The first table below looks at the demand for DFSS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DFSS over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Design For Six Sigma (DFSS)
Rank 859 894 870
Rank change year-on-year
+35 -24
Permanent jobs citing DFSS 3 4 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.003% 0.003% 0.002%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.004% 0.004% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 2
Average salary £41,750 £42,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.76% -15.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,950 £39,000 £46,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,550 £44,250 £54,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,750 £41,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+1.21% -17.50%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
82164 90031 92785
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 76.40% 74.58% 73.61%
Number of salaries quoted 67343 76490 77755
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%

DFSS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing DFSS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

DFSS Jobs Demand Trend

DFSS
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing DFSS within the UK.

DFSS Salary Trend

DFSS
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DFSS within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +23 3 £41,750 -1.76%
South East +4 2 £41,750 +11.33%
Hampshire - 2 £41,750 -
London +36 1 - -

DFSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing DFSS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited DFSS.

1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 6 (60.00%) Six Sigma
3 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
4 3 (30.00%) Lean Six Sigma
4 3 (30.00%) Electronics
4 3 (30.00%) Finance
4 3 (30.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 3 (30.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 3 (30.00%) Aerospace
4 3 (30.00%) DMAIC
5 2 (20.00%) Military
5 2 (20.00%) Minitab
5 2 (20.00%) Validation
5 2 (20.00%) LabVIEW
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (20.00%) Quality Management
5 2 (20.00%) Process Management
5 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Change Management
5 2 (20.00%) MATLAB
5 2 (20.00%) Simulink
5 2 (20.00%) GMP
5 2 (20.00%) EMC
5 2 (20.00%) SPSS
5 2 (20.00%) SQL
5 2 (20.00%) HNC
5 2 (20.00%) HND
5 2 (20.00%) MS Excel
5 2 (20.00%) DO-254

DFSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing DFSS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited DFSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Simulink
1 2 (20.00%) SPSS
1 2 (20.00%) MS Excel
1 2 (20.00%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (10.00%) MS Project
2 1 (10.00%) MS Office
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (30.00%) Electronics
2 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 3 (30.00%) Aerospace
3 2 (20.00%) Military
3 2 (20.00%) Billing
4 1 (10.00%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Change Consultant
2 2 (20.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Engineering Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Business Process Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Process Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Quality Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Six Sigma
2 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 3 (30.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 3 (30.00%) DMAIC
4 2 (20.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (20.00%) Quality Management
4 2 (20.00%) Process Management
4 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
4 2 (20.00%) Change Management
4 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Lean Manufacturing
4 2 (20.00%) Time Management
4 2 (20.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Project Planning
5 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) MATLAB
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 3 (30.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 2 (20.00%) HNC
3 2 (20.00%) HND
4 1 (10.00%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) GMP
1 2 (20.00%) DO-254
1 2 (20.00%) DO-160
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Minitab
1 2 (20.00%) EMC
2 1 (10.00%) Siebel
2 1 (10.00%) PeopleSoft
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft