Continuous Improvement Job Trends in Bristol

Continual Improvement
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 22 41
Rank change year-on-year +9 +19 +34
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 224 80 101
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.45% 7.37% 4.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.60% 9.33% 5.13%
Number of salaries quoted 159 66 77
10th Percentile £31,000 £36,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,875 £39,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £66,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,114 857 1,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 70.33% 78.91% 78.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,568 632 1,334
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £30,825
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,950 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in Bristol

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Bristol over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in Bristol

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 11 (4.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.46%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.89%) Confluence
3 2 (0.89%) nginx
3 2 (0.89%) Oracle Application Server
4 1 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.45%) CMS
4 1 (0.45%) Site Server
Applications
1 14 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.23%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.89%) Simulink
6 1 (0.45%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (4.02%) NetSuite
2 3 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.45%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 31 (13.84%) Azure
2 29 (12.95%) AWS
3 20 (8.93%) Power Platform
4 14 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (5.80%) SaaS
6 12 (5.36%) Entra ID
7 7 (3.13%) Serverless
8 6 (2.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 6 (2.68%) Amazon ECS
8 6 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.68%) Snowflake
9 5 (2.23%) Figma
9 5 (2.23%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (2.23%) Slack
10 4 (1.79%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (1.34%) Collibra
11 3 (1.34%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (1.34%) GCP
11 3 (1.34%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.46%) DNS
1 10 (4.46%) Firewall
2 7 (3.13%) DHCP
2 7 (3.13%) VLAN
3 6 (2.68%) VPN
4 5 (2.23%) Network Security
5 3 (1.34%) 3GPP
5 3 (1.34%) TETRA
6 2 (0.89%) LAN
6 2 (0.89%) NAS
6 2 (0.89%) SAN
6 2 (0.89%) WAN
6 2 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.89%) Wireless
7 1 (0.45%) BGP
7 1 (0.45%) Modbus
7 1 (0.45%) OSPF
7 1 (0.45%) Skype
7 1 (0.45%) VoIP
7 1 (0.45%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.36%) Power BI
2 6 (2.68%) NoSQL
3 4 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.79%) Tableau
4 3 (1.34%) Metadata
4 3 (1.34%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.89%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.89%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.89%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.89%) Redis
6 1 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.45%) DocumentDB
6 1 (0.45%) MySQL
6 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.45%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (7.14%) Git
1 16 (7.14%) JIRA
2 10 (4.46%) GitLab
3 6 (2.68%) Postman
4 5 (2.23%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.34%) git-flow
6 2 (0.89%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.89%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.89%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.89%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.89%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.89%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.45%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.45%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.45%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.45%) Subversion
7 1 (0.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 96 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 45 (20.09%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (16.96%) Finance
4 19 (8.48%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.59%) Legal
5 17 (7.59%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (6.70%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (6.25%) Marketing
8 11 (4.91%) Retail
9 8 (3.57%) Billing
10 7 (3.13%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.23%) Local Government
11 5 (2.23%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.79%) Law
13 3 (1.34%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.89%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 25 (11.16%) Lead
2 19 (8.48%) Service Manager
3 18 (8.04%) IT Manager
3 18 (8.04%) Senior
4 15 (6.70%) Delivery Manager
5 11 (4.91%) Developer
5 11 (4.91%) Engineering Manager
6 10 (4.46%) Service Delivery Manager
7 8 (3.57%) Analyst
7 8 (3.57%) DevOps Engineer
7 8 (3.57%) Sales Representative
8 7 (3.13%) Administrator
8 7 (3.13%) Python Engineer
8 7 (3.13%) Software Engineer
