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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 53 28
Rank change year-on-year +28 -25 +84
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 339 179 240
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 4.84% 5.18% 5.09%
As % of the General category 10.91% 7.70% 9.96%
Number of salaries quoted 198 130 160
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,675
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,625 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £61,875 £59,375 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,625 £72,500
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 3,108 2,324 2,410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 44.33% 67.23% 51.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,941 1,174 1,525
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,050 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.16% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £64,450 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,750
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 4 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 4 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 +11 111 £55,000 +22.22% 72
Hertfordshire +34 98 £50,000 - 46
Essex -10 50 £41,801 -16.40% 59
Bedfordshire +6 41 £45,000 +28.57% 34
Norfolk 0 34 £55,000 +46.67% 27
Suffolk -6 6 £47,500 +43.40% 10
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 (2.95%) FactoryTalk
2 3 (0.88%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.59%) WinCC
4 1 (0.29%) CMS
Applications
1 17 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.18%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.18%) Simulink
4 3 (0.88%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.29%) CATIA
6 1 (0.29%) Maple
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.29%) SketchUp
6 1 (0.29%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 5 (1.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.18%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.59%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.59%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.59%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 12 (3.54%) Power Platform
2 10 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (1.47%) Azure
3 5 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (1.47%) SaaS
4 4 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (1.18%) Azure Event Grid
4 4 (1.18%) Azure Service Bus
4 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (0.88%) Power Automate
5 3 (0.88%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.29%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.29%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.19%) Profibus
2 14 (4.13%) Ethernet
3 13 (3.83%) Wireless
4 11 (3.24%) Modbus
5 9 (2.65%) Bluetooth
5 9 (2.65%) RS-232
5 9 (2.65%) RS-485
5 9 (2.65%) ZigBee
6 5 (1.47%) SNMP
7 2 (0.59%) Firewall
7 2 (0.59%) Intranet
7 2 (0.59%) Network Security
7 2 (0.59%) SSL
7 2 (0.59%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.47%) Power BI
2 2 (0.59%) Spotfire
2 2 (0.59%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.77%) Moq
2 4 (1.18%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.18%) JIRA
2 4 (1.18%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.29%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) Qt Creator
3 1 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.29%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 85 (25.07%) Electronics
2 61 (17.99%) Social Skills
3 42 (12.39%) Finance
4 40 (11.80%) Aerospace
5 26 (7.67%) Retail
6 21 (6.19%) Pharmaceutical
7 20 (5.90%) Automotive
8 16 (4.72%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (4.72%) Marketing
9 14 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (3.24%) Law
12 8 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.47%) Aviation
14 5 (1.47%) Legal
15 4 (1.18%) Swedish Language
16 3 (0.88%) Military
16 3 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
17 1 (0.29%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 44 (12.98%) Software Engineer
2 34 (10.03%) Test Engineer
3 29 (8.55%) Business Manager
4 28 (8.26%) Business Development Manager
4 28 (8.26%) Development Manager
5 27 (7.96%) Electronics Engineer
6 26 (7.67%) Senior
7 22 (6.49%) Systems Engineer
8 20 (5.90%) Lead
9 18 (5.31%) Consultant
9 18 (5.31%) QA Manager
10 16 (4.72%) Electronics Test Engineer
10 16 (4.72%) Quality Manager
11 15 (4.42%) Programmer
11 15 (4.42%) Technical Engineer
12 14 (4.13%) Lead Electronics Engineer
12 14 (4.13%) Lead Test Engineer
12 14 (4.13%) Support Engineer
13 13 (3.83%) Analyst
13 13 (3.83%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.83%) .NET
2 6 (1.77%) .NET Framework
2 6 (1.77%) Entity Framework
2 6 (1.77%) XML
2 6 (1.77%) XSLT
3 5 (1.47%) ASP.NET
3 5 (1.47%) HTML
4 2 (0.59%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.59%) WPF
5 1 (0.29%) Qt
5 1 (0.29%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.60%) Robotics
2 16 (4.72%) Embedded Systems
3 15 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.54%) Operational Technology
4 12 (3.54%) SCADA
5 11 (3.24%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.95%) Replication
7 8 (2.36%) Acoustics
8 5 (1.47%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (1.47%) Life Science
8 5 (1.47%) LIMS
9 4 (1.18%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.18%) FPGA
9 4 (1.18%) IoT
9 4 (1.18%) Smart City
9 4 (1.18%) Verilog
9 4 (1.18%) VHDL
10 3 (0.88%) FMCG
10 3 (0.88%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.59%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.65%) FreeRTOS
1 9 (2.65%) Windows
2 7 (2.06%) Linux
3 2 (0.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (15.04%) Software Engineering
2 40 (11.80%) Business Development
2 40 (11.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 40 (11.80%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (7.96%) ERP
4 23 (6.78%) Validation
5 22 (6.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 19 (5.60%) Project Management
6 19 (5.60%) Prototyping
7 16 (4.72%) Agile
7 16 (4.72%) Process Improvement
8 15 (4.42%) Software Testing
8 15 (4.42%) TDD
8 15 (4.42%) Unit Testing
9 14 (4.13%) Logistics
9 14 (4.13%) PRINCE2
9 14 (4.13%) Technology Strategy
10 13 (3.83%) CAD
10 13 (3.83%) Change Control
10 13 (3.83%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 35 (10.32%) C++
2 27 (7.96%) C
3 26 (7.67%) C#
4 19 (5.60%) SQL
5 17 (5.01%) Python
6 6 (1.77%) XAML
7 5 (1.47%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.18%) Clojure
8 4 (1.18%) Embedded C
8 4 (1.18%) Erlang
8 4 (1.18%) Java
8 4 (1.18%) MATLAB
8 4 (1.18%) Rust
8 4 (1.18%) Scala
9 2 (0.59%) VBA
10 1 (0.29%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.29%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 64 (18.88%) Degree
2 24 (7.08%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.90%) HNC
3 20 (5.90%) HND
4 10 (2.95%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.65%) PMI Certification
5 9 (2.65%) PMP
6 5 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.18%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.88%) City & Guilds
8 3 (0.88%) NVQ Level 3
9 2 (0.59%) CCNA
9 2 (0.59%) CCNP
9 2 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.59%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.59%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.59%) PhD
10 1 (0.29%) ISEB
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.44%) QA
2 16 (4.72%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.95%) HAZOP
4 8 (2.36%) GxP
5 4 (1.18%) DO-254
5 4 (1.18%) GDPR
6 2 (0.59%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 1 (0.29%) COSHH
7 1 (0.29%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 21 (6.19%) Firmware
2 13 (3.83%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (2.95%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (1.18%) Ansible
Vendors
1 23 (6.78%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.24%) Allen-Bradley
2 11 (3.24%) EMC
3 10 (2.95%) Rockwell
3 10 (2.95%) Wonderware
4 8 (2.36%) SAP
5 7 (2.06%) HubSpot
5 7 (2.06%) Siemens
6 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.18%) Cisco
7 4 (1.18%) Pardot
7 4 (1.18%) Sage
8 3 (0.88%) IFS
9 2 (0.59%) IBM
9 2 (0.59%) Infor
9 2 (0.59%) Meraki
9 2 (0.59%) NEC
9 2 (0.59%) PeopleSoft
10 1 (0.29%) Adobe
10 1 (0.29%) Informatica