Process Improvement Jobs

Process Improvement
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Process Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Process Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 134 206
Rank change year-on-year +8 +72 +19
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 1,236 2,072 1,923
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.37% 2.11% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.54% 2.45% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 622 1,060 959
10th Percentile £31,025 £31,500 £37,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -4.76% +1.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,641 84,574 99,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.26% 86.00% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,531 59,798 58,397
10th Percentile £30,580 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Process Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Process Improvement.

Salary trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England +7 1,135 £55,000 - 1,301
UK excluding London +8 801 £48,000 -4.00% 646
Work from Home +22 396 £60,000 +9.09% 578
London -4 362 £75,000 +7.14% 702
North of England +20 262 £47,000 -1.05% 207
South East +36 216 £52,000 +15.56% 153
North West +24 185 £47,000 -1.05% 120
Midlands -24 168 £45,862 -12.64% 94
West Midlands -22 109 £48,000 -11.11% 63
East of England +19 62 £53,000 +6.00% 67
Yorkshire +24 58 £45,000 - 68
East Midlands +2 58 £40,000 -11.11% 31
South West +19 54 £52,500 +0.20% 69
Scotland +91 26 £55,000 -2.55% 31
North East +23 19 £32,000 -32.63% 20
Northern Ireland +28 10 £41,250 +13.79% 10
Wales +17 3 £47,500 +13.10% 30
Channel Islands - 2 £78,750 -

Process Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 57 (4.61%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.29%) IIS
3 11 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.81%) Confluence
5 5 (0.40%) WordPress
6 3 (0.24%) CMS
7 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.16%) SAS
7 2 (0.16%) SugarCRM
7 2 (0.16%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.081%) Apache
8 1 (0.081%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.081%) Moodle
8 1 (0.081%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.081%) WebLogic
Applications
1 200 (16.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 122 (9.87%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.62%) Trello
5 18 (1.46%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.32%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.16%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 41 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.38%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.49%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.40%) Endur
6 5 (0.40%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.40%) SAP GTS
7 4 (0.32%) Magento
7 4 (0.32%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 2 (0.16%) Infor LN
9 2 (0.16%) SAP GRC
9 2 (0.16%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.16%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.16%) Shopify
10 1 (0.081%) CiviCRM
10 1 (0.081%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 153 (12.38%) Azure
2 114 (9.22%) AWS
3 110 (8.90%) Power Platform
4 93 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
5 62 (5.02%) SaaS
6 35 (2.83%) GCP
7 25 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
10 20 (1.62%) Serverless
11 19 (1.54%) Amazon S3
12 17 (1.38%) PowerApps
13 14 (1.13%) Power Automate
14 10 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
14 10 (0.81%) Entra ID
15 9 (0.73%) Amazon EC2
15 9 (0.73%) Amazon SQS
15 9 (0.73%) OneDrive
16 8 (0.65%) Miro
16 8 (0.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.48%) Firewall
2 32 (2.59%) DNS
3 23 (1.86%) VPN
4 21 (1.70%) DHCP
4 21 (1.70%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.38%) LAN
5 17 (1.38%) WAN
6 11 (0.89%) Network Security
7 10 (0.81%) Internet
8 8 (0.65%) HTTP
8 8 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (0.57%) Multicast
10 6 (0.49%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.49%) Cisco Firepower
10 6 (0.49%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.40%) IPsec
11 5 (0.40%) MPLS
11 5 (0.40%) WLAN
12 4 (0.32%) IPv6
12 4 (0.32%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (7.44%) Power BI
2 53 (4.29%) Big Data
3 33 (2.67%) SQL Server
4 28 (2.27%) Tableau
5 24 (1.94%) Relational Database
6 17 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (1.13%) NoSQL
8 10 (0.81%) Amazon QuickSight
8 10 (0.81%) Data Lake
9 9 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.65%) RDBMS
11 7 (0.57%) Power Query
12 6 (0.49%) MySQL
12 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.40%) Data Mining
13 5 (0.40%) SAP HANA
14 4 (0.32%) Hadoop
14 4 (0.32%) PowerPivot
15 3 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
15 3 (0.24%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 85 (6.88%) JIRA
2 19 (1.54%) Selenium
3 11 (0.89%) Git
4 7 (0.57%) JMeter
4 7 (0.57%) Postman
5 6 (0.49%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.49%) SpecFlow
6 5 (0.40%) LoadRunner
6 5 (0.40%) TestRail
6 5 (0.40%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.32%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.32%) JUnit
8 3 (0.24%) GitLab
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.16%) NUnit
9 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.16%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.081%) Jasmine
10 1 (0.081%) Karma Test Runner
10 1 (0.081%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 610 (49.35%) Social Skills
2 377 (30.50%) Finance
3 333 (26.94%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (11.65%) Manufacturing
5 91 (7.36%) Marketing
6 88 (7.12%) Law
7 58 (4.69%) Advertising
8 56 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 52 (4.21%) Legal
10 39 (3.16%) Banking
10 39 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
11 37 (2.99%) Public Sector
12 34 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
13 31 (2.51%) Pharmaceutical
14 30 (2.43%) Telecoms
15 28 (2.27%) Retail
16 26 (2.10%) Electronics
17 22 (1.78%) Aviation
18 19 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
19 17 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 268 (21.68%) Analyst
2 184 (14.89%) Senior
3 109 (8.82%) Lead
4 89 (7.20%) Technical Manager
5 72 (5.83%) Graduate
6 71 (5.74%) Senior Manager
7 65 (5.26%) Business Analyst
8 61 (4.94%) Financial Analyst
9 56 (4.53%) Developer
10 49 (3.96%) Account Manager
10 49 (3.96%) Senior Account Manager
11 48 (3.88%) Project Manager
12 47 (3.80%) Administrator
13 43 (3.48%) Systems Analyst
14 42 (3.40%) Data Analyst
15 32 (2.59%) Finance Systems Analyst
16 31 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
16 31 (2.51%) Team Leader
17 26 (2.10%) Procurement Analyst
18 25 (2.02%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.32%) .NET
2 31 (2.51%) REST
3 27 (2.18%) React
4 22 (1.78%) FastAPI
5 21 (1.70%) AngularJS
5 21 (1.70%) Flask
5 21 (1.70%) HTML
6 15 (1.21%) CSS
6 15 (1.21%) Node.js
7 14 (1.13%) RESTful
8 12 (0.97%) JSON
9 7 (0.57%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 7 (0.57%) FIX Protocol
9 7 (0.57%) pytest
10 6 (0.49%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.49%) ASP.NET
11 5 (0.40%) HTML5
11 5 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
11 5 (0.40%) Sass
11 5 (0.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 108 (8.74%) Management Information System
2 49 (3.96%) Digital Media
2 49 (3.96%) Marketing Technology
3 39 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 32 (2.59%) Social Media
5 28 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (2.02%) Algorithms
6 25 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
7 24 (1.94%) Onboarding
8 21 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
9 20 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
10 19 (1.54%) Robotics
11 18 (1.46%) Client/Server
11 18 (1.46%) Data Centre
11 18 (1.46%) Life Science
12 16 (1.29%) Derivative
13 14 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (1.13%) Private Cloud
14 12 (0.97%) Market Risk
15 11 (0.89%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 71 (5.74%) Windows
2 41 (3.32%) Windows Server
3 31 (2.51%) Linux
4 14 (1.13%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (0.73%) Android
6 9 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.40%) CentOS
7 5 (0.40%) Rocky
7 5 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.32%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.16%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.081%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.081%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.081%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 517 (41.83%) Problem-Solving
2 372 (30.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 284 (22.98%) Project Management
4 241 (19.50%) Agile
5 183 (14.81%) Data Analysis
6 161 (13.03%) Service Delivery
7 147 (11.89%) ERP
8 142 (11.49%) Coaching
9 139 (11.25%) Customer Service
10 134 (10.84%) Decision-Making
10 134 (10.84%) Service Management
11 133 (10.76%) Stakeholder Management
12 130 (10.52%) Analytics
13 123 (9.95%) ITIL
14 121 (9.79%) Collaborative Working
15 110 (8.90%) Change Management
16 105 (8.50%) Artificial Intelligence
17 103 (8.33%) Computer Science
18 100 (8.09%) Project Delivery
19 99 (8.01%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 110 (8.90%) SQL
2 84 (6.80%) Python
3 42 (3.40%) JavaScript
4 36 (2.91%) C#
5 29 (2.35%) PowerShell
6 21 (1.70%) Java
7 16 (1.29%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.05%) R
9 10 (0.81%) C
10 9 (0.73%) C++
11 8 (0.65%) T-SQL
12 7 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.40%) PHP
14 4 (0.32%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.32%) MATLAB
15 3 (0.24%) ABAP
15 3 (0.24%) VB.NET
15 3 (0.24%) VBScript
16 2 (0.16%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 393 (31.80%) Degree
2 87 (7.04%) NVQ Level 3
2 87 (7.04%) NVQ Level 4
3 60 (4.85%) Master's Degree
4 59 (4.77%) ACCA
4 59 (4.77%) PMI Certification
5 57 (4.61%) PMP
6 55 (4.45%) CIMA
7 48 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 39 (3.16%) DBS Check
9 35 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
10 24 (1.94%) Security Cleared
11 22 (1.78%) Azure Certification
11 22 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (1.62%) PhD
13 18 (1.46%) SC Cleared
14 17 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
15 16 (1.29%) CCAB
15 16 (1.29%) HNC
16 15 (1.21%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (8.33%) QA
2 79 (6.39%) Data Quality
3 67 (5.42%) SLA
4 25 (2.02%) Accessibility
5 14 (1.13%) GDPR
6 13 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.65%) GLP
7 8 (0.65%) GMP
8 7 (0.57%) PMO
9 5 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.32%) NIST
10 4 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.24%) COBIT
11 3 (0.24%) GRC
11 3 (0.24%) IFRS
11 3 (0.24%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.24%) PMBOK
12 2 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 51 (4.13%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.75%) Docker
3 24 (1.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.46%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.57%) Firmware
6 6 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.081%) NDS
Systems Management
1 33 (2.67%) Terraform
2 32 (2.59%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.13%) SCCM
4 11 (0.89%) Ansible
5 10 (0.81%) NetBackup
6 9 (0.73%) SCOM
7 8 (0.65%) QRadar
8 5 (0.40%) ArcSight ESM
9 3 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.24%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
9 3 (0.24%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 2 (0.16%) Grafana
10 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.16%) Puppet
11 1 (0.081%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.081%) Kibana
11 1 (0.081%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 233 (18.85%) Microsoft
2 152 (12.30%) SAP
3 48 (3.88%) Google
4 45 (3.64%) Salesforce
5 40 (3.24%) ServiceNow
6 33 (2.67%) Oracle
6 33 (2.67%) Workday
7 28 (2.27%) VMware
8 27 (2.18%) Cisco
9 19 (1.54%) Concur
10 16 (1.29%) SolarWinds
11 14 (1.13%) Meraki
12 12 (0.97%) Splunk
13 9 (0.73%) Adobe
13 9 (0.73%) Sage
13 9 (0.73%) Veeam
14 8 (0.65%) Databricks
15 7 (0.57%) Anaplan
15 7 (0.57%) CheckPoint
16 6 (0.49%) Infor