Hybrid/Remote Process Improvement Contract Job Trends

Process Improvement
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 153 160
Rank change year-on-year +50 +7 +18
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 251 194 324
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.60% 1.54% 1.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.82% 1.76% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 130 216
10th Percentile £313 £300 £333
25th Percentile £372 £405 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £515 £509
Median % change year-on-year -7.72% +1.23% -3.51%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £611
90th Percentile £683 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £509
% change year-on-year -9.52% +3.24% -3.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 11
10th Percentile £19.94 £22.56 £17.25
25th Percentile £25.11 £28.42 £19.74
Median hourly rate £75.00 £35.00 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +114.29% +32.08% -18.46%
75th Percentile £92.50 £74.06 £33.97
90th Percentile - £76.13 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £29.31 £31.50
% change year-on-year +2.35% -6.95% -3.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,915 11,040 18,519
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 92.19% 87.47% 89.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,915 7,221 13,054
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 277 318 443
10th Percentile £12.62 £18.43 £17.50
25th Percentile £19.07 £30.56 £25.95
Median hourly rate £35.89 £43.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.53% -14.00% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.61 £68.75
90th Percentile £68.60 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £41.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% +2.41% +43.50%

Process Improvement
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Process Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Process Improvement trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Process Improvement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 4 September 2025.

Process Improvement daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Process Improvement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 4 September 2025.

