Lean Six Sigma Job Trends in the Midlands

Lean Six Sigma
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Lean Six Sigma skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 233 209
Rank change year-on-year +23 -24 +106
Permanent jobs citing Lean Six Sigma 9 13 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.12% 0.19% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.22% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7 5 5
10th Percentile £48,428 - -
25th Percentile £51,875 £57,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile - £101,000 £83,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £54,439 £65,000
% change year-on-year +28.58% -16.25% -1.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Lean Six Sigma 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 6,373 5,992 4,433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.74% 89.69% 88.78%
Number of salaries quoted 3,512 2,650 3,662
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Lean Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Lean Six Sigma job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Lean Six Sigma.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lean Six Sigma in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Lean Six Sigma in the Midlands

Lean Six Sigma
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 Lean Six Sigma within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East Midlands -9 5 £85,000 - 5
West Midlands +27 3 £62,500 +4.17% 2
Lean Six Sigma
England

Lean Six Sigma
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 4 (44.44%) MS Visio
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (55.56%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) Tableau
General
1 7 (77.78%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Manufacturing
2 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
3 4 (44.44%) Finance
4 3 (33.33%) Aerospace
4 3 (33.33%) Electronics
5 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (11.11%) Games
6 1 (11.11%) Local Government
6 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 1 (11.11%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) IT Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Lead
3 1 (11.11%) Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Business Systems Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) ERP Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) ERP Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Process Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
3 1 (11.11%) SIAM Leader
3 1 (11.11%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) 3D Printing
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (11.11%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Six Sigma
2 7 (77.78%) Project Management
3 6 (66.67%) Agile
3 6 (66.67%) Process Improvement
4 5 (55.56%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (55.56%) ERP
4 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
5 4 (44.44%) ITIL
5 4 (44.44%) Migration
6 3 (33.33%) Agile Project Management
6 3 (33.33%) Change Management
6 3 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
6 3 (33.33%) Data Integration
6 3 (33.33%) Data Management
6 3 (33.33%) Data Privacy
6 3 (33.33%) Due Diligence
6 3 (33.33%) Post-Merger Integration
6 3 (33.33%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
1 5 (55.56%) PMI Certification
1 5 (55.56%) PMP
2 3 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 3 (33.33%) MBA
3 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) SAP
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle
2 3 (33.33%) QAD
3 2 (22.22%) ServiceNow
4 1 (11.11%) Anaplan
4 1 (11.11%) Epicor
4 1 (11.11%) Genesys
4 1 (11.11%) Infor
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) Snow
4 1 (11.11%) Verint