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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 101 155
Rank change year-on-year -12 +54 -6
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,044 713 526
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.29% 2.59% 1.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 2.85% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 431 340
10th Percentile £313 £263 £338
25th Percentile £403 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £691 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +3.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 46 28
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.50 £13.86
25th Percentile £14.22 £22.81 £14.50
Median hourly rate £23.21 £30.00 £29.31
Median % change year-on-year -22.63% +2.35% -2.30%
75th Percentile £52.11 £39.61 £35.38
90th Percentile £73.75 £66.88 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £24.16 £30.25 £28.50
% change year-on-year -20.13% +6.14% -5.00%

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 38,748 25,020 28,500
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.82% 90.83% 85.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,949 15,925 18,341
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.74% -2.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £630 £627 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,582 1,471 1,520
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.25 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.87 £18.13
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +65.23% -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 25 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 25 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 25 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 -2 482 £525 +5.00% 560
South East -24 154 £500 -0.99% 156
North of England -48 150 £500 +5.26% 163
Midlands -21 131 £450 - 111
North West -55 80 £500 +5.26% 92
West Midlands -31 74 £500 +0.40% 66
Yorkshire -8 63 £476 -2.46% 54
East Midlands +8 57 £425 +70.00% 46
South West -3 57 £456 +7.18% 104
East of England +9 54 £450 +10.43% 82
North East -37 8 £400 -12.81% 18
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 (5.17%) Confluence
2 31 (2.97%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.25%) CMS
4 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.67%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.29%) CICS
6 3 (0.29%) Moodle
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.29%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.096%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.096%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.096%) MTS
8 1 (0.096%) nginx
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.096%) SAS
8 1 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.096%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 118 (11.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (3.07%) MS Visio
4 27 (2.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.48%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.38%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.38%) Revit
8 3 (0.29%) Simulink
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.096%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.096%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.096%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 37 (3.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 18 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (1.15%) iTrent
5 11 (1.05%) Oracle EBS
6 10 (0.96%) Oracle Payables
7 9 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
8 8 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
9 7 (0.67%) SAP SD
10 6 (0.57%) Magento
10 6 (0.57%) Oracle General Ledger
11 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
11 5 (0.48%) SAP PSCD
12 4 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
12 4 (0.38%) SAP Business One
12 4 (0.38%) SAP FI
13 3 (0.29%) BusinessWorks
13 3 (0.29%) Loan IQ
13 3 (0.29%) SAP MM
13 3 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 115 (11.02%) Power Platform
2 97 (9.29%) Azure
3 47 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (3.93%) AWS
5 37 (3.54%) SaaS
6 32 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
7 28 (2.68%) Entra ID
8 25 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (2.30%) Power Automate
10 22 (2.11%) PowerApps
11 20 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
12 18 (1.72%) GitHub
13 13 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (1.05%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 9 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (0.86%) Datadog
15 9 (0.86%) Intacct
15 9 (0.86%) Lucidchart
16 8 (0.77%) Google Workspace
16 8 (0.77%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.44%) TCP/IP
2 14 (1.34%) Firewall
3 10 (0.96%) DNS
3 10 (0.96%) WAN
4 9 (0.86%) VPN
4 9 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.67%) LAN
6 5 (0.48%) Network Security
6 5 (0.48%) SSL
7 4 (0.38%) MPLS
7 4 (0.38%) Wireless
8 3 (0.29%) BGP
8 3 (0.29%) DHCP
8 3 (0.29%) DMZ
8 3 (0.29%) Internet
8 3 (0.29%) IPsec
8 3 (0.29%) VSAN
9 2 (0.19%) FTP
9 2 (0.19%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (8.91%) Power BI
2 19 (1.82%) Tableau
3 13 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.15%) Metadata
5 10 (0.96%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
6 7 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.57%) Power Query
7 6 (0.57%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.38%) MySQL
8 4 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 4 (0.38%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.29%) DataStage
9 3 (0.29%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.19%) Big Data
10 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 94 (9.00%) JIRA
2 13 (1.25%) Git
3 11 (1.05%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.57%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.48%) Postman
5 5 (0.48%) Selenium
6 4 (0.38%) JMeter
6 4 (0.38%) JUnit
6 4 (0.38%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 3 (0.29%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.29%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.29%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.19%) Appium
8 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.19%) GitLab
8 2 (0.19%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.19%) MLflow
8 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 436 (41.76%) Social Skills
2 435 (41.67%) Finance
3 313 (29.98%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (10.25%) Banking
5 69 (6.61%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.36%) Documentation Skills
7 51 (4.89%) Retail
8 50 (4.79%) Manufacturing
9 49 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
10 47 (4.50%) Legal
11 41 (3.93%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (1.82%) Marketing
13 19 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (1.82%) Telecoms
14 18 (1.72%) General Ledger
15 17 (1.63%) Front Office
16 16 (1.53%) Investment Banking
16 16 (1.53%) Local Government
17 14 (1.34%) Billing
Job Titles
1 325 (31.13%) Analyst
2 195 (18.68%) Business Analyst
3 105 (10.06%) Senior
4 99 (9.48%) Lead
5 92 (8.81%) Consultant
6 48 (4.60%) Senior Analyst
7 46 (4.41%) Project Manager
8 41 (3.93%) Accountant
9 31 (2.97%) Data Analyst
10 30 (2.87%) Senior Business Analyst
11 29 (2.78%) Developer
12 26 (2.49%) Financial Analyst
13 24 (2.30%) Administrator
14 23 (2.20%) Architect
14 23 (2.20%) Process Analyst
15 21 (2.01%) Support Engineer
15 21 (2.01%) Transformation Manager
16 20 (1.92%) Senior Manager
17 19 (1.82%) Systems Analyst
18 18 (1.72%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.78%) Oracle Fusion
2 23 (2.20%) REST
3 15 (1.44%) .NET
3 15 (1.44%) Terraform
4 13 (1.25%) Middleware
4 13 (1.25%) SOAP
5 9 (0.86%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (0.77%) HTML
6 8 (0.77%) SAP PI
7 6 (0.57%) IDoc
7 6 (0.57%) JSON
7 6 (0.57%) OAuth
7 6 (0.57%) OAuth2
8 5 (0.48%) AngularJS
8 5 (0.48%) JDBC
8 5 (0.48%) React
8 5 (0.48%) STL
8 5 (0.48%) Web Services
9 4 (0.38%) LDAP
9 4 (0.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 79 (7.57%) Onboarding
2 55 (5.27%) Product Ownership
3 52 (4.98%) Management Information System
4 32 (3.07%) Analytical Mindset
5 26 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (2.30%) CMDB
7 20 (1.92%) Cloud Native
8 17 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (1.34%) AI Agents
9 14 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (1.25%) Operational Technology
11 12 (1.15%) Reinsurance
12 11 (1.05%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.05%) FMCG
12 11 (1.05%) Virtual Team
13 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
14 9 (0.86%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.77%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 47 (4.50%) Windows
2 28 (2.68%) Linux
3 19 (1.82%) Unix
4 13 (1.25%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.96%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.57%) Android
6 6 (0.57%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.48%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.38%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.29%) AIX
9 3 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.29%) Solaris
9 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.19%) VMS
11 1 (0.096%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.096%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (34.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 280 (26.82%) Problem-Solving
3 236 (22.61%) Continuous Improvement
4 221 (21.17%) Agile
5 194 (18.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 168 (16.09%) Workshop Facilitation
7 161 (15.42%) User Acceptance Testing
8 158 (15.13%) Decision-Making
9 156 (14.94%) ERP
10 148 (14.18%) Change Management
11 141 (13.51%) Requirements Gathering
12 137 (13.12%) Validation
13 133 (12.74%) AI
13 133 (12.74%) Migration
14 130 (12.45%) Business Analysis
15 112 (10.73%) User Stories
16 108 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
17 100 (9.58%) Data Analysis
17 100 (9.58%) Project Delivery
18 98 (9.39%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (11.02%) SQL
2 68 (6.51%) Python
3 37 (3.54%) Java
4 22 (2.11%) JavaScript
5 21 (2.01%) PowerShell
6 17 (1.63%) VBA
7 9 (0.86%) ABAP
8 8 (0.77%) Bash
8 8 (0.77%) C#
9 7 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.67%) Perl
10 6 (0.57%) Korn
10 6 (0.57%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.48%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.48%) R
12 3 (0.29%) C++
12 3 (0.29%) COBOL
12 3 (0.29%) Go
12 3 (0.29%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 146 (13.98%) Security Cleared
2 118 (11.30%) SC Cleared
3 109 (10.44%) Degree
4 66 (6.32%) ACCA
5 63 (6.03%) CIMA
6 22 (2.11%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.92%) PMP
8 18 (1.72%) PMI Certification
9 16 (1.53%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 15 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (1.05%) CBAP
12 11 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (0.86%) IIBA
14 8 (0.77%) ISEB
14 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.67%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
17 5 (0.48%) ISTQB
18 4 (0.38%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (8.91%) Data Quality
2 60 (5.75%) QA
3 47 (4.50%) PMO
4 44 (4.21%) GDPR
5 23 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.53%) SLA
7 13 (1.25%) GRC
7 13 (1.25%) IFRS
8 12 (1.15%) NIST
8 12 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (1.05%) Accessibility
9 11 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (0.96%) GAAP
11 5 (0.48%) COBIT
12 4 (0.38%) ISO 19650
13 3 (0.29%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.19%) Basel III
14 2 (0.19%) SEPA
15 1 (0.096%) ITGC
15 1 (0.096%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (2.97%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.44%) IAG
3 9 (0.86%) Docker
4 7 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.57%) vSphere
6 5 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.38%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.19%) GPFS
9 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.19%) NFS
9 2 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.096%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.096%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.096%) Postfix
10 1 (0.096%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (2.30%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.82%) Ansible
3 18 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.67%) SCCM
5 6 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.48%) Control-M
7 3 (0.29%) Grafana
7 3 (0.29%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.29%) WSUS
8 2 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.19%) vRealize
9 1 (0.096%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.096%) Argo
9 1 (0.096%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.096%) Istio
9 1 (0.096%) Nessus
9 1 (0.096%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.096%) Puppet
9 1 (0.096%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 157 (15.04%) Microsoft
2 122 (11.69%) SAP
3 95 (9.10%) Oracle
4 77 (7.38%) ServiceNow
5 41 (3.93%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.82%) Workday
7 17 (1.63%) IFS
8 15 (1.44%) IBM
9 13 (1.25%) Splunk
10 12 (1.15%) VMware
11 11 (1.05%) Google
11 11 (1.05%) Sage
12 10 (0.96%) Adobe
12 10 (0.96%) Cisco
12 10 (0.96%) Dynatrace
13 9 (0.86%) Apple
13 9 (0.86%) Nexthink
13 9 (0.86%) Okta
14 7 (0.67%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.67%) Autodesk