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

 6 months to
23 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 99 167
Rank change year-on-year -26 +68 +18
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 873 656 531
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.01% 2.63% 1.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 2.87% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 530 398 348
10th Percentile £288 £285 £281
25th Percentile £398 £376 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year - -4.31% -0.48%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £615
90th Percentile £675 £752 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £485 £500
% change year-on-year +3.01% -2.92% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 34 40
10th Percentile £13.33 £19.45 £13.77
25th Percentile £14.22 £26.88 £14.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £21.75
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +37.93% -32.66%
75th Percentile £49.38 £39.87 £35.25
90th Percentile £74.74 £73.50 £43.75
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £30.50 £23.30
% change year-on-year -17.21% +30.92% -27.87%

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 36,943 22,820 31,966
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.26% 91.36% 85.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,357 14,745 20,676
10th Percentile £325 £300 £303
25th Percentile £415 £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 £513 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.09% -4.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,312 1,098 2,392
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £27.06 £37.63
Median % change year-on-year +73.67% -28.07% +7.07%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £74.13 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 -23 371 £500 -4.76% 211
South East -10 139 £500 - 146
North of England -62 124 £443 -1.50% 95
Midlands -23 113 £419 -7.56% 82
West Midlands -44 71 £500 +0.40% 46
Yorkshire -21 63 £500 -1.23% 38
South West +5 54 £450 +2.86% 62
North West -74 53 £435 -3.33% 46
East of England +6 49 £450 +20.00% 44
East Midlands 0 42 £398 +26.19% 36
North East -29 9 £363 -31.60% 12
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 51 (5.84%) Confluence
2 13 (1.49%) 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%) 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 (10.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.75%) MS Visio
4 22 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.34%) Simulink
7 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) CATIA
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.60%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.80%) iTrent
4 7 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.69%) Magento
5 6 (0.69%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.57%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.46%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.46%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.23%) Aladdin
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.23%) SAP EWM
9 2 (0.23%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 84 (9.62%) Power Platform
2 67 (7.67%) Azure
3 32 (3.67%) AWS
4 28 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (2.41%) SaaS
6 20 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (2.29%) GitHub
7 19 (2.18%) Entra ID
8 15 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
9 14 (1.60%) PowerApps
10 13 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.15%) Power Automate
12 9 (1.03%) GCP
13 8 (0.92%) 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 8 (0.92%) TCP/IP
3 6 (0.69%) DNS
3 6 (0.69%) VPN
3 6 (0.69%) WAN
3 6 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.57%) FTP
5 4 (0.46%) Internet
5 4 (0.46%) MPLS
5 4 (0.46%) Network Security
5 4 (0.46%) SSL
5 4 (0.46%) Wireless
6 3 (0.34%) BGP
6 3 (0.34%) DHCP
6 3 (0.34%) DMZ
6 3 (0.34%) IPsec
6 3 (0.34%) LAN
6 3 (0.34%) VSAN
7 2 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.23%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (7.90%) Power BI
2 13 (1.49%) Relational Database
2 13 (1.49%) Tableau
3 11 (1.26%) Metadata
4 9 (1.03%) DataStage
5 8 (0.92%) MySQL
6 7 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 3 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.34%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.23%) Ataccama
9 2 (0.23%) Big Data
9 2 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.11%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.11%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.11%) Looker
10 1 (0.11%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 102 (11.68%) JIRA
2 19 (2.18%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.37%) Git
4 8 (0.92%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (0.57%) MLflow
6 4 (0.46%) GitLab
6 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 3 (0.34%) IntelliJ
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
1 347 (39.75%) Finance
2 342 (39.18%) Social Skills
3 272 (31.16%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (8.59%) Public Sector
5 67 (7.67%) Banking
6 45 (5.15%) Legal
7 42 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
8 35 (4.01%) Retail
9 34 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
10 33 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
11 28 (3.21%) Manufacturing
12 20 (2.29%) Telecoms
13 18 (2.06%) Local Government
14 14 (1.60%) Billing
14 14 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.60%) Marketing
15 12 (1.37%) Front Office
15 12 (1.37%) General Ledger
16 11 (1.26%) Back Office
17 10 (1.15%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 270 (30.93%) Analyst
2 149 (17.07%) Business Analyst
3 86 (9.85%) Senior
4 81 (9.28%) Lead
5 60 (6.87%) Consultant
6 38 (4.35%) Project Manager
7 36 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
8 35 (4.01%) Accountant
9 27 (3.09%) Data Analyst
10 25 (2.86%) Architect
11 21 (2.41%) Financial Analyst
12 20 (2.29%) Developer
12 20 (2.29%) Project Officer
13 19 (2.18%) Management Accountant
14 18 (2.06%) Process Analyst
15 17 (1.95%) Delivery Manager
16 16 (1.83%) Security Analyst
16 16 (1.83%) Solutions Architect
17 15 (1.72%) Administrator
17 15 (1.72%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.72%) Middleware
2 13 (1.49%) REST
3 10 (1.15%) .NET
4 9 (1.03%) HTML5 Canvas
5 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
5 7 (0.80%) Spring Boot
6 6 (0.69%) OpenTelemetry
7 5 (0.57%) Flash
7 5 (0.57%) HTML
7 5 (0.57%) Kafka
7 5 (0.57%) scikit-learn
8 4 (0.46%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.46%) JSON
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%) Pandas
9 3 (0.34%) React
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.30%) Onboarding
2 37 (4.24%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.01%) Analytical Mindset
4 34 (3.89%) Management Information System
5 27 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (2.98%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (1.95%) CMDB
8 13 (1.49%) Cloud Native
8 13 (1.49%) Data Structures
9 12 (1.37%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.37%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.26%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.03%) BYOD
11 9 (1.03%) Derivative
11 9 (1.03%) Mainframe
11 9 (1.03%) VSAM
12 8 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.92%) PMI
12 8 (0.92%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 47 (5.38%) Windows
2 36 (4.12%) Linux
3 22 (2.52%) Unix
4 10 (1.15%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.03%) AIX
5 9 (1.03%) Solaris
6 8 (0.92%) Windows Server
7 7 (0.80%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.69%) Android
9 5 (0.57%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.46%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
12 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (27.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 223 (25.54%) Problem-Solving
3 192 (21.99%) Continuous Improvement
4 149 (17.07%) Agile
5 140 (16.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 133 (15.23%) Decision-Making
7 111 (12.71%) Change Management
8 94 (10.77%) ERP
9 90 (10.31%) Project Management
10 89 (10.19%) User Acceptance Testing
10 89 (10.19%) Workshop Facilitation
11 88 (10.08%) Validation
12 84 (9.62%) Business Analysis
13 81 (9.28%) Migration
13 81 (9.28%) Requirements Gathering
14 80 (9.16%) DevOps
15 78 (8.93%) AI
16 74 (8.48%) Business Intelligence
17 69 (7.90%) Data Analysis
18 66 (7.56%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 98 (11.23%) SQL
2 56 (6.41%) Python
3 30 (3.44%) Java
4 21 (2.41%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.37%) Perl
5 12 (1.37%) VBA
6 9 (1.03%) COBOL
7 8 (0.92%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.46%) Bash
8 4 (0.46%) MATLAB
8 4 (0.46%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.46%) R
8 4 (0.46%) Rust
9 3 (0.34%) ABAP
9 3 (0.34%) ActionScript
9 3 (0.34%) ActionScript 2.0
9 3 (0.34%) C#
9 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.34%) Go
10 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 115 (13.17%) Security Cleared
2 91 (10.42%) Degree
3 89 (10.19%) SC Cleared
4 64 (7.33%) ACCA
5 60 (6.87%) CIMA
6 19 (2.18%) PMP
7 17 (1.95%) Master's Degree
7 17 (1.95%) PMI Certification
8 13 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (1.49%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (1.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 6 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.69%) CISSP
11 6 (0.69%) SAFe Agilist
12 5 (0.57%) CBAP
12 5 (0.57%) CISM
12 5 (0.57%) MBA
13 4 (0.46%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (7.22%) Data Quality
2 53 (6.07%) QA
3 43 (4.93%) GDPR
4 38 (4.35%) PMO
5 30 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (1.95%) SLA
7 16 (1.83%) IFRS
8 14 (1.60%) NIST
8 14 (1.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.15%) GAAP
10 9 (1.03%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.57%) Basel III
12 4 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.46%) COBIT
12 4 (0.46%) ISO 20022
13 3 (0.34%) GRC
13 3 (0.34%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.34%) PSD2
13 3 (0.34%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.23%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 28 (3.21%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.26%) Docker
3 7 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.69%) vSphere
5 5 (0.57%) GPFS
5 5 (0.57%) NFS
5 5 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.46%) IAG
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 19 (2.18%) Ansible
2 16 (1.83%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.15%) Terraform
5 6 (0.69%) Grafana
5 6 (0.69%) Prometheus
5 6 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.46%) 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 87 (9.97%) SAP
2 81 (9.28%) Microsoft
3 64 (7.33%) Oracle
4 55 (6.30%) ServiceNow
5 32 (3.67%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.52%) Workday
7 18 (2.06%) IFS
8 16 (1.83%) VMware
9 15 (1.72%) IBM
9 15 (1.72%) Splunk
10 13 (1.49%) Google
11 10 (1.15%) Cisco
12 9 (1.03%) Okta
13 8 (0.92%) Apple
13 8 (0.92%) Sonatype
14 6 (0.69%) Databricks
14 6 (0.69%) ForgeRock
14 6 (0.69%) NEC
14 6 (0.69%) Sage
15 5 (0.57%) Autodesk
560 Process Improvement jobs in England