Process Improvement Job Trends in Scotland

Process Improvement
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 79 120
Rank change year-on-year -52 +41 +49
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 18 70 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.65% 2.14% 1.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 2.54% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 9 36 27
10th Percentile £42,700 £39,375 £42,500
25th Percentile £44,000 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £55,498 £57,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £58,500 £58,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -15.38% +16.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,448 2,758 2,268
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 89.05% 84.27% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,121 1,305 1,815
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,790 £82,100 £82,548
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in Scotland

Process Improvement
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Process Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Process Improvement in Scotland

Process Improvement
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 November 2025. 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
Glasgow -17 8 £44,000 +10.00% 17
Edinburgh -18 3 £55,000 - 14
Aberdeen - 2 - - 1
Highlands - 2 £52,500 - 1
South Ayrshire - 2 £52,048 -
West Dunbartonshire - 1 £60,000 -
Process Improvement
UK

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (16.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Oracle Payables
1 4 (22.22%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (5.56%) SAP ERP
3 1 (5.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (5.56%) SAP SCM
3 1 (5.56%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 5 (27.78%) Power Platform
2 2 (11.11%) Azure
2 2 (11.11%) Azure Data Factory
2 2 (11.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (5.56%) AWS
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.56%) Power Automate
3 1 (5.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (27.78%) Power BI
2 2 (11.11%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 2 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (5.56%) Power Query
3 1 (5.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) JIRA
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (11.11%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (11.11%) Rational Statemate
General
1 8 (44.44%) Finance
2 7 (38.89%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.11%) General Ledger
4 2 (11.11%) Military
5 1 (5.56%) Avionics
5 1 (5.56%) Billing
5 1 (5.56%) Law
5 1 (5.56%) Legal
5 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.56%) Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 9 (50.00%) Analyst
2 3 (16.67%) Business Analyst
2 3 (16.67%) Senior
3 2 (11.11%) Accountant
3 2 (11.11%) ERP Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Oracle Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Project Accountant
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Oracle Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Business Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Commercial Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Insight Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Insight Manager
4 1 (5.56%) PMO Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) SAP Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Software Team Leader
4 1 (5.56%) Team Leader
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (5.56%) Low-Code
3 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
3 1 (5.56%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.56%) Public Cloud
3 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (44.44%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (27.78%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (27.78%) Analytics
4 5 (27.78%) Data Analysis
5 4 (22.22%) Coaching
5 4 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
5 4 (22.22%) Decision-Making
5 4 (22.22%) ERP
5 4 (22.22%) Project Management
6 3 (16.67%) AI
6 3 (16.67%) Asset Management
6 3 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
6 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
6 3 (16.67%) Migration
6 3 (16.67%) Roadmaps
6 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
6 3 (16.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) SQL
2 2 (11.11%) Ada
2 2 (11.11%) C
2 2 (11.11%) C#
2 2 (11.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (5.56%) C++
3 1 (5.56%) MATLAB
3 1 (5.56%) Python
3 1 (5.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) Degree
2 2 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (5.56%) Data Quality
1 1 (5.56%) PMO
1 1 (5.56%) QA
1 1 (5.56%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Oracle
2 2 (11.11%) Green Hills
2 2 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (5.56%) Alteryx
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft