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 21 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 52 26
Rank change year-on-year +38 -26 +64
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 558 153 243
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.88% 4.55% 5.35%
As % of the General category 16.00% 6.86% 10.43%
Number of salaries quoted 384 118 127
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -21.05% -13.64%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £64,250
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 3,487 2,231 2,330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 42.99% 66.34% 51.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,290 1,113 1,151
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +1.37%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,275 £75,720 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

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 21 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 21 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 +30 163 £50,000 +6.38% 147
Hertfordshire +41 133 £54,750 +4.29% 131
Essex +10 94 £41,801 -27.30% 82
Bedfordshire +10 86 £51,500 +47.14% 62
Norfolk +11 75 £55,000 +44.74% 49
Suffolk +2 9 £48,750 +34.48% 23
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 (1.79%) FactoryTalk
2 6 (1.08%) CMS
3 4 (0.72%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.36%) WinCC
5 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (6.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.25%) Simulink
5 6 (1.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (1.08%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (0.72%) Maple
7 3 (0.54%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.54%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.36%) Solid Edge
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.18%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.18%) Revit
9 1 (0.18%) SketchUp
9 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.90%) SAP ERP
1 5 (0.90%) SAP R/3
2 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.54%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.36%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.97%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (1.61%) Power Platform
3 6 (1.08%) Canva
3 6 (1.08%) ChatGPT
3 6 (1.08%) Google Analytics
3 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
3 6 (1.08%) SaaS
4 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
4 3 (0.54%) PowerApps
5 2 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.18%) Azure
6 1 (0.18%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.18%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.76%) Profibus
2 17 (3.05%) Ethernet
3 14 (2.51%) Wireless
4 10 (1.79%) Modbus
4 10 (1.79%) RS-232
4 10 (1.79%) RS-485
5 9 (1.61%) Bluetooth
5 9 (1.61%) ZigBee
6 6 (1.08%) SNMP
7 2 (0.36%) Intranet
7 2 (0.36%) VoIP
8 1 (0.18%) Firewall
8 1 (0.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.08%) Power BI
2 5 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (0.90%) SAP BW
3 3 (0.54%) Spotfire
4 2 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.08%) JIRA
1 6 (1.08%) Moq
2 4 (0.72%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.18%) QADirector
3 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 111 (19.89%) Electronics
2 110 (19.71%) Social Skills
3 59 (10.57%) Aerospace
4 49 (8.78%) Finance
5 34 (6.09%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (5.56%) Automotive
6 31 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (5.56%) Retail
7 28 (5.02%) Pharmaceutical
8 20 (3.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (3.23%) Marketing
10 9 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.61%) Military
11 7 (1.25%) Agriculture
11 7 (1.25%) Aviation
12 6 (1.08%) Law
13 5 (0.90%) Legal
14 4 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.54%) Advertising
15 3 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (9.32%) Business Manager
2 50 (8.96%) Business Development Manager
2 50 (8.96%) Development Manager
2 50 (8.96%) Software Engineer
3 35 (6.27%) Test Engineer
4 28 (5.02%) Systems Engineer
5 27 (4.84%) Electrical Engineer
6 26 (4.66%) Senior
7 25 (4.48%) Account Manager
8 22 (3.94%) Electronics Engineer
9 17 (3.05%) QA Manager
9 17 (3.05%) Technical Engineer
10 16 (2.87%) Consultant
10 16 (2.87%) Control Systems Engineer
11 15 (2.69%) Coordinator
11 15 (2.69%) Quality Manager
12 14 (2.51%) Analyst
12 14 (2.51%) Support Engineer
13 13 (2.33%) Programmer
13 13 (2.33%) QA Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.15%) .NET
2 6 (1.08%) .NET Framework
2 6 (1.08%) ASP.NET
2 6 (1.08%) Entity Framework
2 6 (1.08%) HTML
2 6 (1.08%) XML
2 6 (1.08%) XSLT
3 2 (0.36%) WPF
4 1 (0.18%) CSS
4 1 (0.18%) DCOM
4 1 (0.18%) STL
4 1 (0.18%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.20%) Robotics
2 27 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (3.58%) FMCG
4 17 (3.05%) Driving Licence
4 17 (3.05%) Embedded Systems
4 17 (3.05%) SCADA
5 12 (2.15%) Operational Technology
6 10 (1.79%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.79%) Replication
7 9 (1.61%) Acoustics
7 9 (1.61%) Social Media
8 8 (1.43%) Analogue Electronics
8 8 (1.43%) FPGA
8 8 (1.43%) Life Science
9 7 (1.25%) LIMS
10 6 (1.08%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (0.90%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.54%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.54%) Verilog
12 3 (0.54%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.15%) Windows
2 9 (1.61%) FreeRTOS
3 8 (1.43%) Linux
4 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (15.95%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (12.01%) Business Development
4 60 (10.75%) Software Engineering
5 47 (8.42%) ERP
6 46 (8.24%) Validation
7 40 (7.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 27 (4.84%) Preventative Maintenance
9 26 (4.66%) CRM
9 26 (4.66%) Project Management
10 24 (4.30%) Process Improvement
10 24 (4.30%) Prototyping
11 20 (3.58%) CAD
11 20 (3.58%) Test Automation
12 19 (3.41%) Customer Service
13 18 (3.23%) Change Control
13 18 (3.23%) PRINCE2
14 17 (3.05%) Agile
15 16 (2.87%) ITIL
15 16 (2.87%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 33 (5.91%) C++
2 27 (4.84%) C
3 24 (4.30%) C#
4 17 (3.05%) SQL
5 15 (2.69%) Python
6 7 (1.25%) MATLAB
7 6 (1.08%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.08%) XAML
8 4 (0.72%) Clojure
8 4 (0.72%) Erlang
8 4 (0.72%) Java
8 4 (0.72%) Rust
8 4 (0.72%) Scala
9 3 (0.54%) Assembly Language
9 3 (0.54%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 99 (17.74%) Degree
2 43 (7.71%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.09%) HNC
4 29 (5.20%) HND
5 19 (3.41%) SC Cleared
6 15 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.69%) City & Guilds
6 15 (2.69%) NVQ Level 3
7 11 (1.97%) PMI Certification
7 11 (1.97%) PMP
8 5 (0.90%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.72%) PhD
10 1 (0.18%) CCNA
10 1 (0.18%) CCNP
10 1 (0.18%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.18%) CIPD
10 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.18%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (6.63%) QA
2 14 (2.51%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.97%) GxP
4 10 (1.79%) HAZOP
5 5 (0.90%) GDPR
6 3 (0.54%) DO-254
7 2 (0.36%) GMP
7 2 (0.36%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.18%) COSHH
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (4.66%) Firmware
2 13 (2.33%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.79%) Wonderware InTouch
2 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 50 (8.96%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.66%) SAP
3 18 (3.23%) Siemens
4 17 (3.05%) Allen-Bradley
5 16 (2.87%) EMC
6 11 (1.97%) HubSpot
7 10 (1.79%) Rockwell
7 10 (1.79%) Wonderware
8 6 (1.08%) Adobe
8 6 (1.08%) Google
8 6 (1.08%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.90%) Sage
10 3 (0.54%) Cisco
10 3 (0.54%) Infor
11 2 (0.36%) Facebook
11 2 (0.36%) Meraki
11 2 (0.36%) NEC
11 2 (0.36%) PeopleSoft
11 2 (0.36%) SYSPRO
12 1 (0.18%) Autodesk