Lean Six Sigma Contracts in the South East

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England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Lean Six Sigma skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Lean Six Sigma over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 171 179
Rank change year-on-year +13 +8 +61
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Lean Six Sigma 8 8 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.23% 0.17% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.20% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 11
10th Percentile £299 - £300
25th Percentile £312 - £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 - £450
75th Percentile £342 - £650
90th Percentile £347 - £800
England median daily rate £550 £475 £550
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £53.50 - -
England median hourly rate £54.25 - £25.75

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Lean 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 the South East.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,160 3,974 4,941
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 89.67% 82.43% 89.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,970 2,411 3,348
10th Percentile £250 £255 £250
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £518
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.35% +3.60%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £623
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 315 236
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £15.38
25th Percentile £15.50 £26.25 £21.18
Median hourly rate £24.00 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.15% +14.70% +96.08%
75th Percentile £53.50 £70.09 £63.94
90th Percentile £70.81 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £40.85
% change year-on-year -40.82% +4.05% +51.39%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Lean Six Sigma as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Lean Six Sigma in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Lean Six Sigma.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Lean Six Sigma

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Lean Six Sigma.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Lean Six Sigma

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma within the South East region over the 6 months to 21 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +5 5 - - 6
Hampshire - 3 £333 - 4
Oxfordshire - 3 - -
Berkshire +6 2 - - 4
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (37.50%) MS Visio
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Lucidchart
2 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Manufacturing
3 3 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
4 1 (12.50%) Electronics
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Business Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Business Process Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Business Process Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Data Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) HR Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) HR Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Lead
3 1 (12.50%) Process Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Process Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Project Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Workday Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Workday Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Life Science
2 4 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
4 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
4 1 (12.50%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Six Sigma
2 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (37.50%) Agile
4 3 (37.50%) Business Strategy
4 3 (37.50%) Change Management
4 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
4 3 (37.50%) Operations Management
4 3 (37.50%) Process Improvement
4 3 (37.50%) User Experience
4 3 (37.50%) Workflow
4 3 (37.50%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (25.00%) Business Process Analysis
5 2 (25.00%) Business Process Mapping
5 2 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (25.00%) Process Management
6 1 (12.50%) Project Management
6 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 1 (12.50%) Six Sigma Green Belt
2 1 (12.50%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) ISO 9001
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (12.50%) QA
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Workday
2 1 (12.50%) Oracle
2 1 (12.50%) SAP