Process Improvement Contracts in England

Process Improvement
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Process Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Process Improvement over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 174 211 191
Rank change year-on-year +37 -20 +10
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 500 613 1,078
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.36% 1.25% 1.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.57% 1.39% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 418 712
10th Percentile £325 £369 £350
25th Percentile £412 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £525 £516
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% +1.74% +17.01%
75th Percentile £615 £600 £600
90th Percentile £700 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -2.38% +2.44% +19.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 18 26
10th Percentile £13.53 £23.96 £17.37
25th Percentile £15.85 £32.30 £23.36
Median hourly rate £22.34 £43.93 £44.85
Median % change year-on-year -49.15% -2.04% +72.48%
75th Percentile £37.25 £56.31 £62.03
90th Percentile £44.85 £60.00 £69.88
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £43.93 £44.69
% change year-on-year -43.09% -1.69% +71.87%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Process Improvement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,798 44,069 63,755
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.49% 90.16% 90.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,831 30,926 45,337
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £446 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,559 1,731
10th Percentile £12.91 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.18 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.85% +50.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Process Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement in England.

Daily rate trend for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement in England.

Hourly rate trend for Process Improvement in England

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Process Improvement in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

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 11 May 2024. 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 +67 251 £550 - 202
South East -12 84 £488 +5.98% 120
North of England +23 52 £517 -1.52% 126
Midlands -16 49 £476 -11.48% 92
West Midlands -30 35 £400 -25.65% 62
North West +17 33 £500 -9.09% 73
South West +25 31 £500 -9.09% 65
East of England +19 16 £575 +15.00% 60
Yorkshire +3 16 £517 +3.40% 35
East Midlands +19 11 £506 -6.77% 30
North East +18 3 £533 - 22
Process Improvement
UK

