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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 98 171
Rank change year-on-year -24 +73 -6
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 942 713 536
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.09% 2.62% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.45% 2.89% 1.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 562 437 354
10th Percentile £313 £284 £275
25th Percentile £402 £369 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £519
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -5.50% +1.17%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £623
90th Percentile £680 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 42 36
10th Percentile £13.33 £18.31 £14.50
25th Percentile £14.22 £26.88 £15.85
Median hourly rate £25.50 £30.00 £23.67
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +26.74% -23.02%
75th Percentile £50.00 £36.24 £36.13
90th Percentile £75.40 £69.38 £74.38
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £30.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.39% +22.00% -20.63%

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 38,446 24,678 30,937
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.44% 90.65% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,172 15,843 20,140
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £746 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,378 1,309 2,090
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.28 £13.18
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £16.83
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -8.14%
75th Percentile £68.75 £53.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -5.88%

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 18 July 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 18 July 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 18 July 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 -16 411 £510 +2.00% 183
South East -3 154 £500 - 123
North of England -66 136 £467 -4.21% 101
Midlands -30 113 £425 -5.24% 69
West Midlands -53 69 £500 +5.26% 40
North West -73 68 £459 -3.37% 56
Yorkshire -21 60 £525 +5.00% 39
South West -2 55 £450 +5.88% 50
East of England +9 51 £450 -10.00% 54
East Midlands +5 44 £408 +63.00% 29
North East -27 9 £375 -29.25% 7
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 49 (5.20%) Confluence
2 19 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.17%) CMS
4 10 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.96%) CICS
6 5 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.32%) Moodle
7 3 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.32%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
8 2 (0.21%) Apache
8 2 (0.21%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.11%) Mattermost
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.11%) SAS
9 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 98 (10.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (3.18%) MS Visio
4 19 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.32%) Simulink
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.21%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.11%) CATIA
9 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 34 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.80%) NetSuite
3 13 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (1.17%) iTrent
5 10 (1.06%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
7 6 (0.64%) Magento
7 6 (0.64%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
7 6 (0.64%) SAP SD
8 5 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.53%) SAP PSCD
9 4 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.42%) SAP Business One
9 4 (0.42%) SAP FI
10 3 (0.32%) Aladdin
10 3 (0.32%) BusinessWorks
10 3 (0.32%) SAP IBP
11 2 (0.21%) OpenText VIM for SAP
11 2 (0.21%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 95 (10.08%) Power Platform
2 83 (8.81%) Azure
3 36 (3.82%) AWS
3 36 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (2.76%) SaaS
5 23 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
5 23 (2.44%) Entra ID
6 22 (2.34%) GitHub
7 18 (1.91%) SuccessFactors
8 17 (1.80%) PowerApps
9 11 (1.17%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.96%) Lucidchart
11 8 (0.85%) GCP
12 7 (0.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
13 6 (0.64%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (0.64%) Datadog
13 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.53%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.80%) Firewall
2 10 (1.06%) TCP/IP
3 9 (0.96%) WAN
4 6 (0.64%) LAN
4 6 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.53%) DNS
5 5 (0.53%) Network Security
5 5 (0.53%) VPN
6 4 (0.42%) MPLS
6 4 (0.42%) SSL
6 4 (0.42%) Wireless
7 3 (0.32%) BGP
7 3 (0.32%) DMZ
7 3 (0.32%) FTP
7 3 (0.32%) Internet
7 3 (0.32%) IPsec
7 3 (0.32%) VSAN
8 2 (0.21%) DWDM
8 2 (0.21%) Multicast
8 2 (0.21%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (8.17%) Power BI
2 13 (1.38%) Tableau
3 11 (1.17%) Metadata
4 10 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
5 9 (0.96%) DataStage
6 8 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (0.74%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.53%) MySQL
8 5 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.42%) SQL Server
10 3 (0.32%) Power Query
10 3 (0.32%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.21%) Ataccama
11 2 (0.21%) Big Data
11 2 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.21%) GIS
11 2 (0.21%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 96 (10.19%) JIRA
2 16 (1.70%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.38%) Git
4 6 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.42%) JUnit
5 4 (0.42%) MLflow
6 3 (0.32%) IntelliJ
6 3 (0.32%) Selenium
6 3 (0.32%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.21%) GitLab
7 2 (0.21%) Postman
7 2 (0.21%) ScriptRunner
7 2 (0.21%) TestRail
7 2 (0.21%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.11%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.11%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.11%) Gatling
8 1 (0.11%) Hudson
8 1 (0.11%) Robot Framework
General
1 385 (40.87%) Finance
2 374 (39.70%) Social Skills
3 284 (30.15%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (8.70%) Public Sector
5 77 (8.17%) Banking
6 47 (4.99%) Documentation Skills
7 44 (4.67%) Legal
8 39 (4.14%) Retail
9 37 (3.93%) Influencing Skills
9 37 (3.93%) Manufacturing
