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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 30 60
Rank change year-on-year +17 +30 -12
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 331 208 136
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.96% 6.43% 4.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.40% 7.17% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 175 109 108
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,750 £46,292
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,250 £47,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +31.05% -20.24% +0.05%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £86,250 £88,000
England median annual salary £61,000 £60,000 £62,500
% 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 2,669 2,903 2,816
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 80.34% 89.74% 91.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,543 1,150 2,210
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,800
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,000 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -4.34%
75th Percentile £69,000 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £84,056
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 3 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 3 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 +20 219 £68,750 +34.81% 84
North Yorkshire +16 50 £47,500 -26.92% 15
South Yorkshire -3 26 £43,250 -25.75% 45
East Yorkshire -23 11 £50,000 +11.11% 13
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 (2.42%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.51%) CMS
3 4 (1.21%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.91%) Moodle
5 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.60%) Confluence
5 2 (0.60%) Drupal
5 2 (0.60%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.02%) SOLIDWORKS
4 6 (1.81%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.81%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.21%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.60%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.81%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.81%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.81%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.81%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.21%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.91%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.91%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.91%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.60%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.60%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.30%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 69 (20.85%) AWS
2 57 (17.22%) Azure
3 43 (12.99%) SaaS
4 33 (9.97%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (5.74%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.23%) GCP
6 14 (4.23%) Serverless
7 9 (2.72%) AWS CloudFormation
8 8 (2.42%) GitHub
8 8 (2.42%) Power Automate
9 7 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
9 7 (2.11%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.11%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.51%) AWS Step Functions
11 5 (1.51%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.21%) Amazon ECR
12 4 (1.21%) Apigee
12 4 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.72%) Network Security
2 8 (2.42%) Firewall
3 6 (1.81%) Broadband
3 6 (1.81%) DNS
3 6 (1.81%) Internet
4 5 (1.51%) DHCP
4 5 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.21%) VLAN
6 3 (0.91%) WPA
7 2 (0.60%) AMQP
7 2 (0.60%) Intranet
7 2 (0.60%) LAN
7 2 (0.60%) VPN
7 2 (0.60%) WAN
8 1 (0.30%) BGP
8 1 (0.30%) MPLS
8 1 (0.30%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.30%) VoIP
8 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.95%) SQL Server
2 18 (5.44%) Power BI
3 9 (2.72%) MySQL
4 8 (2.42%) Tableau
5 7 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.51%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.51%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.21%) Metadata
8 3 (0.91%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.91%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.91%) Power Query
8 3 (0.91%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.91%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.60%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.60%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (8.16%) JIRA
2 17 (5.14%) Git
3 9 (2.72%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.11%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.81%) GitLab
6 4 (1.21%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.21%) Maven
6 4 (1.21%) Selenium
7 3 (0.91%) JMeter
7 3 (0.91%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.60%) Grunt
8 2 (0.60%) gulp
8 2 (0.60%) webpack
9 1 (0.30%) JUnit
9 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
General
1 140 (42.30%) Social Skills
2 59 (17.82%) Finance
3 39 (11.78%) Marketing
4 38 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (9.97%) Manufacturing
6 28 (8.46%) Retail
7 16 (4.83%) Legal
8 15 (4.53%) Public Sector
9 14 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (3.02%) Law
10 10 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.72%) Electronics
12 5 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.21%) Banking
13 4 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.21%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.91%) Advertising
14 3 (0.91%) Games
15 2 (0.60%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.60%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 63 (19.03%) Developer
2 41 (12.39%) Lead
3 34 (10.27%) Development Manager
4 29 (8.76%) Senior
5 26 (7.85%) Analyst
6 23 (6.95%) JIRA Developer
7 18 (5.44%) Product Manager
7 18 (5.44%) Support Engineer
7 18 (5.44%) Technical Support
8 17 (5.14%) Consultant
8 17 (5.14%) Software Development Manager
8 17 (5.14%) Software Manager
9 16 (4.83%) IT Manager
10 15 (4.53%) Principal Consultant
10 15 (4.53%) Principal SAP Consultant
10 15 (4.53%) Product Development Manager
10 15 (4.53%) SAP Consultant
10 15 (4.53%) Technical Engineer
11 14 (4.23%) Technical Support Engineer
12 13 (3.93%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.76%) React
2 25 (7.55%) .NET
3 22 (6.65%) CSS
4 16 (4.83%) Node.js
5 13 (3.93%) HTML
6 11 (3.32%) Spring
7 10 (3.02%) Spring Boot
8 9 (2.72%) Django
8 9 (2.72%) FastAPI
8 9 (2.72%) Flask
9 8 (2.42%) GraphQL
9 8 (2.42%) REST
9 8 (2.42%) RESTful
9 8 (2.42%) Vue
10 6 (1.81%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.81%) Redux
10 6 (1.81%) SAP Basis
10 6 (1.81%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.81%) SAPUI5
11 5 (1.51%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.34%) FMCG
2 18 (5.44%) Cloud Native
2 18 (5.44%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.23%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.32%) Distributed Systems
5 8 (2.42%) NHS
5 8 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.11%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.11%) Operational Technology
6 7 (2.11%) Public Cloud
6 7 (2.11%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (1.81%) CMDB
7 6 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.81%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.51%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.51%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (1.21%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.91%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.91%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.55%) Windows
2 11 (3.32%) Linux
3 7 (2.11%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.21%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.91%) SUSE
5 3 (0.91%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 2 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (32.63%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (25.38%) Agile
3 58 (17.52%) Mentoring
4 52 (15.71%) ITIL
5 47 (14.20%) Software Engineering
6 45 (13.60%) Computer Science
6 45 (13.60%) ITSM
7 43 (12.99%) Change Management
7 43 (12.99%) Decision-Making
8 41 (12.39%) Project Management
9 40 (12.08%) Service Management
9 40 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
10 37 (11.18%) CI/CD
10 37 (11.18%) Project Delivery
11 36 (10.88%) DevOps
12 35 (10.57%) Incident Management
13 33 (9.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 30 (9.06%) Asset Management
15 28 (8.46%) Cybersecurity
16 27 (8.16%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 61 (18.43%) JavaScript
2 42 (12.69%) SQL
3 34 (10.27%) PowerShell
3 34 (10.27%) Python
4 29 (8.76%) C#
5 19 (5.74%) TypeScript
6 18 (5.44%) Java
7 10 (3.02%) Bash
8 4 (1.21%) Delphi
8 4 (1.21%) Groovy
8 4 (1.21%) PHP
8 4 (1.21%) Ruby
9 3 (0.91%) ABAP
9 3 (0.91%) C++
9 3 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.91%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.60%) Bicep
10 2 (0.60%) R
11 1 (0.30%) Scala
11 1 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (24.17%) Degree
2 24 (7.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 14 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.72%) AWS Certification
4 9 (2.72%) ITIL Certification
4 9 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.51%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 5 (1.51%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.21%) CISSP
6 4 (1.21%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.21%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.91%) GIAC
7 3 (0.91%) SANS
8 2 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (0.60%) ACCA
8 2 (0.60%) CIPD
8 2 (0.60%) CISMP
8 2 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.60%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.60%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.14%) GDPR
2 15 (4.53%) Data Quality
2 15 (4.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (4.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (3.32%) PMO
5 10 (3.02%) NIST
5 10 (3.02%) QA
6 8 (2.42%) Accessibility
7 7 (2.11%) GRC
7 7 (2.11%) SLA
8 6 (1.81%) IEC 61131
9 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.51%) P3O
10 4 (1.21%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.91%) NCSC
11 3 (0.91%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.60%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.60%) WCAG
13 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 27 (8.16%) Docker
2 8 (2.42%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.81%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (6.65%) Terraform
2 10 (3.02%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (2.11%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.21%) Ansible
6 2 (0.60%) Control-M
6 2 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.60%) SCCM
7 1 (0.30%) Argo
7 1 (0.30%) Grafana
7 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 53 (16.01%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.85%) SAP
3 23 (6.95%) Atlassian
4 12 (3.63%) Oracle
5 10 (3.02%) ServiceNow
6 7 (2.11%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.81%) Ariba
7 6 (1.81%) Google
7 6 (1.81%) VMware
8 4 (1.21%) Autodesk
8 4 (1.21%) IBM
8 4 (1.21%) Sage
9 3 (0.91%) Concur
9 3 (0.91%) Databricks
9 3 (0.91%) Openreach
9 3 (0.91%) Sophos
10 2 (0.60%) Genesys
10 2 (0.60%) Nexthink
10 2 (0.60%) Qualtrics
10 2 (0.60%) Verint