Lean Manufacturing Job Trends in the North East

Lean Manufacturing
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Lean Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 45 -
Rank change year-on-year -55 - -
Permanent jobs citing Lean Manufacturing 2 22 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.099% 3.80% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 4.10% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 - -
75th Percentile £34,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £38,000 £35,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.57% -36.36% +74.60%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,446 537 1,614
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 71.66% 92.75% 86.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,006 318 1,312
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,500 £27,885
25th Percentile £36,563 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.06%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,375 £82,500 £75,772
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Lean Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Lean Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the North East

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Lean Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Manufacturing within the North East region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Tyne and Wear -36 2 £34,500 - 1
Lean Manufacturing
England

Lean Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) FMEA
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft