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

 6 months to
13 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 102 162
Rank change year-on-year -21 +60 -11
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,000 712 500
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.19% 2.58% 1.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.58% 2.84% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 580 431 328
10th Percentile £313 £278 £321
25th Percentile £402 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £624
90th Percentile £688 £715 £704
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £511
% change year-on-year +5.26% -7.09% +0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 44 27
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.50 £13.86
25th Percentile £14.22 £25.67 £14.50
Median hourly rate £22.47 £30.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.12% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £45.50 £35.75 £35.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £68.13 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £23.21 £30.00 £24.26
% change year-on-year -22.63% +23.69% -21.12%

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 38,759 25,103 28,648
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.06% 90.80% 85.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,089 16,021 18,628
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,424 1,656
10th Percentile £14.55 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +3.24%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +68.99% -39.40% -1.55%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -8 452 £525 +5.00% 756
South East -17 155 £500 - 292
North of England -55 139 £500 - 217
Midlands -24 126 £450 - 142
West Midlands -34 74 £500 +5.26% 83
North West -65 71 £500 +5.26% 117
Yorkshire -17 61 £500 -2.44% 75
South West +4 58 £425 - 111
East of England +11 53 £450 -10.00% 89
East Midlands +7 52 £413 +65.00% 59
North East -38 8 £400 -25.23% 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 49 (4.90%) Confluence
2 27 (2.70%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.20%) CMS
4 10 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.30%) CICS
6 3 (0.30%) Moodle
6 3 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.30%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) Appian
8 1 (0.10%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.10%) Mattermost
8 1 (0.10%) MTS
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.10%) SAS
8 1 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 106 (10.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (3.10%) MS Visio
4 18 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.40%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.40%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.40%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.40%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.40%) Revit
8 3 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.30%) Simulink
9 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 34 (3.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.80%) NetSuite
3 15 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (1.20%) iTrent
5 10 (1.00%) Oracle EBS
6 9 (0.90%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
9 6 (0.60%) Magento
9 6 (0.60%) SAP SD
10 5 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.50%) SAP PSCD
11 4 (0.40%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 4 (0.40%) Oracle General Ledger
11 4 (0.40%) SAP Business One
12 3 (0.30%) BusinessWorks
12 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
12 3 (0.30%) SAP IBP
13 2 (0.20%) Oracle Financials
13 2 (0.20%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 107 (10.70%) Power Platform
2 94 (9.40%) Azure
3 40 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (3.90%) AWS
5 32 (3.20%) SaaS
6 29 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (2.60%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (2.10%) Power Automate
10 20 (2.00%) PowerApps
10 20 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
11 18 (1.80%) GitHub
12 11 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (0.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 9 (0.90%) Lucidchart
14 8 (0.80%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (0.80%) Datadog
14 8 (0.80%) GCP
15 7 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.70%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.40%) TCP/IP
2 13 (1.30%) Firewall
3 10 (1.00%) WAN
4 8 (0.80%) DNS
4 8 (0.80%) VPN
4 8 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.70%) LAN
6 5 (0.50%) Network Security
6 5 (0.50%) SSL
7 4 (0.40%) MPLS
7 4 (0.40%) Wireless
8 3 (0.30%) BGP
8 3 (0.30%) DHCP
8 3 (0.30%) DMZ
8 3 (0.30%) Internet
8 3 (0.30%) IPsec
8 3 (0.30%) VSAN
9 2 (0.20%) OSPF
9 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (8.70%) Power BI
2 17 (1.70%) Tableau
3 12 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.20%) Metadata
4 8 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
5 7 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (0.70%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.60%) Power Query
6 6 (0.60%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.40%) MySQL
8 4 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 4 (0.40%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.30%) DataStage
9 3 (0.30%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.20%) Big Data
10 2 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 88 (8.80%) JIRA
2 12 (1.20%) Git
3 11 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.60%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.50%) Postman
5 5 (0.50%) Selenium
6 4 (0.40%) JMeter
6 4 (0.40%) JUnit
6 4 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.40%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.30%) eggPlant
7 3 (0.30%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.30%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.30%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.20%) Appium
8 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.20%) GitLab
8 2 (0.20%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.20%) MLflow
8 2 (0.20%) TestRail
General
1 416 (41.60%) Finance
2 407 (40.70%) Social Skills
3 301 (30.10%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (9.40%) Banking
5 75 (7.50%) Public Sector
6 54 (5.40%) Documentation Skills
7 50 (5.00%) Retail
8 48 (4.80%) Manufacturing
9 45 (4.50%) Legal
10 40 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
