Lean Six Sigma Contract Job Trends in London

Lean Six Sigma
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Lean Six Sigma skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 351 333 349
Rank change year-on-year -18 +16 +140
Contract jobs citing Lean Six Sigma 22 26 52
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.16% 0.18% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.20% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 15 38
10th Percentile £489 £389 £363
25th Percentile £564 £463 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £508
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +8.37% -15.42%
75th Percentile £681 £672 £597
90th Percentile £775 £738 £650
England median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Lean Six Sigma falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,967 12,718 16,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.39% 90.24% 89.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,558 8,128 11,528
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -5.46%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 155 254
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.16 £16.78
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £19.99
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £53.13 £54.50 £54.03
90th Percentile £69.36 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £43.84
% change year-on-year -27.63% -20.73% +25.25%

Lean Six Sigma
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Lean Six Sigma job vacancy trend in London

Lean Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Lean Six Sigma.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lean Six Sigma in London over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Lean Six Sigma in London

Lean Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Lean Six Sigma.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma within the London region over the 6 months to 10 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -9 4 £550 -16.98%
West London -17 1 £500 +104.08% 1
Lean Six Sigma
England

Lean Six Sigma
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) IBM Blueworks
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) UWB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) SAP HANA
General
1 9 (40.91%) Finance
2 6 (27.27%) Banking
3 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
4 4 (18.18%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
5 2 (9.09%) Marketing
5 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.55%) Local Government
6 1 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) Digital Transformation
1 7 (31.82%) Digital Transformation Manager
1 7 (31.82%) Transformation Manager
2 6 (27.27%) Banking Project Manager
2 6 (27.27%) Digital Project Manager
2 6 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Project Manager
2 6 (27.27%) Project Manager
2 6 (27.27%) Transformation Project Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Architect
3 3 (13.64%) Business Architect
3 3 (13.64%) Business Process Architect
3 3 (13.64%) Business Process Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Change Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Process Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Process Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Business Process Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Lead
4 2 (9.09%) Operational Change Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Customer Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) LIMS
1 2 (9.09%) PMI
2 1 (4.55%) FMCG
2 1 (4.55%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Six Sigma
2 14 (63.64%) Change Management
3 13 (59.09%) Agile
4 10 (45.45%) Decision-Making
4 10 (45.45%) PRINCE2
4 10 (45.45%) Project Management
5 9 (40.91%) Customer Experience
6 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (31.82%) Business Case
7 7 (31.82%) Process Improvement
7 7 (31.82%) Resource Allocation
8 6 (27.27%) Contract Negotiation
8 6 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 6 (27.27%) SDLC
8 6 (27.27%) Workflow
9 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (22.73%) Workshop Facilitation
10 4 (18.18%) AI
Qualifications
1 9 (40.91%) Degree
2 8 (36.36%) PMI Certification
3 7 (31.82%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 6 (27.27%) PMP
5 4 (18.18%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (4.55%) APMG
6 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
6 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) SAP
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft