Manufacturing Job Trends in County Down

Manufacturing
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in County Down. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 2.78% - -
As % of the General category 3.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £36,250
% change year-on-year +12.50% +10.34% +11.54%

All General Skills
County Down

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 common skills in County Down.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 27 13 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 75.00% 81.25% 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - £34,875
25th Percentile - £56,250 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,851 £57,500 £39,750
Median % change year-on-year -42.87% +44.65% -27.73%
75th Percentile £38,926 £58,750 £42,563
90th Percentile £42,570 - £44,025
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% +4.17%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in County Down

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in County Down

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Job Locations in County Down

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the County Down region over the 6 months to 28 November 2025. 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
Newtownards - 1 £45,000 - 2
Manufacturing
Northern Ireland