Process Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.80%) Confluence
3 8 (1.60%) Apache
3 8 (1.60%) MTS
4 7 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.60%) govService
6 2 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.40%) CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 47 (9.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (5.40%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (3.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.60%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.40%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.00%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (3.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.00%) Endur
3 8 (1.60%) Aligne
3 8 (1.60%) EuroRunner
3 8 (1.60%) SAP ERP
3 8 (1.60%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.80%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 3 (0.60%) SAP MII
6 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.40%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.40%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.40%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.40%) Workfront
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Internet Expenses
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 37 (7.40%) Power Platform
2 32 (6.40%) Azure
3 25 (5.00%) AWS
4 13 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (2.20%) SuccessFactors
6 9 (1.80%) Slack
7 8 (1.60%) SaaS
8 6 (1.20%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.00%) GCP
9 5 (1.00%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.80%) GitHub
10 4 (0.80%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.80%) IBM Blueworks
10 4 (0.80%) NuGet
11 3 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.60%) Datadog
11 3 (0.60%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.60%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.60%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 3 (0.60%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.40%) DNS
2 6 (1.20%) Firewall
3 4 (0.80%) DHCP
3 4 (0.80%) Software-Defined Networking
3 4 (0.80%) SSH
3 4 (0.80%) Telnet
3 4 (0.80%) Wireless
4 3 (0.60%) Internet
4 3 (0.60%) Intranet
5 2 (0.40%) BIG-IP
5 2 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
5 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.40%) MPLS
5 2 (0.40%) Network Security
5 2 (0.40%) VSAN
6 1 (0.20%) Broadband
6 1 (0.20%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.40%) Power BI
2 15 (3.00%) Amazon Redshift
3 14 (2.80%) MySQL
4 8 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.60%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.40%) Metadata
6 6 (1.20%) Flink
6 6 (1.20%) Tableau
7 4 (0.80%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.60%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.60%) GIS
8 3 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.40%) Big Data
9 2 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.20%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 23 (4.60%) JIRA
2 21 (4.20%) Git
3 8 (1.60%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.80%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.80%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.60%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.60%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.40%) Postman
6 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.20%) GoCD
7 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.20%) Toad
7 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 196 (39.20%) Social Skills
2 146 (29.20%) Finance
3 106 (21.20%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (10.60%) Presentation Skills
5 46 (9.20%) Manufacturing
5 46 (9.20%) Public Sector
6 30 (6.00%) Banking
7 27 (5.40%) Marketing
8 26 (5.20%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (4.40%) Legal
9 22 (4.40%) Retail
10 13 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.60%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.40%) Advertising
13 7 (1.40%) Billing
14 6 (1.20%) French Language
14 6 (1.20%) German Language
14 6 (1.20%) Law
Job Titles
1 131 (26.20%) Analyst
2 86 (17.20%) Business Analyst
3 41 (8.20%) Lead
4 39 (7.80%) Senior
5 37 (7.40%) Consultant
6 21 (4.20%) Project Manager
7 19 (3.80%) Developer
8 18 (3.60%) Data Analyst
9 16 (3.20%) Senior Analyst
10 14 (2.80%) Change Manager
10 14 (2.80%) Senior Business Analyst
10 14 (2.80%) Service Manager
11 12 (2.40%) Senior Manager
12 11 (2.20%) Architect
12 11 (2.20%) Delivery Manager
12 11 (2.20%) Transformation Manager
13 10 (2.00%) Financial Analyst
14 9 (1.80%) IT Manager
14 9 (1.80%) Lean Specialist
14 9 (1.80%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.60%) .NET
2 7 (1.40%) FastAPI
3 6 (1.20%) Flask
4 5 (1.00%) Lightning Web Components
4 5 (1.00%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.80%) Web Dynpro
6 3 (0.60%) J2EE
7 2 (0.40%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.40%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.40%) HTML
7 2 (0.40%) JSON
7 2 (0.40%) Middleware
7 2 (0.40%) React
7 2 (0.40%) REST
7 2 (0.40%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.40%) SOAP
7 2 (0.40%) Web Services
7 2 (0.40%) XML
7 2 (0.40%) YAML
8 1 (0.20%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.00%) Management Information System
2 19 (3.80%) Product Ownership
3 12 (2.40%) Life Science
3 12 (2.40%) Renewable Energy
4 9 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (1.80%) Solar Panel
5 8 (1.60%) Market Risk
6 7 (1.40%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.40%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.20%) FMCG
7 6 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.00%) Operational Technology
9 4 (0.80%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.80%) NHS
9 4 (0.80%) State Machine
9 4 (0.80%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.80%) Wiki
10 3 (0.60%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (0.60%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.00%) Windows
2 9 (1.80%) Linux
3 8 (1.60%) Unix
4 7 (1.40%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.60%) Debian
5 3 (0.60%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.20%) VMS
6 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (24.40%) Agile
2 115 (23.00%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (20.20%) Project Management
4 80 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 71 (14.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (10.80%) ITIL
7 52 (10.40%) Project Delivery
8 50 (10.00%) Change Management
9 47 (9.40%) Data Analysis
9 47 (9.40%) Scrum
10 46 (9.20%) Analytics
10 46 (9.20%) Requirements Gathering
11 42 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
12 41 (8.20%) Test Strategy
13 39 (7.80%) Risk Management
14 37 (7.40%) ERP
15 36 (7.20%) Business Analysis
16 35 (7.00%) Impact Assessments
17 34 (6.80%) Collaborative Working
17 34 (6.80%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 44 (8.80%) SQL
2 34 (6.80%) Python
3 12 (2.40%) Java
4 10 (2.00%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.60%) Bash
5 8 (1.60%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.20%) C#
6 6 (1.20%) Go
7 5 (1.00%) Bicep
7 5 (1.00%) C
7 5 (1.00%) C++
8 4 (0.80%) ABAP
8 4 (0.80%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.60%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.60%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.40%) Ruby
10 2 (0.40%) VBA
11 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 81 (16.20%) Degree
2 77 (15.40%) Security Cleared
3 70 (14.00%) SC Cleared
4 20 (4.00%) DV Cleared
5 12 (2.40%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (2.20%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 10 (2.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 9 (1.80%) ACCA
8 9 (1.80%) PMI Certification
8 9 (1.80%) PMP
9 7 (1.40%) SAP Certification
10 4 (0.80%) CIMA
10 4 (0.80%) CISSP
10 4 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.80%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 3 (0.60%) CBAP
11 3 (0.60%) CISM
11 3 (0.60%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.40%) QA
2 15 (3.00%) Data Quality
2 15 (3.00%) SLA
3 13 (2.60%) PMO
4 12 (2.40%) PCI DSS
5 7 (1.40%) GAMP
5 7 (1.40%) GxP
6 5 (1.00%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.00%) GDPR
6 5 (1.00%) GRC
7 4 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.40%) GMP
9 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.20%) COREP
10 1 (0.20%) FINREP
10 1 (0.20%) ITGC
10 1 (0.20%) NIST
10 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 10 (2.00%) Active Directory
1 10 (2.00%) Docker
2 7 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.00%) VMware NSX
3 5 (1.00%) vSphere
4 2 (0.40%) Firmware
4 2 (0.40%) XenApp
5 1 (0.20%) HDFS
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (2.60%) Grafana
2 8 (1.60%) Ansible
2 8 (1.60%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.60%) Terraform
3 4 (0.80%) Puppet
4 3 (0.60%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.20%) MOM
6 1 (0.20%) SCCM
6 1 (0.20%) SCOM
6 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.20%) VxRail
Vendors
1 60 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 44 (8.80%) SAP
3 16 (3.20%) Salesforce
4 13 (2.60%) Denodo
4 13 (2.60%) Oracle
4 13 (2.60%) ServiceNow
4 13 (2.60%) Talend
5 11 (2.20%) Workday
6 8 (1.60%) Yardi
7 7 (1.40%) VMware
8 6 (1.20%) Adobe
8 6 (1.20%) Google
9 5 (1.00%) Cisco
10 4 (0.80%) IBM
10 4 (0.80%) Splunk
11 3 (0.60%) Dell
11 3 (0.60%) Marketo
11 3 (0.60%) Okta
11 3 (0.60%) Pardot
11 3 (0.60%) Red Hat