Process Improvement Contract Job Trends in Preston

Process Improvement
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 14 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 0.77% 6.49% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.95% 7.14% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £28.75 -
Lancashire median hourly rate - £28.75 -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 105 70 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 80.77% 90.91% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 44 22
10th Percentile £272 £354 £216
25th Percentile £425 £405 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £463 £600
Median % change year-on-year +29.62% -22.85% +35.10%
75th Percentile £672 £606 £649
90th Percentile £744 £667 £953
Lancashire median daily rate £575 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +15.00% -2.44% +2.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 25
10th Percentile £37.25 £23.68 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £26.88 -
Median hourly rate £69.00 £34.67 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +99.02% +115.88% -65.00%
75th Percentile £71.50 £47.12 -
90th Percentile £80.00 £58.08 £27.58
Lancashire median hourly rate £61.57 £40.83 £25.30
% change year-on-year +50.81% +61.36% -45.11%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Process Improvement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in Preston

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Process Improvement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Process Improvement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management