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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 299 270 323
Rank change year-on-year -29 +53 -76
Permanent jobs citing Six Sigma 41 22 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.22% 0.25% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.28% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 26 14 15
10th Percentile £38,750 £29,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,250 £34,250 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.61% +6.67% +23.53%
75th Percentile £96,250 £65,438 £65,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £119,250 £66,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £54,439
% change year-on-year - +5.62% -9.27%

All Process & 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 13,681 7,920 10,238
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.17% 88.36% 81.51%
Number of salaries quoted 9,757 4,225 5,446
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,924 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.42% -11.05% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%

Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Six Sigma relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Six Sigma job vacancy trend 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 3 October 2026.

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 3 October 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
Thames Valley +6 15 £59,000 -4.84% 25
Hampshire -49 10 £95,000 +124.85% 9
Oxfordshire - 7 £62,500 - 8
Berkshire +8 5 £42,500 - 12
Surrey -20 5 £92,500 +48.00% 4
West Sussex - 5 £51,500 - 4
Buckinghamshire -1 3 £140,000 +125.81% 5
Kent -14 3 - - 5
Sussex - 3 - - 1
East Sussex - 1 £51,500 - 4
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (2.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.88%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 4 (9.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (4.88%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (4.88%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.76%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.44%) Power Automate
2 1 (2.44%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (12.20%) JIRA
General
1 29 (70.73%) Manufacturing
2 21 (51.22%) Social Skills
3 15 (36.59%) Electronics
4 14 (34.15%) Aerospace
5 12 (29.27%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (29.27%) Finance
6 7 (17.07%) Avionics
7 5 (12.20%) Automotive
7 5 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (12.20%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (12.20%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.44%) Back Office
8 1 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.44%) Multimedia
8 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (14.63%) Engineering Manager
2 5 (12.20%) Customer Support Technician
2 5 (12.20%) Repair Technician
2 5 (12.20%) Support Technician
2 5 (12.20%) Technical Customer Support
2 5 (12.20%) Technical Support
3 4 (9.76%) Innovation Manager
4 3 (7.32%) Consultant
4 3 (7.32%) Manufacturing Engineering Manager
4 3 (7.32%) Process Consultant
4 3 (7.32%) Process Improvement Consultant
4 3 (7.32%) Senior
5 2 (4.88%) Analyst
5 2 (4.88%) Design Engineer
5 2 (4.88%) Electrical Design Engineer
5 2 (4.88%) Electrical Engineer
5 2 (4.88%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (4.88%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 2 (4.88%) Process Analyst
5 2 (4.88%) Production Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Industry 4.0
1 8 (19.51%) Onboarding
2 5 (12.20%) Analogue Electronics
3 3 (7.32%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 3 (7.32%) Robotics
4 2 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (4.88%) FMCG
4 2 (4.88%) Low-Code
5 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (82.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 21 (51.22%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (51.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (48.78%) Lean Six Sigma
4 18 (43.90%) Roadmaps
5 15 (36.59%) ERP
6 13 (31.71%) Process Improvement
7 12 (29.27%) Lean Manufacturing
8 9 (21.95%) Analytics
8 9 (21.95%) Business Transformation
8 9 (21.95%) Coaching
8 9 (21.95%) Project Management
9 8 (19.51%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (19.51%) Decision-Making
9 8 (19.51%) Quality Management
10 7 (17.07%) AI
10 7 (17.07%) Design for Manufacturing
10 7 (17.07%) Manufacturing Engineering
11 6 (14.63%) Service Management
11 6 (14.63%) Validation
Qualifications
1 14 (34.15%) Degree
2 10 (24.39%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 5 (12.20%) Chartered Engineer
3 5 (12.20%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 3 (7.32%) ACCA
4 3 (7.32%) CIMA
4 3 (7.32%) HNC
4 3 (7.32%) HND
4 3 (7.32%) Master's Degree
4 3 (7.32%) Numerate Degree
4 3 (7.32%) Postgraduate
4 3 (7.32%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
5 2 (4.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.88%) IIBA
5 2 (4.88%) PMP
5 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.88%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.88%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 1 (2.44%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) ISO 9001
2 2 (4.88%) PMO
2 2 (4.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 1 (2.44%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) SAP
2 5 (12.20%) Oracle
2 5 (12.20%) Salesforce
3 3 (7.32%) Thales
4 2 (4.88%) Alteryx
4 2 (4.88%) Autodesk
4 2 (4.88%) Infor
4 2 (4.88%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.88%) Minitab