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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 7 34
Rank change year-on-year -9 +27 +17
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 500 491 285
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.19% 14.17% 4.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.61% 15.74% 6.28%
Number of salaries quoted 404 115 198
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,557 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,640 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,500 £90,750 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £58,800
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -1.22%

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 4,713 3,119 4,536
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.78% 90.04% 79.20%
Number of salaries quoted 3,393 1,501 3,280
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £79,000
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 20 July 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 20 July 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 -7 228 £55,000 -20.00% 90
South Yorkshire +1 121 £46,000 +2.22% 40
North Yorkshire 0 73 £47,500 +41.79% 18
East Yorkshire -10 28 £35,000 -39.66% 8
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 48 (9.60%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.00%) Confluence
4 4 (0.80%) Moodle
5 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.20%) CICS
Applications
1 38 (7.60%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (6.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.80%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.40%) Trello
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.80%) iTrent
3 2 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 92 (18.40%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (16.00%) Azure
3 52 (10.40%) Power Platform
4 47 (9.40%) AWS
5 43 (8.60%) Entra ID
6 28 (5.60%) SaaS
7 26 (5.20%) Power Automate
8 23 (4.60%) OneDrive
9 22 (4.40%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (4.20%) PowerApps
11 18 (3.60%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.80%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (1.80%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 9 (1.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 9 (1.80%) Serverless
13 8 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.60%) GitHub
14 6 (1.20%) Mimecast
15 5 (1.00%) AWS Lambda
15 5 (1.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.40%) Firewall
2 19 (3.80%) DNS
3 17 (3.40%) DHCP
4 14 (2.80%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.00%) Network Security
6 9 (1.80%) VPN
7 8 (1.60%) LAN
7 8 (1.60%) WAN
8 7 (1.40%) Wireless
9 5 (1.00%) VoIP
10 4 (0.80%) CTI
10 4 (0.80%) Internet
10 4 (0.80%) VLAN
10 4 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.60%) HTTP
12 2 (0.40%) ATM
12 2 (0.40%) Broadband
12 2 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
13 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.60%) Power BI
2 10 (2.00%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.60%) MySQL
4 6 (1.20%) Semantic Layer
5 4 (0.80%) Power Query
5 4 (0.80%) PowerPivot
5 4 (0.80%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.60%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.60%) Neo4j
6 3 (0.60%) Tableau
7 2 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.40%) Big Data
7 2 (0.40%) Metadata
7 2 (0.40%) NonStop SQL
7 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.20%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Redis
8 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 26 (5.20%) JIRA
2 13 (2.60%) Git
3 7 (1.40%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.80%) GitLab
5 2 (0.40%) JUnit
5 2 (0.40%) Postman
5 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.20%) MLflow
General
1 204 (40.80%) Social Skills
2 107 (21.40%) Finance
3 94 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (10.60%) Public Sector
5 42 (8.40%) Law
6 40 (8.00%) Manufacturing
7 32 (6.40%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (5.20%) Retail
9 25 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (4.40%) Marketing
11 15 (3.00%) Legal
12 8 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.20%) Advertising
15 5 (1.00%) Automotive
16 4 (0.80%) Banking
16 4 (0.80%) Health Technology
16 4 (0.80%) Local Government
17 3 (0.60%) Fire and Rescue
17 3 (0.60%) Police
Job Titles
1 64 (12.80%) Analyst
2 55 (11.00%) Senior
3 41 (8.20%) Lead
4 35 (7.00%) Developer
5 34 (6.80%) IT Support
6 28 (5.60%) Senior Manager
7 27 (5.40%) Product Manager
8 26 (5.20%) Software Engineer
9 23 (4.60%) Support Engineer
10 21 (4.20%) Data Analyst
10 21 (4.20%) Full-Stack Developer
10 21 (4.20%) Service Manager
11 20 (4.00%) IT Manager
11 20 (4.00%) Support Analyst
12 19 (3.80%) Applications Support
13 17 (3.40%) .NET Software Engineer
14 16 (3.20%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 16 (3.20%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
15 15 (3.00%) C# Developer
15 15 (3.00%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (5.00%) .NET
2 18 (3.60%) CSS
