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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 24 34
Rank change year-on-year +10 +10 +27
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 521 270 250
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 6.97% 7.99% 4.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.45% 9.16% 6.07%
Number of salaries quoted 400 128 143
10th Percentile £31,100 £30,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £34,438 £44,244
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,942 £55,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.20% -0.90% +11.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,813 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,625 £84,964
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -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 4,985 2,949 4,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 66.64% 87.30% 78.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,683 1,520 2,312
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,130 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.75% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,850 £80,000 £78,675
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +1 241 £55,000 -11.65% 215
South Yorkshire +16 126 £48,500 +38.57% 97
North Yorkshire +10 70 £45,000 +34.33% 44
East Yorkshire -1 40 £42,500 -22.73% 26
Humberside - 4 £56,250 - 17
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 54 (10.36%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.96%) Confluence
4 3 (0.58%) Moodle
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.38%) CMS
5 2 (0.38%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CICS
Applications
1 34 (6.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.80%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.77%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.58%) Navisworks
4 3 (0.58%) Revit
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.77%) iTrent
2 4 (0.77%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 77 (14.78%) Microsoft 365
2 73 (14.01%) Azure
3 57 (10.94%) Power Platform
4 52 (9.98%) AWS
5 32 (6.14%) SaaS
6 30 (5.76%) Power Automate
7 29 (5.57%) Dynamics 365
7 29 (5.57%) Entra ID
8 28 (5.37%) PowerApps
9 26 (4.99%) OneDrive
10 14 (2.69%) Serverless
11 10 (1.92%) Amazon EC2
11 10 (1.92%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (1.92%) AWS Lambda
12 9 (1.73%) Amazon ECS
12 9 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.54%) Amazon EKS
13 8 (1.54%) GitHub
13 8 (1.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 8 (1.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.80%) Firewall
2 15 (2.88%) DNS
3 14 (2.69%) Network Security
4 12 (2.30%) DHCP
5 9 (1.73%) VPN
6 8 (1.54%) LAN
6 8 (1.54%) WAN
6 8 (1.54%) Wireless
7 7 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.77%) ATM
8 4 (0.77%) CTI
8 4 (0.77%) VoIP
9 3 (0.58%) Internet
9 3 (0.58%) VLAN
10 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.38%) HTTP
10 2 (0.38%) Profibus
10 2 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.21%) Power BI
2 15 (2.88%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.30%) MySQL
4 8 (1.54%) Electronic Patient Records
5 7 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.15%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.58%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.58%) Metadata
7 3 (0.58%) Neo4j
7 3 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
7 3 (0.58%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.38%) Big Data
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.38%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.38%) Tableau
9 1 (0.19%) Power Query
9 1 (0.19%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.19%) Redis
Development Applications
1 19 (3.65%) JIRA
2 13 (2.50%) Git
3 6 (1.15%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.77%) GitLab
5 3 (0.58%) Selenium
6 2 (0.38%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.38%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) JUnit
7 1 (0.19%) Postman
General
1 194 (37.24%) Social Skills
2 108 (20.73%) Finance
3 87 (16.70%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (11.90%) Manufacturing
5 55 (10.56%) Public Sector
6 51 (9.79%) Law
7 31 (5.95%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (5.57%) Retail
9 27 (5.18%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (4.22%) Legal
11 21 (4.03%) Marketing
12 11 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.54%) Electronics
14 6 (1.15%) Advertising
15 5 (0.96%) Agriculture
15 5 (0.96%) Back Office
15 5 (0.96%) Banking
15 5 (0.96%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.77%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 56 (10.75%) Analyst
2 54 (10.36%) Senior
3 35 (6.72%) Developer
4 30 (5.76%) Lead
5 29 (5.57%) Consultant
6 27 (5.18%) IT Support
7 22 (4.22%) Support Engineer
8 21 (4.03%) Support Analyst
9 20 (3.84%) Applications Support
10 19 (3.65%) Product Manager
11 18 (3.45%) IT Manager
11 18 (3.45%) Service Manager
11 18 (3.45%) Software Engineer
12 17 (3.26%) Full-Stack Developer
13 14 (2.69%) Senior Manager
14 13 (2.50%) Administrator
14 13 (2.50%) Architect
14 13 (2.50%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.30%) Data Analyst
15 12 (2.30%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.61%) Terraform
2 23 (4.41%) .NET
3 17 (3.26%) CSS
3 17 (3.26%) HTML
4 11 (2.11%) React
4 11 (2.11%) Vue
5 10 (1.92%) Node.js
6 7 (1.34%) RESTful
7 6 (1.15%) REST
8 4 (0.77%) Kafka
8 4 (0.77%) PySpark
8 4 (0.77%) Spring
8 4 (0.77%) Web Services
9 3 (0.58%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.58%) Flask
9 3 (0.58%) LangChain
9 3 (0.58%) LangGraph
9 3 (0.58%) Next.js
9 3 (0.58%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.58%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 26 (4.99%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.41%) Onboarding
3 15 (2.88%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.50%) NHS
5 12 (2.30%) SystemC
6 11 (2.11%) Replication
7 10 (1.92%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.73%) AI Agents
8 9 (1.73%) CCTV
8 9 (1.73%) Cloud Native
8 9 (1.73%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.54%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.54%) Robotics
9 8 (1.54%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
11 6 (1.15%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 6 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 55 (10.56%) Windows
2 25 (4.80%) Windows Server
3 21 (4.03%) Linux
4 13 (2.50%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.15%) Android
5 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.77%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.77%) Unix
7 1 (0.19%) VMS
7 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (36.85%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (19.58%) Agile
3 80 (15.36%) ITIL
4 71 (13.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 70 (13.44%) Mentoring
6 69 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
7 68 (13.05%) Coaching
8 62 (11.90%) AI
9 60 (11.52%) Decision-Making
10 57 (10.94%) Service Management
11 56 (10.75%) Roadmaps
12 54 (10.36%) ERP
12 54 (10.36%) User Experience
13 52 (9.98%) CI/CD
13 52 (9.98%) Process Improvement
14 49 (9.40%) Business Intelligence
15 48 (9.21%) Analytics
16 46 (8.83%) Customer Service
17 43 (8.25%) Project Delivery
17 43 (8.25%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 80 (15.36%) SQL
2 41 (7.87%) Python
3 26 (4.99%) C#
4 17 (3.26%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.88%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.30%) TypeScript
7 11 (2.11%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.73%) Bash
8 9 (1.73%) Java
9 5 (0.96%) PHP
10 4 (0.77%) Bicep
11 3 (0.58%) ABAP
11 3 (0.58%) COBOL
11 3 (0.58%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.58%) 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 45 (8.64%) Degree
2 25 (4.80%) Security Cleared
3 21 (4.03%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.45%) DBS Check
5 15 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.34%) CISSP
7 6 (1.15%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.15%) NVQ Level 3
8 5 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (0.96%) City & Guilds
8 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (0.96%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.96%) PMP
9 4 (0.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (0.77%) CCSP
10 3 (0.58%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.58%) CISM
10 3 (0.58%) IRCA
10 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.72%) QA
2 29 (5.57%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.69%) GDPR
6 13 (2.50%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.73%) SLA
8 7 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.34%) PMO
9 6 (1.15%) ISO 19650
9 6 (1.15%) ISO 9001
9 6 (1.15%) WCAG
10 5 (0.96%) NIST
11 4 (0.77%) GRC
12 3 (0.58%) ISO 8583
12 3 (0.58%) NCSC
12 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.38%) IEC 61131
14 1 (0.19%) AQAP
System Software
1 35 (6.72%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.07%) Docker
3 8 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 23 (4.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.54%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.38%) Ansible
3 2 (0.38%) Kibana
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
3 2 (0.38%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.38%) Proxmox
3 2 (0.38%) SCCM
3 2 (0.38%) SCOM
3 2 (0.38%) WSUS
4 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 135 (25.91%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.26%) Oracle
2 17 (3.26%) SAP
3 16 (3.07%) Cisco
4 12 (2.30%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.11%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.54%) VMware
6 8 (1.54%) Workday
7 7 (1.34%) Siemens
8 6 (1.15%) Meraki
8 6 (1.15%) SonicWALL
9 5 (0.96%) iManage
10 4 (0.77%) Avaya
10 4 (0.77%) CheckPoint
10 4 (0.77%) Databricks
10 4 (0.77%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.77%) Genesys
10 4 (0.77%) Juniper
10 4 (0.77%) Sage
10 4 (0.77%) VocaLink