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 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 23 41
Rank change year-on-year -17 +18 0
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 345 827 632
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.10% 7.10% 6.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.59% 8.61% 6.78%
Number of salaries quoted 197 486 298
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,785 £82,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -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 6,173 9,607 9,322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 91.32% 82.51% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,669 7,117 4,647
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,571 £38,276
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,560 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.65% -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 26 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 26 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 -22 232 £52,137 -2.55% 279
East Midlands +5 110 £40,101 -15.58% 160
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 16 (4.64%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.45%) CMS
4 3 (0.87%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.58%) Confluence
6 1 (0.29%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.29%) IIS
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 74 (21.45%) Microsoft Office
2 68 (19.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (4.35%) Simulink
4 9 (2.61%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.16%) MS Visio
6 4 (1.16%) Trello
7 2 (0.58%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.29%) Maple
Business Applications
1 14 (4.06%) Teamcenter
2 6 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.16%) SAP MDG
3 4 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.58%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.58%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.29%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.29%) Maximo
6 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.29%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 77 (22.32%) Azure
2 29 (8.41%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (7.83%) AWS
4 14 (4.06%) Dynamics 365
5 12 (3.48%) OCI
5 12 (3.48%) SaaS
6 10 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (2.90%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.90%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.61%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (2.32%) IaaS
9 5 (1.45%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.16%) GitHub
10 4 (1.16%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.16%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.16%) Serverless
11 3 (0.87%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.87%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.87%) Amazon SageMaker
11 3 (0.87%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.93%) Firewall
2 14 (4.06%) WAN
3 9 (2.61%) LAN
4 7 (2.03%) SD-WAN
5 6 (1.74%) DNS
5 6 (1.74%) VLAN
5 6 (1.74%) VPN
6 5 (1.45%) DHCP
6 5 (1.45%) VoIP
7 4 (1.16%) Internet
7 4 (1.16%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.87%) Network Security
9 1 (0.29%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.29%) MQTT
9 1 (0.29%) PBX
9 1 (0.29%) PSTN
9 1 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.29%) Skype
9 1 (0.29%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.22%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.90%) Tableau
3 6 (1.74%) MySQL
4 5 (1.45%) Power BI
5 4 (1.16%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.87%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (0.87%) Parquet
6 3 (0.87%) Spark SQL
7 2 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.58%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.58%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.29%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.29%) SQL CLR
Development Applications
1 16 (4.64%) JIRA
2 14 (4.06%) Rational DOORS
3 10 (2.90%) Git
4 4 (1.16%) GitLab
4 4 (1.16%) LSMW
5 3 (0.87%) Selenium
6 2 (0.58%) Mocha
7 1 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.29%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.29%) FitNesse
7 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.29%) JMeter
7 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.29%) Newman
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.29%) Subversion
7 1 (0.29%) Vagrant
General
1 127 (36.81%) Social Skills
2 60 (17.39%) Finance
3 49 (14.20%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (5.51%) Marketing
6 17 (4.93%) Electronics
6 17 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (4.64%) Aerospace
7 16 (4.64%) Retail
8 15 (4.35%) Manufacturing
9 12 (3.48%) Law
9 12 (3.48%) Public Sector
10 11 (3.19%) Billing
10 11 (3.19%) Legal
11 10 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.61%) Police
13 7 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.16%) Automotive
14 4 (1.16%) Local Government
15 3 (0.87%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 67 (19.42%) Graduate
2 35 (10.14%) Analyst
3 25 (7.25%) Developer
4 22 (6.38%) Senior
5 15 (4.35%) Junior
5 15 (4.35%) Lead
6 14 (4.06%) Junior Systems Engineer
6 14 (4.06%) Project Engineer
6 14 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
7 12 (3.48%) Cloud Specialist
7 12 (3.48%) Consultant
7 12 (3.48%) Oracle Specialist
7 12 (3.48%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (2.90%) IT Engineer
8 10 (2.90%) IT Manager
9 9 (2.61%) Data Manager
9 9 (2.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (2.61%) IT Support
9 9 (2.61%) Network Engineer
9 9 (2.61%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.96%) .NET
2 10 (2.90%) CSS
3 8 (2.32%) ASP.NET
3 8 (2.32%) jQuery
4 6 (1.74%) HTML
5 5 (1.45%) Node.js
6 4 (1.16%) REST
6 4 (1.16%) Web Services
7 3 (0.87%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.87%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.87%) Entity Framework
7 3 (0.87%) Laravel
7 3 (0.87%) PySpark
7 3 (0.87%) Tailwind CSS
7 3 (0.87%) XGBoost
8 2 (0.58%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.58%) Jest
8 2 (0.58%) MACH
8 2 (0.58%) Playwright
8 2 (0.58%) React
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.51%) Onboarding
2 10 (2.90%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.32%) e-Learning
3 8 (2.32%) Learning Management System
4 7 (2.03%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.03%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (2.03%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.74%) Credit Risk
5 6 (1.74%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.74%) Virtual Team
6 5 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.16%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.16%) PKI
7 4 (1.16%) Replication
7 4 (1.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 3 (0.87%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 37 (10.72%) Windows
2 17 (4.93%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.03%) Linux
4 5 (1.45%) CentOS
4 5 (1.45%) Rocky
4 5 (1.45%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.29%) Android
5 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (27.54%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (24.35%) Customer Service
3 82 (23.77%) Project Management
4 78 (22.61%) Process Improvement
5 70 (20.29%) Customer Experience
5 70 (20.29%) Logistics
6 69 (20.00%) Data Analysis
7 64 (18.55%) Creative Thinking
7 64 (18.55%) Performance Metrics
8 62 (17.97%) Agile
9 60 (17.39%) Contingency Planning
10 44 (12.75%) Roadmaps
11 39 (11.30%) Project Delivery
12 38 (11.01%) Mentoring
13 35 (10.14%) ITIL
14 34 (9.86%) Stakeholder Management
15 32 (9.28%) Service Delivery
16 30 (8.70%) Computer Science
17 29 (8.41%) DevOps
18 23 (6.67%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 35 (10.14%) SQL
2 25 (7.25%) C#
3 19 (5.51%) Python
4 18 (5.22%) JavaScript
5 15 (4.35%) MATLAB
6 10 (2.90%) PHP
7 8 (2.32%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.03%) C++
8 7 (2.03%) Java
9 3 (0.87%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.29%) Bash
10 1 (0.29%) C
10 1 (0.29%) Go
10 1 (0.29%) Ruby
10 1 (0.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 133 (38.55%) Degree
2 15 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 13 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (3.19%) DBS Check
4 11 (3.19%) Security Cleared
5 8 (2.32%) Azure Certification
6 7 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.74%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.74%) PMP
8 5 (1.45%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.45%) CISSP
8 5 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.16%) ISTQB
9 4 (1.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 4 (1.16%) SC Cleared
10 3 (0.87%) APMG
10 3 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.87%) CISM
10 3 (0.87%) CITP
11 2 (0.58%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.93%) SLA
2 16 (4.64%) QA
3 10 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.61%) PMO
5 8 (2.32%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (2.32%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 5 (1.45%) NIST
7 4 (1.16%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.16%) COBIT
8 3 (0.87%) GDPR
8 3 (0.87%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.87%) PMBOK
9 2 (0.58%) GRC
9 2 (0.58%) NCSC
10 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.29%) ITGC
10 1 (0.29%) P3O
10 1 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 19 (5.51%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.87%) Docker
4 2 (0.58%) Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (2.03%) Terraform
2 6 (1.74%) Ansible
3 4 (1.16%) FortiGate
3 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.87%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.58%) Nessus
6 1 (0.29%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.29%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 86 (24.93%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.80%) IBM
2 20 (5.80%) Oracle
3 15 (4.35%) Cisco
3 15 (4.35%) VMware
4 9 (2.61%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.32%) Dell
6 7 (2.03%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.74%) Juniper
7 6 (1.74%) McAfee
7 6 (1.74%) SAP
8 5 (1.45%) Avaya
8 5 (1.45%) SolarWinds
8 5 (1.45%) Zscaler
9 4 (1.16%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.87%) Adobe
10 3 (0.87%) Databricks
10 3 (0.87%) Infor
11 2 (0.58%) Google
11 2 (0.58%) Veeam