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 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 94 173
Rank change year-on-year -38 +79 +4
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 875 670 531
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.01% 2.65% 1.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 2.90% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 529 406 351
10th Percentile £296 £300 £281
25th Percentile £400 £381 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £620
90th Percentile £675 £769 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £513
% change year-on-year +2.56% -4.88% -0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 36 36
10th Percentile £13.33 £19.58 £14.18
25th Percentile £14.22 £26.88 £15.85
Median hourly rate £25.25 £30.00 £22.17
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% +35.32% -31.36%
75th Percentile £49.06 £37.61 £35.25
90th Percentile £74.58 £72.50 £43.75
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £30.50 £24.63
% change year-on-year -16.39% +23.85% -23.75%

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 37,112 23,092 31,896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.37% 91.39% 85.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,409 14,893 20,664
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £418 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,320 1,127 2,324
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.87%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.60
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +4.17%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 27 June 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 -22 376 £510 -2.86% 186
South East -10 141 £500 - 132
North of England -66 123 £443 -6.68% 93
Midlands -35 109 £419 -6.94% 78
West Midlands -54 67 £500 +0.40% 43
Yorkshire -14 62 £500 +1.27% 35
South West +1 54 £450 +2.86% 52
North West -80 53 £435 -3.33% 46
East of England +4 49 £450 +2.86% 42
East Midlands +5 42 £402 +27.70% 35
North East -30 9 £363 -31.60% 13
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 48 (5.49%) Confluence
2 15 (1.71%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.26%) CMS
4 9 (1.03%) CICS
4 9 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.34%) Moodle
7 2 (0.23%) Apache
7 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.11%) Mattermost
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.11%) SAS
8 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 95 (10.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.97%) MS Visio
4 21 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.34%) Simulink
8 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) CATIA
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (3.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.60%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.91%) iTrent
5 7 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.69%) Magento
6 6 (0.69%) NEC Housing
6 6 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
7 5 (0.57%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.46%) SAP Business One
8 4 (0.46%) SAP SD
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.23%) Aladdin
10 2 (0.23%) Endur
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
10 2 (0.23%) SAP IBP
10 2 (0.23%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 83 (9.49%) Power Platform
2 67 (7.66%) Azure
3 33 (3.77%) AWS
4 29 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (2.51%) SaaS
6 21 (2.40%) GitHub
7 20 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (2.17%) Entra ID
9 16 (1.83%) SuccessFactors
10 14 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (1.60%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.14%) Power Automate
12 9 (1.03%) GCP
13 8 (0.91%) Lucidchart
14 6 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.57%) Amazon SageMaker
15 5 (0.57%) Azure AKS
15 5 (0.57%) Google Workspace
16 4 (0.46%) Miro
16 4 (0.46%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.06%) Firewall
2 9 (1.03%) TCP/IP
3 7 (0.80%) WAN
4 6 (0.69%) DNS
4 6 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.57%) FTP
5 5 (0.57%) VPN
6 4 (0.46%) Internet
6 4 (0.46%) LAN
6 4 (0.46%) MPLS
6 4 (0.46%) Network Security
6 4 (0.46%) SSL
6 4 (0.46%) Wireless
7 3 (0.34%) BGP
7 3 (0.34%) DHCP
7 3 (0.34%) DMZ
7 3 (0.34%) IPsec
7 3 (0.34%) VSAN
8 2 (0.23%) L2TP
8 2 (0.23%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (7.77%) Power BI
2 13 (1.49%) Relational Database
3 12 (1.37%) Tableau
4 11 (1.26%) Metadata
5 9 (1.03%) DataStage
6 8 (0.91%) MySQL
7 7 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.34%) SQL Server
10 2 (0.23%) Ataccama
10 2 (0.23%) Big Data
10 2 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.23%) GIS
10 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.11%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.11%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 97 (11.09%) JIRA
2 19 (2.17%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.37%) Git
4 8 (0.91%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (0.57%) MLflow
6 4 (0.46%) GitLab
7 3 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.34%) Jaeger
7 3 (0.34%) JUnit
7 3 (0.34%) Postman
7 3 (0.34%) Selenium
7 3 (0.34%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.23%) Gatling
8 2 (0.23%) JMeter
8 2 (0.23%) ScriptRunner
8 2 (0.23%) TestRail
9 1 (0.11%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.11%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.11%) WinAutomation
General
1 352 (40.23%) Finance
2 343 (39.20%) Social Skills
3 276 (31.54%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (8.57%) Public Sector
5 69 (7.89%) Banking
6 44 (5.03%) Legal
7 41 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
8 36 (4.11%) Retail
9 34 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
10 33 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
11 30 (3.43%) Manufacturing
12 19 (2.17%) Telecoms
13 18 (2.06%) Local Government
14 15 (1.71%) Billing
15 14 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 14 (1.60%) Marketing
16 13 (1.49%) Back Office
16 13 (1.49%) Front Office
17 12 (1.37%) General Ledger
18 11 (1.26%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 271 (30.97%) Analyst
2 154 (17.60%) Business Analyst
3 86 (9.83%) Senior
4 79 (9.03%) Lead
5 66 (7.54%) Consultant
6 36 (4.11%) Project Manager
6 36 (4.11%) Senior Analyst
7 35 (4.00%) Accountant
8 28 (3.20%) Data Analyst
9 24 (2.74%) Architect
10 21 (2.40%) Financial Analyst
11 19 (2.17%) Developer
11 19 (2.17%) Management Accountant
11 19 (2.17%) Project Officer
12 18 (2.06%) Process Analyst
13 17 (1.94%) Delivery Manager
14 16 (1.83%) Administrator
14 16 (1.83%) Security Analyst
14 16 (1.83%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (1.71%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.60%) Middleware
2 13 (1.49%) REST
3 10 (1.14%) .NET
4 9 (1.03%) HTML5 Canvas
5 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
6 6 (0.69%) Spring Boot
7 5 (0.57%) HTML
7 5 (0.57%) OpenTelemetry
7 5 (0.57%) scikit-learn
8 4 (0.46%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.46%) Flash
8 4 (0.46%) JSON
8 4 (0.46%) Kafka
8 4 (0.46%) Node.js
8 4 (0.46%) Playwright
8 4 (0.46%) SOAP
8 4 (0.46%) STL
8 4 (0.46%) YAML
9 3 (0.34%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.34%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.17%) Onboarding
2 35 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 35 (4.00%) Management Information System
2 35 (4.00%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
5 18 (2.06%) CMDB
6 14 (1.60%) Cloud Native
7 13 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 13 (1.49%) Data Structures
8 11 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
8 11 (1.26%) Operational Technology
9 10 (1.14%) Derivative
9 10 (1.14%) Reinsurance
9 10 (1.14%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.03%) BYOD
10 9 (1.03%) Mainframe
10 9 (1.03%) VSAM
11 8 (0.91%) AI Agents
11 8 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 46 (5.26%) Windows
2 34 (3.89%) Linux
3 22 (2.51%) Unix
4 10 (1.14%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.03%) AIX
5 9 (1.03%) Solaris
5 9 (1.03%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.69%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.57%) Android
8 4 (0.46%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (27.66%) Stakeholder Management
2 223 (25.49%) Problem-Solving
3 191 (21.83%) Continuous Improvement
4 153 (17.49%) Agile
5 141 (16.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 134 (15.31%) Decision-Making
7 106 (12.11%) Change Management
8 98 (11.20%) ERP
9 96 (10.97%) Validation
10 95 (10.86%) Workshop Facilitation
11 91 (10.40%) User Acceptance Testing
12 86 (9.83%) Business Analysis
12 86 (9.83%) Migration
13 85 (9.71%) Requirements Gathering
14 83 (9.49%) Project Management
15 82 (9.37%) AI
15 82 (9.37%) DevOps
16 73 (8.34%) Business Intelligence
17 70 (8.00%) Data Analysis
18 64 (7.31%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 97 (11.09%) SQL
2 57 (6.51%) Python
3 29 (3.31%) Java
4 21 (2.40%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.49%) VBA
6 12 (1.37%) Perl
7 9 (1.03%) COBOL
8 8 (0.91%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.46%) Bash
9 4 (0.46%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.46%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.46%) R
10 3 (0.34%) ABAP
10 3 (0.34%) ActionScript
10 3 (0.34%) ActionScript 2.0
10 3 (0.34%) C#
10 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.34%) Go
10 3 (0.34%) Korn
10 3 (0.34%) Rust
Qualifications
1 118 (13.49%) Security Cleared
2 91 (10.40%) Degree
2 91 (10.40%) SC Cleared
3 63 (7.20%) ACCA
4 59 (6.74%) CIMA
5 17 (1.94%) Master's Degree
5 17 (1.94%) PMP
6 15 (1.71%) PMI Certification
7 14 (1.60%) DV Cleared
8 13 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (1.14%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 6 (0.69%) CBAP
11 6 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.57%) CISSP
12 5 (0.57%) IIBA
13 4 (0.46%) CCNP
13 4 (0.46%) ISEB
13 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (7.43%) Data Quality
2 52 (5.94%) QA
3 44 (5.03%) GDPR
4 36 (4.11%) PMO
5 30 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (1.94%) SLA
7 16 (1.83%) IFRS
8 15 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 13 (1.49%) NIST
10 10 (1.14%) GAAP
11 9 (1.03%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.46%) COBIT
12 4 (0.46%) GRC
13 3 (0.34%) Basel III
13 3 (0.34%) ISO 20022
13 3 (0.34%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.34%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.23%) IFRS 9
14 2 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 27 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.14%) Docker
3 7 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.69%) vSphere
5 5 (0.57%) IAG
5 5 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.46%) GPFS
6 4 (0.46%) NFS
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (2.29%) Ansible
2 16 (1.83%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.14%) Terraform
5 6 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.57%) Grafana
6 5 (0.57%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.34%) Kiali
7 3 (0.34%) WSUS
8 2 (0.23%) Control-M
8 2 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.23%) vRealize
9 1 (0.11%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.11%) Argo
9 1 (0.11%) Autotask
9 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.11%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.11%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 91 (10.40%) SAP
2 83 (9.49%) Microsoft
3 66 (7.54%) Oracle
4 57 (6.51%) ServiceNow
5 31 (3.54%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.51%) Workday
7 18 (2.06%) IFS
8 16 (1.83%) VMware
9 15 (1.71%) Splunk
10 14 (1.60%) IBM
11 13 (1.49%) Google
12 10 (1.14%) Cisco
13 9 (1.03%) Okta
14 8 (0.91%) Apple
14 8 (0.91%) Sonatype
15 6 (0.69%) Databricks
15 6 (0.69%) ForgeRock
15 6 (0.69%) NEC
15 6 (0.69%) Sage
16 5 (0.57%) Murex