Continuous Improvement Jobs in the Midlands

Continual Improvement
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 28 38
Rank change year-on-year -8 +10 +6
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 373 663 723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.96% 6.14% 7.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.44% 7.39% 7.31%
Number of salaries quoted 202 468 323
10th Percentile £31,325 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,943 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.87% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,560 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.10% -4.17% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Continuous 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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,791 8,973 9,885
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 92.48% 83.07% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,637 6,874 4,925
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £34,518 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.47% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,400 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% -12.00% +4.17%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in the Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 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
West Midlands -13 261 £53,500 - 260
East Midlands +7 110 £40,101 -15.58% 153
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 14 (3.75%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.07%) Confluence
3 3 (0.80%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.80%) CMS
4 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.27%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 117 (31.37%) Microsoft Office
2 110 (29.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (4.56%) Simulink
4 10 (2.68%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.34%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.34%) Trello
7 4 (1.07%) Maple
8 2 (0.54%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 14 (3.75%) Teamcenter
2 5 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.07%) SAP MDG
3 4 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.54%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.54%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 75 (20.11%) Azure
2 27 (7.24%) AWS
3 24 (6.43%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.41%) Azure Sentinel
6 8 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (2.14%) Power Platform
7 7 (1.88%) IaaS
7 7 (1.88%) SaaS
8 6 (1.61%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.07%) Serverless
10 3 (0.80%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.80%) Amazon S3
10 3 (0.80%) Amazon SageMaker
10 3 (0.80%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.80%) GitHub
11 2 (0.54%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.54%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.54%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.54%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.56%) Firewall
2 16 (4.29%) WAN
3 11 (2.95%) LAN
4 7 (1.88%) DNS
4 7 (1.88%) SD-WAN
4 7 (1.88%) VLAN
5 6 (1.61%) DHCP
6 5 (1.34%) Network Security
6 5 (1.34%) VPN
7 4 (1.07%) Internet
8 3 (0.80%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.54%) HTTPS
9 2 (0.54%) MQTT
9 2 (0.54%) VoIP
10 1 (0.27%) Profibus
10 1 (0.27%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.27%) Skype
10 1 (0.27%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.29%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.68%) Tableau
3 6 (1.61%) MySQL
4 4 (1.07%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.07%) Power BI
4 4 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.80%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.80%) Parquet
5 3 (0.80%) Spark SQL
6 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.54%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.27%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (3.75%) JIRA
1 14 (3.75%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (2.68%) Git
3 4 (1.07%) GitLab
3 4 (1.07%) LSMW
4 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.54%) Mocha
5 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.27%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.27%) FitNesse
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.27%) JMeter
5 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.27%) Newman
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.27%) Selenium
5 1 (0.27%) Subversion
5 1 (0.27%) Vagrant
General
1 129 (34.58%) Social Skills
2 56 (15.01%) Finance
3 46 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (5.09%) Aerospace
5 19 (5.09%) Electronics
6 16 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (3.75%) Law
7 14 (3.75%) Legal
7 14 (3.75%) Retail
8 13 (3.49%) Marketing
9 12 (3.22%) Manufacturing
9 12 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (2.68%) Billing
11 9 (2.41%) Police
11 9 (2.41%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.88%) Automotive
14 3 (0.80%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 108 (28.95%) Graduate
2 32 (8.58%) Analyst
3 24 (6.43%) Developer
4 19 (5.09%) Senior
