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 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 6 32
Rank change year-on-year -12 +26 +34
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 494 452 318
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.41% 16.18% 5.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.97% 17.38% 6.47%
Number of salaries quoted 387 99 236
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,063 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,743 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.69% +1.24% +17.07%
75th Percentile £65,640 £80,000 £72,101
90th Percentile £80,000 £94,717 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -2.61% -4.17%

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 4,503 2,601 4,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.52% 93.09% 79.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3,121 1,260 3,805
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,594 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,653 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,253 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 8 June 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 8 June 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 -7 235 £57,000 -20.82% 76
South Yorkshire +2 105 £46,750 -0.53% 46
North Yorkshire -5 66 £47,500 +2.70% 24
East Yorkshire -17 24 £35,000 -36.36% 3
Humberside - 9 £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 39 (7.89%) SharePoint
2 22 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.21%) Confluence
4 4 (0.81%) Moodle
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) CICS
Applications
1 42 (8.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (7.49%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Navisworks
4 1 (0.20%) Revit
4 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.81%) iTrent
1 4 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 100 (20.24%) Microsoft 365
2 87 (17.61%) Azure
3 59 (11.94%) AWS
4 52 (10.53%) Entra ID
4 52 (10.53%) Power Platform
5 31 (6.28%) SaaS
6 27 (5.47%) Power Automate
7 24 (4.86%) Microsoft Purview
8 18 (3.64%) PowerApps
9 17 (3.44%) OneDrive
10 15 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.43%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (2.02%) Serverless
13 9 (1.82%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 9 (1.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 7 (1.42%) GitHub
14 7 (1.42%) Google Workspace
15 6 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.21%) Mimecast
16 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 38 (7.69%) Firewall
2 22 (4.45%) DHCP
2 22 (4.45%) DNS
3 17 (3.44%) TCP/IP
4 15 (3.04%) Network Security
5 9 (1.82%) LAN
5 9 (1.82%) VPN
5 9 (1.82%) WAN
6 8 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.42%) VLAN
8 4 (0.81%) Internet
8 4 (0.81%) Wireless
9 3 (0.61%) Broadband
9 3 (0.61%) HTTP
9 3 (0.61%) VoIP
10 2 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
11 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
11 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.92%) Power BI
2 18 (3.64%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.82%) MySQL
3 9 (1.82%) Power Query
4 7 (1.42%) PowerPivot
5 5 (1.01%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.01%) Semantic Layer
5 5 (1.01%) Tableau
6 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.61%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.61%) Neo4j
7 3 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.40%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.40%) Metadata
8 2 (0.40%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 22 (4.45%) JIRA
2 13 (2.63%) Git
3 6 (1.21%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.81%) GitLab
5 2 (0.40%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.40%) JUnit
5 2 (0.40%) Postman
5 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 1 (0.20%) Maven
6 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
General
1 208 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 98 (19.84%) Finance
3 96 (19.43%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (8.50%) Public Sector
5 37 (7.49%) Manufacturing
6 28 (5.67%) Law
7 27 (5.47%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (5.26%) Retail
9 24 (4.86%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (4.45%) Marketing
11 19 (3.85%) Legal
12 8 (1.62%) Automotive
13 6 (1.21%) Advertising
14 5 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.81%) Banking
15 4 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.81%) Electronics
15 4 (0.81%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.81%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 72 (14.57%) Analyst
2 57 (11.54%) Senior
3 51 (10.32%) Lead
4 38 (7.69%) IT Support
5 35 (7.09%) Developer
6 30 (6.07%) Support Engineer
7 29 (5.87%) Software Engineer
8 28 (5.67%) Senior Manager
9 25 (5.06%) Product Manager
10 23 (4.66%) Full-Stack Developer
11 22 (4.45%) Data Analyst
12 21 (4.25%) Support Analyst
13 18 (3.64%) Development Manager
14 17 (3.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 17 (3.44%) Technical Support
15 16 (3.24%) Service Manager
16 15 (3.04%) .NET Software Engineer
16 15 (3.04%) Applications Support
16 15 (3.04%) C# Developer
16 15 (3.04%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.47%) .NET
2 19 (3.85%) CSS
3 18 (3.64%) HTML
4 16 (3.24%) React
4 16 (3.24%) Vue
5 10 (2.02%) Node.js
6 7 (1.42%) REST
7 6 (1.21%) PySpark
8 5 (1.01%) GraphQL
8 5 (1.01%) RESTful
8 5 (1.01%) Spring
9 4 (0.81%) Flask
9 4 (0.81%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.61%) LangChain
10 3 (0.61%) LangGraph
10 3 (0.61%) Lightning Web Components
10 3 (0.61%) Middleware
10 3 (0.61%) OAuth
10 3 (0.61%) OpenID
10 3 (0.61%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.48%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.45%) Data Protection Act
3 21 (4.25%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.64%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.43%) e-Learning
6 11 (2.23%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.23%) Operational Technology
7 8 (1.62%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.42%) FMCG
9 6 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.21%) NHS
9 6 (1.21%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (1.01%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.01%) CMDB
10 5 (1.01%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 5 (1.01%) Replication
10 5 (1.01%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.81%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.81%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 59 (11.94%) Windows
2 23 (4.66%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.44%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.02%) Linux
5 8 (1.62%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.42%) Android
7 6 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (27.73%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (17.00%) Decision-Making
3 81 (16.40%) Agile
3 81 (16.40%) Mentoring
4 80 (16.19%) Coaching
4 80 (16.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 72 (14.57%) ITIL
6 63 (12.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 59 (11.94%) Analytics
8 58 (11.74%) Cybersecurity
9 53 (10.73%) Disaster Recovery
10 50 (10.12%) Business Intelligence
10 50 (10.12%) Software Engineering
11 48 (9.72%) Incident Response
12 47 (9.51%) User Experience
13 46 (9.31%) Business Continuity
14 44 (8.91%) Roadmaps
14 44 (8.91%) Service Delivery
15 43 (8.70%) ERP
16 41 (8.30%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (13.36%) SQL
2 36 (7.29%) Python
3 29 (5.87%) C#
4 24 (4.86%) PowerShell
5 20 (4.05%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.83%) Bash
7 13 (2.63%) TypeScript
8 11 (2.23%) Java
9 6 (1.21%) T-SQL
10 5 (1.01%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.61%) ABAP
11 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.61%) PHP
11 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.40%) Bicep
12 2 (0.40%) VBA
13 1 (0.20%) CLIST
13 1 (0.20%) JCL
13 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 57 (11.54%) Degree
2 20 (4.05%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (3.04%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.83%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.02%) CISSP
7 7 (1.42%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.21%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.21%) IRCA
9 5 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.01%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.81%) CCSP
10 4 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.61%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 3 (0.61%) CISM
12 2 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.51%) GDPR
2 46 (9.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (7.89%) Data Quality
4 37 (7.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 33 (6.68%) QA
6 27 (5.47%) NIST
7 13 (2.63%) SLA
8 12 (2.43%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.62%) GMP
9 8 (1.62%) ISO 9001
10 6 (1.21%) NCSC
11 5 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.81%) P3O
12 4 (0.81%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.61%) PMO
14 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.20%) GRC
14 1 (0.20%) ISO 19650
14 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
System Software
1 49 (9.92%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.43%) Docker
3 9 (1.82%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.20%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.44%) Terraform
3 5 (1.01%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.40%) Ansible
5 2 (0.40%) Kibana
5 2 (0.40%) SCCM
6 1 (0.20%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.20%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 162 (32.79%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.24%) VMware
3 14 (2.83%) Oracle
4 12 (2.43%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.02%) SAP
6 9 (1.82%) Workday
7 8 (1.62%) Cisco
7 8 (1.62%) Citrix
7 8 (1.62%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.42%) Apple
8 7 (1.42%) Freshdesk
8 7 (1.42%) Google
9 6 (1.21%) Databricks
10 5 (1.01%) IFS
11 4 (0.81%) Adobe
11 4 (0.81%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.81%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.81%) Juniper
11 4 (0.81%) Meraki
11 4 (0.81%) Siemens