Industry 4.0 Job Trends in England

Industry 4.0
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 659 629 792
Rank change year-on-year -30 +163 +84
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 20 4 33
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.025% 0.010% 0.039%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.088% 0.025% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 18 2 24
10th Percentile - - £34,200
25th Percentile - £34,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £63,220
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -44.64% -2.74%
75th Percentile £42,813 £36,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £67,750 - £95,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £61,439
% change year-on-year +14.29% -43.03% -5.48%

All Generic Skills
England

Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 22,703 16,125 29,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.12% 41.42% 35.08%
Number of salaries quoted 12,124 8,333 20,842
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Industry 4.0 job vacancy trend in England

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Industry 4.0.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Industry 4.0 in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Industry 4.0 in England

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the England region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
North of England -41 14 £40,000 +14.29% 2
North West -12 10 £40,000 +14.29% 2
Yorkshire -47 4 £40,000 -
London - 2 £57,500 - 2
South East -33 1 £80,000 - 1
East Midlands - 1 £42,500 -
Midlands - 1 £42,500 - 2
Industry 4.0
UK

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Abaqus
1 1 (5.00%) Siemens NX
1 1 (5.00%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) DELMIA
1 1 (5.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) RFID
2 1 (5.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 19 (95.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (5.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 9 (45.00%) Software Engineer
2 6 (30.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Architect
3 2 (10.00%) Lead
3 2 (10.00%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Automation Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) IT Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Lead Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Lead Solutions Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Presales Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Principal Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Principal Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 2 (10.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
2 2 (10.00%) IoT
2 2 (10.00%) Operational Technology
2 2 (10.00%) SCADA
3 1 (5.00%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (5.00%) FMCG
3 1 (5.00%) Robotics
3 1 (5.00%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 11 (55.00%) Software Engineering
2 10 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 5 (25.00%) CAD
3 5 (25.00%) PLM
4 3 (15.00%) AI
5 2 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (10.00%) ERP
5 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (5.00%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (5.00%) Analytics
6 1 (5.00%) Coaching
6 1 (5.00%) Discrete Manufacturing
6 1 (5.00%) Machine Learning
6 1 (5.00%) Presales
6 1 (5.00%) Process Improvement
6 1 (5.00%) Quality Management
6 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (5.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (5.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (5.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (5.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (5.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) MOM
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) SAP
2 1 (5.00%) ANSYS
2 1 (5.00%) PTC
2 1 (5.00%) Siemens