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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 81 185
Rank change year-on-year -21 +104 -33
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 46 66 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.61% 2.59% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 2.77% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 13 35 15
10th Percentile £48,778 - £13,000
25th Percentile £50,500 - £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,498 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.00% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £90,000 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile - £61,919 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -

All Process & 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 2,270 2,381 3,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 79.51% 93.52% 93.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,114 992 1,976
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +7.32% -10.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,969 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £82,524
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 23 January 2026.

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 23 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
Edinburgh -13 23 £90,000 +63.64% 8
Glasgow +10 8 £51,000 -2.27% 2
West Dunbartonshire - 8 £60,000 - 1
Highlands - 4 £52,500 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £52,048 -
Aberdeen - 1 - - 3
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 2 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (15.22%) MS Visio
2 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.35%) Weka
Business Applications
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle Assets
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle ERP
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle Financials
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle General Ledger
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle Payables
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (2.17%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 12 (26.09%) Power Platform
2 11 (23.91%) Azure
3 9 (19.57%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (15.22%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (4.35%) AWS
5 2 (4.35%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (4.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (2.17%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.17%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.17%) Firewall
1 1 (2.17%) Intranet
1 1 (2.17%) LAN
1 1 (2.17%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.17%) WAN
1 1 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (23.91%) Power BI
2 10 (21.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 2 (4.35%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (4.35%) SQL Server
3 2 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (2.17%) Power Query
4 1 (2.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (4.35%) JIRA
2 2 (4.35%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (4.35%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (4.35%) Rational Statemate
General
1 22 (47.83%) Finance
2 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
3 12 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (23.91%) Legal
5 8 (17.39%) Billing
6 2 (4.35%) Military
6 2 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (4.35%) Tech for Good
7 1 (2.17%) Avionics
7 1 (2.17%) Law
7 1 (2.17%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.17%) Marketing
7 1 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 33 (71.74%) Analyst
2 15 (32.61%) Senior
3 11 (23.91%) Business Analyst
4 10 (21.74%) ERP Analyst
4 10 (21.74%) Oracle Analyst
4 10 (21.74%) Senior Analyst
4 10 (21.74%) Senior Oracle Analyst
5 7 (15.22%) Applications Support
5 7 (15.22%) Applications Support Analyst
5 7 (15.22%) Change Analyst
5 7 (15.22%) Support Analyst
6 4 (8.70%) Senior Manager
7 3 (6.52%) Engineering Manager
7 3 (6.52%) Report Analyst
8 2 (4.35%) Associate Director
8 2 (4.35%) IT Director
9 1 (2.17%) Client Director
9 1 (2.17%) Digital Transformation
9 1 (2.17%) Digital Transformation Specialist
9 1 (2.17%) Insight Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (30.43%) Product Ownership
2 7 (15.22%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.70%) Onboarding
4 3 (6.52%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (6.52%) NHS
5 2 (4.35%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (2.17%) Low-Code
6 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.35%) Linux
1 2 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (52.17%) Business Intelligence
2 21 (45.65%) Agile
2 21 (45.65%) Coaching
3 17 (36.96%) Asset Management
4 16 (34.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (30.43%) Mentoring
6 13 (28.26%) GAP Analysis
6 13 (28.26%) Roadmaps
7 12 (26.09%) Analytics
7 12 (26.09%) Data Management
7 12 (26.09%) ERP
7 12 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
8 11 (23.91%) Migration
8 11 (23.91%) Planning and Forecasting
8 11 (23.91%) Project Management
9 10 (21.74%) Change Management
9 10 (21.74%) Data Migration
9 10 (21.74%) Enterprise Data Management
9 10 (21.74%) Risk Management
9 10 (21.74%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 13 (28.26%) SQL
2 2 (4.35%) Ada
2 2 (4.35%) C
2 2 (4.35%) C#
2 2 (4.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (2.17%) C++
3 1 (2.17%) MATLAB
3 1 (2.17%) Python
3 1 (2.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 19 (41.30%) Degree
2 7 (15.22%) HND
2 7 (15.22%) PMI Certification
2 7 (15.22%) PMP
3 2 (4.35%) AWS Certification
3 2 (4.35%) Azure Certification
3 2 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (4.35%) CISM
3 2 (4.35%) CISSP
3 2 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (4.35%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.17%) ACCA
4 1 (2.17%) CIMA
4 1 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (21.74%) SLA
2 7 (15.22%) Accessibility
3 2 (4.35%) GxP
4 1 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.17%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.17%) GRC
4 1 (2.17%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Docker
1 2 (4.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (23.91%) Oracle
2 9 (19.57%) Microsoft
3 7 (15.22%) Adobe
3 7 (15.22%) Freshdesk
3 7 (15.22%) Nintex
4 2 (4.35%) Green Hills
5 1 (2.17%) Alteryx
5 1 (2.17%) Cisco
5 1 (2.17%) SAP