Continuous Improvement Jobs in the North West

Continual Improvement
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 49 37
Rank change year-on-year +29 -12 +14
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 508 253 700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.10% 5.61% 7.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.32% 5.91% 7.98%
Number of salaries quoted 268 185 283
10th Percentile £36,459 £24,710 £32,300
25th Percentile £45,628 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,313
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +0.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,936 4,282 8,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.26% 94.88% 96.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3,448 2,907 5,249
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £30,450
25th Percentile £40,748 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.45%

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 31 October 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 31 October 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 +22 191 £55,000 -6.03% 88
Lancashire +14 122 £54,793 +15.35% 22
Cumbria -9 95 £56,000 +67.16% 5
Cheshire -5 67 £47,500 +42.86% 24
Merseyside +22 33 £65,000 +52.94% 6
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 20 (3.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.36%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.39%) IIS
4 1 (0.20%) CMS
4 1 (0.20%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 69 (13.58%) Microsoft Office
2 56 (11.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.56%) Simulink
4 7 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 29 (5.71%) iTrent
2 13 (2.56%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.39%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.39%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.20%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.20%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.20%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.20%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 75 (14.76%) Azure
2 43 (8.46%) AWS
3 37 (7.28%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (5.71%) SuccessFactors
5 24 (4.72%) SaaS
6 18 (3.54%) Power Platform
7 10 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (1.57%) Google Analytics
9 7 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (1.18%) GCP
11 5 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.79%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (0.79%) OCI
12 4 (0.79%) Serverless
13 3 (0.59%) Azure App Service
13 3 (0.59%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.59%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.39%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 2 (0.39%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.53%) DNS
2 22 (4.33%) DHCP
3 10 (1.97%) Firewall
4 9 (1.77%) WAN
5 8 (1.57%) LAN
6 7 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.38%) Wireless
7 5 (0.98%) 5G
7 5 (0.98%) Bluetooth
7 5 (0.98%) DSL
7 5 (0.98%) GSM
7 5 (0.98%) LTE
7 5 (0.98%) UMTS
7 5 (0.98%) VoIP
8 4 (0.79%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.59%) Internet
10 2 (0.39%) Network Security
10 2 (0.39%) SNMP
10 2 (0.39%) SSL
10 2 (0.39%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.57%) Power BI
2 7 (1.38%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.98%) Big Data
4 4 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (0.79%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.79%) Tableau
5 3 (0.59%) DB2
5 3 (0.59%) Event Store
6 2 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.39%) MySQL
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.39%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.20%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.20%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 13 (2.56%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (1.18%) Git
2 6 (1.18%) Vagrant
3 4 (0.79%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.79%) Octopus Deploy
4 3 (0.59%) JIRA
5 2 (0.39%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.20%) Subversion
6 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
General
1 176 (34.65%) Social Skills
2 91 (17.91%) Finance
3 69 (13.58%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (13.19%) Legal
5 54 (10.63%) Retail
6 46 (9.06%) Aerospace
7 20 (3.94%) Marketing
8 19 (3.74%) Manufacturing
9 17 (3.35%) Electronics
10 14 (2.76%) Telecoms
11 11 (2.17%) Automotive
12 10 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (1.97%) Law
13 7 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.98%) Billing
15 5 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.79%) Local Government
16 4 (0.79%) Military
17 3 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (14.17%) Project Manager
2 69 (13.58%) Lead
3 59 (11.61%) Analyst
4 55 (10.83%) Senior
5 47 (9.25%) Delivery Project Manager
6 29 (5.71%) HR Analyst
7 25 (4.92%) Developer
8 18 (3.54%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 18 (3.54%) Senior Manager
9 17 (3.35%) Azure Engineer
10 15 (2.95%) Cloud Engineer
10 15 (2.95%) IT Manager
10 15 (2.95%) Junior
10 15 (2.95%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 13 (2.56%) Junior Systems Engineer
11 13 (2.56%) Systems Engineer
12 12 (2.36%) .NET Developer
12 12 (2.36%) Senior Developer
12 12 (2.36%) Service Manager
13 11 (2.17%) Head of IT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.74%) .NET
2 7 (1.38%) React
3 6 (1.18%) .NET Framework
3 6 (1.18%) EDI
3 6 (1.18%) Spring
4 5 (0.98%) .NET Core
4 5 (0.98%) Next.js
4 5 (0.98%) Web Services
5 4 (0.79%) ASP.NET Web API
6 3 (0.59%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.59%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.39%) CSS
7 2 (0.39%) HTML
7 2 (0.39%) J2EE
7 2 (0.39%) Keras
7 2 (0.39%) Node.js
7 2 (0.39%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.39%) REST
7 2 (0.39%) TensorFlow
8 1 (0.20%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.91%) Management Information System
2 17 (3.35%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (2.36%) Mobile App
4 11 (2.17%) Product Ownership
5 8 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.38%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.18%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.18%) EPoS
7 6 (1.18%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.98%) Satnav
9 4 (0.79%) CMDB
9 4 (0.79%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (0.79%) IoT
9 4 (0.79%) Operational Technology
9 4 (0.79%) PMI
10 3 (0.59%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.39%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.39%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.39%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.72%) Windows
2 12 (2.36%) Windows 10
3 10 (1.97%) Linux
4 7 (1.38%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.18%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.59%) Android
6 3 (0.59%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (26.97%) Project Management
2 105 (20.67%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (16.54%) Agile
4 76 (14.96%) Project Delivery
5 75 (14.76%) Line Management
6 69 (13.58%) Analytics
7 49 (9.65%) Decision-Making
7 49 (9.65%) Logistics
8 48 (9.45%) Risk Management
9 47 (9.25%) ITIL
10 43 (8.46%) Mentoring
10 43 (8.46%) Service Delivery
11 41 (8.07%) Collaborative Culture
11 41 (8.07%) Data Analysis
12 40 (7.87%) Software Testing
13 39 (7.68%) Systems Engineering
14 37 (7.28%) Cybersecurity
14 37 (7.28%) DevOps
14 37 (7.28%) SDLC
14 37 (7.28%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (11.42%) SQL
2 38 (7.48%) Java
3 36 (7.09%) VBA
4 15 (2.95%) Python
5 13 (2.56%) MATLAB
6 8 (1.57%) C#
6 8 (1.57%) C++
6 8 (1.57%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.18%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.79%) C
9 3 (0.59%) Delphi
9 3 (0.59%) RPG
9 3 (0.59%) RPG IV
10 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.20%) Go
11 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.20%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.20%) Ruby
11 1 (0.20%) Swift
Qualifications
1 151 (29.72%) Degree
2 16 (3.15%) PMI Certification
3 14 (2.76%) Security Cleared
4 13 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.36%) PMP
6 9 (1.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 7 (1.38%) CISSP
7 7 (1.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 5 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.98%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.79%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (0.79%) CTC Cleared
9 4 (0.79%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.59%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.59%) CISM
10 3 (0.59%) HND
10 3 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 3 (0.59%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.06%) QA
2 22 (4.33%) GDPR
3 12 (2.36%) ISO 9001
3 12 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.97%) Data Quality
4 10 (1.97%) SLA
5 5 (0.98%) NEBOSH
5 5 (0.98%) PMO
6 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.39%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.39%) P3O
9 1 (0.20%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.20%) GRC
9 1 (0.20%) HIPAA
System Software
1 29 (5.71%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.17%) Docker
3 5 (0.98%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.39%) VMware Server
4 2 (0.39%) vSphere
5 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 19 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.56%) Terraform
3 10 (1.97%) Kubernetes
4 7 (1.38%) Autotask
5 6 (1.18%) Packer
5 6 (1.18%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.98%) Ansible
6 5 (0.98%) SCCM
7 2 (0.39%) Nessus
8 1 (0.20%) CloudForms
8 1 (0.20%) Puppet
8 1 (0.20%) Salt
8 1 (0.20%) vRealize
Vendors
1 111 (21.85%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.27%) SAP
3 32 (6.30%) Oracle
4 25 (4.92%) VMware
5 19 (3.74%) JDA
6 18 (3.54%) Citrix
7 14 (2.76%) IBM
8 11 (2.17%) Google
9 8 (1.57%) Cisco
10 7 (1.38%) Arqiva
10 7 (1.38%) Datto
10 7 (1.38%) Remedy
11 6 (1.18%) BT
12 5 (0.98%) EMC
12 5 (0.98%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.79%) F5
13 4 (0.79%) New Relic
14 3 (0.59%) CrowdStrike
14 3 (0.59%) Databricks
14 3 (0.59%) Meraki