10 33 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (1.91%) Local Government
11 18 (1.91%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.70%) General Ledger
13 15 (1.59%) Billing
14 14 (1.49%) Front Office
14 14 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (1.38%) Back Office
16 12 (1.27%) Marketing
17 11 (1.17%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 298 (31.63%) Analyst
2 179 (19.00%) Business Analyst
3 97 (10.30%) Senior
4 86 (9.13%) Lead
5 84 (8.92%) Consultant
6 43 (4.56%) Project Manager
7 40 (4.25%) Senior Analyst
8 36 (3.82%) Accountant
9 30 (3.18%) Data Analyst
10 25 (2.65%) Financial Analyst
11 22 (2.34%) Architect
11 22 (2.34%) Developer
11 22 (2.34%) Process Analyst
12 21 (2.23%) Senior Business Analyst
13 19 (2.02%) Management Accountant
14 18 (1.91%) Administrator
14 18 (1.91%) Delivery Manager
14 18 (1.91%) Designer
14 18 (1.91%) Senior Manager
15 17 (1.80%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.02%) REST
2 14 (1.49%) Middleware
3 13 (1.38%) Oracle Fusion
4 11 (1.17%) .NET
5 9 (0.96%) HTML5 Canvas
5 9 (0.96%) SAP PI
5 9 (0.96%) SOAP
6 6 (0.64%) IDoc
7 5 (0.53%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.53%) HTML
7 5 (0.53%) JDBC
7 5 (0.53%) JSON
7 5 (0.53%) React
7 5 (0.53%) STL
8 4 (0.42%) Node.js
8 4 (0.42%) Playwright
8 4 (0.42%) RESTful
8 4 (0.42%) scikit-learn
8 4 (0.42%) Web Services
8 4 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (7.22%) Onboarding
2 42 (4.46%) Product Ownership
3 36 (3.82%) Management Information System
4 34 (3.61%) Analytical Mindset
5 26 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
7 23 (2.44%) CMDB
8 17 (1.80%) Cloud Native
9 16 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.49%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.49%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.27%) Operational Technology
11 12 (1.27%) Reinsurance
12 11 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
13 10 (1.06%) Derivative
14 9 (0.96%) AI Agents
14 9 (0.96%) BYOD
14 9 (0.96%) Mainframe
14 9 (0.96%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.96%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 43 (4.56%) Windows
2 28 (2.97%) Linux
3 24 (2.55%) Unix
4 12 (1.27%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.06%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.96%) AIX
6 9 (0.96%) Solaris
7 5 (0.53%) Android
7 5 (0.53%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.42%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.42%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (29.94%) Stakeholder Management
2 246 (26.11%) Problem-Solving
3 204 (21.66%) Continuous Improvement
4 180 (19.11%) Agile
5 163 (17.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 141 (14.97%) Decision-Making
7 120 (12.74%) User Acceptance Testing
7 120 (12.74%) Workshop Facilitation
8 116 (12.31%) Validation
9 114 (12.10%) ERP
10 112 (11.89%) Change Management
11 108 (11.46%) Migration
12 107 (11.36%) Requirements Gathering
13 105 (11.15%) Business Analysis
14 96 (10.19%) AI
15 89 (9.45%) Project Management
16 87 (9.24%) DevOps
17 84 (8.92%) Business Intelligence
18 77 (8.17%) Project Delivery
19 74 (7.86%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 99 (10.51%) SQL
2 58 (6.16%) Python
3 31 (3.29%) Java
4 19 (2.02%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.59%) VBA
6 11 (1.17%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.96%) ABAP
7 9 (0.96%) COBOL
7 9 (0.96%) Perl
8 7 (0.74%) Bash
9 6 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.53%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.42%) C#
11 4 (0.42%) Korn
11 4 (0.42%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.42%) R
12 3 (0.32%) ActionScript
12 3 (0.32%) ActionScript 2.0
12 3 (0.32%) Go
13 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 137 (14.54%) Security Cleared
2 103 (10.93%) SC Cleared
3 87 (9.24%) Degree
4 61 (6.48%) ACCA
5 58 (6.16%) CIMA
6 18 (1.91%) DV Cleared
6 18 (1.91%) PMP
7 17 (1.80%) PMI Certification
8 14 (1.49%) Master's Degree
9 12 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
9 12 (1.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 10 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.06%) CBAP
10 10 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.64%) ISEB
12 5 (0.53%) IIBA
12 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.42%) CCNP
13 4 (0.42%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (8.49%) Data Quality
2 55 (5.84%) QA
3 44 (4.67%) GDPR
4 38 (4.03%) PMO
5 28 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.59%) IFRS
7 13 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 12 (1.27%) NIST
8 12 (1.27%) SLA
9 10 (1.06%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
10 9 (0.96%) GAAP
11 6 (0.64%) GRC
12 3 (0.32%) COBIT
12 3 (0.32%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.21%) Basel III
13 2 (0.21%) IFRS 9
13 2 (0.21%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.11%) IEC 62304
14 1 (0.11%) PERC
System Software
1 30 (3.18%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.17%) IAG
3 10 (1.06%) Docker
4 8 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.64%) vSphere
6 5 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.42%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.32%) GPFS
8 3 (0.32%) NFS
8 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.21%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
10 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (2.23%) Ansible
2 19 (2.02%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (1.17%) Terraform
5 6 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.32%) SCCM
6 3 (0.32%) WSUS
7 2 (0.21%) Control-M
7 2 (0.21%) Grafana
7 2 (0.21%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.21%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.21%) vRealize
8 1 (0.11%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.11%) Argo
8 1 (0.11%) Autotask
8 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.11%) Puppet
8 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 110 (11.68%) SAP
2 107 (11.36%) Microsoft
3 77 (8.17%) Oracle
4 67 (7.11%) ServiceNow
5 32 (3.40%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.23%) Workday
7 18 (1.91%) IFS
8 17 (1.80%) VMware
9 16 (1.70%) Splunk
10 15 (1.59%) IBM
11 11 (1.17%) Google
12 10 (1.06%) Cisco
13 9 (0.96%) Apple
13 9 (0.96%) Okta
14 8 (0.85%) Atlassian
14 8 (0.85%) Sage
15 7 (0.74%) Adobe
15 7 (0.74%) Dynatrace
16 6 (0.64%) ForgeRock
16 6 (0.64%) Sonatype
514 Process Improvement jobs in England