Six Sigma Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Six Sigma
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Six Sigma skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 464 353
Rank change year-on-year +112 -111 +81
Permanent jobs citing Six Sigma 158 108 230
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.37% 0.30% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 0.34% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 28 57 50
10th Percentile £29,000 £44,000 £41,038
25th Percentile £44,196 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £54,439 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year -1.27% +3.20% -15.60%
75th Percentile £70,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £67,500 £72,625
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -15.38% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,128 31,909 30,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.51% 88.95% 88.65%
Number of salaries quoted 19,079 14,313 22,914
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Six Sigma job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Six Sigma
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Six Sigma.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Six Sigma

Six Sigma
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Six Sigma in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Six Sigma in the UK excluding London

Six Sigma
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 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
Scotland +65 66 - - 1
North of England +10 33 £49,750 -5.24% 15
Midlands +23 17 £55,000 -8.33% 16
South East +26 14 £50,000 -16.67% 18
Yorkshire -8 14 £48,500 -3.00% 7
North West +7 12 £66,750 +20.27% 7
East Midlands -8 9 £65,195 - 8
East of England +26 8 - - 10
South West 0 8 £66,000 +21.24% 7
West Midlands +20 7 £55,000 -8.33% 8
North East +8 7 £27,500 - 1
Northern Ireland - 7 - - 1
Wales - 5 £35,000 - 2
Six Sigma
UK

Six Sigma
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 66 (41.77%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 81 (51.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (48.10%) Microsoft Office
3 64 (40.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (10.13%) MS Visio
5 8 (5.06%) AutoCAD
5 8 (5.06%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (1.27%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.90%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 36 (22.78%) Power Platform
2 14 (8.86%) Azure
3 11 (6.96%) Azure Data Factory
3 11 (6.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 8 (5.06%) Amazon Alexa
5 4 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.90%) AWS
6 3 (1.90%) SaaS
7 2 (1.27%) Lucidchart
8 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.27%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (22.78%) Power BI
2 19 (12.03%) Tableau
3 11 (6.96%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (6.96%) SQL Server
3 11 (6.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.63%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.90%) JIRA
General
1 102 (64.56%) Social Skills
2 58 (36.71%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (18.35%) Presentation Skills
4 24 (15.19%) Finance
5 18 (11.39%) Games
6 17 (10.76%) Manufacturing
7 14 (8.86%) Electronics
8 8 (5.06%) French Language
8 8 (5.06%) German Language
8 8 (5.06%) Italian Language
8 8 (5.06%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.16%) Automotive
10 4 (2.53%) Aerospace
10 4 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.90%) Retail
12 1 (0.63%) Advertising
12 1 (0.63%) Law
12 1 (0.63%) Legal
12 1 (0.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 82 (51.90%) Senior
1 82 (51.90%) Senior Manager
2 69 (43.67%) Quality Manager
3 64 (40.51%) QA Manager
3 64 (40.51%) Senior QA Manager
3 64 (40.51%) Senior Quality Manager
4 20 (12.66%) Architect
5 18 (11.39%) Senior Architect
6 12 (7.59%) Analyst
6 12 (7.59%) Business Manager
7 11 (6.96%) Insight Manager
8 10 (6.33%) Automation Engineer
9 8 (5.06%) Business Analyst
10 5 (3.16%) Lead
10 5 (3.16%) Product Manager
11 3 (1.90%) Enterprise Architecture Director
11 3 (1.90%) IT Manager
11 3 (1.90%) Process Analyst
11 3 (1.90%) Process Improvement Analyst
12 2 (1.27%) Service Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.06%) CSS
2 2 (1.27%) EDI
2 2 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.63%) JSON
3 1 (0.63%) Middleware
3 1 (0.63%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.39%) Onboarding
2 13 (8.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (3.16%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.53%) SCADA
5 3 (1.90%) Industry 4.0
5 3 (1.90%) IoT
5 3 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.27%) Culture of Ownership
6 2 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.27%) Robotics
7 1 (0.63%) 3D Printing
7 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.63%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.63%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (77.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 112 (70.89%) Project Management
3 103 (65.19%) Lean Six Sigma
4 76 (48.10%) Coaching
5 71 (44.94%) Quality Management
6 68 (43.04%) Customer Experience
7 67 (42.41%) Due Diligence
8 66 (41.77%) Performance Improvement
9 39 (24.68%) Process Improvement
10 36 (22.78%) Business Intelligence
11 33 (20.89%) Decision-Making
12 29 (18.35%) Problem-Solving
12 29 (18.35%) WFM
13 28 (17.72%) Migration
14 24 (15.19%) Agile
15 22 (13.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 22 (13.92%) Stakeholder Management
15 22 (13.92%) Visualisation
16 21 (13.29%) Data Analysis
16 21 (13.29%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 14 (8.86%) SQL
2 11 (6.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (1.27%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (1.27%) Python
3 2 (1.27%) VBA
4 1 (0.63%) C
4 1 (0.63%) C++
Qualifications
1 64 (40.51%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 57 (36.08%) Degree
3 24 (15.19%) PMI Certification
3 24 (15.19%) PMP
4 18 (11.39%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 13 (8.23%) Master's Degree
6 10 (6.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (5.06%) Security Cleared
8 7 (4.43%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 6 (3.80%) MBA
9 6 (3.80%) SC Cleared
10 5 (3.16%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
11 3 (1.90%) AWS Certification
11 3 (1.90%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (1.90%) DBS Check
11 3 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.90%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.63%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (46.84%) QA
2 11 (6.96%) Actionable Recommendations
3 10 (6.33%) IEC 61131
4 7 (4.43%) ISO 9001
5 5 (3.16%) ISO 13485
6 4 (2.53%) GDPR
7 2 (1.27%) SLA
8 1 (0.63%) GMP
8 1 (0.63%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.63%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.63%) Firmware
Vendors
1 78 (49.37%) Microsoft
2 19 (12.03%) ServiceNow
3 18 (11.39%) Anaplan
3 18 (11.39%) Genesys
3 18 (11.39%) Verint
4 7 (4.43%) Oracle
4 7 (4.43%) SAP
5 3 (1.90%) QAD
6 2 (1.27%) Siemens
7 1 (0.63%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.63%) Epicor
7 1 (0.63%) ESRI
7 1 (0.63%) Infor
7 1 (0.63%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.63%) Snow
7 1 (0.63%) UiPath
7 1 (0.63%) Workday