Continuous Improvement Job Trends in the South East

Continual Improvement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 12 50
Rank change year-on-year -9 +38 +5
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 831 799 752
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 5.73% 10.18% 4.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.97% 11.27% 5.10%
Number of salaries quoted 581 310 402
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £31,375
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £40,968
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% +1.90% -12.50%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,438 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,250 £83,750 £87,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -2.61% -4.17%

All Process & 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 10,428 7,088 14,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.87% 90.33% 82.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,190 3,389 10,273
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,280 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in the South East

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the South East over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

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 8 June 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
Thames Valley -6 357 £55,000 +2.80% 181
Hampshire -6 179 £57,500 +4.55% 106
Berkshire -3 175 £49,000 -10.91% 97
Buckinghamshire +26 125 £54,500 +6.93% 44
Surrey -12 119 £55,040 +0.07% 47
Oxfordshire -22 57 £59,000 +7.27% 42
East Sussex +11 55 £60,000 -11.11% 6
Kent -24 54 £48,750 +8.33% 39
West Sussex -5 50 £57,500 +23.66% 19
Middlesex +18 4 £80,000 - 15
Isle of Wight -4 4 £41,500 -43.15% 2
Home Counties - 2 £80,000 - 1
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 26 (3.13%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.44%) Confluence
4 7 (0.84%) OpenEdge
5 5 (0.60%) CMS
6 4 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.36%) govService
8 2 (0.24%) IIS
8 2 (0.24%) SAS
8 2 (0.24%) WordPress
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) JBoss
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 55 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.36%) ALPHACAM
5 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.24%) Lectora
6 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.12%) CATIA
7 1 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 21 (2.53%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.24%) Q-Pulse
5 2 (0.24%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.24%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.24%) Shopify
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 155 (18.65%) Azure
2 89 (10.71%) AWS
3 74 (8.90%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (6.86%) SaaS
5 47 (5.66%) GCP
6 39 (4.69%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (4.33%) Power Platform
8 24 (2.89%) GitHub
9 17 (2.05%) Entra ID
10 16 (1.93%) GitHub Actions
11 13 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (1.56%) Serverless
12 12 (1.44%) PaaS
13 11 (1.32%) Google Analytics
14 10 (1.20%) Datadog
14 10 (1.20%) OpenShift
15 9 (1.08%) IaaS
16 8 (0.96%) Amazon ECS
16 8 (0.96%) Cloudflare
16 8 (0.96%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 39 (4.69%) DNS
1 39 (4.69%) Firewall
2 25 (3.01%) VPN
3 20 (2.41%) DHCP
4 14 (1.68%) WAN
4 14 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (1.32%) LAN
5 11 (1.32%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.20%) Broadband
7 9 (1.08%) SAN
7 9 (1.08%) VLAN
7 9 (1.08%) Wireless
8 7 (0.84%) SSL
9 6 (0.72%) MQTT
10 4 (0.48%) Intranet
10 4 (0.48%) NAS
11 3 (0.36%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.36%) Network Security
12 2 (0.24%) HTTP
12 2 (0.24%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (4.81%) SQL Server
2 30 (3.61%) Power BI
3 18 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (1.68%) Metadata
5 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.84%) Power Query
7 6 (0.72%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.72%) Redis
8 5 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.60%) MySQL
9 4 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.48%) Tableau
10 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.12%) Big Data
12 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 50 (6.02%) JIRA
2 41 (4.93%) Git
3 30 (3.61%) GitLab
4 8 (0.96%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.84%) Zephyr
6 5 (0.60%) Selenium
7 4 (0.48%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.36%) JUnit
8 3 (0.36%) Ranorex
8 3 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.24%) Subversion
9 2 (0.24%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.12%) Apache Continuum
10 1 (0.12%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.12%) ScriptRunner
10 1 (0.12%) utPLSQL
General
1 321 (38.63%) Social Skills
2 223 (26.84%) Finance
3 193 (23.23%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
5 59 (7.10%) Influencing Skills
6 47 (5.66%) Public Sector
7 45 (5.42%) Manufacturing
7 45 (5.42%) Retail
8 44 (5.29%) Marketing
9 39 (4.69%) Legal
10 36 (4.33%) Law
11 34 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (2.53%) Aerospace
12 21 (2.53%) Automotive
13 19 (2.29%) Electronics
14 15 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (1.81%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (1.20%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 125 (15.04%) Analyst
2 87 (10.47%) Lead
3 75 (9.03%) Senior
4 61 (7.34%) Developer
5 49 (5.90%) Software Engineer
6 46 (5.54%) IT Support
7 38 (4.57%) Support Analyst
8 33 (3.97%) IT Manager
9 27 (3.25%) Support Engineer
10 22 (2.65%) Architect
11 21 (2.53%) Applications Support
11 21 (2.53%) IT Analyst
11 21 (2.53%) Team Leader
12 19 (2.29%) Service Manager
