Process Improvement Contracts in England

Process Improvement
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Process Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Process Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 164 180
Rank change year-on-year +69 +16 +6
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 697 534 686
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.63% 1.43% 1.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.89% 1.67% 1.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 356 458
10th Percentile £287 £281 £354
25th Percentile £376 £406 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £603
90th Percentile £756 £706 £700
UK median daily rate £486 £517 £513
% change year-on-year -6.03% +0.88% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 36 26
10th Percentile £19.71 £14.18 £18.25
25th Percentile £26.88 £15.85 £22.11
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.17 £32.30
Median % change year-on-year +35.32% -31.36% -0.62%
75th Percentile £39.87 £35.25 £44.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £43.75 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £24.63 £32.30
% change year-on-year +23.85% -23.75% +0.94%

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 24,122 31,895 43,079
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.96% 85.58% 89.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,512 20,709 30,160
10th Percentile £300 £306 £325
25th Percentile £406 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% +0.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,206 2,293 1,566
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.79 £12.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.12 £16.70
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +1.65% +46.03%
75th Percentile £54.94 £62.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £73.10 £76.38
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £37.34
% change year-on-year -33.82% +1.77% +43.62%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Process Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement in England.

Daily rate trend for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in England over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement in England.

Hourly rate trend for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Process Improvement in England over the 6 months to 5 July 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 5 July 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 +82 332 £525 -4.55% 1,862
North of England +66 139 £475 -5.00% 505
North West +54 97 £450 -15.73% 282
Midlands +22 86 £450 +7.78% 333
South East +10 83 £500 -4.76% 448
West Midlands +17 61 £475 +18.75% 190
Yorkshire +23 39 £500 +5.26% 178
East Midlands +16 25 £283 -46.19% 137
East of England +20 18 £438 -20.45% 182
South West +17 17 £438 -12.50% 167
North East -1 3 £530 -0.47% 45
Process Improvement
UK

