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 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 34 74
Rank change year-on-year +16 +40 -39
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 316 232 127
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.19% 5.65% 4.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.74% 6.80% 4.33%
Number of salaries quoted 167 107 94
10th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,163 £40,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -20.24% +0.05%
75th Percentile £78,875 £64,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £84,056
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +6.24%

All Process and 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 2,941 3,410 2,936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 85.49% 82.99% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,563 1,434 2,179
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £41,250 £38,820
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,875 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 2025. 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 +19 206 £65,000 +23.81% 60
North Yorkshire +6 44 £47,500 -31.16% 4
South Yorkshire +1 27 £38,250 -33.48% 14
East Yorkshire -15 17 £51,000 +13.33% 5
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 (2.85%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.58%) CMS
3 4 (1.27%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.63%) Confluence
4 2 (0.63%) Drupal
4 2 (0.63%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) Moodle
5 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.16%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.90%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.90%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.27%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.63%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.90%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.90%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.90%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.90%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.27%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.95%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.95%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.95%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.63%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.63%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.32%) Primavera
6 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.32%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 58 (18.35%) AWS
2 56 (17.72%) Azure
3 39 (12.34%) SaaS
4 22 (6.96%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.43%) GCP
6 13 (4.11%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.16%) Serverless
8 8 (2.53%) GitHub
9 7 (2.22%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.90%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.58%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.58%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.27%) Amazon ECS
12 4 (1.27%) Amazon S3
12 4 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (0.95%) AWS Step Functions
13 3 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.95%) OCI
14 2 (0.63%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.80%) Firewall
2 8 (2.53%) DNS
2 8 (2.53%) VLAN
3 7 (2.22%) DHCP
3 7 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.90%) Broadband
4 6 (1.90%) Internet
5 4 (1.27%) Network Security
6 3 (0.95%) BGP
6 3 (0.95%) VPN
6 3 (0.95%) WPA
7 2 (0.63%) AMQP
7 2 (0.63%) Intranet
7 2 (0.63%) LAN
7 2 (0.63%) OSPF
7 2 (0.63%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.63%) WAN
8 1 (0.32%) MPLS
8 1 (0.32%) VoIP
8 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.06%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.80%) Power BI
3 10 (3.16%) MySQL
4 5 (1.58%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.27%) Tableau
6 3 (0.95%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (0.95%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.95%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.63%) Metadata
7 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.63%) Spark SQL
7 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
8 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.32%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 23 (7.28%) JIRA
2 10 (3.16%) Git
3 6 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.27%) GitLab
4 4 (1.27%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.95%) Selenium
6 2 (0.63%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.63%) Grunt
6 2 (0.63%) gulp
6 2 (0.63%) JMeter
6 2 (0.63%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.63%) Maven
6 2 (0.63%) webpack
7 1 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
General
1 119 (37.66%) Social Skills
2 87 (27.53%) Finance
3 64 (20.25%) Manufacturing
4 39 (12.34%) Marketing
5 30 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (6.96%) Retail
7 13 (4.11%) Public Sector
8 11 (3.48%) Law
9 10 (3.16%) Legal
10 9 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.27%) Banking
13 4 (1.27%) Electronics
13 4 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.27%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.95%) Advertising
15 2 (0.63%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.63%) Tech for Good
16 1 (0.32%) Games
Job Titles
1 57 (18.04%) Developer
2 39 (12.34%) Lead
3 36 (11.39%) Automation Engineer
3 36 (11.39%) Systems Engineer
4 27 (8.54%) Development Manager
5 22 (6.96%) Senior
6 20 (6.33%) JIRA Developer
7 17 (5.38%) Consultant
7 17 (5.38%) Product Manager
8 16 (5.06%) Support Engineer
9 15 (4.75%) Principal Consultant
9 15 (4.75%) Principal SAP Consultant
9 15 (4.75%) SAP Consultant
10 14 (4.43%) Analyst
10 14 (4.43%) IT Manager
10 14 (4.43%) Product Development Manager
11 11 (3.48%) IT Support
11 11 (3.48%) Python Developer
11 11 (3.48%) Software Development Manager
11 11 (3.48%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.23%) React
2 25 (7.91%) .NET
3 23 (7.28%) CSS
4 14 (4.43%) Node.js
5 12 (3.80%) HTML
6 8 (2.53%) ASP.NET
6 8 (2.53%) Django
6 8 (2.53%) FastAPI
6 8 (2.53%) Flask
6 8 (2.53%) RESTful
7 7 (2.22%) Spring
7 7 (2.22%) Spring Boot
7 7 (2.22%) Vue
8 6 (1.90%) GraphQL
8 6 (1.90%) Redux
8 6 (1.90%) REST
8 6 (1.90%) SAP Basis
8 6 (1.90%) SAP Fiori
8 6 (1.90%) SAPUI5
9 5 (1.58%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 53 (16.77%) FMCG
2 36 (11.39%) Management Information System
3 31 (9.81%) Operational Technology
4 30 (9.49%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 22 (6.96%) Onboarding
6 16 (5.06%) Cloud Native
7 11 (3.48%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (3.48%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (2.22%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.90%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.58%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.58%) NHS
12 4 (1.27%) CMDB
12 4 (1.27%) Private Cloud
13 3 (0.95%) e-Learning
13 3 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
13 3 (0.95%) Replication
13 3 (0.95%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (7.28%) Windows
2 9 (2.85%) Linux
2 9 (2.85%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.95%) SUSE
3 3 (0.95%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (38.92%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (22.78%) Agile
3 54 (17.09%) Mentoring
4 43 (13.61%) ITIL
5 41 (12.97%) Computer Science
5 41 (12.97%) Software Engineering
6 39 (12.34%) Change Management
7 38 (12.03%) ITSM
7 38 (12.03%) Project Management
8 35 (11.08%) Decision-Making
8 35 (11.08%) Project Delivery
8 35 (11.08%) Service Management
9 32 (10.13%) CI/CD
9 32 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
10 30 (9.49%) Budgeting
10 30 (9.49%) Data Collection
10 30 (9.49%) DevOps
10 30 (9.49%) Energy Management
10 30 (9.49%) Quality Management
11 29 (9.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 50 (15.82%) JavaScript
2 36 (11.39%) SQL
3 32 (10.13%) PowerShell
4 31 (9.81%) Python
5 30 (9.49%) C#
6 16 (5.06%) Java
7 15 (4.75%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.90%) Bash
8 6 (1.90%) PHP
9 5 (1.58%) C++
10 4 (1.27%) Delphi
10 4 (1.27%) Ruby
11 3 (0.95%) ABAP
12 2 (0.63%) Bicep
12 2 (0.63%) Groovy
12 2 (0.63%) R
13 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (22.47%) Degree
2 30 (9.49%) HNC
3 20 (6.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 14 (4.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (1.90%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.58%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.58%) Security Cleared
8 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.63%) ACCA
9 2 (0.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.63%) CIMA
9 2 (0.63%) CIPD
9 2 (0.63%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.63%) MBA
10 1 (0.32%) CISA
10 1 (0.32%) CISMP
10 1 (0.32%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.80%) GDPR
1 12 (3.80%) PMO
2 10 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (2.85%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.53%) QA
5 7 (2.22%) GRC
5 7 (2.22%) NIST
6 6 (1.90%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.90%) IEC 61131
7 5 (1.58%) P3O
8 4 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (1.27%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.95%) SLA
9 3 (0.95%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.63%) WCAG
11 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 22 (6.96%) Docker
2 8 (2.53%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.63%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (6.33%) Terraform
2 9 (2.85%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.90%) Ansible
5 4 (1.27%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.63%) Control-M
7 1 (0.32%) Argo
7 1 (0.32%) Grafana
7 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.32%) QRadar
Vendors
1 46 (14.56%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.49%) Rockwell
2 30 (9.49%) Siemens
3 26 (8.23%) SAP
4 20 (6.33%) Atlassian
5 10 (3.16%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.53%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.22%) Oracle
8 6 (1.90%) Ariba
8 6 (1.90%) Sophos
9 4 (1.27%) Autodesk
9 4 (1.27%) Sage
10 3 (0.95%) Concur
10 3 (0.95%) Google
10 3 (0.95%) IBM
10 3 (0.95%) Openreach
11 2 (0.63%) Databricks
11 2 (0.63%) Nexthink
11 2 (0.63%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.63%) VMware