Manufacturing Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Manufacturing
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 24 28
Rank change year-on-year +1 +4 +52
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 89 40 87
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 5.42% 6.42% 5.68%
As % of the General category 12.75% 10.67% 10.82%
Number of salaries quoted 49 19 68
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £71,563
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £81,625
East of England median annual salary £54,750 £37,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +46.00% -25.00% -7.41%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 698 375 804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 42.48% 60.19% 52.51%
Number of salaries quoted 437 223 612
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £28,050
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year - -0.99% +6.32%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £68,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £78,750
East of England median annual salary £45,814 £47,500 £47,072
% change year-on-year -3.55% +0.91% -5.86%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 18 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Cambridgeshire

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 18 July 2026. 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
Cambridge -8 35 £55,000 -8.33% 15
Peterborough +10 25 £61,500 +123.64% 9
Huntingdon -1 5 £50,000 -23.08% 1
Ely - 5 £55,000 -
Wisbech - 1 £85,000 - 2
Manufacturing
East of England

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (4.49%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (4.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.87%) SaaS
2 2 (2.25%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.25%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.12%) Power Automate
3 1 (1.12%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (12.36%) Modbus
2 9 (10.11%) Bluetooth
2 9 (10.11%) Profibus
2 9 (10.11%) RS-232
2 9 (10.11%) RS-485
2 9 (10.11%) Wireless
2 9 (10.11%) ZigBee
3 2 (2.25%) Ethernet
3 2 (2.25%) Firewall
3 2 (2.25%) Network Security
4 1 (1.12%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.25%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (3.37%) LabVIEW
General
1 24 (26.97%) Electronics
1 24 (26.97%) Social Skills
2 12 (13.48%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (8.99%) Finance
4 7 (7.87%) Law
4 7 (7.87%) Marketing
5 4 (4.49%) Legal
6 3 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.25%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.12%) Aviation
8 1 (1.12%) Military
Job Titles
1 27 (30.34%) Software Engineer
2 17 (19.10%) Electronics Engineer
3 15 (16.85%) Test Engineer
4 14 (15.73%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 14 (15.73%) Lead
4 14 (15.73%) Lead Electronics Engineer
4 14 (15.73%) Lead Test Engineer
5 9 (10.11%) Embedded Engineer
5 9 (10.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 9 (10.11%) Senior
5 9 (10.11%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 9 (10.11%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 9 (10.11%) Senior Software Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) C# Software Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) IT Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) Marketing Manager
6 7 (7.87%) Network Engineer
7 6 (6.74%) Business Development Manager
7 6 (6.74%) Development Manager
7 6 (6.74%) QA Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.25%) WPF
2 1 (1.12%) .NET
2 1 (1.12%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.12%) HTML
2 1 (1.12%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (13.48%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (7.87%) Operational Technology
2 7 (7.87%) Smart City
3 5 (5.62%) IoT
4 4 (4.49%) Robotics
5 2 (2.25%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (2.25%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.12%) FPGA
6 1 (1.12%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.11%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (1.12%) Linux
2 1 (1.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (30.34%) Software Engineering
2 11 (12.36%) Unit Testing
3 10 (11.24%) Business Development
4 9 (10.11%) TDD
5 8 (8.99%) Project Management
6 7 (7.87%) B2B
6 7 (7.87%) CRM
6 7 (7.87%) Customer Acquisition
6 7 (7.87%) Demand Generation
6 7 (7.87%) Marketing Automation
6 7 (7.87%) Marketing Strategy
7 6 (6.74%) Risk Management
8 5 (5.62%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (5.62%) Logistics
8 5 (5.62%) Multithreading
8 5 (5.62%) Parallel Processing
8 5 (5.62%) Performance Optimisation
8 5 (5.62%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (5.62%) Prototyping
9 4 (4.49%) Sales Enablement
Programming Languages
1 14 (15.73%) C
1 14 (15.73%) C++
2 8 (8.99%) C#
3 3 (3.37%) Python
4 2 (2.25%) SQL
5 1 (1.12%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (17.98%) Degree
2 4 (4.49%) HNC
2 4 (4.49%) HND
2 4 (4.49%) Master's Degree
3 2 (2.25%) CCNA
3 2 (2.25%) CCNP
3 2 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.25%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.12%) CIPD
4 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.12%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.12%) PMP
4 1 (1.12%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.74%) QA
2 4 (4.49%) GDPR
System Software
1 13 (14.61%) Firmware
2 11 (12.36%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (10.11%) EMC
2 7 (7.87%) Pardot
2 7 (7.87%) Salesforce
3 4 (4.49%) Adobe
4 2 (2.25%) Cisco
4 2 (2.25%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.12%) SAP
5 1 (1.12%) Siemens