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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 29 55
Rank change year-on-year +16 +26 -7
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 336 206 139
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.96% 6.49% 4.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.60% 7.20% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 177 107 110
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,750 £46,264
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,250 £47,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year +31.05% -20.24% +0.05%
75th Percentile £81,250 £68,125 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £86,250 £86,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -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 2,667 2,861 2,880
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 79.02% 90.08% 89.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,541 1,120 2,250
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,812
25th Percentile £30,250 £40,988 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £69,500 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £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 8 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 8 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 +22 221 £70,000 +40.00% 93
North Yorkshire +15 52 £47,500 -26.92% 31
South Yorkshire -4 26 £43,250 -25.75% 56
East Yorkshire -24 11 £50,000 +11.11% 22
Humberside - 1 - - 7
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 (2.38%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.49%) CMS
3 4 (1.19%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.89%) 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 15 (4.46%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.98%) SOLIDWORKS
4 6 (1.79%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.79%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.19%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.60%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (3.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.79%) SAP CO
2 6 (1.79%) SAP FI
2 6 (1.79%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (1.79%) SAP PS
3 4 (1.19%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.89%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.89%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.89%) 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 70 (20.83%) AWS
2 59 (17.56%) Azure
3 44 (13.10%) SaaS
4 34 (10.12%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (5.95%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.17%) GCP
6 14 (4.17%) Serverless
7 9 (2.68%) AWS CloudFormation
7 9 (2.68%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.38%) GitHub
9 7 (2.08%) Amazon ECS
9 7 (2.08%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.08%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.79%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.49%) AWS Step Functions
11 5 (1.49%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.49%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.19%) Apigee
12 4 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.19%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.98%) Network Security
2 9 (2.68%) Firewall
3 7 (2.08%) Broadband
3 7 (2.08%) DNS
3 7 (2.08%) Internet
4 6 (1.79%) DHCP
4 6 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (1.49%) VLAN
6 3 (0.89%) VPN
6 3 (0.89%) WPA
7 2 (0.60%) AMQP
7 2 (0.60%) Intranet
7 2 (0.60%) LAN
7 2 (0.60%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.60%) WAN
8 1 (0.30%) BGP
8 1 (0.30%) MPLS
8 1 (0.30%) VoIP
8 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.44%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.65%) Power BI
3 10 (2.98%) MySQL
4 8 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.38%) Tableau
5 5 (1.49%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.49%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.19%) Metadata
6 4 (1.19%) Power Query
7 3 (0.89%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.89%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.89%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.89%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.60%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.60%) PowerPivot
8 2 (0.60%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (8.04%) JIRA
2 18 (5.36%) Git
3 9 (2.68%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.08%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.79%) GitLab
6 4 (1.19%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.19%) Maven
6 4 (1.19%) Selenium
7 3 (0.89%) JMeter
7 3 (0.89%) 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
1 143 (42.56%) Social Skills
2 60 (17.86%) Finance
3 38 (11.31%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (11.31%) Marketing
4 34 (10.12%) Manufacturing
5 29 (8.63%) Retail
6 16 (4.76%) Legal
7 15 (4.46%) Public Sector
8 14 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.98%) Law
9 10 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.68%) Electronics
11 5 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.19%) Banking
12 4 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.19%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.89%) Advertising
13 3 (0.89%) Automotive
13 3 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.89%) Games
Job Titles
1 64 (19.05%) Developer
2 39 (11.61%) Lead
3 35 (10.42%) Development Manager
4 30 (8.93%) Senior
5 27 (8.04%) Analyst
6 23 (6.85%) JIRA Developer
7 18 (5.36%) Product Manager
7 18 (5.36%) Software Development Manager
7 18 (5.36%) Software Manager
7 18 (5.36%) Support Engineer
7 18 (5.36%) Technical Support
8 17 (5.06%) Consultant
9 16 (4.76%) IT Manager
10 15 (4.46%) Principal Consultant
10 15 (4.46%) Principal SAP Consultant
10 15 (4.46%) Product Development Manager
10 15 (4.46%) SAP Consultant
10 15 (4.46%) Technical Engineer
11 14 (4.17%) IT Support
11 14 (4.17%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.63%) React
2 26 (7.74%) .NET
3 22 (6.55%) CSS
4 16 (4.76%) Node.js
5 13 (3.87%) HTML
6 11 (3.27%) Spring
7 10 (2.98%) Spring Boot
8 9 (2.68%) Django
8 9 (2.68%) FastAPI
8 9 (2.68%) Flask
9 8 (2.38%) GraphQL
9 8 (2.38%) REST
9 8 (2.38%) RESTful
9 8 (2.38%) Vue
10 6 (1.79%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.79%) Lightning Web Components
10 6 (1.79%) Redux
10 6 (1.79%) SAP Basis
10 6 (1.79%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.79%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.25%) FMCG
2 18 (5.36%) Cloud Native
3 17 (5.06%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.17%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.27%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (2.38%) NHS
6 8 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.08%) Data Structures
7 7 (2.08%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.08%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
8 6 (1.79%) CMDB
8 6 (1.79%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.79%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.49%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (1.19%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (0.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 3 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.44%) Windows
2 12 (3.57%) Linux
3 8 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.19%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.89%) SUSE
5 3 (0.89%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 2 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (32.74%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (25.30%) Agile
3 59 (17.56%) Mentoring
4 52 (15.48%) ITIL
5 48 (14.29%) Software Engineering
6 45 (13.39%) Computer Science
6 45 (13.39%) ITSM
7 44 (13.10%) Decision-Making
8 43 (12.80%) Change Management
9 41 (12.20%) Project Management
10 40 (11.90%) Service Management
10 40 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
11 38 (11.31%) CI/CD
12 37 (11.01%) Project Delivery
13 36 (10.71%) DevOps
13 36 (10.71%) Incident Management
14 34 (10.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 30 (8.93%) Asset Management
16 29 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
17 28 (8.33%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 62 (18.45%) JavaScript
2 42 (12.50%) SQL
3 36 (10.71%) PowerShell
4 34 (10.12%) Python
5 30 (8.93%) C#
6 19 (5.65%) TypeScript
7 18 (5.36%) Java
8 11 (3.27%) Bash
9 4 (1.19%) Delphi
9 4 (1.19%) Groovy
9 4 (1.19%) PHP
9 4 (1.19%) Ruby
10 3 (0.89%) ABAP
10 3 (0.89%) C++
10 3 (0.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.89%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.60%) Bicep
11 2 (0.60%) R
12 1 (0.30%) Scala
12 1 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (23.81%) Degree
2 24 (7.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 14 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.68%) AWS Certification
4 9 (2.68%) ITIL Certification
4 9 (2.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.49%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 5 (1.49%) Azure Certification
5 5 (1.49%) CISSP
6 4 (1.19%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.19%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.89%) GIAC
7 3 (0.89%) SANS
8 2 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (0.60%) CIPD
8 2 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
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 18 (5.36%) GDPR
2 17 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (4.46%) Data Quality
4 14 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (3.27%) NIST
5 11 (3.27%) PMO
6 10 (2.98%) QA
7 8 (2.38%) Accessibility
8 7 (2.08%) GRC
8 7 (2.08%) SLA
9 6 (1.79%) IEC 61131
10 5 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (1.49%) P3O
11 4 (1.19%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.89%) NCSC
12 3 (0.89%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.60%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.60%) WCAG
14 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 27 (8.04%) Docker
2 10 (2.98%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.08%) Hyper-V
3 7 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (6.55%) Terraform
2 10 (2.98%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (2.08%) HP Fortify
4 4 (1.19%) Ansible
5 2 (0.60%) Control-M
5 2 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.60%) SCCM
6 1 (0.30%) Argo
6 1 (0.30%) Grafana
6 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (16.37%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.74%) SAP
3 23 (6.85%) Atlassian
4 13 (3.87%) Oracle
5 10 (2.98%) ServiceNow
6 8 (2.38%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.08%) VMware
8 6 (1.79%) Ariba
8 6 (1.79%) Google
9 4 (1.19%) Autodesk
9 4 (1.19%) IBM
9 4 (1.19%) Sage
10 3 (0.89%) Concur
10 3 (0.89%) Databricks
10 3 (0.89%) Openreach
10 3 (0.89%) Sophos
11 2 (0.60%) Genesys
11 2 (0.60%) Nexthink
11 2 (0.60%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.60%) Verint