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 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 6 30
Rank change year-on-year -10 +24 +39
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 473 440 333
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.73% 18.14% 5.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.98% 19.28% 7.18%
Number of salaries quoted 346 115 249
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £32,900
25th Percentile £38,772 £36,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +12.15%
75th Percentile £72,908 £74,443 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,778 £84,964
England median annual salary £60,675 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.13% +4.35% -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 4,307 2,282 4,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 70.38% 94.06% 83.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,761 1,280 3,694
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,573 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £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 7 May 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 7 May 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 -6 248 £61,675 +1.53% 72
North Yorkshire -5 69 £47,500 -19.15% 14
South Yorkshire -15 69 £48,750 +6.56% 51
East Yorkshire -18 25 £35,000 -22.22% 10
Humberside - 9 £24,500 - 6
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 23 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.48%) Moodle
4 3 (0.63%) Confluence
5 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
Applications
1 34 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) Navisworks
4 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.85%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.63%) iTrent
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 81 (17.12%) Azure
2 78 (16.49%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (14.59%) AWS
4 46 (9.73%) Entra ID
5 44 (9.30%) SaaS
6 39 (8.25%) Power Platform
7 23 (4.86%) Microsoft Purview
8 18 (3.81%) Power Automate
9 12 (2.54%) Serverless
10 10 (2.11%) Azure Monitor
10 10 (2.11%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.48%) Amazon ECS
11 7 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.48%) Google Workspace
12 6 (1.27%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.27%) GitHub
12 6 (1.27%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (1.06%) Apigee
13 5 (1.06%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.85%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.77%) Firewall
2 17 (3.59%) DHCP
2 17 (3.59%) DNS
3 15 (3.17%) Network Security
3 15 (3.17%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.27%) LAN
5 6 (1.27%) WAN
6 5 (1.06%) VPN
7 4 (0.85%) Broadband
7 4 (0.85%) Internet
7 4 (0.85%) VLAN
8 3 (0.63%) VoIP
9 2 (0.42%) HTTP
9 2 (0.42%) Intranet
9 2 (0.42%) Wireless
10 1 (0.21%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.21%) Wireshark
10 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.61%) Power BI
2 26 (5.50%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.90%) Power Query
4 7 (1.48%) PowerPivot
4 7 (1.48%) Tableau
5 6 (1.27%) MySQL
5 6 (1.27%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.85%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.63%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.63%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.42%) Metadata
8 2 (0.42%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.42%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.21%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 24 (5.07%) JIRA
2 17 (3.59%) Git
3 9 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.27%) GitLab
5 5 (1.06%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.85%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.85%) Maven
7 3 (0.63%) JUnit
7 3 (0.63%) Selenium
8 2 (0.42%) Postman
9 1 (0.21%) JMeter
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 213 (45.03%) Social Skills
2 96 (20.30%) Analytical Skills
3 82 (17.34%) Finance
4 41 (8.67%) Public Sector
5 33 (6.98%) Retail
6 24 (5.07%) Marketing
7 22 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (4.23%) Manufacturing
9 19 (4.02%) Legal
10 18 (3.81%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (3.59%) Law
12 8 (1.69%) Automotive
13 6 (1.27%) Advertising
14 5 (1.06%) Electronics
15 4 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.85%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.63%) Aviation
16 3 (0.63%) Fire and Rescue
16 3 (0.63%) Police
Job Titles
1 58 (12.26%) Analyst
2 55 (11.63%) Senior
3 51 (10.78%) Lead
4 44 (9.30%) Developer
5 33 (6.98%) Support Engineer
6 32 (6.77%) Senior Manager
7 30 (6.34%) Development Manager
7 30 (6.34%) IT Support
8 25 (5.29%) Full-Stack Developer
9 23 (4.86%) Product Manager
10 22 (4.65%) Technical Support
11 21 (4.44%) Data Analyst
11 21 (4.44%) Software Manager
12 20 (4.23%) Software Engineer
13 18 (3.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 16 (3.38%) Software Development Manager
15 15 (3.17%) Security Engineer
16 14 (2.96%) .NET Development Manager
16 14 (2.96%) Technical Engineer
16 14 (2.96%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (6.34%) .NET
2 17 (3.59%) React
3 16 (3.38%) CSS
4 15 (3.17%) HTML
5 11 (2.33%) Vue
6 10 (2.11%) Node.js
6 10 (2.11%) Spring
7 9 (1.90%) Spring Boot
8 8 (1.69%) REST
9 6 (1.27%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.27%) PySpark
10 5 (1.06%) Flask
10 5 (1.06%) GraphQL
11 4 (0.85%) Gherkin
11 4 (0.85%) Jest
11 4 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
11 4 (0.85%) Middleware
12 3 (0.63%) Kafka
12 3 (0.63%) OAuth2
12 3 (0.63%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.77%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.65%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (3.81%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.17%) e-Learning
4 15 (3.17%) Product Ownership
5 11 (2.33%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (1.90%) FMCG
6 9 (1.90%) NHS
7 8 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.69%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.69%) CMDB
7 8 (1.69%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.69%) Operational Technology
8 7 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.48%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (1.48%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.27%) Onboarding
10 4 (0.85%) Educational Technology
10 4 (0.85%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 47 (9.94%) Windows
2 17 (3.59%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.17%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.48%) Android
4 7 (1.48%) Linux
5 6 (1.27%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (27.70%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (19.45%) Agile
3 89 (18.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (17.34%) Decision-Making
5 77 (16.28%) Mentoring
6 70 (14.80%) Coaching
7 63 (13.32%) ITIL
8 61 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
9 51 (10.78%) Software Engineering
10 49 (10.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 48 (10.15%) Analytics
12 47 (9.94%) Disaster Recovery
13 46 (9.73%) User Experience
14 44 (9.30%) Incident Response
15 43 (9.09%) DevOps
16 41 (8.67%) Roadmaps
17 39 (8.25%) Service Delivery
18 38 (8.03%) CI/CD
19 37 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
19 37 (7.82%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.78%) SQL
2 34 (7.19%) JavaScript
3 33 (6.98%) Python
4 29 (6.13%) C#
4 29 (6.13%) PowerShell
5 16 (3.38%) Bash
6 13 (2.75%) Java
6 13 (2.75%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.06%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.85%) Groovy
9 3 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.63%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.63%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.42%) Bicep
10 2 (0.42%) PHP
10 2 (0.42%) VBA
11 1 (0.21%) R
11 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 56 (11.84%) Degree
2 18 (3.81%) Security Cleared
3 13 (2.75%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (2.54%) DBS Check
5 10 (2.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 8 (1.69%) CISSP
7 6 (1.27%) IRCA
7 6 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.27%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.06%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (0.85%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 4 (0.85%) CCSP
9 4 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.63%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.63%) CISM
10 3 (0.63%) GIAC
10 3 (0.63%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (11.21%) GDPR
2 43 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (8.03%) Data Quality
4 37 (7.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (6.77%) QA
6 31 (6.55%) NIST
7 14 (2.96%) Accessibility
8 10 (2.11%) SLA
9 8 (1.69%) GMP
10 7 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (1.27%) ISO 9001
11 6 (1.27%) NCSC
12 5 (1.06%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.85%) P3O
14 3 (0.63%) GRC
14 3 (0.63%) WCAG
15 2 (0.42%) PMO
15 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
16 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
16 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 43 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.38%) Docker
3 10 (2.11%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (5.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.59%) Terraform
3 6 (1.27%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.06%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 2 (0.42%) Kibana
6 2 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 131 (27.70%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.23%) Oracle
3 15 (3.17%) VMware
4 12 (2.54%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.90%) SAP
5 9 (1.90%) Workday
6 8 (1.69%) Citrix
6 8 (1.69%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.48%) Apple
7 7 (1.48%) Atlassian
7 7 (1.48%) Freshdesk
7 7 (1.48%) Google
8 6 (1.27%) Databricks
8 6 (1.27%) IFS
9 4 (0.85%) Adobe
9 4 (0.85%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.63%) IBM
11 2 (0.42%) Cisco
11 2 (0.42%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.42%) Juniper