Hybrid/Remote Process Improvement Job Trends

Process Improvement
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Process Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 112 123
Rank change year-on-year +14 +11 +82
Permanent jobs citing Process Improvement 631 495 641
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.77% 2.98% 2.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.36% 3.21% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 375 300 243
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -15.83% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £84,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -7.41% -13.60%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 18,803 15,435 21,557
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.40% 92.94% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 13,575 8,949 15,283
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,549 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

Process Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Process Improvement and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Process Improvement job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Process Improvement
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Process Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Process Improvement

Process Improvement
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Process Improvement salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Process Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 34 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.74%) Confluence
3 9 (1.43%) IIS
4 3 (0.48%) CMS
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 82 (13.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (7.45%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.43%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.63%) Trello
6 2 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.16%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.22%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.11%) SAP CO
3 7 (1.11%) SAP FI
3 7 (1.11%) SAP FI/CO
3 7 (1.11%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.95%) SAP Business One
4 6 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.63%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.48%) BambooHR
8 2 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.32%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
8 2 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.16%) Primavera
9 1 (0.16%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 77 (12.20%) Power Platform
2 56 (8.87%) Azure
3 46 (7.29%) Dynamics 365
3 46 (7.29%) SaaS
4 39 (6.18%) AWS
5 35 (5.55%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (4.91%) Power Automate
7 30 (4.75%) PowerApps
8 26 (4.12%) Serverless
9 22 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (3.01%) GitHub
11 18 (2.85%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (2.38%) Entra ID
13 13 (2.06%) Stripe
14 12 (1.90%) Amazon S3
14 12 (1.90%) Amazon SQS
14 12 (1.90%) AWS Lambda
14 12 (1.90%) Firebase
14 12 (1.90%) Microsoft Copilot
14 12 (1.90%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.06%) TCP/IP
2 11 (1.74%) VPN
3 6 (0.95%) Firewall
3 6 (0.95%) Network Security
4 5 (0.79%) DHCP
4 5 (0.79%) DNS
4 5 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.48%) 2G
5 3 (0.48%) 3G
5 3 (0.48%) 4G
5 3 (0.48%) 5G
5 3 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.48%) TETRA
5 3 (0.48%) VLAN
6 2 (0.32%) Broadband
7 1 (0.16%) Intranet
7 1 (0.16%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.16%) LAN
7 1 (0.16%) SAN
7 1 (0.16%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (8.87%) Power BI
2 16 (2.54%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.74%) DynamoDB
4 8 (1.27%) Tableau
5 7 (1.11%) Power Query
6 6 (0.95%) BigQuery
6 6 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.95%) Metadata
6 6 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.79%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (0.79%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.48%) Db2
9 3 (0.48%) DB2 UDB
9 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.48%) QlikView
10 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.16%) Looker
Development Applications
1 41 (6.50%) JIRA
2 12 (1.90%) Crashlytics
2 12 (1.90%) XCTest
3 7 (1.11%) Git
4 6 (0.95%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (0.63%) Eclipse
6 3 (0.48%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.32%) JMeter
7 2 (0.32%) Postman
8 1 (0.16%) CMake
8 1 (0.16%) MLflow
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.16%) Selenium
8 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
General
1 294 (46.59%) Finance
2 266 (42.16%) Social Skills
3 193 (30.59%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (13.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 70 (11.09%) Organisational Skills
6 50 (7.92%) Retail
7 41 (6.50%) Law
8 39 (6.18%) Influencing Skills
8 39 (6.18%) Legal
8 39 (6.18%) Public Sector
9 35 (5.55%) Banking
10 27 (4.28%) Marketing
11 26 (4.12%) Billing
12 22 (3.49%) Aviation
13 20 (3.17%) Manufacturing
14 19 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (2.38%) Telecoms
16 14 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
17 12 (1.90%) Advertising
18 11 (1.74%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 160 (25.36%) Analyst
2 73 (11.57%) Senior
3 57 (9.03%) Business Analyst
4 42 (6.66%) Lead
5 32 (5.07%) Support Analyst
6 31 (4.91%) Senior Analyst
7 30 (4.75%) Consultant
8 26 (4.12%) Financial Controller
9 21 (3.33%) Developer
10 19 (3.01%) Accountant
11 18 (2.85%) Systems Manager
12 17 (2.69%) Administrator
12 17 (2.69%) Architect
12 17 (2.69%) Report Analyst
13 16 (2.54%) Applications Support
13 16 (2.54%) Applications Support Analyst
13 16 (2.54%) Finance Manager
13 16 (2.54%) Senior Manager
14 14 (2.22%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 14 (2.22%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.38%) React
2 12 (1.90%) .NET
2 12 (1.90%) SwiftUI
2 12 (1.90%) UIKit
3 11 (1.74%) Node.js
4 9 (1.43%) JSON
4 9 (1.43%) XML
5 8 (1.27%) HTML
6 7 (1.11%) CSS
6 7 (1.11%) Middleware
7 6 (0.95%) .NET Framework
7 6 (0.95%) EDI
8 5 (0.79%) ASP.NET
8 5 (0.79%) ODBC
9 4 (0.63%) COM
9 4 (0.63%) DCOM
9 4 (0.63%) LDAP
9 4 (0.63%) REST
9 4 (0.63%) RESTful
10 3 (0.48%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 54 (8.56%) Onboarding
2 52 (8.24%) Management Information System
3 26 (4.12%) Data Structures
4 24 (3.80%) Greenfield Project
5 20 (3.17%) Cyber Defence
6 19 (3.01%) Product Ownership
7 18 (2.85%) Credit Risk
8 16 (2.54%) Mobile App
9 13 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (2.06%) Low-Code
9 13 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
10 11 (1.74%) Blog
10 11 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.43%) Client/Server
11 9 (1.43%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.43%) Public Cloud
12 8 (1.27%) Security Posture
13 7 (1.11%) CMDB
13 7 (1.11%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.11%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.07%) Windows
2 16 (2.54%) Linux
3 14 (2.22%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.43%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.11%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.63%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.32%) Android
8 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (28.68%) Continuous Improvement
2 175 (27.73%) Problem-Solving
3 134 (21.24%) Agile
4 131 (20.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 115 (18.23%) AI
6 111 (17.59%) Decision-Making
7 104 (16.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 90 (14.26%) Project Management
9 78 (12.36%) Project Delivery
10 76 (12.04%) Customer Service
11 70 (11.09%) Business Intelligence
12 68 (10.78%) Mentoring
13 67 (10.62%) Collaborative Culture
13 67 (10.62%) CRM
14 66 (10.46%) Business Analysis
14 66 (10.46%) ERP
15 62 (9.83%) Analytics
16 58 (9.19%) Roadmaps
17 56 (8.87%) Collaborative Working
18 49 (7.77%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 88 (13.95%) SQL
2 41 (6.50%) Python
3 20 (3.17%) PowerShell
4 17 (2.69%) TypeScript
5 14 (2.22%) C#
6 13 (2.06%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.90%) Kotlin
7 12 (1.90%) Swift
8 11 (1.74%) C++
8 11 (1.74%) Java
9 6 (0.95%) Bash
9 6 (0.95%) C
9 6 (0.95%) Rust
10 5 (0.79%) PHP
11 3 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.48%) Go
11 3 (0.48%) Objective-C
11 3 (0.48%) Perl
11 3 (0.48%) Ruby
11 3 (0.48%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 89 (14.10%) Degree
2 56 (8.87%) ACCA
2 56 (8.87%) CIMA
3 24 (3.80%) Security Cleared
4 15 (2.38%) SC Cleared
5 11 (1.74%) Azure Certification
5 11 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.43%) DBS Check
6 9 (1.43%) PMP
7 7 (1.11%) CISSP
7 7 (1.11%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.11%) SAP Certification
8 6 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.63%) CISA
9 4 (0.63%) CISM
9 4 (0.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.48%) CCSAM
10 3 (0.48%) CREST Certified
10 3 (0.48%) GXPN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.50%) SLA
2 39 (6.18%) QA
3 34 (5.39%) Data Quality
4 21 (3.33%) GDPR
5 19 (3.01%) GAAP
6 18 (2.85%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.22%) COREP
7 14 (2.22%) FINREP
8 12 (1.90%) NIST
9 11 (1.74%) GRC
9 11 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 10 (1.58%) PMO
11 9 (1.43%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (1.11%) IFRS
13 5 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 5 (0.79%) NCSC
14 4 (0.63%) ISO 9001
14 4 (0.63%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.63%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 25 (3.96%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.32%) Docker
5 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (1.58%) Terraform
2 9 (1.43%) Ansible
2 9 (1.43%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.95%) Packer
5 2 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.16%) Autotask
6 1 (0.16%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.16%) Grafana
6 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 149 (23.61%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.86%) SAP
3 29 (4.60%) Oracle
4 28 (4.44%) Salesforce
5 20 (3.17%) ServiceNow
6 19 (3.01%) Workday
7 16 (2.54%) Xero
8 15 (2.38%) Google
9 12 (1.90%) Amplitude
9 12 (1.90%) Braze
10 11 (1.74%) Sage
11 10 (1.58%) HubSpot
11 10 (1.58%) IFS
12 7 (1.11%) VMware
13 6 (0.95%) Cisco
13 6 (0.95%) EMC
13 6 (0.95%) F5
13 6 (0.95%) Foundry
13 6 (0.95%) Palo Alto
14 5 (0.79%) Citrix