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

 6 months to
9 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 99 163
Rank change year-on-year -24 +64 -7
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,002 714 494
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.19% 2.57% 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.57% 2.83% 1.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 585 433 327
10th Percentile £313 £279 £320
25th Percentile £404 £363 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £622
90th Percentile £688 £723 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 45 26
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.50 £13.86
25th Percentile £14.22 £22.04 £14.50
Median hourly rate £24.58 £30.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +27.66% -21.67%
75th Percentile £50.00 £35.50 £35.00
90th Percentile £74.25 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £23.13
% change year-on-year -16.67% +29.72% -22.91%

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 39,011 25,247 28,576
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.26% 90.77% 85.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,277 16,138 18,662
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,537 1,415 1,657
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £14.13
25th Percentile £19.85 £17.87 £18.32
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% +1.00%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.10 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +72.96% -38.57% -3.67%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -14 450 £525 +5.00% 435
South East -20 155 £500 - 239
North of England -53 143 £487 -1.37% 154
Midlands -25 125 £450 - 112
West Midlands -37 75 £500 +5.26% 70
North West -63 74 £472 -0.74% 77
Yorkshire -14 62 £500 -2.44% 59
South West 0 60 £440 +3.59% 62
East of England +9 54 £450 -10.00% 66
East Midlands +10 50 £413 +65.00% 42
North East -39 8 £400 -25.23% 21
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 (4.59%) Confluence
2 24 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.20%) CMS
4 10 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.50%) CICS
5 5 (0.50%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.30%) Moodle
7 3 (0.30%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
8 2 (0.20%) Apache
8 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.100%) Appian
9 1 (0.100%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.100%) Mattermost
9 1 (0.100%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.100%) SAS
9 1 (0.100%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.100%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 104 (10.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (4.29%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (3.29%) MS Visio
4 16 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.40%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.40%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.40%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.40%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.40%) Revit
8 3 (0.30%) Simulink
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Smart View
9 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.100%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 33 (3.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.80%) NetSuite
3 15 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (1.20%) iTrent
5 10 (1.00%) Oracle EBS
6 9 (0.90%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
8 6 (0.60%) Magento
8 6 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
8 6 (0.60%) SAP SD
9 5 (0.50%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 5 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
9 5 (0.50%) SAP PSCD
10 4 (0.40%) Oracle General Ledger
10 4 (0.40%) SAP Business One
11 3 (0.30%) BusinessWorks
11 3 (0.30%) NEC Housing
11 3 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
11 3 (0.30%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 104 (10.38%) Power Platform
2 93 (9.28%) Azure
3 40 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (3.89%) AWS
5 30 (2.99%) SaaS
6 28 (2.79%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (2.50%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (2.00%) Power Automate
9 20 (2.00%) PowerApps
9 20 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
10 18 (1.80%) GitHub
11 10 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (0.90%) Lucidchart
13 8 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 8 (0.80%) GCP
14 7 (0.70%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (0.70%) Datadog
14 7 (0.70%) OCI
14 7 (0.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.50%) Firewall
2 14 (1.40%) TCP/IP
3 10 (1.00%) WAN
4 8 (0.80%) DNS
4 8 (0.80%) VPN
4 8 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.70%) LAN
6 5 (0.50%) Network Security
6 5 (0.50%) SSL
7 4 (0.40%) MPLS
7 4 (0.40%) Wireless
8 3 (0.30%) BGP
8 3 (0.30%) DHCP
8 3 (0.30%) DMZ
8 3 (0.30%) Internet
8 3 (0.30%) IPsec
8 3 (0.30%) VSAN
9 2 (0.20%) FTP
9 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (8.38%) Power BI
2 15 (1.50%) Tableau
3 12 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.20%) Metadata
4 8 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
4 8 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (0.70%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.60%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.50%) DataStage
7 5 (0.50%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 5 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.40%) MySQL
8 4 (0.40%) Power Query
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 86 (8.58%) JIRA
2 13 (1.30%) Git
3 11 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.50%) Selenium
5 4 (0.40%) JUnit
5 4 (0.40%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.30%) IntelliJ
6 3 (0.30%) MLflow
6 3 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.30%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.20%) Appium
7 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.20%) GitLab
7 2 (0.20%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.20%) Postman
7 2 (0.20%) TestRail
8 1 (0.100%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.100%) JDeveloper
8 1 (0.100%) JMeter
8 1 (0.100%) Visual Studio
General
1 417 (41.62%) Finance
2 405 (40.42%) Social Skills
3 304 (30.34%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (9.38%) Banking
5 74 (7.39%) Public Sector
6 52 (5.19%) Documentation Skills
7 49 (4.89%) Retail
8 48 (4.79%) Manufacturing
9 47 (4.69%) Legal
10 39 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
11 37 (3.69%) Influencing Skills
12 22 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (1.90%) Local Government
14 18 (1.80%) Marketing
15 17 (1.70%) Telecoms
16 16 (1.60%) General Ledger
17 15 (1.50%) Front Office
17 15 (1.50%) Investment Banking
18 13 (1.30%) Billing
19 12 (1.20%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 318 (31.74%) Analyst
2 187 (18.66%) Business Analyst
3 101 (10.08%) Senior
4 95 (9.48%) Lead
5 88 (8.78%) Consultant
6 46 (4.59%) Senior Analyst
7 42 (4.19%) Accountant
8 41 (4.09%) Project Manager
9 33 (3.29%) Data Analyst
10 27 (2.69%) Financial Analyst
10 27 (2.69%) Senior Business Analyst
11 26 (2.59%) Developer
12 24 (2.40%) Administrator
12 24 (2.40%) Process Analyst
13 21 (2.10%) Architect
14 19 (1.90%) Management Accountant
15 18 (1.80%) IT Manager
15 18 (1.80%) Senior Manager
15 18 (1.80%) Systems Analyst
16 17 (1.70%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.40%) Oracle Fusion
2 19 (1.90%) REST
3 13 (1.30%) .NET
4 10 (1.00%) Middleware
5 9 (0.90%) HTML5 Canvas
5 9 (0.90%) SAP PI
5 9 (0.90%) SOAP
6 6 (0.60%) IDoc
6 6 (0.60%) JSON
7 5 (0.50%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.50%) HTML
7 5 (0.50%) JDBC
7 5 (0.50%) React
7 5 (0.50%) STL
8 4 (0.40%) Node.js
8 4 (0.40%) Playwright
8 4 (0.40%) RESTful
8 4 (0.40%) YAML
9 3 (0.30%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 76 (7.58%) Onboarding
2 49 (4.89%) Management Information System
2 49 (4.89%) Product Ownership
3 37 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
4 22 (2.20%) CMDB
5 20 (2.00%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
6 19 (1.90%) Cloud Native
7 18 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.50%) Operational Technology
9 13 (1.30%) AI Agents
9 13 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (1.20%) Reinsurance
11 11 (1.10%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.10%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.10%) FMCG
12 9 (0.90%) Virtual Team
13 8 (0.80%) Derivative
13 8 (0.80%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 41 (4.09%) Windows
2 22 (2.20%) Linux
3 18 (1.80%) Unix
4 12 (1.20%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.00%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.60%) Android
6 6 (0.60%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.50%) AIX
7 5 (0.50%) Solaris
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 (0.100%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.100%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (31.94%) Stakeholder Management
2 261 (26.05%) Problem-Solving
3 219 (21.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 197 (19.66%) Agile
5 182 (18.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 149 (14.87%) Decision-Making
7 145 (14.47%) Workshop Facilitation
8 141 (14.07%) User Acceptance Testing
9 139 (13.87%) ERP
10 131 (13.07%) Change Management
11 128 (12.77%) Validation
12 126 (12.57%) Migration
13 122 (12.18%) Requirements Gathering
14 121 (12.08%) Business Analysis
15 117 (11.68%) AI
16 96 (9.58%) Business Intelligence
17 92 (9.18%) User Stories
18 87 (8.68%) DevOps
19 84 (8.38%) Data Analysis
19 84 (8.38%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 107 (10.68%) SQL
2 60 (5.99%) Python
3 31 (3.09%) Java
4 17 (1.70%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.50%) PowerShell
5 15 (1.50%) VBA
6 9 (0.90%) ABAP
6 9 (0.90%) C#
7 8 (0.80%) Bash
8 7 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (0.70%) Perl
9 6 (0.60%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.50%) COBOL
10 5 (0.50%) Korn
10 5 (0.50%) MATLAB
10 5 (0.50%) R
11 3 (0.30%) ActionScript
11 3 (0.30%) ActionScript 2.0
11 3 (0.30%) Go
12 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 139 (13.87%) Security Cleared
2 109 (10.88%) SC Cleared
3 90 (8.98%) Degree
4 63 (6.29%) ACCA
5 60 (5.99%) CIMA
6 21 (2.10%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.80%) PMP
8 16 (1.60%) PMI Certification
9 15 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.50%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 13 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.00%) ITIL Certification
12 9 (0.90%) CBAP
12 9 (0.90%) Master's Degree
13 7 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
14 6 (0.60%) IIBA
14 6 (0.60%) ISEB
15 4 (0.40%) APMG
15 4 (0.40%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (8.68%) Data Quality
2 61 (6.09%) QA
3 44 (4.39%) GDPR
4 41 (4.09%) PMO
5 25 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.60%) SLA
7 14 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 13 (1.30%) NIST
9 12 (1.20%) IFRS
10 10 (1.00%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (1.00%) GRC
11 9 (0.90%) GAAP
12 4 (0.40%) COBIT
12 4 (0.40%) ISO 19650
13 3 (0.30%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.20%) Basel III
14 2 (0.20%) PCI DSS
15 1 (0.100%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.100%) MiFID
System Software
1 30 (2.99%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.30%) IAG
3 9 (0.90%) Docker
4 8 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.60%) vSphere
6 5 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.40%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.20%) GPFS
9 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.20%) NFS
9 2 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 22 (2.20%) Kubernetes
2 18 (1.80%) Ansible
3 15 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.40%) Terraform
5 6 (0.60%) 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 (0.100%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.100%) Argo
9 1 (0.100%) Autotask
9 1 (0.100%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.100%) Istio
9 1 (0.100%) Puppet
9 1 (0.100%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 130 (12.97%) Microsoft
2 117 (11.68%) SAP
3 86 (8.58%) Oracle
4 73 (7.29%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.89%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.20%) Workday
7 18 (1.80%) IFS
8 14 (1.40%) VMware
9 12 (1.20%) Google
9 12 (1.20%) IBM
9 12 (1.20%) Splunk
10 10 (1.00%) Cisco
11 9 (0.90%) Apple
11 9 (0.90%) Okta
11 9 (0.90%) Sage
12 8 (0.80%) Adobe
12 8 (0.80%) Dynatrace
13 7 (0.70%) Atlassian
13 7 (0.70%) Nexthink
14 6 (0.60%) Databricks
985 Process Improvement jobs in England