The first table below looks at the demand for Lean Six Sigma skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lean Six Sigma over the 3 months to 24 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 for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Lean Six Sigma
Rank 192 181 174
Rank change year-on-year
-11 -7
Permanent jobs citing Lean Six Sigma 12 4 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.239% 0.088% 0.048%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.318% 0.127% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 2
Average salary £58,250 £46,250 £53,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.94% -13.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £48,950 £41,500 £42,750
10% offered a salary of more than £72,250 £51,000 £64,750
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £44,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year
+1.69% -1.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3770 3162 2881
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.98% 69.37% 69.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3158 2737 2424
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
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England

Lean Six Sigma
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Lean Six Sigma Jobs Demand Trend

Lean Six Sigma
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Lean Six Sigma Salary Trend

Lean Six Sigma
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Lean Six Sigma Salary Histogram

Lean Six Sigma
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Birmingham -15 4 £51,250 +13.88%
Warwickshire - 3 £70,000 -
Staffordshire +1 2 £59,500 +13.33%
Coventry -25 2 - -
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England

Lean Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Lean Six Sigma 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 Lean Six Sigma.

1 17 (100.00%) Six Sigma
2 11 (64.71%) Finance
3 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (41.18%) Programme Management
4 5 (29.41%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (29.41%) PRINCE2
4 5 (29.41%) Business Transformation
5 4 (23.53%) Product Management
5 4 (23.53%) MS Office
5 4 (23.53%) MS Visio
5 4 (23.53%) Balanced Scorecard
5 4 (23.53%) Change Management
5 4 (23.53%) BPR
5 4 (23.53%) Scrum
5 4 (23.53%) Marketing
5 4 (23.53%) Test Scripting
5 4 (23.53%) Performance Management
6 3 (17.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (17.65%) QA
6 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
6 3 (17.65%) Business Analysis
6 3 (17.65%) Supplier Management
6 3 (17.65%) Retail
6 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
6 3 (17.65%) MS Excel
6 3 (17.65%) E-Commerce
6 3 (17.65%) MS Project
6 3 (17.65%) SaaS
7 2 (11.76%) Process Architecture
7 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement

Lean Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Lean Six Sigma 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 Lean Six Sigma. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (5.882%) HTML
1 1 (5.882%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.882%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (23.53%) MS Office
1 4 (23.53%) MS Visio
2 3 (17.65%) MS Excel
2 3 (17.65%) MS Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.882%) SAS Enterprise Guide
General
1 11 (64.71%) Finance
2 4 (23.53%) Marketing
3 3 (17.65%) Retail
4 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Project Manager
1 4 (23.53%) Business Manager
1 4 (23.53%) Product Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Change Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Business Change Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Business Project Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Business Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Change Project Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Quality Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Process Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Business Change Project Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement Manager
4 1 (5.882%) Business Intelligence Manager
4 1 (5.882%) Business Process Consultant
4 1 (5.882%) Programme Director
4 1 (5.882%) Business Consultant
4 1 (5.882%) Project Analyst
4 1 (5.882%) Programme Manager
4 1 (5.882%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) SaaS
2 1 (5.882%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Six Sigma
2 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (41.18%) Programme Management
3 5 (29.41%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (29.41%) PRINCE2
3 5 (29.41%) Business Transformation
4 4 (23.53%) Product Management
4 4 (23.53%) Balanced Scorecard
4 4 (23.53%) Change Management
4 4 (23.53%) BPR
4 4 (23.53%) Scrum
4 4 (23.53%) Test Scripting
4 4 (23.53%) Performance Management
5 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
5 3 (17.65%) Business Analysis
5 3 (17.65%) Supplier Management
5 3 (17.65%) E-Commerce
6 2 (11.76%) Process Architecture
6 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
6 2 (11.76%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) SQL
2 1 (5.882%) Java
2 1 (5.882%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (5.882%) Degree
2 1 (5.882%) ISEB Practitioner
2 1 (5.882%) ISEB
2 1 (5.882%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.882%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (17.65%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.882%) Minitab
West Midlands
With year on year growth over the last decade, they have recently made key changes within the business and are now looking to develop a six sigma/Lean...
Hudson
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Lead Business Process Analyst / Transformation / StaffordshireMy leading UK client now requires a Lead Business Process Analyst to join the Transformation team and work on specific projects across the...
Mint
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
An opportunity has arisen to join a specialist specialist consultancy company based in Birmingham. This is a senior role within the IT function, vital to ensuring the delivery...
Experis IT
Salary: £80000 - £90000 per annum + Car and Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013