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 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 22 41
Rank change year-on-year +9 +19 +21
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 566 272 219
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.35% 8.22% 4.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.92% 9.48% 5.61%
Number of salaries quoted 419 121 117
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,000 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,000 £85,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% -6.98%

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 5,184 2,869 3,906
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.32% 86.68% 79.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,796 1,415 1,950
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -7.77% -1.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £65,625
90th Percentile £88,148 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -7.90%

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 21 September 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 21 September 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 -2 250 £53,480 -14.59% 303
South Yorkshire +14 139 £47,500 +21.79% 112
North Yorkshire +12 74 £45,000 -5.26% 54
East Yorkshire +1 43 £42,500 -22.73% 32
Humberside - 4 £56,250 - 25
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 56 (9.89%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.88%) Confluence
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.35%) CICS
4 2 (0.35%) CMS
4 2 (0.35%) WordPress
5 1 (0.18%) Moodle
5 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 42 (7.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.06%) Navisworks
3 6 (1.06%) Revit
4 4 (0.71%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.35%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.35%) Trello
6 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.41%) NetSuite
1 8 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.71%) iTrent
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 75 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
2 71 (12.54%) Azure
3 61 (10.78%) Power Platform
4 55 (9.72%) AWS
5 32 (5.65%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (5.65%) SaaS
6 29 (5.12%) Power Automate
6 29 (5.12%) PowerApps
7 28 (4.95%) Entra ID
8 26 (4.59%) OneDrive
9 16 (2.83%) Serverless
10 11 (1.94%) Amazon EC2
10 11 (1.94%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (1.77%) Amazon ECS
11 10 (1.77%) Amazon S3
11 10 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.59%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 8 (1.41%) Amazon EKS
13 8 (1.41%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.77%) Firewall
2 15 (2.65%) Network Security
3 14 (2.47%) DNS
4 11 (1.94%) DHCP
5 9 (1.59%) VPN
5 9 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (1.41%) LAN
6 8 (1.41%) WAN
6 8 (1.41%) Wireless
7 6 (1.06%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.71%) ATM
8 4 (0.71%) CTI
8 4 (0.71%) Internet
8 4 (0.71%) VoIP
9 3 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.53%) VLAN
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.35%) Intranet
10 2 (0.35%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (9.19%) Power BI
2 18 (3.18%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.12%) MySQL
4 8 (1.41%) Electronic Patient Records
5 7 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.06%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.53%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.53%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.53%) Metadata
7 3 (0.53%) NonStop SQL
7 3 (0.53%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.35%) Big Data
8 2 (0.35%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.35%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
8 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (3.18%) JIRA
2 12 (2.12%) Git
3 6 (1.06%) GitLab
4 5 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.71%) Selenium
6 3 (0.53%) Appium
7 2 (0.35%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.35%) JMeter
7 2 (0.35%) MLflow
7 2 (0.35%) Ranorex
8 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
General
1 218 (38.52%) Social Skills
2 109 (19.26%) Finance
3 101 (17.84%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (14.31%) Manufacturing
5 65 (11.48%) Public Sector
6 50 (8.83%) Law
7 40 (7.07%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (5.12%) Influencing Skills
9 25 (4.42%) Retail
10 24 (4.24%) Legal
11 22 (3.89%) Marketing
12 19 (3.36%) Electronics
13 13 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (1.59%) Advertising
16 7 (1.24%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.24%) Banking
17 5 (0.88%) Automotive
17 5 (0.88%) Back Office
17 5 (0.88%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 67 (11.84%) Senior
2 64 (11.31%) Analyst
3 36 (6.36%) Lead
4 33 (5.83%) Developer
5 31 (5.48%) Consultant
6 29 (5.12%) IT Support
7 24 (4.24%) Support Engineer
8 23 (4.06%) Support Analyst
9 22 (3.89%) Applications Support
10 21 (3.71%) IT Manager
11 18 (3.18%) Product Manager
11 18 (3.18%) Service Manager
12 16 (2.83%) Senior Manager
13 15 (2.65%) Business Analyst
13 15 (2.65%) Full-Stack Developer
13 15 (2.65%) Software Engineer
13 15 (2.65%) Technical Support
14 13 (2.30%) Architect
14 13 (2.30%) Operations Manager
14 13 (2.30%) Quality Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.77%) Terraform
2 21 (3.71%) .NET
3 14 (2.47%) CSS
3 14 (2.47%) HTML
4 10 (1.77%) React
5 9 (1.59%) Node.js
5 9 (1.59%) Vue
6 7 (1.24%) REST
6 7 (1.24%) RESTful
7 6 (1.06%) Kafka
8 5 (0.88%) PySpark
8 5 (0.88%) Spring
9 4 (0.71%) Playwright
9 4 (0.71%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (0.71%) Web Services
10 3 (0.53%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.53%) Flask
10 3 (0.53%) Next.js
10 3 (0.53%) OAuth2
10 3 (0.53%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.12%) Onboarding
2 24 (4.24%) Product Ownership
3 18 (3.18%) Driving Licence
4 16 (2.83%) Management Information System
5 15 (2.65%) SCADA
6 12 (2.12%) Replication
6 12 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.12%) SystemC
7 11 (1.94%) NHS
7 11 (1.94%) Operational Technology
7 11 (1.94%) Robotics
8 9 (1.59%) CCTV
8 9 (1.59%) Cloud Native
8 9 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.41%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.41%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.24%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.24%) FMCG
11 6 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.06%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 57 (10.07%) Windows
2 26 (4.59%) Windows Server
3 23 (4.06%) Linux
4 13 (2.30%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.59%) Android
6 6 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.88%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.88%) Unix
8 2 (0.35%) zOS
9 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (37.28%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (18.55%) Agile
3 84 (14.84%) ITIL
4 75 (13.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 74 (13.07%) Mentoring
5 74 (13.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 73 (12.90%) Coaching
7 71 (12.54%) Decision-Making
8 69 (12.19%) AI
9 63 (11.13%) Process Improvement
10 62 (10.95%) Service Management
11 58 (10.25%) Customer Service
12 56 (9.89%) ERP
13 54 (9.54%) CI/CD
14 53 (9.36%) Business Intelligence
15 52 (9.19%) Roadmaps
16 48 (8.48%) Project Delivery
17 47 (8.30%) Analytics
18 45 (7.95%) User Experience
19 44 (7.77%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 86 (15.19%) SQL
2 45 (7.95%) Python
3 24 (4.24%) C#
4 19 (3.36%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.65%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.94%) Shell Script
6 11 (1.94%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.77%) Java
8 8 (1.41%) Bash
9 5 (0.88%) PHP
10 4 (0.71%) Bicep
10 4 (0.71%) COBOL
11 3 (0.53%) ABAP
11 3 (0.53%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.53%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.35%) Groovy
12 2 (0.35%) JCL
12 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.35%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.35%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (9.72%) Degree
2 27 (4.77%) Security Cleared
3 23 (4.06%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.65%) DBS Check
5 13 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.30%) NVQ Level 3
6 11 (1.94%) City & Guilds
7 8 (1.41%) HNC
8 7 (1.24%) CISSP
8 7 (1.24%) HND
9 5 (0.88%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.71%) CCSP
10 4 (0.71%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.71%) PMP
11 3 (0.53%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.53%) CISM
11 3 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.71%) QA
2 28 (4.95%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.47%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.47%) SLA
6 10 (1.77%) GDPR
7 8 (1.41%) ISO 19650
8 7 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.24%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.24%) PMO
9 6 (1.06%) WCAG
10 5 (0.88%) GRC
10 5 (0.88%) NIST
11 3 (0.53%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.53%) NCSC
12 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.35%) IEC 61131
12 2 (0.35%) NEBOSH
13 1 (0.18%) AQAP
System Software
1 33 (5.83%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.65%) Docker
3 10 (1.77%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (3.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.24%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.71%) Ansible
4 2 (0.35%) Kibana
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.35%) Proxmox
4 2 (0.35%) SCCM
4 2 (0.35%) SCOM
4 2 (0.35%) WSUS
5 1 (0.18%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.18%) Grafana
5 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Satellite
5 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 143 (25.27%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.53%) SAP
3 17 (3.00%) Oracle
4 16 (2.83%) Cisco
5 15 (2.65%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.94%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.94%) Siemens
7 9 (1.59%) NEC
8 8 (1.41%) SonicWALL
8 8 (1.41%) VMware
9 6 (1.06%) Allen-Bradley
9 6 (1.06%) Autodesk
9 6 (1.06%) Meraki
9 6 (1.06%) Sage
10 5 (0.88%) Databricks
10 5 (0.88%) iManage
10 5 (0.88%) Workday
11 4 (0.71%) Avaya
11 4 (0.71%) Informatica
11 4 (0.71%) Juniper