Lean Thinking Job Trends in the West Midlands

Lean Thinking
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Lean Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 198 176
Rank change year-on-year - -22 +91
Permanent jobs citing Lean Thinking 0 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands - 0.024% 0.080%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.026% 0.091%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -24.00%
75th Percentile - - £48,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary - £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +25.00% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Lean Thinking 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,341 3,795 3,285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.12% 91.62% 87.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,264 1,687 2,757
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £37,938 £41,563 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Lean Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Lean Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Lean Thinking job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Lean Thinking
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Lean Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Lean Thinking