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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 34 72
Rank change year-on-year +17 +38 -37
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 315 233 121
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.23% 5.75% 3.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.80% 6.88% 4.13%
Number of salaries quoted 166 108 92
10th Percentile £31,875 £31,250 £31,625
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £49,747 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +15.59% -16.47% -0.74%
75th Percentile £78,438 £65,938 £73,075
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £84,056
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

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 2,916 3,385 2,927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 85.41% 83.60% 94.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,575 1,422 2,177
10th Percentile £26,350 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £41,250 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.04%

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 29 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 29 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 +19 205 £65,000 +18.18% 51
North Yorkshire +6 43 £47,500 -31.16% 6
South Yorkshire -4 28 £39,000 -35.00% 21
East Yorkshire -15 17 £51,000 +13.33% 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 9 (2.86%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.59%) CMS
3 4 (1.27%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.63%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.63%) Confluence
4 2 (0.63%) Drupal
4 2 (0.63%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) Moodle
5 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.17%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.90%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.90%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.27%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.63%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.90%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.90%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.90%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.90%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.27%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.95%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.95%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.95%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.63%) FLEXCUBE
5 2 (0.63%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
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 57 (18.10%) AWS
2 55 (17.46%) Azure
3 39 (12.38%) SaaS
4 22 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.44%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.13%) GCP
7 11 (3.49%) Serverless
8 8 (2.54%) GitHub
9 7 (2.22%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.90%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.59%) Amazon ECS
11 5 (1.59%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.59%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.59%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (0.95%) Amazon EKS
13 3 (0.95%) AWS Step Functions
13 3 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.63%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.17%) Firewall
2 8 (2.54%) DNS
3 7 (2.22%) DHCP
3 7 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.90%) Broadband
4 6 (1.90%) Internet
4 6 (1.90%) VLAN
5 3 (0.95%) WPA
6 2 (0.63%) AMQP
6 2 (0.63%) Intranet
6 2 (0.63%) LAN
6 2 (0.63%) Network Security
6 2 (0.63%) WAN
7 1 (0.32%) BGP
7 1 (0.32%) MPLS
7 1 (0.32%) VoIP
7 1 (0.32%) VPN
7 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.08%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.13%) Power BI
3 10 (3.17%) MySQL
4 6 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.59%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.59%) Tableau
6 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.95%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.95%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.95%) Metadata
7 3 (0.95%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.63%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.63%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (7.30%) JIRA
2 12 (3.81%) Git
3 7 (2.22%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.59%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.27%) GitLab
5 4 (1.27%) Selenium
6 3 (0.95%) JMeter
6 3 (0.95%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.63%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.63%) Grunt
7 2 (0.63%) gulp
7 2 (0.63%) Maven
7 2 (0.63%) webpack
8 1 (0.32%) JUnit
8 1 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
General
1 119 (37.78%) Social Skills
2 87 (27.62%) Finance
3 64 (20.32%) Manufacturing
4 39 (12.38%) Marketing
5 31 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (6.98%) Retail
7 15 (4.76%) Public Sector
8 11 (3.49%) Law
9 9 (2.86%) Legal
9 9 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.27%) Banking
12 4 (1.27%) Electronics
12 4 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.27%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.95%) Advertising
14 2 (0.63%) Agriculture
14 2 (0.63%) Tech for Good
15 1 (0.32%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 58 (18.41%) Developer
2 40 (12.70%) Lead
3 36 (11.43%) Automation Engineer
3 36 (11.43%) Systems Engineer
4 27 (8.57%) Development Manager
5 23 (7.30%) Senior
6 20 (6.35%) JIRA Developer
7 17 (5.40%) Consultant
7 17 (5.40%) Product Manager
8 16 (5.08%) Support Engineer
9 15 (4.76%) Principal Consultant
9 15 (4.76%) Principal SAP Consultant
9 15 (4.76%) SAP Consultant
10 14 (4.44%) Analyst
10 14 (4.44%) Product Development Manager
11 13 (4.13%) IT Manager
12 11 (3.49%) IT Support
12 11 (3.49%) Python Developer
12 11 (3.49%) Software Developer
12 11 (3.49%) Software Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (8.57%) React
2 25 (7.94%) .NET
3 23 (7.30%) CSS
4 15 (4.76%) Node.js
5 12 (3.81%) HTML
6 8 (2.54%) ASP.NET
6 8 (2.54%) Django
6 8 (2.54%) FastAPI
6 8 (2.54%) Flask
6 8 (2.54%) RESTful
6 8 (2.54%) Spring
6 8 (2.54%) Spring Boot
7 7 (2.22%) REST
7 7 (2.22%) Vue
8 6 (1.90%) GraphQL
8 6 (1.90%) Redux
8 6 (1.90%) SAP Basis
8 6 (1.90%) SAP Fiori
8 6 (1.90%) SAPUI5
9 5 (1.59%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 53 (16.83%) FMCG
2 36 (11.43%) Management Information System
3 31 (9.84%) Operational Technology
4 30 (9.52%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 22 (6.98%) Onboarding
6 16 (5.08%) Cloud Native
7 12 (3.81%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (3.17%) Product Ownership
9 8 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (2.22%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.90%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.59%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (1.59%) NHS
13 4 (1.27%) CMDB
13 4 (1.27%) Private Cloud
14 3 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
14 3 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
14 3 (0.95%) Replication
14 3 (0.95%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (7.30%) Windows
2 9 (2.86%) Linux
2 9 (2.86%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.95%) SUSE
3 3 (0.95%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (38.41%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (23.81%) Agile
3 56 (17.78%) Mentoring
4 43 (13.65%) ITIL
5 41 (13.02%) Computer Science
5 41 (13.02%) Software Engineering
6 39 (12.38%) Change Management
7 38 (12.06%) ITSM
7 38 (12.06%) Project Management
8 35 (11.11%) Decision-Making
8 35 (11.11%) Project Delivery
8 35 (11.11%) Service Management
9 34 (10.79%) CI/CD
10 33 (10.48%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (10.16%) DevOps
12 30 (9.52%) Budgeting
12 30 (9.52%) Data Collection
12 30 (9.52%) Energy Management
12 30 (9.52%) Quality Management
13 29 (9.21%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (16.51%) JavaScript
2 37 (11.75%) SQL
3 32 (10.16%) PowerShell
4 31 (9.84%) Python
5 30 (9.52%) C#
6 17 (5.40%) Java
7 15 (4.76%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.90%) Bash
8 6 (1.90%) PHP
9 5 (1.59%) C++
10 4 (1.27%) Delphi
10 4 (1.27%) Ruby
11 3 (0.95%) ABAP
12 2 (0.63%) Bicep
12 2 (0.63%) Groovy
12 2 (0.63%) R
13 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (22.54%) Degree
2 30 (9.52%) HNC
3 20 (6.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 14 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (1.90%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.59%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.59%) Security Cleared
8 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.63%) ACCA
9 2 (0.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.63%) CIMA
9 2 (0.63%) CIPD
9 2 (0.63%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.63%) MBA
10 1 (0.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.32%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.81%) GDPR
1 12 (3.81%) PMO
2 10 (3.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (3.17%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.54%) QA
4 7 (2.22%) GRC
4 7 (2.22%) NIST
5 6 (1.90%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.90%) IEC 61131
6 5 (1.59%) P3O
7 4 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.27%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.95%) SLA
8 3 (0.95%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.63%) WCAG
10 1 (0.32%) GMP
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 23 (7.30%) Docker
2 8 (2.54%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.63%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (6.35%) Terraform
2 10 (3.17%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.59%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.27%) Ansible
6 2 (0.63%) Control-M
7 1 (0.32%) Argo
7 1 (0.32%) Grafana
7 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.32%) QRadar
Vendors
1 46 (14.60%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.52%) Rockwell
2 30 (9.52%) Siemens
3 26 (8.25%) SAP
4 20 (6.35%) Atlassian
5 9 (2.86%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.54%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.22%) Oracle
8 6 (1.90%) Ariba
8 6 (1.90%) Sophos
9 4 (1.27%) Autodesk
9 4 (1.27%) IBM
9 4 (1.27%) Sage
10 3 (0.95%) Concur
10 3 (0.95%) Google
10 3 (0.95%) Openreach
11 2 (0.63%) Databricks
11 2 (0.63%) Nexthink
11 2 (0.63%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.63%) VMware