Lean Manufacturing Job Trends in Durham

Lean Manufacturing
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Lean Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Lean Manufacturing 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 1.54% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.07% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £46,500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Durham

Lean Manufacturing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 387 179 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 74.57% 71.03% 68.66%
Number of salaries quoted 245 86 87
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £32,271
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £35,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.14% -36.36% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £49,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
North East median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -7.61% -8.00%

Lean Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Lean Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Lean Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Durham

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Lean Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Manufacturing within the Durham region over the 6 months to 2 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Billingham - 6 - -
Peterlee - 2 £50,000 - 1
Lean Manufacturing
North East

Lean Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Wireless
General
1 8 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Automotive
2 1 (12.50%) Electronics
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Design Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Instrumentation Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Design Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) FMCG
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Budget Management
1 6 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (50.00%) Performance Management
3 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (37.50%) Project Management
5 2 (25.00%) Budgeting
5 2 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 2 (25.00%) Design for Manufacturing
5 2 (25.00%) Validation
6 1 (12.50%) Cost Reduction
6 1 (12.50%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing Engineering
6 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
6 1 (12.50%) Prototyping
6 1 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C
1 1 (12.50%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) EMC