Continuous Improvement Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Continual Improvement
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 29 57 55
Rank change year-on-year +28 -2 +10
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 1,123 1,594 2,295
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.52% 4.71% 5.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.07% 5.14% 5.50%
Number of salaries quoted 772 1,196 1,565
10th Percentile £35,750 £33,382 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £79,125 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £98,376 £96,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -4.17% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,917 31,024 41,738
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.15% 91.68% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 9,712 23,594 28,877
10th Percentile £30,500 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.71% +2.67%

Continuous Improvement
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Continuous Improvement trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Continuous Improvement.

Continuous Improvement salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Continuous Improvement salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 36 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.23%) CMS
3 19 (1.69%) nginx
4 16 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.34%) WordPress
6 13 (1.16%) Confluence
7 12 (1.07%) Apache Solr
7 12 (1.07%) Drupal
8 9 (0.80%) SAS
9 6 (0.53%) Headless CMS
10 5 (0.45%) IIS
11 4 (0.36%) Apache
12 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
13 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
13 2 (0.18%) Jupyter
13 2 (0.18%) Moodle
13 2 (0.18%) OpenStack
13 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
14 1 (0.089%) EPiServer
14 1 (0.089%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 47 (4.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.98%) Trello
6 9 (0.80%) Acrobat
7 4 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.18%) Notion
8 2 (0.18%) Sketch
9 1 (0.089%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.089%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.089%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.089%) Maple
9 1 (0.089%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.089%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.089%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 20 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.45%) Shopify
5 4 (0.36%) Adobe Campaign
5 4 (0.36%) Maximo
5 4 (0.36%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.27%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 2 (0.18%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.18%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.18%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.18%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.089%) ION Anvil
Cloud Services
1 298 (26.54%) Azure
2 178 (15.85%) AWS
3 94 (8.37%) Microsoft 365
4 89 (7.93%) Power Platform
5 62 (5.52%) SaaS
6 45 (4.01%) GCP
7 40 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
8 37 (3.29%) Serverless
9 31 (2.76%) GitHub
10 27 (2.40%) Cloud Computing
11 23 (2.05%) Google Workspace
12 21 (1.87%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.60%) Entra ID
14 17 (1.51%) AWS Lambda
14 17 (1.51%) PowerApps
15 14 (1.25%) Power Automate
16 13 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
16 13 (1.16%) PaaS
17 12 (1.07%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 12 (1.07%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 54 (4.81%) Firewall
2 30 (2.67%) DNS
3 26 (2.32%) WAN
4 22 (1.96%) TCP/IP
5 21 (1.87%) LAN
6 19 (1.69%) SD-WAN
7 18 (1.60%) IPsec
7 18 (1.60%) VPN
8 17 (1.51%) Network Security
8 17 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (1.34%) HTTPS
10 13 (1.16%) BGP
10 13 (1.16%) DHCP
10 13 (1.16%) VLAN
11 12 (1.07%) Cisco Firepower
12 11 (0.98%) Intranet
13 9 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
