Hybrid/Remote Lean Manufacturing Job Trends

Lean Manufacturing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Lean Manufacturing 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 371 439 -
Rank change year-on-year +68 - -
Permanent jobs citing Lean Manufacturing 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% 0.012% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.023% 0.013% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -14.44% +8.43% +31.75%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Lean Manufacturing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Lean Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Lean Manufacturing and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Lean Manufacturing job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Lean Manufacturing
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Lean Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Lean Manufacturing

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Development Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Product Development Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Product Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 3 (100.00%) PDM
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management