11 36 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
12 22 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (1.90%) Marketing
14 18 (1.80%) Local Government
14 18 (1.80%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.70%) General Ledger
16 16 (1.60%) Investment Banking
17 15 (1.50%) Front Office
18 13 (1.30%) Back Office
18 13 (1.30%) Billing
Job Titles
1 314 (31.40%) Analyst
2 186 (18.60%) Business Analyst
3 100 (10.00%) Senior
4 96 (9.60%) Lead
5 87 (8.70%) Consultant
6 46 (4.60%) Senior Analyst
7 42 (4.20%) Accountant
7 42 (4.20%) Project Manager
8 32 (3.20%) Data Analyst
9 27 (2.70%) Senior Business Analyst
10 26 (2.60%) Developer
10 26 (2.60%) Financial Analyst
11 24 (2.40%) Administrator
11 24 (2.40%) Process Analyst
12 21 (2.10%) Architect
13 19 (1.90%) Management Accountant
13 19 (1.90%) Senior Manager
14 18 (1.80%) IT Manager
14 18 (1.80%) Systems Analyst
14 18 (1.80%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (1.80%) REST
3 16 (1.60%) .NET
4 11 (1.10%) Middleware
4 11 (1.10%) SOAP
5 9 (0.90%) HTML5 Canvas
5 9 (0.90%) SAP PI
6 8 (0.80%) HTML
7 6 (0.60%) IDoc
7 6 (0.60%) JSON
8 5 (0.50%) AngularJS
8 5 (0.50%) JDBC
8 5 (0.50%) React
8 5 (0.50%) STL
8 5 (0.50%) Web Services
9 4 (0.40%) Kafka
9 4 (0.40%) Node.js
9 4 (0.40%) RESTful
9 4 (0.40%) XML
9 4 (0.40%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 76 (7.60%) Onboarding
2 51 (5.10%) Product Ownership
3 48 (4.80%) Management Information System
4 37 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (2.30%) CMDB
6 22 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (2.00%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (1.50%) Operational Technology
10 14 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (1.30%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (1.20%) Reinsurance
12 12 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
13 11 (1.10%) FMCG
13 11 (1.10%) Virtual Team
14 10 (1.00%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.90%) Data Centre
16 8 (0.80%) Derivative
16 8 (0.80%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.20%) Windows
2 24 (2.40%) Linux
3 19 (1.90%) Unix
4 13 (1.30%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.00%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.60%) Android
6 6 (0.60%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.40%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.30%) AIX
8 3 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.30%) Solaris
8 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 328 (32.80%) Stakeholder Management
2 261 (26.10%) Problem-Solving
3 220 (22.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 202 (20.20%) Agile
5 178 (17.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 150 (15.00%) Decision-Making
7 149 (14.90%) Workshop Facilitation
8 145 (14.50%) User Acceptance Testing
9 143 (14.30%) ERP
10 131 (13.10%) Validation
11 129 (12.90%) Change Management
12 125 (12.50%) Migration
13 123 (12.30%) Requirements Gathering
14 122 (12.20%) AI
15 120 (12.00%) Business Analysis
16 98 (9.80%) Business Intelligence
17 96 (9.60%) User Stories
18 90 (9.00%) Data Analysis
19 87 (8.70%) DevOps
20 85 (8.50%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 107 (10.70%) SQL
2 62 (6.20%) Python
3 34 (3.40%) Java
4 20 (2.00%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.80%) VBA
6 16 (1.60%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.90%) ABAP
7 9 (0.90%) C#
8 8 (0.80%) Bash
9 7 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.70%) Perl
10 6 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.50%) Korn
11 5 (0.50%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.50%) R
12 3 (0.30%) ActionScript
12 3 (0.30%) ActionScript 2.0
12 3 (0.30%) COBOL
12 3 (0.30%) Go
12 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 142 (14.20%) Security Cleared
2 113 (11.30%) SC Cleared
3 89 (8.90%) Degree
4 63 (6.30%) ACCA
5 60 (6.00%) CIMA
6 21 (2.10%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.80%) PMP
8 16 (1.60%) PMI Certification
9 15 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.40%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 12 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (0.90%) CBAP
14 8 (0.80%) ISEB
15 7 (0.70%) Master's Degree
15 7 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
16 6 (0.60%) IIBA
17 5 (0.50%) ISTQB
18 4 (0.40%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (8.60%) Data Quality
2 61 (6.10%) QA
3 43 (4.30%) GDPR
3 43 (4.30%) PMO
4 25 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (1.50%) SLA
6 14 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 13 (1.30%) NIST
8 12 (1.20%) IFRS
9 10 (1.00%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (1.00%) GRC
10 9 (0.90%) GAAP
11 4 (0.40%) COBIT
11 4 (0.40%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.30%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.20%) Basel III
13 2 (0.20%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.10%) MiFID
System Software
1 29 (2.90%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.40%) IAG
3 8 (0.80%) Docker
4 7 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.60%) vSphere
6 5 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.40%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.20%) GPFS
9 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.20%) NFS
9 2 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 23 (2.30%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.90%) Ansible
3 16 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.40%) Terraform
5 6 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.50%) Control-M
6 5 (0.50%) SCCM
7 3 (0.30%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.30%) WSUS
8 2 (0.20%) Grafana
8 2 (0.20%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.20%) vRealize
9 1 (0.10%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.10%) Argo
9 1 (0.10%) Autotask
9 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.10%) Istio
9 1 (0.10%) Puppet
9 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 135 (13.50%) Microsoft
2 120 (12.00%) SAP
3 91 (9.10%) Oracle
4 74 (7.40%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.90%) Salesforce
6 20 (2.00%) Workday
7 18 (1.80%) IFS
8 13 (1.30%) IBM
9 12 (1.20%) Google
9 12 (1.20%) Splunk
9 12 (1.20%) VMware
10 10 (1.00%) Cisco
11 9 (0.90%) Adobe
11 9 (0.90%) Apple
11 9 (0.90%) Dynatrace
11 9 (0.90%) Okta
11 9 (0.90%) Sage
12 8 (0.80%) Nexthink
13 6 (0.60%) Databricks
13 6 (0.60%) ForgeRock
1,496 Process Improvement jobs in England