Continuous Improvement Job Trends in the East Midlands

Continual Improvement
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 15 56
Rank change year-on-year -3 +41 -9
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 207 194 74
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 8.18% 8.75% 3.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.26% 9.90% 4.60%
Number of salaries quoted 139 45 60
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £28,024
25th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £40,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £41,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -20.95% -
75th Percentile £58,500 £57,500 £62,750
90th Percentile £77,750 £69,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,017 1,960 1,608
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 79.69% 88.45% 85.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 828 1,272
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £71,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the East Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Leicestershire +6 72 £48,500 -9.77% 23
Lincolnshire +16 46 £30,000 -35.83% 12
Nottinghamshire +11 41 £40,000 -20.00% 24
Northamptonshire -10 31 £75,000 +87.50% 23
Derbyshire -17 16 £40,000 +17.65% 29
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 8 (3.86%) Confluence
2 6 (2.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.45%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.97%) IIS
5 1 (0.48%) CMS
5 1 (0.48%) JBoss
5 1 (0.48%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.48%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (8.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.97%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.97%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.90%) SAP ERP
2 4 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.97%) Academy Housing
3 2 (0.97%) Primavera
4 1 (0.48%) Cognos Controller
4 1 (0.48%) HFM
4 1 (0.48%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.48%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.48%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 41 (19.81%) SaaS
2 20 (9.66%) Azure
3 18 (8.70%) Power Platform
4 15 (7.25%) AWS
5 13 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.45%) GCP
8 2 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.97%) npm
8 2 (0.97%) NuGet
8 2 (0.97%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.97%) SonarCloud
9 1 (0.48%) dbt
9 1 (0.48%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.48%) Figma
9 1 (0.48%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.48%) Lucidchart
9 1 (0.48%) Miro
9 1 (0.48%) OCI
9 1 (0.48%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 37 (17.87%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (1.93%) LAN
2 4 (1.93%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.93%) WAN
2 4 (1.93%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.48%) Firewall
3 1 (0.48%) IP Telephony
3 1 (0.48%) Network Security
3 1 (0.48%) TETRA
3 1 (0.48%) Wireless
3 1 (0.48%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.76%) Power BI
2 10 (4.83%) SQL Server
3 9 (4.35%) Tableau
4 3 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (1.45%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.97%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.48%) Metadata
6 1 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 21 (10.14%) JIRA
2 5 (2.42%) Subversion
3 4 (1.93%) Git
4 3 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.97%) JUnit
5 2 (0.97%) Postman
5 2 (0.97%) Selenium
6 1 (0.48%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.48%) Gradle
6 1 (0.48%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.48%) Maven
6 1 (0.48%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.48%) Mockito
6 1 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 90 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 86 (41.55%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (35.27%) Retail
4 45 (21.74%) Finance
5 23 (11.11%) Law
6 16 (7.73%) Manufacturing
7 13 (6.28%) Marketing
8 12 (5.80%) Electronics
9 8 (3.86%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (3.38%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.90%) Aerospace
11 6 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.90%) Legal
12 5 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.93%) Local Government
14 3 (1.45%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.97%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.48%) Back Office
16 1 (0.48%) Military
Job Titles
1 37 (17.87%) 2nd Line Support
2 36 (17.39%) Analyst
3 27 (13.04%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 25 (12.08%) Lead
5 16 (7.73%) Support Technician
6 15 (7.25%) ERP Support
7 14 (6.76%) ERP Analyst
7 14 (6.76%) Support Analyst
8 13 (6.28%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
8 13 (6.28%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 13 (6.28%) Developer
8 13 (6.28%) SaaS Analyst
8 13 (6.28%) Software Analyst
8 13 (6.28%) Software Support Analyst
9 10 (4.83%) 2nd Line Support Technician
10 9 (4.35%) Administrator
10 9 (4.35%) Data Analyst
10 9 (4.35%) Digital Analyst
10 9 (4.35%) QA Manager
10 9 (4.35%) Quality Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.86%) React
2 7 (3.38%) .NET
3 4 (1.93%) CSS
3 4 (1.93%) Middleware
3 4 (1.93%) Node.js
4 2 (0.97%) .NET Core
4 2 (0.97%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.97%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.97%) HTML
4 2 (0.97%) Playwright
4 2 (0.97%) Redux
4 2 (0.97%) REST
4 2 (0.97%) SOAP
4 2 (0.97%) Spring
4 2 (0.97%) Spring Boot
4 2 (0.97%) YAML
5 1 (0.48%) Django
5 1 (0.48%) J2EE
5 1 (0.48%) JPA
5 1 (0.48%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 47 (22.71%) Onboarding
2 24 (11.59%) Management Information System
3 19 (9.18%) Analytical Mindset
4 18 (8.70%) FMCG
5 8 (3.86%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.42%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (1.93%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.97%) CMDB
8 2 (0.97%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.97%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.97%) Replication
8 2 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.97%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.48%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.48%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.48%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.48%) NHS
9 1 (0.48%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.83%) Windows
2 6 (2.90%) Linux
3 3 (1.45%) Unix
4 1 (0.48%) Android
4 1 (0.48%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.48%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (42.03%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (37.20%) CRM
3 72 (34.78%) ERP
4 64 (30.92%) Customer Service
5 53 (25.60%) Mentoring
6 44 (21.26%) Logistics
7 40 (19.32%) Agile
7 40 (19.32%) Root Cause Analysis
8 39 (18.84%) Analytical Thinking
9 38 (18.36%) Decision-Making
9 38 (18.36%) E-Commerce
10 37 (17.87%) Data Privacy
11 36 (17.39%) Analytics
12 33 (15.94%) Project Management
13 31 (14.98%) Business Intelligence
14 24 (11.59%) Change Management
15 22 (10.63%) Stakeholder Management
16 20 (9.66%) Data Management
17 18 (8.70%) Programme Management
18 16 (7.73%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 57 (27.54%) SQL
2 45 (21.74%) C#
3 11 (5.31%) Python
4 5 (2.42%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.93%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.45%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.97%) Bash
7 2 (0.97%) Java
7 2 (0.97%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 51 (24.64%) Degree
2 8 (3.86%) Numerate Degree
3 7 (3.38%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.93%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (1.93%) DBS Check
6 3 (1.45%) AWS Certification
6 3 (1.45%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.97%) ACCA
7 2 (0.97%) CIMA
8 1 (0.48%) AAT
8 1 (0.48%) CHECK Team Member
8 1 (0.48%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.48%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.48%) ICAEW
8 1 (0.48%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.48%) PMP
8 1 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.48%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.48%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (28.02%) QA
2 13 (6.28%) Data Quality
3 7 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 7 (3.38%) SLA
4 5 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.93%) GDPR
6 3 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (1.45%) PMO
7 2 (0.97%) IEC 61131
7 2 (0.97%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.48%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.48%) GRC
8 1 (0.48%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.48%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (6.76%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.45%) Docker
3 1 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.48%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.93%) Autotask
2 3 (1.45%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.97%) Terraform
4 1 (0.48%) Nessus
4 1 (0.48%) Nmap
4 1 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 28 (13.53%) SAP
2 27 (13.04%) Salesforce
3 25 (12.08%) Microsoft
4 7 (3.38%) Zoho
5 6 (2.90%) JD Edwards
6 5 (2.42%) Oracle
7 4 (1.93%) IBM
8 3 (1.45%) NEC
8 3 (1.45%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.97%) Cognos
9 2 (0.97%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.97%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.48%) Google
10 1 (0.48%) Hyperion
10 1 (0.48%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.48%) Qualys
10 1 (0.48%) Sage
10 1 (0.48%) Veeam
10 1 (0.48%) VMware