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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 22 44
Rank change year-on-year +10 +22 +10
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 370 221 215
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 10.01% 7.90% 4.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.01% 8.63% 5.63%
Number of salaries quoted 204 112 169
10th Percentile £32,825 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,938 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,973 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.95% -16.67% +0.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,164 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £89,875 £93,000
England median annual salary £61,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% - -4.00%

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 2,845 2,561 3,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 77.00% 91.60% 87.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,686 1,056 3,087
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,125 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £67,313 £72,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,350 £56,000
% change year-on-year -10.35% +9.55% -10.40%

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 2 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 2 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 +11 219 £67,500 +22.73% 79
North Yorkshire +15 56 £47,500 -26.92% 20
South Yorkshire -13 27 £51,500 -16.26% 26
East Yorkshire -24 11 £50,000 +11.11% 5
Humberside - 4 £24,500 - 7
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 9 (2.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.08%) Confluence
4 3 (0.81%) CMS
4 3 (0.81%) Moodle
5 2 (0.54%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.54%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.27%) Apache
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.89%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.89%) SOLIDWORKS
4 6 (1.62%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) Autodesk Inventor
5 1 (0.27%) Navisworks
5 1 (0.27%) Revit
5 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.62%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.62%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.62%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.62%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.08%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.81%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.81%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.81%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.54%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.54%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.27%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.27%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 69 (18.65%) AWS
2 64 (17.30%) Azure
3 46 (12.43%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (9.46%) SaaS
5 27 (7.30%) Entra ID
5 27 (7.30%) Power Platform
6 21 (5.68%) Microsoft Purview
7 14 (3.78%) Serverless
8 12 (3.24%) Power Automate
9 8 (2.16%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.16%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.16%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.89%) Amazon ECS
10 7 (1.89%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.89%) GitHub
11 6 (1.62%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (1.62%) GCP
12 5 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (1.35%) SuccessFactors
13 4 (1.08%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 27 (7.30%) Firewall
2 11 (2.97%) Network Security
3 10 (2.70%) DHCP
3 10 (2.70%) DNS
4 8 (2.16%) Broadband
4 8 (2.16%) Internet
5 7 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.62%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.35%) LAN
7 5 (1.35%) WAN
8 4 (1.08%) VoIP
8 4 (1.08%) VPN
9 3 (0.81%) VLAN
9 3 (0.81%) WPA
10 2 (0.54%) Intranet
11 1 (0.27%) MPLS
11 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.84%) SQL Server
2 26 (7.03%) Power BI
3 9 (2.43%) Tableau
4 6 (1.62%) MySQL
4 6 (1.62%) Power Query
5 5 (1.35%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.08%) PowerPivot
6 4 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.81%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.81%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.54%) Metadata
8 2 (0.54%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.27%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 32 (8.65%) JIRA
2 16 (4.32%) Git
3 9 (2.43%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.89%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.62%) GitLab
6 4 (1.08%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.08%) Maven
6 4 (1.08%) Selenium
7 3 (0.81%) JMeter
7 3 (0.81%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.27%) JUnit
8 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
General
1 169 (45.68%) Social Skills
2 64 (17.30%) Analytical Skills
2 64 (17.30%) Finance
3 26 (7.03%) Marketing
4 25 (6.76%) Manufacturing
4 25 (6.76%) Retail
5 24 (6.49%) Public Sector
6 17 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (4.05%) Legal
8 6 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.35%) Automotive
9 5 (1.35%) Electronics
9 5 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.08%) Advertising
10 4 (1.08%) Banking
10 4 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.08%) Law
10 4 (1.08%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.81%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 55 (14.86%) Developer
2 53 (14.32%) Lead
