Continuous Improvement Jobs in the Thames Valley

Continual Improvement
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Continuous Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 60 48
Rank change year-on-year +10 -12 +38
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 307 289 377
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 4.55% 4.68% 5.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.33% 4.95% 6.05%
Number of salaries quoted 151 138 166
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,500 £31,625
25th Percentile £39,035 £41,613 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% -11.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £82,375
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £51,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,759 5,835 6,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.39% 94.52% 92.68%
Number of salaries quoted 4,068 3,164 3,940
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,488 £31,188
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,725 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,375 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the Thames Valley

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 18 April 2024. 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
Berkshire +18 153 £42,920 -21.96% 50
Oxfordshire +12 79 £45,000 -11.76% 46
Buckinghamshire +14 75 £52,500 -0.94% 30
Continuous Improvement
South East

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 18 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.30%) CMS
4 2 (0.65%) SAS
Applications
1 38 (12.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (7.17%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (4.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.61%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (2.28%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.98%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.98%) Simulink
7 2 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.33%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.98%) Oracle ERP
1 3 (0.98%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 38 (12.38%) Power Platform
2 24 (7.82%) Azure
3 20 (6.51%) AWS
3 20 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (5.21%) PowerApps
5 11 (3.58%) SaaS
6 8 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (2.61%) OneDrive
6 8 (2.61%) Serverless
7 7 (2.28%) AWS Lambda
7 7 (2.28%) GCP
7 7 (2.28%) GitHub
7 7 (2.28%) Power Automate
7 7 (2.28%) ShareGate
8 6 (1.95%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (1.63%) Amazon SQS
9 5 (1.63%) AWS Step Functions
9 5 (1.63%) Datadog
9 5 (1.63%) WhatsApp
10 4 (1.30%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.21%) Firewall
1 16 (5.21%) Intranet
2 15 (4.89%) Internet
3 14 (4.56%) SNMP
4 7 (2.28%) Broadband
5 6 (1.95%) 5G
5 6 (1.95%) OSPF
6 5 (1.63%) MPLS
6 5 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.30%) DNS
8 3 (0.98%) Network Security
8 3 (0.98%) SSL
9 2 (0.65%) BGP
9 2 (0.65%) DHCP
9 2 (0.65%) IPsec
9 2 (0.65%) VPN
10 1 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.33%) SAN
10 1 (0.33%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.33%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (9.77%) Power BI
2 5 (1.63%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.98%) Big Data
4 3 (0.98%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.65%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.33%) MySQL
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.61%) JIRA
2 5 (1.63%) Git
3 1 (0.33%) Selenium
3 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 149 (48.53%) Social Skills
2 103 (33.55%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (20.52%) Finance
4 40 (13.03%) Legal
5 35 (11.40%) Retail
6 31 (10.10%) Telecoms
7 29 (9.45%) Pharmaceutical
8 26 (8.47%) Marketing
9 25 (8.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (8.14%) Public Sector
10 19 (6.19%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (5.86%) Manufacturing
11 18 (5.86%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (4.56%) Brand Awareness
13 13 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (3.58%) Billing
15 8 (2.61%) Publishing
16 6 (1.95%) Banking
17 4 (1.30%) Automotive
17 4 (1.30%) Military
Job Titles
1 51 (16.61%) Lead
2 44 (14.33%) Analyst
3 22 (7.17%) Architect
4 21 (6.84%) Project Manager
4 21 (6.84%) Solutions Architect
5 20 (6.51%) Senior
6 19 (6.19%) Team Leader
7 17 (5.54%) Business Analyst
8 14 (4.56%) Customer Experience Manager
9 13 (4.23%) Quality Manager
10 10 (3.26%) Developer
10 10 (3.26%) Principal Architect
10 10 (3.26%) Principal Solutions Architect
10 10 (3.26%) Senior Manager
10 10 (3.26%) Software Engineer
11 9 (2.93%) Lead Project Manager
11 9 (2.93%) Network Manager
11 9 (2.93%) Operations Business Analyst
11 9 (2.93%) PMO Analyst
11 9 (2.93%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.63%) NETCONF
1 5 (1.63%) React
1 5 (1.63%) RESTful
2 4 (1.30%) .NET
2 4 (1.30%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.30%) CSS
2 4 (1.30%) HTML
2 4 (1.30%) Spring
3 3 (0.98%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.65%) EDI
4 2 (0.65%) Laravel
4 2 (0.65%) Software Packaging
4 2 (0.65%) Twitter Bootstrap
4 2 (0.65%) Web Services
5 1 (0.33%) ADO
5 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.33%) jQuery
5 1 (0.33%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 44 (14.33%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.47%) Product Ownership
3 21 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (5.54%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (5.21%) Biopharmaceutical
6 15 (4.89%) Onboarding
7 13 (4.23%) Virtual Team
8 11 (3.58%) PMI
9 9 (2.93%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (2.93%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.93%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.61%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (2.28%) Cyber Threat
11 7 (2.28%) Data Centre
11 7 (2.28%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.95%) Cyber Defence
12 6 (1.95%) Mobile App
13 5 (1.63%) Hackathon
14 3 (0.98%) IoT
14 3 (0.98%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.63%) Windows
2 4 (1.30%) Linux
3 3 (0.98%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.65%) Android
4 2 (0.65%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.65%) VMS
4 2 (0.65%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (31.92%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (28.01%) Project Management
3 78 (25.41%) Agile
4 59 (19.22%) Coaching
4 59 (19.22%) Mentoring
5 55 (17.92%) Decision-Making
6 49 (15.96%) Roadmaps
7 46 (14.98%) Customer Experience
8 45 (14.66%) Project Delivery
9 35 (11.40%) Stakeholder Management
10 32 (10.42%) Service Management
11 30 (9.77%) Process Improvement
12 28 (9.12%) Collaborative Working
12 28 (9.12%) Customer-Centricity
13 27 (8.79%) Change Management
14 25 (8.14%) DevOps
14 25 (8.14%) Enterprise Architecture
14 25 (8.14%) ITIL
15 24 (7.82%) Backlog Prioritisation
15 24 (7.82%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.17%) C
2 15 (4.89%) Python
3 8 (2.61%) SQL
4 6 (1.95%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.95%) MATLAB
5 5 (1.63%) Java
5 5 (1.63%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.63%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.30%) C++
7 2 (0.65%) Bash
7 2 (0.65%) Bicep
7 2 (0.65%) C#
7 2 (0.65%) PHP
8 1 (0.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 89 (28.99%) Degree
2 26 (8.47%) Security Cleared
3 17 (5.54%) Master's Degree
3 17 (5.54%) PMI Certification
4 9 (2.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.93%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.28%) Azure Certification
5 7 (2.28%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.95%) PMP
7 4 (1.30%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 3 (0.98%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.65%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.65%) GCFA
9 2 (0.65%) GCFE
9 2 (0.65%) MBA
9 2 (0.65%) OSCP
9 2 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.14%) QA
2 20 (6.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (5.54%) PMO
4 12 (3.91%) NIST
4 12 (3.91%) SLA
5 11 (3.58%) ISO 9001
6 9 (2.93%) GDPR
7 8 (2.61%) ISO 14001
8 7 (2.28%) ISO 22301
8 7 (2.28%) NEBOSH
9 6 (1.95%) GRC
9 6 (1.95%) NCSC
9 6 (1.95%) NIST 800
10 5 (1.63%) Accessibility
10 5 (1.63%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.63%) GxP
10 5 (1.63%) HIPAA
10 5 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.98%) IEC 62304
11 3 (0.98%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 11 (3.58%) Hyper-V
1 11 (3.58%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (2.93%) Active Directory
3 8 (2.61%) Docker
4 4 (1.30%) Firmware
5 2 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (1.30%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.65%) Grafana
3 2 (0.65%) Nessus
3 2 (0.65%) SolarWinds Orion
3 2 (0.65%) WSUS
Vendors
1 50 (16.29%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.89%) SAP
3 14 (4.56%) Salesforce
4 11 (3.58%) VMware
5 10 (3.26%) MuleSoft
6 9 (2.93%) Cisco
7 7 (2.28%) Nintex
8 6 (1.95%) Juniper
8 6 (1.95%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.63%) Oracle
9 5 (1.63%) Sage
9 5 (1.63%) Virgin Media
10 4 (1.30%) Aruba
10 4 (1.30%) BT
10 4 (1.30%) Extreme Networks
10 4 (1.30%) HP
11 3 (0.98%) Cadence
11 3 (0.98%) Reuters
11 3 (0.98%) Samsung
11 3 (0.98%) Siemens