Manufacturing Engineer Job Trends in Cheshire

Manufacturing Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median Manufacturing Engineer salary in Cheshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 57 -
Rank change year-on-year -29 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Manufacturing Engineer 1 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.053% 1.04% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 1.45% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
North West median annual salary £65,000 £47,500 -
% change year-on-year +36.84% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,617 346 1,485
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.96% 71.64% 96.93%
Number of salaries quoted 964 215 1,116
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,350 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £46,824
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -3.89% -1.42%
75th Percentile £64,063 £59,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £72,500
North West median annual salary £52,500 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% +9.59% -9.09%

Manufacturing Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Manufacturing Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Manufacturing Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Manufacturing Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Manufacturing Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Manufacturing Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Manufacturing Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Congleton - 1 £55,000 - 2
Manufacturing Engineer
North West

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2026, Manufacturing Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Manufacturing Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement