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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 7 31
Rank change year-on-year -10 +24 +31
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 506 471 330
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.42% 14.81% 5.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.97% 16.14% 6.61%
Number of salaries quoted 404 102 227
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,375 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,743 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.69% +1.24% +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,640 £80,000 £71,488
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,778 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £58,250
% change year-on-year +6.19% -3.00% -2.92%

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 4,612 2,919 4,995
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.65% 91.76% 79.37%
Number of salaries quoted 3,268 1,350 3,725
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £36,250
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 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
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 29 June 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 29 June 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 -6 231 £55,000 -23.60% 74
South Yorkshire +1 113 £46,000 +0.55% 40
North Yorkshire 0 72 £47,500 +21.02% 21
East Yorkshire -19 27 £35,000 -39.66% 4
Humberside - 9 £24,500 - 4
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 46 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.38%) Confluence
4 4 (0.79%) Moodle
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) CICS
Applications
1 40 (7.91%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (7.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.40%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Navisworks
5 1 (0.20%) Revit
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.79%) iTrent
3 3 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 98 (19.37%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (16.21%) Azure
3 55 (10.87%) AWS
4 52 (10.28%) Entra ID
5 51 (10.08%) Power Platform
6 28 (5.53%) SaaS
7 27 (5.34%) Power Automate
8 25 (4.94%) Microsoft Purview
9 20 (3.95%) OneDrive
10 19 (3.75%) PowerApps
11 18 (3.56%) Dynamics 365
12 11 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (1.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 9 (1.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 9 (1.78%) Serverless
14 8 (1.58%) GitHub
14 8 (1.58%) Mimecast
15 6 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
16 5 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
16 5 (0.99%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.30%) Firewall
2 24 (4.74%) DNS
3 22 (4.35%) DHCP
4 17 (3.36%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.57%) Network Security
6 12 (2.37%) VPN
7 10 (1.98%) LAN
7 10 (1.98%) WAN
8 8 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (1.38%) VLAN
10 6 (1.19%) Wireless
11 5 (0.99%) Internet
11 5 (0.99%) VoIP
12 3 (0.59%) Broadband
12 3 (0.59%) HTTP
13 2 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
13 2 (0.40%) CTI
14 1 (0.20%) Profibus
14 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.49%) Power BI
2 16 (3.16%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.17%) MySQL
4 6 (1.19%) Power Query
4 6 (1.19%) PowerPivot
5 5 (0.99%) Semantic Layer
6 4 (0.79%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.59%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.59%) Neo4j
7 3 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.59%) Tableau
8 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Metadata
8 1 (0.20%) Redis
8 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
8 1 (0.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 27 (5.34%) JIRA
2 15 (2.96%) Git
3 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.59%) GitLab
5 2 (0.40%) JUnit
5 2 (0.40%) Postman
5 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
General
1 214 (42.29%) Social Skills
2 105 (20.75%) Finance
3 99 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (9.88%) Public Sector
5 41 (8.10%) Manufacturing
6 31 (6.13%) Law
7 30 (5.93%) Influencing Skills
8 29 (5.73%) Retail
9 23 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (4.35%) Marketing
11 13 (2.57%) Legal
12 7 (1.38%) Advertising
12 7 (1.38%) Automotive
12 7 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.79%) Banking
14 4 (0.79%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.79%) Local Government
15 3 (0.59%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 72 (14.23%) Analyst
2 59 (11.66%) Senior
3 47 (9.29%) Lead
4 39 (7.71%) IT Support
5 33 (6.52%) Developer
6 30 (5.93%) Software Engineer
7 29 (5.73%) Senior Manager
8 27 (5.34%) Support Engineer
9 26 (5.14%) Product Manager
10 24 (4.74%) Full-Stack Developer
11 22 (4.35%) Support Analyst
12 21 (4.15%) Data Analyst
13 20 (3.95%) Service Manager
14 18 (3.56%) Applications Support
15 16 (3.16%) .NET Software Engineer
15 16 (3.16%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 16 (3.16%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
15 16 (3.16%) Infrastructure Support
16 15 (2.96%) Development Manager
16 15 (2.96%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.14%) .NET
2 18 (3.56%) CSS
3 17 (3.36%) HTML
4 15 (2.96%) React
4 15 (2.96%) Vue
5 10 (1.98%) Node.js
6 6 (1.19%) REST
6 6 (1.19%) RESTful
7 5 (0.99%) PySpark
8 4 (0.79%) Spring
8 4 (0.79%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.79%) Web Services
9 3 (0.59%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.59%) Flask
9 3 (0.59%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.59%) LangGraph
9 3 (0.59%) Middleware
9 3 (0.59%) OAuth
9 3 (0.59%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.59%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.14%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 22 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
4 17 (3.36%) Driving Licence
5 14 (2.77%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.37%) e-Learning
7 11 (2.17%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.38%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.38%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.38%) Replication
10 6 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.19%) FMCG
10 6 (1.19%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.99%) NHS
11 5 (0.99%) Robotics
11 5 (0.99%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.79%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 58 (11.46%) Windows
2 26 (5.14%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.56%) Windows 10
4 13 (2.57%) Linux
5 8 (1.58%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (1.38%) Android
6 7 (1.38%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (28.46%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (17.19%) Agile
3 86 (17.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 84 (16.60%) Decision-Making
5 83 (16.40%) Mentoring
6 78 (15.42%) Coaching
7 77 (15.22%) ITIL
8 66 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 61 (12.06%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (11.26%) Disaster Recovery
11 56 (11.07%) Analytics
12 54 (10.67%) User Experience
13 53 (10.47%) Business Continuity
14 50 (9.88%) Software Engineering
15 49 (9.68%) Business Intelligence
15 49 (9.68%) Roadmaps
15 49 (9.68%) Service Delivery
16 48 (9.49%) Incident Response
17 47 (9.29%) Service Management
18 46 (9.09%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 64 (12.65%) SQL
2 34 (6.72%) Python
3 28 (5.53%) C#
4 22 (4.35%) PowerShell
5 17 (3.36%) JavaScript
6 12 (2.37%) Bash
7 11 (2.17%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.98%) Java
9 7 (1.38%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.79%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.59%) ABAP
11 3 (0.59%) PHP
11 3 (0.59%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.40%) Bicep
12 2 (0.40%) Groovy
12 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.40%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.40%) VBA
13 1 (0.20%) CLIST
13 1 (0.20%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 57 (11.26%) Degree
2 24 (4.74%) Security Cleared
3 17 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (3.36%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.77%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.38%) CISSP
6 6 (1.19%) IRCA
7 5 (0.99%) Azure Certification
7 5 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.99%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.79%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.79%) CCSP
9 3 (0.59%) CISM
9 3 (0.59%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.40%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (8.30%) GDPR
3 35 (6.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 34 (6.72%) Data Quality
4 34 (6.72%) QA
5 26 (5.14%) NIST
6 12 (2.37%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.17%) SLA
8 9 (1.78%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.58%) GMP
10 5 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.79%) P3O
11 4 (0.79%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.79%) PMO
12 3 (0.59%) NCSC
13 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.20%) AQAP
13 1 (0.20%) GRC
13 1 (0.20%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.20%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 51 (10.08%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.17%) Docker
3 7 (1.38%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.40%) Firmware
6 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.20%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 25 (4.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (3.56%) Terraform
3 7 (1.38%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.40%) Ansible
5 2 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.40%) Kibana
5 2 (0.40%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.40%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.20%) SCCM
Vendors
1 162 (32.02%) Microsoft
2 15 (2.96%) VMware
3 14 (2.77%) Oracle
4 12 (2.37%) Cisco
4 12 (2.37%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.17%) SAP
6 9 (1.78%) Workday
7 8 (1.58%) Citrix
8 7 (1.38%) Apple
8 7 (1.38%) Freshdesk
8 7 (1.38%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.19%) Meraki
10 5 (0.99%) Databricks
10 5 (0.99%) Google
10 5 (0.99%) IFS
10 5 (0.99%) iManage
10 5 (0.99%) Siemens
11 4 (0.79%) Adobe
11 4 (0.79%) CheckPoint
11 4 (0.79%) Juniper