Continuous Improvement Jobs in the North West

Continual Improvement
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Continuous Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 79 41
Rank change year-on-year +46 -38 +49
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 525 347 679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 5.41% 4.36% 7.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.51% 4.55% 7.57%
Number of salaries quoted 370 236 324
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,500 £31,625
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% +4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £68,554 £70,000 £67,813
90th Percentile £84,964 £79,375 £84,625
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,062 7,624 8,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.15% 95.74% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,132 3,949 5,362
10th Percentile £27,775 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,050 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the North West

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in the North West

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the North West

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +54 266 £60,000 - 126
Cheshire +3 99 £43,500 +30.14% 43
Merseyside +45 80 £50,000 +26.58% 27
Lancashire -5 47 £43,461 -10.54% 39
Cumbria +7 31 £70,000 +81.82% 7
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 19 (3.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.24%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.95%) Confluence
3 5 (0.95%) IIS
3 5 (0.95%) SAS
4 3 (0.57%) CMS
5 2 (0.38%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.19%) Jetty
6 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (8.38%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.14%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.14%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (2.48%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (2.48%) iTrent
2 8 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.95%) Sage 200
4 5 (0.95%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.76%) SAP APO
5 4 (0.76%) SAP MM
5 4 (0.76%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.76%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.76%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.38%) Primavera
6 2 (0.38%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.38%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.38%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.38%) SAP PLM
6 2 (0.38%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 101 (19.24%) Azure
2 48 (9.14%) AWS
3 33 (6.29%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (5.90%) Power Platform
5 28 (5.33%) GitHub
5 28 (5.33%) SaaS
6 14 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.90%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (1.90%) Google Play
9 8 (1.52%) GCP
10 6 (1.14%) Serverless
11 5 (0.95%) Collibra
11 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.95%) OCI
11 5 (0.95%) Stripe
12 4 (0.76%) Azure API Management
12 4 (0.76%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (0.76%) Azure Service Bus
12 4 (0.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.62%) DNS
1 19 (3.62%) Firewall
2 17 (3.24%) DHCP
3 15 (2.86%) VoIP
4 8 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.33%) PPP
6 6 (1.14%) Broadband
7 5 (0.95%) LAN
8 4 (0.76%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.76%) NAS
8 4 (0.76%) RS-232
8 4 (0.76%) SAN
8 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.57%) WAN
10 2 (0.38%) BGP
10 2 (0.38%) HTTP
10 2 (0.38%) MPLS
10 2 (0.38%) OSPF
10 2 (0.38%) RIP
10 2 (0.38%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.29%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.76%) MySQL
3 23 (4.38%) Power BI
4 20 (3.81%) PostgreSQL
5 19 (3.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (2.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 14 (2.67%) Tableau
8 13 (2.48%) BusinessObjects
9 11 (2.10%) Relational Database
10 10 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
10 10 (1.90%) RDBMS
11 7 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.95%) MaxDB
12 5 (0.95%) Metadata
12 5 (0.95%) SAP HANA
13 4 (0.76%) Data Hub
14 3 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
15 2 (0.38%) Looker
15 2 (0.38%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 39 (7.43%) Git
2 17 (3.24%) Bitbucket
3 16 (3.05%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.67%) PHPUnit
5 11 (2.10%) Visual Studio
6 10 (1.90%) Appium
6 10 (1.90%) JIRA
7 8 (1.52%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.95%) Android Studio
8 5 (0.95%) Postman
8 5 (0.95%) Selenium
8 5 (0.95%) Spinnaker
9 4 (0.76%) GitLab
9 4 (0.76%) Subversion
9 4 (0.76%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.38%) Jasmine
11 1 (0.19%) Moq
11 1 (0.19%) NUnit
11 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.19%) Storybook
General
1 208 (39.62%) Social Skills
2 118 (22.48%) Finance
3 104 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (13.90%) Legal
5 43 (8.19%) Retail
6 33 (6.29%) Public Sector
7 25 (4.76%) Law
8 24 (4.57%) Banking
9 19 (3.62%) Manufacturing
10 17 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (2.67%) Marketing
12 13 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (2.29%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.14%) Advertising
15 6 (1.14%) Automotive
16 4 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.76%) Games
16 4 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.38%) Military
Job Titles
1 78 (14.86%) Analyst
2 67 (12.76%) Developer
3 59 (11.24%) Senior
4 43 (8.19%) Lead
5 29 (5.52%) Project Manager
6 28 (5.33%) Senior Developer
7 21 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (3.81%) IT Manager
9 18 (3.43%) Head of IT
10 17 (3.24%) Cloud Engineer
10 17 (3.24%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 16 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
11 16 (3.05%) Support Analyst
12 15 (2.86%) Security Manager
12 15 (2.86%) Service Manager
13 14 (2.67%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.67%) Data Engineer
13 14 (2.67%) Software Developer
13 14 (2.67%) Systems Manager
14 13 (2.48%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.95%) React
2 25 (4.76%) .NET
2 25 (4.76%) CSS
3 24 (4.57%) RESTful
4 22 (4.19%) AngularJS
5 18 (3.43%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 17 (3.24%) Laravel
7 15 (2.86%) HTML
7 15 (2.86%) Sass
8 14 (2.67%) Tailwind CSS
8 14 (2.67%) Vue
9 13 (2.48%) REST
10 11 (2.10%) Web Services
11 10 (1.90%) Android SDK
11 10 (1.90%) JSON
12 6 (1.14%) RabbitMQ
13 5 (0.95%) BREW
13 5 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
13 5 (0.95%) Spring
13 5 (0.95%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.10%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.43%) Cloud Native
4 15 (2.86%) Onboarding
5 13 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.29%) Product Ownership
6 12 (2.29%) Security Posture
7 11 (2.10%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.71%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.52%) Housing Association
9 8 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.52%) NHS
10 7 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (1.33%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (0.95%) iPad
13 4 (0.76%) CMDB
13 4 (0.76%) Security Operations Centre
13 4 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 52 (9.90%) Windows
2 33 (6.29%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.43%) Android
4 17 (3.24%) Linux
5 7 (1.33%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.14%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (27.24%) Problem-Solving
2 107 (20.38%) Agile
3 81 (15.43%) ITIL
4 75 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 73 (13.90%) Decision-Making
6 63 (12.00%) Customer Service
7 59 (11.24%) Project Management
8 53 (10.10%) Stakeholder Management
9 50 (9.52%) DevOps
10 49 (9.33%) Coaching
11 47 (8.95%) Business Intelligence
12 46 (8.76%) Analytics
13 43 (8.19%) Service Delivery
14 41 (7.81%) ERP
15 39 (7.43%) Computer Science
15 39 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
15 39 (7.43%) Project Delivery
16 38 (7.24%) SDLC
17 36 (6.86%) Information Security
18 35 (6.67%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 62 (11.81%) SQL
2 31 (5.90%) C#
2 31 (5.90%) Python
3 28 (5.33%) Java
4 27 (5.14%) JavaScript
5 24 (4.57%) T-SQL
6 14 (2.67%) PowerShell
7 13 (2.48%) Kotlin
8 11 (2.10%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.95%) ABAP
9 5 (0.95%) VB
10 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.57%) PHP
12 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.38%) Swift
12 2 (0.38%) VBA
13 1 (0.19%) Ada
Qualifications
1 100 (19.05%) Degree
2 28 (5.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (2.86%) Master's Degree
4 11 (2.10%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (1.90%) HND
5 10 (1.90%) Security Cleared
6 8 (1.52%) HNC
7 7 (1.33%) CISM
7 7 (1.33%) CISSP
8 6 (1.14%) SC Cleared
9 5 (0.95%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.76%) CCIE
10 4 (0.76%) CCNA
10 4 (0.76%) CCNP
10 4 (0.76%) CRISC
10 4 (0.76%) ISSMP
10 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (0.76%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (10.29%) QA
2 37 (7.05%) SLA
3 27 (5.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.62%) PMO
5 18 (3.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (3.05%) GDPR
7 15 (2.86%) NIST
8 9 (1.71%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (1.52%) Data Quality
9 8 (1.52%) NEBOSH
10 7 (1.33%) COSHH
10 7 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (0.76%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.76%) ISO 14001
11 4 (0.76%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.76%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.38%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 38 (7.24%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.48%) Hyper-V
3 10 (1.90%) Docker
4 6 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Snort
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.67%) Terraform
2 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.95%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.57%) Ansible
4 3 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.57%) Progress Chef
4 3 (0.57%) SCCM
5 1 (0.19%) Nessus
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 140 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 52 (9.90%) SAP
3 25 (4.76%) Google
4 21 (4.00%) Citrix
5 15 (2.86%) VMware
6 13 (2.48%) Infor
7 12 (2.29%) Oracle
8 11 (2.10%) Cisco
9 10 (1.90%) Commvault
10 8 (1.52%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.52%) Veeam
11 5 (0.95%) PayPal
11 5 (0.95%) Sage
11 5 (0.95%) Sybase
11 5 (0.95%) WorldPay
12 4 (0.76%) Databricks
12 4 (0.76%) Dell
12 4 (0.76%) Facebook
12 4 (0.76%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.57%) OneTrust