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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 4 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 +24 +39
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 472 453 341
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 8.33% 19.79% 6.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.59% 20.92% 7.26%
Number of salaries quoted 330 128 253
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,875 £32,600
25th Percentile £41,185 £36,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,239 £52,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +9.03% -11.85% +8.28%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £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 4,074 2,165 4,700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 71.90% 94.58% 83.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,581 1,247 3,720
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,000 £27,484
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,042 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,790 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 17 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 17 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 -1 265 £62,500 +2.89% 62
North Yorkshire -5 66 £47,500 -13.64% 12
South Yorkshire -20 60 £55,000 +4.76% 34
East Yorkshire -28 15 £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 17 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.48%) Moodle
4 3 (0.64%) 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 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) Navisworks
4 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.85%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.42%) FLEXCUBE
3 2 (0.42%) iTrent
3 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.42%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.42%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.42%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 76 (16.10%) Azure
2 74 (15.68%) AWS
3 69 (14.62%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (9.32%) SaaS
5 39 (8.26%) Entra ID
6 37 (7.84%) Power Platform
7 23 (4.87%) Microsoft Purview
8 17 (3.60%) Serverless
9 16 (3.39%) Power Automate
10 10 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
10 10 (2.12%) GitHub
11 8 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (1.69%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.48%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (1.48%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.48%) Google Workspace
13 6 (1.27%) SuccessFactors
14 5 (1.06%) Apigee
14 5 (1.06%) GCP
15 4 (0.85%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.51%) Firewall
2 15 (3.18%) DHCP
2 15 (3.18%) DNS
3 13 (2.75%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.33%) Network Security
5 7 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.27%) Broadband
6 6 (1.27%) Internet
7 4 (0.85%) LAN
7 4 (0.85%) VLAN
7 4 (0.85%) WAN
8 3 (0.64%) VoIP
8 3 (0.64%) VPN
9 2 (0.42%) HTTP
9 2 (0.42%) Intranet
10 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.21%) Wireshark
10 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.63%) Power BI
2 24 (5.08%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.91%) Power Query
4 8 (1.69%) Tableau
5 7 (1.48%) PowerPivot
6 6 (1.27%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.06%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.64%) MySQL
9 3 (0.64%) Spark SQL
9 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.42%) Metadata
10 2 (0.42%) Neo4j
10 2 (0.42%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.21%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 24 (5.08%) JIRA
2 17 (3.60%) Git
3 9 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.27%) GitLab
5 5 (1.06%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.85%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.85%) Maven
7 3 (0.64%) JUnit
7 3 (0.64%) Selenium
8 2 (0.42%) Postman
9 1 (0.21%) JMeter
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 204 (43.22%) Social Skills
2 93 (19.70%) Analytical Skills
3 84 (17.80%) Finance
4 42 (8.90%) Public Sector
5 36 (7.63%) Retail
6 26 (5.51%) Marketing
7 24 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (3.81%) Legal
9 17 (3.60%) Manufacturing
10 16 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.91%) Law
12 8 (1.69%) Automotive
13 7 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.06%) Advertising
14 5 (1.06%) Electronics
14 5 (1.06%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.85%) Health Technology
16 3 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 3 (0.64%) Police
Job Titles
1 60 (12.71%) Senior
2 59 (12.50%) Analyst
3 50 (10.59%) Lead
4 49 (10.38%) Developer
5 32 (6.78%) Senior Manager
6 30 (6.36%) Development Manager
6 30 (6.36%) IT Support
7 29 (6.14%) Support Engineer
8 25 (5.30%) Full-Stack Developer
8 25 (5.30%) Technical Support
9 22 (4.66%) Software Engineer
10 21 (4.45%) Product Manager
10 21 (4.45%) Software Manager
11 20 (4.24%) Data Analyst
12 18 (3.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 18 (3.81%) Technical Engineer
13 17 (3.60%) Technical Support Engineer
14 16 (3.39%) Software Development Manager
15 15 (3.18%) Security Engineer
16 14 (2.97%) .NET Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.14%) .NET
2 24 (5.08%) React
3 20 (4.24%) CSS
4 19 (4.03%) HTML
5 15 (3.18%) Vue
6 12 (2.54%) Node.js
7 11 (2.33%) Spring
8 10 (2.12%) Flask
8 10 (2.12%) Spring Boot
9 9 (1.91%) REST
10 7 (1.48%) Django
10 7 (1.48%) FastAPI
10 7 (1.48%) PySpark
11 6 (1.27%) AngularJS
11 6 (1.27%) GraphQL
11 6 (1.27%) Lightning Web Components
12 4 (0.85%) Gherkin
12 4 (0.85%) Jest
12 4 (0.85%) Middleware
13 3 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.78%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.87%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (3.81%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.39%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.18%) e-Learning
6 11 (2.33%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.33%) Data Structures
7 10 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.12%) NHS
8 9 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.91%) CMDB
8 9 (1.91%) FMCG
8 9 (1.91%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.48%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.48%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.06%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.06%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.85%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (8.69%) Windows
2 16 (3.39%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.12%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.48%) Android
5 6 (1.27%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.06%) Linux
7 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.21%) SUSE
8 1 (0.21%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (25.85%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (21.61%) Agile
3 86 (18.22%) Decision-Making
4 85 (18.01%) Stakeholder Management
5 82 (17.37%) Mentoring
6 68 (14.41%) Coaching
7 60 (12.71%) Cybersecurity
8 57 (12.08%) ITIL
9 55 (11.65%) Software Engineering
10 47 (9.96%) DevOps
11 46 (9.75%) Analytics
12 43 (9.11%) CI/CD
12 43 (9.11%) Disaster Recovery
12 43 (9.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 42 (8.90%) Incident Response
13 42 (8.90%) User Experience
14 40 (8.47%) Change Management
15 39 (8.26%) Roadmaps
16 38 (8.05%) Product Vision
16 38 (8.05%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 48 (10.17%) SQL
2 40 (8.47%) JavaScript
3 34 (7.20%) Python
4 29 (6.14%) PowerShell
5 27 (5.72%) C#
6 16 (3.39%) Bash
7 14 (2.97%) Java
7 14 (2.97%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.06%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.85%) Groovy
10 3 (0.64%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.42%) Bicep
11 2 (0.42%) VBA
12 1 (0.21%) ABAP
12 1 (0.21%) PHP
12 1 (0.21%) R
12 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 50 (10.59%) Degree
2 16 (3.39%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.33%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.12%) DBS Check
4 10 (2.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 7 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.27%) 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 (0.64%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.64%) CISM
9 3 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.64%) GIAC
9 3 (0.64%) SANS
10 2 (0.42%) CISMP
10 2 (0.42%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (11.44%) GDPR
2 41 (8.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (7.84%) Data Quality
4 35 (7.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (6.78%) QA
6 30 (6.36%) NIST
7 14 (2.97%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.69%) GMP
8 8 (1.69%) PMO
8 8 (1.69%) SLA
9 6 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.27%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.06%) GRC
10 5 (1.06%) P3O
10 5 (1.06%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.85%) NCSC
12 2 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.42%) WCAG
13 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 34 (7.20%) Active Directory
2 21 (4.45%) Docker
3 10 (2.12%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (5.30%) Terraform
2 18 (3.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.48%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.06%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 2 (0.42%) Kibana
6 2 (0.42%) SCCM
7 1 (0.21%) Grafana
7 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 122 (25.85%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.24%) Oracle
3 15 (3.18%) SAP
3 15 (3.18%) VMware
4 13 (2.75%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.69%) Citrix
6 8 (1.69%) Workday
7 7 (1.48%) Apple
7 7 (1.48%) Atlassian
7 7 (1.48%) Databricks
7 7 (1.48%) Freshdesk
7 7 (1.48%) Google
8 6 (1.27%) IFS
9 4 (0.85%) Adobe
9 4 (0.85%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.64%) IBM
10 3 (0.64%) Openreach
11 2 (0.42%) AppDynamics
11 2 (0.42%) Planon