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 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 7 34
Rank change year-on-year -9 +27 +18
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 496 500 258
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.03% 14.25% 4.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.43% 15.90% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 395 126 173
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,250 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +1.35% +11.00%
75th Percentile £65,640 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,300 £90,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +0.80%

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 4,757 3,145 4,130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.45% 89.63% 78.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3,415 1,520 2,884
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £37,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -8.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,525
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% -11.29%

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 27 July 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 27 July 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 -10 234 £55,000 -15.38% 106
South Yorkshire +4 122 £46,000 +9.52% 41
North Yorkshire 0 71 £48,750 +45.52% 21
East Yorkshire -9 30 £38,750 -33.19% 4
Humberside - 9 £33,500 - 3
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 50 (10.08%) SharePoint
2 20 (4.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.01%) Confluence
4 4 (0.81%) Moodle
5 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.20%) CICS
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
6 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (6.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.81%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.40%) Trello
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.81%) iTrent
3 3 (0.60%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 90 (18.15%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (15.73%) Azure
3 55 (11.09%) Power Platform
4 48 (9.68%) AWS
5 31 (6.25%) Entra ID
5 31 (6.25%) SaaS
6 28 (5.65%) Power Automate
7 26 (5.24%) OneDrive
8 24 (4.84%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (4.84%) PowerApps
9 10 (2.02%) Serverless
10 9 (1.81%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 9 (1.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 8 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.61%) GitHub
12 7 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (1.21%) Amazon EC2
13 6 (1.21%) AWS CloudFormation
13 6 (1.21%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.23%) Firewall
2 18 (3.63%) DNS
3 16 (3.23%) DHCP
4 14 (2.82%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.02%) Network Security
6 9 (1.81%) VPN
7 8 (1.61%) Wireless
8 7 (1.41%) LAN
8 7 (1.41%) WAN
9 4 (0.81%) ATM
9 4 (0.81%) CTI
9 4 (0.81%) Internet
9 4 (0.81%) VLAN
9 4 (0.81%) VoIP
9 4 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.60%) HTTP
11 2 (0.40%) Broadband
11 2 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
12 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.88%) Power BI
2 10 (2.02%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.81%) MySQL
4 6 (1.21%) Semantic Layer
5 4 (0.81%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.60%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.60%) Neo4j
6 3 (0.60%) NonStop SQL
6 3 (0.60%) Power Query
6 3 (0.60%) PowerPivot
6 3 (0.60%) Tableau
7 2 (0.40%) Big Data
7 2 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.40%) Metadata
7 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 26 (5.24%) JIRA
2 13 (2.62%) Git
3 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.81%) GitLab
5 2 (0.40%) JUnit
5 2 (0.40%) Postman
5 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.20%) MLflow
General
1 196 (39.52%) Social Skills
2 115 (23.19%) Finance
3 88 (17.74%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (10.48%) Public Sector
5 47 (9.48%) Law
6 42 (8.47%) Manufacturing
7 33 (6.65%) Influencing Skills
8 29 (5.85%) Retail
9 26 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (4.23%) Marketing
11 17 (3.43%) Legal
12 9 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.21%) Advertising
15 5 (1.01%) Banking
15 5 (1.01%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.81%) Automotive
16 4 (0.81%) Digital Economy
16 4 (0.81%) Health Technology
16 4 (0.81%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 64 (12.90%) Analyst
2 57 (11.49%) Senior
3 37 (7.46%) Developer
4 31 (6.25%) IT Support
5 30 (6.05%) Lead
6 26 (5.24%) Senior Manager
7 25 (5.04%) Software Engineer
8 23 (4.64%) Product Manager
9 22 (4.44%) Data Analyst
9 22 (4.44%) Support Engineer
10 21 (4.23%) Full-Stack Developer
11 20 (4.03%) Service Manager
12 19 (3.83%) Applications Support
12 19 (3.83%) Support Analyst
13 18 (3.63%) IT Manager
14 17 (3.43%) .NET Software Engineer
14 17 (3.43%) Consultant
15 16 (3.23%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 16 (3.23%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
16 15 (3.02%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (5.04%) .NET
2 19 (3.83%) CSS
3 18 (3.63%) HTML
4 15 (3.02%) Vue
5 12 (2.42%) React
6 8 (1.61%) Node.js
7 6 (1.21%) RESTful
8 4 (0.81%) PySpark
8 4 (0.81%) REST
8 4 (0.81%) Spring
8 4 (0.81%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.81%) Web Services
9 3 (0.60%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.60%) Flask
9 3 (0.60%) Kafka
9 3 (0.60%) LangChain
9 3 (0.60%) LangGraph
9 3 (0.60%) Middleware
9 3 (0.60%) Next.js
9 3 (0.60%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.24%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.64%) Management Information System
3 15 (3.02%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (2.02%) Operational Technology
5 9 (1.81%) e-Learning
6 8 (1.61%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (1.61%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.61%) Replication
7 7 (1.41%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.41%) NHS
8 6 (1.21%) AI Agents
8 6 (1.21%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 6 (1.21%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.01%) CCTV
9 5 (1.01%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.01%) SystemC
10 4 (0.81%) IVR
10 4 (0.81%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 51 (10.28%) Windows
2 25 (5.04%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.82%) Windows 10
4 11 (2.22%) Linux
5 8 (1.61%) Android
6 5 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.60%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (32.26%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (19.76%) Agile
3 81 (16.33%) ITIL
4 80 (16.13%) Mentoring
5 76 (15.32%) Coaching
6 72 (14.52%) Stakeholder Management
7 70 (14.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 59 (11.90%) Roadmaps
8 59 (11.90%) Service Management
9 58 (11.69%) Analytics
10 57 (11.49%) User Experience
11 55 (11.09%) AI
11 55 (11.09%) ERP
12 54 (10.89%) Decision-Making
12 54 (10.89%) Service Delivery
13 51 (10.28%) Business Intelligence
14 43 (8.67%) CI/CD
14 43 (8.67%) Process Improvement
14 43 (8.67%) Software Engineering
15 42 (8.47%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 73 (14.72%) SQL
2 38 (7.66%) Python
3 27 (5.44%) C#
4 16 (3.23%) PowerShell
5 13 (2.62%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.02%) Bash
6 10 (2.02%) Java
7 9 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 8 (1.61%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.81%) Bicep
9 4 (0.81%) PHP
9 4 (0.81%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.60%) ABAP
10 3 (0.60%) COBOL
10 3 (0.60%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.60%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.40%) Groovy
11 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.20%) CLIST
Qualifications
1 45 (9.07%) Degree
2 23 (4.64%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.83%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (3.02%) DBS Check
6 6 (1.21%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.21%) CISSP
6 6 (1.21%) IRCA
7 5 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.81%) CCSP
9 3 (0.60%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.60%) CISM
9 3 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.60%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.60%) PMP
10 2 (0.40%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.45%) Data Quality
2 31 (6.25%) QA
3 20 (4.03%) GDPR
3 20 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.62%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.81%) ISO 9001
6 9 (1.81%) SLA
7 8 (1.61%) GMP
8 7 (1.41%) PMO
9 5 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.01%) NIST
10 4 (0.81%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.60%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.60%) NCSC
12 2 (0.40%) WCAG
13 1 (0.20%) GAAP
13 1 (0.20%) GRC
13 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
System Software
1 42 (8.47%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.62%) Docker
3 4 (0.81%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.40%) Firmware
4 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.20%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 22 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
1 22 (4.44%) Terraform
2 7 (1.41%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.40%) Ansible
3 2 (0.40%) Kibana
3 2 (0.40%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.40%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 146 (29.44%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.82%) Cisco
2 14 (2.82%) Oracle
3 13 (2.62%) Salesforce
3 13 (2.62%) SAP
3 13 (2.62%) ServiceNow
4 11 (2.22%) VMware
5 10 (2.02%) Workday
6 6 (1.21%) Apple
6 6 (1.21%) Citrix
6 6 (1.21%) Freshdesk
6 6 (1.21%) Meraki
6 6 (1.21%) Siemens
7 5 (1.01%) iManage
8 4 (0.81%) Adobe
8 4 (0.81%) Avaya
8 4 (0.81%) CheckPoint
8 4 (0.81%) Genesys
8 4 (0.81%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.81%) Juniper