Discrete Manufacturing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Discrete Manufacturing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Discrete Manufacturing over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 881 866 1222
Rank change year-on-year -15 +356 -324
Permanent jobs citing Discrete Manufacturing 23 127 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.023% 0.12% 0.004%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.027% 0.13% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 7 16 7
10th Percentile - - £55,500
25th Percentile - £57,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £65,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +61.54% -38.10% +35.48%
75th Percentile - £72,500 £111,250
90th Percentile £111,000 - £113,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - £65,000 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Discrete Manufacturing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,746 99,225 149,638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.94% 95.61% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 59,834 58,281 83,297
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Discrete Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Discrete Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Discrete Manufacturing in the UK

Discrete Manufacturing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Discrete Manufacturing.

Salary trend for Discrete Manufacturing in the UK

Discrete Manufacturing
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Discrete Manufacturing within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England -18 22 £105,000 +61.54% 4
UK excluding London -7 12 - - 3
South East - 11 - -
London +108 9 £105,000 +6.06% 2
Work from Home - 4 - - 2
Midlands 0 1 - - 1

Discrete Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (21.74%) SAP S/4HANA
1 5 (21.74%) SAP SCM
2 2 (8.70%) SAP PP
2 2 (8.70%) SAP WM
3 1 (4.35%) SAP IBP
3 1 (4.35%) SAP MM
3 1 (4.35%) SAP SD
General
1 23 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 13 (56.52%) Aerospace
3 11 (47.83%) Aviation
3 11 (47.83%) Military
3 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
4 3 (13.04%) Finance
5 2 (8.70%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (8.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (52.17%) Lead
2 7 (30.43%) Project Manager
2 7 (30.43%) SAP Manager
2 7 (30.43%) SAP Project Manager
2 7 (30.43%) Senior
2 7 (30.43%) Senior Manager
2 7 (30.43%) Senior Project Manager
2 7 (30.43%) Senior SAP Project Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Architect
3 3 (13.04%) Consultant
3 3 (13.04%) Digital Transformation
3 3 (13.04%) SAP Architect
3 3 (13.04%) SAP Consultant
3 3 (13.04%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
3 3 (13.04%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
4 2 (8.70%) Management Consultant
4 2 (8.70%) Product Lead
4 2 (8.70%) Quality Management Consultant
4 2 (8.70%) SAP QM Consultant
4 2 (8.70%) SAP Quality Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.70%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 13 (56.52%) Management Information System
2 7 (30.43%) Driving Licence
3 2 (8.70%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (8.70%) IoT
3 2 (8.70%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (86.96%) Agile
2 18 (78.26%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (56.52%) Roadmaps
3 13 (56.52%) Thought Leadership
4 11 (47.83%) Analytics
4 11 (47.83%) Collaborative Culture
4 11 (47.83%) Computer Science
4 11 (47.83%) Conflict Management
4 11 (47.83%) Data Analytics
4 11 (47.83%) ERP
5 9 (39.13%) Project Delivery
6 7 (30.43%) Collaborative Working
6 7 (30.43%) Data Privacy
6 7 (30.43%) PRINCE2
6 7 (30.43%) Project Management
6 7 (30.43%) Project Planning
6 7 (30.43%) Scrum
7 5 (21.74%) Supply Chain Management
8 4 (17.39%) Inventory Management
8 4 (17.39%) Procure-to-Pay
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Computer Science Degree
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
1 11 (47.83%) Master's Degree
2 7 (30.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 7 (30.43%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (30.43%) QA
Vendors
1 12 (52.17%) SAP