Industry 4.0 Job Trends in the East Midlands

Industry 4.0
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 - 145
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 2 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.074% - 0.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.26% - 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £51,365
25th Percentile £41,250 - £58,730
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £61,439
75th Percentile £43,750 - £78,040
90th Percentile - - £82,671
England median annual salary £55,000 - £61,439
% change year-on-year - - +2.40%

All Generic Skills
East Midlands

Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 770 663 854
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 28.59% 31.48% 31.24%
Number of salaries quoted 432 289 681
10th Percentile £25,388 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,938 £38,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £53,951 £66,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £69,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Industry 4.0 job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Industry 4.0.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
Derbyshire - 1 £42,500 - 1
Nottinghamshire - 1 - -
Industry 4.0
England

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) RFID
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Field Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Field Service Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Allen-Bradley