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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 114 124
Rank change year-on-year +1 +10 +22
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,106 684 625
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.39% 2.48% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.82% 2.73% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 628 423 359
10th Percentile £313 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +1.55%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £703
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 38 29
10th Percentile £14.22 £16.45 £14.35
25th Percentile £14.82 £20.51 £15.92
Median hourly rate £21.72 £30.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.60% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £49.81 £40.49 £56.00
90th Percentile £70.05 £60.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.72 £30.00 £31.31
% change year-on-year -27.60% -4.18% +1.82%

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 39,188 25,068 27,886
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.60% 90.98% 86.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,853 15,921 17,051
10th Percentile £325 £298 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,855 1,537 1,209
10th Percentile £13.91 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.19
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.00 £67.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.35 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £39.75 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +58.05% -40.82% -1.16%

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 29 September 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 29 September 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 29 September 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 +2 524 £525 +7.14% 967
North of England -50 160 £474 -5.20% 285
South East -19 155 £500 -4.76% 357
Midlands +9 151 £450 +12.50% 216
West Midlands -21 87 £500 +5.26% 137
North West -41 86 £459 -8.20% 143
Yorkshire -7 68 £475 -3.80% 108
East Midlands +21 64 £425 +70.00% 79
South West -11 52 £500 +48.15% 129
East of England -11 46 £472 +8.51% 132
North East -39 7 £488 +6.27% 37
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 54 (4.88%) Confluence
2 35 (3.16%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.36%) CMS
4 9 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (0.81%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.27%) Moodle
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.27%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
6 1 (0.090%) Apache
6 1 (0.090%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.090%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.090%) Appian
6 1 (0.090%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.090%) CICS
6 1 (0.090%) MTS
6 1 (0.090%) nginx
6 1 (0.090%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.090%) SAS
6 1 (0.090%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.090%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 132 (11.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (3.07%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.63%) 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 (0.090%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.090%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.090%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 42 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 19 (1.72%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.08%) iTrent
6 10 (0.90%) Oracle Payables
7 9 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
7 9 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
7 9 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.63%) Magento
9 6 (0.54%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 5 (0.45%) JDE EnterpriseOne
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%) Workday HCM
11 4 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.36%) SAP FI
11 4 (0.36%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 123 (11.12%) Power Platform
2 100 (9.04%) Azure
3 57 (5.15%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (3.62%) SaaS
5 37 (3.35%) AWS
5 37 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.35%) Entra ID
6 26 (2.35%) Power Automate
7 25 (2.26%) PowerApps
8 24 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (1.99%) SuccessFactors
10 19 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
11 17 (1.54%) GitHub
12 11 (0.99%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 11 (0.99%) Intacct
13 10 (0.90%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (0.90%) Datadog
14 9 (0.81%) OneDrive
15 8 (0.72%) Lucidchart
16 7 (0.63%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.63%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.36%) Firewall
3 11 (0.99%) WAN
4 10 (0.90%) DNS
4 10 (0.90%) VPN
4 10 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (0.81%) LAN
6 8 (0.72%) Network Security
7 5 (0.45%) MPLS
7 5 (0.45%) Wireless
8 4 (0.36%) BGP
8 4 (0.36%) SSL
9 3 (0.27%) Broadband
9 3 (0.27%) DHCP
9 3 (0.27%) DMZ
9 3 (0.27%) DWDM
9 3 (0.27%) Internet
9 3 (0.27%) IPsec
10 2 (0.18%) L2TP
10 2 (0.18%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (8.32%) Power BI
2 21 (1.90%) Tableau
3 11 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.81%) Metadata
4 9 (0.81%) Power Query
4 9 (0.81%) Relational Database
5 8 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.54%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.36%) MySQL
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database
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 89 (8.05%) JIRA
2 10 (0.90%) Git
3 8 (0.72%) 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%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.36%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.27%) Selenium
7 2 (0.18%) Appium
7 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.18%) JUnit
7 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.090%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.090%) JDeveloper
8 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio
General
1 488 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 460 (41.59%) Finance
3 328 (29.66%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (9.86%) Banking
5 85 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 70 (6.33%) Manufacturing
7 64 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (4.61%) Retail
9 49 (4.43%) Documentation Skills
10 48 (4.34%) Influencing Skills
11 46 (4.16%) Legal
12 27 (2.44%) Marketing
13 24 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 23 (2.08%) Local Government
15 22 (1.99%) Billing
15 22 (1.99%) General Ledger
16 21 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
17 19 (1.72%) Telecoms
18 16 (1.45%) Back Office
18 16 (1.45%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 336 (30.38%) Analyst
2 205 (18.54%) Business Analyst
3 105 (9.49%) Lead
4 104 (9.40%) Senior
5 92 (8.32%) Consultant
6 52 (4.70%) Senior Analyst
7 50 (4.52%) Project Manager
8 38 (3.44%) Accountant
9 35 (3.16%) Senior Business Analyst
10 33 (2.98%) Data Analyst
11 30 (2.71%) Developer
12 27 (2.44%) Architect
13 26 (2.35%) Process Analyst
14 25 (2.26%) Financial Analyst
15 23 (2.08%) Support Engineer
16 21 (1.90%) Administrator
17 20 (1.81%) Systems Accountant
18 19 (1.72%) SAP Consultant
18 19 (1.72%) Senior Manager
18 19 (1.72%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.98%) Oracle Fusion
2 19 (1.72%) REST
3 14 (1.27%) Middleware
3 14 (1.27%) Terraform
4 13 (1.18%) .NET
4 13 (1.18%) SOAP
5 9 (0.81%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (0.72%) 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%) JSON
8 5 (0.45%) React
9 4 (0.36%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.36%) OpenID
9 4 (0.36%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 95 (8.59%) Onboarding
2 63 (5.70%) Product Ownership
3 60 (5.42%) Management Information System
4 32 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
5 23 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
6 20 (1.81%) Cloud Native
6 20 (1.81%) CMDB
7 19 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
8 15 (1.36%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.18%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (1.08%) Operational Technology
11 12 (1.08%) Reinsurance
11 12 (1.08%) Virtual Team
12 11 (0.99%) FMCG
12 11 (0.99%) Low-Code
13 10 (0.90%) Data Centre
14 7 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 54 (4.88%) Windows
2 26 (2.35%) Linux
3 19 (1.72%) Unix
4 13 (1.18%) Mac OS
5 11 (0.99%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.54%) Android
6 6 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.090%) AIX
10 1 (0.090%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.090%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.090%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 443 (40.05%) Stakeholder Management
2 312 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
3 261 (23.60%) Continuous Improvement
4 229 (20.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 225 (20.34%) Agile
6 182 (16.46%) Workshop Facilitation
7 176 (15.91%) User Acceptance Testing
8 172 (15.55%) ERP
9 170 (15.37%) Decision-Making
10 163 (14.74%) Change Management
11 161 (14.56%) Requirements Gathering
12 157 (14.20%) Migration
13 155 (14.01%) Business Analysis
14 153 (13.83%) Validation
15 135 (12.21%) AI
16 120 (10.85%) Project Delivery
16 120 (10.85%) User Stories
17 108 (9.76%) Business Intelligence
17 108 (9.76%) Data Analysis
18 102 (9.22%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 114 (10.31%) SQL
2 61 (5.52%) Python
3 30 (2.71%) Java
4 25 (2.26%) PowerShell
5 19 (1.72%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.45%) VBA
7 9 (0.81%) Bash
8 8 (0.72%) ABAP
9 7 (0.63%) C#
9 7 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.54%) Korn
10 6 (0.54%) Perl
11 5 (0.45%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.45%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.45%) R
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%) C
Qualifications
1 152 (13.74%) Security Cleared
2 116 (10.49%) SC Cleared
3 111 (10.04%) Degree
4 57 (5.15%) ACCA
5 54 (4.88%) CIMA
6 28 (2.53%) PMP
7 26 (2.35%) DV Cleared
8 23 (2.08%) PMI Certification
9 21 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 15 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (0.90%) CBAP
14 8 (0.72%) IIBA
14 8 (0.72%) ISEB
14 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (0.54%) Master's Degree
16 5 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
16 5 (0.45%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.45%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (9.76%) Data Quality
2 63 (5.70%) QA
3 50 (4.52%) PMO
4 35 (3.16%) GDPR
5 20 (1.81%) GRC
5 20 (1.81%) SLA
6 14 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.18%) IFRS
8 12 (1.08%) Accessibility
8 12 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
9 11 (0.99%) NIST
10 10 (0.90%) GAAP
11 6 (0.54%) ISO 19650
12 4 (0.36%) COBIT
13 3 (0.27%) SEPA
13 3 (0.27%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.18%) Basel III
14 2 (0.18%) ITGC
15 1 (0.090%) UCITS
System Software
1 32 (2.89%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.36%) IAG
3 8 (0.72%) Docker
4 5 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.18%) GPFS
7 2 (0.18%) NFS
7 2 (0.18%) vSphere
8 1 (0.090%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.090%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.090%) Postfix
8 1 (0.090%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.090%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.72%) Ansible
4 10 (0.90%) SCCM
5 6 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.45%) 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 (0.090%) Argo
9 1 (0.090%) Autotask
9 1 (0.090%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.090%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.090%) Nessus
9 1 (0.090%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.090%) SCOM
9 1 (0.090%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.090%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 207 (18.72%) Microsoft
2 140 (12.66%) SAP
3 108 (9.76%) Oracle
4 78 (7.05%) ServiceNow
5 40 (3.62%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.90%) Workday
7 19 (1.72%) IBM
8 14 (1.27%) Splunk
9 13 (1.18%) IFS
9 13 (1.18%) Sage
10 10 (0.90%) Cisco
10 10 (0.90%) Dynatrace
10 10 (0.90%) JD Edwards
10 10 (0.90%) Nexthink
11 9 (0.81%) Apple
11 9 (0.81%) Autodesk
12 8 (0.72%) Adobe
12 8 (0.72%) CyberArk
13 7 (0.63%) Atlassian
13 7 (0.63%) VMware