Continuous Improvement Job Trends in Berkshire

Continual Improvement
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 18
Rank change year-on-year +2 +4 +34
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 270 279 226
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 7.63% 14.50% 9.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.73% 16.23% 11.72%
Number of salaries quoted 170 39 46
10th Percentile £36,750 £27,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,188 £36,875 £40,166
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,535 £75,000 £78,183
90th Percentile £85,000 £76,500 £100,000
South East median annual salary £56,850 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.28% -10.00% -5.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,517 1,719 1,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 71.10% 89.35% 81.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,707 693 983
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £40,625 £33,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -20.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,840 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Continuous Improvement relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Berkshire over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in Berkshire

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 October 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
Reading +27 93 £60,000 +4.35% 149
Slough -3 24 £52,500 -30.00% 65
Maidenhead +1 14 £80,000 +185.71% 16
Bracknell -4 11 £65,000 - 26
Wokingham -6 9 £72,500 - 20
Windsor 0 5 £52,500 - 10
Thatcham +1 4 - - 7
Ascot - 2 - -
Continuous Improvement
South East

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (1.85%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.74%) Apache
2 2 (0.74%) Confluence
2 2 (0.74%) nginx
3 1 (0.37%) JBoss
3 1 (0.37%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 37 (13.70%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (12.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.96%) AutoCAD
3 8 (2.96%) Revit
4 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.11%) Solid Edge
5 3 (1.11%) SOLIDWORKS
6 2 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.37%) Mathcad
7 1 (0.37%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 16 (5.93%) Primavera
2 11 (4.07%) NetSuite
3 8 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.74%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.37%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.37%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.37%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.37%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 33 (12.22%) Azure
2 22 (8.15%) Power Platform
3 19 (7.04%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (6.30%) SaaS
5 14 (5.19%) AWS
6 11 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.59%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.22%) GCP
8 6 (2.22%) IaaS
9 4 (1.48%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.48%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.11%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (1.11%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.11%) Serverless
11 2 (0.74%) Amazon EKS
11 2 (0.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.74%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.56%) Firewall
2 12 (4.44%) DNS
3 5 (1.85%) DHCP
4 4 (1.48%) 5G
4 4 (1.48%) VPN
4 4 (1.48%) WAN
5 3 (1.11%) LAN
5 3 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.74%) HTTP
6 2 (0.74%) Network Security
6 2 (0.74%) SMS
6 2 (0.74%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.37%) 4G
7 1 (0.37%) Diameter Protocol
7 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.37%) RS-485
7 1 (0.37%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.37%) VoIP
7 1 (0.37%) Wireless
7 1 (0.37%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.15%) Power BI
2 3 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.11%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.74%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.37%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.37%) Power Query
4 1 (0.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (5.19%) JIRA
2 2 (0.74%) Git
2 2 (0.74%) GitLab
2 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.74%) Terragrunt
3 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.37%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.37%) JUnit
3 1 (0.37%) Zephyr
General
1 133 (49.26%) Social Skills
2 82 (30.37%) Finance
3 61 (22.59%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (14.81%) Influencing Skills
5 30 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (10.74%) Legal
7 23 (8.52%) Pharmaceutical
8 19 (7.04%) Manufacturing
9 15 (5.56%) Telecoms
10 14 (5.19%) Electronics
10 14 (5.19%) Marketing
10 14 (5.19%) Retail
11 12 (4.44%) Aerospace
12 6 (2.22%) Law
13 5 (1.85%) Automotive
13 5 (1.85%) Avionics
14 4 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (1.11%) German Language
15 3 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (14.81%) Senior
2 36 (13.33%) Analyst
3 29 (10.74%) Lead
4 14 (5.19%) Support Analyst
5 11 (4.07%) QA Leader
6 10 (3.70%) Account Manager
6 10 (3.70%) Auditor
6 10 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
7 9 (3.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (3.33%) IT Manager
7 9 (3.33%) IT Support
8 8 (2.96%) Azure Engineer
8 8 (2.96%) CAD Design Engineer
8 8 (2.96%) CAD Engineer
8 8 (2.96%) Design Engineer
8 8 (2.96%) Security Analyst
9 7 (2.59%) Applications Support Analyst
9 7 (2.59%) Business Support Analyst
9 7 (2.59%) Business Systems Analyst
9 7 (2.59%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.59%) Middleware
2 5 (1.85%) Terraform
3 4 (1.48%) JSON
3 4 (1.48%) LDAP
3 4 (1.48%) XML
4 3 (1.11%) .NET
4 3 (1.11%) JSON Schema
4 3 (1.11%) Loki
4 3 (1.11%) Regular Expression
4 3 (1.11%) Spring
4 3 (1.11%) XMPP
5 2 (0.74%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.74%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.74%) Jakarta EE
5 2 (0.74%) OpenTelemetry
5 2 (0.74%) REST
5 2 (0.74%) Smarty
5 2 (0.74%) SOAP
5 2 (0.74%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.74%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 23 (8.52%) Life Science
1 23 (8.52%) Pharmacovigilance
2 19 (7.04%) Driving Licence
3 15 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 14 (5.19%) Onboarding
5 9 (3.33%) Embedded Systems
6 8 (2.96%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.59%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (2.22%) Analogue Electronics
8 6 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.85%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.48%) FMCG
10 4 (1.48%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (1.48%) PKI
10 4 (1.48%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.11%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 26 (9.63%) Linux
2 14 (5.19%) Windows
3 5 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.74%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (18.15%) Collaborative Working
3 46 (17.04%) Stakeholder Management
4 45 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 44 (16.30%) CRM
6 41 (15.19%) CAPA
7 39 (14.44%) Roadmaps
8 32 (11.85%) Decision-Making
9 29 (10.74%) Change Management
9 29 (10.74%) Process Improvement
9 29 (10.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 28 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (9.63%) DevOps
11 26 (9.63%) ERP
12 25 (9.26%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (8.52%) Agile
13 23 (8.52%) Project Delivery
13 23 (8.52%) Resource Allocation
14 22 (8.15%) Customer Experience
15 21 (7.78%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.15%) SQL
2 21 (7.78%) PowerShell
3 12 (4.44%) Python
4 7 (2.59%) C
5 5 (1.85%) C++
6 4 (1.48%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.48%) Rust
7 3 (1.11%) C#
7 3 (1.11%) Java
7 3 (1.11%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.74%) Bash
9 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.37%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.37%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 75 (27.78%) Degree
2 29 (10.74%) Security Cleared
3 13 (4.81%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (4.07%) ACCA
5 11 (4.07%) CIMA
6 10 (3.70%) HNC
6 10 (3.70%) HND
7 5 (1.85%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.85%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.85%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.85%) PMP
8 4 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.48%) CISSP
8 4 (1.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 4 (1.48%) SANS
9 3 (1.11%) GIAC
9 3 (1.11%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.74%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (17.41%) QA
2 40 (14.81%) Accessibility
3 38 (14.07%) Good Clinical Practice
4 28 (10.37%) GxP
5 10 (3.70%) SLA
6 8 (2.96%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 8 (2.96%) GLP
6 8 (2.96%) GMP
7 7 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (2.59%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.85%) GDPR
8 5 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.74%) COBIT
9 2 (0.74%) COSO
9 2 (0.74%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.74%) MISRA
9 2 (0.74%) NIST
9 2 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (5.93%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.22%) Firmware
2 6 (2.22%) vSphere
3 3 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.74%) Docker
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.37%) KVM
Systems Management
1 12 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.33%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.48%) Grafana
4 3 (1.11%) Argo
4 3 (1.11%) Kibana
4 3 (1.11%) Kustomize
4 3 (1.11%) Prometheus
4 3 (1.11%) SCCM
4 3 (1.11%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.74%) Ansible
5 2 (0.74%) HAProxy
6 1 (0.37%) Autotask
6 1 (0.37%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 74 (27.41%) Microsoft
2 23 (8.52%) Oracle
3 14 (5.19%) Sage
4 12 (4.44%) CA Agile Central
5 10 (3.70%) Salesforce
6 9 (3.33%) SAP
6 9 (3.33%) VMware
7 5 (1.85%) Pega
8 4 (1.48%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.48%) HubSpot
8 4 (1.48%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.11%) Adobe
9 3 (1.11%) EMC
9 3 (1.11%) McAfee
9 3 (1.11%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.11%) Splunk
9 3 (1.11%) Workday
10 2 (0.74%) Remedy
10 2 (0.74%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.74%) Veeam