Hybrid/Remote Continuous Improvement Job Trends

Continual Improvement
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 33 66
Rank change year-on-year +20 +33 -17
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 1,611 1,204 971
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.64% 7.33% 4.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.16% 7.81% 4.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,011 682 811
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,290 £62,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% +4.58% -4.32%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,000 £100,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Continuous Improvement and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Continuous Improvement salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 54 (3.35%) SharePoint
2 40 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 39 (2.42%) Confluence
4 14 (0.87%) CMS
5 7 (0.43%) Anypoint
6 6 (0.37%) Drupal
7 5 (0.31%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.19%) HCL Domino
9 3 (0.19%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) EPiServer
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 2 (0.12%) WordPress
11 1 (0.062%) Ethereum
11 1 (0.062%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.062%) Hyperledger
11 1 (0.062%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 107 (6.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 102 (6.33%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.68%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.43%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.37%) Chatbot
7 6 (0.37%) Trello
8 5 (0.31%) Oracle Smart View
9 3 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.062%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.062%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.062%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.062%) CapCut
10 1 (0.062%) Civil 3D
10 1 (0.062%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.062%) Revit
10 1 (0.062%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 24 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.12%) Oracle Payables
3 14 (0.87%) NetSuite
3 14 (0.87%) Oracle ERP
3 14 (0.87%) Shopify
4 12 (0.74%) Dynamics GP
4 12 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
5 10 (0.62%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.62%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.56%) SAP FI
7 8 (0.50%) Oracle Financials
8 6 (0.37%) Magento
8 6 (0.37%) SAP CO
8 6 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (0.37%) SAP PS
9 5 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.31%) NEC Housing
9 5 (0.31%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.25%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 487 (30.23%) Azure
2 237 (14.71%) AWS
3 203 (12.60%) Microsoft 365
4 188 (11.67%) SaaS
5 162 (10.06%) Power Platform
6 141 (8.75%) Azure DevOps
7 106 (6.58%) GitHub
8 91 (5.65%) Entra ID
9 72 (4.47%) Serverless
10 66 (4.10%) GCP
11 50 (3.10%) Snowflake
12 45 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
12 45 (2.79%) GitHub Copilot
13 35 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
14 33 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
15 32 (1.99%) AWS Lambda
16 31 (1.92%) dbt
17 30 (1.86%) Power Automate
18 29 (1.80%) PaaS
19 27 (1.68%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.67%) DNS
2 39 (2.42%) DHCP
2 39 (2.42%) Firewall
3 37 (2.30%) Remote Desktop
4 34 (2.11%) WAN
5 27 (1.68%) Broadband
6 21 (1.30%) LAN
7 20 (1.24%) VPN
8 19 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
9 18 (1.12%) SD-WAN
9 18 (1.12%) TCP/IP
10 16 (0.99%) Network Security
11 13 (0.81%) SAN
12 11 (0.68%) Wireless
13 8 (0.50%) VoIP
14 7 (0.43%) Cisco Wireless
15 6 (0.37%) SSL
15 6 (0.37%) VLAN
16 4 (0.25%) Internet
16 4 (0.25%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (8.57%) Power BI
2 114 (7.08%) SQL Server
