Process Improvement Job Trends in the North West

Process Improvement
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 88 99
Rank change year-on-year +15 +11 +1
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 123 125 93
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.00% 2.40% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 2.66% 2.67%
Number of salaries quoted 84 56 68
10th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £37,100
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -23.08% +36.84%
75th Percentile £63,938 £65,000 £71,290
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% -4.91% +8.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,116 4,694 3,486
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.01% 90.27% 89.71%
Number of salaries quoted 2,462 2,311 2,675
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,320 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in the North West

Process Improvement
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in the North West over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Process Improvement in the North West

Process Improvement
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Manchester +10 69 £50,000 - 21
Cheshire +9 41 £60,000 +72.66% 11
Lancashire +13 6 £45,497 -9.01% 11
Merseyside -6 4 £62,500 +8.70% 4
Cumbria +1 2 £60,000 +166.67%
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 8 (6.50%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.07%) WordPress
3 1 (0.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (8.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.63%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.81%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.63%) SAP Business One
1 2 (1.63%) SAP IBP
1 2 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (1.63%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 20 (16.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 19 (15.45%) Power Platform
3 17 (13.82%) Azure
4 15 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (8.13%) Entra ID
6 9 (7.32%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (5.69%) Power Automate
8 6 (4.88%) AWS
8 6 (4.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (4.07%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (4.07%) OneDrive
10 4 (3.25%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (3.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (1.63%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.81%) AWS CodeBuild
12 1 (0.81%) AWS CodePipeline
12 1 (0.81%) dbt
12 1 (0.81%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.25%) DHCP
1 4 (3.25%) DNS
1 4 (3.25%) Firewall
1 4 (3.25%) VLAN
1 4 (3.25%) VPN
2 1 (0.81%) Internet
2 1 (0.81%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (14.63%) Power BI
2 4 (3.25%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (3.25%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (3.25%) Tableau
3 3 (2.44%) Data Lake
3 3 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.63%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.81%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 2 (1.63%) JIRA
2 1 (0.81%) Git
2 1 (0.81%) TeamCity
General
1 45 (36.59%) Social Skills
2 37 (30.08%) Finance
3 22 (17.89%) Marketing
4 16 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (8.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (8.13%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (6.50%) Law
8 6 (4.88%) Manufacturing
9 5 (4.07%) Billing
9 5 (4.07%) Retail
10 4 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (3.25%) Public Sector
10 4 (3.25%) Telecoms
11 3 (2.44%) Banking
11 3 (2.44%) Legal
12 2 (1.63%) Electronics
12 2 (1.63%) Military
12 2 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.81%) Games
13 1 (0.81%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 30 (24.39%) Senior
2 21 (17.07%) Developer
3 20 (16.26%) Salesforce Developer
3 20 (16.26%) Senior Developer
3 20 (16.26%) Senior Salesforce Developer
4 18 (14.63%) Analyst
5 13 (10.57%) Lead
6 11 (8.94%) IT Support
7 8 (6.50%) Administrator
8 7 (5.69%) Business Analyst
8 7 (5.69%) Project Manager
8 7 (5.69%) Technical Manager
9 5 (4.07%) Commercial Manager
9 5 (4.07%) Commercial Project Manager
9 5 (4.07%) Consultant
9 5 (4.07%) Salesforce Administrator
9 5 (4.07%) Senior PMO
9 5 (4.07%) Support Officer
10 4 (3.25%) IT Engineer
10 4 (3.25%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.07%) HTML
2 4 (3.25%) .NET
3 3 (2.44%) AngularJS
3 3 (2.44%) React
4 2 (1.63%) JSON
4 2 (1.63%) XML
5 1 (0.81%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.50%) Onboarding
1 8 (6.50%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (5.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (4.88%) Driving Licence
4 5 (4.07%) Social Media
4 5 (4.07%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (3.25%) Life Science
5 4 (3.25%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.44%) Operational Technology
6 3 (2.44%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.63%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.63%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.81%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.81%) Contactless
8 1 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.81%) EMV
8 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Licensing
8 1 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.38%) Windows
2 5 (4.07%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.25%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.81%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (34.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 35 (28.46%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (21.14%) Business Analysis
3 26 (21.14%) Business Transformation
3 26 (21.14%) Mentoring
4 25 (20.33%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (16.26%) Test Automation
6 19 (15.45%) Agile
7 18 (14.63%) Project Delivery
8 17 (13.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (13.82%) Decision-Making
9 16 (13.01%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (13.01%) Project Management
10 15 (12.20%) AI
10 15 (12.20%) ERP
11 11 (8.94%) Data Analysis
12 10 (8.13%) Change Management
12 10 (8.13%) Project Governance
12 10 (8.13%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (7.32%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.13%) SQL
2 4 (3.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (2.44%) C#
4 1 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.81%) Python
4 1 (0.81%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.81%) VBA
Qualifications
1 26 (21.14%) DBS Check
2 9 (7.32%) Degree
3 6 (4.88%) PMI Certification
3 6 (4.88%) PMP
4 5 (4.07%) A+ Certification
4 5 (4.07%) ACCA
4 5 (4.07%) CIMA
5 4 (3.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (3.25%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (2.44%) AAT
7 2 (1.63%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.63%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.81%) CISA
8 1 (0.81%) CISM
8 1 (0.81%) CISSP
8 1 (0.81%) City & Guilds
8 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.81%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (8.13%) QA
3 8 (6.50%) PMO
4 7 (5.69%) Data Quality
4 7 (5.69%) SLA
5 6 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (3.25%) GDPR
7 3 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (1.63%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.63%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.63%) NIST
9 1 (0.81%) NCSC
9 1 (0.81%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (5.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.81%) Ansible
2 1 (0.81%) Argo
2 1 (0.81%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.81%) Nagios
2 1 (0.81%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (20.33%) Salesforce
2 24 (19.51%) Microsoft
3 10 (8.13%) SAP
4 5 (4.07%) Cisco
5 3 (2.44%) Sage
6 2 (1.63%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.81%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.81%) Freshdesk
7 1 (0.81%) SolarWinds