Kaizen Job Trends in the South East

Kaizen
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East citing Kaizen skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 27 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	345	-	323
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-36
Permanent jobs citing Kaizen	11	0	1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East	0.054%	-	0.009%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.075%	-	0.011%
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£38,250	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£40,500	-	-
75^th Percentile	£42,750	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
England median annual salary	£77,500	£75,000	£38,500
% change year-on-year	+3.33%	+94.81%	-56.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 citing process or methodology skills in the South East.

	6 months to 27 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	14,700	7,871	9,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East	72.45%	87.80%	81.44%
Number of salaries quoted	10,196	4,352	4,866
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£27,000	£32,750
25^th Percentile	£39,783	£32,500	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£65,000	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£81,250	£85,000
England median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-

Kaizen Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Kaizen Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Kaizen.

Kaizen Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kaizen within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year
Kent	-	5	£40,500	-
West Sussex	-	3	-	-
East Sussex	-	2	-	-
Surrey	-	1	-	-
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Kaizen Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, job vacancies citing Kaizen also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region citing Kaizen.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	11
2	Degree	72.7%	8
3	Continuous Improvement	63.6%	7
3	Six Sigma	63.6%	7
5	HNC	45.5%	5
5	HND	45.5%	5
5	Process Improvement	45.5%	5
8	Business Case	36.4%	4
8	Coaching	36.4%	4
8	Lean Manufacturing	36.4%	4
8	Lean Six Sigma	36.4%	4
8	Microsoft Excel	36.4%	4
13	Analytics	27.3%	3
13	Business Transformation	27.3%	3
13	Chartered Engineer	27.3%	3
13	Data Analytics	27.3%	3
13	Data-Driven Decision Making	27.3%	3
13	Decision-Making	27.3%	3
13	Digital Engineering	27.3%	3
13	Digital Innovation	27.3%	3
13	FMEA	27.3%	3
13	Master's Degree	27.3%	3
13	Numerate Degree	27.3%	3
13	Performance Management	27.3%	3
13	Preventative Maintenance	27.3%	3
13	Proactive Maintenance	27.3%	3
13	Project Management	27.3%	3
13	Roadmaps	27.3%	3
13	Root Cause Analysis	27.3%	3
13	Six Sigma Black Belt	27.3%	3

Kaizen Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	11
2	Continuous Improvement	63.6%	7
2	Six Sigma	63.6%	7
4	Process Improvement	45.5%	5
5	Business Case	36.4%	4
5	Coaching	36.4%	4
5	Lean Manufacturing	36.4%	4
5	Lean Six Sigma	36.4%	4
9	Analytics	27.3%	3
9	Business Transformation	27.3%	3
9	Data Analytics	27.3%	3
9	Data-Driven Decision Making	27.3%	3
9	Decision-Making	27.3%	3
9	Digital Engineering	27.3%	3
9	Digital Innovation	27.3%	3
9	FMEA	27.3%	3
9	Performance Management	27.3%	3
9	Preventative Maintenance	27.3%	3
9	Proactive Maintenance	27.3%	3
9	Project Management	27.3%	3