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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 8 39
Rank change year-on-year -4 +31 +11
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 407 386 219
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.79% 15.47% 4.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.83% 16.51% 5.58%
Number of salaries quoted 240 114 171
10th Percentile £32,975 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,313 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,446 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.32% -12.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,383 £92,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £61,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +2.46% +2.52% -0.83%

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 3,173 2,338 3,925
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 76.31% 93.71% 86.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,917 1,033 3,144
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.72% +5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,886 £67,070
90th Percentile £83,750 £90,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 23 February 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 23 February 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 +1 242 £66,847 +10.05% 60
North Yorkshire -3 53 £47,500 -24.00% 16
South Yorkshire -13 40 £55,000 -10.57% 27
East Yorkshire -27 12 £57,500 +27.78% 7
Humberside - 7 £24,500 - 4
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 12 (2.95%) Microsoft Exchange
1 12 (2.95%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.98%) Confluence
3 3 (0.74%) CMS
3 3 (0.74%) Moodle
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.49%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.25%) Apache
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 25 (6.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 25 (6.14%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.72%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.47%) AutoCAD
3 6 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.47%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.25%) Navisworks
4 1 (0.25%) Revit
Business Applications
1 12 (2.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.47%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.47%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.47%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.47%) SAP PS
3 4 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.74%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.74%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.74%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.49%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.49%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.25%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.25%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.25%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 71 (17.44%) AWS
1 71 (17.44%) Azure
2 59 (14.50%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (9.83%) SaaS
4 31 (7.62%) Entra ID
5 30 (7.37%) Power Platform
6 21 (5.16%) Microsoft Purview
7 14 (3.44%) Serverless
8 13 (3.19%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.97%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (1.97%) Google Workspace
9 8 (1.97%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.72%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.72%) GitHub
11 6 (1.47%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
11 6 (1.47%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (1.47%) GCP
12 5 (1.23%) Apigee
12 5 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.63%) Firewall
2 14 (3.44%) DHCP
2 14 (3.44%) DNS
3 11 (2.70%) Network Security
4 10 (2.46%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.97%) Broadband
5 8 (1.97%) Internet
6 7 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.98%) LAN
7 4 (0.98%) VLAN
7 4 (0.98%) VPN
7 4 (0.98%) WAN
8 3 (0.74%) VoIP
8 3 (0.74%) WPA
9 2 (0.49%) Intranet
10 1 (0.25%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.37%) Power BI
2 26 (6.39%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.46%) Tableau
4 7 (1.72%) Power Query
5 5 (1.23%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.23%) PowerPivot
5 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.98%) Spark SQL
6 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.74%) MySQL
7 3 (0.74%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.49%) Metadata
8 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.49%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 38 (9.34%) JIRA
2 17 (4.18%) Git
3 8 (1.97%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.72%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.47%) GitLab
6 4 (0.98%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.98%) Maven
6 4 (0.98%) Selenium
7 3 (0.74%) JMeter
7 3 (0.74%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.49%) JUnit
9 1 (0.25%) Postman
General
1 183 (44.96%) Social Skills
2 74 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (15.97%) Finance
4 31 (7.62%) Public Sector
5 26 (6.39%) Retail
6 20 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (4.67%) Marketing
8 18 (4.42%) Manufacturing
9 16 (3.93%) Legal
10 11 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (1.72%) Automotive
12 6 (1.47%) Law
12 6 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.23%) Electronics
14 4 (0.98%) Advertising
14 4 (0.98%) Banking
14 4 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.98%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.74%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 58 (14.25%) Developer
2 54 (13.27%) Senior
3 53 (13.02%) Lead
4 45 (11.06%) Analyst
5 32 (7.86%) Development Manager
6 29 (7.13%) IT Support
7 25 (6.14%) Senior Manager
8 23 (5.65%) JIRA Developer
9 21 (5.16%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.67%) Software Manager
11 18 (4.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 18 (4.42%) IT Manager
11 18 (4.42%) Software Development Manager
12 17 (4.18%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.93%) Consultant
13 16 (3.93%) Software Engineer
14 15 (3.69%) Full-Stack Developer
14 15 (3.69%) Principal Consultant
14 15 (3.69%) Principal SAP Consultant
14 15 (3.69%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (6.39%) .NET
2 25 (6.14%) React
3 20 (4.91%) CSS
4 13 (3.19%) HTML
5 12 (2.95%) Node.js
6 10 (2.46%) Spring
7 9 (2.21%) Django
7 9 (2.21%) FastAPI
7 9 (2.21%) Flask
7 9 (2.21%) REST
7 9 (2.21%) Spring Boot
7 9 (2.21%) Vue
8 8 (1.97%) GraphQL
9 7 (1.72%) Lightning Web Components
10 6 (1.47%) PySpark
10 6 (1.47%) SAP Basis
10 6 (1.47%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.47%) SAPUI5
11 5 (1.23%) Kafka
12 4 (0.98%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.14%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.41%) Data Protection Act
3 17 (4.18%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.44%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.19%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.46%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (2.46%) FMCG
7 9 (2.21%) CMDB
7 9 (2.21%) e-Learning
7 9 (2.21%) NHS
7 9 (2.21%) Renewable Energy
8 8 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.72%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.72%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.72%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.47%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.98%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.83%) Windows
2 16 (3.93%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.46%) Linux
4 7 (1.72%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.47%) Android
5 6 (1.47%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.74%) SUSE
6 3 (0.74%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (28.26%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (21.13%) Agile
3 77 (18.92%) Mentoring
4 73 (17.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 69 (16.95%) Decision-Making
6 68 (16.71%) ITIL
7 59 (14.50%) Cybersecurity
8 52 (12.78%) Service Management
9 50 (12.29%) Change Management
9 50 (12.29%) Coaching
9 50 (12.29%) Software Engineering
10 47 (11.55%) Incident Management
11 45 (11.06%) ITSM
12 41 (10.07%) DevOps
12 41 (10.07%) Disaster Recovery
13 39 (9.58%) Computer Science
14 38 (9.34%) CI/CD
14 38 (9.34%) Incident Response
15 36 (8.85%) Project Management
16 33 (8.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 58 (14.25%) JavaScript
2 43 (10.57%) SQL
3 42 (10.32%) PowerShell
4 31 (7.62%) Python
5 25 (6.14%) C#
6 15 (3.69%) Bash
6 15 (3.69%) Java
6 15 (3.69%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (0.98%) Groovy
8 3 (0.74%) ABAP
9 2 (0.49%) Bicep
9 2 (0.49%) R
9 2 (0.49%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.49%) VBA
10 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 66 (16.22%) Degree
2 25 (6.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 10 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.21%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.47%) AWS Certification
6 6 (1.47%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 5 (1.23%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.23%) CISSP
7 5 (1.23%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.23%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.74%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (0.74%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.74%) GIAC
8 3 (0.74%) SANS
9 2 (0.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.49%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.55%) GDPR
2 43 (10.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (8.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 32 (7.86%) NIST
5 21 (5.16%) Data Quality
6 19 (4.67%) QA
7 12 (2.95%) Accessibility
8 9 (2.21%) PMO
8 9 (2.21%) SLA
9 7 (1.72%) GRC
9 7 (1.72%) P3O
10 6 (1.47%) IEC 61131
11 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (1.23%) GMP
12 3 (0.74%) NCSC
12 3 (0.74%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.74%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.49%) WCAG
14 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 27 (6.63%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.91%) Docker
3 11 (2.70%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.98%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 22 (5.41%) Terraform
2 12 (2.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.72%) HP Fortify
3 7 (1.72%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.74%) Ansible
4 3 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.49%) Control-M
5 2 (0.49%) SCCM
6 1 (0.25%) Grafana
6 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 107 (26.29%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.39%) SAP
3 23 (5.65%) Atlassian
4 18 (4.42%) Oracle
5 14 (3.44%) VMware
6 12 (2.95%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.21%) Google
8 8 (1.97%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.72%) Freshdesk
10 6 (1.47%) Apple
10 6 (1.47%) Ariba
10 6 (1.47%) Citrix
10 6 (1.47%) Databricks
11 4 (0.98%) IFS
12 3 (0.74%) Concur
12 3 (0.74%) IBM
12 3 (0.74%) Openreach
13 2 (0.49%) Adobe
13 2 (0.49%) Genesys
13 2 (0.49%) Verint