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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 106 137
Rank change year-on-year -4 +31 +13
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,098 704 582
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.38% 2.54% 1.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.81% 2.79% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 632 432 351
10th Percentile £313 £263 £310
25th Percentile £413 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £534
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -7.30% +4.20%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 38 27
10th Percentile £13.95 £16.45 £14.50
25th Percentile £14.40 £22.81 £15.92
Median hourly rate £22.47 £30.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -25.12% -0.40% -4.38%
75th Percentile £56.68 £39.12 £35.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £55.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.72 £30.00 £29.31
% change year-on-year -27.60% +2.35% -6.95%

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 39,062 25,238 28,145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.72% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,917 16,041 17,545
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,725 1,497 1,306
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £14.92
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%
75th Percentile £68.00 £49.75 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 -5 515 £525 +5.00% 1,346
North of England -45 159 £467 -6.70% 331
South East -14 156 £500 -4.76% 386
Midlands -6 144 £455 +1.11% 216
North West -41 87 £459 -8.20% 158
West Midlands -39 81 £500 -4.03% 131
Yorkshire -11 65 £463 -5.03% 128
East Midlands +22 63 £425 +70.00% 86
South West -15 54 £456 +34.96% 159
East of England 0 52 £461 +17.83% 143
North East -37 8 £488 +6.27% 48
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 58 (5.28%) Confluence
2 34 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.28%) CMS
4 10 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.73%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.27%) Moodle
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.27%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 1 (0.091%) Apache
7 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.091%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.091%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.091%) CICS
7 1 (0.091%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.091%) MTS
7 1 (0.091%) nginx
7 1 (0.091%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.091%) SAS
7 1 (0.091%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.091%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 133 (12.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (3.28%) MS Visio
4 27 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.55%) ProjectWise
7 5 (0.46%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.46%) Navisworks
7 5 (0.46%) Revit
8 4 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.27%) Simulink
10 1 (0.091%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.091%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.091%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.091%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 39 (3.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (2.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (1.82%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.18%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.09%) iTrent
6 10 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
7 9 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
7 9 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.64%) Magento
8 7 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
9 6 (0.55%) SAP SD
10 5 (0.46%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 5 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.46%) SAP PSCD
10 5 (0.46%) Workday HCM
11 4 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.36%) SAP Business One
11 4 (0.36%) SAP FI
12 3 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
12 3 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 122 (11.11%) Power Platform
2 99 (9.02%) Azure
3 52 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (4.01%) SaaS
5 39 (3.55%) AWS
6 37 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (2.37%) Entra ID
8 25 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (2.28%) Power Automate
9 23 (2.09%) PowerApps
10 22 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
11 18 (1.64%) GitHub
12 17 (1.55%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (1.00%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 10 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (0.91%) Datadog
15 9 (0.82%) Intacct
15 9 (0.82%) Lucidchart
15 9 (0.82%) OneDrive
16 8 (0.73%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.55%) TCP/IP
2 14 (1.28%) Firewall
3 11 (1.00%) DNS
4 10 (0.91%) VPN
4 10 (0.91%) WAN
4 10 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (0.73%) LAN
6 7 (0.64%) Network Security
7 5 (0.46%) SSL
7 5 (0.46%) Wireless
8 4 (0.36%) DHCP
8 4 (0.36%) MPLS
9 3 (0.27%) BGP
9 3 (0.27%) Broadband
9 3 (0.27%) DMZ
9 3 (0.27%) Internet
9 3 (0.27%) IPsec
10 2 (0.18%) DWDM
10 2 (0.18%) L2TP
10 2 (0.18%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (8.74%) Power BI
2 22 (2.00%) Tableau
3 12 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (0.91%) Metadata
4 10 (0.91%) Relational Database
5 9 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (0.82%) Power Query
6 7 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.55%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.36%) MySQL
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.27%) Big Data
10 3 (0.27%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.18%) Ataccama
11 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 96 (8.74%) JIRA
2 12 (1.09%) Git
3 9 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (0.46%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.36%) GitLab
5 4 (0.36%) JMeter
5 4 (0.36%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.27%) eggPlant
6 3 (0.27%) JUnit
6 3 (0.27%) LoadRunner
6 3 (0.27%) Postman
6 3 (0.27%) Selenium
6 3 (0.27%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.18%) Appium
7 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.18%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.091%) Vagrant
General
1 466 (42.44%) Social Skills
2 458 (41.71%) Finance
3 326 (29.69%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (9.84%) Banking
5 77 (7.01%) Public Sector
6 59 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
7 58 (5.28%) Manufacturing
8 53 (4.83%) Documentation Skills
