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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 744 617 724
Rank change year-on-year -127 +107 -12
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 21 18 34
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.020% 0.042% 0.050%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.078% 0.100% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 18 4 4
10th Percentile £40,000 - -
25th Percentile £46,587 £55,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £61,250 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.27% +61.18% -41.54%
75th Percentile £64,688 £66,250 £59,625
90th Percentile £73,000 - £91,350
UK median annual salary £59,250 £60,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year -1.25% +42.86% -35.38%

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 26,978 18,038 21,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.08% 41.90% 32.39%
Number of salaries quoted 17,545 9,141 11,141
10th Percentile £31,083 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £44,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.98%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -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 28 September 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 28 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
South East -54 10 £62,500 +2.04% 8
North of England -55 9 £46,587 - 24
North West -34 3 £46,587 - 16
North East - 3 £55,000 - 6
Yorkshire - 3 £40,000 - 2
Midlands -54 1 £85,000 - 11
West Midlands - 1 £85,000 - 9
East of England - 1 £56,000 - 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 2 (9.52%) CATIA
1 2 (9.52%) Siemens NX
1 2 (9.52%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (9.52%) Azure
3 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.52%) LAN
1 2 (9.52%) WAN
2 1 (4.76%) Internet
2 1 (4.76%) LoRaWAN
2 1 (4.76%) Modbus
2 1 (4.76%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Power BI
General
1 18 (85.71%) Manufacturing
2 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Finance
3 3 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.76%) Electronics
4 1 (4.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (14.29%) Engineering Manager
1 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing Engineering Manager
2 2 (9.52%) Innovation Manager
2 2 (9.52%) Lead
2 2 (9.52%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Architect
3 1 (4.76%) Production Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Industrial Internet of Things
2 4 (19.05%) IoT
2 4 (19.05%) SCADA
3 3 (14.29%) Operational Technology
4 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
4 2 (9.52%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (9.52%) PKI
4 2 (9.52%) Replication
4 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (4.76%) FMCG
5 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 1 (4.76%) NB-IoT
5 1 (4.76%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (57.14%) Analytics
3 11 (52.38%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (52.38%) Roadmaps
4 9 (42.86%) CAD
4 9 (42.86%) Six Sigma
5 8 (38.10%) ERP
6 7 (33.33%) Lean Manufacturing
7 6 (28.57%) Data Analytics
8 5 (23.81%) AI
8 5 (23.81%) Decision-Making
8 5 (23.81%) Digital Twin
8 5 (23.81%) PLM
8 5 (23.81%) Process Improvement
8 5 (23.81%) Technology Roadmap
9 4 (19.05%) Business Case
9 4 (19.05%) Design for Manufacturing
9 4 (19.05%) Predictive Analytics
9 4 (19.05%) Quality Management
9 4 (19.05%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.52%) PowerShell
1 2 (9.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) Azure Certification
2 2 (9.52%) CTC Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) HNC
2 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
2 2 (9.52%) MCSA
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (9.52%) Postgraduate
2 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) ISO 9001
2 1 (4.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.76%) NCSC
2 1 (4.76%) QA
System Software
1 2 (9.52%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) SCCM
1 2 (9.52%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) CA Agile Central
1 2 (9.52%) Dell
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
1 2 (9.52%) SAP
1 2 (9.52%) Siemens
1 2 (9.52%) Symantec
1 2 (9.52%) Veeam
1 2 (9.52%) VMware
2 1 (4.76%) Minitab
2 1 (4.76%) Thales