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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 40 72
Rank change year-on-year +20 +32 -37
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 314 193 133
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 8.68% 4.54% 4.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.07% 5.66% 4.28%
Number of salaries quoted 150 82 97
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £49,384 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +16.44% -17.08% +2.89%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,813 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,250 £86,250 £83,122
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +8.33%

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 3,117 3,409 3,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 86.15% 80.25% 95.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,565 1,452 2,289
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,513 £29,225
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,938 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 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 7 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 +27 199 £65,000 +18.18% 146
North Yorkshire +4 47 £47,500 -42.42% 23
South Yorkshire +3 28 £38,250 -37.04% 28
East Yorkshire -11 21 £55,000 +22.22% 10
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 6 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.96%) CMS
2 3 (0.96%) Confluence
3 2 (0.64%) Drupal
3 2 (0.64%) EPiServer
3 2 (0.64%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.32%) Apache
4 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.32%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.32%) IIS
4 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.18%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.91%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.91%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.27%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.64%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.64%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (3.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.91%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.91%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.91%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.91%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.27%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.96%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.96%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.96%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.64%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.32%) FLEXCUBE
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 56 (17.83%) Azure
2 50 (15.92%) AWS
3 28 (8.92%) SaaS
4 20 (6.37%) GCP
4 20 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (3.18%) GitHub
5 10 (3.18%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.55%) Serverless
7 7 (2.23%) OCI
8 5 (1.59%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.96%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (0.64%) Amazon ECS
10 2 (0.64%) Amazon EKS
10 2 (0.64%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.64%) Figma
10 2 (0.64%) npm
10 2 (0.64%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.78%) Firewall
2 12 (3.82%) VLAN
3 8 (2.55%) DNS
4 7 (2.23%) BGP
4 7 (2.23%) DHCP
4 7 (2.23%) Network Security
4 7 (2.23%) VPN
4 7 (2.23%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.91%) OSPF
5 6 (1.91%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.59%) Broadband
6 5 (1.59%) Internet
7 3 (0.96%) WPA
8 2 (0.64%) AMQP
8 2 (0.64%) LAN
8 2 (0.64%) WAN
9 1 (0.32%) MPLS
9 1 (0.32%) VoIP
9 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.18%) MySQL
1 10 (3.18%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.87%) Power BI
3 5 (1.59%) MongoDB
3 5 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.27%) SAP HANA
4 4 (1.27%) Tableau
5 3 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.64%) Metadata
6 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.64%) Spark SQL
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
7 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.32%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 20 (6.37%) JIRA
2 7 (2.23%) Git
3 6 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.96%) Selenium
5 2 (0.64%) GitLab
5 2 (0.64%) Grunt
5 2 (0.64%) gulp
5 2 (0.64%) JMeter
5 2 (0.64%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.64%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.64%) webpack
6 1 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
General
1 114 (36.31%) Finance
2 94 (29.94%) Manufacturing
2 94 (29.94%) Social Skills
3 35 (11.15%) Marketing
4 27 (8.60%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (5.10%) Retail
6 11 (3.50%) Law
7 10 (3.18%) Public Sector
8 8 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (2.23%) Legal
10 6 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.59%) Banking
12 4 (1.27%) Electronics
12 4 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.27%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.64%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.32%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.32%) Public Speaking
14 1 (0.32%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 66 (21.02%) Automation Engineer
1 66 (21.02%) Systems Engineer
2 48 (15.29%) Developer
3 38 (12.10%) Lead
4 20 (6.37%) Development Manager
5 18 (5.73%) Senior
6 17 (5.41%) Consultant
7 16 (5.10%) JIRA Developer
7 16 (5.10%) Product Manager
8 15 (4.78%) Principal Consultant
8 15 (4.78%) Principal SAP Consultant
8 15 (4.78%) SAP Consultant
8 15 (4.78%) Support Engineer
9 14 (4.46%) Product Development Manager
10 12 (3.82%) Analyst
11 11 (3.50%) IT Manager
11 11 (3.50%) Python Developer
11 11 (3.50%) Software Developer
11 11 (3.50%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.18%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.96%) React
2 21 (6.69%) CSS
3 19 (6.05%) .NET
4 14 (4.46%) Node.js
5 10 (3.18%) HTML
6 8 (2.55%) RESTful
7 7 (2.23%) ASP.NET
7 7 (2.23%) Django
7 7 (2.23%) FastAPI
7 7 (2.23%) Flask
7 7 (2.23%) SAP Basis
7 7 (2.23%) SAP Fiori
7 7 (2.23%) Vue
8 6 (1.91%) GraphQL
8 6 (1.91%) Redux
8 6 (1.91%) REST
8 6 (1.91%) SAPUI5
9 5 (1.59%) jQuery
10 4 (1.27%) React Native
10 4 (1.27%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 83 (26.43%) FMCG
2 65 (20.70%) Management Information System
3 60 (19.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 60 (19.11%) Operational Technology
4 22 (7.01%) Onboarding
5 13 (4.14%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.50%) Product Ownership
7 10 (3.18%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.91%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.59%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.27%) NHS
11 4 (1.27%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.96%) Replication
13 2 (0.64%) e-Learning
13 2 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.64%) Graphic Design
13 2 (0.64%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.64%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.69%) Windows
2 9 (2.87%) Linux
2 9 (2.87%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.96%) SUSE
3 3 (0.96%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.64%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (44.90%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (19.75%) Agile
3 61 (19.43%) Budgeting
4 60 (19.11%) Data Collection
4 60 (19.11%) Energy Management
4 60 (19.11%) Quality Management
5 47 (14.97%) Mentoring
6 40 (12.74%) Project Management
7 37 (11.78%) Computer Science
8 36 (11.46%) Software Engineering
9 35 (11.15%) ITIL
10 34 (10.83%) Decision-Making
10 34 (10.83%) Project Delivery
11 31 (9.87%) Change Management
12 30 (9.55%) ITSM
13 29 (9.24%) CI/CD
14 27 (8.60%) Service Management
15 26 (8.28%) DevOps
16 24 (7.64%) Incident Management
16 24 (7.64%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 41 (13.06%) JavaScript
2 33 (10.51%) Python
2 33 (10.51%) SQL
3 27 (8.60%) PowerShell
4 23 (7.32%) C#
5 13 (4.14%) Java
5 13 (4.14%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.91%) PHP
7 5 (1.59%) C++
8 4 (1.27%) Bash
8 4 (1.27%) Delphi
8 4 (1.27%) Ruby
9 3 (0.96%) ABAP
10 1 (0.32%) Bicep
10 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) R
10 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 62 (19.75%) Degree
2 60 (19.11%) HNC
3 16 (5.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 14 (4.46%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.23%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.59%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.27%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.27%) Security Cleared
8 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.64%) ACCA
9 2 (0.64%) CIMA
9 2 (0.64%) CIPD
9 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.64%) MBA
9 2 (0.64%) PMP
10 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (0.32%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.14%) PMO
2 9 (2.87%) GDPR
3 7 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.91%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.91%) GRC
4 6 (1.91%) IEC 61131
5 5 (1.59%) NIST
5 5 (1.59%) P3O
5 5 (1.59%) QA
6 4 (1.27%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.27%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.96%) SLA
8 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.64%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.32%) GMP
9 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 19 (6.05%) Docker
2 8 (2.55%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (6.37%) Terraform
2 11 (3.50%) Ansible
3 9 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.64%) Control-M
4 2 (0.64%) Grafana
4 2 (0.64%) HP Fortify
4 2 (0.64%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.32%) Argo
5 1 (0.32%) QRadar
5 1 (0.32%) SCOM
5 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 60 (19.11%) Rockwell
1 60 (19.11%) Siemens
2 40 (12.74%) Microsoft
3 24 (7.64%) SAP
4 16 (5.10%) Atlassian
5 9 (2.87%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.91%) Ariba
6 6 (1.91%) Sophos
7 4 (1.27%) Autodesk
7 4 (1.27%) IBM
7 4 (1.27%) Oracle
7 4 (1.27%) Sage
7 4 (1.27%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.96%) Concur
8 3 (0.96%) Openreach
9 2 (0.64%) Databricks
9 2 (0.64%) Google
9 2 (0.64%) Nexthink
9 2 (0.64%) Qualtrics
10 1 (0.32%) VMware