Manufacturing Job Trends in Ayrshire

Manufacturing
Scotland > Ayrshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Ayrshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Ayrshire 21.05% - -
As % of the General category 28.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £53,250 - -
25th Percentile £54,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £55,625 - -
90th Percentile £56,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%

All General Skills
Ayrshire

Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Ayrshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 14 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Ayrshire 73.68% 70.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £32,976 £50,000
% change year-on-year +36.46% -34.05% -4.76%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Ayrshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Ayrshire.

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Ayrshire

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Ayrshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Ayrshire citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Ayrshire citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ayrshire 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) QA Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) Quality Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) QA