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 31 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 55 26
Rank change year-on-year +35 -29 +74
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 436 176 238
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.69% 5.05% 5.19%
As % of the General category 13.44% 7.61% 10.42%
Number of salaries quoted 291 138 147
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -18.37% -2.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,188 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,200 £68,000
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 3,243 2,312 2,285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 42.34% 66.30% 49.83%
Number of salaries quoted 2,123 1,186 1,343
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,875 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £32,500 £31,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £47,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -3.06% -2.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £76,250 £77,500
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 31 August 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 31 August 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 +23 125 £53,250 +18.33% 76
Hertfordshire +30 113 £50,000 -4.76% 45
Bedfordshire +7 69 £50,000 +42.86% 36
Essex -1 68 £45,000 -10.00% 51
Norfolk +6 56 £55,000 +44.74% 25
Suffolk -6 6 £47,500 +31.03% 11
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 (2.29%) FactoryTalk
2 3 (0.69%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.46%) CMS
3 2 (0.46%) WinCC
Applications
1 24 (5.50%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.38%) Simulink
4 4 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.92%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.92%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.46%) Solid Edge
6 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.23%) CATIA
6 1 (0.23%) Maple
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.23%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 4 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.46%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.46%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.23%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 10 (2.29%) Microsoft 365
1 10 (2.29%) Power Platform
2 5 (1.15%) SaaS
3 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
3 3 (0.69%) Power Automate
3 3 (0.69%) PowerApps
4 2 (0.46%) Azure
4 2 (0.46%) Canva
4 2 (0.46%) ChatGPT
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.46%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.23%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.23%) Azure Event Grid
5 1 (0.23%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (0.23%) Azure Service Bus
5 1 (0.23%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.82%) Profibus
2 16 (3.67%) Ethernet
3 13 (2.98%) Wireless
4 11 (2.52%) Modbus
5 9 (2.06%) Bluetooth
5 9 (2.06%) RS-232
5 9 (2.06%) RS-485
5 9 (2.06%) ZigBee
6 6 (1.38%) SNMP
7 2 (0.46%) Firewall
7 2 (0.46%) Intranet
7 2 (0.46%) Network Security
7 2 (0.46%) VoIP
8 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.38%) Power BI
2 3 (0.69%) Spotfire
3 2 (0.46%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.23%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (1.38%) Moq
2 4 (0.92%) JIRA
2 4 (0.92%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 92 (21.10%) Electronics
2 74 (16.97%) Social Skills
3 47 (10.78%) Aerospace
4 42 (9.63%) Finance
5 28 (6.42%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (6.19%) Retail
7 25 (5.73%) Pharmaceutical
8 24 (5.50%) Automotive
9 20 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (3.44%) Marketing
11 10 (2.29%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.83%) Law
13 6 (1.38%) Aviation
14 5 (1.15%) Legal
14 5 (1.15%) Military
15 4 (0.92%) Agriculture
15 4 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.92%) Swedish Language
16 3 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (10.78%) Software Engineer
2 40 (9.17%) Business Manager
3 38 (8.72%) Business Development Manager
3 38 (8.72%) Development Manager
4 32 (7.34%) Test Engineer
5 27 (6.19%) Senior
6 24 (5.50%) Systems Engineer
7 21 (4.82%) Technical Engineer
8 20 (4.59%) Electronics Engineer
9 18 (4.13%) Consultant
10 17 (3.90%) Support Engineer
11 16 (3.67%) Account Manager
11 16 (3.67%) QA Manager
11 16 (3.67%) Technical Support
11 16 (3.67%) Technical Support Engineer
12 14 (3.21%) Analyst
12 14 (3.21%) Control Systems Engineer
12 14 (3.21%) Lead
12 14 (3.21%) Quality Manager
13 13 (2.98%) Electrical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.75%) .NET
2 6 (1.38%) .NET Framework
2 6 (1.38%) ASP.NET
2 6 (1.38%) Entity Framework
2 6 (1.38%) HTML
2 6 (1.38%) XML
2 6 (1.38%) XSLT
3 2 (0.46%) WPF
4 1 (0.23%) CSS
4 1 (0.23%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.50%) Robotics
2 19 (4.36%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.90%) Embedded Systems
4 14 (3.21%) Operational Technology
5 12 (2.75%) SCADA
6 10 (2.29%) Replication
7 9 (2.06%) Acoustics
8 8 (1.83%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.83%) FMCG
8 8 (1.83%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.61%) Analogue Electronics
9 7 (1.61%) FPGA
9 7 (1.61%) Life Science
9 7 (1.61%) LIMS
10 4 (0.92%) Social Media
10 4 (0.92%) Verilog
10 4 (0.92%) VHDL
11 3 (0.69%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.69%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.69%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.29%) Windows
2 9 (2.06%) FreeRTOS
3 7 (1.61%) Linux
4 2 (0.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (13.99%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 54 (12.39%) Software Engineering
4 52 (11.93%) Business Development
5 37 (8.49%) ERP
6 36 (8.26%) Validation
7 28 (6.42%) Stakeholder Management
8 22 (5.05%) Project Management
9 21 (4.82%) Process Improvement
10 19 (4.36%) CRM
11 18 (4.13%) Agile
11 18 (4.13%) Prototyping
12 17 (3.90%) PRINCE2
13 16 (3.67%) Change Control
13 16 (3.67%) Preventative Maintenance
13 16 (3.67%) Software Testing
13 16 (3.67%) Unit Testing
14 15 (3.44%) IT Strategy
14 15 (3.44%) TDD
14 15 (3.44%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.57%) C++
2 28 (6.42%) C
3 23 (5.28%) C#
4 19 (4.36%) SQL
5 16 (3.67%) Python
6 6 (1.38%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.38%) MATLAB
6 6 (1.38%) XAML
7 4 (0.92%) Clojure
7 4 (0.92%) Embedded C
7 4 (0.92%) Erlang
7 4 (0.92%) Java
7 4 (0.92%) Rust
7 4 (0.92%) Scala
8 2 (0.46%) VBA
9 1 (0.23%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 75 (17.20%) Degree
2 37 (8.49%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.73%) HNC
4 22 (5.05%) HND
5 17 (3.90%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.52%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.52%) PMP
8 9 (2.06%) City & Guilds
9 8 (1.83%) NVQ Level 3
10 5 (1.15%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.92%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.92%) PhD
12 2 (0.46%) CCNA
12 2 (0.46%) CCNP
12 2 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.46%) Network+ Certification
13 1 (0.23%) CIPD
13 1 (0.23%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (7.34%) QA
2 15 (3.44%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.52%) GxP
4 10 (2.29%) HAZOP
5 5 (1.15%) GDPR
6 4 (0.92%) DO-254
7 2 (0.46%) COSHH
8 1 (0.23%) GMP
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (5.96%) Firmware
2 13 (2.98%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (2.29%) Wonderware InTouch
2 1 (0.23%) Ansible
Vendors
1 31 (7.11%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.21%) SAP
3 13 (2.98%) Allen-Bradley
3 13 (2.98%) Siemens
4 12 (2.75%) EMC
5 10 (2.29%) Rockwell
5 10 (2.29%) Wonderware
6 8 (1.83%) HubSpot
7 5 (1.15%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.92%) Cisco
8 4 (0.92%) Sage
9 3 (0.69%) IFS
9 3 (0.69%) Pardot
10 2 (0.46%) Adobe
10 2 (0.46%) Google
10 2 (0.46%) Infor
10 2 (0.46%) Meraki
10 2 (0.46%) NEC
10 2 (0.46%) PeopleSoft
11 1 (0.23%) Autodesk