Continuous Improvement Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Continual Improvement
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 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 1 - 2
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 20 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire 90.91% - 28.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 90.91% - 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £105,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.50%
Scotland median annual salary £70,079 £54,000 £55,659
% change year-on-year +29.78% -2.98% -6.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22 15 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 100.00% 100.00% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 5
10th Percentile - £35,800 £50,750
25th Percentile - - £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £38,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - -52.50% -33.33%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £105,000
90th Percentile - £55,500 -
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

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 Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Carluke - 10 - -
Larkhall - 10 - -
Continuous Improvement
Scotland

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 20 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Innovation Manager
1 8 (40.00%) QA Manager
1 8 (40.00%) Quality Manager
1 8 (40.00%) Senior
1 8 (40.00%) Senior Manager
1 8 (40.00%) Senior QA Manager
1 8 (40.00%) Senior Quality Manager
2 4 (20.00%) Analyst
2 4 (20.00%) QA Analyst
2 4 (20.00%) Quality Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (80.00%) Customer Experience
2 12 (60.00%) Coaching
3 10 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
4 8 (40.00%) AI
4 8 (40.00%) Analytics
4 8 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 8 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 8 (40.00%) Due Diligence
4 8 (40.00%) Lean Six Sigma
4 8 (40.00%) Performance Improvement
4 8 (40.00%) Project Management
4 8 (40.00%) Quality Management
4 8 (40.00%) Six Sigma
4 8 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (30.00%) Critical Thinking
6 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 8 (40.00%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (60.00%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft