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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 4 31
Rank change year-on-year -8 +27 +22
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 434 437 281
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.33% 19.36% 5.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.50% 20.21% 6.43%
Number of salaries quoted 279 123 206
10th Percentile £31,718 £31,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £44,000 £36,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,239 £50,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +14.48% -16.04% +5.41%
75th Percentile £76,875 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £98,000 £89,500 £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 3,472 2,162 4,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 74.65% 95.79% 85.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,114 1,171 3,477
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £65,603
90th Percentile £83,675 £90,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 18 March 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 18 March 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 +7 260 £63,076 +3.84% 77
North Yorkshire -3 58 £52,500 -10.64% 13
South Yorkshire -15 49 £55,000 +15.79% 30
East Yorkshire -29 9 £45,000 - 11
Humberside - 7 £24,500 - 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 13 (3.00%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.38%) Moodle
4 4 (0.92%) Confluence
5 3 (0.69%) CMS
6 2 (0.46%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.46%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (5.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (5.76%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.23%) Navisworks
4 1 (0.23%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (2.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.92%) SAP CO
2 4 (0.92%) SAP FI
2 4 (0.92%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (0.92%) SAP PS
3 3 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.46%) FLEXCUBE
4 2 (0.46%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.46%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.46%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.46%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.23%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 74 (17.05%) Azure
2 70 (16.13%) AWS
3 65 (14.98%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (9.22%) SaaS
5 33 (7.60%) Entra ID
6 31 (7.14%) Power Platform
7 22 (5.07%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (3.46%) Power Automate
9 14 (3.23%) Serverless
10 9 (2.07%) Azure Monitor
11 8 (1.84%) Google Workspace
12 7 (1.61%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.61%) GitHub
12 7 (1.61%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (1.15%) Amazon ECS
14 5 (1.15%) Apigee
14 5 (1.15%) SuccessFactors
15 4 (0.92%) Adobe Analytics
15 4 (0.92%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.99%) Firewall
2 15 (3.46%) DHCP
2 15 (3.46%) DNS
3 13 (3.00%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.53%) Network Security
5 7 (1.61%) Broadband
5 7 (1.61%) Internet
5 7 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.92%) LAN
6 4 (0.92%) VLAN
6 4 (0.92%) WAN
7 3 (0.69%) VoIP
7 3 (0.69%) VPN
8 2 (0.46%) HTTP
8 2 (0.46%) Intranet
8 2 (0.46%) WPA
9 1 (0.23%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.23%) Wireshark
9 1 (0.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.14%) Power BI
2 26 (5.99%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.07%) Power Query
3 9 (2.07%) Tableau
4 7 (1.61%) PowerPivot
5 5 (1.15%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.92%) Spark SQL
6 4 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.69%) MySQL
7 3 (0.69%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.46%) Metadata
8 2 (0.46%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.46%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.23%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 40 (9.22%) JIRA
2 18 (4.15%) Git
3 7 (1.61%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.61%) SonarQube
4 6 (1.38%) GitLab
5 5 (1.15%) Selenium
6 4 (0.92%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.92%) Maven
7 3 (0.69%) JMeter
7 3 (0.69%) JUnit
7 3 (0.69%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.46%) Postman
General
1 199 (45.85%) Social Skills
2 83 (19.12%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (16.36%) Finance
4 32 (7.37%) Retail
5 31 (7.14%) Public Sector
6 24 (5.53%) Marketing
7 21 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (3.46%) Legal
8 15 (3.46%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.07%) Automotive
11 6 (1.38%) Law
11 6 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.15%) Advertising
12 5 (1.15%) Electronics
12 5 (1.15%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.92%) Health Technology
14 3 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.69%) Police
Job Titles
1 61 (14.06%) Developer
2 55 (12.67%) Senior
3 52 (11.98%) Lead
4 49 (11.29%) Analyst
5 32 (7.37%) Development Manager
6 31 (7.14%) IT Support
7 26 (5.99%) Senior Manager
8 23 (5.30%) JIRA Developer
