Continuous Improvement Job Trends in the City of London

Continual Improvement
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 21 63
Rank change year-on-year +4 +42 +10
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 208 236 110
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 9.09% 8.94% 3.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.53% 9.35% 4.10%
Number of salaries quoted 143 124 100
10th Percentile £37,500 £51,400 £47,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £60,438 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.23% +10.71%
75th Percentile £90,000 £103,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £130,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -3.23% +10.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,975 2,524 2,684
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 86.36% 95.64% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,442 1,607 2,397
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £40,650
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,125 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £117,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in the City of London

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the City of London

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 19 (9.13%) SharePoint
2 13 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.96%) CMS
3 2 (0.96%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.48%) Apache
4 1 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.48%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (9.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.29%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.92%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (1.92%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.96%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 6 (2.88%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.96%) Adaptiv
2 2 (0.96%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.48%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.48%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.48%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 56 (26.92%) Azure
2 38 (18.27%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (15.87%) AWS
4 30 (14.42%) Power Platform
5 14 (6.73%) GCP
5 14 (6.73%) OneDrive
6 11 (5.29%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.85%) Power Automate
8 7 (3.37%) GitHub
8 7 (3.37%) GitHub Actions
8 7 (3.37%) SaaS
9 6 (2.88%) Entra ID
10 5 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (2.40%) dbt
11 3 (1.44%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.44%) PaaS
11 3 (1.44%) Serverless
11 3 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.96%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.96%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.33%) DHCP
1 9 (4.33%) TCP/IP
1 9 (4.33%) WAN
2 7 (3.37%) DNS
2 7 (3.37%) LAN
3 6 (2.88%) VoIP
3 6 (2.88%) WebEx
3 6 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.44%) Firewall
5 2 (0.96%) Broadband
5 2 (0.96%) DOCSIS
5 2 (0.96%) DSL
5 2 (0.96%) GPON
5 2 (0.96%) IPv4
5 2 (0.96%) IPv6
5 2 (0.96%) PPP
5 2 (0.96%) RTP
6 1 (0.48%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (13.46%) Power BI
2 11 (5.29%) SQL Server
3 10 (4.81%) BigQuery
3 10 (4.81%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.40%) Relational Database
5 5 (2.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.92%) Metabase
7 3 (1.44%) Star Schema
8 2 (0.96%) Looker
8 2 (0.96%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.96%) Power Query
8 2 (0.96%) Tableau
9 1 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.48%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 12 (5.77%) Git
2 7 (3.37%) JIRA
3 5 (2.40%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.48%) Katalon Studio
4 1 (0.48%) NUnit
4 1 (0.48%) Selenium
4 1 (0.48%) SpecFlow
General
1 106 (50.96%) Social Skills
2 87 (41.83%) Finance
3 55 (26.44%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (25.00%) Legal
5 32 (15.38%) Banking
6 25 (12.02%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (11.54%) Retail
8 19 (9.13%) Documentation Skills
9 14 (6.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (6.73%) Law
10 12 (5.77%) Billing
11 9 (4.33%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (2.40%) French Language
13 5 (2.40%) Spanish Language
14 4 (1.92%) Dutch Language
14 4 (1.92%) German Language
14 4 (1.92%) Wholesale Banking
15 3 (1.44%) Digital Health
15 3 (1.44%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 31 (14.90%) Analyst
2 28 (13.46%) Developer
3 27 (12.98%) Lead
4 26 (12.50%) Senior
5 18 (8.65%) Service Manager
6 16 (7.69%) Support Engineer
7 15 (7.21%) Data Analyst
8 11 (5.29%) IT Manager
8 11 (5.29%) Senior Manager
8 11 (5.29%) Software Engineer
9 9 (4.33%) Desktop Support
9 9 (4.33%) IT Support
10 8 (3.85%) Asset and Configuration Manager
10 8 (3.85%) Business Analyst
10 8 (3.85%) Configuration Manager
10 8 (3.85%) Data Business Analyst
10 8 (3.85%) Designer
10 8 (3.85%) Insurance Business Analyst
10 8 (3.85%) Lead Designer
10 8 (3.85%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (9.62%) RESTful
2 19 (9.13%) .NET
3 10 (4.81%) Django
4 6 (2.88%) CSS
4 6 (2.88%) HTML
5 5 (2.40%) .NET Core
5 5 (2.40%) React
