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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 31 63
Rank change year-on-year +17 +32 -15
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 332 209 131
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 10.01% 6.38% 4.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.38% 7.11% 4.74%
Number of salaries quoted 176 109 102
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,750 £46,264
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -20.24% -0.74%
75th Percentile £80,313 £67,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £86,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £61,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +1.67% -4.00% -

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 2,681 2,938 2,763
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 80.85% 89.66% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,552 1,164 2,165
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -4.34%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 1 January 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 1 January 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 +21 217 £67,500 +32.36% 90
North Yorkshire +14 53 £47,500 -26.92% 11
South Yorkshire -5 26 £43,250 -25.75% 37
East Yorkshire -23 11 £50,000 +11.11% 15
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 9 (2.71%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.51%) CMS
3 4 (1.20%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.90%) Moodle
5 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.60%) Confluence
5 2 (0.60%) Drupal
5 2 (0.60%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (4.22%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.01%) SOLIDWORKS
4 6 (1.81%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.81%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.20%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.60%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.81%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.81%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.81%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.81%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.20%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.90%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.90%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.90%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.60%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.60%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.30%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 69 (20.78%) AWS
2 59 (17.77%) Azure
3 45 (13.55%) SaaS
4 32 (9.64%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (5.72%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.22%) GCP
6 14 (4.22%) Serverless
7 9 (2.71%) AWS CloudFormation
8 8 (2.41%) GitHub
8 8 (2.41%) Power Automate
9 7 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
9 7 (2.11%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.11%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.51%) AWS Step Functions
11 5 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.20%) Amazon ECR
12 4 (1.20%) Apigee
12 4 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.20%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.71%) Firewall
1 9 (2.71%) Network Security
2 7 (2.11%) DNS
3 6 (1.81%) Broadband
3 6 (1.81%) DHCP
3 6 (1.81%) Internet
3 6 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (1.51%) VLAN
5 3 (0.90%) WPA
6 2 (0.60%) AMQP
6 2 (0.60%) Intranet
6 2 (0.60%) LAN
6 2 (0.60%) VPN
6 2 (0.60%) WAN
7 1 (0.30%) BGP
7 1 (0.30%) MPLS
7 1 (0.30%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.30%) VoIP
7 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.93%) SQL Server
2 18 (5.42%) Power BI
3 9 (2.71%) MySQL
4 8 (2.41%) Tableau
5 7 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.51%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.51%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.20%) Metadata
8 3 (0.90%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.90%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.90%) Power Query
8 3 (0.90%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.90%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.60%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.60%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (8.13%) JIRA
2 17 (5.12%) Git
3 9 (2.71%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.11%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.81%) GitLab
6 4 (1.20%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.20%) Maven
6 4 (1.20%) Selenium
7 3 (0.90%) JMeter
7 3 (0.90%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.60%) Grunt
8 2 (0.60%) gulp
8 2 (0.60%) webpack
9 1 (0.30%) JUnit
9 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
General
1 139 (41.87%) Social Skills
2 61 (18.37%) Finance
3 42 (12.65%) Marketing
4 38 (11.45%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (10.84%) Manufacturing
6 28 (8.43%) Retail
7 15 (4.52%) Legal
7 15 (4.52%) Public Sector
8 13 (3.92%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.01%) Law
9 10 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.41%) Electronics
11 5 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.20%) Banking
12 4 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.20%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.90%) Advertising
13 3 (0.90%) Games
14 2 (0.60%) Automotive
14 2 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (19.58%) Developer
2 41 (12.35%) Lead
3 36 (10.84%) Development Manager
4 28 (8.43%) Senior
5 24 (7.23%) Analyst
6 23 (6.93%) JIRA Developer
7 20 (6.02%) Product Manager
8 18 (5.42%) Support Engineer
9 17 (5.12%) Consultant
9 17 (5.12%) Product Development Manager
9 17 (5.12%) Software Development Manager
9 17 (5.12%) Software Manager
9 17 (5.12%) Technical Support
10 16 (4.82%) IT Manager
11 15 (4.52%) Principal Consultant
11 15 (4.52%) Principal SAP Consultant
11 15 (4.52%) SAP Consultant
12 14 (4.22%) Technical Engineer
13 13 (3.92%) IT Support
13 13 (3.92%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.73%) React
2 27 (8.13%) .NET
3 22 (6.63%) CSS
4 16 (4.82%) Node.js
5 13 (3.92%) HTML
6 11 (3.31%) Spring
7 10 (3.01%) Spring Boot
8 9 (2.71%) Django
8 9 (2.71%) FastAPI
8 9 (2.71%) Flask
9 8 (2.41%) GraphQL
9 8 (2.41%) REST
9 8 (2.41%) RESTful
9 8 (2.41%) Vue
10 6 (1.81%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.81%) Redux
10 6 (1.81%) SAP Basis
10 6 (1.81%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.81%) SAPUI5
11 5 (1.51%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.23%) FMCG
2 19 (5.72%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.42%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.92%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.61%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (2.41%) NHS
6 8 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.11%) Data Structures
7 7 (2.11%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.11%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.81%) CMDB
8 6 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.81%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (1.51%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.51%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (1.20%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.90%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.90%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.90%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.53%) Windows
2 11 (3.31%) Linux
3 8 (2.41%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.20%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.90%) SUSE
5 3 (0.90%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 2 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (32.23%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (25.90%) Agile
3 59 (17.77%) Mentoring
4 52 (15.66%) ITIL
5 47 (14.16%) Software Engineering
6 45 (13.55%) Computer Science
6 45 (13.55%) Decision-Making
6 45 (13.55%) ITSM
7 43 (12.95%) Change Management
7 43 (12.95%) Project Management
8 40 (12.05%) Project Delivery
8 40 (12.05%) Service Management
8 40 (12.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 38 (11.45%) CI/CD
10 36 (10.84%) DevOps
11 35 (10.54%) Incident Management
12 33 (9.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 30 (9.04%) Asset Management
14 28 (8.43%) Full-Stack Development
15 27 (8.13%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 61 (18.37%) JavaScript
2 43 (12.95%) SQL
3 35 (10.54%) PowerShell
4 34 (10.24%) Python
5 31 (9.34%) C#
6 19 (5.72%) TypeScript
7 18 (5.42%) Java
8 10 (3.01%) Bash
9 4 (1.20%) Delphi
9 4 (1.20%) Groovy
9 4 (1.20%) PHP
9 4 (1.20%) Ruby
10 3 (0.90%) ABAP
10 3 (0.90%) C++
10 3 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.90%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.60%) Bicep
11 2 (0.60%) R
12 1 (0.30%) Scala
12 1 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 81 (24.40%) Degree
2 24 (7.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 14 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.71%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.41%) AWS Certification
5 8 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.20%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 4 (1.20%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.20%) CISSP
6 4 (1.20%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.20%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.90%) GIAC
7 3 (0.90%) SANS
8 2 (0.60%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.60%) ACCA
8 2 (0.60%) CCSP
8 2 (0.60%) CIMA
8 2 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.60%) CISMP
8 2 (0.60%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.12%) GDPR
2 15 (4.52%) Data Quality
2 15 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (4.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (3.31%) PMO
5 10 (3.01%) NIST
5 10 (3.01%) QA
6 8 (2.41%) Accessibility
7 7 (2.11%) GRC
7 7 (2.11%) SLA
8 6 (1.81%) IEC 61131
9 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.51%) P3O
10 4 (1.20%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.90%) NCSC
11 3 (0.90%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.60%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.60%) WCAG
13 1 (0.30%) GMP
System Software
1 27 (8.13%) Docker
2 9 (2.71%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.51%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (6.63%) Terraform
2 10 (3.01%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (2.11%) HP Fortify
4 4 (1.20%) Ansible
5 2 (0.60%) Control-M
5 2 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.60%) SCCM
6 1 (0.30%) Argo
6 1 (0.30%) Grafana
6 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 52 (15.66%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.83%) SAP
3 23 (6.93%) Atlassian
4 12 (3.61%) Oracle
5 10 (3.01%) ServiceNow
6 7 (2.11%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.81%) Ariba
8 5 (1.51%) Google
8 5 (1.51%) VMware
9 4 (1.20%) Autodesk
9 4 (1.20%) IBM
9 4 (1.20%) Sage
9 4 (1.20%) Sophos
10 3 (0.90%) Concur
10 3 (0.90%) Databricks
10 3 (0.90%) Openreach
11 2 (0.60%) Genesys
11 2 (0.60%) Nexthink
11 2 (0.60%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.60%) Verint