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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 5 28
Rank change year-on-year -10 +23 +43
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 473 445 336
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.88% 18.77% 6.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.10% 19.95% 7.21%
Number of salaries quoted 338 120 251
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,125 £33,000
25th Percentile £39,527 £36,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% -12.50% +9.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,164 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,778 £84,964
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -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 4,260 2,231 4,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 70.96% 94.10% 83.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2,725 1,260 3,702
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,663 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,396 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £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 30 April 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 30 April 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 -5 255 £62,500 +2.89% 54
North Yorkshire -4 70 £47,500 -13.64% 9
South Yorkshire -18 65 £48,750 +4.84% 36
East Yorkshire -21 20 £35,000 -22.22% 7
Humberside - 9 £24,500 - 5
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 21 (4.44%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.48%) Moodle
4 3 (0.63%) Confluence
5 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
Applications
1 33 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 33 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.21%) Navisworks
3 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.85%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.63%) iTrent
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 79 (16.70%) Azure
2 74 (15.64%) AWS
2 74 (15.64%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (9.73%) SaaS
4 44 (9.30%) Entra ID
5 39 (8.25%) Power Platform
6 23 (4.86%) Microsoft Purview
7 17 (3.59%) Power Automate
8 14 (2.96%) Serverless
9 10 (2.11%) Azure Monitor
10 9 (1.90%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.69%) GitHub
12 7 (1.48%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (1.48%) Google Workspace
13 6 (1.27%) Amazon S3
13 6 (1.27%) SuccessFactors
14 5 (1.06%) Apigee
15 4 (0.85%) Mimecast
15 4 (0.85%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.13%) Firewall
2 16 (3.38%) DHCP
2 16 (3.38%) DNS
3 14 (2.96%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.54%) Network Security
5 7 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.06%) Broadband
6 5 (1.06%) Internet
6 5 (1.06%) LAN
6 5 (1.06%) WAN
7 4 (0.85%) VLAN
7 4 (0.85%) VPN
8 3 (0.63%) VoIP
9 2 (0.42%) HTTP
9 2 (0.42%) Intranet
9 2 (0.42%) Wireless
10 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.21%) Wireshark
10 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.61%) Power BI
2 24 (5.07%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.90%) Power Query
4 8 (1.69%) Tableau
5 7 (1.48%) PowerPivot
6 6 (1.27%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.85%) DynamoDB
7 4 (0.85%) MySQL
7 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.63%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.63%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.42%) Metadata
9 2 (0.42%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.42%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.21%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 24 (5.07%) JIRA
2 17 (3.59%) Git
3 9 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.27%) GitLab
5 5 (1.06%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.85%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.85%) Maven
7 3 (0.63%) JUnit
7 3 (0.63%) Selenium
8 2 (0.42%) Postman
9 1 (0.21%) JMeter
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 211 (44.61%) Social Skills
2 97 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
3 82 (17.34%) Finance
4 40 (8.46%) Public Sector
5 34 (7.19%) Retail
6 25 (5.29%) Marketing
7 22 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (4.23%) Legal
9 18 (3.81%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.81%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.75%) Law
11 8 (1.69%) Automotive
12 5 (1.06%) Advertising
12 5 (1.06%) Electronics
13 4 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.85%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.63%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.63%) Fire and Rescue
14 3 (0.63%) Police
Job Titles
1 60 (12.68%) Analyst
2 57 (12.05%) Senior
3 52 (10.99%) Lead
4 48 (10.15%) Developer
5 32 (6.77%) Senior Manager
5 32 (6.77%) Support Engineer
6 30 (6.34%) Development Manager
7 29 (6.13%) IT Support
8 26 (5.50%) Full-Stack Developer
9 23 (4.86%) Technical Support
10 22 (4.65%) Data Analyst
10 22 (4.65%) Product Manager
11 21 (4.44%) Software Engineer
11 21 (4.44%) Software Manager
12 18 (3.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (3.38%) Software Development Manager
14 15 (3.17%) Security Engineer
14 15 (3.17%) Technical Engineer
14 15 (3.17%) Technical Support Engineer
15 14 (2.96%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.55%) .NET
2 23 (4.86%) React
3 18 (3.81%) CSS
4 17 (3.59%) HTML
5 13 (2.75%) Vue
6 12 (2.54%) Node.js
7 10 (2.11%) Spring
8 9 (1.90%) REST
8 9 (1.90%) Spring Boot
9 8 (1.69%) Flask
10 6 (1.27%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.27%) GraphQL
10 6 (1.27%) PySpark
11 5 (1.06%) Django
11 5 (1.06%) FastAPI
11 5 (1.06%) Lightning Web Components
12 4 (0.85%) Gherkin
12 4 (0.85%) Jest
12 4 (0.85%) Middleware
13 3 (0.63%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.77%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.65%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (3.81%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.38%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.17%) e-Learning
6 12 (2.54%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.11%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.90%) CMDB
8 9 (1.90%) FMCG
8 9 (1.90%) NHS
9 8 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.69%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.69%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.48%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (1.27%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.27%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.85%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.85%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 44 (9.30%) Windows
2 17 (3.59%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.75%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.48%) Android
5 6 (1.27%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.06%) Linux
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (26.85%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (20.51%) Agile
3 89 (18.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 84 (17.76%) Decision-Making
5 81 (17.12%) Mentoring
6 69 (14.59%) Coaching
7 61 (12.90%) ITIL
8 59 (12.47%) Cybersecurity
9 54 (11.42%) Software Engineering
10 48 (10.15%) Analytics
11 47 (9.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 46 (9.73%) Disaster Recovery
13 45 (9.51%) DevOps
13 45 (9.51%) User Experience
14 42 (8.88%) CI/CD
14 42 (8.88%) Incident Response
14 42 (8.88%) Roadmaps
15 40 (8.46%) Service Delivery
16 38 (8.03%) Product Vision
17 37 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.78%) SQL
2 38 (8.03%) JavaScript
3 33 (6.98%) Python
4 29 (6.13%) C#
4 29 (6.13%) PowerShell
5 16 (3.38%) Bash
6 14 (2.96%) TypeScript
7 12 (2.54%) Java
8 5 (1.06%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.85%) Groovy
10 3 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.63%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.42%) Bicep
11 2 (0.42%) PHP
11 2 (0.42%) VBA
12 1 (0.21%) R
12 1 (0.21%) Scala
12 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 53 (11.21%) Degree
2 16 (3.38%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (2.33%) DBS Check
3 11 (2.33%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 7 (1.48%) CISSP
6 6 (1.27%) IRCA
6 6 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.27%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.06%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.85%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 3 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (0.63%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.63%) CCSP
9 3 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.63%) CISM
9 3 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.63%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (11.21%) GDPR
2 41 (8.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (8.46%) Data Quality
4 36 (7.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (6.77%) QA
6 30 (6.34%) NIST
7 15 (3.17%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.69%) GMP
8 8 (1.69%) SLA
9 6 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.27%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.06%) NCSC
10 5 (1.06%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.85%) P3O
12 3 (0.63%) GRC
12 3 (0.63%) PMO
12 3 (0.63%) WCAG
13 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.21%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 40 (8.46%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.02%) Docker
3 10 (2.11%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 23 (4.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (4.44%) Terraform
3 6 (1.27%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.06%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 2 (0.42%) Kibana
6 2 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 127 (26.85%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.44%) Oracle
3 15 (3.17%) VMware
4 13 (2.75%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.90%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.90%) SAP
5 9 (1.90%) Workday
6 8 (1.69%) Citrix
7 7 (1.48%) Apple
7 7 (1.48%) Atlassian
7 7 (1.48%) Freshdesk
7 7 (1.48%) Google
8 6 (1.27%) Databricks
8 6 (1.27%) IFS
9 4 (0.85%) Adobe
9 4 (0.85%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.63%) IBM
11 2 (0.42%) AppDynamics
11 2 (0.42%) Planon
11 2 (0.42%) Veeam