Process Improvement Job Trends in Lancashire

Process Improvement
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 71 35
Rank change year-on-year +16 -36 +23
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 6 6 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.53% 0.75% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.83% 3.53%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 8
10th Percentile £32,392 £44,650 -
25th Percentile £40,479 £47,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £50,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.01% +9.89% -9.00%
75th Percentile £48,267 £63,900 £62,500
90th Percentile £52,307 £82,560 -
North West median annual salary £58,750 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +17.50% -23.08% +36.84%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Lancashire

Process Improvement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 966 720 340
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 86.10% 90.11% 79.81%
Number of salaries quoted 283 434 270
10th Percentile £25,087 £36,810 £27,950
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £35,230
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £50,055 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.10% +5.38% +5.56%
75th Percentile £54,793 £58,943 £60,000
90th Percentile £65,512 £67,827 £71,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -3.85% -1.42% -4.09%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Process Improvement
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Process Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in Lancashire over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Process Improvement in Lancashire

Process Improvement
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Preston +11 2 £55,000 -17.60% 4
Blackpool - 2 £45,497 -
Chorley 0 1 - -
Blackburn - 1 £27,000 -
Process Improvement
North West

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) SAP IBP
1 2 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) SuccessFactors
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Local Government
3 1 (16.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Business Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Coordinator
1 2 (33.33%) Finance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) HR Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Business Case
3 2 (33.33%) Coaching
3 2 (33.33%) Community of Practice
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Focus Group
3 2 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 2 (33.33%) Line Management
3 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (16.67%) Compliance Audit
4 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ACCA
1 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (33.33%) CIMA
2 1 (16.67%) City & Guilds
2 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
2 1 (16.67%) PMO
2 1 (16.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) SAP
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft