Six Sigma Job Trends in the South East

Six Sigma
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Six Sigma skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 268 320 252
Rank change year-on-year +52 -68 +156
Permanent jobs citing Six Sigma 23 14 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.26% 0.11% 0.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.13% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 15 14 12
10th Percentile £29,000 £45,000 £37,300
25th Percentile £39,500 £45,438 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £66,250 £64,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £119,000 £65,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £54,439 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.62% -9.27% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Six Sigma 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,879 10,518 8,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 87.99% 81.06% 93.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,220 5,884 5,767
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,688 £41,216 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% +4.17%

Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Six Sigma as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Six Sigma in the South East

Six Sigma
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Six Sigma.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Six Sigma

Six Sigma
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Six Sigma in the South East over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Six Sigma in the South East

Six Sigma
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Hampshire +75 13 £42,250 -29.58% 3
Thames Valley -1 5 £62,000 +55.00% 11
Berkshire -4 3 - - 7
Surrey +35 2 £62,500 +19.05% 2
Buckinghamshire - 2 £62,000 - 2
Kent +3 1 £50,000 +11.11% 1
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (4.35%) SaaS
General
1 13 (56.52%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (52.17%) Social Skills
3 9 (39.13%) Electronics
3 9 (39.13%) Manufacturing
4 5 (21.74%) Automotive
5 4 (17.39%) Finance
5 4 (17.39%) Law
6 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (8.70%) Local Government
6 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
6 2 (8.70%) Retail
7 1 (4.35%) Aerospace
7 1 (4.35%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (21.74%) Product Manager
1 5 (21.74%) Quality Manager
2 3 (13.04%) IT Director
2 3 (13.04%) Services Director
2 3 (13.04%) Test Technician
3 2 (8.70%) Architect
3 2 (8.70%) Business Consultant
3 2 (8.70%) Business Improvement Consultant
3 2 (8.70%) Consultant
3 2 (8.70%) Lead
3 2 (8.70%) Programme Director
3 2 (8.70%) Service Architect
4 1 (4.35%) Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Business Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Business Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Business Operations Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Operations Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Senior
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) CMDB
1 3 (13.04%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (4.35%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.35%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (73.91%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (52.17%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (47.83%) Lean Six Sigma
4 8 (34.78%) Agile
4 8 (34.78%) Project Management
5 6 (26.09%) Artificial Intelligence
6 5 (21.74%) Data Analysis
6 5 (21.74%) FMEA
6 5 (21.74%) Machine Learning
6 5 (21.74%) Quality Management
6 5 (21.74%) Regulatory Compliance
6 5 (21.74%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (17.39%) Business Continuity
7 4 (17.39%) Change Management
7 4 (17.39%) Functional Testing
7 4 (17.39%) Service Design
7 4 (17.39%) Service Management
7 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (17.39%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (13.04%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 10 (43.48%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 10 (43.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 8 (34.78%) Master's Degree
3 8 (34.78%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
4 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
4 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
5 2 (8.70%) APMG
6 1 (4.35%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (39.13%) QA
2 5 (21.74%) ISO 13485
2 5 (21.74%) ISO 9001
3 3 (13.04%) GDPR
4 2 (8.70%) GRC
4 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (8.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (4.35%) NEBOSH
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle
2 1 (4.35%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.35%) SAP