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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 108 147
Rank change year-on-year -2 +39 -3
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,082 694 554
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.34% 2.51% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.75% 2.77% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 631 423 341
10th Percentile £313 £263 £313
25th Percentile £406 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £534
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -8.71% +1.71%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £688 £685 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 38 27
10th Percentile £13.60 £16.45 £14.50
25th Percentile £14.34 £22.81 £15.92
Median hourly rate £22.47 £30.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -25.12% -0.40% -4.38%
75th Percentile £56.68 £36.24 £35.75
90th Percentile £73.41 £55.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £22.47 £30.00 £29.31
% change year-on-year -25.12% +2.35% -6.95%

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 39,321 25,058 28,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.90% 90.80% 85.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,195 15,905 17,612
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £636 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £752
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,661 1,475 1,343
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.27 £14.84
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.83 £20.24
Median hourly rate £43.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +72.96% -41.51% +0.58%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.61
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.03 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.17% -41.51% +1.96%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -10 500 £525 +5.00% 890
South East -20 159 £500 -4.76% 305
North of England -41 158 £459 -5.85% 237
Midlands -13 142 £450 - 148
North West -43 86 £467 -1.79% 111
West Midlands -33 81 £500 +0.40% 87
Yorkshire -2 64 £451 -7.49% 95
East Midlands +14 61 £425 +70.00% 62
South West -11 56 £456 +13.88% 139
East of England +2 51 £450 +15.02% 101
North East -43 9 £425 -7.36% 35
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 58 (5.36%) Confluence
2 33 (3.05%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.20%) CMS
4 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.28%) Moodle
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.28%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 2 (0.18%) Apache
8 1 (0.092%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.092%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.092%) CICS
8 1 (0.092%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.092%) MTS
8 1 (0.092%) nginx
8 1 (0.092%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.092%) SAS
8 1 (0.092%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.092%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 126 (11.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (4.81%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (3.05%) MS Visio
4 28 (2.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.46%) ProjectWise
8 4 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.37%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.37%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.37%) Revit
9 3 (0.28%) Simulink
10 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.092%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.092%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.092%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 40 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (1.85%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.20%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.11%) iTrent
6 10 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
7 9 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
8 8 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
9 7 (0.65%) Magento
9 7 (0.65%) Oracle General Ledger
9 7 (0.65%) SAP SD
10 5 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.46%) SAP PSCD
11 4 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.37%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 4 (0.37%) SAP Business One
11 4 (0.37%) SAP FI
11 4 (0.37%) Workday HCM
12 3 (0.28%) SAP MM
12 3 (0.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 120 (11.09%) Power Platform
2 101 (9.33%) Azure
3 50 (4.62%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (3.97%) SaaS
5 42 (3.88%) AWS
6 37 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
7 27 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (2.40%) Entra ID
9 25 (2.31%) Power Automate
10 23 (2.13%) PowerApps
11 22 (2.03%) SuccessFactors
12 20 (1.85%) GitHub
13 16 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
14 12 (1.11%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 10 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
15 10 (0.92%) Datadog
16 9 (0.83%) Intacct
17 8 (0.74%) Google Workspace
17 8 (0.74%) Lucidchart
17 8 (0.74%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.48%) TCP/IP
2 13 (1.20%) Firewall
3 11 (1.02%) DNS
4 10 (0.92%) VPN
5 9 (0.83%) WAN
5 9 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.65%) LAN
7 6 (0.55%) Network Security
8 5 (0.46%) SSL
9 4 (0.37%) DHCP
9 4 (0.37%) MPLS
9 4 (0.37%) Wireless
10 3 (0.28%) BGP
10 3 (0.28%) DMZ
10 3 (0.28%) Internet
10 3 (0.28%) IPsec
11 2 (0.18%) DWDM
11 2 (0.18%) L2TP
11 2 (0.18%) OSPF
11 2 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (8.78%) Power BI
2 22 (2.03%) Tableau
3 13 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.11%) Metadata
5 10 (0.92%) Relational Database
6 8 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (0.74%) Power Query
7 7 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
8 6 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.55%) SQL Server
9 5 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.37%) MySQL
10 4 (0.37%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.28%) Big Data
11 3 (0.28%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.18%) Amazon Redshift
12 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 96 (8.87%) JIRA
2 13 (1.20%) Git
3 9 (0.83%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.55%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.46%) Postman
5 5 (0.46%) Selenium
6 4 (0.37%) JMeter
6 4 (0.37%) JUnit
6 4 (0.37%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.28%) eggPlant
7 3 (0.28%) GitLab
7 3 (0.28%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.28%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.28%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.18%) Appium
8 2 (0.18%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.18%) MLflow
8 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 454 (41.96%) Finance
2 450 (41.59%) Social Skills
3 328 (30.31%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (9.98%) Banking
5 73 (6.75%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.18%) Manufacturing
7 54 (4.99%) Documentation Skills
8 51 (4.71%) Retail
9 50 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
10 48 (4.44%) Legal
11 43 (3.97%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 21 (1.94%) Marketing
13 21 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
14 20 (1.85%) General Ledger
15 18 (1.66%) Local Government
15 18 (1.66%) Telecoms
16 17 (1.57%) Billing
16 17 (1.57%) Front Office
16 17 (1.57%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 341 (31.52%) Analyst
2 203 (18.76%) Business Analyst
3 106 (9.80%) Lead
4 104 (9.61%) Senior
5 95 (8.78%) Consultant
6 49 (4.53%) Senior Analyst
7 48 (4.44%) Project Manager
8 37 (3.42%) Accountant
9 32 (2.96%) Data Analyst
10 30 (2.77%) Senior Business Analyst
11 29 (2.68%) Financial Analyst
12 28 (2.59%) Developer
13 25 (2.31%) Administrator
13 25 (2.31%) Process Analyst
14 22 (2.03%) Architect
14 22 (2.03%) Support Engineer
15 20 (1.85%) Senior Manager
15 20 (1.85%) Transformation Manager
16 19 (1.76%) Finance Manager
16 19 (1.76%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.87%) Oracle Fusion
2 22 (2.03%) REST
3 16 (1.48%) Terraform
4 15 (1.39%) .NET
5 13 (1.20%) Middleware
5 13 (1.20%) SOAP
6 9 (0.83%) HTML5 Canvas
7 8 (0.74%) SAP PI
8 7 (0.65%) HTML
9 6 (0.55%) IDoc
9 6 (0.55%) JSON
9 6 (0.55%) OAuth
9 6 (0.55%) OAuth2
9 6 (0.55%) Web Services
10 5 (0.46%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.46%) JDBC
10 5 (0.46%) React
10 5 (0.46%) STL
11 4 (0.37%) LDAP
11 4 (0.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (7.67%) Onboarding
2 58 (5.36%) Product Ownership
3 57 (5.27%) Management Information System
4 31 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
4 31 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (2.22%) CMDB
6 21 (1.94%) Cloud Native
7 17 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (1.39%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.29%) Operational Technology
10 13 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (1.11%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.11%) Reinsurance
11 12 (1.11%) Virtual Team
12 11 (1.02%) FMCG
13 9 (0.83%) Low-Code
14 8 (0.74%) Data Centre
14 8 (0.74%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 47 (4.34%) Windows
2 25 (2.31%) Linux
3 17 (1.57%) Unix
4 13 (1.20%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.92%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.55%) Android
6 6 (0.55%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.28%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.18%) VMS
10 1 (0.092%) AIX
10 1 (0.092%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.092%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.092%) Solaris
10 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 402 (37.15%) Stakeholder Management
2 302 (27.91%) Problem-Solving
3 255 (23.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 234 (21.63%) Agile
5 209 (19.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 178 (16.45%) Workshop Facilitation
7 170 (15.71%) User Acceptance Testing
8 165 (15.25%) ERP
9 161 (14.88%) Decision-Making
10 154 (14.23%) Requirements Gathering
11 153 (14.14%) Change Management
12 147 (13.59%) Validation
13 143 (13.22%) Business Analysis
13 143 (13.22%) Migration
14 139 (12.85%) AI
15 120 (11.09%) User Stories
16 111 (10.26%) Business Intelligence
17 108 (9.98%) Project Delivery
18 104 (9.61%) Data Analysis
19 103 (9.52%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 118 (10.91%) SQL
2 70 (6.47%) Python
3 34 (3.14%) Java
4 23 (2.13%) PowerShell
5 21 (1.94%) JavaScript
6 17 (1.57%) VBA
7 10 (0.92%) Bash
8 9 (0.83%) ABAP
9 8 (0.74%) C#
10 7 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.65%) Perl
11 6 (0.55%) Korn
11 6 (0.55%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.46%) MATLAB
12 5 (0.46%) R
13 4 (0.37%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.28%) Bicep
14 3 (0.28%) Go
14 3 (0.28%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 151 (13.96%) Security Cleared
2 120 (11.09%) SC Cleared
3 118 (10.91%) Degree
4 64 (5.91%) ACCA
5 61 (5.64%) CIMA
6 25 (2.31%) PMP
7 23 (2.13%) DV Cleared
8 22 (2.03%) PMI Certification
9 17 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 13 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (0.92%) CBAP
12 10 (0.92%) IIBA
13 8 (0.74%) ISEB
13 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.65%) Master's Degree
15 6 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
16 5 (0.46%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.46%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (9.24%) Data Quality
2 65 (6.01%) QA
3 48 (4.44%) PMO
4 43 (3.97%) GDPR
5 24 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 20 (1.85%) SLA
7 17 (1.57%) GRC
8 14 (1.29%) IFRS
9 13 (1.20%) NIST
9 13 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 11 (1.02%) Accessibility
10 11 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
11 10 (0.92%) GAAP
12 4 (0.37%) COBIT
12 4 (0.37%) ISO 19650
13 3 (0.28%) SEPA
13 3 (0.28%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.18%) Basel III
14 2 (0.18%) ITGC
15 1 (0.092%) NCSC
System Software
1 31 (2.87%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.48%) IAG
3 9 (0.83%) Docker
4 6 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.37%) vSphere
6 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.18%) GPFS
7 2 (0.18%) NFS
7 2 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.092%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.092%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.092%) Postfix
8 1 (0.092%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (2.22%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.76%) Ansible
2 19 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.74%) SCCM
4 6 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.46%) Control-M
6 3 (0.28%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.18%) Grafana
7 2 (0.18%) Istio
7 2 (0.18%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.18%) vRealize
8 1 (0.092%) Argo
8 1 (0.092%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.092%) Nessus
8 1 (0.092%) Puppet
8 1 (0.092%) SCOM
8 1 (0.092%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.092%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.092%) WSUS
Vendors
1 177 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 132 (12.20%) SAP
3 102 (9.43%) Oracle
4 79 (7.30%) ServiceNow
5 42 (3.88%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.76%) Workday
7 16 (1.48%) IFS
8 14 (1.29%) IBM
9 13 (1.20%) Splunk
10 11 (1.02%) Sage
11 10 (0.92%) Cisco
11 10 (0.92%) Dynatrace
11 10 (0.92%) Nexthink
12 9 (0.83%) Adobe
12 9 (0.83%) Apple
12 9 (0.83%) Google
12 9 (0.83%) VMware
13 8 (0.74%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.65%) Autodesk
14 7 (0.65%) Okta