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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 58 28
Rank change year-on-year +44 -30 +66
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 547 153 244
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.79% 4.51% 5.42%
As % of the General category 15.77% 6.79% 10.68%
Number of salaries quoted 376 118 130
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -22.28% -7.21%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £56,875
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,375 £63,875
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 3,469 2,252 2,285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 43.07% 66.41% 50.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,284 1,127 1,159
10th Percentile £28,280 £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% +4.59%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,353 £76,250 £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 18 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 18 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 +30 160 £50,000 +6.38% 144
Hertfordshire +37 130 £54,375 +3.57% 95
Essex +13 91 £41,801 -27.30% 66
Bedfordshire +10 86 £50,971 +45.63% 53
Norfolk +11 73 £55,000 +44.74% 46
Suffolk +4 9 £48,750 +34.48% 21
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 (1.83%) FactoryTalk
2 5 (0.91%) CMS
3 4 (0.73%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.37%) WinCC
5 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 32 (5.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.28%) Simulink
5 6 (1.10%) SOLIDWORKS
6 5 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.55%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.55%) EPLAN
7 3 (0.55%) Maple
8 2 (0.37%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.37%) 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 (0.91%) SAP ERP
1 5 (0.91%) SAP R/3
2 4 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.55%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (2.01%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (1.65%) Power Platform
3 5 (0.91%) Canva
3 5 (0.91%) ChatGPT
3 5 (0.91%) Google Analytics
3 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
3 5 (0.91%) SaaS
4 3 (0.55%) Power Automate
4 3 (0.55%) PowerApps
5 2 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.18%) Azure
6 1 (0.18%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.18%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.84%) Profibus
2 16 (2.93%) Ethernet
3 14 (2.56%) Wireless
4 10 (1.83%) Modbus
4 10 (1.83%) RS-232
4 10 (1.83%) RS-485
5 9 (1.65%) Bluetooth
5 9 (1.65%) ZigBee
6 6 (1.10%) SNMP
7 2 (0.37%) Intranet
7 2 (0.37%) VoIP
8 1 (0.18%) Firewall
8 1 (0.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.10%) Power BI
2 5 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (0.91%) SAP BW
3 3 (0.55%) Spotfire
4 2 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.10%) JIRA
1 6 (1.10%) Moq
2 4 (0.73%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.18%) QADirector
3 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 111 (20.29%) Electronics
2 106 (19.38%) Social Skills
3 58 (10.60%) Aerospace
4 47 (8.59%) Finance
5 32 (5.85%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (5.67%) Automotive
7 29 (5.30%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (5.12%) Retail
9 27 (4.94%) Pharmaceutical
10 19 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.93%) Marketing
12 9 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.65%) Military
13 7 (1.28%) Aviation
14 6 (1.10%) Agriculture
14 6 (1.10%) Law
15 5 (0.91%) Legal
16 4 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.73%) Swedish Language
17 3 (0.55%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 52 (9.51%) Business Manager
2 50 (9.14%) Business Development Manager
2 50 (9.14%) Development Manager
2 50 (9.14%) Software Engineer
3 35 (6.40%) Test Engineer
4 27 (4.94%) Senior
4 27 (4.94%) Systems Engineer
5 25 (4.57%) Account Manager
6 24 (4.39%) Electrical Engineer
7 23 (4.20%) Electronics Engineer
8 17 (3.11%) QA Manager
8 17 (3.11%) Technical Engineer
9 16 (2.93%) Consultant
9 16 (2.93%) Control Systems Engineer
10 15 (2.74%) Quality Manager
11 14 (2.56%) Coordinator
11 14 (2.56%) Support Engineer
12 13 (2.38%) Analyst
12 13 (2.38%) Programmer
13 12 (2.19%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.19%) .NET
2 6 (1.10%) .NET Framework
2 6 (1.10%) ASP.NET
2 6 (1.10%) Entity Framework
2 6 (1.10%) HTML
2 6 (1.10%) XML
2 6 (1.10%) XSLT
3 2 (0.37%) WPF
4 1 (0.18%) CSS
4 1 (0.18%) DCOM
4 1 (0.18%) STL
4 1 (0.18%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.30%) Robotics
2 25 (4.57%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.29%) FMCG
4 17 (3.11%) Embedded Systems
4 17 (3.11%) SCADA
5 15 (2.74%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.38%) Operational Technology
7 10 (1.83%) Replication
8 9 (1.65%) Acoustics
8 9 (1.65%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.46%) Analogue Electronics
9 8 (1.46%) FPGA
9 8 (1.46%) Life Science
9 8 (1.46%) Social Media
10 7 (1.28%) LIMS
11 5 (0.91%) Marketing Technology
12 4 (0.73%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.73%) Verilog
12 4 (0.73%) VHDL
13 3 (0.55%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.19%) Windows
2 9 (1.65%) FreeRTOS
3 7 (1.28%) Linux
4 2 (0.37%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (14.99%) Continuous Improvement
2 81 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (12.25%) Business Development
4 61 (11.15%) Software Engineering
5 46 (8.41%) ERP
5 46 (8.41%) Validation
6 36 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 27 (4.94%) Preventative Maintenance
8 25 (4.57%) Project Management
9 24 (4.39%) CRM
9 24 (4.39%) Prototyping
10 23 (4.20%) Process Improvement
11 20 (3.66%) CAD
12 19 (3.47%) Customer Service
12 19 (3.47%) Test Automation
13 18 (3.29%) Change Control
13 18 (3.29%) PRINCE2
14 17 (3.11%) Agile
15 16 (2.93%) ITIL
15 16 (2.93%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.03%) C++
2 28 (5.12%) C
3 24 (4.39%) C#
4 16 (2.93%) SQL
5 15 (2.74%) Python
6 7 (1.28%) MATLAB
7 6 (1.10%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.10%) XAML
8 4 (0.73%) Clojure
8 4 (0.73%) Embedded C
8 4 (0.73%) Erlang
8 4 (0.73%) Java
8 4 (0.73%) Rust
8 4 (0.73%) Scala
9 3 (0.55%) Assembly Language
10 2 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (17.55%) Degree
2 44 (8.04%) Security Cleared
3 33 (6.03%) HNC
4 28 (5.12%) HND
5 20 (3.66%) SC Cleared
6 15 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.74%) City & Guilds
6 15 (2.74%) NVQ Level 3
7 11 (2.01%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.01%) PMP
8 5 (0.91%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.73%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.73%) 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 36 (6.58%) QA
2 14 (2.56%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.01%) GxP
4 10 (1.83%) HAZOP
5 5 (0.91%) GDPR
6 4 (0.73%) DO-254
7 2 (0.37%) GMP
7 2 (0.37%) 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 (4.75%) Firmware
2 13 (2.38%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.83%) Wonderware InTouch
2 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 47 (8.59%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.75%) SAP
3 18 (3.29%) Siemens
4 16 (2.93%) Allen-Bradley
4 16 (2.93%) EMC
5 10 (1.83%) HubSpot
5 10 (1.83%) Rockwell
5 10 (1.83%) Wonderware
6 5 (0.91%) Adobe
6 5 (0.91%) Google
6 5 (0.91%) Sage
6 5 (0.91%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.55%) Cisco
7 3 (0.55%) Infor
8 2 (0.37%) Facebook
8 2 (0.37%) Meraki
8 2 (0.37%) NEC
8 2 (0.37%) PeopleSoft
8 2 (0.37%) SYSPRO
9 1 (0.18%) Autodesk