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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 113 124
Rank change year-on-year +1 +11 +22
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,115 690 623
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.40% 2.47% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.83% 2.71% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 627 428 359
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% +2.44%
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 81 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 £49.75 £40.49 £56.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £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 39,431 25,424 27,856
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.70% 90.99% 86.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,955 16,149 17,033
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -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 2,897 1,546 1,199
10th Percentile £13.87 £14.42 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £46.55 £67.01
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +55.07% -40.82% -

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 +11 529 £525 +7.14% 1,171
North of England -42 162 £470 -6.00% 335
South East -10 157 £500 -4.76% 426
Midlands +2 152 £450 +12.50% 237
West Midlands -17 87 £500 +5.26% 155
North West -44 87 £467 -6.70% 164
Yorkshire -6 69 £466 -5.62% 134
East Midlands +21 65 £425 +70.00% 82
South West -8 51 £525 +55.56% 152
East of England -10 46 £472 +8.51% 148
North East -36 7 £488 +6.27% 39
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 55 (4.93%) Confluence
2 34 (3.05%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.35%) 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%) Headless CMS
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
1 131 (11.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (5.11%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (3.05%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.43%) 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 43 (3.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (1.61%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.26%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.08%) iTrent
6 9 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
6 9 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
6 9 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.72%) 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%) Teamcenter
10 5 (0.45%) Workday HCM
11 4 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
11 4 (0.36%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 123 (11.03%) Power Platform
2 99 (8.88%) Azure
3 57 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (3.50%) SaaS
5 38 (3.41%) AWS
6 37 (3.32%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (2.33%) Entra ID
7 26 (2.33%) Power Automate
8 25 (2.24%) PowerApps
9 23 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (1.97%) SuccessFactors
11 19 (1.70%) Microsoft Copilot
12 17 (1.52%) GitHub
13 11 (0.99%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 11 (0.99%) Intacct
14 10 (0.90%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (0.90%) Datadog
15 8 (0.72%) Lucidchart
15 8 (0.72%) OneDrive
16 7 (0.63%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.70%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.35%) Firewall
3 12 (1.08%) DNS
4 11 (0.99%) WAN
5 10 (0.90%) VPN
5 10 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (0.81%) LAN
7 8 (0.72%) Network Security
8 5 (0.45%) MPLS
8 5 (0.45%) Wireless
9 4 (0.36%) BGP
9 4 (0.36%) SSL
10 3 (0.27%) Broadband
10 3 (0.27%) DHCP
10 3 (0.27%) DMZ
10 3 (0.27%) DWDM
10 3 (0.27%) Internet
10 3 (0.27%) IPsec
11 2 (0.18%) 4G
11 2 (0.18%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (8.25%) Power BI
2 21 (1.88%) Tableau
3 10 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.81%) Power Query
4 9 (0.81%) Relational Database
5 8 (0.72%) Metadata
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 90 (8.07%) 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%) Appium
6 3 (0.27%) Selenium
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%) Subversion
8 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio
General
1 493 (44.22%) Social Skills
2 465 (41.70%) Finance
3 334 (29.96%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (9.87%) Banking
5 86 (7.71%) Public Sector
6 73 (6.55%) Manufacturing
7 67 (6.01%) Organisational Skills
8 52 (4.66%) Retail
9 50 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
10 48 (4.30%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (4.04%) Legal
12 27 (2.42%) Marketing
13 25 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 23 (2.06%) General Ledger
14 23 (2.06%) Local Government
15 22 (1.97%) Billing
16 21 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
17 19 (1.70%) Telecoms
18 17 (1.52%) Front Office
19 16 (1.43%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 342 (30.67%) Analyst
2 212 (19.01%) Business Analyst
3 104 (9.33%) Lead
3 104 (9.33%) Senior
4 92 (8.25%) Consultant
5 52 (4.66%) Senior Analyst
