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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 7 36
Rank change year-on-year -8 +29 +20
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 526 498 247
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.14% 14.02% 4.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.70% 15.76% 5.86%
Number of salaries quoted 405 124 158
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,075 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,977 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% -5.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,813 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,500 £84,250 £84,964
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% -8.33% -2.44%

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 4,915 3,159 4,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 66.74% 88.94% 79.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,547 1,531 2,568
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -2 248 £53,500 -10.83% 147
South Yorkshire +9 132 £49,500 +26.92% 57
North Yorkshire +1 72 £47,500 +41.79% 34
East Yorkshire -7 34 £42,500 -22.73% 15
Humberside - 6 £42,500 - 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 56 (10.65%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.95%) Confluence
4 4 (0.76%) Moodle
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.38%) CMS
5 2 (0.38%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CICS
Applications
1 36 (6.84%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (6.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.76%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.57%) Navisworks
4 3 (0.57%) Revit
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.76%) iTrent
3 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 85 (16.16%) Microsoft 365
2 75 (14.26%) Azure
3 59 (11.22%) Power Platform
4 49 (9.32%) AWS
5 32 (6.08%) SaaS
6 31 (5.89%) Entra ID
6 31 (5.89%) Power Automate
7 29 (5.51%) OneDrive
8 27 (5.13%) PowerApps
9 25 (4.75%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (2.09%) Serverless
11 9 (1.71%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 9 (1.71%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 8 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.52%) GitHub
13 7 (1.33%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.33%) AWS CloudFormation
13 7 (1.33%) AWS Lambda
14 6 (1.14%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.18%) Firewall
2 17 (3.23%) DNS
3 15 (2.85%) DHCP
4 11 (2.09%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.90%) Network Security
6 9 (1.71%) VPN
7 8 (1.52%) Wireless
8 7 (1.33%) LAN
8 7 (1.33%) WAN
9 6 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.76%) ATM
10 4 (0.76%) CTI
10 4 (0.76%) VLAN
10 4 (0.76%) VoIP
11 3 (0.57%) HTTP
11 3 (0.57%) Internet
12 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
12 2 (0.38%) Profibus
13 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (9.51%) Power BI
2 13 (2.47%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.09%) MySQL
4 6 (1.14%) Electronic Patient Records
4 6 (1.14%) Semantic Layer
5 4 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.57%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.57%) Metadata
6 3 (0.57%) NonStop SQL
6 3 (0.57%) Power Query
6 3 (0.57%) PowerPivot
6 3 (0.57%) Tableau
7 2 (0.38%) Big Data
7 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.38%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.38%) Neo4j
7 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.19%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 21 (3.99%) JIRA
2 13 (2.47%) Git
3 7 (1.33%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.95%) GitLab
5 2 (0.38%) JUnit
5 2 (0.38%) MLflow
5 2 (0.38%) Postman
5 2 (0.38%) Selenium
6 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
General
1 201 (38.21%) Social Skills
2 119 (22.62%) Finance
3 97 (18.44%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (11.03%) Public Sector
5 53 (10.08%) Manufacturing
6 50 (9.51%) Law
7 32 (6.08%) Influencing Skills
7 32 (6.08%) Organisational Skills
7 32 (6.08%) Retail
8 23 (4.37%) Marketing
9 21 (3.99%) Legal
10 11 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.14%) Advertising
13 5 (0.95%) Agriculture
13 5 (0.95%) Back Office
13 5 (0.95%) Banking
13 5 (0.95%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.95%) Local Government
14 4 (0.76%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 65 (12.36%) Analyst
2 58 (11.03%) Senior
3 33 (6.27%) Developer
4 29 (5.51%) Lead
5 28 (5.32%) IT Support
6 25 (4.75%) Consultant
7 23 (4.37%) Product Manager
7 23 (4.37%) Support Engineer
8 22 (4.18%) Data Analyst
8 22 (4.18%) Senior Manager
9 21 (3.99%) Software Engineer
10 19 (3.61%) Applications Support
10 19 (3.61%) Service Manager
10 19 (3.61%) Support Analyst
11 17 (3.23%) Full-Stack Developer
12 16 (3.04%) IT Manager
13 14 (2.66%) .NET Software Engineer
13 14 (2.66%) Architect
14 13 (2.47%) Administrator
14 13 (2.47%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.18%) .NET
2 17 (3.23%) CSS
2 17 (3.23%) HTML
3 13 (2.47%) Vue
4 9 (1.71%) React
5 7 (1.33%) Node.js
6 6 (1.14%) RESTful
7 4 (0.76%) PySpark
7 4 (0.76%) Spring
7 4 (0.76%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.76%) Web Services
8 3 (0.57%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.57%) Flask
8 3 (0.57%) Kafka
8 3 (0.57%) Next.js
8 3 (0.57%) OAuth
8 3 (0.57%) OAuth2
8 3 (0.57%) OpenID
8 3 (0.57%) REST
9 2 (0.38%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.75%) Product Ownership
2 24 (4.56%) Management Information System
3 22 (4.18%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.28%) NHS
5 10 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (1.90%) Operational Technology
5 10 (1.90%) Replication
5 10 (1.90%) SystemC
6 9 (1.71%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.52%) AI Agents
7 8 (1.52%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.52%) e-Learning
7 8 (1.52%) Robotics
8 7 (1.33%) CCTV
8 7 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.33%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.14%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.14%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 6 (1.14%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 53 (10.08%) Windows
2 26 (4.94%) Windows Server
3 16 (3.04%) Linux
4 14 (2.66%) Windows 10
5 8 (1.52%) Android
6 5 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (34.79%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (19.01%) Agile
3 83 (15.78%) Coaching
4 79 (15.02%) Mentoring
5 78 (14.83%) ITIL
6 76 (14.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 72 (13.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 62 (11.79%) AI
8 62 (11.79%) Decision-Making
9 59 (11.22%) Roadmaps
10 58 (11.03%) Analytics
11 56 (10.65%) Service Management
12 54 (10.27%) ERP
12 54 (10.27%) User Experience
13 52 (9.89%) Business Intelligence
14 50 (9.51%) Service Delivery
15 49 (9.32%) Process Improvement
16 45 (8.56%) CI/CD
17 40 (7.60%) DevOps
17 40 (7.60%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 74 (14.07%) SQL
2 37 (7.03%) Python
3 24 (4.56%) C#
4 17 (3.23%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.09%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.90%) Shell Script
7 9 (1.71%) Bash
7 9 (1.71%) Java
8 7 (1.33%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.95%) PHP
10 4 (0.76%) Bicep
10 4 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.57%) ABAP
11 3 (0.57%) COBOL
11 3 (0.57%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.38%) Groovy
12 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.38%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 50 (9.51%) Degree
2 25 (4.75%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.99%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.42%) DBS Check
5 16 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.14%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.14%) CISSP
6 6 (1.14%) IRCA
6 6 (1.14%) NVQ Level 3
7 5 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.95%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.95%) PMP
8 4 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.76%) CCSP
8 4 (0.76%) City & Guilds
9 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.57%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.46%) QA
2 32 (6.08%) Data Quality
3 19 (3.61%) GDPR
4 17 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (2.47%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.71%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.52%) GMP
8 8 (1.52%) SLA
9 7 (1.33%) PMO
10 6 (1.14%) ISO 19650
11 5 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.76%) NIST
12 4 (0.76%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.57%) ISO 8583
13 3 (0.57%) NCSC
13 3 (0.57%) WCAG
14 2 (0.38%) IEC 61131
15 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 40 (7.60%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.66%) Docker
3 6 (1.14%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.38%) Firmware
4 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 23 (4.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.18%) Terraform
3 9 (1.71%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.38%) Ansible
4 2 (0.38%) Kibana
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.38%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.38%) Proxmox
4 2 (0.38%) SCCM
4 2 (0.38%) SCOM
4 2 (0.38%) WSUS
5 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 150 (28.52%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.04%) Oracle
3 15 (2.85%) Cisco
3 15 (2.85%) ServiceNow
4 14 (2.66%) SAP
5 12 (2.28%) Salesforce
6 10 (1.90%) Workday
7 9 (1.71%) VMware
8 7 (1.33%) Siemens
9 6 (1.14%) Meraki
10 5 (0.95%) iManage
11 4 (0.76%) Apple
11 4 (0.76%) Avaya
11 4 (0.76%) CheckPoint
11 4 (0.76%) Databricks
11 4 (0.76%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.76%) Genesys
11 4 (0.76%) Juniper
11 4 (0.76%) SonicWALL
11 4 (0.76%) VocaLink