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 19 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	7	59	33
Rank change year-on-year	+52	-26	+30
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing	737	139	215
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England	8.62%	4.18%	5.16%
As % of the General category	19.52%	6.32%	9.80%
Number of salaries quoted	520	106	97
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£31,250	£26,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£34,250	£35,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£40,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+25.00%	-20.00%	-13.04%
75^th Percentile	£56,460	£56,250	£57,500
90^th Percentile	£74,775	£68,125	£65,000
England median annual salary	£50,000	£47,500	£47,500
% change year-on-year	+5.26%	-	-13.64%

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.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	3,776	2,200	2,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England	44.17%	66.11%	52.59%
Number of salaries quoted	2,533	1,148	931
10^th Percentile	£28,250	£27,000	£27,500
25^th Percentile	£33,500	£31,250	£37,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£47,500	£45,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+5.56%	-10.00%	+1.37%
75^th Percentile	£60,000	£60,000	£67,750
90^th Percentile	£80,000	£75,000	£80,000
England median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-12.50%	-

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 Salary Trend in the East of England

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 19 October 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 19 October 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	+49	204	£50,000	+6.38%	221
Hertfordshire	+44	162	£52,500	-	113
Bedfordshire	+9	122	£50,000	+42.86%	52
Essex	+15	121	£42,500	-26.09%	103
Norfolk	+11	117	£51,000	+34.21%	57
Suffolk	+20	15	£48,750	+77.27%	20
Manufacturing England

Manufacturing Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, job vacancies citing Manufacturing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East of England region with a requirement for Manufacturing.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	21.3%	157
2	Problem-Solving	20.5%	151
3	Degree	19.0%	140
4	ERP	10.6%	78
5	Microsoft	10.0%	74
6	Business Development	8.3%	61
6	Software Engineering	8.3%	61
8	Stakeholder Management	7.9%	58
8	Validation	7.9%	58
10	HNC	7.3%	54
11	Security Cleared	6.9%	51
12	Microsoft Excel	6.8%	50
13	Preventative Maintenance	6.4%	47
14	HND	6.1%	45
15	QA	5.8%	43
16	Process Improvement	5.6%	41
17	Microsoft Office	5.2%	38
18	Test Automation	4.9%	36
19	SAP	4.7%	35
20	Prototyping	4.5%	33
21	CAD	4.3%	32
22	C++	4.2%	31
22	Siemens	4.2%	31
24	NVQ Level 3	4.1%	30
24	Root Cause Analysis	4.1%	30
26	CRM	3.9%	29
26	Project Management	3.9%	29
28	City & Guilds	3.8%	28
29	Firmware	3.7%	27
30	Allen-Bradley	3.5%	26

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Electronics	23.2%	171
2	Social Skills	20.8%	153
3	Aerospace	10.7%	79
4	Finance	7.6%	56
5	Analytical Skills	6.6%	49
6	Organisational Skills	5.7%	42
7	Automotive	5.6%	41
7	Retail	5.6%	41
9	Pharmaceutical	4.3%	32
10	Inclusion and Diversity	3.4%	25
10	Marketing	3.4%	25
12	Military	1.8%	13
13	Agriculture	1.1%	8
13	Aviation	1.1%	8
13	Influencing Skills	1.1%	8
16	Advertising	0.8%	6
16	Legal	0.8%	6
16	Presentation Skills	0.8%	6
19	Documentation Skills	0.7%	5
20	Banking	0.4%	3