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 1 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 593 694 680
Rank change year-on-year +101 -14 +275
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 19 34 10
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.040% 0.059% 0.022%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% 0.17% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 4
10th Percentile £53,750 - £46,750
25th Percentile £55,000 - £56,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £34,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +80.15% -56.13% +3.33%
75th Percentile £66,250 £38,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £71,125 £40,400 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £38,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +57.89% -41.54% -13.33%

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 16,558 20,391 17,297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.19% 35.09% 38.16%
Number of salaries quoted 9,484 9,919 13,036
10th Percentile £27,707 £33,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,628 £45,653
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.83% -4.00% -

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 1 December 2025.

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 1 December 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
South East +33 8 £61,250 +45.83% 1
Midlands - 6 £55,000 - 3
East Midlands - 5 - - 1
North West +43 2 £74,000 +117.65%
North of England +26 2 £74,000 +117.65%
South West +19 2 - - 3
West Midlands - 1 £55,000 - 2
London - 1 - - 4
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 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) NetSuite
1 1 (5.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 5 (26.32%) Power Platform
2 1 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 9 (47.37%) Modbus
1 9 (47.37%) MQTT
2 8 (42.11%) Ethernet
3 1 (5.26%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (26.32%) Power BI
General
1 18 (94.74%) Manufacturing
2 10 (52.63%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (21.05%) Social Skills
4 3 (15.79%) Finance
4 3 (15.79%) Retail
5 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 10 (52.63%) Senior
2 9 (47.37%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Systems Engineer
3 8 (42.11%) Automation Engineer
4 4 (21.05%) Lead
4 4 (21.05%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 4 (21.05%) Senior Automation Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Analyst
5 2 (10.53%) Process Analyst
5 2 (10.53%) Process Improvement Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) Architect
6 1 (5.26%) ERP Specialist
6 1 (5.26%) Field Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Field Service Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Principal Architect
6 1 (5.26%) Principal Solutions Architect
6 1 (5.26%) SAP Manager
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Field Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Field Service Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (21.05%) .NET
1 4 (21.05%) CSS
2 1 (5.26%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 15 (78.95%) SCADA
2 13 (68.42%) IoT
3 9 (47.37%) Biopharmaceutical
3 9 (47.37%) Operational Technology
3 9 (47.37%) Renewable Energy
4 8 (42.11%) Data Centre
5 4 (21.05%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 2 (10.53%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (5.26%) 3D Printing
7 1 (5.26%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Asset Management
1 10 (52.63%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (47.37%) Mentoring
2 9 (47.37%) Network Design
2 9 (47.37%) Project Delivery
2 9 (47.37%) Prototyping
2 9 (47.37%) Risk Assessment
2 9 (47.37%) System Testing
3 7 (36.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (31.58%) Business Development
5 5 (26.32%) Analytics
5 5 (26.32%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (26.32%) Smart Manufacturing
6 4 (21.05%) Data Analytics
6 4 (21.05%) Predictive Maintenance
7 3 (15.79%) Agile
7 3 (15.79%) Computer Science
7 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
7 3 (15.79%) Project Management
7 3 (15.79%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 10 (52.63%) Python
2 7 (36.84%) SQL
3 4 (21.05%) C#
3 4 (21.05%) JavaScript
4 2 (10.53%) VBA
Qualifications
1 12 (63.16%) Degree
2 9 (47.37%) Chartered Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) HNC
2 9 (47.37%) HND
3 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
3 2 (10.53%) PMI Certification
3 2 (10.53%) PMP
4 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) NEBOSH
1 1 (5.26%) QA
System Software
1 8 (42.11%) VMware ESXi
1 8 (42.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (47.37%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (68.42%) Siemens
2 9 (47.37%) AVEVA
2 9 (47.37%) Rockwell
3 8 (42.11%) VMware
4 5 (26.32%) Allen-Bradley
5 2 (10.53%) SAP
6 1 (5.26%) Epicor
6 1 (5.26%) Infor
6 1 (5.26%) Microsoft