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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 108 153
Rank change year-on-year -1 +45 +18
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 795 655 613
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.51% 2.31% 1.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.84% 2.61% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 465 376 381
10th Percentile £222 £300 £313
25th Percentile £350 £424 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £536 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.42% +2.14% +0.57%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £623
90th Percentile £665 £738 £688
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 27 32
10th Percentile £13.33 £15.04 £13.06
25th Percentile £14.34 £28.12 £17.22
Median hourly rate £22.50 £35.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +6.06% +2.33%
75th Percentile £40.65 £65.62 £50.79
90th Percentile £63.75 £75.00 £56.94
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £35.00 £33.44
% change year-on-year -51.43% +4.67% +3.69%

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 28,039 25,113 31,995
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.57% 88.74% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,871 15,476 21,696
10th Percentile £304 £313 £306
25th Percentile £408 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,770 825 1,406
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.38
25th Percentile £17.91 £20.30 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%
75th Percentile £56.99 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.14% +25.71%

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 2025. 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 +18 345 £500 -13.04% 261
North of England -13 150 £500 - 411
South East -26 99 £400 -20.00% 508
Midlands -9 95 £425 -5.56% 370
North West -14 77 £500 +11.11% 197
West Midlands -11 64 £463 -18.36% 195
Yorkshire -11 61 £469 -24.78% 178
South West -8 50 £500 -6.98% 206
East of England 0 45 £469 +32.79% 292
East Midlands -2 32 £350 -1.69% 154
North East -4 12 £369 -35.87% 36
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 42 (5.28%) Confluence
2 26 (3.27%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.13%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.50%) CMS
6 2 (0.25%) Resin
6 2 (0.25%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Smallworld
Applications
1 111 (13.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (6.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 39 (4.91%) MS Visio
4 38 (4.78%) Microsoft Office
5 17 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.38%) Trello
7 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.25%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.13%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 1 (0.13%) NASTRAN
8 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 51 (6.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.13%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.13%) Oracle Payables
2 9 (1.13%) SAP HCM
3 7 (0.88%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.88%) SAP Payroll
4 6 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.75%) Oracle EBS R12
5 5 (0.63%) Oracle General Ledger
5 5 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.50%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.50%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.50%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.50%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.38%) Endur
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle E-Business Tax
Cloud Services
1 80 (10.06%) Power Platform
2 62 (7.80%) Azure
3 51 (6.42%) AWS
4 43 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (4.91%) SaaS
6 23 (2.89%) GitHub
7 22 (2.77%) GCP
8 19 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (1.64%) PowerApps
11 12 (1.51%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.38%) SuccessFactors
13 9 (1.13%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.13%) Miro
14 8 (1.01%) Entra ID
14 8 (1.01%) Google Workspace
14 8 (1.01%) Lucidchart
15 6 (0.75%) OCI
15 6 (0.75%) PaaS
16 5 (0.63%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.52%) Firewall
2 12 (1.51%) DNS
3 9 (1.13%) VPN
4 6 (0.75%) HTTP
4 6 (0.75%) Internet
5 5 (0.63%) DHCP
5 5 (0.63%) Network Security
5 5 (0.63%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.50%) WAN
7 3 (0.38%) LAN
8 2 (0.25%) Broadband
8 2 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.25%) DWDM
8 2 (0.25%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.25%) SSH
8 2 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.13%) 5G
9 1 (0.13%) MPLS
9 1 (0.13%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (9.18%) Power BI
2 22 (2.77%) MySQL
3 20 (2.52%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.38%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.38%) SAP HANA
4 11 (1.38%) SQL Server
4 11 (1.38%) Tableau
5 9 (1.13%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.75%) Power Query
8 5 (0.63%) Metadata
9 4 (0.50%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.38%) Big Data
10 3 (0.38%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.38%) Looker
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.25%) ImageNet
Development Applications
1 83 (10.44%) JIRA
2 46 (5.79%) Jenkins
3 20 (2.52%) GitLab
4 18 (2.26%) Postman
5 9 (1.13%) Git
6 8 (1.01%) Sonatype Nexus
7 6 (0.75%) Appium
8 5 (0.63%) Charles Proxy
8 5 (0.63%) Jaeger
8 5 (0.63%) Katalon Studio
8 5 (0.63%) XCUITest
9 4 (0.50%) IntelliJ
9 4 (0.50%) Selenium
10 3 (0.38%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.38%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.38%) SoapUI
11 2 (0.25%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.25%) TestRail
12 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
General
1 379 (47.67%) Social Skills
2 264 (33.21%) Finance
3 175 (22.01%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (8.18%) Banking
5 54 (6.79%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
7 33 (4.15%) Documentation Skills
8 31 (3.90%) Telecoms
9 29 (3.65%) Manufacturing
10 25 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
10 25 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (2.77%) Marketing
12 21 (2.64%) Legal
13 20 (2.52%) Retail
14 19 (2.39%) Pharmaceutical
15 17 (2.14%) Financial Institution
16 16 (2.01%) Billing
17 14 (1.76%) Law
18 13 (1.64%) General Ledger
19 9 (1.13%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 258 (32.45%) Analyst
2 131 (16.48%) Business Analyst
3 83 (10.44%) Senior
4 69 (8.68%) Consultant
5 54 (6.79%) Lead
6 35 (4.40%) Project Manager
7 31 (3.90%) Senior Analyst
8 27 (3.40%) Process Analyst
8 27 (3.40%) SAP Consultant
9 26 (3.27%) Data Analyst
10 25 (3.14%) Technical Analyst
11 24 (3.02%) Technical Support
12 23 (2.89%) Senior Business Analyst
13 22 (2.77%) Administrator
14 21 (2.64%) Accountant
15 19 (2.39%) IT Support
16 18 (2.26%) Developer
17 17 (2.14%) Senior Consultant
18 16 (2.01%) Change Manager
19 15 (1.89%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.77%) Web Services
2 19 (2.39%) Playwright
3 18 (2.26%) GraphQL
3 18 (2.26%) Node.js
3 18 (2.26%) Vitest
4 14 (1.76%) SAP Fiori
5 11 (1.38%) BAPI
6 10 (1.26%) Kafka
6 10 (1.26%) Oracle Fusion
6 10 (1.26%) SOAP
6 10 (1.26%) XML
6 10 (1.26%) YAML
7 9 (1.13%) REST
8 7 (0.88%) .NET
8 7 (0.88%) Middleware
9 6 (0.75%) HTML
9 6 (0.75%) SailPoint
10 5 (0.63%) OpenTelemetry
10 5 (0.63%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.50%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.92%) Onboarding
2 23 (2.89%) Cloud Native
2 23 (2.89%) Management Information System
3 20 (2.52%) Product Ownership
4 19 (2.39%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (1.64%) Virtual Team
8 12 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.51%) Reinsurance
9 11 (1.38%) CMDB
9 11 (1.38%) Replication
10 10 (1.26%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.01%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.01%) NHS
13 7 (0.88%) Derivative
13 7 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.88%) PMI
14 6 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 56 (7.04%) Windows
2 36 (4.53%) Linux
3 28 (3.52%) Unix
4 14 (1.76%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.26%) Android
6 9 (1.13%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.88%) VMS
8 2 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.25%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) Solaris
9 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (25.03%) Problem-Solving
2 179 (22.52%) Agile
3 162 (20.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 151 (18.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 135 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
6 100 (12.58%) Change Management
7 98 (12.33%) Workshop Facilitation
8 96 (12.08%) Project Management
9 95 (11.95%) Decision-Making
10 89 (11.19%) DevOps
11 77 (9.69%) Business Analysis
12 72 (9.06%) Roadmaps
13 71 (8.93%) Business Intelligence
13 71 (8.93%) Project Delivery
14 70 (8.81%) ITIL
15 64 (8.05%) Data Analysis
16 63 (7.92%) Coaching
17 62 (7.80%) CI/CD
17 62 (7.80%) Six Sigma
18 57 (7.17%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 101 (12.70%) SQL
2 60 (7.55%) Python
3 33 (4.15%) Java
4 30 (3.77%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.77%) TypeScript
6 21 (2.64%) Perl
7 18 (2.26%) ABAP
8 14 (1.76%) PowerShell
9 10 (1.26%) Shell Script
10 8 (1.01%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.88%) Bash
11 7 (0.88%) C#
12 5 (0.63%) Kotlin
12 5 (0.63%) Rust
12 5 (0.63%) Swift
13 4 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.50%) PHP
13 4 (0.50%) VBA
14 3 (0.38%) Go
14 3 (0.38%) R
Qualifications
1 119 (14.97%) Degree
2 93 (11.70%) Security Cleared
3 72 (9.06%) SC Cleared
4 31 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.64%) Master's Degree
5 21 (2.64%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.52%) PMP
7 15 (1.89%) ACCA
8 14 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.76%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 11 (1.38%) CIMA
10 9 (1.13%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.01%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.88%) MBA
13 6 (0.75%) CISSP
13 6 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (0.63%) CISM
14 5 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (0.63%) SAFe Agilist
15 4 (0.50%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (7.42%) QA
2 47 (5.91%) Data Quality
3 36 (4.53%) PMO
4 23 (2.89%) GDPR
5 21 (2.64%) SLA
6 12 (1.51%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.75%) NIST
10 5 (0.63%) Basel III
10 5 (0.63%) IFRS
10 5 (0.63%) ISO 19650
11 4 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.50%) GAAP
11 4 (0.50%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.38%) GRC
12 3 (0.38%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.25%) EMIR
13 2 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 34 (4.28%) Docker
2 27 (3.40%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) GPFS
5 2 (0.25%) Xen
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.13%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.13%) Dovecot
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) NFS
6 1 (0.13%) Postfix
6 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.13%) Squid
Systems Management
1 38 (4.78%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.14%) Ansible
3 19 (2.39%) Terraform
4 12 (1.51%) Grafana
5 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (1.01%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.63%) Kiali
9 4 (0.50%) QRadar
10 3 (0.38%) SCCM
11 2 (0.25%) ITRS Geneos
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.13%) Argo
12 1 (0.13%) BladeLogic
12 1 (0.13%) CEMLI
12 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
12 1 (0.13%) Nessus
12 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 121 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 83 (10.44%) SAP
3 60 (7.55%) Oracle
4 50 (6.29%) ServiceNow
5 23 (2.89%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.64%) Splunk
7 20 (2.52%) Google
8 19 (2.39%) Workday
9 17 (2.14%) Adobe
10 9 (1.13%) Alteryx
11 8 (1.01%) Anaplan
12 7 (0.88%) Ariba
12 7 (0.88%) Sonatype
13 6 (0.75%) Planview
14 5 (0.63%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.63%) Computacenter
14 5 (0.63%) CyberArk
15 4 (0.50%) Databricks
15 4 (0.50%) Dynatrace
15 4 (0.50%) MuleSoft