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
Salary Trend in County Down
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 |
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