Manufacturing Jobs in East Sussex

Manufacturing
South East > East Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in East Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 61 87
Rank change year-on-year +57 +26 0
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 63 16 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 17.70% 2.27% 0.86%
As % of the General category 25.30% 4.03% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 4
10th Percentile £44,100 £30,600 -
25th Percentile £47,250 £36,250 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% +41.67% -50.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £43,750 £41,250
90th Percentile - £48,500 -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £42,300 £52,500
% change year-on-year +53.66% -19.43% -

All General Skills
East Sussex

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 common skills in East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 249 397 480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 69.94% 56.31% 51.72%
Number of salaries quoted 150 223 284
10th Percentile £25,950 £23,093 £30,325
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £53,125
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -20.00% -11.46%
75th Percentile £61,250 £56,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,250 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in East Sussex

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in East Sussex

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in East Sussex.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in East Sussex

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in East Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in East Sussex over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in East Sussex

Manufacturing
Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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
Brighton - 22 £43,000 - 4
Eastbourne +3 6 - -
Forest Row - 6 - -
Crowborough - 6 - -
Battle - 6 - -
Bexhill-On-Sea - 6 - -
Hastings - 4 £55,000 - 3
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Sussex by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.17%) MQTT
2 1 (1.59%) Intranet
General
1 42 (66.67%) Retail
2 14 (22.22%) Dutch Language
2 14 (22.22%) Finnish Language
2 14 (22.22%) Norwegian Language
3 6 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.17%) Electronics
4 2 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.59%) Finance
5 1 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.59%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 42 (66.67%) Trainer
2 8 (12.70%) Support Technician
2 8 (12.70%) Technical Support
3 5 (7.94%) Technical Manager
4 2 (3.17%) Business Development Manager
4 2 (3.17%) Business Manager
4 2 (3.17%) Design Engineer
4 2 (3.17%) Development Manager
4 2 (3.17%) Electronics Design Engineer
4 2 (3.17%) Electronics Engineer
5 1 (1.59%) Account Manager
5 1 (1.59%) Electrical Engineer
5 1 (1.59%) Safety Engineer
5 1 (1.59%) Sales Executive
5 1 (1.59%) Senior
5 1 (1.59%) Technical Account Manager
5 1 (1.59%) Technical Sales Executive
5 1 (1.59%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 42 (66.67%) Robotics
2 2 (3.17%) Analogue Electronics
2 2 (3.17%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (3.17%) IoT
3 1 (1.59%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.59%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.59%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 42 (66.67%) Generative AI
2 42 (66.67%) LLM
2 42 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 42 (66.67%) Red Team
3 28 (44.44%) Data Privacy
4 12 (19.05%) Coaching
4 12 (19.05%) Service Delivery
5 8 (12.70%) Customer Experience
5 8 (12.70%) Customer Service
5 8 (12.70%) Technical Analysis
6 4 (6.35%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (6.35%) Process Improvement
6 4 (6.35%) Service Management
7 2 (3.17%) Business Development
7 2 (3.17%) Business Strategy
8 1 (1.59%) Contract Negotiation
8 1 (1.59%) Design for Manufacturing
8 1 (1.59%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 46 (73.02%) Degree
2 12 (19.05%) NVQ Level 4
3 4 (6.35%) NVQ Level 3
4 1 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.59%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.17%) Firmware
Vendors
1 42 (66.67%) Adobe
1 42 (66.67%) Databricks
1 42 (66.67%) Google
2 2 (3.17%) Microsoft