3 17 (3.40%) HTML
4 15 (3.00%) Vue
5 12 (2.40%) React
6 7 (1.40%) Node.js
7 6 (1.20%) RESTful
8 4 (0.80%) PySpark
8 4 (0.80%) REST
8 4 (0.80%) Spring
8 4 (0.80%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.80%) Web Services
9 3 (0.60%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.60%) Flask
9 3 (0.60%) Kafka
9 3 (0.60%) Middleware
9 3 (0.60%) Next.js
9 3 (0.60%) OAuth
9 3 (0.60%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.60%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.20%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.80%) Data Protection Act
3 14 (2.80%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.20%) Driving Licence
5 10 (2.00%) e-Learning
5 10 (2.00%) Operational Technology
6 8 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.60%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (1.40%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.40%) Replication
8 6 (1.20%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 5 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.00%) NHS
10 4 (0.80%) CCTV
10 4 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.80%) IVR
10 4 (0.80%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.80%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 52 (10.40%) Windows
2 25 (5.00%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.00%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.00%) Linux
5 8 (1.60%) Android
6 6 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.80%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (29.80%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (19.00%) Agile
3 84 (16.80%) Mentoring
4 83 (16.60%) Stakeholder Management
5 79 (15.80%) Coaching
6 78 (15.60%) ITIL
7 68 (13.60%) Decision-Making
8 67 (13.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 58 (11.60%) Roadmaps
9 58 (11.60%) User Experience
10 57 (11.40%) Analytics
11 55 (11.00%) Service Management
12 54 (10.80%) Service Delivery
13 51 (10.20%) ERP
14 50 (10.00%) AI
15 49 (9.80%) Business Intelligence
15 49 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
16 47 (9.40%) Business Continuity
17 45 (9.00%) Disaster Recovery
17 45 (9.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 69 (13.80%) SQL
2 36 (7.20%) Python
3 27 (5.40%) C#
4 16 (3.20%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.40%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.20%) Bash
7 10 (2.00%) Java
8 9 (1.80%) TypeScript
9 7 (1.40%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.80%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.60%) ABAP
11 3 (0.60%) Bicep
11 3 (0.60%) PHP
11 3 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.60%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.40%) COBOL
12 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.40%) Groovy
12 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.20%) JCL
Qualifications
1 51 (10.20%) Degree
2 22 (4.40%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.60%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.80%) DBS Check
6 6 (1.20%) CISSP
6 6 (1.20%) IRCA
7 5 (1.00%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.00%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.80%) CCSP
9 3 (0.60%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.60%) CISM
9 3 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.40%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.00%) QA
2 32 (6.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (6.20%) Data Quality
4 30 (6.00%) GDPR
5 27 (5.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (3.40%) NIST
7 12 (2.40%) Accessibility
8 10 (2.00%) SLA
9 9 (1.80%) ISO 9001
10 8 (1.60%) GMP
11 7 (1.40%) PMO
12 5 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.80%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.60%) NCSC
14 3 (0.60%) P3O
15 2 (0.40%) ISO 8583
16 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
16 1 (0.20%) AQAP
16 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
16 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 44 (8.80%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.40%) Docker
3 3 (0.60%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.40%) Firmware
4 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.20%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (4.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.80%) Terraform
3 7 (1.40%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.40%) Ansible
4 2 (0.40%) Kibana
4 2 (0.40%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.40%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 156 (31.20%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.80%) Cisco
3 13 (2.60%) Oracle
4 12 (2.40%) SAP
5 11 (2.20%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.20%) VMware
6 10 (2.00%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.80%) Workday
8 7 (1.40%) Apple
8 7 (1.40%) Citrix
8 7 (1.40%) Freshdesk
9 6 (1.20%) Meraki
9 6 (1.20%) Siemens
10 5 (1.00%) iManage
11 4 (0.80%) Adobe
11 4 (0.80%) Avaya
11 4 (0.80%) CheckPoint
11 4 (0.80%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.80%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.80%) Juniper