Process Improvement Contracts

Process Improvement
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Process Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Process Improvement over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 210 186
Rank change year-on-year +32 -24 +18
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 595 721 1,346
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.37% 1.30% 1.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 1.45% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 372 481 889
10th Percentile £288 £363 £340
25th Percentile £407 £435 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% +1.94% +14.44%
75th Percentile £603 £603 £594
90th Percentile £686 £700 £678
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £503
% change year-on-year - -0.50% +17.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 20 30
10th Percentile £13.45 £20.80 £16.50
25th Percentile £14.84 £29.02 £18.31
Median hourly rate £23.30 £43.18 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.05% +32.86% +21.50%
75th Percentile £42.13 £52.85 £62.67
90th Percentile £57.13 £60.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £32.30 £32.50
% change year-on-year -34.98% -0.62% +35.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Process Improvement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Process Improvement over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Process Improvement in the UK

Process Improvement
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +30 522 £525 - 667
UK excluding London +14 299 £500 - 472
London +41 240 £544 -1.14% 210
Work from Home +31 185 £525 +4.48% 284
South East -12 95 £500 +8.70% 109
Midlands -6 61 £425 -21.30% 92
North of England +11 55 £521 -1.70% 121
West Midlands -20 45 £400 -25.93% 61
South West +21 33 £500 -13.04% 52
North West +14 32 £530 -5.13% 62
Scotland +40 28 £475 - 29
East of England +18 23 £550 +7.32% 60
Yorkshire -7 20 £517 -1.52% 45
East Midlands +12 13 £525 -6.25% 31
Northern Ireland - 8 £399 - 8
North East +14 3 £533 -18.08% 19
Wales +14 2 £200 -63.64% 19

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 20 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.02%) Confluence
3 9 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.18%) Apache
5 6 (1.01%) MTS
6 3 (0.50%) CMS
6 3 (0.50%) govService
6 3 (0.50%) SAS
7 2 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.34%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 56 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.69%) MS Visio
5 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.17%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 26 (4.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.34%) Endur
2 8 (1.34%) SAP ERP
2 8 (1.34%) Workday HCM
3 6 (1.01%) Aligne
3 6 (1.01%) EuroRunner
4 4 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.67%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.67%) SAP IS-U
5 3 (0.50%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.50%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.50%) SAP MII
5 3 (0.50%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.50%) Workfront
6 2 (0.34%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 2 (0.34%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.34%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.34%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.34%) Shopify
6 2 (0.34%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 44 (7.39%) Power Platform
2 38 (6.39%) AWS
2 38 (6.39%) Azure
3 15 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (1.68%) Slack
4 10 (1.68%) SuccessFactors
5 9 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (1.18%) GCP
6 7 (1.18%) SaaS
7 6 (1.01%) OCI
8 5 (0.84%) Google Workspace
8 5 (0.84%) Lucidchart
8 5 (0.84%) Veeva
9 4 (0.67%) GitHub
9 4 (0.67%) IBM Blueworks
9 4 (0.67%) NuGet
9 4 (0.67%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.67%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.67%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.01%) DNS
1 6 (1.01%) Firewall
2 4 (0.67%) DHCP
2 4 (0.67%) Internet
2 4 (0.67%) Intranet
2 4 (0.67%) Software-Defined Networking
2 4 (0.67%) SSH
2 4 (0.67%) Telnet
2 4 (0.67%) Wireless
3 2 (0.34%) BIG-IP
3 2 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (0.34%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (0.34%) Cisco Nexus
3 2 (0.34%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (0.34%) Network Security
3 2 (0.34%) VoIP
3 2 (0.34%) VSAN
4 1 (0.17%) LAN
4 1 (0.17%) MPLS
4 1 (0.17%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (7.06%) Power BI
2 23 (3.87%) Amazon Redshift
3 22 (3.70%) MySQL
4 9 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.34%) Tableau
6 7 (1.18%) Metadata
6 7 (1.18%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.01%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.84%) Flink
8 5 (0.84%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.67%) GIS
9 4 (0.67%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.67%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.50%) Big Data
10 3 (0.50%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.34%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.34%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 34 (5.71%) Git
2 29 (4.87%) JIRA
3 7 (1.18%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.18%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.67%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.67%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.67%) Selenium
5 3 (0.50%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.34%) Postman
6 2 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.17%) GoCD
7 1 (0.17%) JUnit
7 1 (0.17%) Toad
7 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 231 (38.82%) Social Skills
2 174 (29.24%) Finance
3 139 (23.36%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (8.74%) Manufacturing
4 52 (8.74%) Presentation Skills
5 46 (7.73%) Public Sector
6 44 (7.39%) Banking
7 27 (4.54%) Marketing
8 26 (4.37%) Influencing Skills
9 25 (4.20%) Retail
10 21 (3.53%) Legal
11 19 (3.19%) Billing
12 16 (2.69%) Pharmaceutical
12 16 (2.69%) Telecoms
13 13 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.51%) Local Government
15 8 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.18%) Advertising
16 7 (1.18%) Aviation
16 7 (1.18%) German Language
Job Titles
1 146 (24.54%) Analyst
2 95 (15.97%) Business Analyst
3 54 (9.08%) Consultant
4 53 (8.91%) Lead
5 46 (7.73%) Senior
6 24 (4.03%) Developer
7 22 (3.70%) Architect
7 22 (3.70%) Project Manager
8 19 (3.19%) Data Analyst
8 19 (3.19%) Senior Analyst
9 17 (2.86%) Senior Business Analyst
10 14 (2.35%) Financial Analyst
10 14 (2.35%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (2.18%) Change Manager
12 12 (2.02%) Senior Manager
12 12 (2.02%) Service Manager
13 11 (1.85%) Coordinator
13 11 (1.85%) SAP Consultant
13 11 (1.85%) Tester
14 10 (1.68%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.86%) Spring Boot
2 14 (2.35%) J2EE
3 12 (2.02%) FastAPI
4 8 (1.34%) .NET
5 5 (0.84%) Flask
5 5 (0.84%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.67%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.50%) HTML
7 3 (0.50%) Middleware
7 3 (0.50%) React
7 3 (0.50%) REST
7 3 (0.50%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.34%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.34%) GraphQL
8 2 (0.34%) JSON
8 2 (0.34%) Node.js
8 2 (0.34%) SAP PI
8 2 (0.34%) SOAP
8 2 (0.34%) XML
8 2 (0.34%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.22%) Management Information System
2 19 (3.19%) Product Ownership
3 12 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
3 12 (2.02%) Life Science
4 10 (1.68%) Renewable Energy
5 9 (1.51%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.18%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.18%) FMCG
6 7 (1.18%) Solar Panel
7 6 (1.01%) Market Risk
7 6 (1.01%) NHS
7 6 (1.01%) Operational Technology
8 5 (0.84%) Data Structures
8 5 (0.84%) Wiki
9 4 (0.67%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.67%) State Machine
10 3 (0.50%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (0.50%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.50%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.87%) Windows
2 9 (1.51%) Linux
3 7 (1.18%) Unix
4 6 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.67%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.34%) Debian
6 2 (0.34%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.17%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (24.54%) Problem-Solving
2 130 (21.85%) Agile
3 115 (19.33%) Project Management
4 89 (14.96%) Stakeholder Management
5 84 (14.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 61 (10.25%) Change Management
7 59 (9.92%) Requirements Gathering
8 58 (9.75%) Analytics
9 56 (9.41%) Project Delivery
10 55 (9.24%) Scrum
11 53 (8.91%) DevOps
12 52 (8.74%) ITIL
13 50 (8.40%) Data Analysis
14 47 (7.90%) Business Intelligence
15 45 (7.56%) Risk Management
16 44 (7.39%) Business Analysis
16 44 (7.39%) Decision-Making
17 43 (7.23%) ERP
17 43 (7.23%) Test Strategy
18 35 (5.88%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 57 (9.58%) Python
2 52 (8.74%) SQL
3 28 (4.71%) Java
4 19 (3.19%) PowerShell
5 18 (3.03%) C
6 14 (2.35%) C++
7 12 (2.02%) Bash
8 11 (1.85%) C#
8 11 (1.85%) Shell Script
9 10 (1.68%) JavaScript
10 6 (1.01%) Go
11 4 (0.67%) Bicep
11 4 (0.67%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.50%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.50%) R
12 3 (0.50%) VB
13 2 (0.34%) ABAP
13 2 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.34%) Ruby
13 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 98 (16.47%) Degree
2 82 (13.78%) Security Cleared
3 75 (12.61%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.36%) DV Cleared
5 15 (2.52%) PMI Certification
6 14 (2.35%) ACCA
6 14 (2.35%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.02%) PMP
7 12 (2.02%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.85%) ITIL Certification
8 11 (1.85%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.68%) CIMA
10 9 (1.51%) Six Sigma Black Belt
11 6 (1.01%) CISSP
12 5 (0.84%) CBAP
12 5 (0.84%) CISM
12 5 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 3 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.38%) QA
2 22 (3.70%) PMO
3 16 (2.69%) SLA
4 14 (2.35%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.35%) GxP
5 11 (1.85%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.18%) GAMP
6 7 (1.18%) GDPR
7 6 (1.01%) GRC
7 6 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.67%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.50%) CDISC
9 3 (0.50%) Good Clinical Practice
9 3 (0.50%) NIST
10 2 (0.34%) GMP
10 2 (0.34%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.17%) COBIT
11 1 (0.17%) GAAP
System Software
1 15 (2.52%) Docker
2 12 (2.02%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.68%) VMware NSX
3 10 (1.68%) vSphere
4 6 (1.01%) Firmware
5 3 (0.50%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.34%) XenApp
7 1 (0.17%) HDFS
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (3.53%) Grafana
1 21 (3.53%) Terraform
2 15 (2.52%) Ansible
2 15 (2.52%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.51%) Puppet
4 2 (0.34%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.17%) HAProxy
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.17%) SCCM
5 1 (0.17%) SCOM
5 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.17%) VxRail
Vendors
1 74 (12.44%) Microsoft
2 54 (9.08%) SAP
3 26 (4.37%) Oracle
4 21 (3.53%) Denodo
4 21 (3.53%) Talend
5 17 (2.86%) ServiceNow
6 16 (2.69%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.18%) Workday
8 12 (2.02%) VMware
9 10 (1.68%) Cisco
10 9 (1.51%) Ariba
11 8 (1.34%) Dell
11 8 (1.34%) Yardi
12 7 (1.18%) Google
12 7 (1.18%) Splunk
13 4 (0.67%) Okta
13 4 (0.67%) OpenText
13 4 (0.67%) Remedy
14 3 (0.50%) CheckPoint
14 3 (0.50%) Citrix