5 15 (4.02%) Junior
5 15 (4.02%) Lead
6 14 (3.75%) Junior Systems Engineer
6 14 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (3.49%) Project Engineer
7 13 (3.49%) Project Manager
8 10 (2.68%) Data Manager
9 9 (2.41%) Consultant
9 9 (2.41%) Delivery Manager
9 9 (2.41%) IT Manager
9 9 (2.41%) Network Engineer
9 9 (2.41%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (2.14%) Business Analyst
10 8 (2.14%) IT Engineer
10 8 (2.14%) Support Engineer
11 7 (1.88%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.43%) .NET
2 8 (2.14%) ASP.NET
3 7 (1.88%) CSS
3 7 (1.88%) jQuery
4 6 (1.61%) Node.js
5 4 (1.07%) REST
6 3 (0.80%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.80%) HTML
6 3 (0.80%) Laravel
6 3 (0.80%) PySpark
6 3 (0.80%) Tailwind CSS
6 3 (0.80%) Web Services
6 3 (0.80%) XGBoost
7 2 (0.54%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.54%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.54%) Jest
7 2 (0.54%) JSON
7 2 (0.54%) MACH
7 2 (0.54%) Middleware
7 2 (0.54%) React
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.41%) Product Ownership
2 8 (2.14%) Learning Management System
2 8 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (1.61%) Credit Risk
3 6 (1.61%) Data Centre
3 6 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (1.61%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.61%) Virtual Team
4 5 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (1.34%) Mobile App
4 5 (1.34%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (1.07%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.07%) e-Learning
5 4 (1.07%) FMCG
5 4 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.07%) Replication
5 4 (1.07%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (1.07%) Smart Energy
5 4 (1.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.77%) Windows
2 12 (3.22%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.61%) Linux
4 5 (1.34%) CentOS
4 5 (1.34%) Rocky
4 5 (1.34%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.27%) Android
5 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.27%) Unix
5 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (32.44%) Customer Service
2 117 (31.37%) Process Improvement
3 115 (30.83%) Customer Experience
4 108 (28.95%) Data Analysis
4 108 (28.95%) Logistics
5 104 (27.88%) Creative Thinking
6 102 (27.35%) Performance Metrics
7 100 (26.81%) Contingency Planning
8 91 (24.40%) Problem-Solving
9 82 (21.98%) Project Management
10 64 (17.16%) Agile
11 47 (12.60%) Roadmaps
12 37 (9.92%) Project Delivery
13 32 (8.58%) Mentoring
13 32 (8.58%) Service Delivery
13 32 (8.58%) Stakeholder Management
14 31 (8.31%) Computer Science
14 31 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
15 30 (8.04%) ITIL
16 28 (7.51%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.65%) SQL
2 22 (5.90%) C#
3 19 (5.09%) Python
4 18 (4.83%) JavaScript
5 17 (4.56%) MATLAB
6 10 (2.68%) PHP
7 9 (2.41%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.88%) C++
8 7 (1.88%) Java
9 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.27%) Bash
10 1 (0.27%) C
10 1 (0.27%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) Ruby
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 169 (45.31%) Degree
2 15 (4.02%) BPSS Clearance
3 13 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (2.95%) DBS Check
4 11 (2.95%) Security Cleared
5 8 (2.14%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.14%) CISSP
5 8 (2.14%) PMP
6 7 (1.88%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.61%) CISM
7 6 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.34%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.34%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.07%) PhD
10 3 (0.80%) APMG
10 3 (0.80%) APMP
10 3 (0.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.80%) CITP
10 3 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.29%) SLA
2 15 (4.02%) QA
3 13 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.41%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.14%) PMO
6 7 (1.88%) NIST
7 6 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 5 (1.34%) GDPR
9 4 (1.07%) COBIT
9 4 (1.07%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.80%) GRC
11 2 (0.54%) NCSC
12 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.27%) COSO
12 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.27%) ITGC
12 1 (0.27%) P3O
12 1 (0.27%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (4.83%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.54%) Docker
3 2 (0.54%) Firmware
4 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (1.88%) Terraform
2 6 (1.61%) Ansible
3 3 (0.80%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.54%) Nessus
5 1 (0.27%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 80 (21.45%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.29%) Cisco
2 16 (4.29%) IBM
3 11 (2.95%) VMware
4 8 (2.14%) Dell
5 7 (1.88%) Juniper
6 6 (1.61%) McAfee
6 6 (1.61%) SAP
6 6 (1.61%) ServiceNow
6 6 (1.61%) SolarWinds
7 5 (1.34%) Avaya
7 5 (1.34%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.34%) Zscaler
8 4 (1.07%) Lotus
8 4 (1.07%) Oracle
9 3 (0.80%) Adobe
9 3 (0.80%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.80%) Databricks
9 3 (0.80%) Splunk
10 2 (0.54%) JD Edwards