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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 5 44
Rank change year-on-year -7 +39 +8
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 408 425 217
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.68% 17.07% 4.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.71% 18.12% 5.57%
Number of salaries quoted 243 115 168
10th Percentile £32,800 £31,250 £32,850
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,445 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.32% -12.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £99,500 £96,011 £92,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £61,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +2.46% +3.39% -3.28%

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 3,211 2,345 3,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 76.20% 94.18% 86.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,930 1,042 3,114
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,138 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,886 £66,778
90th Percentile £83,750 £89,950 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 26 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 26 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 0 245 £65,924 +13.91% 50
North Yorkshire -4 54 £47,500 -24.00% 13
South Yorkshire -12 40 £55,000 -10.57% 25
East Yorkshire -31 9 £57,500 +27.78% 4
Humberside - 7 £24,500 - 2
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 12 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
1 12 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.98%) Confluence
3 3 (0.74%) CMS
3 3 (0.74%) Moodle
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.49%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.25%) Apache
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (5.64%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.98%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.74%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.74%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.25%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.25%) Revit
Business Applications
1 12 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.47%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.47%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.47%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.47%) SAP PS
3 4 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.74%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.74%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.74%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.49%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.49%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.25%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 73 (17.89%) Azure
2 71 (17.40%) AWS
3 61 (14.95%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (9.80%) SaaS
5 32 (7.84%) Entra ID
6 30 (7.35%) Power Platform
7 21 (5.15%) Microsoft Purview
8 14 (3.43%) Serverless
9 13 (3.19%) Power Automate
10 9 (2.21%) Azure Monitor
11 8 (1.96%) Google Workspace
11 8 (1.96%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.72%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.72%) GitHub
13 6 (1.47%) Amazon ECS
13 6 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
13 6 (1.47%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (1.47%) GCP
14 5 (1.23%) Apigee
14 5 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.62%) Firewall
2 15 (3.68%) DHCP
2 15 (3.68%) DNS
3 11 (2.70%) Network Security
3 11 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.96%) Broadband
4 8 (1.96%) Internet
5 7 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.98%) LAN
6 4 (0.98%) VLAN
6 4 (0.98%) VPN
6 4 (0.98%) WAN
7 3 (0.74%) VoIP
7 3 (0.74%) WPA
8 2 (0.49%) Intranet
9 1 (0.25%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.35%) Power BI
2 26 (6.37%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.45%) Tableau
4 7 (1.72%) Power Query
5 5 (1.23%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.23%) PowerPivot
5 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.98%) Spark SQL
6 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.74%) MySQL
7 3 (0.74%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.49%) Metadata
8 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.49%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.25%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.25%) Looker
Development Applications
1 38 (9.31%) JIRA
2 17 (4.17%) Git
3 8 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.72%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.47%) GitLab
6 4 (0.98%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.98%) Maven
6 4 (0.98%) Selenium
7 3 (0.74%) JMeter
7 3 (0.74%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.49%) JUnit
9 1 (0.25%) Postman
General
1 184 (45.10%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.89%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (16.42%) Finance
4 31 (7.60%) Public Sector
5 26 (6.37%) Retail
6 20 (4.90%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (4.66%) Marketing
8 17 (4.17%) Manufacturing
9 16 (3.92%) Legal
10 12 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (1.72%) Automotive
12 6 (1.47%) Law
12 6 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.23%) Electronics
14 4 (0.98%) Advertising
14 4 (0.98%) Banking
14 4 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.98%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.74%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 58 (14.22%) Developer
2 54 (13.24%) Senior
3 53 (12.99%) Lead
4 46 (11.27%) Analyst
5 32 (7.84%) Development Manager
6 30 (7.35%) IT Support
7 25 (6.13%) Senior Manager
8 23 (5.64%) JIRA Developer
9 21 (5.15%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 19 (4.66%) Software Manager
11 18 (4.41%) IT Manager
11 18 (4.41%) Software Development Manager
12 17 (4.17%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.92%) Consultant
13 16 (3.92%) Software Engineer
14 15 (3.68%) Full-Stack Developer
14 15 (3.68%) Principal Consultant
14 15 (3.68%) Principal SAP Consultant
14 15 (3.68%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (6.37%) .NET
2 25 (6.13%) React
3 17 (4.17%) CSS
4 13 (3.19%) HTML
5 12 (2.94%) Node.js
6 10 (2.45%) Spring
7 9 (2.21%) Django
7 9 (2.21%) FastAPI
7 9 (2.21%) Flask
7 9 (2.21%) REST
7 9 (2.21%) Spring Boot
7 9 (2.21%) Vue
8 8 (1.96%) GraphQL
9 7 (1.72%) Lightning Web Components
10 6 (1.47%) PySpark
10 6 (1.47%) SAP Basis
10 6 (1.47%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.47%) SAPUI5
11 5 (1.23%) Kafka
12 4 (0.98%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.37%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.39%) Data Protection Act
3 17 (4.17%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.43%) Cloud Native
5 10 (2.45%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (2.45%) FMCG
5 10 (2.45%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.21%) CMDB
6 9 (2.21%) e-Learning
6 9 (2.21%) NHS
6 9 (2.21%) Renewable Energy
7 8 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.72%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.72%) Operational Technology
8 7 (1.72%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.47%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.98%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (10.05%) Windows
2 17 (4.17%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.45%) Linux
4 7 (1.72%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.47%) Android
5 6 (1.47%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.74%) SUSE
6 3 (0.74%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (28.43%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (21.32%) Agile
3 78 (19.12%) Mentoring
4 73 (17.89%) Stakeholder Management
5 69 (16.91%) Decision-Making
6 68 (16.67%) ITIL
7 60 (14.71%) Cybersecurity
8 52 (12.75%) Change Management
8 52 (12.75%) Service Management
9 51 (12.50%) Coaching
10 50 (12.25%) Software Engineering
11 49 (12.01%) Incident Management
12 45 (11.03%) ITSM
13 42 (10.29%) Disaster Recovery
14 41 (10.05%) DevOps
15 38 (9.31%) CI/CD
15 38 (9.31%) Incident Response
16 36 (8.82%) Computer Science
17 34 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 33 (8.09%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 58 (14.22%) JavaScript
2 43 (10.54%) PowerShell
2 43 (10.54%) SQL
3 31 (7.60%) Python
4 25 (6.13%) C#
5 16 (3.92%) Bash
6 15 (3.68%) Java
6 15 (3.68%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (0.98%) Groovy
8 3 (0.74%) ABAP
9 2 (0.49%) Bicep
9 2 (0.49%) R
9 2 (0.49%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.49%) VBA
10 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 62 (15.20%) Degree
2 25 (6.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 9 (2.21%) Security Cleared
4 7 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (1.47%) AWS Certification
5 6 (1.47%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 5 (1.23%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.23%) CISSP
6 5 (1.23%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.23%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.74%) A+ Certification
7 3 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (0.74%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.74%) GIAC
7 3 (0.74%) SANS
8 2 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.49%) CISMP
8 2 (0.49%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (11.76%) GDPR
2 43 (10.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (8.58%) Cyber Essentials
4 32 (7.84%) NIST
5 21 (5.15%) Data Quality
6 20 (4.90%) QA
7 13 (3.19%) Accessibility
8 9 (2.21%) PMO
8 9 (2.21%) SLA
9 7 (1.72%) GRC
9 7 (1.72%) P3O
10 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (1.23%) GMP
11 3 (0.74%) IEC 61131
11 3 (0.74%) NCSC
11 3 (0.74%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.74%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.49%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.49%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (7.11%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.90%) Docker
3 11 (2.70%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.98%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 22 (5.39%) Terraform
2 13 (3.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.72%) HP Fortify
3 7 (1.72%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.74%) Ansible
4 3 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.49%) Control-M
5 2 (0.49%) SCCM
6 1 (0.25%) Grafana
6 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 107 (26.23%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.13%) SAP
3 23 (5.64%) Atlassian
4 18 (4.41%) Oracle
5 15 (3.68%) VMware
6 12 (2.94%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.21%) Google
8 8 (1.96%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.72%) Citrix
9 7 (1.72%) Freshdesk
10 6 (1.47%) Apple
10 6 (1.47%) Ariba
10 6 (1.47%) Databricks
11 4 (0.98%) IFS
12 3 (0.74%) Adobe
12 3 (0.74%) Concur
12 3 (0.74%) Hotjar
12 3 (0.74%) IBM
12 3 (0.74%) Openreach
13 2 (0.49%) Genesys