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 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 18 37
Rank change year-on-year +4 +19 +20
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 518 331 260
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 6.99% 9.64% 4.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.51% 10.99% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 397 130 160
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% -5.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,188 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,100 £81,375 £84,964
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -2.64%

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 4,927 3,012 4,210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 66.48% 87.76% 78.78%
Number of salaries quoted 3,606 1,532 2,462
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,560 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.55% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%

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 24 August 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 24 August 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 +3 245 £52,500 -12.50% 97
South Yorkshire +13 124 £47,500 +24.18% 44
North Yorkshire +1 70 £47,500 +41.79% 26
East Yorkshire +2 38 £42,500 -22.73% 21
Humberside - 4 £56,250 - 9
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 54 (10.42%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.97%) Confluence
4 4 (0.77%) Moodle
5 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.39%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CICS
Applications
1 35 (6.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.77%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.58%) Navisworks
4 3 (0.58%) Revit
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.39%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.77%) iTrent
3 3 (0.58%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 81 (15.64%) Microsoft 365
2 74 (14.29%) Azure
3 58 (11.20%) Power Platform
4 51 (9.85%) AWS
5 33 (6.37%) SaaS
6 31 (5.98%) Entra ID
6 31 (5.98%) Power Automate
7 28 (5.41%) Dynamics 365
7 28 (5.41%) PowerApps
8 26 (5.02%) OneDrive
9 13 (2.51%) Serverless
10 9 (1.74%) Amazon EC2
10 9 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
10 9 (1.74%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.54%) Amazon ECS
11 8 (1.54%) GitHub
11 8 (1.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 8 (1.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 7 (1.35%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.63%) Firewall
2 16 (3.09%) DNS
3 14 (2.70%) Network Security
4 13 (2.51%) DHCP
5 9 (1.74%) LAN
5 9 (1.74%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.74%) VPN
5 9 (1.74%) WAN
6 8 (1.54%) Wireless
7 6 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.77%) ATM
8 4 (0.77%) CTI
8 4 (0.77%) VoIP
9 3 (0.58%) Internet
9 3 (0.58%) VLAN
10 2 (0.39%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.39%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.39%) HTTP
10 2 (0.39%) Profibus
11 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.46%) Power BI
2 15 (2.90%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.32%) MySQL
4 8 (1.54%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.16%) Semantic Layer
6 4 (0.77%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.58%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.58%) Metadata
7 3 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.39%) Big Data
8 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.39%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.39%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.39%) Power Query
8 2 (0.39%) PowerPivot
8 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.39%) Tableau
9 1 (0.19%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 19 (3.67%) JIRA
2 13 (2.51%) Git
3 6 (1.16%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.77%) GitLab
5 3 (0.58%) Selenium
6 2 (0.39%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.39%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) JUnit
7 1 (0.19%) Postman
General
1 197 (38.03%) Social Skills
2 108 (20.85%) Finance
3 92 (17.76%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (11.39%) Manufacturing
5 51 (9.85%) Public Sector
6 50 (9.65%) Law
7 31 (5.98%) Organisational Skills
8 30 (5.79%) Retail
9 27 (5.21%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (4.25%) Marketing
11 21 (4.05%) Legal
12 11 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.12%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.16%) Advertising
13 6 (1.16%) Electronics
14 5 (0.97%) Agriculture
14 5 (0.97%) Back Office
14 5 (0.97%) Banking
14 5 (0.97%) Financial Institution
15 4 (0.77%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 58 (11.20%) Analyst
2 49 (9.46%) Senior
3 35 (6.76%) Developer
4 31 (5.98%) Lead
5 28 (5.41%) Consultant
6 26 (5.02%) IT Support
7 21 (4.05%) Support Engineer
8 20 (3.86%) Software Engineer
9 19 (3.67%) Applications Support
9 19 (3.67%) Full-Stack Developer
9 19 (3.67%) Product Manager
9 19 (3.67%) Support Analyst
10 18 (3.47%) IT Manager
10 18 (3.47%) Service Manager
11 15 (2.90%) Data Analyst
12 14 (2.70%) .NET Software Engineer
12 14 (2.70%) Administrator
12 14 (2.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 14 (2.70%) Senior Manager
13 13 (2.51%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.83%) .NET
2 23 (4.44%) Terraform
3 17 (3.28%) CSS
3 17 (3.28%) HTML
4 13 (2.51%) Vue
5 11 (2.12%) React
6 8 (1.54%) Node.js
7 7 (1.35%) RESTful
8 6 (1.16%) REST
9 4 (0.77%) Kafka
9 4 (0.77%) PySpark
9 4 (0.77%) Spring
9 4 (0.77%) Web Services
10 3 (0.58%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.58%) Flask
10 3 (0.58%) Next.js
10 3 (0.58%) OAuth2
10 3 (0.58%) Playwright
10 3 (0.58%) RabbitMQ
10 3 (0.58%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.02%) Product Ownership
2 22 (4.25%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.67%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.70%) NHS
5 12 (2.32%) SystemC
6 11 (2.12%) Replication
7 10 (1.93%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.54%) AI Agents
8 8 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.54%) CCTV
8 8 (1.54%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.54%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (1.54%) Robotics
8 8 (1.54%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.35%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.16%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.16%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (1.16%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.97%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 52 (10.04%) Windows
2 25 (4.83%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.47%) Linux
4 13 (2.51%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.16%) Android
5 6 (1.16%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.58%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.19%) Unix
7 1 (0.19%) VMS
7 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (36.68%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (19.11%) Agile
3 79 (15.25%) ITIL
4 70 (13.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 70 (13.51%) Stakeholder Management
5 68 (13.13%) Coaching
5 68 (13.13%) Mentoring
6 61 (11.78%) AI
6 61 (11.78%) Decision-Making
7 57 (11.00%) Service Management
8 56 (10.81%) Roadmaps
9 53 (10.23%) ERP
9 53 (10.23%) User Experience
10 50 (9.65%) Analytics
10 50 (9.65%) Business Intelligence
11 49 (9.46%) CI/CD
11 49 (9.46%) Process Improvement
12 45 (8.69%) Service Delivery
13 42 (8.11%) Customer Service
13 42 (8.11%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 80 (15.44%) SQL
2 39 (7.53%) Python
3 28 (5.41%) C#
4 16 (3.09%) PowerShell
5 14 (2.70%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.12%) Shell Script
7 10 (1.93%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.74%) Bash
8 9 (1.74%) Java
9 5 (0.97%) PHP
10 4 (0.77%) Bicep
10 4 (0.77%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.58%) ABAP
11 3 (0.58%) COBOL
11 3 (0.58%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.39%) Groovy
12 2 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 46 (8.88%) Degree
2 25 (4.83%) Security Cleared
3 21 (4.05%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.67%) DBS Check
5 15 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.16%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.16%) CISSP
6 6 (1.16%) NVQ Level 3
7 5 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.97%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.97%) PMP
8 4 (0.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.77%) CCSP
8 4 (0.77%) City & Guilds
8 4 (0.77%) IRCA
9 3 (0.58%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.76%) QA
2 30 (5.79%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.70%) GDPR
6 11 (2.12%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.74%) SLA
8 7 (1.35%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.35%) PMO
9 6 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.16%) ISO 19650
10 4 (0.77%) GMP
10 4 (0.77%) GRC
10 4 (0.77%) NIST
10 4 (0.77%) WCAG
11 3 (0.58%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.58%) NCSC
11 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.39%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.19%) AQAP
System Software
1 37 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.90%) Docker
3 7 (1.35%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.39%) Firmware
5 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 24 (4.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.54%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.39%) Ansible
3 2 (0.39%) Kibana
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
3 2 (0.39%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.39%) Proxmox
3 2 (0.39%) SCCM
3 2 (0.39%) SCOM
3 2 (0.39%) WSUS
4 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 140 (27.03%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.09%) Cisco
2 16 (3.09%) SAP
3 15 (2.90%) Oracle
4 13 (2.51%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.74%) VMware
6 9 (1.74%) Workday
7 7 (1.35%) Siemens
8 6 (1.16%) Meraki
9 5 (0.97%) iManage
9 5 (0.97%) SonicWALL
10 4 (0.77%) Avaya
10 4 (0.77%) CheckPoint
10 4 (0.77%) Databricks
10 4 (0.77%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.77%) Genesys
10 4 (0.77%) Juniper
10 4 (0.77%) VocaLink
11 3 (0.58%) Sage