Lean Manufacturing Job Trends in Kent

Lean Manufacturing
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent 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 87 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Lean Manufacturing 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.057% - 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.080% - 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 - £45,000
75th Percentile £42,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £42,500 £26,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +60.38% -41.11% +20.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,244 575 797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 71.00% 74.39% 77.08%
Number of salaries quoted 868 360 400
10th Percentile £27,425 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,000 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -23.15% +1.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -

Lean Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Lean Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Kent

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Lean Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) Kaizen
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP