Six Sigma Job Trends in Scotland

Six Sigma
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Six Sigma skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 143 201
Rank change year-on-year +67 +58 +8
Permanent jobs citing Six Sigma 66 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 2.38% 0.12% 0.032%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.99% 0.13% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £53,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +24.71% -34.62%
75th Percentile - £54,500 £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -15.38% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,210 2,381 2,946
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 79.75% 92.90% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,079 1,002 1,801
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,275 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,529 £41,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Six Sigma job vacancy trend in Scotland

Six Sigma
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Six Sigma.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Six Sigma

Six Sigma
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 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 Lanarkshire - 16 - -
Renfrewshire - 12 - -
South Lanarkshire - 8 - -
Glasgow +21 6 - - 1
Stirling - 4 - -
Ayrshire - 4 - -
Lanarkshire - 4 - -
North Ayrshire - 4 - -
East Ayrshire - 4 - -
West Dunbartonshire - 4 - -
Six Sigma
UK

Six Sigma
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 64 (96.97%) SharePoint
Applications
1 65 (98.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (96.97%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (96.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.03%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.52%) Azure
2 1 (1.52%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (1.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.03%) Power BI
2 1 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.52%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.52%) Tableau
General
1 65 (98.48%) Social Skills
2 2 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (1.52%) Finance
3 1 (1.52%) Games
Job Titles
1 65 (98.48%) Senior
1 65 (98.48%) Senior Manager
2 64 (96.97%) QA Manager
2 64 (96.97%) Quality Manager
2 64 (96.97%) Senior QA Manager
2 64 (96.97%) Senior Quality Manager
3 1 (1.52%) Architect
3 1 (1.52%) Business Manager
3 1 (1.52%) Insight Manager
3 1 (1.52%) Senior Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 65 (98.48%) Lean Six Sigma
2 65 (98.48%) Project Management
3 64 (96.97%) Coaching
3 64 (96.97%) Customer Experience
3 64 (96.97%) Due Diligence
3 64 (96.97%) Performance Improvement
3 64 (96.97%) Quality Management
4 2 (3.03%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (3.03%) Decision-Making
4 2 (3.03%) WFM
5 1 (1.52%) AI
5 1 (1.52%) Data Analysis
5 1 (1.52%) Data Modelling
5 1 (1.52%) Migration
5 1 (1.52%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (1.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (1.52%) Storytelling
5 1 (1.52%) Time Management
5 1 (1.52%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (96.97%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 1 (1.52%) Degree
2 1 (1.52%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.52%) PMP
2 1 (1.52%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (96.97%) QA
2 1 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 64 (96.97%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.52%) Anaplan
2 1 (1.52%) Genesys
2 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow
2 1 (1.52%) Verint