9 21 (4.84%) Software Manager
9 21 (4.84%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.61%) Technical Support
11 18 (4.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 18 (4.15%) Software Development Manager
11 18 (4.15%) Software Engineer
12 17 (3.92%) Full-Stack Developer
13 16 (3.69%) IT Manager
14 15 (3.46%) Data Analyst
14 15 (3.46%) Product Manager
14 15 (3.46%) Service Manager
15 14 (3.23%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.22%) .NET
2 26 (5.99%) React
3 17 (3.92%) CSS
4 16 (3.69%) HTML
5 13 (3.00%) Node.js
6 11 (2.53%) Vue
7 10 (2.30%) Spring
8 9 (2.07%) Django
8 9 (2.07%) FastAPI
8 9 (2.07%) Flask
8 9 (2.07%) REST
8 9 (2.07%) Spring Boot
9 8 (1.84%) GraphQL
10 7 (1.61%) Lightning Web Components
10 7 (1.61%) PySpark
11 5 (1.15%) Kafka
11 5 (1.15%) Middleware
12 4 (0.92%) AngularJS
12 4 (0.92%) Gherkin
12 4 (0.92%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.45%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.07%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (4.15%) Driving Licence
4 13 (3.00%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.76%) e-Learning
6 11 (2.53%) NHS
7 10 (2.30%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (2.07%) CMDB
8 9 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (2.07%) FMCG
8 9 (2.07%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.07%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.84%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.61%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.61%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.15%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.92%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.92%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (8.76%) Windows
2 17 (3.92%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.61%) Android
4 6 (1.38%) Linux
4 6 (1.38%) Mac OS
4 6 (1.38%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.46%) SUSE
6 2 (0.46%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (20.51%) Agile
3 81 (18.66%) Mentoring
4 79 (18.20%) Stakeholder Management
5 75 (17.28%) Decision-Making
6 70 (16.13%) ITIL
7 59 (13.59%) Cybersecurity
8 58 (13.36%) Coaching
9 56 (12.90%) Change Management
10 53 (12.21%) Software Engineering
11 52 (11.98%) Service Management
12 49 (11.29%) Incident Management
13 46 (10.60%) DevOps
14 45 (10.37%) ITSM
15 41 (9.45%) Disaster Recovery
16 40 (9.22%) Analytics
16 40 (9.22%) Incident Response
17 38 (8.76%) CI/CD
17 38 (8.76%) Service Delivery
18 35 (8.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 57 (13.13%) JavaScript
2 43 (9.91%) PowerShell
2 43 (9.91%) SQL
3 30 (6.91%) Python
4 26 (5.99%) C#
5 15 (3.46%) Bash
5 15 (3.46%) TypeScript
6 14 (3.23%) Java
7 4 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (0.92%) Groovy
7 4 (0.92%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.46%) ABAP
8 2 (0.46%) Bicep
8 2 (0.46%) R
8 2 (0.46%) VBA
9 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 63 (14.52%) Degree
2 26 (5.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 10 (2.30%) Security Cleared
4 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (1.38%) Azure Certification
5 6 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.38%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.38%) PMI Certification
5 6 (1.38%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.15%) AWS Certification
6 5 (1.15%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 5 (1.15%) IRCA
7 4 (0.92%) CISSP
7 4 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.69%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (0.69%) GIAC
8 3 (0.69%) SANS
9 2 (0.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (12.21%) GDPR
2 42 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (8.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 31 (7.14%) NIST
5 27 (6.22%) QA
6 24 (5.53%) Data Quality
7 13 (3.00%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.84%) GMP
8 8 (1.84%) SLA
9 7 (1.61%) PMO
10 6 (1.38%) PCI DSS
11 5 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (1.15%) GRC
11 5 (1.15%) ISO 9001
11 5 (1.15%) P3O
12 3 (0.69%) NCSC
13 2 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.46%) WCAG
14 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 29 (6.68%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.38%) Docker
3 11 (2.53%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.23%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 21 (4.84%) Terraform
2 13 (3.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.61%) HP Fortify
4 6 (1.38%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.46%) Control-M
6 2 (0.46%) SCCM
7 1 (0.23%) Grafana
7 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 111 (25.58%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.30%) Atlassian
3 18 (4.15%) Oracle
3 18 (4.15%) SAP
4 16 (3.69%) VMware
5 13 (3.00%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.84%) Citrix
6 8 (1.84%) Google
6 8 (1.84%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.61%) Apple
7 7 (1.61%) Databricks
7 7 (1.61%) Freshdesk
8 5 (1.15%) IFS
9 4 (0.92%) Adobe
9 4 (0.92%) Ariba
9 4 (0.92%) Hotjar
9 4 (0.92%) Workday
10 3 (0.69%) IBM
10 3 (0.69%) Openreach
11 2 (0.46%) Concur