The first table below looks at the demand for Continuous Improvement skills in IT jobs advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Coventry region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Continual Improvement
Rank 56 45 45
Rank change year-on-year
-11 0
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 10 4 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 1.634% 1.120% 2.122%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.358% 1.515% 2.787%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 8
Average salary £44,250 £36,250 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.06% -48.21%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -
All Processes & Methodologies
Coventry
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
424 264 287
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 69.28% 73.95% 76.13%
Number of salaries quoted 367 234 280
Average salary £40,000 £38,000 £48,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% -20.83%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £24,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £65,000 £58,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Continuous Improvement
West Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Coventry Continuous Improvement Jobs Demand Trend

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement across the Coventry region.

Coventry Continuous Improvement Salary Trend

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Coventry Continuous Improvement Salary Histogram

Continuous Improvement
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry region citing Continuous Improvement also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Continuous Improvement.

1 9 (36.00%) ITIL
2 8 (32.00%) SAP
2 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
3 7 (28.00%) SAP R/3
4 6 (24.00%) Service Delivery
4 6 (24.00%) VMware
4 6 (24.00%) SLA
4 6 (24.00%) Linux
5 5 (20.00%) Active Directory
5 5 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
5 5 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
5 5 (20.00%) Resource Management
5 5 (20.00%) Business Transformation
6 4 (16.00%) WebSphere
6 4 (16.00%) TDD
6 4 (16.00%) Change Management
6 4 (16.00%) Finance
6 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (16.00%) AWT
6 4 (16.00%) HTTP
6 4 (16.00%) CRM
6 4 (16.00%) ERP
6 4 (16.00%) JMS
6 4 (16.00%) UML
6 4 (16.00%) MCSE
6 4 (16.00%) Swing
6 4 (16.00%) Servlets
6 4 (16.00%) SOAP
6 4 (16.00%) Struts
6 4 (16.00%) XML

Continuous Improvement
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry region citing Continuous Improvement also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Continuous Improvement. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (16.00%) WebSphere
1 4 (16.00%) AWT
1 4 (16.00%) JMS
1 4 (16.00%) Swing
1 4 (16.00%) Servlets
1 4 (16.00%) SOAP
1 4 (16.00%) Struts
1 4 (16.00%) XML
1 4 (16.00%) XSLT
1 4 (16.00%) J2EE
2 1 (4.000%) Velocity
Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) WebSphere MQ
2 1 (4.000%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (28.00%) SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.00%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 3 (12.00%) JUnit
General
1 4 (16.00%) Finance
2 2 (8.000%) Retail
3 1 (4.000%) Advertising
3 1 (4.000%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (32.00%) Technical Manager
2 7 (28.00%) SAP Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Senior Java Developer
3 4 (16.00%) Java Developer
3 4 (16.00%) Developer
3 4 (16.00%) Analyst
3 4 (16.00%) Senior Developer
4 2 (8.000%) Technical Services Manager
4 2 (8.000%) Systems Analyst
4 2 (8.000%) Service Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Technical Support
5 1 (4.000%) Test Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Operations Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Data Analyst
5 1 (4.000%) Services Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Release Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Team Leader
5 1 (4.000%) Technical Support Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.000%) Support Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (4.000%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 6 (24.00%) Linux
2 2 (8.000%) SUSE
3 1 (4.000%) UNIX
3 1 (4.000%) Windows
3 1 (4.000%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) ITIL
2 6 (24.00%) Service Delivery
3 5 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
3 5 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (20.00%) Resource Management
3 5 (20.00%) Business Transformation
4 4 (16.00%) TDD
4 4 (16.00%) Change Management
4 4 (16.00%) CRM
4 4 (16.00%) ERP
4 4 (16.00%) UML
5 3 (12.00%) Integration Testing
6 2 (8.000%) Performance Management
6 2 (8.000%) Project Management
7 1 (4.000%) Configuration Management
7 1 (4.000%) Service Management
7 1 (4.000%) Quality Management
7 1 (4.000%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (4.000%) Risk Management
7 1 (4.000%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 4 (16.00%) Java
1 4 (16.00%) SQL
2 3 (12.00%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (16.00%) MCSE
2 2 (8.000%) Degree
3 1 (4.000%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (24.00%) SLA
2 1 (4.000%) QA
System Software
1 5 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.000%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.000%) XenApp
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) SAP
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (24.00%) VMware
3 3 (12.00%) NetApp
3 3 (12.00%) Citrix
4 1 (4.000%) Sun
4 1 (4.000%) Cisco
4 1 (4.000%) Oracle
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
With in-depth technical knowledge and capability, particularly around Java and Oracle based solutions, you will challenge test partner decisions and define strategies that encompass the full testing...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
As the single point of contact for Load and Performance QA projects, you'll ensure adherence to our framework, manage any deviations and drive continuous improvement including reduced...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
We're seeking professionals who take ownership of their work, strive for continuous improvement and have the ability to design processes suited to a sophisticated IT operation, with...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
We’re seeking professionals who take ownership of their work, strive for continuous improvement and have the ability to design processes suited to a sophisticated IT operation, with...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013