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 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 41 65
Rank change year-on-year +17 +24 -27
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 274 202 158
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 8.14% 4.28% 4.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.30% 5.36% 4.55%
Number of salaries quoted 120 99 125
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -10.57%
75th Percentile £72,813 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £64,519
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.00% +7.53%

All Process and 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 2,946 3,766 3,472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 87.50% 79.87% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,374 1,751 2,547
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £38,945
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £67,246 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -2.44% +2.50%

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 1 October 2025.

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 1 October 2025. 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 +25 158 £62,500 +13.64% 59
North Yorkshire +14 49 £47,500 -22.76% 13
South Yorkshire +6 33 £38,250 -27.14% 23
East Yorkshire -5 24 £56,250 +18.42% 6
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 7 (2.55%) Confluence
2 6 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.09%) CMS
4 2 (0.73%) Drupal
4 2 (0.73%) EPiServer
4 2 (0.73%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.36%) Apache
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.36%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.36%) IIS
5 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (4.74%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.65%) SOLIDWORKS
3 8 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (2.19%) AutoCAD
4 6 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.19%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.46%) Autodesk Inventor
6 2 (0.73%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.73%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.46%) Sage 200
2 4 (1.46%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.46%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.46%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (1.46%) SAP PS
3 2 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.73%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.73%) SAP MDG
3 2 (0.73%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.36%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.36%) Primavera
4 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.36%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 47 (17.15%) Azure
2 36 (13.14%) AWS
3 22 (8.03%) SaaS
4 18 (6.57%) GCP
5 17 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (3.65%) AWS CloudFormation
7 9 (3.28%) GitHub
8 7 (2.55%) OCI
9 6 (2.19%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (2.19%) AWS Step Functions
9 6 (2.19%) Power Platform
9 6 (2.19%) Serverless
10 4 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.46%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.09%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.73%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 2 (0.73%) Amazon ECS
12 2 (0.73%) Figma
12 2 (0.73%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.47%) Firewall
2 12 (4.38%) VLAN
3 9 (3.28%) DNS
4 8 (2.92%) DHCP
4 8 (2.92%) VPN
5 7 (2.55%) BGP
5 7 (2.55%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (2.19%) Network Security
6 6 (2.19%) OSPF
7 2 (0.73%) AMQP
7 2 (0.73%) Broadband
7 2 (0.73%) Internet
7 2 (0.73%) LAN
7 2 (0.73%) WAN
7 2 (0.73%) WPA
8 1 (0.36%) MPLS
8 1 (0.36%) VoIP
8 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.65%) MySQL
2 8 (2.92%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.82%) MongoDB
3 5 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.82%) Power BI
4 3 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.09%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.73%) Metadata
5 2 (0.73%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.36%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.36%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.36%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.36%) Data Vault
6 1 (0.36%) Spark SQL
6 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.28%) JIRA
2 6 (2.19%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.46%) Git
4 2 (0.73%) GitLab
4 2 (0.73%) Grunt
4 2 (0.73%) gulp
4 2 (0.73%) webpack
5 1 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.36%) Selenium
General
1 117 (42.70%) Finance
2 114 (41.61%) Manufacturing
3 72 (26.28%) Social Skills
4 32 (11.68%) Marketing
5 17 (6.20%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (4.38%) Retail
7 11 (4.01%) Law
8 6 (2.19%) Public Sector
9 5 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.82%) Legal
10 4 (1.46%) Electronics
10 4 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.09%) Banking
12 2 (0.73%) Agriculture
13 1 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.36%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (32.12%) Automation Engineer
2 78 (28.47%) Systems Engineer
3 34 (12.41%) Lead
4 29 (10.58%) Developer
5 22 (8.03%) Development Manager
6 16 (5.84%) Product Manager
7 14 (5.11%) Product Development Manager
8 12 (4.38%) Consultant
8 12 (4.38%) Senior
9 11 (4.01%) Software Developer
10 10 (3.65%) IT Manager
10 10 (3.65%) Principal Consultant
10 10 (3.65%) Principal SAP Consultant
10 10 (3.65%) SAP Consultant
10 10 (3.65%) Support Engineer
11 9 (3.28%) Graduate
12 8 (2.92%) Lead Developer
12 8 (2.92%) Software Engineer
13 7 (2.55%) Analyst
13 7 (2.55%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (6.20%) .NET
2 15 (5.47%) CSS
3 12 (4.38%) React
4 11 (4.01%) Node.js
5 9 (3.28%) REST
6 7 (2.55%) ASP.NET
6 7 (2.55%) RESTful
7 6 (2.19%) Redux
8 5 (1.82%) jQuery
8 5 (1.82%) SAP Basis
8 5 (1.82%) SAP Fiori
8 5 (1.82%) SOAP
8 5 (1.82%) Web Services
9 4 (1.46%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.46%) GraphQL
9 4 (1.46%) HTML
9 4 (1.46%) React Native
9 4 (1.46%) Ruby on Rails
9 4 (1.46%) SAPUI5
10 2 (0.73%) Spring Cloud
Miscellaneous
1 105 (38.32%) FMCG
2 74 (27.01%) Management Information System
3 72 (26.28%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 72 (26.28%) Operational Technology
4 21 (7.66%) Onboarding
5 11 (4.01%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.65%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.92%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.82%) CMDB
9 5 (1.82%) Marketing Technology
9 5 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.46%) Public Cloud
11 3 (1.09%) Private Cloud
12 2 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
12 2 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.73%) Graphic Design
12 2 (0.73%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.73%) NHS
12 2 (0.73%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.30%) Windows
2 9 (3.28%) Linux
2 9 (3.28%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.09%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.73%) SUSE
4 2 (0.73%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (49.27%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (30.29%) Budgeting
3 82 (29.93%) Quality Management
4 72 (26.28%) Data Collection
4 72 (26.28%) Energy Management
5 51 (18.61%) Agile
6 45 (16.42%) Project Management
7 32 (11.68%) Project Delivery
8 28 (10.22%) Mentoring
9 27 (9.85%) Decision-Making
10 26 (9.49%) Software Engineering
11 24 (8.76%) DevOps
11 24 (8.76%) ITIL
12 23 (8.39%) CI/CD
13 22 (8.03%) Coaching
13 22 (8.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 21 (7.66%) Computer Science
14 21 (7.66%) Process Improvement
15 19 (6.93%) Change Management
15 19 (6.93%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.03%) C#
2 21 (7.66%) Python
2 21 (7.66%) SQL
3 18 (6.57%) JavaScript
4 12 (4.38%) PowerShell
5 11 (4.01%) TypeScript
6 9 (3.28%) Java
7 6 (2.19%) PHP
8 5 (1.82%) C++
9 4 (1.46%) Bash
9 4 (1.46%) Delphi
9 4 (1.46%) Ruby
10 2 (0.73%) ABAP
11 1 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.36%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 72 (26.28%) HNC
2 54 (19.71%) Degree
3 14 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.55%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (1.82%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.82%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.46%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.73%) ACCA
7 2 (0.73%) CIMA
7 2 (0.73%) CIPD
7 2 (0.73%) CISSP
7 2 (0.73%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.73%) MBA
7 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.73%) PMP
8 1 (0.36%) CEH
8 1 (0.36%) CISA
8 1 (0.36%) CISM
8 1 (0.36%) GCIA
8 1 (0.36%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.92%) PMO
2 6 (2.19%) IEC 61131
3 5 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.46%) GDPR
4 4 (1.46%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.46%) P3O
5 3 (1.09%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.09%) GRC
5 3 (1.09%) NIST
5 3 (1.09%) SLA
6 2 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.36%) GMP
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (0.36%) QA
7 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (4.74%) Docker
2 7 (2.55%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 11 (4.01%) Ansible
2 9 (3.28%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.28%) Terraform
3 8 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.09%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.36%) Argo
5 1 (0.36%) Grafana
5 1 (0.36%) QRadar
5 1 (0.36%) SCOM
5 1 (0.36%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 72 (26.28%) Rockwell
1 72 (26.28%) Siemens
2 34 (12.41%) Microsoft
3 17 (6.20%) SAP
4 9 (3.28%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.19%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.19%) Sophos
6 4 (1.46%) Ariba
6 4 (1.46%) Autodesk
6 4 (1.46%) Sage
7 3 (1.09%) Splunk
8 2 (0.73%) Concur
8 2 (0.73%) IBM
8 2 (0.73%) Nexthink
8 2 (0.73%) Qualtrics
9 1 (0.36%) Cisco
9 1 (0.36%) Facebook
9 1 (0.36%) Google
9 1 (0.36%) Infor
9 1 (0.36%) Instagram