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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 101 168
Rank change year-on-year -22 +67 -9
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 989 708 498
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.17% 2.57% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.55% 2.83% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 588 430 330
10th Percentile £313 £282 £324
25th Percentile £405 £363 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £523
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.22% -0.48%
75th Percentile £589 £600 £617
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 44 27
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.50 £14.24
25th Percentile £14.22 £25.67 £15.21
Median hourly rate £25.25 £30.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £50.00 £35.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £74.91 £68.13 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £30.00 £24.26
% change year-on-year -15.00% +23.69% -19.15%

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 38,823 25,045 28,976
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.31% 90.74% 85.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,257 16,045 18,963
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £523 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.60% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,475 1,380 1,752
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.87 £17.80
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.03
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -40.16% -1.11%
75th Percentile £68.75 £51.65 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%

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 1 August 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 1 August 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 1 August 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 -7 441 £515 +3.00% 372
South East -13 158 £500 - 195
North of England -52 140 £469 -3.79% 153
Midlands -28 123 £440 -1.57% 106
West Midlands -44 78 £500 +5.26% 72
North West -66 75 £465 +0.54% 86
South West +3 58 £456 +7.18% 64
Yorkshire -19 58 £500 -2.91% 55
East of England +10 53 £450 -10.00% 67
East Midlands +1 45 £408 +63.00% 34
North East -34 8 £400 -24.53% 14
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 (4.65%) Confluence
2 22 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.21%) CMS
4 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.81%) CICS
6 4 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.30%) Moodle
7 3 (0.30%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
8 2 (0.20%) Apache
8 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.10%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.10%) Mattermost
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.10%) SAS
9 1 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 97 (9.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (3.24%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.30%) Simulink
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.10%) CATIA
9 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.10%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.10%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.10%) Revit
9 1 (0.10%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 33 (3.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.82%) NetSuite
3 15 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (1.21%) iTrent
5 10 (1.01%) Oracle EBS
6 8 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
7 7 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
8 6 (0.61%) Magento
8 6 (0.61%) SAP SD
9 5 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
9 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
9 5 (0.51%) SAP PSCD
10 4 (0.40%) NEC Housing
10 4 (0.40%) SAP Business One
11 3 (0.30%) BusinessWorks
11 3 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
11 3 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
11 3 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
11 3 (0.30%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 100 (10.11%) Power Platform
2 86 (8.70%) Azure
3 39 (3.94%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (3.74%) AWS
5 26 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
5 26 (2.63%) SaaS
6 23 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (2.33%) Entra ID
7 20 (2.02%) PowerApps
8 19 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
9 17 (1.72%) Power Automate
10 16 (1.62%) GitHub
11 9 (0.91%) Lucidchart
11 9 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (0.81%) GCP
13 7 (0.71%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.71%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (0.61%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (0.61%) Intacct
14 6 (0.61%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.72%) Firewall
2 11 (1.11%) TCP/IP
3 10 (1.01%) WAN
4 7 (0.71%) LAN
5 6 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.51%) DNS
6 5 (0.51%) Network Security
6 5 (0.51%) VPN
7 4 (0.40%) MPLS
7 4 (0.40%) SSL
7 4 (0.40%) Wireless
8 3 (0.30%) BGP
8 3 (0.30%) DMZ
8 3 (0.30%) FTP
8 3 (0.30%) Internet
8 3 (0.30%) IPsec
8 3 (0.30%) VSAN
9 2 (0.20%) DHCP
9 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (8.09%) Power BI
2 14 (1.42%) Tableau
3 12 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.21%) Metadata
4 8 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
4 8 (0.81%) DataStage
4 8 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (0.71%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.61%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 5 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.40%) Power Query
9 3 (0.30%) MySQL
9 3 (0.30%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.20%) Big Data
10 2 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.20%) Parquet
10 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 89 (9.00%) JIRA
2 12 (1.21%) Git
3 11 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.40%) JUnit
4 4 (0.40%) Zephyr
5 3 (0.30%) IntelliJ
5 3 (0.30%) MLflow
5 3 (0.30%) Selenium
5 3 (0.30%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.20%) GitLab
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.20%) Postman
6 2 (0.20%) ScriptRunner
6 2 (0.20%) TestRail
7 1 (0.10%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.10%) JDeveloper
7 1 (0.10%) JMeter
7 1 (0.10%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.10%) Subversion
General
1 407 (41.15%) Finance
2 394 (39.84%) Social Skills
3 297 (30.03%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (8.80%) Banking