6 4 (1.92%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.92%) CSS3
6 4 (1.92%) Entity Framework
6 4 (1.92%) HTML5
7 3 (1.44%) Node.js
7 3 (1.44%) REST
8 2 (0.96%) XML
9 1 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
9 1 (0.48%) SOAP
9 1 (0.48%) Spring
9 1 (0.48%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.48%) TensorFlow
9 1 (0.48%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (10.10%) Onboarding
2 16 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (7.21%) Algorithms
4 11 (5.29%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (5.29%) Data Structures
5 10 (4.81%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (4.81%) Product Ownership
6 9 (4.33%) CMDB
7 8 (3.85%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (3.85%) Security Posture
8 5 (2.40%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.92%) CCTV
9 4 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.92%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.44%) Reinsurance
11 2 (0.96%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.96%) Credit Risk
11 2 (0.96%) Hedge funds
12 1 (0.48%) iPhone
12 1 (0.48%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 19 (9.13%) Windows
2 13 (6.25%) Windows 10
3 5 (2.40%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.92%) Linux
5 3 (1.44%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (1.44%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.96%) OpenWrt
6 2 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.48%) AIX
7 1 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.48%) Debian
7 1 (0.48%) Solaris
7 1 (0.48%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (35.10%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (26.44%) Agile
3 43 (20.67%) ITIL
4 34 (16.35%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (13.94%) Business Intelligence
5 29 (13.94%) Service Management
6 28 (13.46%) Migration
7 26 (12.50%) Decision-Making
7 26 (12.50%) Service Delivery
8 24 (11.54%) DevOps
8 24 (11.54%) ITSM
9 23 (11.06%) Analytics
9 23 (11.06%) Code Quality
9 23 (11.06%) Computer Science
9 23 (11.06%) Mentoring
10 22 (10.58%) Collaborative Working
10 22 (10.58%) Microservices
10 22 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 20 (9.62%) Change Management
11 20 (9.62%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 31 (14.90%) Python
2 29 (13.94%) SQL
3 18 (8.65%) C#
4 16 (7.69%) Java
5 7 (3.37%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.40%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.40%) TypeScript
6 5 (2.40%) VBA
7 4 (1.92%) Bash
7 4 (1.92%) C++
8 3 (1.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.96%) C
10 1 (0.48%) Bicep
10 1 (0.48%) Groovy
10 1 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.48%) Rust
10 1 (0.48%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.48%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (19.23%) Degree
2 15 (7.21%) CISM
3 14 (6.73%) Computer Science Degree
4 13 (6.25%) CISSP
5 9 (4.33%) PMI Certification
5 9 (4.33%) PMP
6 8 (3.85%) CISA
6 8 (3.85%) CRISC
7 6 (2.88%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.92%) A+ Certification
8 4 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.92%) Security Cleared
9 3 (1.44%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.44%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.96%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.96%) CFA
10 2 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.48%) ISEB
11 1 (0.48%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (12.02%) Data Quality
2 13 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (6.25%) QA
3 8 (3.85%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 19770
4 7 (3.37%) GDPR
5 5 (2.40%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (2.40%) NIST
6 4 (1.92%) COBIT
6 4 (1.92%) WCAG
7 3 (1.44%) GRC
7 3 (1.44%) SLA
8 2 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.48%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.48%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.48%) PMO
System Software
1 22 (10.58%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.85%) Docker
2 8 (3.85%) Virtual Machines
2 8 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.92%) BitLocker
3 4 (1.92%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (6.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (4.33%) SCCM
3 8 (3.85%) Terraform
4 5 (2.40%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.92%) Ansible
5 4 (1.92%) Nagios
6 3 (1.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.96%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.48%) Autotask
8 1 (0.48%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.48%) Podman
8 1 (0.48%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.48%) Puppet
8 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 53 (25.48%) Microsoft
2 24 (11.54%) ServiceNow
3 14 (6.73%) Google
4 11 (5.29%) Guidewire
4 11 (5.29%) HP
5 8 (3.85%) VMware
6 7 (3.37%) Apple
6 7 (3.37%) Intapp
6 7 (3.37%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.88%) Adobe
8 5 (2.40%) Pega
8 5 (2.40%) SAP
9 4 (1.92%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.92%) Blue Prism
9 4 (1.92%) Cisco
9 4 (1.92%) FactSet
9 4 (1.92%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.92%) Symantec
10 3 (1.44%) Oracle
11 2 (0.96%) Murex