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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 109 127
Rank change year-on-year +1 +18 +17
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,130 708 633
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.41% 2.51% 1.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.84% 2.76% 2.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 625 435 359
10th Percentile £313 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £363 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £476 £535
Median % change year-on-year +5.15% -11.12% +4.39%
75th Percentile £600 £594 £630
90th Percentile £688 £687 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 41 30
10th Percentile £14.22 £16.50 £14.43
25th Percentile £14.82 £20.00 £15.92
Median hourly rate £21.50 £30.00 £33.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £49.75 £40.65 £51.25
90th Percentile £63.40 £63.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.50 £30.00 £33.75
% change year-on-year -28.33% -11.11% +12.50%

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 39,797 25,656 27,726
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.00% 90.96% 86.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,013 16,263 16,907
10th Percentile £325 £296 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,100 1,620 1,099
10th Percentile £13.54 £14.64 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £38.13 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +51.59% -40.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £67.25 £45.00 £66.80
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.55 £74.09
UK median hourly rate £37.24 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +48.07% -37.13% -10.11%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +2 536 £525 +10.41% 83
North of England -35 175 £451 -9.80% 53
South East -17 151 £500 - 72
Midlands -7 144 £455 +3.29% 55
North West -42 92 £439 -12.25% 34
West Midlands -29 81 £500 +5.26% 39
Yorkshire +6 78 £471 +0.11% 14
East Midlands +23 62 £425 +50.44% 16
East of England -5 56 £523 +20.11% 33
South West -12 50 £513 +51.85% 41
North East -38 5 £550 +44.26% 6
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 56 (4.96%) Confluence
2 36 (3.19%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.42%) CMS
4 11 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.27%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 2 (0.18%) Appian
8 1 (0.088%) Apache
8 1 (0.088%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.088%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.088%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.088%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.088%) Moodle
8 1 (0.088%) MTS
8 1 (0.088%) nginx
8 1 (0.088%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.088%) SAS
8 1 (0.088%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.088%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 131 (11.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (4.87%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (3.01%) MS Visio
4 26 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.50%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.62%) ProjectWise
8 6 (0.53%) AutoCAD
8 6 (0.53%) Navisworks
8 6 (0.53%) Revit
9 4 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.27%) Simulink
11 1 (0.088%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.088%) Mozilla Thunderbird
11 1 (0.088%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.088%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 43 (3.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.50%) NetSuite
4 15 (1.33%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.06%) Oracle ERP
5 12 (1.06%) Oracle General Ledger
6 10 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
8 7 (0.62%) iTrent
8 7 (0.62%) Magento
8 7 (0.62%) Oracle Financials
8 7 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
9 6 (0.53%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 6 (0.53%) SAP EWM
9 6 (0.53%) Teamcenter
10 5 (0.44%) JDE EnterpriseOne
10 5 (0.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 5 (0.44%) SAP PSCD
10 5 (0.44%) SAP SD
10 5 (0.44%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 124 (10.97%) Power Platform
2 101 (8.94%) Azure
3 64 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (3.45%) AWS
4 39 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
4 39 (3.45%) SaaS
5 30 (2.65%) Power Automate
6 28 (2.48%) PowerApps
7 26 (2.30%) Entra ID
8 23 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
9 22 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (1.86%) SuccessFactors
11 15 (1.33%) GitHub
12 12 (1.06%) Intacct
13 11 (0.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 10 (0.88%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (0.88%) Datadog
15 9 (0.80%) OCI
16 8 (0.71%) Anthropic Claude
16 8 (0.71%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.68%) TCP/IP
2 16 (1.42%) Firewall
3 12 (1.06%) DNS
3 12 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (0.97%) WAN
5 10 (0.88%) VPN
6 9 (0.80%) LAN
7 8 (0.71%) Network Security
8 6 (0.53%) Broadband
9 5 (0.44%) MPLS
9 5 (0.44%) Wireless
10 4 (0.35%) BGP
10 4 (0.35%) SSL
11 3 (0.27%) DHCP
11 3 (0.27%) DMZ
11 3 (0.27%) DWDM
11 3 (0.27%) Internet
11 3 (0.27%) IPsec
11 3 (0.27%) VLAN
12 2 (0.18%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (7.79%) Power BI
2 21 (1.86%) Tableau
3 11 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.80%) Power Query
5 8 (0.71%) Metadata
5 8 (0.71%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.35%) MySQL
9 4 (0.35%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.35%) SQL Server
10 3 (0.27%) Big Data
10 3 (0.27%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.18%) Looker
11 2 (0.18%) Parquet
11 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.088%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 92 (8.14%) JIRA
2 10 (0.88%) Git
3 6 (0.53%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.44%) JMeter
4 5 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.35%) eggPlant
5 4 (0.35%) GitLab
5 4 (0.35%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.35%) Postman
5 4 (0.35%) SoapUI
5 4 (0.35%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.27%) Appium
6 3 (0.27%) Selenium
6 3 (0.27%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.088%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.088%) JDeveloper
8 1 (0.088%) JUnit
8 1 (0.088%) Visual Studio
General
1 506 (44.78%) Social Skills
2 474 (41.95%) Finance
3 336 (29.73%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (10.62%) Banking
5 89 (7.88%) Manufacturing
6 86 (7.61%) Public Sector
7 70 (6.19%) Organisational Skills
8 52 (4.60%) Documentation Skills
9 51 (4.51%) Legal
10 50 (4.42%) Retail
11 46 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
12 27 (2.39%) Billing
12 27 (2.39%) Marketing
13 25 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 24 (2.12%) General Ledger
14 24 (2.12%) Local Government
15 22 (1.95%) Telecoms
16 21 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
17 17 (1.50%) Investment Banking
18 15 (1.33%) Law
Job Titles
1 341 (30.18%) Analyst
2 215 (19.03%) Business Analyst
3 105 (9.29%) Lead
4 100 (8.85%) Senior
5 95 (8.41%) Consultant
6 50 (4.42%) Project Manager
7 49 (4.34%) Senior Analyst
8 37 (3.27%) Accountant
9 36 (3.19%) Senior Business Analyst
10 34 (3.01%) Architect
11 32 (2.83%) Data Analyst
12 30 (2.65%) Developer
13 28 (2.48%) Systems Accountant
14 24 (2.12%) Administrator
14 24 (2.12%) Process Analyst
14 24 (2.12%) SAP Consultant
15 23 (2.04%) Financial Analyst
16 22 (1.95%) Support Engineer
17 19 (1.68%) Finance Manager
18 18 (1.59%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.10%) Oracle Fusion
2 20 (1.77%) REST
3 16 (1.42%) Middleware
3 16 (1.42%) Terraform
4 13 (1.15%) .NET
4 13 (1.15%) SOAP
5 8 (0.71%) SAP PI
6 7 (0.62%) HTML5 Canvas
7 6 (0.53%) LDAP
7 6 (0.53%) OAuth
7 6 (0.53%) OAuth2
7 6 (0.53%) Web Services
8 5 (0.44%) IDoc
8 5 (0.44%) JDBC
8 5 (0.44%) React
9 4 (0.35%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.35%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.35%) Kafka
9 4 (0.35%) OpenID
9 4 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 97 (8.58%) Onboarding
2 69 (6.11%) Management Information System
3 65 (5.75%) Product Ownership
4 34 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
6 20 (1.77%) Cloud Native
6 20 (1.77%) CMDB
7 19 (1.68%) AI Agents
7 19 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
8 17 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
9 15 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.15%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.15%) FMCG
11 12 (1.06%) Low-Code
11 12 (1.06%) Reinsurance
11 12 (1.06%) Virtual Team
12 10 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
13 9 (0.80%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.80%) Operational Technology
14 8 (0.71%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 57 (5.04%) Windows
2 25 (2.21%) Linux
3 18 (1.59%) Unix
4 13 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.06%) macOS
6 5 (0.44%) Android
7 4 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.35%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.088%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.088%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 479 (42.39%) Stakeholder Management
2 327 (28.94%) Problem-Solving
3 264 (23.36%) Continuous Improvement
4 243 (21.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 226 (20.00%) Agile
6 194 (17.17%) Workshop Facilitation
7 177 (15.66%) Requirements Gathering
8 175 (15.49%) User Acceptance Testing
9 171 (15.13%) Decision-Making
10 168 (14.87%) Business Analysis
10 168 (14.87%) ERP
11 161 (14.25%) Change Management
12 160 (14.16%) Validation
13 159 (14.07%) Migration
14 143 (12.65%) AI
15 135 (11.95%) Project Delivery
16 133 (11.77%) User Stories
17 110 (9.73%) Data Analysis
18 107 (9.47%) Data Migration
18 107 (9.47%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 116 (10.27%) SQL
2 57 (5.04%) Python
3 29 (2.57%) PowerShell
4 27 (2.39%) Java
5 18 (1.59%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.42%) VBA
7 9 (0.80%) Bash
8 7 (0.62%) ABAP
8 7 (0.62%) C#
8 7 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (0.62%) Korn
9 5 (0.44%) MATLAB
9 5 (0.44%) Perl
9 5 (0.44%) R
10 4 (0.35%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.35%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.27%) Bicep
11 3 (0.27%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.18%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.18%) C++
Qualifications
1 149 (13.19%) Security Cleared
2 112 (9.91%) SC Cleared
3 110 (9.73%) Degree
4 51 (4.51%) ACCA
5 48 (4.25%) CIMA
6 28 (2.48%) DV Cleared
7 24 (2.12%) PMP
8 22 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 21 (1.86%) PMI Certification
10 16 (1.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 14 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
13 12 (1.06%) CBAP
14 9 (0.80%) IIBA
15 8 (0.71%) ISEB
15 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.62%) Master's Degree
17 6 (0.53%) Azure Certification
18 5 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
18 5 (0.44%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (10.27%) Data Quality
2 59 (5.22%) QA
3 55 (4.87%) PMO
4 32 (2.83%) GDPR
5 20 (1.77%) GRC
5 20 (1.77%) SLA
6 14 (1.24%) IFRS
7 13 (1.15%) Accessibility
8 11 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
8 11 (0.97%) GAAP
8 11 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.80%) NIST
11 6 (0.53%) ISO 19650
12 4 (0.35%) COBIT
13 3 (0.27%) SEPA
13 3 (0.27%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.18%) APQC
14 2 (0.18%) Basel III
14 2 (0.18%) ITGC
System Software
1 37 (3.27%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.24%) IAG
3 8 (0.71%) Docker
4 4 (0.35%) 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 (0.088%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.088%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.088%) Firmware
7 1 (0.088%) Postfix
7 1 (0.088%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.088%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (2.12%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (1.50%) Ansible
4 10 (0.88%) SCCM
5 7 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.35%) 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 (0.088%) Argo
9 1 (0.088%) Autotask
9 1 (0.088%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.088%) Nessus
9 1 (0.088%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.088%) Puppet
9 1 (0.088%) SCOM
9 1 (0.088%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.088%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 225 (19.91%) Microsoft
2 147 (13.01%) SAP
3 107 (9.47%) Oracle
4 83 (7.35%) ServiceNow
5 43 (3.81%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.86%) IBM
7 19 (1.68%) Workday
8 16 (1.42%) Splunk
9 15 (1.33%) Sage
10 12 (1.06%) Dynatrace
11 10 (0.88%) Cisco
11 10 (0.88%) Nexthink
12 9 (0.80%) Autodesk
12 9 (0.80%) IFS
12 9 (0.80%) JD Edwards
13 8 (0.71%) Adobe
13 8 (0.71%) Apple
13 8 (0.71%) Atlassian
13 8 (0.71%) CyberArk
13 8 (0.71%) Google