3 39 (10.54%) Senior
4 38 (10.27%) Development Manager
5 36 (9.73%) Analyst
6 23 (6.22%) JIRA Developer
7 22 (5.95%) IT Support
8 19 (5.14%) IT Manager
8 19 (5.14%) Support Engineer
9 18 (4.86%) Software Development Manager
9 18 (4.86%) Software Manager
10 16 (4.32%) Product Manager
10 16 (4.32%) Technical Support
11 15 (4.05%) Consultant
11 15 (4.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 15 (4.05%) Principal Consultant
11 15 (4.05%) Principal SAP Consultant
11 15 (4.05%) Product Development Manager
11 15 (4.05%) SAP Consultant
12 14 (3.78%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.03%) .NET
2 23 (6.22%) React
3 19 (5.14%) CSS
4 11 (2.97%) Node.js
5 10 (2.70%) HTML
6 9 (2.43%) Django
6 9 (2.43%) FastAPI
6 9 (2.43%) Flask
6 9 (2.43%) Spring
7 8 (2.16%) GraphQL
7 8 (2.16%) REST
7 8 (2.16%) Spring Boot
8 7 (1.89%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (1.89%) Vue
9 6 (1.62%) PySpark
9 6 (1.62%) SAP Basis
9 6 (1.62%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (1.62%) SAPUI5
10 5 (1.35%) ASP.NET
10 5 (1.35%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.95%) Data Protection Act
2 18 (4.86%) FMCG
2 18 (4.86%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.78%) Cloud Native
3 14 (3.78%) Driving Licence
4 13 (3.51%) Onboarding
5 9 (2.43%) CMDB
5 9 (2.43%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (2.43%) NHS
5 9 (2.43%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (1.89%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.89%) e-Learning
6 7 (1.89%) Operational Technology
7 6 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.62%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.35%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.08%) PMI
10 3 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.46%) Windows
2 13 (3.51%) Linux
3 12 (3.24%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.89%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.35%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.81%) SUSE
6 3 (0.81%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.54%) Android
8 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (29.19%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (22.43%) Agile
3 72 (19.46%) Decision-Making
4 62 (16.76%) ITIL
4 62 (16.76%) Mentoring
5 61 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (13.78%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (12.43%) Software Engineering
8 45 (12.16%) Change Management
9 44 (11.89%) Computer Science
9 44 (11.89%) ITSM
9 44 (11.89%) Service Management
10 42 (11.35%) Incident Management
11 40 (10.81%) Project Management
12 38 (10.27%) Disaster Recovery
13 37 (10.00%) Incident Response
14 36 (9.73%) CI/CD
14 36 (9.73%) DevOps
15 35 (9.46%) Coaching
16 31 (8.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 58 (15.68%) JavaScript
2 42 (11.35%) SQL
3 39 (10.54%) PowerShell
4 32 (8.65%) Python
5 27 (7.30%) C#
6 16 (4.32%) Java
7 15 (4.05%) TypeScript
8 13 (3.51%) Bash
9 4 (1.08%) Groovy
9 4 (1.08%) PHP
10 3 (0.81%) ABAP
10 3 (0.81%) C++
10 3 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.54%) Bicep
11 2 (0.54%) R
11 2 (0.54%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.54%) VBA
12 1 (0.27%) Delphi
12 1 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 77 (20.81%) Degree
2 25 (6.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 14 (3.78%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (2.16%) AWS Certification
4 8 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (2.16%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.35%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 5 (1.35%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.35%) CISSP
6 5 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.35%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.81%) GIAC
7 3 (0.81%) SANS
8 2 (0.54%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.54%) CCSP
8 2 (0.54%) CIMA
8 2 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.54%) CISMP
8 2 (0.54%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (11.08%) GDPR
2 40 (10.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (9.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 32 (8.65%) NIST
5 18 (4.86%) Data Quality
6 17 (4.59%) QA
7 12 (3.24%) PMO
8 9 (2.43%) P3O
8 9 (2.43%) SLA
9 8 (2.16%) Accessibility
10 7 (1.89%) GRC
11 6 (1.62%) IEC 61131
12 5 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.81%) NCSC
13 3 (0.81%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.54%) WCAG
15 1 (0.27%) GMP
15 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 19 (5.14%) Docker
2 18 (4.86%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.97%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 22 (5.95%) Terraform
2 9 (2.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.16%) Kubernetes
4 7 (1.89%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.08%) Ansible
6 3 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.54%) Control-M
7 2 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.54%) SCCM
8 1 (0.27%) Argo
8 1 (0.27%) Grafana
8 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 84 (22.70%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.03%) SAP
3 23 (6.22%) Atlassian
4 16 (4.32%) Oracle
5 11 (2.97%) VMware
6 10 (2.70%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.43%) Google
7 9 (2.43%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.62%) Ariba
8 6 (1.62%) Databricks
9 4 (1.08%) IBM
9 4 (1.08%) IFS
10 3 (0.81%) Citrix
10 3 (0.81%) Concur
10 3 (0.81%) Openreach
11 2 (0.54%) Apple
11 2 (0.54%) Freshdesk
11 2 (0.54%) Genesys
11 2 (0.54%) Nexthink
11 2 (0.54%) Verint