14 7 (0.62%) Broadband
14 7 (0.62%) OSPF
15 6 (0.53%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.23%) SQL Server
2 64 (5.70%) Power BI
3 56 (4.99%) MySQL
4 37 (3.29%) NoSQL
5 35 (3.12%) Tableau
6 22 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (1.78%) Relational Database
8 19 (1.69%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
10 14 (1.25%) Amazon RDS
11 13 (1.16%) Couchbase
12 9 (0.80%) MongoDB
13 8 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
13 8 (0.71%) Big Data
13 8 (0.71%) Data Hub
14 6 (0.53%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.53%) MariaDB
14 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 6 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
15 5 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 60 (5.34%) JIRA
2 50 (4.45%) Git
3 18 (1.60%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.42%) GitLab
5 8 (0.71%) Selenium
6 7 (0.62%) JUnit
7 6 (0.53%) Postman
7 6 (0.53%) Subversion
8 5 (0.45%) LSMW
8 5 (0.45%) Maven
9 4 (0.36%) Mocha
10 3 (0.27%) Appium
10 3 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.27%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
11 2 (0.18%) JMeter
11 2 (0.18%) LoadRunner
11 2 (0.18%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.18%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.18%) XCTest
General
1 511 (45.50%) Social Skills
2 325 (28.94%) Finance
3 213 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (10.24%) Marketing
5 94 (8.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 81 (7.21%) Public Sector
7 79 (7.03%) Banking
8 55 (4.90%) Manufacturing
9 52 (4.63%) Legal
9 52 (4.63%) Retail
10 48 (4.27%) Law
11 43 (3.83%) Advertising
12 37 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
13 28 (2.49%) Electronics
14 26 (2.32%) Telecoms
15 22 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (1.78%) Publishing
17 19 (1.69%) Automotive
18 18 (1.60%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 162 (14.43%) Lead
2 153 (13.62%) Senior
3 143 (12.73%) Developer
4 99 (8.82%) Analyst
5 48 (4.27%) Architect
6 44 (3.92%) Software Engineer
7 35 (3.12%) Account Manager
7 35 (3.12%) Product Manager
7 35 (3.12%) Senior Developer
8 34 (3.03%) Strategic Account Manager
9 32 (2.85%) Cloud Engineer
9 32 (2.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 31 (2.76%) Project Manager
11 30 (2.67%) Graduate
12 29 (2.58%) IT Graduate
13 28 (2.49%) Consultant
13 28 (2.49%) Graduate Developer
14 27 (2.40%) AWS Engineer
14 27 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
15 26 (2.32%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (8.90%) .NET
2 77 (6.86%) CSS
3 70 (6.23%) React
4 57 (5.08%) HTML
5 40 (3.56%) ASP.NET
6 36 (3.21%) jQuery
7 32 (2.85%) AngularJS
8 27 (2.40%) .NET Framework
9 26 (2.32%) .NET Core
10 25 (2.23%) Node.js
11 23 (2.05%) RESTful
12 22 (1.96%) REST
13 19 (1.69%) RabbitMQ
13 19 (1.69%) React Native
14 17 (1.51%) Spring
15 16 (1.42%) Entity Framework
16 15 (1.34%) Django
16 15 (1.34%) Flutter
17 13 (1.16%) Spring Boot
17 13 (1.16%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 109 (9.71%) Product Ownership
2 76 (6.77%) Management Information System
3 57 (5.08%) Data Centre
4 36 (3.21%) Digital Media
4 36 (3.21%) Marketing Technology
5 29 (2.58%) Cloud Native
5 29 (2.58%) Security Posture
6 22 (1.96%) Onboarding
6 22 (1.96%) PMI
7 21 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
8 20 (1.78%) Algorithms
8 20 (1.78%) NHS
8 20 (1.78%) Private Cloud
8 20 (1.78%) Virtual Team
9 19 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
9 19 (1.69%) Mobile App
9 19 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
10 16 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 16 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
11 15 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 76 (6.77%) Windows
2 38 (3.38%) Linux
3 24 (2.14%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.71%) Windows Vista
5 7 (0.62%) VMS
6 5 (0.45%) Android
6 5 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.45%) Unix
7 4 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) AIX
9 2 (0.18%) CentOS
9 2 (0.18%) Debian
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.18%) SUSE
10 1 (0.089%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 397 (35.35%) Agile
2 335 (29.83%) Problem-Solving
3 224 (19.95%) Project Management
4 222 (19.77%) DevOps
5 215 (19.15%) Mentoring
6 179 (15.94%) Roadmaps
7 145 (12.91%) Decision-Making
8 135 (12.02%) Analytics
9 134 (11.93%) CI/CD
10 132 (11.75%) Stakeholder Management
11 131 (11.67%) Project Delivery
12 129 (11.49%) Software Engineering
13 126 (11.22%) Collaborative Working
14 108 (9.62%) Collaborative Culture
15 98 (8.73%) Risk Management
15 98 (8.73%) Strategic Thinking
16 97 (8.64%) ITIL
17 95 (8.46%) Business Intelligence
18 92 (8.19%) Change Management
18 92 (8.19%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 144 (12.82%) Python
2 138 (12.29%) SQL
3 124 (11.04%) JavaScript
4 108 (9.62%) C#
5 83 (7.39%) Java
6 57 (5.08%) PHP
7 36 (3.21%) C++
8 33 (2.94%) PowerShell
9 31 (2.76%) TypeScript
10 18 (1.60%) C
11 17 (1.51%) Bash
12 12 (1.07%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.98%) Go
14 10 (0.89%) Embedded C
14 10 (0.89%) R
14 10 (0.89%) Ruby
14 10 (0.89%) Shell Script
15 9 (0.80%) Korn
16 8 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 7 (0.62%) C-shell
Qualifications
1 232 (20.66%) Degree
2 81 (7.21%) Security Cleared
3 71 (6.32%) DBS Check
4 60 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 47 (4.19%) PMI Certification
6 43 (3.83%) SC Cleared
7 30 (2.67%) AWS Certification
8 28 (2.49%) Master's Degree
9 25 (2.23%) PMP
10 24 (2.14%) DV Cleared
11 18 (1.60%) Azure Certification
12 17 (1.51%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 17 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (1.51%) CISSP
13 11 (0.98%) CCNP
13 11 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (0.98%) PhD
14 10 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.62%) CSPO
15 7 (0.62%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (8.46%) QA
2 37 (3.29%) Accessibility
2 37 (3.29%) Data Quality
3 35 (3.12%) GDPR
4 30 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 28 (2.49%) PCI DSS
6 19 (1.69%) SLA
7 18 (1.60%) PMO
8 14 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 13 (1.16%) NIST
10 11 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.80%) PERC
12 7 (0.62%) Basel II
12 7 (0.62%) Basel III
12 7 (0.62%) Dodd-Frank
12 7 (0.62%) IFRS
12 7 (0.62%) IFRS 9
13 6 (0.53%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.45%) GMP
14 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 44 (3.92%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.65%) Docker
3 28 (2.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (0.62%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.53%) Firmware
8 4 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.36%) vSphere
9 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.18%) KVM
10 2 (0.18%) Postfix
10 2 (0.18%) Sendmail
11 1 (0.089%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.089%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.089%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 74 (6.59%) Kubernetes
2 47 (4.19%) Terraform
3 24 (2.14%) Ansible
4 13 (1.16%) Prometheus
5 11 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.80%) Grafana
7 7 (0.62%) SCCM
8 6 (0.53%) Puppet
8 6 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.45%) CASB
9 5 (0.45%) Istio
9 5 (0.45%) linkerd
10 4 (0.36%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.27%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.18%) Nagios
12 2 (0.18%) Nessus
12 2 (0.18%) Salt
12 2 (0.18%) SCOM
Vendors
1 236 (21.02%) Microsoft
2 67 (5.97%) Google
3 60 (5.34%) SAP
4 50 (4.45%) Salesforce
5 41 (3.65%) Oracle
6 31 (2.76%) Databricks
7 29 (2.58%) Cisco
7 29 (2.58%) VMware
8 20 (1.78%) Adobe
9 19 (1.69%) ServiceNow
9 19 (1.69%) Tenable
10 17 (1.51%) Qualys
11 12 (1.07%) Meraki
12 11 (0.98%) Citrix
12 11 (0.98%) Dynatrace
12 11 (0.98%) IBM
13 10 (0.89%) CheckPoint
13 10 (0.89%) OneTrust
14 9 (0.80%) SolarWinds
15 7 (0.62%) Splunk