Kaizen Job Trends in the Midlands

Kaizen
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Kaizen skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 231 295
Rank change year-on-year -15 +64 -
Permanent jobs citing Kaizen 18 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.12% 0.052% 0.019%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.061% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - £24,200
25th Percentile £61,250 - £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £38,500
75th Percentile £87,500 - £49,500
90th Percentile - - £55,200
England median annual salary £62,500 £38,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +62.34% -31.25% -36.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Kaizen 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,290 4,924 8,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.64% 84.68% 77.39%
Number of salaries quoted 7,358 2,953 4,877
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,607 £63,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,460
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.59% -8.94%

Kaizen
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kaizen relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Kaizen job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Kaizen
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Kaizen.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Kaizen

Kaizen
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Kaizen in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Kaizen in the Midlands

Kaizen
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kaizen within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
West Midlands -22 10 £77,500 - 2
East Midlands - 8 - - 1
Kaizen
England

Kaizen
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (5.56%) SOLIDWORKS
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) LabVIEW
General
1 7 (38.89%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (38.89%) Manufacturing
2 4 (22.22%) Finance
3 3 (16.67%) Automotive
3 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Billing
4 2 (11.11%) Electronics
5 1 (5.56%) Aerospace
5 1 (5.56%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) Engineering Manager
2 3 (16.67%) Lead
3 1 (5.56%) Lead Systems Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (44.44%) Robotics
2 7 (38.89%) Onboarding
3 2 (11.11%) FMCG
3 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
4 1 (5.56%) Operational Technology
4 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (61.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (55.56%) Six Sigma
3 9 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
4 7 (38.89%) Data Analysis
4 7 (38.89%) Lean Six Sigma
4 7 (38.89%) Project Management
5 6 (33.33%) Lean Manufacturing
5 6 (33.33%) Process Improvement
5 6 (33.33%) Test Automation
6 5 (27.78%) Predictive Maintenance
7 4 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (22.22%) People Management
8 3 (16.67%) Change Management
8 3 (16.67%) Coaching
8 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
9 2 (11.11%) B2B
9 2 (11.11%) ERP
9 2 (11.11%) Lean Thinking
9 2 (11.11%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 13 (72.22%) HNC
1 13 (72.22%) HND
2 9 (50.00%) Degree
3 7 (38.89%) Chartered Engineer
4 5 (27.78%) NVQ Level 4
5 2 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Data Quality
1 2 (11.11%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Allen-Bradley