Manufacturing Jobs in Birmingham

Manufacturing
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 73 76
Rank change year-on-year +22 +3 +72
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 61 79 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 4.57% 2.68% 3.07%
As % of the General category 7.05% 5.19% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 8 65 53
10th Percentile £34,050 £34,400 £42,516
25th Percentile £40,688 £42,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.73% -9.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £47,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £58,000 £87,500 £80,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -28.00% +35.87%

All General Skills
Birmingham

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 common skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 865 1,521 1,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 64.75% 51.68% 66.33%
Number of salaries quoted 432 1,204 916
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,877
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,650 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -0.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +10.53%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Birmingham

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Birmingham

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Birmingham over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Birmingham

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.64%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 22 (36.07%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.20%) Azure
1 5 (8.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 5 (8.20%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.64%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.20%) Power BI
1 5 (8.20%) Relational Database
General
1 28 (45.90%) Finance
2 22 (36.07%) Games
2 22 (36.07%) Retail
2 22 (36.07%) Telecoms
3 12 (19.67%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (13.11%) Documentation Skills
4 8 (13.11%) Legal
5 6 (9.84%) Law
6 5 (8.20%) Marketing
7 4 (6.56%) Social Skills
8 3 (4.92%) Electronics
9 2 (3.28%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 31 (50.82%) Senior
2 5 (8.20%) Data Scientist
3 3 (4.92%) Lead
3 3 (4.92%) Logistics Engineer
3 3 (4.92%) Project Engineer
3 3 (4.92%) Technical Leader
4 2 (3.28%) QA Officer
5 1 (1.64%) Analyst
5 1 (1.64%) Applications Engineer
5 1 (1.64%) Business Analyst
5 1 (1.64%) Developer
5 1 (1.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (1.64%) Principal Business Analyst
5 1 (1.64%) Senior Applications Engineer
5 1 (1.64%) Supply Chain Analyst
5 1 (1.64%) Supply Chain Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.64%) React
Miscellaneous
1 22 (36.07%) Blockchain
1 22 (36.07%) Management Information System
1 22 (36.07%) Robotics
2 3 (4.92%) IoT
2 3 (4.92%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (4.92%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 3 (4.92%) SCADA
3 1 (1.64%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.64%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.64%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (44.26%) Analytics
1 27 (44.26%) Artificial Intelligence
2 23 (37.70%) Agile
2 23 (37.70%) Coaching
2 23 (37.70%) ERP
2 23 (37.70%) Mentoring
3 22 (36.07%) Change Management
3 22 (36.07%) Data Analytics
3 22 (36.07%) Information Security
3 22 (36.07%) IT Audit
3 22 (36.07%) Robotic Process Automation
4 20 (32.79%) Creative Thinking
5 13 (21.31%) Mathematics
6 12 (19.67%) Service Delivery
7 8 (13.11%) Data Analysis
8 6 (9.84%) Computer Science
8 6 (9.84%) Logistics
9 5 (8.20%) Deep Learning
9 5 (8.20%) Machine Learning
9 5 (8.20%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.84%) Python
1 6 (9.84%) SQL
2 5 (8.20%) C++
2 5 (8.20%) Java
2 5 (8.20%) R
3 1 (1.64%) C
3 1 (1.64%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.64%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 22 (36.07%) CISA
1 22 (36.07%) ISACA
2 18 (29.51%) Degree
3 12 (19.67%) NVQ Level 3
4 8 (13.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (13.11%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (36.07%) ITGC
2 2 (3.28%) GMP
2 2 (3.28%) QA
3 1 (1.64%) PMO
Systems Management
1 1 (1.64%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 25 (40.98%) SAP
2 22 (36.07%) Oracle
3 5 (8.20%) Microsoft
4 3 (4.92%) Rockwell
4 3 (4.92%) Siemens
5 1 (1.64%) MathWorks
5 1 (1.64%) Veeam
5 1 (1.64%) VMware