3 56 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (2.42%) Tableau
5 35 (2.17%) MySQL
6 33 (2.05%) NoSQL
7 26 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 21 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
9 20 (1.24%) Relational Database
10 19 (1.18%) Metadata
11 14 (0.87%) MongoDB
11 14 (0.87%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
12 13 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 11 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
13 11 (0.68%) Data Lake
14 10 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
14 10 (0.62%) Power Query
15 7 (0.43%) BigQuery
16 6 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 98 (6.08%) JIRA
2 58 (3.60%) Git
3 48 (2.98%) Jenkins
4 28 (1.74%) GitLab
5 24 (1.49%) Selenium
6 21 (1.30%) SonarQube
7 16 (0.99%) Cypress.io
8 11 (0.68%) JMeter
9 9 (0.56%) Visual Studio
9 9 (0.56%) WebDriver
10 8 (0.50%) Oracle Forms
10 8 (0.50%) Postman
11 7 (0.43%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.31%) Storybook
12 5 (0.31%) Subversion
13 4 (0.25%) JUnit
13 4 (0.25%) LoadRunner
13 4 (0.25%) REST Assured
13 4 (0.25%) Toad
13 4 (0.25%) webpack
General
1 771 (47.86%) Social Skills
2 517 (32.09%) Finance
3 374 (23.22%) Analytical Skills
4 154 (9.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 138 (8.57%) Public Sector
6 112 (6.95%) Law
7 104 (6.46%) Legal
8 100 (6.21%) Marketing
9 94 (5.83%) Retail
10 82 (5.09%) Organisational Skills
11 68 (4.22%) Influencing Skills
12 64 (3.97%) Back Office
13 57 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
14 38 (2.36%) Banking
15 30 (1.86%) Manufacturing
16 29 (1.80%) Billing
17 26 (1.61%) Games
18 22 (1.37%) Local Government
19 20 (1.24%) Financial Institution
20 18 (1.12%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 233 (14.46%) Senior
2 225 (13.97%) Lead
3 204 (12.66%) Analyst
4 183 (11.36%) Developer
5 115 (7.14%) Architect
6 68 (4.22%) Support Engineer
7 58 (3.60%) Solutions Architect
8 57 (3.54%) Consultant
8 57 (3.54%) Software Engineer
9 56 (3.48%) Business Analyst
10 48 (2.98%) 2nd Line Support
11 44 (2.73%) Desktop Engineer
11 44 (2.73%) Desktop Support
11 44 (2.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 44 (2.73%) IT Manager
11 44 (2.73%) Lead Developer
12 41 (2.55%) Site Engineer
13 39 (2.42%) Software Developer
14 38 (2.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 37 (2.30%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 158 (9.81%) .NET
2 84 (5.21%) React
3 68 (4.22%) RESTful
4 52 (3.23%) REST
5 43 (2.67%) CSS
5 43 (2.67%) SOAP
6 34 (2.11%) HTML
7 29 (1.80%) Spring
8 28 (1.74%) Lightning Web Components
8 28 (1.74%) Node.js
9 25 (1.55%) Middleware
9 25 (1.55%) Spring Boot
10 24 (1.49%) .NET Core
10 24 (1.49%) .NET Framework
11 20 (1.24%) ASP.NET
11 20 (1.24%) Entity Framework
12 19 (1.18%) Django
12 19 (1.18%) Web Services
13 17 (1.06%) ASP.NET Web API
14 16 (0.99%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 159 (9.87%) Product Ownership
2 151 (9.37%) Onboarding
3 122 (7.57%) Cloud Native
4 69 (4.28%) Self-Motivation
5 63 (3.91%) Management Information System
6 59 (3.66%) Analytical Mindset
7 40 (2.48%) Security Posture
8 39 (2.42%) Distributed Systems
9 38 (2.36%) Virtual Team
10 32 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
11 31 (1.92%) Data Centre
12 29 (1.80%) Driving Licence
13 23 (1.43%) Data Structures
14 21 (1.30%) Low-Code
15 20 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 20 (1.24%) Team-Oriented Environment
16 19 (1.18%) Public Cloud
17 17 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
18 16 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
19 15 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 168 (10.43%) Windows
2 63 (3.91%) Linux
3 59 (3.66%) Windows 10
4 52 (3.23%) Windows Server
5 24 (1.49%) Apple iOS
6 20 (1.24%) Android
7 16 (0.99%) Windows Server 2012
7 16 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (0.87%) Unix
9 10 (0.62%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.19%) OpenWrt
11 3 (0.19%) SUSE
11 3 (0.19%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.12%) CentOS
12 2 (0.12%) Debian
12 2 (0.12%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.062%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 592 (36.75%) Agile
2 475 (29.48%) Problem-Solving
3 342 (21.23%) DevOps
4 308 (19.12%) CI/CD
5 272 (16.88%) Mentoring
6 266 (16.51%) Analytics
7 241 (14.96%) AI
8 235 (14.59%) Coaching
9 221 (13.72%) Roadmaps
10 202 (12.54%) Decision-Making
11 190 (11.79%) ITIL
12 183 (11.36%) Stakeholder Management
13 175 (10.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 174 (10.80%) Software Engineering
15 172 (10.68%) Customer Service
16 163 (10.12%) Asset Management
17 157 (9.75%) Business Intelligence
18 156 (9.68%) Project Management
19 152 (9.44%) Collaborative Culture
19 152 (9.44%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 250 (15.52%) SQL
2 224 (13.90%) Python
3 182 (11.30%) C#
4 101 (6.27%) Java
5 86 (5.34%) PowerShell
6 83 (5.15%) JavaScript
7 58 (3.60%) TypeScript
8 52 (3.23%) Bash
9 28 (1.74%) Apex Code
10 27 (1.68%) Bicep
11 22 (1.37%) T-SQL
12 21 (1.30%) C++
13 18 (1.12%) PHP
14 16 (0.99%) SOQL
14 16 (0.99%) SOSL
15 12 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 11 (0.68%) R
16 11 (0.68%) Shell Script
17 8 (0.50%) ABAP
17 8 (0.50%) Go
Qualifications
1 282 (17.50%) Degree
2 144 (8.94%) Security Cleared
3 121 (7.51%) SC Cleared
4 71 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 44 (2.73%) CTC Cleared
6 42 (2.61%) Azure Certification
7 37 (2.30%) ACCA
8 36 (2.23%) DBS Check
9 35 (2.17%) Master's Degree
10 32 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
11 31 (1.92%) CISSP
12 30 (1.86%) PMI Certification
13 28 (1.74%) AWS Certification
14 26 (1.61%) CIMA
15 25 (1.55%) CISA
15 25 (1.55%) CISM
16 24 (1.49%) CRISC
17 21 (1.30%) PMP
18 20 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
19 19 (1.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 181 (11.24%) QA
2 77 (4.78%) Accessibility
3 75 (4.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 74 (4.59%) SLA
5 57 (3.54%) GDPR
6 56 (3.48%) Data Quality
7 44 (2.73%) PMO
8 43 (2.67%) NIST
9 42 (2.61%) GRC
10 26 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
11 19 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
12 17 (1.06%) PCI DSS
13 14 (0.87%) SOC 2
14 13 (0.81%) WCAG
15 12 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 10 (0.62%) ISO 9001
17 9 (0.56%) COBIT
17 9 (0.56%) SEPA
18 8 (0.50%) NEBOSH
19 5 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 89 (5.52%) Active Directory
2 73 (4.53%) Docker
3 21 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (0.74%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.25%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.12%) Firmware
9 1 (0.062%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.062%) vCloud
9 1 (0.062%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 118 (7.32%) Terraform
2 98 (6.08%) Kubernetes
3 60 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 39 (2.42%) Ansible
4 39 (2.42%) Grafana
5 26 (1.61%) SCCM
6 19 (1.18%) Prometheus
7 13 (0.81%) vCenter Server
8 11 (0.68%) Autotask
9 8 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (0.43%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.25%) Argo
11 4 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.19%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.19%) Nessus
13 2 (0.12%) Control-M
13 2 (0.12%) Nmap
13 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
14 1 (0.062%) Puppet
Vendors
1 359 (22.28%) Microsoft
2 65 (4.03%) Oracle
2 65 (4.03%) Salesforce
3 60 (3.72%) SAP
4 56 (3.48%) Cisco
5 42 (2.61%) ServiceNow
6 31 (1.92%) Google
7 30 (1.86%) VMware
8 24 (1.49%) Adobe
9 23 (1.43%) Workday
10 22 (1.37%) Veeam
11 20 (1.24%) Databricks
12 18 (1.12%) Splunk
13 16 (0.99%) Sage
14 15 (0.93%) Apple
15 14 (0.87%) SolarWinds
16 13 (0.81%) 3PAR
16 13 (0.81%) Guidewire
16 13 (0.81%) IBM
16 13 (0.81%) NetApp