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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 118 126
Rank change year-on-year +3 +8 +18
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1,103 691 626
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.37% 2.47% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.80% 2.71% 2.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 620 428 362
10th Percentile £313 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £489 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.30% -6.90% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 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 £49.81 £40.49 £56.00
90th Percentile £70.05 £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 39,430 25,460 28,039
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.71% 90.97% 86.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,919 16,157 17,165
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 2,918 1,560 1,201
10th Percentile £13.85 £14.42 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.25
Median hourly rate £40.08 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.36% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.00 £67.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.28 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +53.96% -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 2 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 2 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 2 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 +5 526 £525 +7.42% 1,175
North of England -45 162 £466 -6.80% 340
South East -13 156 £500 -4.76% 423
Midlands -7 145 £455 +13.75% 238
North West -47 88 £459 -8.20% 168
West Midlands -23 83 £500 +5.26% 153
Yorkshire +1 69 £466 -5.62% 135
East Midlands +22 62 £425 +70.00% 85
South West -8 50 £500 +66.67% 155
East of England -9 46 £472 +8.51% 148
North East -42 6 £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 (4.99%) Confluence
2 34 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.27%) CMS
4 9 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (0.82%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.27%) Moodle
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.27%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
6 1 (0.091%) Apache
6 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.091%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.091%) Appian
6 1 (0.091%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.091%) CICS
6 1 (0.091%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.091%) nginx
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.091%) SAS
6 1 (0.091%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.091%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 131 (11.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (3.08%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.45%) 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 (0.091%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.091%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.091%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 43 (3.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.54%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (1.09%) iTrent
6 9 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
6 9 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
7 8 (0.73%) Oracle Payables
8 7 (0.63%) Magento
8 7 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
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 Payroll
Cloud Services
1 122 (11.06%) Power Platform
2 99 (8.98%) Azure
3 57 (5.17%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (3.45%) AWS
4 38 (3.45%) SaaS
5 37 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.36%) Entra ID
6 26 (2.36%) Power Automate
7 25 (2.27%) PowerApps
8 23 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (1.99%) SuccessFactors
10 19 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
11 17 (1.54%) GitHub
12 11 (1.00%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 11 (1.00%) Intacct
13 10 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (0.91%) Datadog
14 8 (0.73%) Lucidchart
14 8 (0.73%) OneDrive
15 7 (0.63%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.72%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.36%) Firewall
3 12 (1.09%) DNS
4 11 (1.00%) WAN
5 10 (0.91%) VPN
5 10 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (0.82%) LAN
7 8 (0.73%) 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%) SSH
11 2 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (8.25%) Power BI
2 20 (1.81%) Tableau
3 10 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.82%) Power Query
5 8 (0.73%) Metadata
5 8 (0.73%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
6 7 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.36%) MySQL
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.36%) SQL Server
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 (8.16%) JIRA
2 10 (0.91%) Git
3 8 (0.73%) 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 (0.091%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.091%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.091%) Visual Studio
General
1 490 (44.42%) Social Skills
2 454 (41.16%) Finance
3 333 (30.19%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (9.88%) Banking
5 87 (7.89%) Public Sector
6 74 (6.71%) Manufacturing
7 67 (6.07%) Organisational Skills
8 52 (4.71%) Retail
9 50 (4.53%) Documentation Skills
10 47 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (4.08%) Legal
12 25 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 25 (2.27%) Marketing
13 23 (2.09%) Local Government
14 22 (1.99%) Billing
14 22 (1.99%) General Ledger
15 21 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (1.72%) Telecoms
17 15 (1.36%) Front Office
17 15 (1.36%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 343 (31.10%) Analyst
2 214 (19.40%) Business Analyst
3 104 (9.43%) Senior
4 103 (9.34%) Lead
5 89 (8.07%) Consultant
6 52 (4.71%) Senior Analyst
7 49 (4.44%) Project Manager
8 35 (3.17%) Accountant
8 35 (3.17%) Senior Business Analyst
9 33 (2.99%) Data Analyst
10 30 (2.72%) Developer
11 27 (2.45%) Architect
12 26 (2.36%) Process Analyst
13 25 (2.27%) Financial Analyst
14 22 (1.99%) Support Engineer
15 21 (1.90%) Administrator
15 21 (1.90%) Systems Accountant
16 20 (1.81%) SAP Consultant
17 19 (1.72%) Systems Analyst
18 18 (1.63%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.99%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (1.63%) REST
3 14 (1.27%) Terraform
4 13 (1.18%) .NET
4 13 (1.18%) Middleware
4 13 (1.18%) SOAP
5 9 (0.82%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (0.73%) 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%) React
9 4 (0.36%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.36%) JSON
9 4 (0.36%) Kafka
9 4 (0.36%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 96 (8.70%) Onboarding
2 63 (5.71%) Product Ownership
3 60 (5.44%) Management Information System
4 32 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
5 23 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
6 21 (1.90%) Data Protection Act
7 20 (1.81%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.81%) CMDB
8 15 (1.36%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.09%) Data Structures
9 12 (1.09%) FMCG
9 12 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (1.09%) Operational Technology
9 12 (1.09%) Reinsurance
9 12 (1.09%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.00%) Low-Code
11 10 (0.91%) Data Centre
12 7 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (4.99%) Windows
2 26 (2.36%) Linux
3 19 (1.72%) Unix
4 13 (1.18%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.09%) 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 (0.091%) AIX
11 1 (0.091%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.091%) Check Point GAiA
11 1 (0.091%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 451 (40.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 316 (28.65%) Problem-Solving
3 259 (23.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 235 (21.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 226 (20.49%) Agile
6 189 (17.14%) Workshop Facilitation
7 177 (16.05%) User Acceptance Testing
8 171 (15.50%) ERP
9 170 (15.41%) Decision-Making
10 168 (15.23%) Requirements Gathering
11 162 (14.69%) Business Analysis
12 161 (14.60%) Change Management
13 157 (14.23%) Migration
14 154 (13.96%) Validation
15 135 (12.24%) AI
16 126 (11.42%) User Stories
17 123 (11.15%) Project Delivery
18 110 (9.97%) Data Analysis
19 107 (9.70%) Business Intelligence
20 103 (9.34%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 110 (9.97%) SQL
2 57 (5.17%) Python
3 31 (2.81%) Java
4 27 (2.45%) PowerShell
5 19 (1.72%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.45%) VBA
7 9 (0.82%) Bash
8 8 (0.73%) ABAP
9 7 (0.63%) C#
9 7 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.54%) Korn
11 5 (0.45%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.45%) Perl
11 5 (0.45%) R
12 4 (0.36%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.36%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.27%) Bicep
13 3 (0.27%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.18%) C++
14 2 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 152 (13.78%) Security Cleared
2 115 (10.43%) SC Cleared
3 110 (9.97%) Degree
4 52 (4.71%) ACCA
5 49 (4.44%) CIMA
6 27 (2.45%) DV Cleared
7 26 (2.36%) PMP
8 23 (2.09%) PMI Certification
9 21 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 14 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (1.00%) CBAP
14 9 (0.82%) IIBA
15 8 (0.73%) ISEB
15 8 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (0.54%) Master's Degree
17 5 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
17 5 (0.45%) ISTQB
18 4 (0.36%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (9.79%) Data Quality
2 63 (5.71%) QA
3 51 (4.62%) PMO
4 34 (3.08%) GDPR
5 20 (1.81%) GRC
6 19 (1.72%) SLA
7 14 (1.27%) Accessibility
7 14 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (1.18%) IFRS
9 12 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 11 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
10 11 (1.00%) NIST
11 10 (0.91%) 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 (0.091%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 34 (3.08%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.36%) IAG
3 8 (0.73%) 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 (0.091%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.091%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.091%) Postfix
7 1 (0.091%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.091%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (2.18%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.72%) Ansible
4 10 (0.91%) SCCM
5 7 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.36%) 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 (0.091%) Argo
9 1 (0.091%) Autotask
9 1 (0.091%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.091%) Nessus
9 1 (0.091%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.091%) Puppet
9 1 (0.091%) SCOM
9 1 (0.091%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.091%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 210 (19.04%) Microsoft
2 145 (13.15%) SAP
3 107 (9.70%) Oracle
4 80 (7.25%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.54%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.90%) Workday
7 20 (1.81%) IBM
8 14 (1.27%) Splunk
9 12 (1.09%) Sage
10 11 (1.00%) IFS
11 10 (0.91%) Cisco
11 10 (0.91%) Dynatrace
11 10 (0.91%) JD Edwards
11 10 (0.91%) Nexthink
12 9 (0.82%) Autodesk
13 8 (0.73%) Adobe
13 8 (0.73%) Apple
13 8 (0.73%) CyberArk
14 7 (0.63%) Okta
14 7 (0.63%) Zscaler