9 50 (4.55%) Retail
10 48 (4.37%) Legal
11 44 (4.01%) Influencing Skills
12 24 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 24 (2.19%) Marketing
13 22 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
14 20 (1.82%) General Ledger
15 19 (1.73%) Billing
15 19 (1.73%) Local Government
15 19 (1.73%) Telecoms
16 18 (1.64%) Front Office
17 17 (1.55%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 342 (31.15%) Analyst
2 203 (18.49%) Business Analyst
3 104 (9.47%) Senior
4 103 (9.38%) Lead
5 96 (8.74%) Consultant
6 50 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
7 49 (4.46%) Project Manager
8 37 (3.37%) Accountant
9 33 (3.01%) Data Analyst
10 32 (2.91%) Senior Business Analyst
11 29 (2.64%) Developer
12 27 (2.46%) Financial Analyst
13 24 (2.19%) Process Analyst
14 23 (2.09%) Support Engineer
15 22 (2.00%) Administrator
15 22 (2.00%) Architect
16 20 (1.82%) Senior Manager
16 20 (1.82%) Transformation Manager
17 19 (1.73%) Finance Manager
17 19 (1.73%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.82%) Oracle Fusion
2 22 (2.00%) REST
3 15 (1.37%) .NET
3 15 (1.37%) Terraform
4 13 (1.18%) Middleware
4 13 (1.18%) SOAP
5 9 (0.82%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (0.73%) SAP PI
7 7 (0.64%) HTML
8 6 (0.55%) JSON
8 6 (0.55%) LDAP
8 6 (0.55%) OAuth
8 6 (0.55%) OAuth2
8 6 (0.55%) Web Services
9 5 (0.46%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.46%) IDoc
9 5 (0.46%) JDBC
9 5 (0.46%) React
9 5 (0.46%) STL
10 4 (0.36%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 88 (8.01%) Onboarding
2 62 (5.65%) Product Ownership
3 61 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 33 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 23 (2.09%) CMDB
7 20 (1.82%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
8 16 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (1.37%) AI Agents
9 15 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (1.18%) Operational Technology
10 13 (1.18%) Virtual Team
11 12 (1.09%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.09%) Reinsurance
12 11 (1.00%) FMCG
13 9 (0.82%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.82%) Derivative
13 9 (0.82%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 52 (4.74%) Windows
2 27 (2.46%) Linux
3 18 (1.64%) Unix
4 13 (1.18%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.91%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.55%) Android
6 6 (0.55%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.091%) AIX
10 1 (0.091%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.091%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.091%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 417 (37.98%) Stakeholder Management
2 308 (28.05%) Problem-Solving
3 263 (23.95%) Continuous Improvement
4 235 (21.40%) Agile
5 216 (19.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 179 (16.30%) Workshop Facilitation
7 173 (15.76%) User Acceptance Testing
8 165 (15.03%) ERP
9 161 (14.66%) Decision-Making
10 160 (14.57%) Change Management
11 156 (14.21%) Requirements Gathering
12 147 (13.39%) Business Analysis
12 147 (13.39%) Validation
13 143 (13.02%) Migration
14 140 (12.75%) AI
15 120 (10.93%) User Stories
16 112 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
17 110 (10.02%) Project Delivery
18 108 (9.84%) Data Analysis
19 104 (9.47%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (10.56%) SQL
2 68 (6.19%) Python
3 33 (3.01%) Java
4 25 (2.28%) PowerShell
5 21 (1.91%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.64%) VBA
7 9 (0.82%) Bash
8 8 (0.73%) ABAP
8 8 (0.73%) C#
9 7 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.64%) Perl
10 6 (0.55%) Korn
10 6 (0.55%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.46%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.46%) R
12 4 (0.36%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.27%) Bicep
13 3 (0.27%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.18%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 152 (13.84%) Security Cleared
2 119 (10.84%) SC Cleared
3 114 (10.38%) Degree
4 59 (5.37%) ACCA
5 56 (5.10%) CIMA
6 27 (2.46%) PMP
7 24 (2.19%) DV Cleared
8 23 (2.09%) PMI Certification
9 17 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (1.46%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 13 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (0.91%) CBAP
12 10 (0.91%) IIBA
13 8 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.64%) ISEB
15 6 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
15 6 (0.55%) Master's Degree
16 5 (0.46%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.46%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (9.56%) Data Quality
2 66 (6.01%) QA
3 50 (4.55%) PMO
4 40 (3.64%) GDPR
5 21 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 20 (1.82%) SLA
7 19 (1.73%) GRC
8 14 (1.28%) IFRS
9 13 (1.18%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 12 (1.09%) NIST
11 11 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (0.91%) GAAP
13 5 (0.46%) ISO 19650
14 4 (0.36%) COBIT
15 3 (0.27%) SEPA
15 3 (0.27%) Solvency II
16 2 (0.18%) Basel III
16 2 (0.18%) ITGC
17 1 (0.091%) UCITS
System Software
1 33 (3.01%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.46%) IAG
3 8 (0.73%) Docker
4 5 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.27%) vSphere
6 2 (0.18%) GPFS
6 2 (0.18%) NFS
6 2 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.091%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.091%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.091%) Postfix
7 1 (0.091%) Squid
7 1 (0.091%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 24 (2.19%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.73%) Ansible
4 10 (0.91%) SCCM
5 6 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.46%) Control-M
7 3 (0.27%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.18%) Grafana
8 2 (0.18%) Istio
8 2 (0.18%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.18%) vRealize
9 1 (0.091%) Argo
9 1 (0.091%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.091%) Nessus
9 1 (0.091%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.091%) Puppet
9 1 (0.091%) SCOM
9 1 (0.091%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.091%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 190 (17.30%) Microsoft
2 134 (12.20%) SAP
3 105 (9.56%) Oracle
4 82 (7.47%) ServiceNow
5 40 (3.64%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.73%) Workday
7 15 (1.37%) IBM
8 14 (1.28%) IFS
8 14 (1.28%) Splunk
9 11 (1.00%) Sage
10 10 (0.91%) Cisco
10 10 (0.91%) Dynatrace
10 10 (0.91%) Nexthink
11 9 (0.82%) Adobe
11 9 (0.82%) Apple
12 8 (0.73%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.73%) Autodesk
12 8 (0.73%) CyberArk
12 8 (0.73%) Google
12 8 (0.73%) VMware