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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 99 156
Rank change year-on-year -15 +57 -7
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,031 717 509
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.26% 2.60% 1.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.66% 2.86% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 602 438 333
10th Percentile £313 £275 £338
25th Percentile £402 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £624
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £521
% change year-on-year +5.26% -8.87% +1.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 44 28
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.50 £13.86
25th Percentile £14.22 £21.53 £14.50
Median hourly rate £23.69 £30.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £53.17 £35.75 £35.38
90th Percentile £73.75 £68.13 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £24.58 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -18.07% +9.09% -8.33%

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 38,776 25,061 28,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.95% 90.80% 85.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,043 15,975 18,472
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -3.77% -3.64%
75th Percentile £630 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,543 1,444 1,583
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.22 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.88 £18.12
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.21 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.63 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +65.54% -38.57% -0.24%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 20 August 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 -1 473 £523 +4.50% 424
South East -18 156 £500 - 242
North of England -42 150 £500 +2.56% 152
Midlands -21 126 £450 - 97
North West -50 78 £500 +5.26% 80
West Midlands -45 72 £500 +5.26% 64
Yorkshire -9 65 £476 -3.70% 55
South West +2 57 £456 +7.18% 77
East of England +13 54 £450 +10.43% 77
East Midlands +6 54 £413 +65.00% 33
North East -35 8 £400 -24.53% 20
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 53 (5.14%) Confluence
2 30 (2.91%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.16%) CMS
4 10 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.68%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.29%) CICS
6 3 (0.29%) Moodle
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.29%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.097%) Appian
8 1 (0.097%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.097%) MTS
8 1 (0.097%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.097%) SAS
8 1 (0.097%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.097%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 114 (11.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.36%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (3.01%) MS Visio
4 26 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.48%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.39%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.39%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.39%) Revit
8 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.29%) Simulink
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.097%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.097%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 37 (3.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.84%) NetSuite
3 16 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (1.16%) iTrent
5 10 (0.97%) Oracle EBS
6 9 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
8 7 (0.68%) SAP SD
9 6 (0.58%) Magento
10 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.48%) SAP PSCD
11 4 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 4 (0.39%) Oracle General Ledger
11 4 (0.39%) SAP Business One
11 4 (0.39%) SAP FI
12 3 (0.29%) BusinessWorks
12 3 (0.29%) SAP EWM
12 3 (0.29%) SAP IBP
12 3 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 113 (10.96%) Power Platform
2 94 (9.12%) Azure
3 44 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (3.98%) AWS
5 36 (3.49%) SaaS
6 30 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
7 27 (2.62%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (2.23%) Power Automate
10 21 (2.04%) PowerApps
11 20 (1.94%) SuccessFactors
12 19 (1.84%) GitHub
13 12 (1.16%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (0.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 9 (0.87%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (0.87%) Datadog
15 9 (0.87%) Lucidchart
16 8 (0.78%) Intacct
16 8 (0.78%) OneDrive
17 7 (0.68%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.45%) TCP/IP
2 13 (1.26%) Firewall
3 10 (0.97%) WAN
4 9 (0.87%) DNS
4 9 (0.87%) VPN
4 9 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.68%) LAN
6 5 (0.48%) Network Security
6 5 (0.48%) SSL
7 4 (0.39%) MPLS
7 4 (0.39%) Wireless
8 3 (0.29%) BGP
8 3 (0.29%) DHCP
8 3 (0.29%) DMZ
8 3 (0.29%) Internet
8 3 (0.29%) IPsec
8 3 (0.29%) VSAN
9 2 (0.19%) OSPF
9 2 (0.19%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (9.02%) Power BI
2 17 (1.65%) Tableau
3 13 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.16%) Metadata
5 9 (0.87%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
6 7 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.58%) Power Query
7 6 (0.58%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.39%) MySQL
9 4 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.39%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.29%) DataStage
10 3 (0.29%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.19%) Big Data
11 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 93 (9.02%) JIRA
2 12 (1.16%) Git
3 11 (1.07%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.58%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.48%) Postman
5 5 (0.48%) Selenium
6 4 (0.39%) JMeter
6 4 (0.39%) JUnit
6 4 (0.39%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 3 (0.29%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.29%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.29%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.19%) Appium
8 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.19%) GitLab
8 2 (0.19%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.19%) MLflow
8 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 429 (41.61%) Social Skills
2 426 (41.32%) Finance
3 310 (30.07%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (10.09%) Banking
5 72 (6.98%) Public Sector
6 57 (5.53%) Documentation Skills
7 52 (5.04%) Retail
8 51 (4.95%) Manufacturing
9 48 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
10 45 (4.36%) Legal
11 40 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (1.84%) Marketing
14 18 (1.75%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
16 16 (1.55%) Front Office
16 16 (1.55%) General Ledger
16 16 (1.55%) Local Government
17 15 (1.45%) Investment Banking
18 14 (1.36%) Billing
Job Titles
1 325 (31.52%) Analyst
2 196 (19.01%) Business Analyst
3 102 (9.89%) Senior
4 99 (9.60%) Lead
5 89 (8.63%) Consultant
6 47 (4.56%) Senior Analyst
7 45 (4.36%) Project Manager
8 40 (3.88%) Accountant
9 31 (3.01%) Data Analyst
10 29 (2.81%) Senior Business Analyst
11 27 (2.62%) Developer
12 25 (2.42%) Financial Analyst
13 24 (2.33%) Administrator
14 23 (2.23%) Architect
14 23 (2.23%) Process Analyst
15 21 (2.04%) Transformation Manager
16 20 (1.94%) Senior Manager
16 20 (1.94%) Support Engineer
17 19 (1.84%) Systems Analyst
18 18 (1.75%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.62%) Oracle Fusion
2 21 (2.04%) REST
3 15 (1.45%) .NET
4 14 (1.36%) Terraform
5 12 (1.16%) Middleware
5 12 (1.16%) SOAP
6 9 (0.87%) HTML5 Canvas
6 9 (0.87%) SAP PI
7 8 (0.78%) HTML
8 6 (0.58%) IDoc
8 6 (0.58%) JSON
9 5 (0.48%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.48%) JDBC
9 5 (0.48%) React
9 5 (0.48%) STL
9 5 (0.48%) Web Services
10 4 (0.39%) Kafka
10 4 (0.39%) Node.js
10 4 (0.39%) OAuth2
10 4 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (7.76%) Onboarding
2 52 (5.04%) Management Information System
2 52 (5.04%) Product Ownership
3 35 (3.39%) Analytical Mindset
4 26 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (2.33%) CMDB
6 20 (1.94%) Cloud Native
7 18 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 17 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
9 15 (1.45%) Operational Technology
10 14 (1.36%) AI Agents
10 14 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (1.16%) Reinsurance
13 11 (1.07%) FMCG
13 11 (1.07%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.97%) Data Centre
14 10 (0.97%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.87%) Low-Code
16 8 (0.78%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 45 (4.36%) Windows
2 27 (2.62%) Linux
3 19 (1.84%) Unix
4 13 (1.26%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.97%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.58%) Android
6 6 (0.58%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.39%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.39%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.29%) AIX
8 3 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.29%) Solaris
8 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.097%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.097%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (34.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 272 (26.38%) Problem-Solving
3 231 (22.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 213 (20.66%) Agile
5 190 (18.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 166 (16.10%) Workshop Facilitation
7 156 (15.13%) Decision-Making
8 155 (15.03%) User Acceptance Testing
9 153 (14.84%) ERP
10 145 (14.06%) Change Management
11 139 (13.48%) Requirements Gathering
12 137 (13.29%) Validation
13 133 (12.90%) Migration
14 132 (12.80%) AI
15 131 (12.71%) Business Analysis
16 108 (10.48%) Business Intelligence
17 107 (10.38%) User Stories
18 98 (9.51%) Data Analysis
19 96 (9.31%) Project Delivery
20 94 (9.12%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 111 (10.77%) SQL
2 65 (6.30%) Python
3 36 (3.49%) Java
4 21 (2.04%) JavaScript
5 19 (1.84%) PowerShell
6 17 (1.65%) VBA
7 9 (0.87%) ABAP
8 8 (0.78%) Bash
8 8 (0.78%) C#
9 7 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.68%) Perl
10 6 (0.58%) Korn
10 6 (0.58%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.48%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.48%) R
12 3 (0.29%) C++
12 3 (0.29%) COBOL
12 3 (0.29%) Go
12 3 (0.29%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 147 (14.26%) Security Cleared
2 118 (11.45%) SC Cleared
3 102 (9.89%) Degree
4 64 (6.21%) ACCA
5 61 (5.92%) CIMA
6 21 (2.04%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.94%) PMP
8 18 (1.75%) PMI Certification
9 16 (1.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 15 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (1.07%) CBAP
12 11 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (0.87%) IIBA
14 8 (0.78%) ISEB
14 8 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.68%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
17 5 (0.48%) ISTQB
18 4 (0.39%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (8.73%) Data Quality
2 61 (5.92%) QA
3 47 (4.56%) PMO
4 44 (4.27%) GDPR
5 25 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.45%) SLA
7 14 (1.36%) NIST
8 12 (1.16%) GRC
8 12 (1.16%) IFRS
8 12 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (1.07%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.87%) GAAP
12 5 (0.48%) COBIT
13 4 (0.39%) ISO 19650
14 3 (0.29%) Solvency II
15 2 (0.19%) Basel III
16 1 (0.097%) COREP
16 1 (0.097%) FINREP
16 1 (0.097%) UCITS
System Software
1 30 (2.91%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.45%) IAG
3 8 (0.78%) Docker
4 7 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.58%) vSphere
6 5 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.39%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.19%) GPFS
9 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.19%) NFS
9 2 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 24 (2.33%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.94%) Ansible
3 17 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.58%) SCCM
4 6 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.48%) Control-M
6 3 (0.29%) HP Fortify
6 3 (0.29%) WSUS
7 2 (0.19%) Grafana
7 2 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.19%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.19%) vRealize
8 1 (0.097%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.097%) Argo
8 1 (0.097%) Autotask
8 1 (0.097%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.097%) Istio
8 1 (0.097%) Puppet
8 1 (0.097%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 148 (14.35%) Microsoft
2 123 (11.93%) SAP
3 91 (8.83%) Oracle
4 76 (7.37%) ServiceNow
5 41 (3.98%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.94%) Workday
7 18 (1.75%) IFS
8 15 (1.45%) IBM
9 14 (1.36%) Splunk
10 12 (1.16%) VMware
11 11 (1.07%) Google
12 10 (0.97%) Cisco
12 10 (0.97%) Dynatrace
12 10 (0.97%) Sage
13 9 (0.87%) Adobe
13 9 (0.87%) Apple
13 9 (0.87%) Nexthink
13 9 (0.87%) Okta
14 7 (0.68%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.68%) Autodesk