13 17 (2.05%) .NET Developer
13 17 (2.05%) .NET Software Developer
13 17 (2.05%) Senior Manager
14 15 (1.81%) Applications Support Analyst
14 15 (1.81%) DevOps Engineer
14 15 (1.81%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (6.50%) .NET
2 26 (3.13%) HTML
3 25 (3.01%) CSS
4 21 (2.53%) React
5 20 (2.41%) Vue
6 15 (1.81%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.44%) Middleware
7 12 (1.44%) REST
8 10 (1.20%) Node.js
8 10 (1.20%) RabbitMQ
9 9 (1.08%) Laravel
10 8 (0.96%) ASP.NET
10 8 (0.96%) OAuth
10 8 (0.96%) SAML
11 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
11 5 (0.60%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (0.48%) Kafka
12 4 (0.48%) React Native
12 4 (0.48%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 39 (4.69%) Management Information System
2 38 (4.57%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.21%) Cloud Native
4 26 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
4 26 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 25 (3.01%) Life Science
6 21 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
7 18 (2.17%) Client/Server
7 18 (2.17%) Low-Code
8 17 (2.05%) Driving Licence
8 17 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
9 16 (1.93%) Algorithms
10 15 (1.81%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 14 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.68%) Security Operations Centre
12 12 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
14 10 (1.20%) Cyber Threat
14 10 (1.20%) Hackathon
14 10 (1.20%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 76 (9.15%) Windows
2 51 (6.14%) Linux
3 40 (4.81%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.96%) Android
5 7 (0.84%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (0.48%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.48%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.36%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.12%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.12%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (27.44%) Problem-Solving
2 168 (20.22%) Agile
3 99 (11.91%) Cybersecurity
4 96 (11.55%) DevOps
5 90 (10.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 89 (10.71%) Decision-Making
7 77 (9.27%) Software Engineering
7 77 (9.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 74 (8.90%) CI/CD
9 73 (8.78%) Analytics
10 72 (8.66%) Computer Science
11 71 (8.54%) ERP
11 71 (8.54%) Roadmaps
12 70 (8.42%) ITIL
13 69 (8.30%) Coaching
14 68 (8.18%) Service Delivery
15 65 (7.82%) AI
15 65 (7.82%) Change Management
15 65 (7.82%) Collaborative Working
16 61 (7.34%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 104 (12.52%) SQL
2 83 (9.99%) Python
3 67 (8.06%) C#
4 32 (3.85%) PowerShell
5 29 (3.49%) JavaScript
6 22 (2.65%) C++
7 20 (2.41%) Rust
8 18 (2.17%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.05%) C
10 12 (1.44%) Java
11 11 (1.32%) Bash
12 9 (1.08%) PHP
13 7 (0.84%) Go
14 6 (0.72%) PL/SQL
15 5 (0.60%) Bicep
16 2 (0.24%) R
16 2 (0.24%) VBA
17 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
17 1 (0.12%) SOQL
17 1 (0.12%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 162 (19.49%) Degree
2 83 (9.99%) Security Cleared
3 50 (6.02%) SC Cleared
4 42 (5.05%) ACCA
5 34 (4.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 30 (3.61%) CIMA
7 25 (3.01%) DV Cleared
8 18 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (1.93%) CREST Certified
10 15 (1.81%) ISTQB
11 14 (1.68%) Master's Degree
12 13 (1.56%) Azure Certification
12 13 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
13 11 (1.32%) CISSP
14 10 (1.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 9 (1.08%) CIPD
15 9 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
15 9 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
15 9 (1.08%) PMI Certification
16 8 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (9.15%) QA
2 39 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (4.09%) Accessibility
4 30 (3.61%) GDPR
5 28 (3.37%) SLA
6 27 (3.25%) NIST
7 26 (3.13%) Data Quality
8 24 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials
8 24 (2.89%) PMO
9 20 (2.41%) GRC
10 17 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 16 (1.93%) IFRS
11 16 (1.93%) NCSC
12 15 (1.81%) Good Clinical Practice
13 13 (1.56%) PCI DSS
14 12 (1.44%) SOC 2
15 10 (1.20%) SOC 3
16 9 (1.08%) GxP
17 7 (0.84%) ISO 9001
18 6 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 52 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 33 (3.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (3.85%) Docker
4 22 (2.65%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.81%) KVM
6 10 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.24%) Firmware
8 2 (0.24%) UAG
8 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.12%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.12%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 42 (5.05%) Kubernetes
2 37 (4.45%) Terraform
3 15 (1.81%) Ansible
3 15 (1.81%) Grafana
3 15 (1.81%) Prometheus
4 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.96%) SCCM
5 8 (0.96%) vCenter Server
6 4 (0.48%) Graylog
6 4 (0.48%) Kibana
7 3 (0.36%) Argo
7 3 (0.36%) Nagios
7 3 (0.36%) QRadar
7 3 (0.36%) SCOM
8 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.24%) Puppet
9 1 (0.12%) Autotask
9 1 (0.12%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.12%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 195 (23.47%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.66%) VMware
3 32 (3.85%) Salesforce
4 28 (3.37%) Oracle
5 18 (2.17%) Google
6 14 (1.68%) ServiceNow
7 13 (1.56%) SAP
8 11 (1.32%) HubSpot
9 10 (1.20%) Dynatrace
9 10 (1.20%) Red Hat
10 9 (1.08%) Cisco
10 9 (1.08%) Veeam
11 8 (0.96%) SolarWinds
12 7 (0.84%) Facebook
12 7 (0.84%) Instagram
12 7 (0.84%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.84%) Splunk
13 6 (0.72%) Adobe
13 6 (0.72%) Databricks
13 6 (0.72%) IBM