Continuous Improvement Jobs in the South West

Continual Improvement
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 52 67
Rank change year-on-year +11 +15 +12
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 460 384 376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 4.99% 5.55% 4.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.93% 5.88% 4.96%
Number of salaries quoted 357 206 181
10th Percentile £35,750 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £37,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,396 £50,000 £42,507
Median % change year-on-year +4.79% +17.63% -10.51%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £79,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South 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 South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,758 6,534 7,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 84.13% 94.46% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 5,561 3,649 4,987
10th Percentile £28,833 £30,500 £30,973
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £38,353
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +5.00% +7.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the South West

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in the South West

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the South West

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Bristol +17 170 £58,700 -1.39% 61
Dorset +20 70 £60,500 +44.91% 9
Wiltshire -5 67 £54,043 -1.74% 18
Gloucestershire 0 58 £47,500 -5.00% 34
Devon +12 56 £46,958 +26.91% 35
Somerset -5 35 £52,500 +36.36% 39
Cornwall -15 2 £46,890 +4.20% 3
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 25 (5.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (5.22%) Confluence
3 14 (3.04%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.65%) Apache
4 3 (0.65%) SAS
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Solr
5 2 (0.43%) CMS
5 2 (0.43%) nginx
5 2 (0.43%) WordPress
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.22%) Luigi
6 1 (0.22%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 35 (7.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (7.17%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (5.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.74%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.09%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.43%) Gliffy
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.22%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.22%) Revit
7 1 (0.22%) Solid Edge
7 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.87%) Shopify
2 2 (0.43%) Primavera
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.22%) HFM
3 1 (0.22%) Hyperion Planning
3 1 (0.22%) iTrent
3 1 (0.22%) Magento
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.22%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 63 (13.70%) Azure
2 47 (10.22%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (8.91%) Power Platform
4 39 (8.48%) AWS
5 18 (3.91%) Power Automate
6 11 (2.39%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.39%) PowerApps
7 10 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (2.17%) GCP
7 10 (2.17%) SaaS
8 9 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.09%) PaaS
12 4 (0.87%) IaaS
12 4 (0.87%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.65%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 3 (0.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (0.65%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.70%) SAN
2 10 (2.17%) Firewall
3 9 (1.96%) WAN
4 8 (1.74%) DNS
4 8 (1.74%) Internet
4 8 (1.74%) LAN
4 8 (1.74%) VoIP
5 7 (1.52%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (1.30%) Cisco IPT
6 6 (1.30%) Ethernet
6 6 (1.30%) RS-232
6 6 (1.30%) Software-Defined Networking
6 6 (1.30%) VLAN
6 6 (1.30%) Wireless
7 5 (1.09%) Cisco ISE
7 5 (1.09%) Cisco Wireless
7 5 (1.09%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.87%) PBX
8 4 (0.87%) SMS
9 3 (0.65%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.26%) SQL Server
2 31 (6.74%) Power BI
3 18 (3.91%) Tableau
4 17 (3.70%) Relational Database
5 12 (2.61%) MySQL
6 10 (2.17%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.74%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.30%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.30%) Qlik Sense
9 4 (0.87%) Data Hub
10 3 (0.65%) Metadata
10 3 (0.65%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.43%) Couchbase
11 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.43%) Looker
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.22%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 37 (8.04%) JIRA
2 25 (5.43%) Git
3 12 (2.61%) Subversion
4 10 (2.17%) Selenium
5 6 (1.30%) RStudio
6 5 (1.09%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.09%) WebDriver
7 3 (0.65%) Moq
7 3 (0.65%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.65%) xUnit.net
8 2 (0.43%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.43%) MSI
8 2 (0.43%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.22%) Babel
9 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.22%) ESLint
9 1 (0.22%) Vite
9 1 (0.22%) webpack
General
1 205 (44.57%) Social Skills
2 120 (26.09%) Finance
3 83 (18.04%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (12.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (11.30%) Banking
6 42 (9.13%) Law
6 42 (9.13%) Organisational Skills
7 35 (7.61%) Fire and Rescue
7 35 (7.61%) Manufacturing
8 33 (7.17%) Marketing
9 27 (5.87%) Electronics
10 25 (5.43%) Investment Banking
11 18 (3.91%) Aerospace
12 16 (3.48%) Local Government
13 15 (3.26%) Military
14 11 (2.39%) Legal
15 7 (1.52%) Aviation
15 7 (1.52%) Public Sector
16 6 (1.30%) Front Office
16 6 (1.30%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 73 (15.87%) Developer
2 72 (15.65%) Senior
3 52 (11.30%) Lead
4 46 (10.00%) Analyst
5 26 (5.65%) Project Manager
5 26 (5.65%) Software Developer
6 24 (5.22%) Business Manager
7 22 (4.78%) Consultant
7 22 (4.78%) Support Engineer
8 21 (4.57%) Senior Developer
9 19 (4.13%) Architect
10 16 (3.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (3.04%) Product Manager
12 13 (2.83%) IT Engineer
12 13 (2.83%) Solutions Architect
13 12 (2.61%) Business Relationship Manager
13 12 (2.61%) Network Engineer
13 12 (2.61%) Relationships Manager
13 12 (2.61%) Senior Manager
13 12 (2.61%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (5.00%) .NET
2 16 (3.48%) React
3 15 (3.26%) HTML
4 14 (3.04%) CSS
5 11 (2.39%) RESTful
6 10 (2.17%) Spring
7 9 (1.96%) Node.js
8 6 (1.30%) CSS3
8 6 (1.30%) HTML5
8 6 (1.30%) ODBC
9 5 (1.09%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.09%) LDAP
9 5 (1.09%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.87%) ASP.NET
10 4 (0.87%) Spring Boot
11 3 (0.65%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (0.65%) ASP.NET Web API
11 3 (0.65%) ASP.NET Web Forms
11 3 (0.65%) Redux
11 3 (0.65%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.57%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (4.13%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (3.91%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.83%) Algorithms
4 13 (2.83%) Clustering
4 13 (2.83%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.52%) CMDB
5 7 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (1.52%) Robotics
6 6 (1.30%) Analogue Electronics
6 6 (1.30%) AS400
6 6 (1.30%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (1.30%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.30%) Fixed Income
6 6 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (1.09%) Client/Server
7 5 (1.09%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (1.09%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.87%) VAX
Operating Systems
1 69 (15.00%) Windows
2 29 (6.30%) Linux
3 16 (3.48%) Windows 10
4 15 (3.26%) Apple iOS
4 15 (3.26%) Windows Server
5 12 (2.61%) AIX
6 10 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (1.30%) Android
7 6 (1.30%) Unix
8 5 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.87%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (32.17%) Agile
2 96 (20.87%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (18.26%) Project Management
4 53 (11.52%) ITIL
5 52 (11.30%) Coaching
5 52 (11.30%) Project Delivery
6 50 (10.87%) Change Management
7 49 (10.65%) Collaborative Working
8 46 (10.00%) Scrum
9 43 (9.35%) Line Management
10 41 (8.91%) Customer Service
10 41 (8.91%) Software Engineering
11 39 (8.48%) Business Intelligence
11 39 (8.48%) Process Improvement
11 39 (8.48%) User Experience
12 38 (8.26%) Analytics
13 37 (8.04%) Roadmaps
14 36 (7.83%) Stakeholder Management
15 32 (6.96%) CI/CD
16 31 (6.74%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 57 (12.39%) SQL
2 45 (9.78%) Java
3 39 (8.48%) C#
3 39 (8.48%) JavaScript
4 20 (4.35%) PowerShell
5 19 (4.13%) Python
6 10 (2.17%) C++
7 8 (1.74%) R
8 7 (1.52%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.09%) C
10 3 (0.65%) Bash
10 3 (0.65%) PHP
10 3 (0.65%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.43%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.43%) Embedded C++
11 2 (0.43%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.43%) Scala
11 2 (0.43%) Swift
12 1 (0.22%) Bicep
12 1 (0.22%) Julia
Qualifications
1 108 (23.48%) Degree
2 51 (11.09%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.09%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.70%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.26%) PMI Certification
5 15 (3.26%) PMP
6 14 (3.04%) ITIL Certification
7 13 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (2.61%) CCNP
9 11 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.74%) CCNA
11 7 (1.52%) APMG
11 7 (1.52%) ISEB
12 6 (1.30%) HNC
12 6 (1.30%) Tableau Certification
13 5 (1.09%) HND
13 5 (1.09%) RHCE
13 5 (1.09%) RHCSA
14 4 (0.87%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.26%) SLA
2 23 (5.00%) QA
3 22 (4.78%) PMO
4 19 (4.13%) GDPR
5 13 (2.83%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.30%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.87%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.87%) WCAG
8 2 (0.43%) NIST
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) GMP
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.22%) TickIT
System Software
1 33 (7.17%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.61%) Docker
4 4 (0.87%) Firmware
4 4 (0.87%) vSphere
4 4 (0.87%) XenApp
5 3 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (2.61%) Backup Exec
1 12 (2.61%) Kubernetes
1 12 (2.61%) NetBackup
2 10 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.74%) Terraform
4 7 (1.52%) vCenter Server
5 6 (1.30%) Ansible
6 5 (1.09%) Cisco Prime
6 5 (1.09%) Opsview
6 5 (1.09%) Rancher
7 4 (0.87%) EMC VPLEX
7 4 (0.87%) Nagios
8 3 (0.65%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.43%) SCCM
10 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.22%) Puppet
Vendors
1 117 (25.43%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.39%) VMware
3 30 (6.52%) Oracle
4 15 (3.26%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.83%) Google
6 12 (2.61%) Hitachi
6 12 (2.61%) NetApp
6 12 (2.61%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.61%) Snow
6 12 (2.61%) Veritas
7 11 (2.39%) Xamarin
8 10 (2.17%) Cisco
8 10 (2.17%) Citrix
9 9 (1.96%) HP
9 9 (1.96%) IBM
10 8 (1.74%) Databricks
11 6 (1.30%) Alteryx
11 6 (1.30%) BiZZdesign
11 6 (1.30%) SAP
12 5 (1.09%) Red Hat