Manufacturing Job Trends 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 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 4 63
Rank change year-on-year -59 +59 +6
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 2 116 12
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.31% 25.33% 1.64%
As % of the General category 0.68% 37.42% 3.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 6
10th Percentile £35,850 £37,975 £29,625
25th Percentile £49,875 £40,563 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,500 £49,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.04% +15.29% +13.33%
75th Percentile £97,875 £57,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £111,150 - £48,125
South East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -15.00%

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 general skills in East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 294 310 394
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 46.23% 67.69% 53.75%
Number of salaries quoted 193 147 258
10th Percentile £30,650 £25,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £64,250 £72,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in East Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in East Sussex over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

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 12 July 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
Hailsham - 2 £74,500 -
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Chief Technology Officer
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft