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

 6 months to
21 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 100 161
Rank change year-on-year -13 +61 -11
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,039 713 516
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.28% 2.59% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.68% 2.85% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 434 335
10th Percentile £313 £271 £343
25th Percentile £403 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £622
90th Percentile £690 £700 £699
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £520
% change year-on-year +5.26% -8.65% +1.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 46 28
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.50 £13.86
25th Percentile £14.22 £22.81 £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 £39.61 £35.38
90th Percentile £73.75 £66.88 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £24.58 £30.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -19.41% +10.91% -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 38,779 25,035 28,563
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.92% 90.85% 85.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,017 15,949 18,476
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
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 2,559 1,455 1,574
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.22 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.92 £17.80
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% +3.61%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +67.00% -37.90% -1.22%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +1 478 £525 +5.00% 284
South East -25 156 £500 - 225
North of England -55 151 £500 +3.90% 140
Midlands -17 128 £450 - 101
North West -54 79 £500 +5.26% 77
West Midlands -38 74 £500 +5.26% 63
Yorkshire -7 65 £476 -2.46% 46
South West -9 57 £456 +7.18% 78
East of England +16 54 £450 +10.43% 66
East Midlands +6 54 £413 +65.00% 38
North East -33 8 £400 -24.53% 19
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 (5.10%) Confluence
2 32 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.25%) CMS
4 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.67%) 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 (0.096%) Appian
8 1 (0.096%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.096%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.096%) MTS
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.096%) SAS
8 1 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.096%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 115 (11.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (2.98%) MS Visio
4 27 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.48%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.38%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.38%) Revit
8 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.29%) Simulink
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.096%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.096%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 37 (3.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 17 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (1.15%) iTrent
5 10 (0.96%) Oracle EBS
6 9 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.67%) Oracle ERP
8 7 (0.67%) SAP SD
9 6 (0.58%) Magento
10 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.48%) SAP PSCD
11 4 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 4 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
11 4 (0.38%) SAP Business One
11 4 (0.38%) SAP FI
12 3 (0.29%) BusinessWorks
12 3 (0.29%) Loan IQ
12 3 (0.29%) SAP IBP
12 3 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 114 (10.97%) Power Platform
2 95 (9.14%) Azure
3 46 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (4.04%) AWS
5 37 (3.56%) SaaS
6 31 (2.98%) Dynamics 365
7 28 (2.69%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (2.31%) Power Automate
9 22 (2.12%) PowerApps
10 20 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
11 19 (1.83%) GitHub
12 12 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (0.96%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 9 (0.87%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (0.87%) Datadog
14 9 (0.87%) Lucidchart
15 8 (0.77%) Intacct
15 8 (0.77%) OneDrive
16 7 (0.67%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.44%) TCP/IP
2 13 (1.25%) Firewall
3 10 (0.96%) WAN
4 9 (0.87%) DNS
4 9 (0.87%) VPN
4 9 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.67%) LAN
6 5 (0.48%) Network Security
6 5 (0.48%) SSL
7 4 (0.38%) MPLS
7 4 (0.38%) 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 (8.95%) Power BI
2 19 (1.83%) Tableau
3 13 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.15%) Metadata
5 10 (0.96%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
6 7 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.58%) Power Query
7 6 (0.58%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.38%) MySQL
9 4 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.38%) 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 95 (9.14%) JIRA
2 12 (1.15%) Git
3 11 (1.06%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.58%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.48%) Postman
5 5 (0.48%) Selenium
6 4 (0.38%) JMeter
6 4 (0.38%) JUnit
6 4 (0.38%) 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
1 433 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 431 (41.48%) Finance
3 312 (30.03%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (10.20%) Banking
5 72 (6.93%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.39%) Documentation Skills
7 52 (5.00%) Manufacturing
8 51 (4.91%) Retail
9 49 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
