Manufacturing Jobs in East Ayrshire

Manufacturing
Scotland > East Ayrshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in East Ayrshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 13 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Manufacturing 5 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Ayrshire 3.65% 3.70% -
As % of the General category 9.80% 11.76% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,320 - -
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -18.18%

All General Skills
East Ayrshire

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 East Ayrshire.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51 17 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Ayrshire 37.23% 31.48% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 20 7 16
10th Percentile £46,672 - -
25th Percentile - £25,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £26,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +79.94% +6.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £66,338 £30,750 -
90th Percentile £75,900 - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,101 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.80% -9.09% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in East Ayrshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in East Ayrshire

Manufacturing
Job Locations in East Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the East Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 19 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Kilmarnock -15 5 £55,320 -
Manufacturing
Scotland

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Ayrshire 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:

Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Designer
1 5 (100.00%) PCB Designer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) FPGA Design
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) ISO 9001