5 (0.45%) Wireless
8 4 (0.36%) BGP
8 4 (0.36%) DHCP
9 3 (0.27%) Broadband
9 3 (0.27%) DMZ
9 3 (0.27%) DWDM
9 3 (0.27%) Internet
9 3 (0.27%) IPsec
10 2 (0.18%) L2TP
10 2 (0.18%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (8.79%) Power BI
2 21 (1.90%) Tableau
3 11 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (0.91%) Metadata
4 10 (0.91%) Relational Database
5 9 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (0.82%) Power Query
6 7 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.54%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.36%) MySQL
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.27%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.18%) Ataccama
11 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.18%) Big Data
11 2 (0.18%) Looker
11 2 (0.18%) Parquet
11 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 89 (8.07%) JIRA
2 12 (1.09%) Git
3 9 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (0.45%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.36%) GitLab
5 4 (0.36%) JMeter
5 4 (0.36%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.27%) eggPlant
6 3 (0.27%) JUnit
6 3 (0.27%) LoadRunner
6 3 (0.27%) Postman
6 3 (0.27%) Selenium
6 3 (0.27%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.18%) Appium
7 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.18%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.091%) Vagrant
General
1 479 (43.43%) Social Skills
2 464 (42.07%) Finance
3 333 (30.19%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (10.24%) Banking
5 77 (6.98%) Public Sector
6 65 (5.89%) Manufacturing
7 61 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
8 53 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
9 52 (4.71%) Retail
10 47 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
10 47 (4.26%) Legal
11 24 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (2.18%) Marketing
12 23 (2.09%) General Ledger
13 22 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.90%) Billing
14 21 (1.90%) Local Government
15 20 (1.81%) Telecoms
16 17 (1.54%) Front Office
16 17 (1.54%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 340 (30.83%) Analyst
2 201 (18.22%) Business Analyst
3 105 (9.52%) Lead
4 103 (9.34%) Senior
5 93 (8.43%) Consultant
6 51 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
7 50 (4.53%) Project Manager
8 39 (3.54%) Accountant
9 33 (2.99%) Data Analyst
9 33 (2.99%) Senior Business Analyst
10 30 (2.72%) Developer
11 28 (2.54%) Financial Analyst
12 27 (2.45%) Process Analyst
13 23 (2.09%) Architect
13 23 (2.09%) Support Engineer
14 22 (1.99%) Administrator
15 19 (1.72%) SAP Consultant
15 19 (1.72%) Systems Analyst
16 18 (1.63%) IT Manager
16 18 (1.63%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.99%) Oracle Fusion
2 21 (1.90%) REST
3 15 (1.36%) Terraform
4 14 (1.27%) .NET
5 12 (1.09%) Middleware
5 12 (1.09%) SOAP
6 9 (0.82%) HTML5 Canvas
7 8 (0.73%) SAP PI
8 6 (0.54%) HTML
8 6 (0.54%) JSON
8 6 (0.54%) LDAP
8 6 (0.54%) OAuth
8 6 (0.54%) OAuth2
8 6 (0.54%) Web Services
9 5 (0.45%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.45%) IDoc
9 5 (0.45%) JDBC
9 5 (0.45%) React
10 4 (0.36%) ARM Templates
10 4 (0.36%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 92 (8.34%) Onboarding
2 62 (5.62%) Management Information System
3 60 (5.44%) Product Ownership
4 31 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
5 27 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
6 23 (2.09%) CMDB
7 21 (1.90%) Cloud Native
8 20 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
9 16 (1.45%) AI Agents
10 15 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
11 14 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
12 13 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (1.18%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.09%) Data Structures
13 12 (1.09%) Operational Technology
13 12 (1.09%) Reinsurance
14 11 (1.00%) FMCG
14 11 (1.00%) Low-Code
15 10 (0.91%) Data Centre
16 8 (0.73%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 53 (4.81%) Windows
2 27 (2.45%) Linux
3 19 (1.72%) Unix
4 13 (1.18%) Mac OS
5 11 (1.00%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.54%) Android
6 6 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.091%) AIX
10 1 (0.091%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.091%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.091%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 427 (38.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 314 (28.47%) Problem-Solving
3 268 (24.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 228 (20.67%) Agile
5 222 (20.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 177 (16.05%) Workshop Facilitation
7 172 (15.59%) ERP
7 172 (15.59%) User Acceptance Testing
8 164 (14.87%) Decision-Making
9 163 (14.78%) Change Management
10 158 (14.32%) Requirements Gathering
11 150 (13.60%) Business Analysis
11 150 (13.60%) Validation
12 147 (13.33%) Migration
13 138 (12.51%) AI
14 115 (10.43%) User Stories
15 113 (10.24%) Business Intelligence
15 113 (10.24%) Project Delivery
16 110 (9.97%) Data Analysis
17 102 (9.25%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 117 (10.61%) SQL
2 65 (5.89%) Python
3 31 (2.81%) Java
4 24 (2.18%) PowerShell
5 19 (1.72%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.63%) VBA
7 9 (0.82%) Bash
8 8 (0.73%) ABAP
9 7 (0.63%) C#
9 7 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.54%) Korn
10 6 (0.54%) Perl
11 5 (0.45%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.45%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.45%) R
12 4 (0.36%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.27%) Bicep
13 3 (0.27%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.18%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 147 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 115 (10.43%) Degree
3 114 (10.34%) SC Cleared
4 62 (5.62%) ACCA
5 59 (5.35%) CIMA
6 27 (2.45%) PMP
7 24 (2.18%) DV Cleared
8 23 (2.09%) PMI Certification
9 18 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (1.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 13 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (0.91%) CBAP
13 9 (0.82%) IIBA
14 8 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.63%) ISEB
16 6 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
16 6 (0.54%) Master's Degree
17 5 (0.45%) ISTQB
17 5 (0.45%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (9.79%) Data Quality
2 63 (5.71%) QA
3 50 (4.53%) PMO
4 37 (3.35%) GDPR
5 20 (1.81%) SLA
6 19 (1.72%) GRC
7 17 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (1.36%) IFRS
9 12 (1.09%) Accessibility
9 12 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 11 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
11 10 (0.91%) GAAP
11 10 (0.91%) NIST
12 6 (0.54%) ISO 19650
13 3 (0.27%) COBIT
13 3 (0.27%) SEPA
13 3 (0.27%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.18%) Basel III
14 2 (0.18%) ITGC
15 1 (0.091%) NCSC
System Software
1 33 (2.99%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.45%) IAG
3 8 (0.73%) Docker
4 5 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.27%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) GPFS
7 2 (0.18%) NFS
7 2 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.091%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.091%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.091%) Postfix
8 1 (0.091%) Squid
8 1 (0.091%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 24 (2.18%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.72%) Ansible
4 10 (0.91%) SCCM
5 6 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.36%) Control-M
7 3 (0.27%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.18%) Grafana
8 2 (0.18%) Istio
8 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.18%) vRealize
9 1 (0.091%) Argo
9 1 (0.091%) Autotask
9 1 (0.091%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.091%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.091%) Nessus
9 1 (0.091%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.091%) SCOM
9 1 (0.091%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.091%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 194 (17.59%) Microsoft
2 137 (12.42%) SAP
3 109 (9.88%) Oracle
4 80 (7.25%) ServiceNow
5 41 (3.72%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.81%) Workday
7 17 (1.54%) IBM
8 16 (1.45%) IFS
9 15 (1.36%) Splunk
10 12 (1.09%) Sage
11 11 (1.00%) Cisco
12 10 (0.91%) Dynatrace
12 10 (0.91%) Nexthink
13 9 (0.82%) Apple
13 9 (0.82%) Autodesk
14 8 (0.73%) Adobe
14 8 (0.73%) Atlassian
14 8 (0.73%) CyberArk
14 8 (0.73%) JD Edwards
14 8 (0.73%) VMware