Lean Manufacturing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Lean Manufacturing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Lean Manufacturing over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 767 962 1222
Rank change year-on-year +195 +260 -318
Permanent jobs citing Lean Manufacturing 137 31 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.030% 0.004%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.031% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 4
10th Percentile £44,325 - £41,938
25th Percentile £51,188 £27,250 £43,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £31,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +74.60% -42.73% -6.62%
75th Percentile £56,875 £35,750 £71,875
90th Percentile £60,250 £50,300 £79,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £31,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +74.60% -42.73% -6.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Lean Manufacturing 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,746 99,225 149,638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.94% 95.61% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 59,834 58,281 83,297
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Lean Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Lean Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Lean Manufacturing in the UK

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lean Manufacturing.

Salary trend for Lean Manufacturing in the UK

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lean Manufacturing over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Lean Manufacturing in the UK

Lean Manufacturing
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Manufacturing within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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
UK excluding London +78 90 £55,000 +74.60% 89
Wales - 68 - - 4
England +75 18 £55,000 +74.60% 87
Northern Ireland - 12 - - 1
South East - 5 £41,500 - 26
South West - 3 £55,000 - 10
Work from Home +90 2 £55,000 +74.60% 10
North of England +48 1 - - 17
West Midlands +9 1 - - 12
Midlands -8 1 - - 20
Yorkshire - 1 - - 5

Lean Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 9 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (5.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.73%) Epicor Vantage
1 1 (0.73%) Primavera
1 1 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.73%) Ethernet
1 1 (0.73%) RS-232
1 1 (0.73%) RS-485
General
1 137 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 116 (84.67%) Social Skills
3 115 (83.94%) Influencing Skills
3 115 (83.94%) Law
3 115 (83.94%) Presentation Skills
4 13 (9.49%) Pharmaceutical
4 13 (9.49%) Retail
5 8 (5.84%) Legal
6 7 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.92%) Electronics
9 2 (1.46%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.46%) Military
10 1 (0.73%) Advertising
10 1 (0.73%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 115 (83.94%) Automation Engineer
1 115 (83.94%) Graduate
1 115 (83.94%) Graduate IT Engineer
1 115 (83.94%) IT Engineer
1 115 (83.94%) IT Graduate
2 9 (6.57%) Lead
3 7 (5.11%) QA Leader
4 6 (4.38%) Project Engineer
5 2 (1.46%) Product Manager
6 1 (0.73%) Development Manager
6 1 (0.73%) Head of IT
6 1 (0.73%) Head of Projects
6 1 (0.73%) Product Development Manager
6 1 (0.73%) Quality Manager
Miscellaneous
1 115 (83.94%) FMCG
2 2 (1.46%) Robotics
3 1 (0.73%) Acoustics
3 1 (0.73%) Algorithms
3 1 (0.73%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (96.35%) Problem-Solving
2 123 (89.78%) Six Sigma
3 118 (86.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 116 (84.67%) Order Management
5 115 (83.94%) Benchmarking
5 115 (83.94%) Lean Six Sigma
6 12 (8.76%) Commercialisation
6 12 (8.76%) Root Cause Analysis
7 9 (6.57%) Process Improvement
7 9 (6.57%) Project Management
8 8 (5.84%) Inventory Management
8 8 (5.84%) Quality Management
9 7 (5.11%) Internal Audit
9 7 (5.11%) Programme Management
10 5 (3.65%) Budget Management
10 5 (3.65%) CAD
10 5 (3.65%) Feasibility Study
11 3 (2.19%) ERP
12 2 (1.46%) Agile
12 2 (1.46%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 130 (94.89%) Degree
2 115 (83.94%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 1 (0.73%) MCAD
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.73%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.30%) QA
2 1 (0.73%) GMP
2 1 (0.73%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.73%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 12 (8.76%) Google
2 8 (5.84%) SAP
3 1 (0.73%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (0.73%) EMC
3 1 (0.73%) Epicor
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft