Continuous Improvement Jobs in the South East

Continual Improvement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 48 61
Rank change year-on-year +35 +13 -9
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 938 784 604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.78% 4.14% 4.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.69% 5.09% 4.87%
Number of salaries quoted 413 403 362
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £30,575
25th Percentile £40,600 £41,000 £42,550
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £72,500 £70,563
90th Percentile £79,500 £86,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £55,149 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.09% -4.17% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,771 15,415 12,408
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 91.49% 81.41% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,359 10,531 7,512
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £30,638
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,268 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East.

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East over the 6 months to 19 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 June 2025. 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
Thames Valley +26 405 £55,000 +15.79% 1,097
Berkshire +22 235 £55,000 +15.79% 617
Hampshire +49 154 £53,500 -10.83% 555
Oxfordshire +35 135 £56,250 +17.80% 190
Isle of Wight - 126 £73,000 - 17
Surrey +48 104 £55,000 +10.00% 313
Kent +2 55 £41,000 -8.89% 264
West Sussex +25 47 £46,500 -28.46% 210
Buckinghamshire +4 37 £55,000 +12.82% 296
Middlesex - 30 - - 4
East Sussex +34 22 £57,500 +15.00% 151
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 26 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.07%) Confluence
4 4 (0.43%) WordPress
5 3 (0.32%) Apache Solr
5 3 (0.32%) CMS
5 3 (0.32%) nginx
6 1 (0.11%) Apache
6 1 (0.11%) Drupal
6 1 (0.11%) IIS
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 35 (3.73%) Simulink
2 34 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.32%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.32%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.21%) Productboard
8 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.11%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 35 (3.73%) Teamcenter
2 8 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.21%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.21%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.21%) Shopify
7 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.11%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.11%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 111 (11.83%) Azure
2 61 (6.50%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (5.97%) AWS
4 39 (4.16%) GCP
5 30 (3.20%) Power Platform
6 27 (2.88%) SaaS
7 21 (2.24%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 14 (1.49%) Azure Monitor
8 14 (1.49%) Salsify
9 13 (1.39%) OCI
10 11 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
12 9 (0.96%) IaaS
12 9 (0.96%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.85%) Entra ID
13 8 (0.85%) Google Workspace
13 8 (0.85%) PaaS
14 6 (0.64%) GitHub
14 6 (0.64%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (0.64%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.56%) Firewall
2 21 (2.24%) LAN
3 19 (2.03%) WAN
4 14 (1.49%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.17%) NAS
5 11 (1.17%) SAN
5 11 (1.17%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.96%) VPN
7 8 (0.85%) VLAN
8 7 (0.75%) DNS
8 7 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
8 7 (0.75%) MPLS
9 5 (0.53%) BGP
9 5 (0.53%) Intranet
9 5 (0.53%) IP Telephony
9 5 (0.53%) OSPF
9 5 (0.53%) SNMP
10 4 (0.43%) Cisco Firepower
11 3 (0.32%) HTTPS
11 3 (0.32%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (2.45%) SQL Server
2 22 (2.35%) Power BI
3 14 (1.49%) Metadata
4 8 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (0.53%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.53%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.43%) Couchbase
7 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 4 (0.43%) MySQL
7 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.43%) Tableau
8 3 (0.32%) Big Data
8 3 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.21%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.11%) GIS
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 53 (5.65%) Rational DOORS
2 39 (4.16%) JIRA
3 9 (0.96%) Selenium
4 8 (0.85%) Bitbucket
4 8 (0.85%) Cucumber
4 8 (0.85%) GitLab
4 8 (0.85%) Maven
4 8 (0.85%) SonarQube
4 8 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
5 3 (0.32%) Git
5 3 (0.32%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.11%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.11%) Karma Test Runner
6 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.11%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 490 (52.24%) Social Skills
2 296 (31.56%) Finance
3 129 (13.75%) Law
4 87 (9.28%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (7.78%) Legal
6 68 (7.25%) Marketing
7 44 (4.69%) Electronics
8 41 (4.37%) Aerospace
9 34 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 28 (2.99%) Retail
11 23 (2.45%) Public Sector
12 21 (2.24%) Manufacturing
13 19 (2.03%) Advertising
13 19 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.17%) Automotive
14 11 (1.17%) Banking
14 11 (1.17%) Military
15 8 (0.85%) Local Government
16 7 (0.75%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 195 (20.79%) Systems Manager
2 191 (20.36%) Resource Manager
3 120 (12.79%) Lead
4 115 (12.26%) Architect
5 82 (8.74%) Software Architect
6 79 (8.42%) Senior
7 48 (5.12%) Analyst
8 43 (4.58%) Senior Manager
9 41 (4.37%) Junior
10 40 (4.26%) Support Engineer
11 38 (4.05%) Systems Engineer
12 35 (3.73%) Junior Systems Engineer
13 33 (3.52%) Consultant
13 33 (3.52%) Team Leader
14 31 (3.30%) Product Manager
15 26 (2.77%) Developer
16 25 (2.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 24 (2.56%) Enterprise Architect
18 23 (2.45%) Auditor
19 22 (2.35%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (10.98%) Middleware
2 22 (2.35%) REST
2 22 (2.35%) SOAP
3 21 (2.24%) Lightning Web Components
4 17 (1.81%) CSS
4 17 (1.81%) XML
5 16 (1.71%) HTML
6 15 (1.60%) React
7 13 (1.39%) Hugging Face
7 13 (1.39%) LangChain
7 13 (1.39%) PyTorch
7 13 (1.39%) Redux
7 13 (1.39%) TensorFlow
8 12 (1.28%) Kafka
9 8 (0.85%) Hibernate
9 8 (0.85%) JPA
9 8 (0.85%) Spring
9 8 (0.85%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.53%) .NET
10 5 (0.53%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 56 (5.97%) Management Information System
2 54 (5.76%) Product Ownership
3 44 (4.69%) Driving Licence
4 33 (3.52%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (2.77%) Data Centre
6 23 (2.45%) Onboarding
7 19 (2.03%) FMCG
8 17 (1.81%) PMI
9 14 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (1.49%) Taxonomies
10 12 (1.28%) e-Learning
10 12 (1.28%) Embedded Systems
10 12 (1.28%) Marketing Technology
11 10 (1.07%) Digital Media
11 10 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (0.75%) Clustering
12 7 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
12 7 (0.75%) IoT
12 7 (0.75%) Private Cloud
12 7 (0.75%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 38 (4.05%) Windows
2 9 (0.96%) Mac OS
3 6 (0.64%) Linux
4 5 (0.53%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.43%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (28.57%) Agile
2 250 (26.65%) Analytics
3 238 (25.37%) Data Management
4 223 (23.77%) ERP
5 220 (23.45%) Problem-Solving
6 177 (18.87%) Computer Science
7 165 (17.59%) Mentoring
8 160 (17.06%) DevOps
9 129 (13.75%) UML
10 127 (13.54%) Stakeholder Management
11 110 (11.73%) SDLC
12 107 (11.41%) Change Management
12 107 (11.41%) Waterfall
13 104 (11.09%) Configuration Management
14 103 (10.98%) Design Patterns
15 99 (10.55%) Project Management
16 97 (10.34%) Strategic Thinking
17 84 (8.96%) Service Delivery
18 82 (8.74%) Open Source
19 79 (8.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 43 (4.58%) SQL
2 35 (3.73%) MATLAB
3 21 (2.24%) Apex Code
4 19 (2.03%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.92%) PowerShell
6 16 (1.71%) Python
7 13 (1.39%) C#
7 13 (1.39%) Java
8 12 (1.28%) Ada
8 12 (1.28%) C
9 7 (0.75%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.64%) R
11 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.53%) PHP
11 5 (0.53%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.43%) C++
13 3 (0.32%) RPG
14 2 (0.21%) SQR
15 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 289 (30.81%) Degree
2 153 (16.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 129 (13.75%) Computer Science Degree
4 101 (10.77%) Chartered Engineer
5 45 (4.80%) Security Cleared
6 40 (4.26%) Master's Degree
7 32 (3.41%) PMI Certification
8 27 (2.88%) CISSP
9 25 (2.67%) CISM
10 21 (2.24%) SC Cleared
11 20 (2.13%) CRISC
12 15 (1.60%) PMP
13 14 (1.49%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.49%) HND
14 12 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
15 11 (1.17%) Azure Certification
16 7 (0.75%) NVQ Level 3
16 7 (0.75%) NVQ Level 4
17 6 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
18 5 (0.53%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (8.74%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 49 (5.22%) Data Quality
3 40 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (2.56%) QA
5 19 (2.03%) SOC 2
6 18 (1.92%) GDPR
6 18 (1.92%) SLA
7 9 (0.96%) NIST
8 8 (0.85%) Accessibility
8 8 (0.85%) GRC
9 7 (0.75%) GLP
10 5 (0.53%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 5 (0.53%) GMP
10 5 (0.53%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.53%) PMO
11 4 (0.43%) COBIT
11 4 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.32%) GAMP
12 3 (0.32%) Good Clinical Practice
12 3 (0.32%) GxP
System Software
1 32 (3.41%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.45%) Virtual Machines
3 21 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.28%) Docker
5 10 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.85%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (1.60%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.49%) Grafana
2 14 (1.49%) Prometheus
3 7 (0.75%) Ansible
4 6 (0.64%) Terraform
5 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 130 (13.86%) Microsoft
2 62 (6.61%) IBM
3 30 (3.20%) Salesforce
3 30 (3.20%) VMware
4 28 (2.99%) Oracle
5 24 (2.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 23 (2.45%) SAP
6 23 (2.45%) Sun
7 21 (2.24%) Cisco
7 21 (2.24%) Google
8 17 (1.81%) Qualys
8 17 (1.81%) Tenable
9 15 (1.60%) Meraki
10 13 (1.39%) OpenAI
11 11 (1.17%) Citrix
11 11 (1.17%) ServiceNow
12 9 (0.96%) Red Hat
13 8 (0.85%) Solace
14 7 (0.75%) Foundry
14 7 (0.75%) HubSpot