Process Improvement hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Process Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (4.78%) Confluence
2 9 (3.59%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.20%) JBoss
4 2 (0.80%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.40%) CMS
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.40%) ThingWorx
5 1 (0.40%) Umbraco
Applications
1 24 (9.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.38%) MS Visio
3 9 (3.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.79%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.80%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.80%) Sketch
7 1 (0.40%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.40%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 11 (4.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.59%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.80%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.80%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.80%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.40%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 1 (0.40%) MultiFonds
5 1 (0.40%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.40%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.40%) SAP EHS
5 1 (0.40%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.40%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.40%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 25 (9.96%) AWS
1 25 (9.96%) Azure
1 25 (9.96%) Power Platform
2 8 (3.19%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (3.19%) SaaS
3 7 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (2.39%) GCP
5 5 (1.99%) Lucidchart
6 4 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.59%) GitHub
7 3 (1.20%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (1.20%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (1.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.80%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.80%) Figma
8 2 (0.80%) Miro
8 2 (0.80%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.80%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.80%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.80%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.80%) Firewall
1 2 (0.80%) Intranet
1 2 (0.80%) Network Security
2 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (7.57%) Power BI
2 10 (3.98%) Relational Database
3 9 (3.59%) Tableau
4 8 (3.19%) MySQL
5 6 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.99%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.59%) MS Access
7 4 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.20%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.80%) Big Data
9 2 (0.80%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.80%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.80%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.40%) Couchbase
10 1 (0.40%) Data Mart
10 1 (0.40%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (9.16%) JIRA
2 8 (3.19%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.20%) ERwin
3 3 (1.20%) GitLab
4 2 (0.80%) Axure RP
4 2 (0.80%) Gradle
4 2 (0.80%) Snyk
5 1 (0.40%) JUnit
5 1 (0.40%) MLflow
5 1 (0.40%) MSTest
5 1 (0.40%) NUnit
5 1 (0.40%) Postman
5 1 (0.40%) Ranorex
5 1 (0.40%) Selenium
5 1 (0.40%) Zephyr
General
1 93 (37.05%) Social Skills
2 92 (36.65%) Finance
3 43 (17.13%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (9.56%) Banking
5 14 (5.58%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (4.38%) Retail
8 10 (3.98%) Legal
8 10 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.79%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (2.79%) Law
9 7 (2.79%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.39%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.39%) Marketing
10 6 (2.39%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.99%) French Language
11 5 (1.99%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.59%) Billing
13 3 (1.20%) Automotive
13 3 (1.20%) Police
Job Titles
1 85 (33.86%) Analyst
2 46 (18.33%) Business Analyst
3 25 (9.96%) Senior
4 20 (7.97%) Consultant
5 16 (6.37%) Lead
6 13 (5.18%) Senior Analyst
7 12 (4.78%) Architect
8 11 (4.38%) Data Analyst
8 11 (4.38%) Project Manager
9 9 (3.59%) Process Analyst
10 8 (3.19%) IT Support
10 8 (3.19%) Senior Business Analyst
11 7 (2.79%) Designer
11 7 (2.79%) IT Analyst
11 7 (2.79%) SAP Consultant
11 7 (2.79%) Technical Support
12 6 (2.39%) Business Support Analyst
12 6 (2.39%) Change Manager
12 6 (2.39%) Senior Consultant
12 6 (2.39%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.99%) Playwright
2 4 (1.59%) GraphQL
2 4 (1.59%) Node.js
2 4 (1.59%) Vitest
2 4 (1.59%) Web Services
3 3 (1.20%) JSON
3 3 (1.20%) REST
3 3 (1.20%) YAML
4 2 (0.80%) AWS CDK
4 2 (0.80%) CSS
4 2 (0.80%) EDI
4 2 (0.80%) HTML
4 2 (0.80%) Middleware
4 2 (0.80%) Spring
4 2 (0.80%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.40%) IDoc
5 1 (0.40%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.40%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.40%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.40%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.98%) Product Ownership
2 11 (4.38%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.79%) Virtual Team
4 6 (2.39%) Reinsurance
5 5 (1.99%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.59%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.59%) Derivative
6 4 (1.59%) Market Risk
7 3 (1.20%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.20%) Frameworx
7 3 (1.20%) TM Forum
8 2 (0.80%) CMDB
8 2 (0.80%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.80%) Hedge funds
8 2 (0.80%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.80%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.80%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.98%) Linux
2 12 (4.78%) Windows
3 8 (3.19%) Unix
4 3 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.80%) Android
5 2 (0.80%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.40%) Solaris
6 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (27.89%) Agile
2 63 (25.10%) Problem-Solving
3 58 (23.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 42 (16.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 35 (13.94%) Project Management
6 33 (13.15%) Data Analysis
6 33 (13.15%) Decision-Making
7 30 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (10.36%) DevOps
9 25 (9.96%) Change Management
10 24 (9.56%) Business Intelligence
10 24 (9.56%) ITIL
11 23 (9.16%) Roadmaps
12 22 (8.76%) CI/CD
12 22 (8.76%) Project Delivery
13 21 (8.37%) Actionable Insight
14 20 (7.97%) Analytics
15 19 (7.57%) Release Management
16 18 (7.17%) Scrum
17 17 (6.77%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 33 (13.15%) SQL
2 16 (6.37%) Python
3 13 (5.18%) Java
4 10 (3.98%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.79%) Perl
6 6 (2.39%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.20%) Bash
7 3 (1.20%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.20%) R
7 3 (1.20%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.40%) ABAP
8 1 (0.40%) C#
8 1 (0.40%) Go
8 1 (0.40%) Scala
Qualifications
1 47 (18.73%) Degree
2 22 (8.76%) Security Cleared
3 21 (8.37%) SC Cleared
4 11 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.59%) ACCA
6 7 (2.79%) CIMA
7 5 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.59%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.59%) PMP
8 4 (1.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 3 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.20%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.80%) Six Sigma Black Belt
11 1 (0.40%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.40%) CBAP
11 1 (0.40%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.40%) NVQ Level 3
11 1 (0.40%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.18%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.78%) QA
3 11 (4.38%) PMO
4 5 (1.99%) SLA
5 4 (1.59%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (1.59%) GDPR
6 3 (1.20%) COREP
6 3 (1.20%) HL7
6 3 (1.20%) MiFID
6 3 (1.20%) UCITS
7 2 (0.80%) AIFMD
7 2 (0.80%) IFRS
7 2 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.40%) Automotive SPICE
8 1 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.40%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.40%) NCSC
8 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 7 (2.79%) Docker
2 4 (1.59%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (2.79%) Terraform
2 6 (2.39%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.99%) Ansible
4 2 (0.80%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.80%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.80%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.80%) SCCM
5 1 (0.40%) Argo
5 1 (0.40%) CA Endevor
5 1 (0.40%) Consul
5 1 (0.40%) Grafana
5 1 (0.40%) Istio
5 1 (0.40%) linkerd
5 1 (0.40%) Opsview
5 1 (0.40%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 28 (11.16%) Microsoft
2 26 (10.36%) SAP
3 22 (8.76%) ServiceNow
4 15 (5.98%) Oracle
5 11 (4.38%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.99%) Liquidlogic
6 5 (1.99%) Workday
7 4 (1.59%) Adobe
7 4 (1.59%) Google
8 3 (1.20%) Ariba
9 2 (0.80%) Anaplan
9 2 (0.80%) Concur
9 2 (0.80%) Databricks
9 2 (0.80%) HP
9 2 (0.80%) IBM
9 2 (0.80%) Siemens
9 2 (0.80%) VMware
10 1 (0.40%) Adaptive Insights
10 1 (0.40%) PagerDuty
10 1 (0.40%) Snow