Process Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 42 (6.03%) Confluence
2 17 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.58%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (1.15%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.86%) Apache
6 4 (0.57%) JBoss
6 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.57%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.29%) CMS
7 2 (0.29%) Resin
7 2 (0.29%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.14%) SAS
8 1 (0.14%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 66 (9.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.16%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (3.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (3.44%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.43%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.43%) PTC Creo
7 3 (0.43%) Sketch
7 3 (0.43%) Trello
8 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.29%) MicroStation
8 2 (0.29%) Revit
9 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.14%) CATIA
9 1 (0.14%) Fusion 360
9 1 (0.14%) InDesign
9 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 26 (3.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.00%) SAP CO
2 7 (1.00%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.00%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (0.72%) Endur
3 5 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.57%) Actimize
4 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.57%) SAP ECC
4 4 (0.57%) SAP GRC
4 4 (0.57%) Teamcenter
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.43%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.43%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.29%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 77 (11.05%) Azure
2 65 (9.33%) Power Platform
3 45 (6.46%) AWS
4 37 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (3.16%) PowerApps
6 18 (2.58%) Entra ID
7 12 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.43%) SaaS
10 9 (1.29%) GCP
11 8 (1.15%) GitHub
11 8 (1.15%) OCI
11 8 (1.15%) SuccessFactors
12 7 (1.00%) Amazon S3
13 6 (0.86%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (0.72%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
14 5 (0.72%) Lucidchart
14 5 (0.72%) Power Automate
15 4 (0.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.16%) Firewall
2 19 (2.73%) WAN
3 16 (2.30%) DNS
4 15 (2.15%) Wireless
5 13 (1.87%) LAN
6 12 (1.72%) DHCP
6 12 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (1.58%) SSL
8 10 (1.43%) Cisco IOS
9 9 (1.29%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.15%) BGP
11 7 (1.00%) Network Security
11 7 (1.00%) PuTTY
11 7 (1.00%) VPN
11 7 (1.00%) WLAN
12 6 (0.86%) HTTPS
13 5 (0.72%) IPsec
14 4 (0.57%) MPLS
14 4 (0.57%) OSPF
14 4 (0.57%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.31%) Power BI
2 26 (3.73%) Tableau
3 15 (2.15%) Data Lake
4 12 (1.72%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.15%) Big Data
5 8 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.00%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (1.00%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.86%) SAP HANA
7 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.72%) MS Access
8 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.57%) DB2
9 4 (0.57%) Looker
9 4 (0.57%) MySQL
9 4 (0.57%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.43%) OLTP
10 3 (0.43%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 75 (10.76%) JIRA
2 19 (2.73%) Git
3 14 (2.01%) GitLab
4 8 (1.15%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.00%) Selenium
6 4 (0.57%) Postman
6 4 (0.57%) Subversion
7 3 (0.43%) Axure RP
7 3 (0.43%) ERwin
7 3 (0.43%) JMeter
7 3 (0.43%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.29%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.14%) PyCharm
9 1 (0.14%) Ranorex
9 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.14%) TestRail
General
1 323 (46.34%) Social Skills
2 248 (35.58%) Finance
3 168 (24.10%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (8.32%) Banking
5 36 (5.16%) Manufacturing
5 36 (5.16%) Public Sector
6 32 (4.59%) Legal
7 28 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (3.30%) Telecoms
9 22 (3.16%) Pharmaceutical
10 21 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
10 21 (3.01%) Retail
11 18 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 17 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (2.30%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.87%) Law
15 12 (1.72%) Front Office
15 12 (1.72%) Marketing
16 11 (1.58%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 225 (32.28%) Analyst
2 123 (17.65%) Business Analyst
3 56 (8.03%) Lead
4 51 (7.32%) Senior
5 47 (6.74%) Consultant
6 40 (5.74%) Project Manager
7 26 (3.73%) Administrator
7 26 (3.73%) Developer
8 24 (3.44%) Architect
8 24 (3.44%) Data Analyst
9 22 (3.16%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
10 20 (2.87%) Process Analyst
10 20 (2.87%) Senior Analyst
11 16 (2.30%) Support Analyst
12 15 (2.15%) Business Process Analyst
12 15 (2.15%) Delivery Manager
13 14 (2.01%) Senior Business Analyst
14 13 (1.87%) Financial Analyst
14 13 (1.87%) Network Engineer
15 12 (1.72%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.15%) REST
2 12 (1.72%) JSON
3 9 (1.29%) CSS
3 9 (1.29%) HTML
3 9 (1.29%) XML
4 8 (1.15%) Web Services
5 7 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
5 7 (1.00%) SOAP
6 6 (0.86%) Middleware
7 4 (0.57%) .NET
7 4 (0.57%) EDI
7 4 (0.57%) React
7 4 (0.57%) SAP Fiori
7 4 (0.57%) WebSphere MQ
8 3 (0.43%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.43%) BAPI
8 3 (0.43%) Kafka
8 3 (0.43%) Node.js
8 3 (0.43%) RESTful
9 2 (0.29%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.73%) Onboarding
2 24 (3.44%) Management Information System
3 19 (2.73%) Product Ownership
4 14 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (1.87%) Data Structures
6 12 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.58%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.29%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.15%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (1.15%) Market Risk
10 7 (1.00%) Derivative
10 7 (1.00%) PMI
11 6 (0.86%) CMDB
11 6 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (0.86%) Operational Technology
11 6 (0.86%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.72%) CSOC
13 4 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.01%) Linux
1 21 (3.01%) Windows
2 11 (1.58%) Unix
3 10 (1.43%) Android
4 6 (0.86%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.57%) CentOS
7 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.29%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.29%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.14%) AIX
9 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.14%) Rocky
9 1 (0.14%) Solaris
9 1 (0.14%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.14%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (30.56%) Problem-Solving
2 183 (26.26%) Agile
3 156 (22.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 111 (15.93%) Project Management
5 95 (13.63%) Continuous Improvement
6 84 (12.05%) Change Management
7 77 (11.05%) DevOps
8 67 (9.61%) Data Analysis
9 66 (9.47%) Decision-Making
10 65 (9.33%) ITIL
11 63 (9.04%) Business Analysis
12 60 (8.61%) Analytics
13 58 (8.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 51 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
14 51 (7.32%) Project Delivery
15 46 (6.60%) Scrum
16 45 (6.46%) Risk Management
16 45 (6.46%) Workshop Facilitation
17 43 (6.17%) Actionable Insight
18 40 (5.74%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 102 (14.63%) SQL
2 42 (6.03%) Python
3 28 (4.02%) Java
4 17 (2.44%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.30%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.00%) C#
7 6 (0.86%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.72%) ABAP
8 5 (0.72%) Bash
8 5 (0.72%) Haskell
8 5 (0.72%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.72%) VBA
9 4 (0.57%) ActionScript
9 4 (0.57%) ActionScript 2.0
9 4 (0.57%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.57%) R
10 3 (0.43%) OCaml
10 3 (0.43%) Perl
10 3 (0.43%) REXX
11 2 (0.29%) PHP
Qualifications
1 94 (13.49%) Degree
2 63 (9.04%) Security Cleared
3 54 (7.75%) SC Cleared
4 33 (4.73%) BPSS Clearance
5 27 (3.87%) PMI Certification
6 25 (3.59%) PMP
7 18 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (1.87%) CCNP
10 11 (1.58%) CBAP
11 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.15%) CCNA
12 8 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (1.00%) ACCA
13 7 (1.00%) Azure Certification
13 7 (1.00%) CIMA
13 7 (1.00%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.00%) ISTQB
13 7 (1.00%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.86%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.03%) QA
2 35 (5.02%) Data Quality
3 15 (2.15%) PMO
4 14 (2.01%) SLA
5 13 (1.87%) GDPR
5 13 (1.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.29%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (1.15%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.86%) GRC
8 6 (0.86%) MiFID
9 4 (0.57%) COREP
9 4 (0.57%) EMIR
10 3 (0.43%) Basel III
10 3 (0.43%) IFRS
10 3 (0.43%) NIST
11 2 (0.29%) HL7
11 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.29%) NCSC
12 1 (0.14%) Dodd-Frank
12 1 (0.14%) GAAP
System Software
1 22 (3.16%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.57%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.43%) Docker
3 3 (0.43%) Firmware
3 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.14%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 19 (2.73%) Ansible
2 15 (2.15%) Terraform
3 10 (1.43%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.72%) SCCM
5 4 (0.57%) Grafana
5 4 (0.57%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.57%) HP Quality Center
5 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.57%) Puppet
5 4 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.43%) Opsview
7 2 (0.29%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) Control-M
8 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.14%) OPNET
8 1 (0.14%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 131 (18.79%) Microsoft
2 65 (9.33%) SAP
3 41 (5.88%) Oracle
4 39 (5.60%) ServiceNow
5 30 (4.30%) Salesforce
6 26 (3.73%) Cisco
7 16 (2.30%) Workday
8 13 (1.87%) IBM
9 10 (1.43%) Adobe
9 10 (1.43%) Google
10 8 (1.15%) Atlassian
10 8 (1.15%) Remedy
10 8 (1.15%) Splunk
11 7 (1.00%) Apple
11 7 (1.00%) Peregrine
12 6 (0.86%) Ariba
12 6 (0.86%) CheckPoint
12 6 (0.86%) HP
12 6 (0.86%) Infoblox
12 6 (0.86%) Murex