Manufacturing Job Trends in Bridgwater

Manufacturing
Somerset > Bridgwater

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Bridgwater. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 7 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 11 18 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bridgwater 33.33% 31.58% -
As % of the General category 64.71% 40.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median annual salary £26,500 £77,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -65.81% +55.00% +39.86%

All General Skills
Bridgwater

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 Bridgwater.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 17 45 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bridgwater 51.52% 78.95% 52.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 10
10th Percentile - - £30,700
25th Percentile £46,250 - £32,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £33,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -39.09%
75th Percentile £48,750 - £43,125
90th Percentile - - £47,000
Somerset median annual salary £35,000 £54,321 £42,500
% change year-on-year -35.57% +27.81% -15.00%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Bridgwater

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Bridgwater

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater 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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) AutoCAD
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (81.82%) Sprinklr
2 1 (9.09%) Sage 200
General
1 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) Infrastructure Manager
2 1 (9.09%) IT Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Logistics
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (9.09%) CRM
3 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
3 1 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (9.09%) ERP
3 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) NEC
2 1 (9.09%) HubSpot
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Sage