Continuous Improvement Job Trends in Yorkshire

Continual Improvement
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 6 30
Rank change year-on-year -11 +24 +38
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 468 439 329
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.57% 17.72% 5.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.87% 18.81% 7.04%
Number of salaries quoted 350 112 249
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,125 £32,900
25th Percentile £38,772 £36,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £71,286 £74,164 £72,433
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,778 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,100 £59,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.86% +2.61% -4.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,307 2,334 4,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 69.65% 94.19% 82.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,810 1,283 3,721
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,800 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Continuous Improvement relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in Yorkshire

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 May 2026. 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 Yorkshire -6 240 £60,000 -1.22% 67
South Yorkshire -12 75 £48,750 +6.56% 44
North Yorkshire -6 68 £47,500 -19.15% 11
East Yorkshire -16 25 £35,000 -22.22% 6
Humberside - 9 £24,500 - 4
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 25 (5.34%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.50%) Moodle
4 3 (0.64%) Confluence
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.43%) CMS
5 2 (0.43%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
Applications
1 34 (7.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 34 (7.26%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.21%) Navisworks
3 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.64%) iTrent
2 3 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.43%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 77 (16.45%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (16.24%) Azure
3 66 (14.10%) AWS
4 46 (9.83%) Entra ID
5 44 (9.40%) SaaS
6 41 (8.76%) Power Platform
7 23 (4.91%) Microsoft Purview
8 19 (4.06%) Power Automate
9 12 (2.56%) Serverless
10 11 (2.35%) PowerApps
11 10 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
12 7 (1.50%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (1.50%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (1.28%) Amazon S3
13 6 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.28%) GitHub
13 6 (1.28%) Google Workspace
13 6 (1.28%) OneDrive
14 5 (1.07%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 5 (1.07%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 34 (7.26%) Firewall
2 19 (4.06%) DHCP
2 19 (4.06%) DNS
3 17 (3.63%) Network Security
4 16 (3.42%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.50%) LAN
5 7 (1.50%) VPN
5 7 (1.50%) WAN
5 7 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.07%) VLAN
7 3 (0.64%) Broadband
7 3 (0.64%) Internet
7 3 (0.64%) VoIP
8 2 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.43%) Cisco Firepower
8 2 (0.43%) HTTP
8 2 (0.43%) Intranet
8 2 (0.43%) Wireless
9 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.12%) Power BI
2 27 (5.77%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.92%) Power Query
4 8 (1.71%) MySQL
5 7 (1.50%) PowerPivot
5 7 (1.50%) Tableau
6 6 (1.28%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.85%) DynamoDB
7 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.64%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.64%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.43%) Metadata
9 2 (0.43%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.43%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.21%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (4.27%) JIRA
2 17 (3.63%) Git
3 9 (1.92%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.28%) GitLab
5 5 (1.07%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.85%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.85%) Maven
7 3 (0.64%) JUnit
7 3 (0.64%) Selenium
8 2 (0.43%) Postman
9 1 (0.21%) JMeter
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 205 (43.80%) Social Skills
2 95 (20.30%) Analytical Skills
3 81 (17.31%) Finance
4 41 (8.76%) Public Sector
5 34 (7.26%) Retail
6 25 (5.34%) Marketing
7 22 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (4.49%) Law
8 21 (4.49%) Manufacturing
9 18 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.85%) Legal
10 8 (1.71%) Automotive
11 7 (1.50%) Advertising
12 5 (1.07%) Electronics
13 4 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.85%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.85%) Local Government
14 3 (0.64%) Aviation
14 3 (0.64%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 57 (12.18%) Analyst
2 55 (11.75%) Senior
3 50 (10.68%) Lead
4 40 (8.55%) Developer
5 31 (6.62%) Support Engineer
6 30 (6.41%) Development Manager
6 30 (6.41%) Senior Manager
7 29 (6.20%) IT Support
8 25 (5.34%) Full-Stack Developer
9 24 (5.13%) Product Manager
10 22 (4.70%) Software Engineer
11 21 (4.49%) Data Analyst
11 21 (4.49%) Software Manager
11 21 (4.49%) Technical Support
12 16 (3.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 16 (3.42%) Software Development Manager
13 14 (2.99%) .NET Development Manager
13 14 (2.99%) Security Engineer
14 13 (2.78%) Technical Engineer
14 13 (2.78%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.62%) .NET
2 17 (3.63%) CSS
3 16 (3.42%) HTML
3 16 (3.42%) React
4 12 (2.56%) Vue
5 10 (2.14%) Node.js
5 10 (2.14%) Spring
6 9 (1.92%) Spring Boot
7 8 (1.71%) REST
8 6 (1.28%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.28%) PySpark
9 5 (1.07%) GraphQL
10 4 (0.85%) Flask
10 4 (0.85%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.85%) Jest
10 4 (0.85%) Middleware
11 3 (0.64%) Lightning Web Components
11 3 (0.64%) OAuth
11 3 (0.64%) OpenID
11 3 (0.64%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.62%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.70%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (3.85%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.42%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.21%) e-Learning
6 11 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (1.92%) FMCG
7 9 (1.92%) NHS
8 8 (1.71%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.71%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.50%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.50%) CMDB
9 7 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.28%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (1.28%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.07%) Replication
12 4 (0.85%) PMI
12 4 (0.85%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 47 (10.04%) Windows
2 18 (3.85%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.21%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.14%) Linux
5 7 (1.50%) Android
5 7 (1.50%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (27.14%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (19.44%) Agile
3 88 (18.80%) Stakeholder Management
4 81 (17.31%) Decision-Making
5 79 (16.88%) Mentoring
6 73 (15.60%) Coaching
7 60 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
8 58 (12.39%) ITIL
9 53 (11.32%) Software Engineering
10 50 (10.68%) Analytics
11 48 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 47 (10.04%) User Experience
13 46 (9.83%) Disaster Recovery
14 45 (9.62%) Incident Response
15 42 (8.97%) DevOps
16 40 (8.55%) Roadmaps
17 39 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
17 39 (8.33%) Product Vision
18 38 (8.12%) Service Delivery
19 37 (7.91%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 54 (11.54%) SQL
2 34 (7.26%) Python
3 31 (6.62%) C#
4 30 (6.41%) JavaScript
5 24 (5.13%) PowerShell
6 16 (3.42%) Bash
7 14 (2.99%) Java
8 13 (2.78%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.07%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.07%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.85%) Groovy
11 3 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.64%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.43%) PHP
12 2 (0.43%) VBA
13 1 (0.21%) Bicep
13 1 (0.21%) R
13 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 51 (10.90%) Degree
2 19 (4.06%) Security Cleared
3 14 (2.99%) DBS Check
3 14 (2.99%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.92%) CISSP
6 6 (1.28%) IRCA
6 6 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 6 (1.28%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (1.07%) CCSP
7 5 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (0.85%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.64%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.64%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.64%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 3 (0.64%) CISM
9 3 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.64%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (11.11%) GDPR
2 42 (8.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (7.91%) Data Quality
4 35 (7.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 33 (7.05%) QA
6 30 (6.41%) NIST
7 14 (2.99%) Accessibility
8 12 (2.56%) SLA
9 8 (1.71%) GMP
10 6 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.28%) ISO 9001
10 6 (1.28%) NCSC
11 5 (1.07%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.85%) P3O
13 3 (0.64%) WCAG
14 2 (0.43%) GRC
14 2 (0.43%) PMO
15 1 (0.21%) ISO 19650
15 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.21%) JSP 440
System Software
1 43 (9.19%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.42%) Docker
3 9 (1.92%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (5.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.21%) Terraform
3 6 (1.28%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.07%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.43%) Ansible
6 2 (0.43%) Kibana
6 2 (0.43%) SCCM
Vendors
1 130 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.85%) Oracle
3 14 (2.99%) VMware
4 11 (2.35%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.92%) Workday
6 8 (1.71%) Citrix
6 8 (1.71%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.50%) Apple
7 7 (1.50%) Freshdesk
7 7 (1.50%) SAP
8 6 (1.28%) Databricks
8 6 (1.28%) Google
9 5 (1.07%) IFS
10 4 (0.85%) Adobe
10 4 (0.85%) Cisco
10 4 (0.85%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.85%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.85%) Juniper
11 3 (0.64%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.64%) IBM