Process Improvement Job Trends in the North of England

Process Improvement
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 73 131
Rank change year-on-year -20 +58 +42
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 273 247 311
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.90% 3.63% 2.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.51% 3.82% 2.46%
Number of salaries quoted 160 126 170
10th Percentile £32,375 £25,480 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,938 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,813 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,776 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,887 6,463 12,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 75.81% 95.09% 85.25%
Number of salaries quoted 6,328 3,643 10,147
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,614
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in the North of England

Process Improvement
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Process Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Process Improvement in the North of England

Process Improvement
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 March 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
North West -19 128 £50,000 - 55
Yorkshire -23 98 £45,000 -16.28% 29
North East -7 47 £60,000 +87.50% 8
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 12 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.37%) Confluence
2 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 41 (15.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.73%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.73%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (0.73%) InDesign
4 2 (0.73%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.37%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (5.13%) SAP ERP
2 13 (4.76%) SAP HR
3 5 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.73%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.37%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 44 (16.12%) Azure
2 41 (15.02%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (9.89%) Power Platform
4 13 (4.76%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.66%) Azure Data Factory
5 10 (3.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 10 (3.66%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 9 (3.30%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (2.20%) AWS
9 4 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.47%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.10%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 2 (0.73%) Serverless
12 1 (0.37%) AWS CodeBuild
12 1 (0.37%) AWS CodePipeline
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Functions
12 1 (0.37%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.49%) DHCP
1 15 (5.49%) DNS
2 13 (4.76%) VPN
3 10 (3.66%) VLAN
4 9 (3.30%) Firewall
5 7 (2.56%) Internet
6 6 (2.20%) Broadband
6 6 (2.20%) LAN
6 6 (2.20%) WAN
7 4 (1.47%) Asterisk PBX
7 4 (1.47%) BGP
7 4 (1.47%) MPLS
7 4 (1.47%) SD-WAN
7 4 (1.47%) Software-Defined Networking
7 4 (1.47%) VoIP
7 4 (1.47%) VPLS
8 3 (1.10%) Network Security
8 3 (1.10%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (9.16%) Power BI
2 13 (4.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 10 (3.66%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (3.66%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.83%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (1.47%) Tableau
6 3 (1.10%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.73%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.47%) GitLab
2 2 (0.73%) Git
2 2 (0.73%) JIRA
3 1 (0.37%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.37%) TeamCity
General
1 122 (44.69%) Social Skills
2 71 (26.01%) Finance
3 45 (16.48%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (9.89%) Manufacturing
5 22 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (7.69%) Legal
7 15 (5.49%) Marketing
8 13 (4.76%) German Language
9 12 (4.40%) Electronics
10 10 (3.66%) Public Sector
11 9 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (2.93%) Law
13 7 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.83%) Billing
14 5 (1.83%) Retail
15 4 (1.47%) Advertising
15 4 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.47%) General Ledger
15 4 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 59 (21.61%) Analyst
2 37 (13.55%) IT Support
3 31 (11.36%) Senior
4 21 (7.69%) IT Analyst
4 21 (7.69%) Support Analyst
5 20 (7.33%) Development Manager
6 18 (6.59%) Business Analyst
6 18 (6.59%) IT Support Analyst
7 15 (5.49%) Programmer
8 14 (5.13%) HR Advisor
8 14 (5.13%) IT Engineer
8 14 (5.13%) IT Support Engineer
8 14 (5.13%) Lead
8 14 (5.13%) Support Engineer
9 13 (4.76%) Developer
9 13 (4.76%) Systems Support
10 12 (4.40%) IT Manager
11 11 (4.03%) Administrator
12 10 (3.66%) Project Manager
12 10 (3.66%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.47%) OpenTelemetry
2 3 (1.10%) .NET
2 3 (1.10%) React
3 2 (0.73%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.73%) EDI
3 2 (0.73%) JSON
3 2 (0.73%) XML
4 1 (0.37%) Django
4 1 (0.37%) FastAPI
4 1 (0.37%) Flask
4 1 (0.37%) SQLAlchemy
4 1 (0.37%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.06%) Management Information System
1 22 (8.06%) Onboarding
2 20 (7.33%) Learning Management System
3 12 (4.40%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 10 (3.66%) Renewable Energy
5 7 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.83%) Social Media
7 4 (1.47%) Life Science
7 4 (1.47%) PKI
8 3 (1.10%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.10%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.73%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.37%) Contactless
10 1 (0.37%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.37%) EMV
10 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Licensing
10 1 (0.37%) NHS
10 1 (0.37%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.37%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (15.02%) Windows
2 11 (4.03%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.20%) Linux
4 5 (1.83%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.47%) Android
6 3 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.73%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.37%) CentOS
8 1 (0.37%) CoreOS
8 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (24.54%) Decision-Making
1 67 (24.54%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (17.58%) Agile
3 45 (16.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 45 (16.48%) Project Management
4 43 (15.75%) Mentoring
4 43 (15.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 40 (14.65%) Actionable Insight
6 37 (13.55%) ERP
7 35 (12.82%) Business Intelligence
8 34 (12.45%) Service Delivery
9 32 (11.72%) Data Analysis
10 28 (10.26%) Time Management
11 27 (9.89%) Business Analysis
11 27 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
12 25 (9.16%) Project Delivery
13 24 (8.79%) Logistics
14 22 (8.06%) Coaching
15 21 (7.69%) DevOps
16 20 (7.33%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.06%) SQL
2 10 (3.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 6 (2.20%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.47%) Python
5 2 (0.73%) C#
6 1 (0.37%) Bash
6 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 51 (18.68%) Degree
2 20 (7.33%) CIPD
3 17 (6.23%) DBS Check
4 10 (3.66%) ACCA
4 10 (3.66%) CIMA
4 10 (3.66%) HNC
5 9 (3.30%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (2.56%) PMI Certification
6 7 (2.56%) PMP
6 7 (2.56%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.20%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.83%) CISSP
8 5 (1.83%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 4 (1.47%) CCNA
9 4 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.73%) CISM
11 2 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.37%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.16%) QA
2 20 (7.33%) Accessibility
3 16 (5.86%) Data Quality
4 14 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (4.03%) PMO
6 9 (3.30%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (2.93%) GDPR
8 7 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (2.56%) SLA
9 4 (1.47%) NCSC
10 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.37%) GRC
10 1 (0.37%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.37%) NIST
10 1 (0.37%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 25 (9.16%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (1.47%) VMware NSX
2 4 (1.47%) vSphere
3 1 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.83%) Ansible
3 4 (1.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (1.47%) SCCM
3 4 (1.47%) WSUS
4 2 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.73%) Terraform
5 1 (0.37%) Argo
5 1 (0.37%) Autotask
5 1 (0.37%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.37%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.37%) Nagios
5 1 (0.37%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 66 (24.18%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.92%) SAP
3 15 (5.49%) Salesforce
3 15 (5.49%) ServiceNow
4 13 (4.76%) Workday
5 5 (1.83%) HubSpot
6 4 (1.47%) Splunk
6 4 (1.47%) VMware
7 3 (1.10%) Epicor
8 2 (0.73%) Adobe
8 2 (0.73%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.73%) Meraki
8 2 (0.73%) Oracle
9 1 (0.37%) Apple
9 1 (0.37%) Cognos
9 1 (0.37%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.37%) Infor
9 1 (0.37%) McAfee
9 1 (0.37%) Red Hat