8 7 (3.13%) Software Engineering Manager
8 7 (3.13%) Software Manager
9 6 (2.68%) IT Procurement Manager
9 6 (2.68%) Procurement Manager
9 6 (2.68%) Security Manager
9 6 (2.68%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.80%) Terraform
2 9 (4.02%) .NET
2 9 (4.02%) RESTful
3 8 (3.57%) GraphQL
3 8 (3.57%) REST
4 7 (3.13%) React
4 7 (3.13%) React Native
4 7 (3.13%) Web Services
5 5 (2.23%) Flutter
5 5 (2.23%) OAuth
6 3 (1.34%) Java RMI
6 3 (1.34%) Node.js
6 3 (1.34%) OpenID
6 3 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.89%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.89%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.89%) CSS
7 2 (0.89%) Django
7 2 (0.89%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.89%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.91%) Management Information System
1 11 (4.91%) Onboarding
1 11 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (4.02%) e-Learning
3 8 (3.57%) Cloud Native
3 8 (3.57%) Mobile App
4 6 (2.68%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.23%) Blog
6 4 (1.79%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.79%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.34%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.89%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (0.89%) iPad
8 2 (0.89%) iPhone
8 2 (0.89%) NHS
8 2 (0.89%) PropTech
8 2 (0.89%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.59%) Windows
2 11 (4.91%) Linux
3 9 (4.02%) Apple iOS
4 8 (3.57%) Android
5 5 (2.23%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.79%) Unix
7 1 (0.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (24.11%) Agile
2 51 (22.77%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 38 (16.96%) Decision-Making
5 28 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 27 (12.05%) Software Engineering
6 27 (12.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 25 (11.16%) Service Delivery
8 24 (10.71%) Coaching
8 24 (10.71%) DevOps
9 23 (10.27%) Cybersecurity
9 23 (10.27%) Test Automation
10 22 (9.82%) Mentoring
10 22 (9.82%) Roadmaps
11 20 (8.93%) AI
12 19 (8.48%) Customer Service
12 19 (8.48%) Project Delivery
12 19 (8.48%) User Experience
13 18 (8.04%) Observability
13 18 (8.04%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.27%) SQL
2 19 (8.48%) Python
3 11 (4.91%) JavaScript
4 10 (4.46%) Java
4 10 (4.46%) PowerShell
5 6 (2.68%) Bash
6 5 (2.23%) C#
7 3 (1.34%) C++
8 2 (0.89%) Go
8 2 (0.89%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.89%) R
8 2 (0.89%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.89%) XAML
9 1 (0.45%) Assembly Language
9 1 (0.45%) C
9 1 (0.45%) Perl
9 1 (0.45%) VB
9 1 (0.45%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 24 (10.71%) Degree
2 20 (8.93%) Security Cleared
3 18 (8.04%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.57%) CISM
4 8 (3.57%) CISSP
5 6 (2.68%) AWS Certification
6 5 (2.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.79%) ACCA
7 4 (1.79%) CIMA
7 4 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.79%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.34%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.34%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.34%) IRCA
8 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.89%) AAT
9 2 (0.89%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 2 (0.89%) CSPO
9 2 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (4.91%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (4.91%) Data Quality
3 10 (4.46%) QA
4 9 (4.02%) SLA
5 8 (3.57%) GRC
5 8 (3.57%) ISO 9001
6 7 (3.13%) Accessibility
6 7 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (3.13%) GDPR
7 4 (1.79%) Automotive SPICE
7 4 (1.79%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.89%) ISO 19650
8 2 (0.89%) WCAG
9 1 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.45%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.45%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (4.46%) Docker
2 9 (4.02%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.89%) Firmware
4 2 (0.89%) vSphere
5 1 (0.45%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.45%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.68%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (2.23%) Puppet
4 4 (1.79%) Grafana
4 4 (1.79%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.34%) Autotask
6 2 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.89%) Ansible
6 2 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.89%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.45%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.45%) Packer
7 1 (0.45%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.45%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 35 (15.63%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.68%) HubSpot
2 6 (2.68%) Red Hat
3 5 (2.23%) Aruba
3 5 (2.23%) Atlassian
3 5 (2.23%) Google
3 5 (2.23%) Intel
3 5 (2.23%) Oracle
4 4 (1.79%) ConnectWise
4 4 (1.79%) Datto
4 4 (1.79%) Draytek
4 4 (1.79%) JDA
4 4 (1.79%) Ubiquiti
5 3 (1.34%) Apple
5 3 (1.34%) Cisco
5 3 (1.34%) Databricks
5 3 (1.34%) Informatica
5 3 (1.34%) Sage
5 3 (1.34%) SAP
5 3 (1.34%) VMware