Manufacturing Engineering Job Trends in Dorset

Manufacturing Engineering
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.23% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South West median annual salary £41,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Manufacturing Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 608 330 733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 70.86% 83.76% 85.23%
Number of salaries quoted 383 187 335
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,750 £40,408
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,375 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £66,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in Dorset

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 September 2026. 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
Poole - 1 £40,000 - 2
Manufacturing Engineering
South West

Manufacturing Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft