Industry 4.0 Job Trends in Chester

Industry 4.0
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 2.62% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.87% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £40,000 - £57,500

All Generic Skills
Chester

Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Chester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 46 2 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 24.08% 5.88% 26.05%
Number of salaries quoted 44 2 50
10th Percentile - £33,750 £23,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,625 £26,896
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.50% +6.67% -12.79%
75th Percentile £58,000 £43,125 £61,123
90th Percentile £60,000 £44,250 £71,915
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +19.32% -20.00%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Industry 4.0 job vacancy trend in Chester

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Industry 4.0.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 5 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering