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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 10 22
Rank change year-on-year -1 +12 +29
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 234 286 200
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 7.73% 16.07% 7.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.91% 18.14% 9.30%
Number of salaries quoted 145 38 45
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,100 £37,352
25th Percentile £43,000 £39,875 £40,013
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +11.36% +4.66%
75th Percentile £71,535 £74,063 £80,000
90th Percentile £86,500 £77,250 £112,500
South East median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.18% -4.35% -

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 2,145 1,577 2,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 70.84% 88.60% 81.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,436 675 1,353
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,065 £56,252
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% -5.67% -0.48%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

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 30 July 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 30 July 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 +22 93 £60,000 +12.15% 40
Slough -6 22 £43,000 -42.67% 12
Maidenhead -5 13 £80,000 +190.91% 4
Bracknell -4 11 £60,000 -7.69% 7
Wokingham -6 6 £72,500 - 4
Hungerford - 5 £49,000 -
Thatcham -2 4 - - 3
Windsor 0 3 £52,500 - 12
Ascot - 1 - - 1
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 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.85%) Apache
2 2 (0.85%) nginx
3 1 (0.43%) JBoss
3 1 (0.43%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 33 (14.10%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (12.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.85%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.85%) Revit
Business Applications
1 16 (6.84%) Primavera
2 10 (4.27%) NetSuite
3 5 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.43%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 39 (16.67%) Azure
2 19 (8.12%) AWS
3 15 (6.41%) GCP
4 12 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (4.70%) Power Platform
5 11 (4.70%) SaaS
6 9 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.28%) Amazon ECS
8 3 (1.28%) Amazon EKS
8 3 (1.28%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.28%) IaaS
8 3 (1.28%) OpenShift
8 3 (1.28%) Serverless
9 2 (0.85%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (0.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.85%) Google Ads
9 2 (0.85%) Meta Ads
10 1 (0.43%) PaaS
10 1 (0.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.98%) Firewall
2 11 (4.70%) DNS
3 5 (2.14%) VPN
4 4 (1.71%) WAN
5 3 (1.28%) DHCP
5 3 (1.28%) HTTP
5 3 (1.28%) LAN
5 3 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (1.28%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.85%) Network Security
7 1 (0.43%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.43%) RS-232
7 1 (0.43%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.43%) SMTP
7 1 (0.43%) SSL
7 1 (0.43%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.43%) VLAN
7 1 (0.43%) VoIP
7 1 (0.43%) Wireless
7 1 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.70%) Power BI
2 4 (1.71%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.28%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.43%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (2.14%) Git
2 3 (1.28%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.85%) GitLab
3 2 (0.85%) Terragrunt
4 1 (0.43%) JUnit
4 1 (0.43%) Subversion
General
1 103 (44.02%) Social Skills
2 71 (30.34%) Finance
3 65 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (12.39%) Influencing Skills
5 28 (11.97%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (9.40%) Legal
7 17 (7.26%) Pharmaceutical
8 12 (5.13%) Retail
8 12 (5.13%) Telecoms
9 11 (4.70%) Manufacturing
10 8 (3.42%) Marketing
11 7 (2.99%) Aerospace
12 6 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (2.14%) Public Sector
14 3 (1.28%) Law
15 2 (0.85%) Advertising
15 2 (0.85%) Automotive
15 2 (0.85%) Electronics
15 2 (0.85%) Mandarin Language
15 2 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (15.81%) Analyst
2 33 (14.10%) Lead
3 30 (12.82%) Senior
4 15 (6.41%) Applications Support
5 14 (5.98%) Software Engineer
6 12 (5.13%) Support Analyst
7 11 (4.70%) QA Leader
8 10 (4.27%) Account Manager
8 10 (4.27%) Applications Support Analyst
8 10 (4.27%) Auditor
9 9 (3.85%) Team Leader
10 8 (3.42%) Consultant
10 8 (3.42%) Financial Analyst
11 7 (2.99%) IT Manager
11 7 (2.99%) IT Support
12 6 (2.56%) Associate Director
12 6 (2.56%) Azure Engineer
12 6 (2.56%) Logistics Analyst
12 6 (2.56%) Procurement Analyst
12 6 (2.56%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.27%) Middleware
2 4 (1.71%) .NET
2 4 (1.71%) Jakarta EE
2 4 (1.71%) REST
2 4 (1.71%) Spring
3 3 (1.28%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.28%) ASP.NET
3 3 (1.28%) Elastic Stack
3 3 (1.28%) JSON
3 3 (1.28%) JSON Schema
3 3 (1.28%) LDAP
3 3 (1.28%) Regular Expression
3 3 (1.28%) Spring Boot
3 3 (1.28%) Web Services
3 3 (1.28%) XML
3 3 (1.28%) XMPP
4 2 (0.85%) JMS
4 2 (0.85%) Loki
4 2 (0.85%) React
4 2 (0.85%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.55%) Life Science
2 17 (7.26%) Pharmacovigilance
3 14 (5.98%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (4.70%) Onboarding
5 10 (4.27%) Client/Server
5 10 (4.27%) Management Information System
6 8 (3.42%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (2.99%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (2.99%) Hackathon
7 7 (2.99%) Low-Code
8 5 (2.14%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.71%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.71%) PKI
9 4 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.28%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.85%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.85%) Smart Home
11 2 (0.85%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (12.82%) Linux
2 8 (3.42%) Windows
3 5 (2.14%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.85%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.43%) FreeBSD
6 1 (0.43%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
3 35 (14.96%) CAPA
4 26 (11.11%) Change Management
4 26 (11.11%) CRM
5 25 (10.68%) Customer Service
6 24 (10.26%) Cybersecurity
7 23 (9.83%) Decision-Making
7 23 (9.83%) Roadmaps
7 23 (9.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 22 (9.40%) DevOps
9 21 (8.97%) Agile
9 21 (8.97%) ERP
10 20 (8.55%) Project Delivery
10 20 (8.55%) Service Delivery
11 19 (8.12%) Line Management
11 19 (8.12%) Performance Management
11 19 (8.12%) Validation
12 18 (7.69%) Computer Science
12 18 (7.69%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 24 (10.26%) Python
2 22 (9.40%) SQL
3 13 (5.56%) PowerShell
4 12 (5.13%) C
4 12 (5.13%) C++
5 10 (4.27%) Rust
6 4 (1.71%) C#
6 4 (1.71%) Java
7 3 (1.28%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.85%) Bash
8 2 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.85%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.43%) ABAP
9 1 (0.43%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.43%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 61 (26.07%) Degree
2 25 (10.68%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.69%) ACCA
3 18 (7.69%) CIMA
4 14 (5.98%) SC Cleared
5 11 (4.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.56%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.28%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.28%) GIAC
9 3 (1.28%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.85%) CISA
10 2 (0.85%) CISSP
10 2 (0.85%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.85%) GCIA
10 2 (0.85%) GCIH
10 2 (0.85%) HNC
10 2 (0.85%) HND
10 2 (0.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (18.80%) QA
2 41 (17.52%) Accessibility
3 32 (13.68%) Good Clinical Practice
4 22 (9.40%) GxP
5 8 (3.42%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 8 (3.42%) Data Quality
5 8 (3.42%) GLP
5 8 (3.42%) GMP
6 6 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (2.14%) PMO
7 5 (2.14%) SLA
8 3 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.28%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.28%) GDPR
9 2 (0.85%) COBIT
9 2 (0.85%) COSO
10 1 (0.43%) GAAP
10 1 (0.43%) MISRA
10 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (4.70%) Hyper-V
2 11 (4.70%) KVM
3 9 (3.85%) Active Directory
4 4 (1.71%) vSphere
5 3 (1.28%) Docker
6 2 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.43%) Firmware
7 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (3.42%) Kubernetes
1 8 (3.42%) Terraform
2 5 (2.14%) Kibana
2 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.71%) Ansible
4 2 (0.85%) Argo
4 2 (0.85%) Grafana
4 2 (0.85%) HAProxy
4 2 (0.85%) Kustomize
4 2 (0.85%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.43%) Autotask
5 1 (0.43%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.43%) SCCM
5 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 65 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.55%) Oracle
3 17 (7.26%) VMware
4 9 (3.85%) SAP
5 6 (2.56%) MuleSoft
5 6 (2.56%) Sage
6 5 (2.14%) CA Agile Central
7 4 (1.71%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.71%) Red Hat
8 3 (1.28%) Databricks
8 3 (1.28%) McAfee
8 3 (1.28%) Remedy
8 3 (1.28%) Splunk
9 2 (0.85%) AppDynamics
9 2 (0.85%) BMC
9 2 (0.85%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.85%) Google
9 2 (0.85%) IBM
9 2 (0.85%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.85%) Veeam