Manufacturing Job Trends in the East of England

Manufacturing
England > East of England

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

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 53 26
Rank change year-on-year +33 -27 +75
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 460 169 239
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.90% 4.91% 5.35%
As % of the General category 13.97% 7.42% 10.79%
Number of salaries quoted 311 132 140
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £38,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.87% -21.43% -2.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £66,125 £65,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -18.18%

All General Skills
East of England

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 general skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,292 2,278 2,216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 42.24% 66.22% 49.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2,170 1,160 1,264
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,281 £32,500 £31,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,250 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,090 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the East of England

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the East of England over the 6 months to 6 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the East of England

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 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
Cambridgeshire +21 128 £53,250 +21.71% 102
Hertfordshire +35 117 £51,250 -2.38% 122
Essex +1 76 £43,401 -13.20% 69
Bedfordshire +9 74 £50,000 +42.86% 51
Norfolk +8 60 £55,000 +44.74% 34
Suffolk -10 6 £47,500 +31.03% 12
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.17%) FactoryTalk
2 3 (0.65%) CMS
2 3 (0.65%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.43%) WinCC
Applications
1 27 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (5.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.30%) Simulink
4 4 (0.87%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.87%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.43%) Solid Edge
7 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.22%) CATIA
7 1 (0.22%) Maple
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.22%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 4 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.43%) SAP R/3
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 10 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
1 10 (2.17%) Power Platform
2 6 (1.30%) SaaS
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (0.65%) Canva
4 3 (0.65%) ChatGPT
4 3 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (0.65%) Google Analytics
4 3 (0.65%) Power Automate
4 3 (0.65%) PowerApps
5 2 (0.43%) Azure
6 1 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.22%) Azure Event Grid
6 1 (0.22%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.22%) Azure Service Bus
6 1 (0.22%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.57%) Profibus
2 16 (3.48%) Ethernet
3 13 (2.83%) Wireless
4 11 (2.39%) Modbus
5 9 (1.96%) Bluetooth
5 9 (1.96%) RS-232
5 9 (1.96%) RS-485
5 9 (1.96%) ZigBee
6 6 (1.30%) SNMP
7 2 (0.43%) Firewall
7 2 (0.43%) Intranet
7 2 (0.43%) Network Security
7 2 (0.43%) VoIP
8 1 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.30%) Power BI
2 3 (0.65%) Spotfire
3 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.43%) SAP BW
3 2 (0.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.30%) Moq
2 4 (0.87%) JIRA
2 4 (0.87%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 94 (20.43%) Electronics
2 83 (18.04%) Social Skills
3 49 (10.65%) Aerospace
4 45 (9.78%) Finance
5 29 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (6.09%) Retail
7 27 (5.87%) Pharmaceutical
8 24 (5.22%) Automotive
8 24 (5.22%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.48%) Marketing
10 11 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (1.74%) Law
12 7 (1.52%) Aviation
13 5 (1.09%) Agriculture
13 5 (1.09%) Legal
13 5 (1.09%) Military
13 5 (1.09%) Swedish Language
14 4 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.65%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (10.22%) Software Engineer
2 45 (9.78%) Business Manager
3 43 (9.35%) Business Development Manager
3 43 (9.35%) Development Manager
4 33 (7.17%) Test Engineer
5 26 (5.65%) Systems Engineer
6 25 (5.43%) Senior
7 20 (4.35%) Technical Engineer
8 18 (3.91%) Account Manager
8 18 (3.91%) Consultant
8 18 (3.91%) Electronics Engineer
9 17 (3.70%) QA Manager
10 16 (3.48%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.26%) Control Systems Engineer
11 15 (3.26%) Quality Manager
11 15 (3.26%) Technical Support
11 15 (3.26%) Technical Support Engineer
12 14 (3.04%) Analyst
12 14 (3.04%) Electrical Engineer
13 13 (2.83%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.61%) .NET
2 6 (1.30%) .NET Framework
2 6 (1.30%) ASP.NET
2 6 (1.30%) Entity Framework
2 6 (1.30%) HTML
2 6 (1.30%) XML
2 6 (1.30%) XSLT
3 2 (0.43%) WPF
4 1 (0.22%) CSS
4 1 (0.22%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.65%) Robotics
2 22 (4.78%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.70%) Embedded Systems
4 14 (3.04%) Operational Technology
5 12 (2.61%) SCADA
6 10 (2.17%) FMCG
6 10 (2.17%) Replication
7 9 (1.96%) Acoustics
8 8 (1.74%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.74%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.52%) Analogue Electronics
9 7 (1.52%) FPGA
9 7 (1.52%) Life Science
9 7 (1.52%) LIMS
10 5 (1.09%) Social Media
10 5 (1.09%) Verilog
10 5 (1.09%) VHDL
11 3 (0.65%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.65%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.65%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.17%) Windows
2 9 (1.96%) FreeRTOS
3 7 (1.52%) Linux
4 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (14.78%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (13.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (12.83%) Business Development
4 56 (12.17%) Software Engineering
5 41 (8.91%) ERP
6 38 (8.26%) Validation
7 30 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
8 25 (5.43%) Project Management
9 22 (4.78%) CRM
9 22 (4.78%) Process Improvement
10 19 (4.13%) Prototyping
11 18 (3.91%) Agile
11 18 (3.91%) PRINCE2
12 17 (3.70%) Preventative Maintenance
12 17 (3.70%) Software Testing
13 16 (3.48%) Change Control
13 16 (3.48%) Customer Service
13 16 (3.48%) Unit Testing
14 15 (3.26%) TDD
14 15 (3.26%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.17%) C++
2 29 (6.30%) C
3 23 (5.00%) C#
4 19 (4.13%) SQL
5 17 (3.70%) Python
6 6 (1.30%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.30%) MATLAB
6 6 (1.30%) XAML
7 5 (1.09%) Embedded C
8 4 (0.87%) Clojure
8 4 (0.87%) Erlang
8 4 (0.87%) Java
8 4 (0.87%) Rust
8 4 (0.87%) Scala
9 2 (0.43%) VBA
10 1 (0.22%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 78 (16.96%) Degree
2 39 (8.48%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.43%) HNC
4 22 (4.78%) HND
5 19 (4.13%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.39%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.39%) PMP
8 9 (1.96%) City & Guilds
9 8 (1.74%) NVQ Level 3
10 5 (1.09%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.87%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.87%) PhD
12 2 (0.43%) CCNA
12 2 (0.43%) CCNP
12 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.43%) Network+ Certification
13 1 (0.22%) CIPD
13 1 (0.22%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.39%) QA
2 15 (3.26%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.39%) GxP
4 10 (2.17%) HAZOP
5 5 (1.09%) DO-254
5 5 (1.09%) GDPR
6 1 (0.22%) COSHH
6 1 (0.22%) GMP
6 1 (0.22%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (5.65%) Firmware
2 13 (2.83%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (2.17%) Wonderware InTouch
2 1 (0.22%) Ansible
Vendors
1 37 (8.04%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.48%) SAP
3 14 (3.04%) Siemens
4 13 (2.83%) Allen-Bradley
5 12 (2.61%) EMC
6 10 (2.17%) Rockwell
6 10 (2.17%) Wonderware
7 9 (1.96%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.30%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.09%) Sage
10 4 (0.87%) Cisco
11 3 (0.65%) Adobe
11 3 (0.65%) Google
11 3 (0.65%) IFS
11 3 (0.65%) Pardot
12 2 (0.43%) Infor
12 2 (0.43%) Meraki
12 2 (0.43%) NEC
12 2 (0.43%) PeopleSoft
12 2 (0.43%) SYSPRO