Manufacturing Jobs in Cumbria

Manufacturing
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 23 -
Rank change year-on-year +19 - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 447 23 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 21.42% 4.65% -
As % of the General category 39.31% 13.53% -
Number of salaries quoted 148 9 0
10th Percentile £50,818 £29,000 -
25th Percentile £56,000 £29,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +23.16% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 -
90th Percentile - £69,000 -
North West median annual salary £56,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +17.89% - -

All General Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,137 170 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 54.48% 34.34% 52.63%
Number of salaries quoted 383 105 53
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £50,818 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -11.11% +20.81%
75th Percentile £73,708 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile - £68,750 £65,250
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +2.94%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Cumbria

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Cumbria.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Cumbria

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Cumbria

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Cumbria over the 6 months to 27 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Cumbria

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 27 May 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
Barrow-in-Furness +3 67 £58,500 - 13
Grange-over-Sands - 56 £58,500 -
Dalton-in-Furness - 55 £58,500 -
Broughton-in-Furness - 54 £58,500 -
Kirkby-in-Furness - 54 £58,500 -
Millom - 54 £58,500 -
Ulverston - 52 £58,500 - 3
Carlisle +10 1 - - 2
Manufacturing
North West

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 58 (12.98%) Confluence
2 21 (4.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 109 (24.38%) Mathcad
2 85 (19.02%) Abaqus
3 24 (5.37%) SOLIDWORKS
4 22 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (4.47%) Teamcenter
2 16 (3.58%) SAP ERP
2 16 (3.58%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 58 (12.98%) JIRA
General
1 86 (19.24%) Analytical Skills
2 54 (12.08%) Finance
3 21 (4.70%) Social Skills
4 8 (1.79%) Retail
5 1 (0.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 142 (31.77%) Lead
2 132 (29.53%) Senior
3 114 (25.50%) Architect
3 114 (25.50%) Solutions Architect
4 85 (19.02%) Engineering Specialist
4 85 (19.02%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 73 (16.33%) Project Manager
6 58 (12.98%) Lead Architect
6 58 (12.98%) Lead Solutions Architect
7 45 (10.07%) Delivery Project Manager
8 21 (4.70%) Configuration Manager
9 20 (4.47%) Products Support Engineer
9 20 (4.47%) Support Engineer
10 16 (3.58%) Business Manager
10 16 (3.58%) Business Relationship Manager
10 16 (3.58%) Relationships Manager
10 16 (3.58%) SAP Manager
11 13 (2.91%) Infrastructure Manager
11 13 (2.91%) Infrastructure Operations Manager
11 13 (2.91%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.58%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.05%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (44.52%) CAD
2 151 (33.78%) ERP
3 138 (30.87%) PLM
4 87 (19.46%) Business Strategy
5 85 (19.02%) Finite Element Analysis
6 80 (17.90%) CMMI
6 80 (17.90%) Coaching
6 80 (17.90%) Lean Manufacturing
6 80 (17.90%) Six Sigma
6 80 (17.90%) Zero Defects
7 72 (16.11%) Roadmaps
8 69 (15.44%) Project Management
9 66 (14.77%) Stakeholder Management
10 58 (12.98%) Enterprise Architecture
10 58 (12.98%) Risk Management
11 56 (12.53%) Agile
11 56 (12.53%) Business Analysis
11 56 (12.53%) Customer Requirements
11 56 (12.53%) Demand Management
11 56 (12.53%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.37%) MATLAB
2 16 (3.58%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 432 (96.64%) BPSS Clearance
2 165 (36.91%) HND
3 110 (24.61%) Degree
4 85 (19.02%) Chartered Engineer
4 85 (19.02%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (17.90%) AQAP
1 80 (17.90%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 95 (21.25%) SAP
2 78 (17.45%) Siemens
3 22 (4.92%) Microsoft
4 8 (1.79%) NEC