Process Improvement Job Trends in the South East

Process Improvement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 126 152
Rank change year-on-year +11 +26 +5
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 235 200 285
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.49% 2.32% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.08% 2.62% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 168 88 136
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,125 £29,125
25th Percentile £34,563 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.79% +12.22% -18.18%
75th Percentile £54,856 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -10.10%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,284 7,630 13,845
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.75% 88.59% 81.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,037 3,972 9,658
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Process Improvement job vacancy trend in the South East

Process Improvement
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Process Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement in the South East over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Process Improvement in the South East

Process Improvement
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Thames Valley +30 107 £45,000 -18.18% 36
Hampshire -9 51 £36,500 -8.75% 20
Berkshire +11 46 £45,000 - 18
Buckinghamshire 0 44 £42,500 -26.09% 9
Surrey -18 33 £40,000 - 17
Kent -8 32 £36,000 -43.53% 9
Oxfordshire -7 17 £45,000 -18.18% 9
East Sussex -4 9 £37,500 -46.43% 3
West Sussex -43 3 - - 4
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.55%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.13%) IIS
4 4 (1.70%) CMS
5 3 (1.28%) SAS
Applications
1 34 (14.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (5.53%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (3.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (3.40%) NetSuite
2 5 (2.13%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.28%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.85%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.43%) Magento
5 1 (0.43%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.43%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.43%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.43%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.43%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.43%) SAP IS-U
5 1 (0.43%) SAP Travel Management
5 1 (0.43%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 41 (17.45%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (8.51%) Power Platform
3 15 (6.38%) Azure
4 10 (4.26%) Power Automate
5 9 (3.83%) AWS
5 9 (3.83%) GCP
6 8 (3.40%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (2.55%) SaaS
8 5 (2.13%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.28%) Mimecast
9 3 (1.28%) Smartsheet
9 3 (1.28%) Sumo Logic
10 2 (0.85%) ClickUp
10 2 (0.85%) WeChat
11 1 (0.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.64%) VPN
2 16 (6.81%) LAN
2 16 (6.81%) WAN
3 15 (6.38%) DNS
4 14 (5.96%) Firewall
5 9 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (2.98%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.28%) HTTP
7 3 (1.28%) VLAN
7 3 (1.28%) Wireless
8 2 (0.85%) DHCP
9 1 (0.43%) Network Security
9 1 (0.43%) NFC
9 1 (0.43%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.66%) Power BI
2 15 (6.38%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.70%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (1.70%) Power Query
5 3 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.85%) Tableau
7 1 (0.43%) MySQL
7 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 14 (5.96%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) CMake
2 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
General
1 103 (43.83%) Social Skills
2 94 (40.00%) Finance
3 60 (25.53%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (9.36%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 15 (6.38%) Marketing
7 14 (5.96%) Manufacturing
8 13 (5.53%) Telecoms
9 10 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (4.26%) Law
10 8 (3.40%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.98%) Aerospace
12 6 (2.55%) Advertising
13 4 (1.70%) Banking
13 4 (1.70%) Local Government
13 4 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.70%) Retail
14 3 (1.28%) Billing
14 3 (1.28%) Italian Language
14 3 (1.28%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 71 (30.21%) Analyst
2 31 (13.19%) IT Support
3 24 (10.21%) IT Engineer
3 24 (10.21%) Support Engineer
4 23 (9.79%) Support Analyst
5 22 (9.36%) IT Support Engineer
6 21 (8.94%) Senior
7 14 (5.96%) Report Analyst
8 13 (5.53%) Applications Support
8 13 (5.53%) Applications Support Analyst
9 11 (4.68%) Business Analyst
9 11 (4.68%) Help Desk Support
9 11 (4.68%) Lead
10 10 (4.26%) IT Analyst
10 10 (4.26%) Operations Manager
10 10 (4.26%) Systems Analyst
11 9 (3.83%) Senior Analyst
12 7 (2.98%) Account Manager
12 7 (2.98%) Accountant
12 7 (2.98%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.98%) JSON
2 3 (1.28%) XML
3 2 (0.85%) CSS
3 2 (0.85%) HTML
4 1 (0.43%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.43%) REST
4 1 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.43%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.43%) SAP TM
4 1 (0.43%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.51%) Onboarding
2 12 (5.11%) Credit Risk
3 10 (4.26%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.40%) Data Structures
5 6 (2.55%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.55%) Driving Licence
5 6 (2.55%) PKI
6 5 (2.13%) Blog
6 5 (2.13%) Client/Server
6 5 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (1.70%) Replication
7 4 (1.70%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.28%) Life Science
8 3 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.28%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.28%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.85%) FMCG
9 2 (0.85%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 47 (20.00%) Windows
2 22 (9.36%) Linux
3 18 (7.66%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.13%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.43%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (28.09%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (21.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 40 (17.02%) Decision-Making
4 37 (15.74%) Customer Service
4 37 (15.74%) ITIL
5 33 (14.04%) Data Protection
6 29 (12.34%) AI
7 27 (11.49%) Business Analysis
7 27 (11.49%) CRM
8 25 (10.64%) Actionable Insight
9 24 (10.21%) Collaborative Working
10 23 (9.79%) Business Intelligence
10 23 (9.79%) Cybersecurity
11 22 (9.36%) Disaster Recovery
11 22 (9.36%) Mentoring
11 22 (9.36%) Project Management
11 22 (9.36%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (8.94%) Service Management
13 19 (8.09%) Data Analysis
13 19 (8.09%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 40 (17.02%) SQL
2 20 (8.51%) Python
3 16 (6.81%) PowerShell
4 13 (5.53%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.98%) C++
5 7 (2.98%) Java
6 5 (2.13%) VBA
7 4 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (1.28%) C
8 3 (1.28%) Rust
8 3 (1.28%) SAS Macro
8 3 (1.28%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.85%) ABAP
10 1 (0.43%) C#
Qualifications
1 17 (7.23%) Degree
2 12 (5.11%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.68%) DV Cleared
4 8 (3.40%) CIPD
4 8 (3.40%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.55%) ACCA
6 6 (2.55%) CCNA
6 6 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.13%) CIMA
7 5 (2.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.70%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.28%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.85%) AAT
10 2 (0.85%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.85%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.85%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.85%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.36%) SLA
2 9 (3.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.13%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.70%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (1.70%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.70%) QA
5 3 (1.28%) CDISC
5 3 (1.28%) MISRA
6 2 (0.85%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.85%) PMO
7 1 (0.43%) IFRS
System Software
1 30 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 21 (8.94%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.70%) Docker
4 4 (1.70%) Firmware
4 4 (1.70%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (1.28%) vCenter Server
2 2 (0.85%) WSUS
3 1 (0.43%) Autotask
Vendors
1 86 (36.60%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.09%) SAP
3 11 (4.68%) Citrix
4 9 (3.83%) Google
4 9 (3.83%) VMware
5 8 (3.40%) Oracle
5 8 (3.40%) Sage
6 6 (2.55%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.55%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.13%) Okta
8 4 (1.70%) Veeam
9 3 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (1.28%) Sophos
9 3 (1.28%) Symantec
9 3 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
10 2 (0.85%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.85%) Infor
10 2 (0.85%) Xero
11 1 (0.43%) CheckPoint
11 1 (0.43%) Splunk