The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Macclesfield requiring Six Sigma skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Six Sigma over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
13
18
16
Rank change year-on-year
+5
-2
-8
Contract jobs citing Six Sigma
4
3
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield
Six Sigma falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Macclesfield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
46
63
50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield
97.87%
98.44%
92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
41
36
10th Percentile
£424
£425
£356
25th Percentile
£500
£463
£411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£525
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+2.38%
+16.67%
+35.85%
75th Percentile
£595
£575
£491
90th Percentile
£700
£585
£663
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.89%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
3
3
10th Percentile
-
£16.98
£11.29
25th Percentile
£16.25
£17.26
£12.40
Median hourly rate
£16.50
£17.72
£14.75
Median % change year-on-year
-6.88%
+20.14%
-
75th Percentile
£16.75
£17.75
£15.13
90th Percentile
-
£17.77
£15.20
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.70
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-6.57%
+14.60%
+40.22%
Six Sigma Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Job postings citing Six Sigma as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.
Six Sigma Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Six Sigma in Macclesfield.
Six Sigma Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield
For the 6 months to 21 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Six Sigma also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Macclesfield region with a requirement for Six Sigma.
Six Sigma Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:
