Manufacturing Job Trends in Coventry

Manufacturing
West Midlands > Coventry

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Coventry. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 22 35
Rank change year-on-year +11 +13 +27
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 21 11 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Coventry 7.95% 5.79% 3.20%
As % of the General category 15.33% 8.66% 5.03%
Number of salaries quoted 13 3 7
10th Percentile - - £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 - £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £27,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -43.16% -24.00%
75th Percentile - £49,125 £64,375
90th Percentile £62,000 £62,400 £78,000
West Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -18.18% +15.79%

All General Skills
Coventry

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 Coventry.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 137 127 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Coventry 51.89% 66.84% 63.60%
Number of salaries quoted 77 67 141
10th Percentile £24,750 £38,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.25% -7.62%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,625 £63,000
90th Percentile £69,250 £72,500 £70,000
West Midlands median annual salary £48,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% +5.00% -1.17%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Coventry

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Coventry

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Coventry

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Coventry over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Coventry

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:

Applications
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (33.33%) Smartsheet
2 1 (4.76%) Azure
General
1 7 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Legal
2 1 (4.76%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Accountant
1 7 (33.33%) Systems Accountant
2 5 (23.81%) ERP Manager
3 4 (19.05%) Applications Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Delivery Manager
4 3 (14.29%) IT Assistant
4 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Sales Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Technical Delivery Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Technical Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Technical Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Technical Sales Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Head of Applications
5 2 (9.52%) Head of IT
5 2 (9.52%) IT Manager
6 1 (4.76%) ERP Project Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Infrastructure Team Leader
6 1 (4.76%) IT Project Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Project Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) ERP
2 7 (33.33%) Logistics
2 7 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 4 (19.05%) Project Management
3 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (19.05%) Workload Management
4 3 (14.29%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 3 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
4 3 (14.29%) Resource Allocation
4 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (4.76%) API Integration
5 1 (4.76%) Change Management
5 1 (4.76%) Compliance Audit
5 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.76%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (4.76%) Decision-Making
5 1 (4.76%) Front End Development
5 1 (4.76%) Machine Learning
5 1 (4.76%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (4.76%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) Java
1 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
1 1 (4.76%) Python
1 1 (4.76%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
1 1 (4.76%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Foundry
2 1 (4.76%) Palantir
2 1 (4.76%) ServiceNow