Manufacturing Jobs in the South West

Manufacturing
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 60 106 62
Rank change year-on-year +46 -44 +22
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 379 196 409
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 4.11% 2.87% 5.07%
As % of the General category 7.61% 4.53% 8.42%
Number of salaries quoted 256 137 306
10th Percentile £27,500 £34,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,438 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £76,750 £66,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
South 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 South West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,982 4,331 4,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 54.03% 63.46% 60.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,379 2,381 3,022
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £29,924
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £48,638
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.80% +8.08%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the South West

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the South West

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the South West over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the South West

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the South West region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
Gloucestershire +44 96 £37,500 -28.57% 69
Bristol +7 83 £55,000 -8.33% 98
Wiltshire +16 64 £45,000 -18.18% 35
Dorset +8 60 £40,000 -36.00% 36
Devon +4 26 £40,000 -23.81% 74
Cornwall - 24 £32,500 - 18
Somerset +19 21 £47,500 -13.64% 91
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 (2.90%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (2.90%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.79%) Confluence
3 1 (0.26%) CMS
3 1 (0.26%) Drupal
3 1 (0.26%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 19 (5.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.75%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.37%) Siemens NX
4 6 (1.58%) SOLIDWORKS
5 5 (1.32%) OrCAD
6 4 (1.06%) AutoCAD
6 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.06%) Simulink
7 2 (0.53%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.26%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.26%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.26%) Revit
8 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
8 1 (0.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 10 (2.64%) SAP QM
2 8 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.53%) Magento
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.26%) SAP R/3
4 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 41 (10.82%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (6.33%) Azure
3 11 (2.90%) AWS
3 11 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (1.85%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.58%) OneDrive
6 3 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (0.79%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.53%) GitHub
7 2 (0.53%) SaaS
7 2 (0.53%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.26%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.49%) Firewall
2 15 (3.96%) Ethernet
2 15 (3.96%) LAN
2 15 (3.96%) WAN
3 13 (3.43%) RS-232
4 8 (2.11%) Wireless
5 6 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.32%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.06%) NAS
8 3 (0.79%) Bluetooth
8 3 (0.79%) DHCP
8 3 (0.79%) DNS
8 3 (0.79%) RS-485
8 3 (0.79%) Software-Defined Radio
8 3 (0.79%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.53%) Network Security
9 2 (0.53%) VLAN
9 2 (0.53%) VPN
9 2 (0.53%) WLAN
10 1 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.85%) Power BI
2 7 (1.85%) SQLite
3 6 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.26%) MySQL
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.26%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (4.75%) Git
2 10 (2.64%) Subversion
3 9 (2.37%) LabVIEW
4 7 (1.85%) Eclipse
4 7 (1.85%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.32%) JIRA
6 3 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.53%) PetaLinux
7 2 (0.53%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 76 (20.05%) Aerospace
2 56 (14.78%) Social Skills
3 51 (13.46%) Finance
4 41 (10.82%) Electronics
5 32 (8.44%) Pharmaceutical
6 31 (8.18%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (7.12%) Marketing
8 21 (5.54%) Advertising
9 19 (5.01%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (5.01%) Telecoms
10 18 (4.75%) Public Sector
11 16 (4.22%) Automotive
12 15 (3.96%) Retail
13 14 (3.69%) Legal
14 13 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (2.37%) Aviation
16 7 (1.85%) Military
17 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
18 3 (0.79%) Aeronautics
18 3 (0.79%) Banking
Job Titles
1 48 (12.66%) Senior
2 45 (11.87%) Software Engineer
3 31 (8.18%) Systems Engineer
4 28 (7.39%) Lead
5 19 (5.01%) Programmer
5 19 (5.01%) Quality Engineer
5 19 (5.01%) Senior Software Engineer
6 17 (4.49%) Project Manager
6 17 (4.49%) Quality Manager
7 16 (4.22%) Manufacturing Engineer
7 16 (4.22%) QA Engineer
8 15 (3.96%) QA Manager
9 14 (3.69%) Administrator
9 14 (3.69%) Analyst
9 14 (3.69%) Support Engineer
10 13 (3.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 13 (3.43%) Technologist
11 11 (2.90%) Embedded Engineer
11 11 (2.90%) IT Engineer
11 11 (2.90%) QA Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.11%) HTML
2 5 (1.32%) Qt
3 4 (1.06%) Django
4 3 (0.79%) .NET
5 2 (0.53%) POSIX
5 2 (0.53%) WCF
5 2 (0.53%) Yocto
6 1 (0.26%) Laravel
6 1 (0.26%) React
6 1 (0.26%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.49%) FMCG
1 17 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (2.90%) Analogue Electronics
2 11 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
2 11 (2.90%) Driving Licence
2 11 (2.90%) FPGA
3 10 (2.64%) Biopharmaceutical
4 8 (2.11%) NHS
5 7 (1.85%) Embedded Systems
6 6 (1.58%) Robotics
6 6 (1.58%) VHDL
7 5 (1.32%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.06%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.06%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.79%) 3D Printing
9 3 (0.79%) CPLD
9 3 (0.79%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (0.79%) IoT
9 3 (0.79%) Life Science
9 3 (0.79%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 33 (8.71%) Windows
2 30 (7.92%) Linux
3 18 (4.75%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.37%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.53%) Android
5 2 (0.53%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.53%) Windows Embedded Compact
5 2 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (14.51%) Software Engineering
2 42 (11.08%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (9.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 35 (9.23%) Validation
5 29 (7.65%) Coaching
5 29 (7.65%) ERP
6 27 (7.12%) Project Management
7 24 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 22 (5.80%) Business Intelligence
9 21 (5.54%) Mentoring
10 20 (5.28%) CAPA
10 20 (5.28%) Programme Management
11 18 (4.75%) Supplier Management
12 17 (4.49%) Computer Science
12 17 (4.49%) Customer Service
13 15 (3.96%) Digital Marketing
14 14 (3.69%) Change Control
15 13 (3.43%) Commercialisation
16 12 (3.17%) Cost Reduction
16 12 (3.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.54%) Python
1 21 (5.54%) SQL
2 16 (4.22%) C
2 16 (4.22%) C++
3 12 (3.17%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.37%) PHP
5 8 (2.11%) Java
6 7 (1.85%) Bash
7 6 (1.58%) C#
7 6 (1.58%) MATLAB
8 4 (1.06%) Ada
8 4 (1.06%) Embedded C
8 4 (1.06%) Embedded C++
9 3 (0.79%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.53%) RPG
10 2 (0.53%) RPG IV
10 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.53%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.26%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 90 (23.75%) Degree
2 23 (6.07%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.75%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (3.17%) SC Cleared
5 7 (1.85%) HND
6 6 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.58%) HNC
7 4 (1.06%) CCNA
8 3 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.79%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.79%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.53%) CCDA
9 2 (0.53%) CCDP
9 2 (0.53%) CISA
9 2 (0.53%) CISSP
9 2 (0.53%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.26%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.26%) CISM
10 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.26%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (21.90%) QA
2 28 (7.39%) GMP
3 12 (3.17%) ISO 13485
3 12 (3.17%) ISO 9001
4 8 (2.11%) SLA
5 7 (1.85%) PMO
6 3 (0.79%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.79%) GDPR
7 2 (0.53%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.53%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.26%) GAMP
8 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.26%) NIST
8 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (4.22%) Firmware
2 15 (3.96%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.90%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.32%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (0.79%) FortiGate
1 3 (0.79%) SCCM
2 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.26%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.26%) Nessus
Vendors
1 37 (9.76%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.39%) SAP
3 12 (3.17%) Cisco
3 12 (3.17%) VMware
4 9 (2.37%) Siemens
5 7 (1.85%) HP
5 7 (1.85%) Oracle
6 6 (1.58%) Aruba
7 5 (1.32%) Allen-Bradley
7 5 (1.32%) IFS
8 4 (1.06%) Veeam
9 3 (0.79%) Ekahau
9 3 (0.79%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.53%) IBM
10 2 (0.53%) Samsung
10 2 (0.53%) SonicWALL
11 1 (0.26%) Infor
11 1 (0.26%) Progress
11 1 (0.26%) PTC