10 46 (4.43%) Legal
11 41 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (1.83%) Marketing
14 18 (1.73%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.64%) Front Office
15 17 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
16 16 (1.54%) General Ledger
16 16 (1.54%) Local Government
17 15 (1.44%) Investment Banking
18 14 (1.35%) Billing
Job Titles
1 325 (31.28%) Analyst
2 196 (18.86%) Business Analyst
3 102 (9.82%) Senior
4 99 (9.53%) Lead
5 89 (8.57%) Consultant
6 47 (4.52%) Senior Analyst
7 46 (4.43%) Project Manager
8 40 (3.85%) Accountant
9 31 (2.98%) Data Analyst
10 29 (2.79%) Developer
10 29 (2.79%) Senior Business Analyst
11 25 (2.41%) Financial Analyst
12 24 (2.31%) Administrator
13 23 (2.21%) Architect
13 23 (2.21%) Process Analyst
14 21 (2.02%) Transformation Manager
15 20 (1.92%) Senior Manager
15 20 (1.92%) Support Engineer
16 19 (1.83%) Systems Analyst
17 18 (1.73%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 23 (2.21%) REST
3 15 (1.44%) .NET
4 14 (1.35%) Terraform
5 13 (1.25%) Middleware
5 13 (1.25%) SOAP
6 9 (0.87%) HTML5 Canvas
6 9 (0.87%) SAP PI
7 8 (0.77%) HTML
8 6 (0.58%) IDoc
8 6 (0.58%) JSON
8 6 (0.58%) OAuth
8 6 (0.58%) OAuth2
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 (0.38%) Kafka
10 4 (0.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (7.70%) Onboarding
2 54 (5.20%) Product Ownership
3 52 (5.00%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 27 (2.60%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (2.31%) CMDB
7 20 (1.92%) Cloud Native
8 18 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
10 15 (1.44%) Operational Technology
11 14 (1.35%) AI Agents
11 14 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
12 13 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
13 12 (1.15%) Reinsurance
14 11 (1.06%) FMCG
14 11 (1.06%) Virtual Team
15 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
15 10 (0.96%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.87%) Low-Code
17 8 (0.77%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 45 (4.33%) Windows
2 27 (2.60%) Linux
3 19 (1.83%) Unix
4 13 (1.25%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.96%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.58%) Android
6 6 (0.58%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.38%) 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 (0.096%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.096%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 360 (34.65%) Stakeholder Management
2 276 (26.56%) Problem-Solving
3 234 (22.52%) Continuous Improvement
4 216 (20.79%) Agile
5 193 (18.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 166 (15.98%) Workshop Facilitation
7 156 (15.01%) Decision-Making
7 156 (15.01%) User Acceptance Testing
8 153 (14.73%) ERP
9 145 (13.96%) Change Management
10 138 (13.28%) Requirements Gathering
11 136 (13.09%) Validation
12 134 (12.90%) AI
13 133 (12.80%) Migration
14 131 (12.61%) Business Analysis
15 108 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
15 108 (10.39%) User Stories
16 99 (9.53%) Project Delivery
17 98 (9.43%) Data Analysis
18 96 (9.24%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.88%) SQL
2 67 (6.45%) Python
3 37 (3.56%) Java
4 22 (2.12%) JavaScript
5 19 (1.83%) PowerShell
6 17 (1.64%) VBA
7 9 (0.87%) ABAP
8 8 (0.77%) Bash
8 8 (0.77%) C#
9 7 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.67%) 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
1 148 (14.24%) Security Cleared
2 119 (11.45%) SC Cleared
3 104 (10.01%) Degree
4 64 (6.16%) ACCA
5 61 (5.87%) CIMA
6 21 (2.02%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.92%) PMP
8 18 (1.73%) PMI Certification
9 16 (1.54%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 15 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (1.06%) CBAP
12 11 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (0.87%) IIBA
14 8 (0.77%) ISEB
14 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.67%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
17 5 (0.48%) ISTQB
18 4 (0.38%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.85%) Data Quality
2 60 (5.77%) QA
3 48 (4.62%) PMO
4 44 (4.23%) GDPR
5 26 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.44%) SLA
7 14 (1.35%) NIST
8 12 (1.15%) GRC
8 12 (1.15%) IFRS
8 12 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (1.06%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.87%) GAAP
12 5 (0.48%) COBIT
13 4 (0.38%) ISO 19650
14 3 (0.29%) Solvency II
15 2 (0.19%) Basel III
15 2 (0.19%) SEPA
16 1 (0.096%) ITGC
16 1 (0.096%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (2.98%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.44%) IAG
3 8 (0.77%) Docker
4 7 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.58%) vSphere
6 5 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.38%) 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 (2.31%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.92%) Ansible
3 17 (1.64%) 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 (0.096%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.096%) Argo
8 1 (0.096%) Autotask
8 1 (0.096%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.096%) Istio
8 1 (0.096%) Puppet
8 1 (0.096%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 151 (14.53%) Microsoft
2 122 (11.74%) SAP
3 93 (8.95%) Oracle
4 76 (7.31%) ServiceNow
5 41 (3.95%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.92%) Workday
7 17 (1.64%) IFS
8 15 (1.44%) IBM
9 14 (1.35%) Splunk
10 12 (1.15%) VMware
11 11 (1.06%) Google
12 10 (0.96%) Cisco
12 10 (0.96%) Dynatrace
12 10 (0.96%) Sage
13 9 (0.87%) Adobe
13 9 (0.87%) Apple
13 9 (0.87%) Nexthink
13 9 (0.87%) Okta
14 7 (0.67%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.67%) Autodesk
790 Process Improvement jobs in England