6 50 (4.48%) Project Manager
7 38 (3.41%) Accountant
8 35 (3.14%) Senior Business Analyst
9 33 (2.96%) Data Analyst
10 30 (2.69%) Developer
11 27 (2.42%) Architect
11 27 (2.42%) Process Analyst
12 26 (2.33%) Financial Analyst
13 22 (1.97%) Support Engineer
14 21 (1.88%) Administrator
14 21 (1.88%) Systems Accountant
15 20 (1.79%) SAP Consultant
16 19 (1.70%) Systems Analyst
17 18 (1.61%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.96%) Oracle Fusion
2 19 (1.70%) REST
3 14 (1.26%) Middleware
3 14 (1.26%) Terraform
4 13 (1.17%) .NET
4 13 (1.17%) 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%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.36%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.36%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 97 (8.70%) Onboarding
2 64 (5.74%) Product Ownership
3 60 (5.38%) Management Information System
4 32 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
5 23 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
6 21 (1.88%) Data Protection Act
7 20 (1.79%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.79%) CMDB
8 15 (1.35%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (1.17%) Data Structures
10 12 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (1.08%) Operational Technology
10 12 (1.08%) Reinsurance
10 12 (1.08%) Virtual Team
11 11 (0.99%) FMCG
11 11 (0.99%) Low-Code
12 10 (0.90%) Data Centre
13 7 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (4.93%) Windows
2 26 (2.33%) Linux
3 19 (1.70%) Unix
4 13 (1.17%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.08%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.54%) Android
7 5 (0.45%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
10 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.090%) AIX
11 1 (0.090%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.090%) Check Point GAiA
11 1 (0.090%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 451 (40.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 317 (28.43%) Problem-Solving
3 262 (23.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 233 (20.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 228 (20.45%) Agile
6 187 (16.77%) Workshop Facilitation
7 179 (16.05%) User Acceptance Testing
8 175 (15.70%) ERP
9 173 (15.52%) Decision-Making
10 165 (14.80%) Requirements Gathering
11 164 (14.71%) Change Management
12 159 (14.26%) Business Analysis
13 158 (14.17%) Migration
14 156 (13.99%) Validation
15 136 (12.20%) AI
16 125 (11.21%) User Stories
17 124 (11.12%) Project Delivery
18 109 (9.78%) Data Analysis
19 108 (9.69%) Business Intelligence
20 103 (9.24%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (10.31%) SQL
2 60 (5.38%) Python
3 31 (2.78%) Java
4 27 (2.42%) PowerShell
5 19 (1.70%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.43%) 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 2.0
14 2 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 153 (13.72%) Security Cleared
2 116 (10.40%) SC Cleared
3 112 (10.04%) Degree
4 57 (5.11%) ACCA
5 54 (4.84%) CIMA
6 27 (2.42%) DV Cleared
6 27 (2.42%) PMP
7 23 (2.06%) PMI Certification
8 21 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
9 16 (1.43%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 15 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.17%) ITIL Certification
12 11 (0.99%) CBAP
13 9 (0.81%) 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 (9.69%) Data Quality
2 64 (5.74%) QA
3 51 (4.57%) PMO
4 35 (3.14%) GDPR
5 20 (1.79%) GRC
6 19 (1.70%) SLA
7 14 (1.26%) Accessibility
7 14 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (1.17%) IFRS
9 12 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 11 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
10 11 (0.99%) NIST
11 10 (0.90%) GAAP
12 6 (0.54%) ISO 19650
13 4 (0.36%) COBIT
14 3 (0.27%) SEPA
14 3 (0.27%) Solvency II
15 2 (0.18%) Basel III
15 2 (0.18%) ITGC
16 1 (0.090%) NCSC
System Software
1 34 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.35%) IAG
3 8 (0.72%) Docker
4 5 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.18%) GPFS
6 2 (0.18%) NFS
6 2 (0.18%) vSphere
7 1 (0.090%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.090%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.090%) Postfix
7 1 (0.090%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.090%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (2.15%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.70%) Ansible
4 10 (0.90%) SCCM
5 7 (0.63%) 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%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.090%) Puppet
9 1 (0.090%) SCOM
9 1 (0.090%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.090%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 208 (18.65%) Microsoft
2 144 (12.91%) SAP
3 109 (9.78%) Oracle
4 80 (7.17%) ServiceNow
5 40 (3.59%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.88%) Workday
7 20 (1.79%) IBM
8 14 (1.26%) Splunk
9 13 (1.17%) IFS
9 13 (1.17%) 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%) Autodesk
12 8 (0.72%) Adobe
12 8 (0.72%) Apple
12 8 (0.72%) CyberArk
13 7 (0.63%) Okta
13 7 (0.63%) Zscaler
2,496 Process Improvement jobs in England