5 81 (8.19%) Public Sector
6 50 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
7 46 (4.65%) Manufacturing
8 45 (4.55%) Legal
8 45 (4.55%) Retail
9 42 (4.25%) Influencing Skills
10 34 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (2.02%) Local Government
12 19 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (1.62%) Marketing
14 15 (1.52%) Front Office
14 15 (1.52%) General Ledger
14 15 (1.52%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.42%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.31%) Billing
17 12 (1.21%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 316 (31.95%) Analyst
2 189 (19.11%) Business Analyst
3 102 (10.31%) Senior
4 91 (9.20%) Lead
5 89 (9.00%) Consultant
6 47 (4.75%) Senior Analyst
7 41 (4.15%) Accountant
8 39 (3.94%) Project Manager
9 31 (3.13%) Data Analyst
10 28 (2.83%) Senior Business Analyst
11 26 (2.63%) Financial Analyst
12 25 (2.53%) Developer
13 24 (2.43%) Process Analyst
14 22 (2.22%) Administrator
14 22 (2.22%) Architect
15 19 (1.92%) Management Accountant
16 18 (1.82%) Designer
16 18 (1.82%) IT Manager
16 18 (1.82%) Systems Analyst
17 17 (1.72%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.12%) Oracle Fusion
2 19 (1.92%) REST
3 13 (1.31%) .NET
3 13 (1.31%) Middleware
4 9 (0.91%) HTML5 Canvas
4 9 (0.91%) SAP PI
4 9 (0.91%) SOAP
5 6 (0.61%) IDoc
5 6 (0.61%) JSON
6 5 (0.51%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.51%) HTML
6 5 (0.51%) JDBC
6 5 (0.51%) React
6 5 (0.51%) STL
7 4 (0.40%) Node.js
7 4 (0.40%) Playwright
7 4 (0.40%) RESTful
7 4 (0.40%) YAML
8 3 (0.30%) OpenID
8 3 (0.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 72 (7.28%) Onboarding
2 50 (5.06%) Product Ownership
3 47 (4.75%) Management Information System
4 38 (3.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (2.33%) CMDB
6 22 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
6 22 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (1.72%) Cloud Native
9 14 (1.42%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.42%) Operational Technology
10 13 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (1.21%) AI Agents
11 12 (1.21%) Reinsurance
12 11 (1.11%) Data Structures
13 10 (1.01%) FMCG
14 9 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (0.91%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.81%) BYOD
15 8 (0.81%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 40 (4.04%) Windows
2 25 (2.53%) Linux
3 22 (2.22%) Unix
4 12 (1.21%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.01%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.81%) AIX
6 8 (0.81%) Solaris
7 6 (0.61%) Android
7 6 (0.61%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.40%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (31.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 251 (25.38%) Problem-Solving
3 214 (21.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 194 (19.62%) Agile
5 181 (18.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 148 (14.96%) Decision-Making
7 138 (13.95%) User Acceptance Testing
7 138 (13.95%) Workshop Facilitation
8 133 (13.45%) ERP
9 129 (13.04%) Change Management
10 125 (12.64%) Validation
11 121 (12.23%) Business Analysis
11 121 (12.23%) Migration
11 121 (12.23%) Requirements Gathering
12 110 (11.12%) AI
13 90 (9.10%) User Stories
14 89 (9.00%) Business Intelligence
15 87 (8.80%) Project Management
16 84 (8.49%) DevOps
17 83 (8.39%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 102 (10.31%) SQL
2 57 (5.76%) Python
3 29 (2.93%) Java
4 17 (1.72%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.52%) VBA
6 14 (1.42%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.91%) ABAP
8 8 (0.81%) COBOL
9 7 (0.71%) Bash
9 7 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.71%) Perl
10 6 (0.61%) C#
11 5 (0.51%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.51%) R
12 4 (0.40%) Korn
12 4 (0.40%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.30%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.30%) ActionScript 2.0
13 3 (0.30%) Go
14 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 145 (14.66%) Security Cleared
2 110 (11.12%) SC Cleared
3 86 (8.70%) Degree
4 62 (6.27%) ACCA
5 59 (5.97%) CIMA
6 21 (2.12%) DV Cleared
7 19 (1.92%) PMP
8 17 (1.72%) PMI Certification
9 15 (1.52%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 13 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (1.11%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.91%) CBAP
13 6 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.61%) IIBA
13 6 (0.61%) ISEB
13 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.40%) CCNP
14 4 (0.40%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (8.70%) Data Quality
2 61 (6.17%) QA
3 42 (4.25%) GDPR
4 39 (3.94%) PMO
5 26 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.31%) NIST
6 13 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 13 (1.31%) SLA
7 12 (1.21%) IFRS
8 10 (1.01%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
8 10 (1.01%) GRC
9 9 (0.91%) GAAP
10 4 (0.40%) COBIT
11 3 (0.30%) Basel III
11 3 (0.30%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.10%) COREP
13 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.10%) MiFID
System Software
1 30 (3.03%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.21%) IAG
3 9 (0.91%) Docker
4 8 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.61%) vSphere
6 5 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.40%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.30%) GPFS
8 3 (0.30%) NFS
8 3 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (2.02%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.62%) Ansible
3 15 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.31%) Terraform
5 6 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.40%) SCCM
7 3 (0.30%) WSUS
8 2 (0.20%) Control-M
8 2 (0.20%) Grafana
8 2 (0.20%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.20%) vRealize
9 1 (0.10%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.10%) Argo
9 1 (0.10%) Autotask
9 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.10%) Puppet
9 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 118 (11.93%) Microsoft
2 115 (11.63%) SAP
3 84 (8.49%) Oracle
4 70 (7.08%) ServiceNow
5 37 (3.74%) Salesforce
6 23 (2.33%) Workday
7 18 (1.82%) IFS
8 16 (1.62%) IBM
8 16 (1.62%) VMware
9 12 (1.21%) Google
9 12 (1.21%) Splunk
10 10 (1.01%) Cisco
11 9 (0.91%) Apple
11 9 (0.91%) Okta
12 8 (0.81%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.81%) Sage
13 7 (0.71%) Adobe
13 7 (0.71%) Dynatrace
14 6 (0.61%) ForgeRock
14 6 (0.61%) Nexthink
883 Process Improvement jobs in England