Lean Specialist Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Lean Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

As of 15 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lean Specialist daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lean Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £520 - £650

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 18,122 12,477 19,603
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.96% 92.48% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,929 7,520 12,285
10th Percentile £220 £210 £213
25th Percentile £375 £363 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £475 £490
Median % change year-on-year +0.32% -3.06% -2.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,928 630 1,919
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.22 £12.86
25th Percentile £18.40 £20.30 £16.00
Median hourly rate £29.60 £31.76 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% -9.26% -
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.73 £61.81
90th Percentile £70.21 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.77% -5.00% -2.78%

Lean Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lean Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Lean Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Lean Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lean Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lean Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Lean Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 February 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 2 - -
Lean Specialist
UK

Lean Specialist Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, Lean Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Lean Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Swim Lanes

Lean Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Swim Lanes
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt