Manufacturing Jobs in the East Midlands

Manufacturing
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 27 47
Rank change year-on-year -11 +20 -20
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 182 269 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 6.85% 6.12% 6.08%
As % of the General category 10.98% 11.28% 8.91%
Number of salaries quoted 30 188 69
10th Percentile £32,450 £25,275 £29,950
25th Percentile £39,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,813 £53,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,125 £78,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% +10.00%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,657 2,384 1,941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 62.36% 54.22% 68.20%
Number of salaries quoted 744 1,615 854
10th Percentile £25,267 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £68,218 £65,000 £74,625
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the East Midlands

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the East Midlands

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the East Midlands

Manufacturing
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 Manufacturing within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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
Northamptonshire -5 63 £40,000 +10.34% 22
Derbyshire +8 50 £50,000 +5.26% 48
Nottinghamshire +28 36 £48,000 +6.67% 38
Leicestershire -8 26 £45,000 -7.22% 38
Lincolnshire -17 7 £68,750 +83.33% 30
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 1 (0.55%) Mendix
1 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 30 (16.48%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.55%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.55%) Revit
Business Applications
1 3 (1.65%) Dynamics AX
1 3 (1.65%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.10%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (1.10%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.55%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.55%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.55%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.55%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.55%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.20%) Azure
2 2 (1.10%) Entra ID
2 2 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.55%) AWS
3 1 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (0.55%) Intacct
3 1 (0.55%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.10%) DNS
1 2 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.55%) DHCP
2 1 (0.55%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.55%) LAN
2 1 (0.55%) LTE
2 1 (0.55%) Profibus
2 1 (0.55%) WAN
2 1 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.65%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (1.10%) Oracle Database
2 2 (1.10%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.55%) MS Access
3 1 (0.55%) MySQL
3 1 (0.55%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (1.10%) JIRA
1 2 (1.10%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.55%) Git
2 1 (0.55%) Subversion
General
1 79 (43.41%) Retail
2 52 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 24 (13.19%) Dutch Language
3 24 (13.19%) Finnish Language
3 24 (13.19%) Norwegian Language
4 21 (11.54%) Electronics
5 16 (8.79%) Legal
6 15 (8.24%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (7.69%) Finance
8 12 (6.59%) Social Skills
9 7 (3.85%) Marketing
9 7 (3.85%) Public Sector
10 5 (2.75%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (2.75%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.65%) Aviation
11 3 (1.65%) Law
12 2 (1.10%) Aerospace
12 2 (1.10%) Local Government
13 1 (0.55%) Automotive
13 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (39.56%) Trainer
2 43 (23.63%) Senior
3 25 (13.74%) Electrical Engineer
3 25 (13.74%) Safety Engineer
3 25 (13.74%) Test Engineer
4 14 (7.69%) Design Engineer
4 14 (7.69%) Electronics Design Engineer
4 14 (7.69%) Electronics Engineer
5 13 (7.14%) Associate Engineer
5 13 (7.14%) PCB Design Engineer
5 13 (7.14%) PCB Engineer
6 9 (4.95%) Analyst
7 4 (2.20%) ERP Analyst
7 4 (2.20%) Project Manager
7 4 (2.20%) Systems Engineer
8 3 (1.65%) Associate Project Manager
8 3 (1.65%) Head of IT
8 3 (1.65%) IT Engineer
8 3 (1.65%) Senior Analyst
8 3 (1.65%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.10%) EDI
1 2 (1.10%) HTML
2 1 (0.55%) .NET
2 1 (0.55%) JSON
2 1 (0.55%) REST
2 1 (0.55%) SOAP
2 1 (0.55%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 72 (39.56%) Robotics
2 2 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (1.10%) IoT
2 2 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (1.10%) Management Information System
2 2 (1.10%) Optoelectronics
2 2 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (0.55%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (0.55%) Data Centre
3 1 (0.55%) FMCG
3 1 (0.55%) Low-Code
3 1 (0.55%) Mainframe
3 1 (0.55%) Pricing Data
3 1 (0.55%) Raspberry Pi
3 1 (0.55%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.55%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.65%) Windows
2 1 (0.55%) Linux
2 1 (0.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (39.56%) Artificial Intelligence
2 72 (39.56%) Generative AI
2 72 (39.56%) LLM
2 72 (39.56%) Machine Learning
2 72 (39.56%) Red Team
3 48 (26.37%) Data Privacy
4 25 (13.74%) Safety Engineering
5 19 (10.44%) Mentoring
6 16 (8.79%) CAD
7 15 (8.24%) Mathematics
7 15 (8.24%) Project Planning
7 15 (8.24%) Schematic Capture
8 13 (7.14%) Design for Manufacturing
9 11 (6.04%) ERP
9 11 (6.04%) Project Management
10 6 (3.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (3.30%) Data Analysis
11 4 (2.20%) Customer Service
11 4 (2.20%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.04%) SQL
2 5 (2.75%) Python
3 3 (1.65%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.10%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.55%) C
5 1 (0.55%) C#
5 1 (0.55%) Java
5 1 (0.55%) VB
5 1 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 146 (80.22%) Degree
2 15 (8.24%) BPSS Clearance
2 15 (8.24%) HND
2 15 (8.24%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (1.65%) MAPM
3 3 (1.65%) MRICS
4 2 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.10%) HNC
5 1 (0.55%) NVQ Level 4
5 1 (0.55%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.34%) QA
2 2 (1.10%) PMO
3 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.55%) GDPR
3 1 (0.55%) GMP
3 1 (0.55%) GRC
3 1 (0.55%) ISO 14001
3 1 (0.55%) ISO 9000
3 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.55%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.10%) Firmware
2 1 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.55%) Docker
2 1 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.55%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.55%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.55%) Marathon
1 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 72 (39.56%) Adobe
1 72 (39.56%) Databricks
1 72 (39.56%) Google
2 33 (18.13%) Microsoft
3 14 (7.69%) EMC
4 10 (5.49%) SAP
5 3 (1.65%) Oracle
6 2 (1.10%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.55%) Allen-Bradley
7 1 (0.55%) Dell
7 1 (0.55%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.55%) Sage
7 1 (0.55%) Siemens
7 1 (0.55%) Sitecore