Continuous Improvement Job Trends in the West Midlands

Continual Improvement
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 18 39
Rank change year-on-year -14 +21 -13
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 304 339 245
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 5.58% 8.25% 5.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.87% 8.94% 6.04%
Number of salaries quoted 172 143 208
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £79,000 £83,250
England median annual salary £62,250 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.75% - -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,424 3,794 4,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 81.20% 92.38% 86.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2,325 1,695 3,364
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,250 £82,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the West Midlands

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the West 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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 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
Birmingham +2 103 £63,076 +5.13% 44
Staffordshire -7 58 £55,000 +5.88% 21
Warwickshire -11 56 £55,000 +8.91% 40
Shropshire -2 25 £47,500 +5.56% 27
Coventry -7 12 £64,645 +14.92% 13
Worcestershire -5 9 £65,000 +44.72% 9
Wolverhampton -3 8 £59,000 -1.67% 6
Solihull +5 5 £55,000 - 7
Herefordshire -13 5 £95,000 +35.71% 6
Wednesbury - 4 £42,500 - 1
Dudley - 2 £75,000 - 1
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West 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 10 (3.29%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.97%) Confluence
3 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.66%) CMS
4 2 (0.66%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.33%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (2.30%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.66%) Trello
5 1 (0.33%) Civil 3D
5 1 (0.33%) Navisworks
5 1 (0.33%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (1.97%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.32%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.66%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.66%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.66%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.33%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.76%) Azure
2 44 (14.47%) Power Platform
3 28 (9.21%) AWS
4 26 (8.55%) SaaS
5 23 (7.57%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (3.95%) PowerApps
7 11 (3.62%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.30%) Serverless
10 6 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (1.97%) OCI
11 4 (1.32%) GCP
11 4 (1.32%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.99%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.99%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.99%) GitHub
12 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.66%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.24%) WAN
2 13 (4.28%) Firewall
3 12 (3.95%) SD-WAN
4 11 (3.62%) LAN
5 8 (2.63%) VLAN
6 6 (1.97%) VPN
7 4 (1.32%) Wireless
8 3 (0.99%) Cisco Wireless
9 2 (0.66%) Intranet
9 2 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.33%) DHCP
10 1 (0.33%) DNS
10 1 (0.33%) FTP
10 1 (0.33%) Internet
10 1 (0.33%) ISDN
10 1 (0.33%) PSTN
10 1 (0.33%) RTP
10 1 (0.33%) SSL
10 1 (0.33%) VoIP
10 1 (0.33%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (12.50%) Power BI
2 17 (5.59%) Looker
3 12 (3.95%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.97%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.64%) MySQL
5 5 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.64%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.64%) Tableau
6 3 (0.99%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.66%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.66%) Semantic Layer
7 2 (0.66%) TimescaleDB
8 1 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.33%) Metadata
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.33%) Redis
Development Applications
1 15 (4.93%) JIRA
2 3 (0.99%) JUnit
3 2 (0.66%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.66%) Git
3 2 (0.66%) Maven
3 2 (0.66%) Mockito
3 2 (0.66%) Selenium
4 1 (0.33%) GitLab
4 1 (0.33%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.33%) JMeter
4 1 (0.33%) Locust
General
1 119 (39.14%) Social Skills
2 99 (32.57%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (25.99%) Finance
4 47 (15.46%) Marketing
5 34 (11.18%) Retail
6 29 (9.54%) Manufacturing
7 27 (8.88%) Public Sector
8 24 (7.89%) Legal
9 15 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (4.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.96%) Banking
11 9 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.96%) Law
12 8 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.64%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.66%) Multimedia
15 2 (0.66%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.33%) Games
16 1 (0.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 56 (18.42%) Lead
2 42 (13.82%) Analyst
3 35 (11.51%) Senior
4 33 (10.86%) Developer
5 11 (3.62%) Architect
5 11 (3.62%) Business Analyst
6 10 (3.29%) Customer Experience Manager
6 10 (3.29%) IT Manager
6 10 (3.29%) Service Manager
6 10 (3.29%) Support Engineer
6 10 (3.29%) Technical Engineer
6 10 (3.29%) Technical Support
6 10 (3.29%) Technical Support Engineer
7 9 (2.96%) Delivery Manager
7 9 (2.96%) Digital Transformation
7 9 (2.96%) Network Engineer
8 8 (2.63%) Network Manager
8 8 (2.63%) Senior Manager
9 7 (2.30%) Lead Developer
9 7 (2.30%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.91%) React
2 15 (4.93%) REST
3 14 (4.61%) .NET
3 14 (4.61%) JSON
4 12 (3.95%) Razor View Engine
5 11 (3.62%) AngularJS
6 10 (3.29%) EDI
7 5 (1.64%) HTML
7 5 (1.64%) Spring
8 4 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (0.99%) CSS
9 3 (0.99%) Middleware
9 3 (0.99%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.99%) Spring Boot
9 3 (0.99%) XML
10 2 (0.66%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (0.66%) GraphQL
10 2 (0.66%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 51 (16.78%) Onboarding
2 16 (5.26%) Data Centre
3 14 (4.61%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.95%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.29%) Operational Technology
6 9 (2.96%) Driving Licence
7 8 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.97%) IoT
10 5 (1.64%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.64%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.99%) Learning Management System
12 3 (0.99%) PMI
13 2 (0.66%) Digital Media
13 2 (0.66%) e-Learning
13 2 (0.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 2 (0.66%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 12 (3.95%) Windows
2 1 (0.33%) Linux
2 1 (0.33%) Unix
2 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (30.59%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (28.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 68 (22.37%) Agile
4 53 (17.43%) Coaching
5 52 (17.11%) Customer Experience
5 52 (17.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 47 (15.46%) Project Management
7 45 (14.80%) Analytics
8 43 (14.14%) Business Intelligence
9 39 (12.83%) CRM
10 38 (12.50%) B2B
10 38 (12.50%) E-Commerce
11 37 (12.17%) Decision-Making
12 36 (11.84%) Collaborative Working
12 36 (11.84%) Dashboard Development
13 35 (11.51%) Digital Innovation
13 35 (11.51%) Digital Marketing
13 35 (11.51%) Roadmaps
14 34 (11.18%) Commercialisation
14 34 (11.18%) GTM Strategy
Programming Languages
1 41 (13.49%) SQL
2 24 (7.89%) C#
3 20 (6.58%) Python
4 15 (4.93%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.96%) Java
6 8 (2.63%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.63%) VBA
7 6 (1.97%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.99%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.66%) Bash
9 2 (0.66%) Bicep
9 2 (0.66%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.66%) Scala
10 1 (0.33%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.33%) C
10 1 (0.33%) C++
10 1 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.33%) Delphi
10 1 (0.33%) Go
10 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 71 (23.36%) Degree
2 16 (5.26%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.93%) PMI Certification
4 12 (3.95%) PMP
5 7 (2.30%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.30%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.97%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.64%) ACCA
7 5 (1.64%) CIMA
7 5 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (1.32%) Oracle Certification
9 3 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.99%) CISSP
9 3 (0.99%) HNC
9 3 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.66%) APMG
10 2 (0.66%) CISM
10 2 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.89%) QA
2 17 (5.59%) SLA
3 15 (4.93%) PMO
4 10 (3.29%) GDPR
5 9 (2.96%) Data Quality
5 9 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.30%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 3 (0.99%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.99%) WCAG
8 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 19770
8 2 (0.66%) NIST
8 2 (0.66%) P3O
8 2 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.33%) COBIT
9 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (2.96%) Docker
2 7 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.97%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.63%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.30%) Terraform
3 6 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.66%) Grafana
6 1 (0.33%) Ansible
6 1 (0.33%) CASB
6 1 (0.33%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.33%) Nagios
6 1 (0.33%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 39 (12.83%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.89%) SAP
3 18 (5.92%) Cisco
3 18 (5.92%) Oracle
4 13 (4.28%) ServiceNow
5 9 (2.96%) Juniper
6 8 (2.63%) Dell
7 7 (2.30%) McAfee
7 7 (2.30%) SolarWinds
7 7 (2.30%) VMware
8 6 (1.97%) Zscaler
9 5 (1.64%) Avaya
9 5 (1.64%) Epicor
9 5 (1.64%) Infor
10 4 (1.32%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.99%) Blue Prism
11 3 (0.99%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.99%) Google
11 3 (0.99%) IFS
11 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud