Continuous Improvement Jobs in the North of England

Continual Improvement
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Continuous Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 78 49
Rank change year-on-year +48 -29 +35
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 975 710 1,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.97% 4.47% 5.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.18% 4.62% 6.33%
Number of salaries quoted 691 479 579
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,400 £37,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,960
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.88% +1.92%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,285 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Continuous Improvement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,767 15,361 17,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 80.40% 96.77% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 11,705 7,790 10,781
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.62% +5.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £79,000 £81,250 £80,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the North of England

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the North of England.

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in the North of England

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in the North of England

Continuous Improvement
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 June 2024. 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
North West +40 539 £51,150 -6.80% 242
Yorkshire +36 325 £60,000 +20.00% 135
North East +26 111 £45,000 +18.42% 63
Continuous Improvement
England

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 30 (3.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (2.67%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.13%) Confluence
4 9 (0.92%) SAS
5 7 (0.72%) IIS
6 3 (0.31%) CMS
7 2 (0.21%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.10%) Jetty
8 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 73 (7.49%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (6.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.26%) AutoCAD
5 8 (0.82%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.41%) Solid Edge
7 4 (0.41%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.33%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (1.33%) iTrent
2 9 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.72%) Magento
3 7 (0.72%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.51%) Sage 200
4 5 (0.51%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.41%) SAP APO
5 4 (0.41%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.41%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.41%) SAP MM
5 4 (0.41%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.41%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.41%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.21%) Primavera
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 189 (19.38%) Azure
2 93 (9.54%) AWS
3 75 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 74 (7.59%) Power Platform
5 41 (4.21%) SaaS
6 38 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (2.56%) GitHub
8 17 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (1.64%) Azure Data Factory
10 15 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
11 14 (1.44%) AWS CloudFormation
12 13 (1.33%) GCP
13 12 (1.23%) Azure App Service
13 12 (1.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 12 (1.23%) PowerApps
14 11 (1.13%) Entra ID
15 10 (1.03%) Google Play
16 8 (0.82%) Azure AKS
16 8 (0.82%) OCI
17 7 (0.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 41 (4.21%) Firewall
2 26 (2.67%) DNS
3 24 (2.46%) VoIP
4 19 (1.95%) DHCP
5 15 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (1.44%) Network Security
6 14 (1.44%) SAN
7 13 (1.33%) Broadband
7 13 (1.33%) WAN
8 12 (1.23%) LAN
9 8 (0.82%) NAS
9 8 (0.82%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.82%) VLAN
10 7 (0.72%) FTP
10 7 (0.72%) HTTP
10 7 (0.72%) PPP
11 5 (0.51%) Internet
11 5 (0.51%) VPN
12 4 (0.41%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.41%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (6.26%) Power BI
2 53 (5.44%) SQL Server
3 33 (3.38%) Tableau
4 25 (2.56%) MySQL
5 19 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
5 19 (1.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 18 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 15 (1.54%) Relational Database
8 13 (1.33%) BusinessObjects
9 12 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
9 12 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
10 10 (1.03%) Crystal Reports
10 10 (1.03%) RDBMS
11 5 (0.51%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.51%) MaxDB
11 5 (0.51%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.31%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.21%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 65 (6.67%) Git
2 22 (2.26%) JIRA
3 17 (1.74%) Bitbucket
3 17 (1.74%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.44%) PHPUnit
5 11 (1.13%) Visual Studio
6 10 (1.03%) Appium
7 7 (0.72%) Cypress.io
7 7 (0.72%) GitLab
8 6 (0.62%) Selenium
9 5 (0.51%) Android Studio
9 5 (0.51%) Postman
10 4 (0.41%) Subversion
10 4 (0.41%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.31%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.31%) Terragrunt
12 2 (0.21%) Jasmine
12 2 (0.21%) LoadUI
13 1 (0.10%) Moq
13 1 (0.10%) Spinnaker
General
1 389 (39.90%) Social Skills
2 226 (23.18%) Finance
3 211 (21.64%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (9.23%) Legal
5 72 (7.38%) Public Sector
6 65 (6.67%) Retail
7 54 (5.54%) Manufacturing
8 37 (3.79%) Organisational Skills
9 34 (3.49%) Marketing
10 32 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 31 (3.18%) Law
12 18 (1.85%) Banking
13 17 (1.74%) Automotive
14 16 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.23%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.13%) Advertising
17 10 (1.03%) Aerospace
17 10 (1.03%) Games
17 10 (1.03%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 121 (12.41%) Analyst
2 114 (11.69%) Developer
3 110 (11.28%) Lead
3 110 (11.28%) Senior
4 63 (6.46%) IT Manager
5 45 (4.62%) Project Manager
6 43 (4.41%) Senior Developer
7 33 (3.38%) Cloud Engineer
8 29 (2.97%) Architect
9 28 (2.87%) Coordinator
9 28 (2.87%) Head of IT
10 27 (2.77%) Delivery Manager
10 27 (2.77%) Support Engineer
11 26 (2.67%) Software Developer
11 26 (2.67%) Team Leader
12 24 (2.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 23 (2.36%) Financial Analyst
14 22 (2.26%) Senior Manager
15 20 (2.05%) C# Developer
15 20 (2.05%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (6.15%) .NET
2 48 (4.92%) CSS
3 47 (4.82%) RESTful
4 45 (4.62%) React
5 41 (4.21%) HTML
6 38 (3.90%) AngularJS
7 29 (2.97%) .NET Framework
8 23 (2.36%) ASP.NET Web API
8 23 (2.36%) Entity Framework
9 21 (2.15%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 20 (2.05%) ASP.NET
10 20 (2.05%) XML
11 19 (1.95%) JSON
11 19 (1.95%) Laravel
11 19 (1.95%) REST
12 17 (1.74%) .NET Core
12 17 (1.74%) Vue
12 17 (1.74%) Web Services
13 15 (1.54%) Sass
14 14 (1.44%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 50 (5.13%) Management Information System
2 33 (3.38%) Onboarding
3 31 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (2.87%) Product Ownership
5 27 (2.77%) Data Centre
6 22 (2.26%) Driving Licence
6 22 (2.26%) Housing Association
7 21 (2.15%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.95%) NHS
9 14 (1.44%) Fat Client
9 14 (1.44%) Thin Client
10 13 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.33%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.13%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (1.03%) Mobile App
12 10 (1.03%) Operational Technology
12 10 (1.03%) Podcast
13 9 (0.92%) Cyber Threat
14 8 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 78 (8.00%) Windows
2 51 (5.23%) Windows Server
3 35 (3.59%) Linux
4 21 (2.15%) Android
5 11 (1.13%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.92%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.31%) Unix
8 3 (0.31%) VMS
8 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (29.33%) Problem-Solving
2 246 (25.23%) Agile
3 143 (14.67%) ITIL
4 134 (13.74%) Mentoring
5 128 (13.13%) Project Management
6 109 (11.18%) DevOps
6 109 (11.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 105 (10.77%) Coaching
8 98 (10.05%) Customer Service
9 92 (9.44%) Decision-Making
10 88 (9.03%) Project Delivery
11 87 (8.92%) Service Delivery
12 85 (8.72%) CI/CD
13 82 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
14 80 (8.21%) Roadmaps
15 77 (7.90%) Change Management
16 74 (7.59%) ERP
17 73 (7.49%) Analytics
18 67 (6.87%) Risk Management
18 67 (6.87%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 134 (13.74%) SQL
2 79 (8.10%) C#
3 66 (6.77%) JavaScript
4 51 (5.23%) Python
5 35 (3.59%) T-SQL
6 31 (3.18%) Java
6 31 (3.18%) PowerShell
7 26 (2.67%) PHP
8 21 (2.15%) TypeScript
9 14 (1.44%) Kotlin
10 9 (0.92%) VBA
11 7 (0.72%) Bash
12 6 (0.62%) Bicep
12 6 (0.62%) VB
13 5 (0.51%) ABAP
13 5 (0.51%) C
13 5 (0.51%) VB.NET
14 4 (0.41%) Delphi
14 4 (0.41%) Swift
15 3 (0.31%) C++
Qualifications
1 192 (19.69%) Degree
2 38 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (2.97%) Security Cleared
4 26 (2.67%) HND
5 22 (2.26%) Azure Certification
6 21 (2.15%) HNC
7 20 (2.05%) PMI Certification
8 17 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (1.74%) PMP
9 16 (1.64%) Master's Degree
10 15 (1.54%) SC Cleared
11 14 (1.44%) CISSP
12 12 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (0.92%) CISM
14 8 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
15 7 (0.72%) CCNA
16 6 (0.62%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.62%) CCIE
16 6 (0.62%) DBS Check
16 6 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (9.85%) QA
2 51 (5.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (4.41%) SLA
4 35 (3.59%) GDPR
5 31 (3.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (2.97%) PMO
7 20 (2.05%) Accessibility
7 20 (2.05%) ISO 9001
8 19 (1.95%) NIST
9 9 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (0.92%) ISO 14001
9 9 (0.92%) NEBOSH
10 7 (0.72%) COSHH
10 7 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 6 (0.62%) NCSC
12 5 (0.51%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.51%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.41%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 61 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 33 (3.38%) Docker
3 14 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.82%) vSphere
6 6 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.51%) Firmware
8 3 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.10%) Snort
9 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 34 (3.49%) Kubernetes
1 34 (3.49%) Terraform
2 14 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.44%) SCCM
3 9 (0.92%) Ansible
4 6 (0.62%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.62%) Nagios
5 4 (0.41%) Grafana
6 3 (0.31%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.31%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.31%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.31%) SCOM
7 2 (0.21%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.21%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.10%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 233 (23.90%) Microsoft
2 71 (7.28%) SAP
3 30 (3.08%) Cisco
4 25 (2.56%) Citrix
4 25 (2.56%) VMware
5 21 (2.15%) Google
6 18 (1.85%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.74%) Oracle
7 17 (1.74%) Veeam
8 13 (1.33%) Infor
9 11 (1.13%) BT
9 11 (1.13%) Epicor
10 10 (1.03%) Commvault
11 9 (0.92%) Meraki
12 8 (0.82%) Databricks
13 7 (0.72%) Juniper
13 7 (0.72%) NEC
13 7 (0.72%) Sage
14 6 (0.62%) CheckPoint
14 6 (0.62%) IBM