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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 110 125
Rank change year-on-year -4 +15 +23
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,102 688 622
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.38% 2.48% 1.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.81% 2.73% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 612 421 357
10th Percentile £313 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £598 £625
90th Percentile £688 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 39 29
10th Percentile £14.22 £16.46 £14.35
25th Percentile £14.79 £20.63 £15.92
Median hourly rate £21.61 £30.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.97% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £49.75 £40.33 £56.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £59.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.72 £30.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -27.60% -7.69% +5.69%

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 39,251 25,237 27,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.73% 90.91% 86.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,728 16,010 16,947
10th Percentile £325 £297 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £642
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,965 1,563 1,177
10th Percentile £13.82 £14.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.57 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.47 £45.75 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.50 £25.15 £41.08
% change year-on-year +53.08% -38.77% -3.91%

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 6 October 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 6 October 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 6 October 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 +1 524 £525 +8.06% 1,143
North of England -44 161 £466 -6.80% 321
South East -10 156 £500 -4.76% 396
Midlands -2 147 £455 +7.06% 240
North West -42 87 £460 -8.10% 161
West Midlands -31 85 £500 +5.26% 149
Yorkshire -4 70 £466 -4.41% 115
East Midlands +27 62 £425 +70.00% 91
South West -9 49 £500 +66.67% 150
East of England -9 47 £449 +3.10% 142
North East -37 5 £488 +25.81% 47
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 55 (4.99%) Confluence
2 35 (3.18%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.27%) CMS
4 9 (0.82%) 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%) Appian
7 1 (0.091%) ArcGIS
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
1 129 (11.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (3.09%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.45%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.64%) ProjectWise
7 6 (0.54%) AutoCAD
7 6 (0.54%) Navisworks
7 6 (0.54%) 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
Business Applications
1 47 (4.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.54%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
5 10 (0.91%) Oracle General Ledger
6 9 (0.82%) iTrent
6 9 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.73%) Oracle Payables
8 7 (0.64%) Magento
8 7 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
9 6 (0.54%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 5 (0.45%) JDE EnterpriseOne
10 5 (0.45%) Oracle Financials
10 5 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.45%) SAP MM
10 5 (0.45%) SAP PSCD
10 5 (0.45%) SAP SD
10 5 (0.45%) Teamcenter
10 5 (0.45%) Workday HCM
11 4 (0.36%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 121 (10.98%) Power Platform
2 99 (8.98%) Azure
3 59 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (3.45%) AWS
5 37 (3.36%) SaaS
6 36 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (2.36%) Entra ID
7 26 (2.36%) Power Automate
8 25 (2.27%) PowerApps
9 23 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
11 19 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
12 16 (1.45%) GitHub
13 12 (1.09%) Intacct
14 11 (1.00%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 10 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
15 10 (0.91%) Datadog
16 8 (0.73%) OneDrive
17 7 (0.64%) Lucidchart
17 7 (0.64%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.72%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.36%) Firewall
3 12 (1.09%) DNS
4 11 (1.00%) WAN
4 11 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (0.91%) VPN
6 9 (0.82%) LAN
7 8 (0.73%) Network Security
8 5 (0.45%) Broadband
8 5 (0.45%) MPLS
8 5 (0.45%) Wireless
9 4 (0.36%) BGP
9 4 (0.36%) SSL
10 3 (0.27%) DHCP
10 3 (0.27%) DMZ
10 3 (0.27%) DWDM
10 3 (0.27%) Internet
10 3 (0.27%) IPsec
11 2 (0.18%) OSPF
11 2 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (8.08%) Power BI
2 19 (1.72%) Tableau
3 10 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.82%) Power Query
5 8 (0.73%) Metadata
5 8 (0.73%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.36%) MySQL
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.36%) SQL Server
10 3 (0.27%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.18%) Ataccama
11 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.18%) Big Data
11 2 (0.18%) Looker
11 2 (0.18%) Parquet
11 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 91 (8.26%) JIRA
2 9 (0.82%) Git
3 7 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.45%) JMeter
4 5 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.36%) eggPlant
5 4 (0.36%) GitLab
5 4 (0.36%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.36%) Postman
5 4 (0.36%) SoapUI
5 4 (0.36%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.27%) Appium
6 3 (0.27%) Selenium
6 3 (0.27%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.091%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.091%) Gradle
8 1 (0.091%) JDeveloper
8 1 (0.091%) Subversion
General
1 488 (44.28%) Social Skills
2 456 (41.38%) Finance
3 331 (30.04%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (9.98%) Banking
5 85 (7.71%) Public Sector
6 78 (7.08%) Manufacturing
7 66 (5.99%) Organisational Skills
8 52 (4.72%) Retail
9 50 (4.54%) Documentation Skills
10 47 (4.26%) Legal
11 46 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
12 26 (2.36%) Marketing
13 25 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 24 (2.18%) Billing
15 23 (2.09%) General Ledger
15 23 (2.09%) Local Government
16 21 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.91%) Telecoms
17 15 (1.36%) Front Office
17 15 (1.36%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 335 (30.40%) Analyst
2 210 (19.06%) Business Analyst
3 105 (9.53%) Senior
4 104 (9.44%) Lead
5 90 (8.17%) Consultant
6 52 (4.72%) Senior Analyst
7 49 (4.45%) Project Manager
8 37 (3.36%) Accountant
9 35 (3.18%) Senior Business Analyst
10 31 (2.81%) Data Analyst
11 30 (2.72%) Developer
12 29 (2.63%) Architect
13 25 (2.27%) Process Analyst
14 24 (2.18%) Financial Analyst
15 23 (2.09%) SAP Consultant
15 23 (2.09%) Systems Accountant
16 22 (2.00%) Administrator
16 22 (2.00%) Support Engineer
17 19 (1.72%) Finance Manager
17 19 (1.72%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.99%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (1.63%) REST
3 14 (1.27%) Terraform
4 13 (1.18%) .NET
4 13 (1.18%) Middleware
4 13 (1.18%) SOAP
5 9 (0.82%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (0.73%) SAP PI
7 6 (0.54%) HTML
7 6 (0.54%) LDAP
7 6 (0.54%) OAuth
7 6 (0.54%) OAuth2
7 6 (0.54%) Web Services
8 5 (0.45%) IDoc
8 5 (0.45%) JDBC
8 5 (0.45%) React
9 4 (0.36%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.36%) Kafka
9 4 (0.36%) OpenID
9 4 (0.36%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 96 (8.71%) Onboarding
2 62 (5.63%) Product Ownership
3 59 (5.35%) Management Information System
4 33 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
6 21 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
7 20 (1.81%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.81%) CMDB
8 15 (1.36%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.09%) Data Structures
9 12 (1.09%) FMCG
9 12 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (1.09%) Reinsurance
9 12 (1.09%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.00%) Low-Code
11 10 (0.91%) Operational Technology
12 9 (0.82%) Data Centre
13 7 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (4.99%) Windows
2 25 (2.27%) Linux
3 18 (1.63%) Unix
4 13 (1.18%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.09%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.54%) Android
7 5 (0.45%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
10 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.091%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.091%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 456 (41.38%) Stakeholder Management
2 317 (28.77%) Problem-Solving
3 259 (23.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 232 (21.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 222 (20.15%) Agile
6 185 (16.79%) Workshop Facilitation
7 178 (16.15%) User Acceptance Testing
8 171 (15.52%) Decision-Making
8 171 (15.52%) ERP
9 167 (15.15%) Requirements Gathering
10 160 (14.52%) Business Analysis
10 160 (14.52%) Migration
11 159 (14.43%) Change Management
12 156 (14.16%) Validation
13 136 (12.34%) AI
14 126 (11.43%) Project Delivery
14 126 (11.43%) User Stories
15 108 (9.80%) Data Analysis
16 105 (9.53%) Data Migration
17 104 (9.44%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 110 (9.98%) SQL
2 54 (4.90%) Python
3 29 (2.63%) Java
4 27 (2.45%) PowerShell
5 19 (1.72%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.45%) VBA
7 9 (0.82%) Bash
8 8 (0.73%) ABAP
9 7 (0.64%) C#
9 7 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.54%) Korn
11 5 (0.45%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.45%) Perl
11 5 (0.45%) R
12 4 (0.36%) PL/SQL
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%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 147 (13.34%) Security Cleared
2 111 (10.07%) SC Cleared
3 108 (9.80%) Degree
4 53 (4.81%) ACCA
5 50 (4.54%) CIMA
6 27 (2.45%) DV Cleared
7 26 (2.36%) PMP
8 22 (2.00%) PMI Certification
9 19 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 14 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (1.00%) CBAP
14 9 (0.82%) IIBA
15 8 (0.73%) ISEB
15 8 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (0.54%) Master's Degree
17 5 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
17 5 (0.45%) ISTQB
18 4 (0.36%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (9.80%) Data Quality
2 63 (5.72%) QA
3 52 (4.72%) PMO
4 35 (3.18%) GDPR
5 20 (1.81%) GRC
5 20 (1.81%) SLA
6 13 (1.18%) Accessibility
6 13 (1.18%) IFRS
7 12 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
8 11 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (0.91%) GAAP
9 10 (0.91%) NIST
10 6 (0.54%) ISO 19650
11 4 (0.36%) COBIT
12 3 (0.27%) SEPA
12 3 (0.27%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.18%) Basel III
13 2 (0.18%) ITGC
14 1 (0.091%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 34 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.36%) IAG
3 8 (0.73%) Docker
4 4 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.18%) GPFS
6 2 (0.18%) NFS
6 2 (0.18%) vSphere
7 1 (0.091%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.091%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.091%) Postfix
7 1 (0.091%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.091%) Squid
Systems Management
1 23 (2.09%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (1.63%) Ansible
4 10 (0.91%) SCCM
5 7 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.36%) Control-M
7 3 (0.27%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.18%) Grafana
8 2 (0.18%) Istio
8 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.18%) vRealize
9 1 (0.091%) Argo
9 1 (0.091%) Autotask
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
1 211 (19.15%) Microsoft
2 148 (13.43%) SAP
3 104 (9.44%) Oracle
4 80 (7.26%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.54%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.72%) IBM
6 19 (1.72%) Workday
7 14 (1.27%) Sage
7 14 (1.27%) Splunk
8 11 (1.00%) IFS
9 10 (0.91%) Cisco
9 10 (0.91%) Dynatrace
9 10 (0.91%) JD Edwards
9 10 (0.91%) Nexthink
10 9 (0.82%) Autodesk
11 8 (0.73%) Adobe
11 8 (0.73%) Apple
11 8 (0.73%) CyberArk
12 7 (0.64%) Atlassian
12 7 (0.64%) Zscaler