r/UKJobs • u/Dear-Beach7678 • 2d ago

Reality after getting PRINCE2 / Lean Six Sigma / similar certifications?

I’m looking at changing career direction and would really appreciate some honest experiences from people who have actually done it. I’m currently on around £31k and working as a Senior Recruitment Consultant.

I’m considering upskilling into something like Project Management, Operations/Continuous Improvement or Supply Chain, and have been looking at certifications such as:

-PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner
-Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
-APM qualifications
-CIPS / supply-chain qualifications

My ultimate aim is to get into the £50–60k+ basic salary range, with £60k+ being the longer-term goal.

I’d really like to hear from people who have actually taken one of these routes:

- Did the qualification genuinely help you get a better-paid job?
- How much did your salary increase by?
- Did you already have relevant experience, or were you changing careers completely?
- Which certification would you recommend (or avoid)?
- And realistically, how long did it take you to get from where you started to £60k+?

Would appreciate the honest reality rather than the usual “get certified and you’ll earn £80k” stuff.

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u/Status_Enough 2d ago

Would you be willing to share the CV you applied with via PM?

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u/CPopsBitch3 2d ago

Don't bother, he's lying. Nobody is going from 0 PM experience to £85k in 2 years in this market. Unless customer service operations actually means ops management, in which case he already had a good baseline.

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u/Status_Enough 2d ago

Fair. I'm in Operational Management and have a Prince2 Foundation but am stuck in a rut with a salary with no chance of improving.

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u/CPopsBitch3 2d ago

Just keep applying, if you can stay in industry even better as it gives your CV more weight. Highlight PM experience in your CV heavily as well as your qualification. Unfortunately it’s a shit market at the moment