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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 27 51
Rank change year-on-year +15 +24 +5
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 347 214 168
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.99% 6.87% 4.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.82% 7.56% 5.35%
Number of salaries quoted 186 113 129
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £34,600
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -20.24% +0.05%
75th Percentile £79,694 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £95,308
England median annual salary £61,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% - -4.00%

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 2,706 2,830 3,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 77.92% 90.88% 88.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,576 1,097 2,473
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,550 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £40,988 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £69,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 18 January 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 18 January 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 +19 224 £67,500 +28.57% 73
North Yorkshire +16 51 £47,500 -35.59% 24
South Yorkshire -8 24 £43,250 -29.67% 33
East Yorkshire -23 11 £50,000 +11.11% 14
Humberside - 1 - - 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 8 (2.31%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.44%) CMS
2 5 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.15%) Confluence
3 4 (1.15%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.86%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.86%) Moodle
5 2 (0.58%) Apache
5 2 (0.58%) Drupal
5 2 (0.58%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.61%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.59%) SOLIDWORKS
4 6 (1.73%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.73%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.86%) Autodesk Inventor
7 2 (0.58%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.29%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.29%) Revit
8 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.73%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.73%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.73%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.73%) SAP PS
3 3 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.86%) Sage 200
3 3 (0.86%) SAP GRC
3 3 (0.86%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.86%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.58%) FLEXCUBE
4 2 (0.58%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.29%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.29%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 73 (21.04%) AWS
2 60 (17.29%) Azure
3 39 (11.24%) SaaS
4 38 (10.95%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (7.20%) Power Platform
6 15 (4.32%) Serverless
7 11 (3.17%) Power Automate
8 10 (2.88%) Entra ID
8 10 (2.88%) GCP
9 9 (2.59%) AWS CloudFormation
10 8 (2.31%) Amazon S3
10 8 (2.31%) GitHub
10 8 (2.31%) PowerApps
11 7 (2.02%) Amazon ECS
11 7 (2.02%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (2.02%) Google Workspace
12 6 (1.73%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (1.44%) AWS Step Functions
13 5 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
14 4 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.03%) Firewall
2 11 (3.17%) Network Security
3 9 (2.59%) DNS
4 8 (2.31%) DHCP
5 7 (2.02%) Broadband
5 7 (2.02%) Internet
5 7 (2.02%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.15%) LAN
6 4 (1.15%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.15%) VLAN
6 4 (1.15%) VPN
6 4 (1.15%) WAN
7 3 (0.86%) VoIP
7 3 (0.86%) WPA
8 2 (0.58%) AMQP
8 2 (0.58%) Intranet
9 1 (0.29%) BGP
9 1 (0.29%) MPLS
9 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (8.36%) SQL Server
2 24 (6.92%) Power BI
3 9 (2.59%) Tableau
4 7 (2.02%) MySQL
5 5 (1.44%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.44%) Power Query
5 5 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.15%) Metadata
6 4 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.86%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.86%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.86%) PowerPivot
7 3 (0.86%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.86%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.58%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.58%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 30 (8.65%) JIRA
2 19 (5.48%) Git
3 9 (2.59%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.02%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.73%) GitLab
6 4 (1.15%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.15%) Maven
6 4 (1.15%) Selenium
7 3 (0.86%) JMeter
7 3 (0.86%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.58%) Grunt
8 2 (0.58%) gulp
8 2 (0.58%) webpack
9 1 (0.29%) JUnit
9 1 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
General
1 151 (43.52%) Social Skills
2 61 (17.58%) Finance
3 48 (13.83%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.49%) Manufacturing
4 26 (7.49%) Marketing
4 26 (7.49%) Retail
5 17 (4.90%) Legal
5 17 (4.90%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (2.59%) Law
8 6 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.44%) Electronics
9 5 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.15%) Advertising
10 4 (1.15%) Automotive
10 4 (1.15%) Banking
10 4 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.15%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.86%) Games
Job Titles
1 60 (17.29%) Developer
2 39 (11.24%) Lead
3 36 (10.37%) Development Manager
4 34 (9.80%) Analyst
4 34 (9.80%) Senior
5 23 (6.63%) JIRA Developer
6 19 (5.48%) Software Development Manager
6 19 (5.48%) Software Manager
6 19 (5.48%) Support Engineer
7 17 (4.90%) Consultant
7 17 (4.90%) IT Support
7 17 (4.90%) Technical Support
8 16 (4.61%) IT Manager
9 15 (4.32%) Principal Consultant
9 15 (4.32%) Principal SAP Consultant
9 15 (4.32%) SAP Consultant
10 14 (4.03%) .NET Development Manager
10 14 (4.03%) Product Manager
10 14 (4.03%) Software Engineer
10 14 (4.03%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.36%) React
2 27 (7.78%) .NET
3 22 (6.34%) CSS
4 16 (4.61%) Node.js
5 13 (3.75%) HTML
6 11 (3.17%) Spring
7 10 (2.88%) Spring Boot
8 9 (2.59%) Django
8 9 (2.59%) FastAPI
8 9 (2.59%) Flask
9 8 (2.31%) GraphQL
9 8 (2.31%) REST
9 8 (2.31%) Vue
10 6 (1.73%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.73%) Lightning Web Components
10 6 (1.73%) PySpark
10 6 (1.73%) SAP Basis
10 6 (1.73%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.73%) SAPUI5
11 5 (1.44%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.19%) Cloud Native
2 17 (4.90%) FMCG
2 17 (4.90%) Management Information System
3 14 (4.03%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.17%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (2.59%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.59%) NHS
6 8 (2.31%) CMDB
6 8 (2.31%) Renewable Energy
7 7 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (2.02%) Data Structures
7 7 (2.02%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.02%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.73%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.44%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.15%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.86%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 29 (8.36%) Windows
2 13 (3.75%) Linux
3 10 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.73%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.86%) SUSE
6 3 (0.86%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (31.99%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (24.78%) Agile
3 57 (16.43%) Mentoring
4 55 (15.85%) ITIL
5 54 (15.56%) Decision-Making
6 50 (14.41%) Software Engineering
7 46 (13.26%) Computer Science
7 46 (13.26%) ITSM
7 46 (13.26%) Stakeholder Management
8 44 (12.68%) Change Management
9 41 (11.82%) CI/CD
9 41 (11.82%) Service Management
10 40 (11.53%) DevOps
11 39 (11.24%) Project Management
12 38 (10.95%) Incident Management
13 35 (10.09%) Cybersecurity
14 32 (9.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 31 (8.93%) Asset Management
15 31 (8.93%) Project Delivery
16 28 (8.07%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 63 (18.16%) JavaScript
2 48 (13.83%) SQL
3 37 (10.66%) PowerShell
4 33 (9.51%) Python
5 30 (8.65%) C#
6 18 (5.19%) Java
6 18 (5.19%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.17%) Bash
8 4 (1.15%) Groovy
8 4 (1.15%) PHP
9 3 (0.86%) ABAP
9 3 (0.86%) C++
9 3 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.86%) Delphi
9 3 (0.86%) Ruby
9 3 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.58%) Bicep
10 2 (0.58%) R
10 2 (0.58%) VBA
11 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 75 (21.61%) Degree
2 25 (7.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 14 (4.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.59%) AWS Certification
4 9 (2.59%) ITIL Certification
4 9 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.31%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.44%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 5 (1.44%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.44%) CISSP
6 5 (1.44%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.86%) GIAC
7 3 (0.86%) SANS
8 2 (0.58%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.58%) ACCA
8 2 (0.58%) CIMA
8 2 (0.58%) CIPD
8 2 (0.58%) CISMP
8 2 (0.58%) MBA
8 2 (0.58%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.49%) GDPR
2 25 (7.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (5.48%) Data Quality
5 17 (4.90%) NIST
6 12 (3.46%) QA
7 11 (3.17%) PMO
8 10 (2.88%) Accessibility
9 7 (2.02%) GRC
9 7 (2.02%) SLA
10 6 (1.73%) IEC 61131
10 6 (1.73%) P3O
11 5 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.86%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.86%) NCSC
12 3 (0.86%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.58%) WCAG
14 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 23 (6.63%) Docker
2 12 (3.46%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.88%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 22 (6.34%) Terraform
2 10 (2.88%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (2.02%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.15%) Ansible
6 2 (0.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.58%) Control-M
6 2 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.58%) SCCM
7 1 (0.29%) Argo
7 1 (0.29%) Grafana
7 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 64 (18.44%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.49%) SAP
3 23 (6.63%) Atlassian
4 16 (4.61%) Oracle
5 10 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.59%) VMware
7 8 (2.31%) Google
7 8 (2.31%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.73%) Ariba
8 6 (1.73%) Databricks
9 4 (1.15%) IBM
10 3 (0.86%) Autodesk
10 3 (0.86%) Concur
10 3 (0.86%) IFS
10 3 (0.86%) Openreach
10 3 (0.86%) Sage
11 2 (0.58%) Genesys
11 2 (0.58%) Nexthink
11 2 (0.58%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.58%) Verint