Manufacturing Jobs in the North West

Manufacturing
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 130 85
Rank change year-on-year +74 -45 +21
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 359 208 342
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.72% 2.59% 3.62%
As % of the General category 6.94% 3.75% 5.93%
Number of salaries quoted 275 146 227
10th Percentile £29,850 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% -0.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £59,250
90th Percentile £69,500 £67,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,845
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.17% -3.15%

All General Skills
North West

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,171 5,547 5,766
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.55% 69.10% 61.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,855 2,532 3,083
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +9.38%
75th Percentile £62,667 £67,500 £67,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,975
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,253 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.87% +0.42% +4.35%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the North West

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the North West.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the North West

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the North West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the North West

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Lancashire +44 115 £47,500 - 72
Manchester -4 94 £45,000 -10.00% 161
Cheshire +27 81 £46,250 -1.60% 87
Merseyside +44 43 £41,235 +9.96% 37
Cumbria +11 23 £47,500 -20.83% 14
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.28%) Apache
3 1 (0.28%) IIS
3 1 (0.28%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.56%) Fusion 360
5 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.23%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 8 (2.23%) SAP IBP
3 6 (1.67%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (1.67%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.39%) Magento
4 5 (1.39%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.39%) SAP FI
4 5 (1.39%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (1.11%) NetSuite
5 4 (1.11%) Sage X3
5 4 (1.11%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.84%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 31 (8.64%) Azure
2 18 (5.01%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (3.34%) Dynamics 365
4 10 (2.79%) AWS
5 8 (2.23%) Power Platform
5 8 (2.23%) SaaS
6 7 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.39%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (0.84%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.56%) GCP
9 2 (0.56%) GitHub
10 1 (0.28%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.67%) Wireless
2 4 (1.11%) Firewall
3 2 (0.56%) DHCP
3 2 (0.56%) DNS
3 2 (0.56%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (0.56%) NAS
3 2 (0.56%) SAN
3 2 (0.56%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.56%) VoIP
4 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.28%) IP Telephony
4 1 (0.28%) LTE
4 1 (0.28%) MQTT
4 1 (0.28%) VPN
4 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.28%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.06%) MS Access
2 9 (2.51%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.23%) Power BI
4 6 (1.67%) MySQL
5 4 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.56%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.56%) Tableau
8 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (4.74%) LabVIEW
2 11 (3.06%) Git
3 10 (2.79%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.39%) JIRA
5 3 (0.84%) JUnit
5 3 (0.84%) Selenium
5 3 (0.84%) TestNG
6 2 (0.56%) Appium
6 2 (0.56%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.56%) Postman
6 2 (0.56%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.56%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.56%) SOAtest
6 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.28%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.28%) JMeter
7 1 (0.28%) Subversion
General
1 67 (18.66%) Social Skills
2 50 (13.93%) Finance
3 34 (9.47%) Electronics
4 28 (7.80%) Pharmaceutical
5 24 (6.69%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (5.57%) Aerospace
7 17 (4.74%) Automotive
8 16 (4.46%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.62%) Marketing
9 13 (3.62%) Retail
10 9 (2.51%) Games
11 8 (2.23%) Legal
12 7 (1.95%) Public Sector
13 6 (1.67%) Banking
13 6 (1.67%) Law
14 5 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.84%) Aviation
16 2 (0.56%) Advertising
17 1 (0.28%) Aeronautics
17 1 (0.28%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 62 (17.27%) Developer
2 24 (6.69%) Project Manager
3 23 (6.41%) Senior
4 19 (5.29%) Analyst
5 18 (5.01%) Electronics Engineer
5 18 (5.01%) Hardware Engineer
5 18 (5.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 17 (4.74%) Design Engineer
6 17 (4.74%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 16 (4.46%) ERP Specialist
7 16 (4.46%) Lead
8 14 (3.90%) Manufacturing Engineer
8 14 (3.90%) Principal Engineer
8 14 (3.90%) Software Engineer
9 13 (3.62%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
9 13 (3.62%) Hardware Design Engineer
10 12 (3.34%) Business Manager
10 12 (3.34%) IT Support
10 12 (3.34%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (3.06%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (9.47%) .NET
2 12 (3.34%) .NET Framework
3 11 (3.06%) ASP.NET
4 10 (2.79%) RESTful
5 9 (2.51%) SOAP
6 7 (1.95%) .NET Core
6 7 (1.95%) Blazor
6 7 (1.95%) GraphQL
7 6 (1.67%) CSS
7 6 (1.67%) HTML
7 6 (1.67%) Laravel
8 5 (1.39%) EDI
8 5 (1.39%) SAP TM
9 4 (1.11%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 4 (1.11%) Unreal Engine
10 3 (0.84%) React
10 3 (0.84%) Symfony
11 2 (0.56%) AngularJS
11 2 (0.56%) Entity Framework
11 2 (0.56%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.19%) Industrial Internet of Things
1 33 (9.19%) Operational Technology
2 18 (5.01%) Management Information System
3 16 (4.46%) FMCG
4 11 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.23%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.23%) Renewable Energy
6 6 (1.67%) Embedded Systems
7 5 (1.39%) IoT
7 5 (1.39%) Life Science
8 4 (1.11%) Animation
8 4 (1.11%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (1.11%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (0.84%) Acoustics
9 3 (0.84%) Robotics
10 2 (0.56%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (0.56%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.56%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.56%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.90%) Linux
2 11 (3.06%) Windows
3 7 (1.95%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.11%) Debian
5 4 (1.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.56%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.56%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.28%) ThreadX
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (22.56%) ERP
2 39 (10.86%) Risk Management
3 37 (10.31%) Cybersecurity
4 35 (9.75%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (9.47%) Change Management
5 34 (9.47%) Incident Response
6 33 (9.19%) Computer Science
7 32 (8.91%) Logistics
7 32 (8.91%) Project Management
8 23 (6.41%) QMS
9 22 (6.13%) Software Engineering
10 21 (5.85%) Agile
11 19 (5.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (5.29%) Mentoring
11 19 (5.29%) Migration
11 19 (5.29%) User Experience
12 16 (4.46%) Business Case
12 16 (4.46%) People Management
12 16 (4.46%) Project Delivery
13 15 (4.18%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 53 (14.76%) SQL
2 45 (12.53%) C#
3 23 (6.41%) C
4 19 (5.29%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.62%) C++
6 11 (3.06%) PHP
7 10 (2.79%) Java
8 8 (2.23%) Python
9 7 (1.95%) VB.NET
10 5 (1.39%) T-SQL
10 5 (1.39%) VB
11 3 (0.84%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.84%) R
12 2 (0.56%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.28%) Scala
Qualifications
1 116 (32.31%) Degree
2 26 (7.24%) HNC
3 20 (5.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (4.46%) Security Cleared
5 14 (3.90%) HND
6 4 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 4 (1.11%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.84%) CISA
8 2 (0.56%) CISSP
8 2 (0.56%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.56%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.56%) PMP
9 1 (0.28%) AAT
9 1 (0.28%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.28%) CRISC
9 1 (0.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.28%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.47%) QA
2 18 (5.01%) GMP
3 7 (1.95%) SLA
4 4 (1.11%) GDPR
5 3 (0.84%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.84%) NIST
5 3 (0.84%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.56%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.28%) FISMA
7 1 (0.28%) HITRUST
7 1 (0.28%) ISO 9000
7 1 (0.28%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.28%) PMO
7 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.06%) Embedded Firmware
2 11 (3.06%) Firmware
3 4 (1.11%) VMware Server
4 3 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.28%) Nessus
Vendors
1 44 (12.26%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.91%) SAP
3 9 (2.51%) VMware
4 8 (2.23%) Sage
5 4 (1.11%) NetApp
6 3 (0.84%) EMC
7 2 (0.56%) Cisco
7 2 (0.56%) Sophos
7 2 (0.56%) Thales
8 1 (0.28%) Aderant
8 1 (0.28%) Canon
8 1 (0.28%) Ceridian
8 1 (0.28%) Databricks
8 1 (0.28%) iManage
8 1 (0.28%) Renesas
8 1 (0.28%) Snow
8 1 (0.28%) Verint