Six Sigma Job Trends in Wales

Six Sigma
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Six Sigma skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - +84
Permanent jobs citing Six Sigma 5 0 59
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.46% - 6.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% - 7.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +71.05%
75th Percentile £36,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +13.64% -13.73% -1.92%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 826 753 791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 76.62% 82.75% 92.62%
Number of salaries quoted 568 375 589
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -1.44%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,445
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Six Sigma job vacancy trend in Wales

Six Sigma
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Six Sigma.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Six Sigma

Six Sigma
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
South Wales - 3 £35,000 - 1
West Wales - 2 - -
Six Sigma
UK

Six Sigma
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 (40.00%) EPLAN
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
2 1 (20.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
2 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Games
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Automation Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Business Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Insight Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
1 2 (40.00%) Robotics
1 2 (40.00%) SCADA
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) AI
3 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
3 2 (40.00%) WFM
4 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Workforce Productivity
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Ladder Logic
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (20.00%) PMP
3 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) IEC 61131
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) Siemens
2 1 (20.00%) Anaplan
2 1 (20.00%) Genesys
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) Verint