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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 8 35
Rank change year-on-year -5 +27 +25
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 529 450 250
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.15% 12.70% 4.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.73% 14.33% 6.02%
Number of salaries quoted 402 125 161
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,170 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,475 £82,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -3.23%

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 4,932 3,140 4,156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 66.70% 88.60% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,574 1,532 2,510
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,731
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,625 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% -7.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,922 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 17 August 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 17 August 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 -2 254 £52,500 -12.50% 190
South Yorkshire +7 125 £46,750 +19.87% 72
North Yorkshire +1 71 £47,500 +41.79% 38
East Yorkshire -3 38 £42,500 -22.73% 24
Humberside - 6 £42,500 - 14
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 54 (10.21%) SharePoint
2 22 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.95%) Confluence
4 4 (0.76%) Moodle
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.38%) CMS
5 2 (0.38%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CICS
Applications
1 37 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (6.62%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.76%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.57%) Navisworks
4 3 (0.57%) Revit
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.76%) iTrent
3 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 84 (15.88%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (14.37%) Azure
3 60 (11.34%) Power Platform
4 51 (9.64%) AWS
5 33 (6.24%) SaaS
6 32 (6.05%) Entra ID
7 31 (5.86%) Power Automate
8 27 (5.10%) PowerApps
9 26 (4.91%) Dynamics 365
9 26 (4.91%) OneDrive
10 13 (2.46%) Serverless
11 9 (1.70%) Amazon EC2
11 9 (1.70%) AWS CloudFormation
11 9 (1.70%) AWS Lambda
12 8 (1.51%) Amazon ECS
12 8 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.51%) GitHub
12 8 (1.51%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 8 (1.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 7 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.35%) Firewall
2 17 (3.21%) DNS
3 14 (2.65%) DHCP
4 13 (2.46%) Network Security
5 10 (1.89%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.70%) LAN
6 9 (1.70%) VPN
6 9 (1.70%) WAN
7 8 (1.51%) Wireless
8 5 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.76%) ATM
9 4 (0.76%) CTI
9 4 (0.76%) VoIP
10 3 (0.57%) HTTP
10 3 (0.57%) Internet
10 3 (0.57%) VLAN
11 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
11 2 (0.38%) Profibus
12 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (9.64%) Power BI
2 15 (2.84%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.27%) MySQL
4 8 (1.51%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.13%) Semantic Layer
6 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.57%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.57%) Metadata
7 3 (0.57%) NonStop SQL
7 3 (0.57%) Power Query
7 3 (0.57%) PowerPivot
7 3 (0.57%) Tableau
8 2 (0.38%) Big Data
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.38%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.38%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.19%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (3.78%) JIRA
2 13 (2.46%) Git
3 7 (1.32%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.95%) GitLab
5 2 (0.38%) JUnit
5 2 (0.38%) MLflow
5 2 (0.38%) Postman
5 2 (0.38%) Selenium
6 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
General
1 204 (38.56%) Social Skills
2 115 (21.74%) Finance
3 100 (18.90%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (10.59%) Manufacturing
5 51 (9.64%) Law
6 50 (9.45%) Public Sector
7 33 (6.24%) Organisational Skills
8 32 (6.05%) Retail
9 28 (5.29%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (4.16%) Legal
10 22 (4.16%) Marketing
11 11 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.13%) Advertising
13 5 (0.95%) Agriculture
13 5 (0.95%) Automotive
13 5 (0.95%) Back Office
13 5 (0.95%) Banking
13 5 (0.95%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.95%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 66 (12.48%) Analyst
2 52 (9.83%) Senior
3 34 (6.43%) Developer
4 30 (5.67%) Lead
5 28 (5.29%) Consultant
6 27 (5.10%) IT Support
7 22 (4.16%) Data Analyst
8 21 (3.97%) Support Engineer
9 20 (3.78%) Software Engineer
10 19 (3.59%) Applications Support
10 19 (3.59%) Product Manager
10 19 (3.59%) Service Manager
10 19 (3.59%) Support Analyst
11 18 (3.40%) Full-Stack Developer
11 18 (3.40%) IT Manager
12 16 (3.02%) Senior Manager
13 14 (2.65%) .NET Software Engineer
13 14 (2.65%) Administrator
13 14 (2.65%) Architect
14 13 (2.46%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.35%) .NET
2 17 (3.21%) CSS
2 17 (3.21%) HTML
3 13 (2.46%) Vue
4 9 (1.70%) React
5 7 (1.32%) Node.js
6 6 (1.13%) RESTful
7 5 (0.95%) REST
8 4 (0.76%) Kafka
8 4 (0.76%) PySpark
8 4 (0.76%) Spring
8 4 (0.76%) Web Services
9 3 (0.57%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.57%) Flask
9 3 (0.57%) Next.js
9 3 (0.57%) OAuth
9 3 (0.57%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.57%) OpenID
9 3 (0.57%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.57%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.73%) Management Information System
1 25 (4.73%) Product Ownership
2 22 (4.16%) Onboarding
3 14 (2.65%) NHS
4 12 (2.27%) SystemC
5 11 (2.08%) Replication
6 10 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (1.89%) Operational Technology
7 9 (1.70%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.51%) AI Agents
8 8 (1.51%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (1.51%) Robotics
9 7 (1.32%) CCTV
9 7 (1.32%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.32%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.13%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.13%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (1.13%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 53 (10.02%) Windows
2 25 (4.73%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.21%) Linux
4 13 (2.46%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.32%) Android
6 6 (1.13%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.19%) VMS
8 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (36.11%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (18.90%) Agile
3 79 (14.93%) ITIL
4 74 (13.99%) Stakeholder Management
5 72 (13.61%) Coaching
6 70 (13.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 67 (12.67%) Mentoring
8 65 (12.29%) Decision-Making
9 61 (11.53%) AI
10 58 (10.96%) Service Management
11 56 (10.59%) Analytics
11 56 (10.59%) Roadmaps
12 55 (10.40%) ERP
13 53 (10.02%) Business Intelligence
13 53 (10.02%) User Experience
14 49 (9.26%) Service Delivery
15 48 (9.07%) CI/CD
15 48 (9.07%) Process Improvement
16 42 (7.94%) DevOps
16 42 (7.94%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 79 (14.93%) SQL
2 40 (7.56%) Python
3 25 (4.73%) C#
4 17 (3.21%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.27%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.08%) Bash
6 11 (2.08%) Shell Script
7 10 (1.89%) Java
8 7 (1.32%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.95%) PHP
10 4 (0.76%) Bicep
10 4 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.57%) ABAP
11 3 (0.57%) COBOL
11 3 (0.57%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.38%) Groovy
12 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.38%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 50 (9.45%) Degree
2 25 (4.73%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.97%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.78%) DBS Check
5 16 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.13%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.13%) CISSP
6 6 (1.13%) IRCA
6 6 (1.13%) NVQ Level 3
7 5 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.95%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.95%) PMP
8 4 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.76%) CCSP
8 4 (0.76%) City & Guilds
9 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.38%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.43%) QA
2 32 (6.05%) Data Quality
3 18 (3.40%) GDPR
4 16 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.27%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.70%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.51%) GMP
8 8 (1.51%) SLA
9 7 (1.32%) PMO
10 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.13%) ISO 19650
11 4 (0.76%) NIST
11 4 (0.76%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.57%) GRC
12 3 (0.57%) ISO 8583
12 3 (0.57%) NCSC
12 3 (0.57%) WCAG
13 2 (0.38%) IEC 61131
14 1 (0.19%) GAAP
System Software
1 41 (7.75%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.02%) Docker
3 6 (1.13%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.38%) Firmware
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 25 (4.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (4.54%) Terraform
3 9 (1.70%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.38%) Ansible
4 2 (0.38%) Kibana
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.38%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.38%) Proxmox
4 2 (0.38%) SCCM
4 2 (0.38%) SCOM
4 2 (0.38%) WSUS
5 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 149 (28.17%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.02%) Cisco
2 16 (3.02%) Oracle
3 15 (2.84%) SAP
4 14 (2.65%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.08%) Salesforce
6 10 (1.89%) VMware
6 10 (1.89%) Workday
7 7 (1.32%) Siemens
8 6 (1.13%) Meraki
9 5 (0.95%) iManage
10 4 (0.76%) Avaya
10 4 (0.76%) CheckPoint
10 4 (0.76%) Databricks
10 4 (0.76%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.76%) Genesys
10 4 (0.76%) Juniper
10 4 (0.76%) SonicWALL
10 4 (0.76%) VocaLink
11 3 (0.57%) Autodesk