Continuous Improvement Job Trends in Yorkshire

Continual Improvement
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 8 35
Rank change year-on-year -6 +27 +25
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 529 434 250
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.15% 12.34% 4.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.73% 13.94% 6.02%
Number of salaries quoted 401 125 161
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,250 £82,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -3.23%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,931 3,114 4,155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 66.63% 88.52% 78.90%
Number of salaries quoted 3,581 1,526 2,505
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,875 £29,638
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,531 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -7.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,922 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Continuous Improvement job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Continuous Improvement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in Yorkshire

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
West Yorkshire 0 254 £52,500 -12.50% 112
South Yorkshire +8 125 £46,750 +19.87% 45
North Yorkshire +2 71 £47,500 +41.79% 30
East Yorkshire 0 38 £42,500 -22.73% 20
Humberside - 5 £42,500 - 10
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 (10.21%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.95%) Confluence
4 4 (0.76%) Moodle
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.38%) CMS
5 2 (0.38%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CICS
Applications
1 37 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (6.43%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.76%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.57%) Navisworks
4 3 (0.57%) Revit
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.76%) iTrent
3 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 83 (15.69%) Microsoft 365
2 75 (14.18%) Azure
3 60 (11.34%) Power Platform
4 51 (9.64%) AWS
5 32 (6.05%) Entra ID
5 32 (6.05%) SaaS
6 31 (5.86%) Power Automate
7 27 (5.10%) PowerApps
8 26 (4.91%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (4.91%) OneDrive
9 13 (2.46%) Serverless
10 9 (1.70%) Amazon EC2
10 9 (1.70%) AWS CloudFormation
10 9 (1.70%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (1.51%) Amazon ECS
11 8 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.51%) GitHub
11 8 (1.51%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 8 (1.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 7 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.54%) Firewall
2 16 (3.02%) DNS
3 13 (2.46%) DHCP
3 13 (2.46%) Network Security
4 9 (1.70%) LAN
4 9 (1.70%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.70%) VPN
4 9 (1.70%) WAN
5 8 (1.51%) Wireless
6 6 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.76%) ATM
7 4 (0.76%) CTI
7 4 (0.76%) VoIP
8 3 (0.57%) HTTP
8 3 (0.57%) Internet
8 3 (0.57%) VLAN
9 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
9 2 (0.38%) Profibus
10 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (9.64%) Power BI
2 15 (2.84%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.27%) MySQL
4 8 (1.51%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.13%) Semantic Layer
6 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.57%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.57%) Metadata
7 3 (0.57%) NonStop SQL
7 3 (0.57%) Power Query
7 3 (0.57%) PowerPivot
7 3 (0.57%) Tableau
8 2 (0.38%) Big Data
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.38%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.38%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.19%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (3.78%) JIRA
2 13 (2.46%) Git
3 7 (1.32%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.95%) GitLab
5 2 (0.38%) JUnit
5 2 (0.38%) MLflow
5 2 (0.38%) Postman
5 2 (0.38%) Selenium
6 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
General
1 203 (38.37%) Social Skills
2 114 (21.55%) Finance
3 100 (18.90%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (10.78%) Manufacturing
5 51 (9.64%) Law
5 51 (9.64%) Public Sector
6 32 (6.05%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (6.05%) Retail
7 28 (5.29%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (4.16%) Legal
8 22 (4.16%) Marketing
9 11 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.13%) Advertising
11 5 (0.95%) Agriculture
11 5 (0.95%) Automotive
11 5 (0.95%) Back Office
11 5 (0.95%) Banking
11 5 (0.95%) Financial Institution
11 5 (0.95%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 66 (12.48%) Analyst
2 52 (9.83%) Senior
3 35 (6.62%) Developer
4 30 (5.67%) Lead
5 28 (5.29%) Consultant
6 26 (4.91%) IT Support
7 22 (4.16%) Data Analyst
7 22 (4.16%) Support Engineer
8 20 (3.78%) Software Engineer
9 19 (3.59%) Applications Support
9 19 (3.59%) Product Manager
9 19 (3.59%) Service Manager
9 19 (3.59%) Support Analyst
10 18 (3.40%) Full-Stack Developer
10 18 (3.40%) IT Manager
11 15 (2.84%) Senior Manager
12 14 (2.65%) .NET Software Engineer
12 14 (2.65%) Administrator
12 14 (2.65%) Architect
13 13 (2.46%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.35%) .NET
2 18 (3.40%) CSS
2 18 (3.40%) HTML
3 13 (2.46%) Vue
4 9 (1.70%) React
5 8 (1.51%) Node.js
6 6 (1.13%) RESTful
7 5 (0.95%) REST
8 4 (0.76%) Kafka
8 4 (0.76%) PySpark
8 4 (0.76%) Spring
8 4 (0.76%) Web Services
9 3 (0.57%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.57%) Flask
9 3 (0.57%) Next.js
9 3 (0.57%) OAuth
9 3 (0.57%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.57%) OpenID
9 3 (0.57%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.57%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.73%) Management Information System
1 25 (4.73%) Product Ownership
2 22 (4.16%) Onboarding
3 14 (2.65%) NHS
4 12 (2.27%) SystemC
5 11 (2.08%) Replication
6 10 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (1.89%) Operational Technology
7 9 (1.70%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.51%) AI Agents
8 8 (1.51%) CCTV
8 8 (1.51%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (1.51%) Robotics
9 7 (1.32%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.13%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.13%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.13%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (1.13%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 52 (9.83%) Windows
2 25 (4.73%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.21%) Linux
4 13 (2.46%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.32%) Android
6 6 (1.13%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.19%) VMS
8 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (35.92%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (18.90%) Agile
3 78 (14.74%) ITIL
4 74 (13.99%) Stakeholder Management
5 72 (13.61%) Coaching
6 70 (13.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 67 (12.67%) Mentoring
8 65 (12.29%) Decision-Making
9 61 (11.53%) AI
10 58 (10.96%) Service Management
11 56 (10.59%) Analytics
11 56 (10.59%) Roadmaps
12 55 (10.40%) ERP
13 54 (10.21%) User Experience
14 53 (10.02%) Business Intelligence
15 49 (9.26%) Service Delivery
16 48 (9.07%) CI/CD
16 48 (9.07%) Process Improvement
17 42 (7.94%) DevOps
17 42 (7.94%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 79 (14.93%) SQL
2 40 (7.56%) Python
3 25 (4.73%) C#
4 17 (3.21%) PowerShell
5 13 (2.46%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.08%) Bash
6 11 (2.08%) Shell Script
7 10 (1.89%) Java
8 8 (1.51%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.95%) PHP
10 4 (0.76%) Bicep
10 4 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.57%) ABAP
11 3 (0.57%) COBOL
11 3 (0.57%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.38%) Groovy
12 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.38%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 50 (9.45%) Degree
2 25 (4.73%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.97%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.78%) DBS Check
5 16 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.13%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.13%) CISSP
6 6 (1.13%) IRCA
6 6 (1.13%) NVQ Level 3
7 5 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.95%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.95%) PMP
8 4 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.76%) CCSP
8 4 (0.76%) City & Guilds
9 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.38%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.43%) QA
2 32 (6.05%) Data Quality
3 18 (3.40%) GDPR
4 16 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (2.46%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.70%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.51%) GMP
8 8 (1.51%) SLA
9 7 (1.32%) PMO
10 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.13%) ISO 19650
11 4 (0.76%) NIST
11 4 (0.76%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.76%) WCAG
12 3 (0.57%) GRC
12 3 (0.57%) ISO 8583
12 3 (0.57%) NCSC
13 2 (0.38%) IEC 61131
14 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 39 (7.37%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.02%) Docker
3 7 (1.32%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.38%) Firmware
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 25 (4.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (4.54%) Terraform
3 9 (1.70%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.38%) Ansible
4 2 (0.38%) Kibana
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.38%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.38%) Proxmox
4 2 (0.38%) SCCM
4 2 (0.38%) SCOM
4 2 (0.38%) WSUS
5 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 147 (27.79%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.02%) Cisco
2 16 (3.02%) Oracle
3 15 (2.84%) SAP
4 14 (2.65%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.08%) Salesforce
6 10 (1.89%) Workday
7 9 (1.70%) VMware
8 7 (1.32%) Siemens
9 6 (1.13%) Meraki
10 5 (0.95%) iManage
10 5 (0.95%) SonicWALL
11 4 (0.76%) Avaya
11 4 (0.76%) CheckPoint
11 4 (0.76%) Databricks
11 4 (0.76%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.76%) Genesys
11 4 (0.76%) Juniper
11 4 (0.76%) VocaLink
12 3 (0.57%) HP