Manufacturing Job Trends in Colchester

Manufacturing
Essex > Colchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 8 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 12.50% - 6.38%
As % of the General category 22.86% - 11.54%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £35,000
Essex median annual salary £50,000 £38,250 £62,500
% change year-on-year +30.72% -38.80% +47.06%

All General Skills
Colchester

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 Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 35 23 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 54.69% 44.23% 55.32%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 20
10th Percentile £25,050 - £34,875
25th Percentile - £21,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £26,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +92.31% -56.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £61,500 £64,550 £87,500
Essex median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Colchester

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 8 (100.00%) French Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) B2B
1 8 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation