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 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 7 31
Rank change year-on-year -10 +24 +35
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 504 463 334
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.46% 15.54% 5.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.03% 16.82% 6.47%
Number of salaries quoted 400 100 235
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,156 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,916 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,743 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.69% +1.24% +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,640 £80,000 £71,725
90th Percentile £80,000 £94,247 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -3.33%

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 4,568 2,753 5,164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.60% 92.41% 78.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,218 1,302 3,889
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,719 £37,000
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 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 22 June 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 22 June 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 -4 232 £55,000 -23.60% 59
South Yorkshire 0 110 £46,000 -1.08% 44
North Yorkshire -1 72 £47,500 +5.56% 22
East Yorkshire -17 26 £35,000 -39.66% 3
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 46 (9.13%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.39%) Confluence
4 4 (0.79%) Moodle
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) CICS
Applications
1 40 (7.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (7.74%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Navisworks
4 1 (0.20%) Revit
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.79%) iTrent
1 4 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 102 (20.24%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (16.87%) Azure
3 57 (11.31%) AWS
4 53 (10.52%) Entra ID
5 52 (10.32%) Power Platform
6 30 (5.95%) SaaS
7 28 (5.56%) Power Automate
8 25 (4.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (3.77%) OneDrive
9 19 (3.77%) PowerApps
10 17 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.38%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (1.79%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 9 (1.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 9 (1.79%) Serverless
13 8 (1.59%) Mimecast
14 7 (1.39%) GitHub
15 6 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.19%) Google Workspace
16 5 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.33%) Firewall
2 23 (4.56%) DNS
3 22 (4.37%) DHCP
4 17 (3.37%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.58%) Network Security
6 11 (2.18%) VPN
7 10 (1.98%) LAN
7 10 (1.98%) WAN
8 8 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (1.39%) VLAN
10 6 (1.19%) Wireless
11 5 (0.99%) Internet
12 3 (0.60%) Broadband
12 3 (0.60%) HTTP
12 3 (0.60%) VoIP
13 2 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
14 1 (0.20%) Profibus
14 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
14 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.72%) Power BI
2 17 (3.37%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.98%) MySQL
4 8 (1.59%) Power Query
5 7 (1.39%) PowerPivot
6 5 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.99%) Semantic Layer
7 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.60%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.60%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.60%) Tableau
9 2 (0.40%) Metadata
10 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
10 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 26 (5.16%) JIRA
2 15 (2.98%) Git
3 6 (1.19%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.60%) GitLab
5 2 (0.40%) JUnit
5 2 (0.40%) Postman
5 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
General
1 216 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 103 (20.44%) Finance
3 100 (19.84%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (9.13%) Public Sector
5 40 (7.94%) Manufacturing
6 30 (5.95%) Law
7 28 (5.56%) Retail
8 27 (5.36%) Influencing Skills
9 24 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (4.37%) Marketing
11 14 (2.78%) Legal
12 8 (1.59%) Automotive
13 7 (1.39%) Advertising
13 7 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.79%) Banking
15 4 (0.79%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.79%) Local Government
16 3 (0.60%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 75 (14.88%) Analyst
2 60 (11.90%) Senior
3 45 (8.93%) Lead
4 39 (7.74%) IT Support
5 34 (6.75%) Developer
6 30 (5.95%) Software Engineer
7 29 (5.75%) Senior Manager
8 28 (5.56%) Support Engineer
9 24 (4.76%) Full-Stack Developer
9 24 (4.76%) Product Manager
10 23 (4.56%) Support Analyst
11 21 (4.17%) Data Analyst
12 19 (3.77%) Service Manager
13 17 (3.37%) Applications Support
14 16 (3.17%) .NET Software Engineer
14 16 (3.17%) Development Manager
14 16 (3.17%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 16 (3.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 16 (3.17%) Infrastructure Support
14 16 (3.17%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.36%) .NET
2 18 (3.57%) CSS
3 17 (3.37%) HTML
4 15 (2.98%) React
4 15 (2.98%) Vue
5 10 (1.98%) Node.js
6 6 (1.19%) REST
6 6 (1.19%) RESTful
7 5 (0.99%) PySpark
7 5 (0.99%) Spring
8 4 (0.79%) GraphQL
8 4 (0.79%) Spring Boot
9 3 (0.60%) LangChain
9 3 (0.60%) LangGraph
9 3 (0.60%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.60%) Middleware
9 3 (0.60%) OAuth
9 3 (0.60%) OpenID
9 3 (0.60%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.60%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.56%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.56%) Product Ownership
3 22 (4.37%) Data Protection Act
4 17 (3.37%) Driving Licence
5 15 (2.98%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.38%) e-Learning
6 12 (2.38%) Operational Technology
7 8 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.39%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.19%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.19%) FMCG
9 6 (1.19%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 6 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (1.19%) Replication
10 5 (0.99%) CMDB
10 5 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.99%) NHS
10 5 (0.99%) Robotics
10 5 (0.99%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 60 (11.90%) Windows
2 26 (5.16%) Windows Server
3 19 (3.77%) Windows 10
4 11 (2.18%) Linux
5 8 (1.59%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (1.39%) Android
7 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (28.17%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (16.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 84 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 83 (16.47%) Agile
5 81 (16.07%) Mentoring
6 77 (15.28%) Coaching
7 76 (15.08%) ITIL
8 63 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 62 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (11.31%) Disaster Recovery
11 55 (10.91%) Analytics
12 51 (10.12%) Business Continuity
12 51 (10.12%) Software Engineering
13 50 (9.92%) Business Intelligence
13 50 (9.92%) User Experience
14 49 (9.72%) Incident Response
15 48 (9.52%) Service Delivery
16 45 (8.93%) ERP
16 45 (8.93%) Roadmaps
16 45 (8.93%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 65 (12.90%) SQL
2 35 (6.94%) Python
3 29 (5.75%) C#
4 23 (4.56%) PowerShell
5 17 (3.37%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.58%) Bash
7 12 (2.38%) TypeScript
8 11 (2.18%) Java
9 6 (1.19%) Shell Script
10 5 (0.99%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.60%) ABAP
11 3 (0.60%) PHP
11 3 (0.60%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.40%) Bicep
12 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.40%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.40%) VBA
13 1 (0.20%) CLIST
13 1 (0.20%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 58 (11.51%) Degree
2 23 (4.56%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (3.37%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.78%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.39%) CISSP
7 6 (1.19%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.19%) IRCA
8 5 (0.99%) AWS Certification
8 5 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (0.99%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (0.79%) CCSP
9 4 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.60%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.60%) CISM
10 3 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.40%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (8.33%) GDPR
3 36 (7.14%) Data Quality
4 35 (6.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 34 (6.75%) QA
6 26 (5.16%) NIST
7 11 (2.18%) SLA
8 10 (1.98%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.79%) ISO 9001
10 8 (1.59%) GMP
11 5 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.79%) P3O
12 4 (0.79%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.60%) NCSC
13 3 (0.60%) PMO
14 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.20%) GRC
14 1 (0.20%) IEC 61131
14 1 (0.20%) ISO 19650
14 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 52 (10.32%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.18%) Docker
3 8 (1.59%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.40%) Firmware
6 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.20%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 27 (5.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.37%) Terraform
3 6 (1.19%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.40%) Ansible
5 2 (0.40%) Kibana
5 2 (0.40%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.40%) SCCM
6 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 166 (32.94%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.17%) VMware
3 14 (2.78%) Oracle
4 12 (2.38%) Salesforce
5 10 (1.98%) Cisco
5 10 (1.98%) SAP
6 9 (1.79%) Workday
7 8 (1.59%) Citrix
8 7 (1.39%) Apple
8 7 (1.39%) Freshdesk
8 7 (1.39%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.19%) Google
9 6 (1.19%) Meraki
10 5 (0.99%) Databricks
10 5 (0.99%) IFS
10 5 (0.99%) iManage
10 5 (0.99%) Siemens
11 4 (0.79%) CheckPoint
11 4 (0.79%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.79%) Juniper