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

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 114 141
Rank change year-on-year +10 +27 +32
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 784 666 693
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.53% 2.20% 1.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.83% 2.50% 2.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 392 432
10th Percentile £250 £300 £325
25th Percentile £351 £413 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £545 £506
Median % change year-on-year -12.84% +7.65% -3.57%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £611
90th Percentile £686 £738 £688
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 25 34
10th Percentile £13.33 £14.61 £16.34
25th Percentile £16.50 £26.25 £18.38
Median hourly rate £26.77 £35.00 £30.75
Median % change year-on-year -23.51% +13.82% -4.65%
75th Percentile £40.49 £60.06 £46.86
90th Percentile £63.75 £75.00 £56.82
UK median hourly rate £24.06 £35.00 £31.50
% change year-on-year -31.27% +11.11% -2.33%

All Process and 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 27,655 26,658 34,191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 89.31% 87.92% 88.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,614 16,424 23,309
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £406 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,796 941 1,445
10th Percentile £14.92 £15.25 £14.85
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.24 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.67%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 +29 337 £488 -15.22% 193
North of England -8 153 £500 -0.74% 291
South East -28 96 £425 -26.09% 359
Midlands -18 92 £425 -2.30% 239
North West +4 87 £500 +8.70% 140
West Midlands -16 62 £450 - 145
Yorkshire -16 55 £470 -21.47% 126
East of England +6 48 £463 +54.17% 169
South West -22 45 £475 -11.63% 133
East Midlands -7 30 £350 -1.69% 83
North East 0 11 £363 -36.96% 27
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 (5.36%) Confluence
2 22 (2.81%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.51%) Resin
6 3 (0.38%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.38%) CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 104 (13.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (6.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 38 (4.85%) MS Visio
4 36 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.64%) PTC Creo
7 3 (0.38%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.38%) Sketch
7 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.38%) Trello
8 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.26%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.26%) MicroStation
8 2 (0.26%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.26%) Revit
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Mozilla Thunderbird
9 1 (0.13%) NASTRAN
9 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 52 (6.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.40%) NetSuite
3 10 (1.28%) SAP HCM
4 9 (1.15%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (0.89%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (0.89%) SAP Payroll
6 5 (0.64%) Oracle EBS R12
6 5 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle General Ledger
7 4 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.51%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.51%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.51%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.38%) Endur
8 3 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.26%) SAP PS
9 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 70 (8.93%) Power Platform
2 57 (7.27%) Azure
3 44 (5.61%) AWS
4 41 (5.23%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (4.46%) SaaS
6 20 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (2.55%) GitHub
7 15 (1.91%) GCP
8 13 (1.66%) PowerApps
9 12 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.53%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.40%) SuccessFactors
11 10 (1.28%) Miro
11 10 (1.28%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.02%) Google Workspace
12 8 (1.02%) Lucidchart
13 6 (0.77%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.77%) OCI
14 5 (0.64%) PaaS
14 5 (0.64%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.04%) Firewall
2 12 (1.53%) DNS
3 9 (1.15%) WAN
4 8 (1.02%) DHCP
4 8 (1.02%) LAN
5 7 (0.89%) HTTP
6 6 (0.77%) Cisco IOS
6 6 (0.77%) Internet
6 6 (0.77%) Network Security
6 6 (0.77%) VPN
7 5 (0.64%) Wireless
8 4 (0.51%) PuTTY
8 4 (0.51%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.51%) WLAN
9 3 (0.38%) Broadband
9 3 (0.38%) SSL
9 3 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.26%) SSH
10 2 (0.26%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (8.16%) Power BI
2 17 (2.17%) MySQL
3 16 (2.04%) Relational Database
4 14 (1.79%) Tableau
5 13 (1.66%) Oracle Reports
6 11 (1.40%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.40%) SAP HANA
7 9 (1.15%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.64%) Metadata
9 4 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.38%) Big Data
10 3 (0.38%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.38%) GIS
10 3 (0.38%) Looker
10 3 (0.38%) OLTP
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.38%) Power Query
10 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 75 (9.57%) JIRA
2 38 (4.85%) Jenkins
3 15 (1.91%) GitLab
4 14 (1.79%) Postman
5 9 (1.15%) Git
6 8 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
7 5 (0.64%) Appium
7 5 (0.64%) Charles Proxy
7 5 (0.64%) Katalon Studio
7 5 (0.64%) XCUITest
8 4 (0.51%) IntelliJ
9 3 (0.38%) Axure RP
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.26%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.13%) ERwin
11 1 (0.13%) InstallShield
11 1 (0.13%) MSI
11 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
11 1 (0.13%) Vagrant
General
1 370 (47.19%) Social Skills
2 258 (32.91%) Finance
3 160 (20.41%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (6.76%) Banking
5 48 (6.12%) Public Sector
6 41 (5.23%) Organisational Skills
7 39 (4.97%) Manufacturing
8 35 (4.46%) Telecoms
9 29 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
10 26 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
11 25 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (3.06%) Retail
13 22 (2.81%) Marketing
14 20 (2.55%) Legal
15 19 (2.42%) Pharmaceutical
16 14 (1.79%) Billing
16 14 (1.79%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.28%) General Ledger
17 10 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.28%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 250 (31.89%) Analyst
2 124 (15.82%) Business Analyst
3 75 (9.57%) Senior
4 67 (8.55%) Consultant
5 54 (6.89%) Lead
6 34 (4.34%) Process Analyst
7 31 (3.95%) Project Manager
8 28 (3.57%) Data Analyst
8 28 (3.57%) SAP Consultant
8 28 (3.57%) Senior Analyst
9 23 (2.93%) Accountant
9 23 (2.93%) Administrator
10 22 (2.81%) Technical Analyst
11 19 (2.42%) Business Process Analyst
11 19 (2.42%) Senior Business Analyst
11 19 (2.42%) Technical Support
12 18 (2.30%) Change Manager
13 17 (2.17%) Architect
13 17 (2.17%) IT Support
14 16 (2.04%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.81%) Web Services
2 17 (2.17%) Playwright
3 16 (2.04%) GraphQL
3 16 (2.04%) Node.js
3 16 (2.04%) Vitest
4 14 (1.79%) SAP Fiori
5 12 (1.53%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (1.40%) BAPI
7 10 (1.28%) XML
7 10 (1.28%) YAML
8 9 (1.15%) SOAP
9 7 (0.89%) HTML
10 6 (0.77%) CSS
11 5 (0.64%) REST
12 4 (0.51%) .NET
12 4 (0.51%) EDI
13 3 (0.38%) Jest
13 3 (0.38%) React
13 3 (0.38%) SailPoint
14 2 (0.26%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.89%) Onboarding
2 22 (2.81%) Analytical Mindset
2 22 (2.81%) Product Ownership
3 20 (2.55%) Cloud Native
3 20 (2.55%) Management Information System
4 16 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.91%) Virtual Team
6 14 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.53%) Reinsurance
8 10 (1.28%) Replication
9 8 (1.02%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.02%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.02%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.02%) NHS
10 7 (0.89%) CMDB
10 7 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (0.89%) PKI
11 6 (0.77%) Derivative
11 6 (0.77%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 47 (5.99%) Windows
2 26 (3.32%) Linux
3 20 (2.55%) Unix
4 14 (1.79%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.28%) Android
6 7 (0.89%) VMS
6 7 (0.89%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.51%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) Solaris
9 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (24.62%) Problem-Solving
2 169 (21.56%) Agile
3 168 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 144 (18.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 126 (16.07%) Continuous Improvement
6 101 (12.88%) Change Management
7 92 (11.73%) Workshop Facilitation
8 89 (11.35%) Project Management
9 84 (10.71%) Decision-Making
10 78 (9.95%) ITIL
11 73 (9.31%) Roadmaps
12 72 (9.18%) Business Analysis
12 72 (9.18%) DevOps
13 70 (8.93%) Project Delivery
14 64 (8.16%) Data Analysis
15 63 (8.04%) Business Intelligence
16 57 (7.27%) CI/CD
17 56 (7.14%) Six Sigma
18 55 (7.02%) ERP
19 53 (6.76%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 93 (11.86%) SQL
2 56 (7.14%) Python
3 29 (3.70%) JavaScript
4 19 (2.42%) TypeScript
5 18 (2.30%) ABAP
5 18 (2.30%) Java
5 18 (2.30%) Perl
6 13 (1.66%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.89%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.89%) Shell Script
8 5 (0.64%) C#
8 5 (0.64%) Kotlin
8 5 (0.64%) Swift
9 4 (0.51%) Bash
9 4 (0.51%) VBA
10 3 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.38%) R
11 2 (0.26%) ActionScript
11 2 (0.26%) ActionScript 2.0
11 2 (0.26%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 107 (13.65%) Degree
2 93 (11.86%) Security Cleared
3 77 (9.82%) SC Cleared
4 32 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.17%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.04%) Master's Degree
6 16 (2.04%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 15 (1.91%) ACCA
7 15 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (1.91%) PMP
8 11 (1.40%) CIMA
9 8 (1.02%) Azure Certification
10 7 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.77%) DV Cleared
12 5 (0.64%) CCNA
12 5 (0.64%) CCNP
12 5 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (0.51%) CISSP
13 4 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.63%) QA
2 45 (5.74%) Data Quality
3 29 (3.70%) PMO
4 21 (2.68%) SLA
5 20 (2.55%) GDPR
6 17 (2.17%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.64%) IFRS
9 4 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.51%) GAAP
9 4 (0.51%) NIST
9 4 (0.51%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.38%) EMIR
10 3 (0.38%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.38%) MiFID
10 3 (0.38%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.26%) Basel III
11 2 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 29 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.06%) Docker
3 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.26%) Xen
5 1 (0.13%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.13%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.13%) Firmware
5 1 (0.13%) GPFS
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) Postfix
5 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.13%) Squid
Systems Management
1 28 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.81%) Ansible
3 17 (2.17%) Terraform
4 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.64%) SCCM
7 4 (0.51%) Grafana
7 4 (0.51%) QRadar
7 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.38%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.26%) ITRS Geneos
9 2 (0.26%) McAfee ePO
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Argo
10 1 (0.13%) BladeLogic
10 1 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.13%) Nessus
10 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 131 (16.71%) Microsoft
2 82 (10.46%) SAP
3 56 (7.14%) Oracle
4 45 (5.74%) ServiceNow
5 21 (2.68%) Adobe
5 21 (2.68%) Salesforce
6 20 (2.55%) Google
7 19 (2.42%) Workday
8 14 (1.79%) Splunk
9 11 (1.40%) Cisco
10 8 (1.02%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.02%) Ariba
11 7 (0.89%) Anaplan
11 7 (0.89%) Sonatype
12 6 (0.77%) Databricks
12 6 (0.77%) VMware
13 5 (0.64%) Atlassian
13 5 (0.64%) Computacenter
13 5 (0.64%) CyberArk
13 5 (0.64%) Remedy