Lean Manufacturing Job Trends in the North of England

Lean Manufacturing
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Lean Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 243 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Permanent jobs citing Lean Manufacturing 1 44 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.009% 0.48% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.012% 0.53% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -14.44% +8.43% +31.75%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,573 8,340 7,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.25% 90.17% 89.69%
Number of salaries quoted 4,539 3,744 5,511
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,542 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% -1.82% -1.87%
75th Percentile £66,367 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Lean Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Lean Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the North of England

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 5 January 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
North West +14 1 - -
Lean Manufacturing
England

Lean Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Kaizen
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens