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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 54 27
Rank change year-on-year +44 -27 +48
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 648 145 226
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 7.79% 4.35% 5.16%
As % of the General category 17.97% 6.56% 9.89%
Number of salaries quoted 454 109 104
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £26,825
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £38,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.87% -23.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £57,089 £56,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,250 £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 3,606 2,209 2,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 43.36% 66.22% 52.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,408 1,104 1,018
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -10.00% +0.86%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year - -5.11% -3.39%

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 7 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 7 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 +39 184 £50,000 +8.70% 190
Hertfordshire +42 146 £52,500 - 140
Essex +12 109 £41,801 -16.40% 87
Bedfordshire +10 104 £51,500 +47.14% 57
Norfolk +12 99 £52,500 +38.16% 53
Suffolk +8 9 £50,000 +81.82% 31
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 9 (1.39%) FactoryTalk
2 7 (1.08%) CMS
3 4 (0.62%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.31%) WinCC
5 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (7.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.23%) SOLIDWORKS
5 7 (1.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (1.08%) Simulink
6 6 (0.93%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.77%) Maple
8 4 (0.62%) EPLAN
9 2 (0.31%) Solid Edge
10 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.15%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.15%) Revit
10 1 (0.15%) SketchUp
10 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.93%) SAP ERP
1 6 (0.93%) SAP R/3
2 4 (0.62%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.46%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.31%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.31%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.15%) Maximo
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 12 (1.85%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (1.70%) Power Platform
3 8 (1.23%) SaaS
4 7 (1.08%) Canva
4 7 (1.08%) ChatGPT
4 7 (1.08%) Google Analytics
4 7 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
5 6 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.46%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.46%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.15%) Azure
7 1 (0.15%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.15%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.93%) Profibus
2 16 (2.47%) Ethernet
3 15 (2.31%) Wireless
4 9 (1.39%) RS-232
4 9 (1.39%) RS-485
5 8 (1.23%) Bluetooth
5 8 (1.23%) Modbus
5 8 (1.23%) ZigBee
6 6 (0.93%) SNMP
7 4 (0.62%) Intranet
8 2 (0.31%) VoIP
9 1 (0.15%) LAN
9 1 (0.15%) Network Security
9 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.15%) VLAN
9 1 (0.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.23%) Power BI
2 6 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (0.93%) SAP BW
3 3 (0.46%) Spotfire
4 2 (0.31%) Power Query
4 2 (0.31%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (0.93%) JIRA
1 6 (0.93%) Moq
2 4 (0.62%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.15%) QADirector
3 1 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.15%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 133 (20.52%) Social Skills
2 130 (20.06%) Electronics
3 69 (10.65%) Aerospace
4 53 (8.18%) Finance
5 42 (6.48%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (6.33%) Retail
7 37 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
8 36 (5.56%) Automotive
9 29 (4.48%) Pharmaceutical
10 22 (3.40%) Marketing
11 21 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (1.54%) Military
13 8 (1.23%) Agriculture
13 8 (1.23%) Aviation
13 8 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.93%) Legal
14 6 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.77%) Advertising
16 4 (0.62%) Law
17 3 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 50 (7.72%) Business Manager
2 48 (7.41%) Business Development Manager
2 48 (7.41%) Development Manager
2 48 (7.41%) Software Engineer
3 41 (6.33%) Test Engineer
4 34 (5.25%) Electrical Engineer
5 29 (4.48%) Senior
6 28 (4.32%) Systems Engineer
7 27 (4.17%) Account Manager
8 26 (4.01%) Electronics Engineer
9 19 (2.93%) Technical Engineer
10 18 (2.78%) Control Systems Engineer
11 17 (2.62%) Coordinator
11 17 (2.62%) Design Engineer
11 17 (2.62%) IT Manager
11 17 (2.62%) QA Manager
11 17 (2.62%) QA Officer
11 17 (2.62%) Support Engineer
12 16 (2.47%) Lead
13 15 (2.31%) Manufacturing Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.85%) .NET
2 6 (0.93%) .NET Framework
2 6 (0.93%) ASP.NET
2 6 (0.93%) Entity Framework
2 6 (0.93%) HTML
2 6 (0.93%) XML
2 6 (0.93%) XSLT
3 2 (0.31%) DCOM
3 2 (0.31%) STL
3 2 (0.31%) WPF
4 1 (0.15%) CSS
4 1 (0.15%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.94%) Robotics
2 31 (4.78%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (4.01%) Driving Licence
4 24 (3.70%) FMCG
5 17 (2.62%) SCADA
6 16 (2.47%) Embedded Systems
7 14 (2.16%) Management Information System
8 11 (1.70%) Analogue Electronics
8 11 (1.70%) Operational Technology
9 10 (1.54%) Social Media
10 9 (1.39%) Acoustics
10 9 (1.39%) FPGA
10 9 (1.39%) Replication
11 8 (1.23%) Life Science
12 7 (1.08%) LIMS
12 7 (1.08%) Marketing Technology
13 4 (0.62%) IoT
13 4 (0.62%) Onboarding
13 4 (0.62%) Product Ownership
14 3 (0.46%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.16%) Windows
2 9 (1.39%) Linux
3 8 (1.23%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.31%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (18.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 115 (17.75%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (10.03%) Business Development
4 62 (9.57%) ERP
5 59 (9.10%) Software Engineering
6 52 (8.02%) Validation
7 51 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
8 36 (5.56%) Preventative Maintenance
9 34 (5.25%) Process Improvement
10 30 (4.63%) CRM
11 29 (4.48%) Project Management
12 27 (4.17%) Prototyping
12 27 (4.17%) Test Automation
13 25 (3.86%) CAD
14 21 (3.24%) Customer Service
14 21 (3.24%) Logistics
15 20 (3.09%) Service Delivery
16 19 (2.93%) Agile
16 19 (2.93%) Root Cause Analysis
17 18 (2.78%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 31 (4.78%) C++
2 25 (3.86%) C
3 22 (3.40%) C#
4 17 (2.62%) SQL
5 13 (2.01%) Python
6 7 (1.08%) MATLAB
7 6 (0.93%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.93%) XAML
8 5 (0.77%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.62%) Clojure
9 4 (0.62%) Erlang
9 4 (0.62%) Java
9 4 (0.62%) Rust
9 4 (0.62%) Scala
10 2 (0.31%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 120 (18.52%) Degree
2 47 (7.25%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.64%) HNC
4 36 (5.56%) HND
5 22 (3.40%) SC Cleared
6 21 (3.24%) NVQ Level 3
7 20 (3.09%) City & Guilds
8 15 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.70%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.70%) PMP
10 5 (0.77%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.62%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.62%) PhD
12 3 (0.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.31%) GNVQ
14 1 (0.15%) Chartered Engineer
14 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.33%) QA
2 13 (2.01%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.70%) GxP
4 9 (1.39%) HAZOP
5 5 (0.77%) GDPR
5 5 (0.77%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.46%) GMP
7 2 (0.31%) DO-254
8 1 (0.15%) COSHH
8 1 (0.15%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.15%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (4.01%) Firmware
2 12 (1.85%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.39%) Wonderware InTouch
2 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 66 (10.19%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.78%) SAP
3 22 (3.40%) Siemens
4 21 (3.24%) Allen-Bradley
5 17 (2.62%) EMC
6 12 (1.85%) HubSpot
7 9 (1.39%) Rockwell
7 9 (1.39%) Wonderware
8 7 (1.08%) Adobe
8 7 (1.08%) Google
9 6 (0.93%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.77%) Sage
11 3 (0.46%) Facebook
11 3 (0.46%) Infor
12 2 (0.31%) Cisco
12 2 (0.31%) Meraki
12 2 (0.31%) NEC
12 2 (0.31%) PeopleSoft
12 2 (0.31%) SYSPRO
13 1 (0.15%) MuleSoft