Logistics Job Trends in England

Logistics
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Logistics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 151 100
Rank change year-on-year +62 -51 +200
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 2,010 948 1,647
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.93% 2.19% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% 2.46% 3.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,390 567 395
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £30,800
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -11.36%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £80,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -11.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Logistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,540 38,554 54,017
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.61% 89.02% 82.44%
Number of salaries quoted 53,822 21,790 29,076
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,785 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

Logistics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Logistics job vacancy trend in England

Logistics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Logistics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Logistics

Logistics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Logistics in England over the 6 months to 7 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Logistics in England

Logistics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Logistics within the England region over the 6 months to 7 October 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
Midlands +32 536 £46,000 +15.00% 281
South East +67 499 £42,750 +14.00% 351
North of England +48 414 £60,000 +20.00% 219
London +29 313 £60,000 -7.69% 753
West Midlands +36 275 £50,000 +11.11% 134
East Midlands +20 256 £40,000 +3.90% 145
North West +74 221 £60,000 +20.00% 117
Yorkshire -13 156 £60,000 +14.29% 81
East of England +22 139 £47,500 -5.00% 104
South West -36 114 £45,750 +7.65% 83
North East -37 37 £40,000 -11.11% 23
Logistics
UK

Logistics
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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.80%) Confluence
4 5 (0.25%) CMS
5 4 (0.20%) WordPress
6 2 (0.100%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.050%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.050%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 152 (7.56%) Microsoft Office
2 136 (6.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
4 22 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.30%) EPLAN
8 3 (0.15%) Revit
9 2 (0.100%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.100%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.100%) CapCut
9 2 (0.100%) InDesign
9 2 (0.100%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.050%) Civil 3D
10 1 (0.050%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.050%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.050%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.050%) Trello
Business Applications
1 56 (2.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (0.90%) Dynamics AX
3 18 (0.90%) NetSuite
4 15 (0.75%) SAP SD
5 11 (0.55%) Dynamics NAV
5 11 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
6 7 (0.35%) SAP ERP
6 7 (0.35%) SAP EWM
6 7 (0.35%) SAP GTS
7 6 (0.30%) SAP MM
7 6 (0.30%) Shopify
8 5 (0.25%) Infor M3
8 5 (0.25%) Odoo
8 5 (0.25%) SAP CO
8 5 (0.25%) SAP CRM
8 5 (0.25%) SAP FI
8 5 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (0.25%) SAP IBP
9 4 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 92 (4.58%) Azure
2 83 (4.13%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (3.53%) SaaS
4 67 (3.33%) Power Platform
5 59 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
6 40 (1.99%) AWS
7 22 (1.09%) Entra ID
8 15 (0.75%) GitHub
9 14 (0.70%) Power Automate
10 13 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (0.55%) Serverless
12 8 (0.40%) GCP
12 8 (0.40%) PowerApps
12 8 (0.40%) Smartsheet
13 7 (0.35%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (0.30%) GitHub Copilot
15 5 (0.25%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (0.25%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 39 (1.94%) Firewall
2 18 (0.90%) LAN
2 18 (0.90%) WAN
3 17 (0.85%) VPN
3 17 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (0.75%) VLAN
4 15 (0.75%) Wireless
5 10 (0.50%) DNS
6 8 (0.40%) DHCP
6 8 (0.40%) Ethernet
6 8 (0.40%) Profibus
7 7 (0.35%) TCP/IP
8 6 (0.30%) Network Security
9 3 (0.15%) Internet
9 3 (0.15%) Intranet
9 3 (0.15%) SSL
9 3 (0.15%) VoIP
10 2 (0.100%) IPv4
10 2 (0.100%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.100%) WireGuard
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (3.03%) Power BI
2 38 (1.89%) SQL Server
3 17 (0.85%) Relational Database
4 12 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.45%) Oracle Database
6 8 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (0.40%) Tableau
7 7 (0.35%) MySQL
8 6 (0.30%) Power Query
8 6 (0.30%) SAP HANA
9 5 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.25%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.25%) GIS
9 5 (0.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.20%) Db2
10 4 (0.20%) SQLite
11 3 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.15%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 36 (1.79%) JIRA
2 12 (0.60%) Git
3 7 (0.35%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.15%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.100%) Hudson
5 2 (0.100%) LSMW
5 2 (0.100%) Postman
6 1 (0.050%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.050%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.050%) Gatling
6 1 (0.050%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.050%) JMeter
6 1 (0.050%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.050%) Selenium
6 1 (0.050%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.050%) Zephyr
General
1 556 (27.66%) Social Skills
2 338 (16.82%) Manufacturing
3 311 (15.47%) Finance
4 276 (13.73%) Retail
5 204 (10.15%) Analytical Skills
6 182 (9.05%) Organisational Skills
7 81 (4.03%) Marketing
8 59 (2.94%) Automotive
9 52 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
10 50 (2.49%) Public Sector
11 45 (2.24%) Aerospace
12 44 (2.19%) Law
13 43 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 41 (2.04%) Legal
14 41 (2.04%) Telecoms
15 38 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
16 34 (1.69%) Electronics
17 27 (1.34%) Billing
18 19 (0.95%) Banking
18 19 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 328 (16.32%) Business Manager
2 320 (15.92%) Development Manager
3 314 (15.62%) Business Development Manager
4 140 (6.97%) Analyst
5 125 (6.22%) Senior
6 113 (5.62%) Logistics Manager
7 100 (4.98%) Developer
8 98 (4.88%) Administrator
9 75 (3.73%) Project Manager
10 72 (3.58%) Coordinator
10 72 (3.58%) IT Support
11 71 (3.53%) Consultant
12 64 (3.18%) IT Manager
13 57 (2.84%) Technical Engineer
14 56 (2.79%) Lead
15 53 (2.64%) Business Analyst
16 49 (2.44%) Support Technician
17 48 (2.39%) Software Project Manager
18 47 (2.34%) Logistics Project Manager
19 44 (2.19%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.54%) .NET
2 23 (1.14%) EDI
3 20 (1.00%) Middleware
4 16 (0.80%) React
5 14 (0.70%) Terraform
6 12 (0.60%) AngularJS
6 12 (0.60%) REST
6 12 (0.60%) Web Services
7 11 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
7 11 (0.55%) SAP TM
8 10 (0.50%) Django
9 9 (0.45%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.40%) Blazor
11 7 (0.35%) HTML
11 7 (0.35%) Next.js
11 7 (0.35%) XML
12 6 (0.30%) .NET Core
12 6 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
13 5 (0.25%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.25%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 107 (5.32%) Driving Licence
2 79 (3.93%) Onboarding
3 71 (3.53%) Management Information System
3 71 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
4 60 (2.99%) FMCG
5 56 (2.79%) Renewable Energy
6 42 (2.09%) Data Centre
7 40 (1.99%) Robotics
8 31 (1.54%) Product Ownership
9 27 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 27 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
10 26 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
11 24 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
12 19 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
13 16 (0.80%) SCADA
14 15 (0.75%) CCTV
14 15 (0.75%) Data Structures
15 13 (0.65%) Operational Technology
16 11 (0.55%) EPoS
16 11 (0.55%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 80 (3.98%) Windows
2 37 (1.84%) Linux
3 27 (1.34%) Windows Server
4 14 (0.70%) Android
5 13 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (0.50%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.20%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.100%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.050%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.050%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 373 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
2 367 (18.26%) Business Development
3 305 (15.17%) Customer Service
4 286 (14.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 273 (13.58%) ERP
6 241 (11.99%) CRM
7 208 (10.35%) Stakeholder Management
8 183 (9.10%) Project Delivery
9 174 (8.66%) Project Management
10 163 (8.11%) Decision-Making
11 160 (7.96%) E-Commerce
12 111 (5.52%) Agile
13 110 (5.47%) Process Improvement
14 107 (5.32%) AI
15 95 (4.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 91 (4.53%) Service Delivery
17 90 (4.48%) Inventory Management
18 85 (4.23%) Customer Experience
18 85 (4.23%) Roadmaps
19 84 (4.18%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 111 (5.52%) SQL
2 54 (2.69%) C#
3 45 (2.24%) Python
4 23 (1.14%) PowerShell
5 19 (0.95%) TypeScript
6 18 (0.90%) Go
7 17 (0.85%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.35%) Clojure
8 7 (0.35%) Java
9 6 (0.30%) C++
9 6 (0.30%) RPG
9 6 (0.30%) VB.NET
10 5 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.25%) Ruby
11 4 (0.20%) Bash
11 4 (0.20%) RPG IV
11 4 (0.20%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.15%) ABAP
12 3 (0.15%) C
12 3 (0.15%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 145 (7.21%) Degree
2 98 (4.88%) DBS Check
3 61 (3.03%) NVQ Level 3
4 30 (1.49%) PMI Certification
5 26 (1.29%) PMP
6 24 (1.19%) HNC
6 24 (1.19%) Security Cleared
7 20 (1.00%) ACCA
7 20 (1.00%) CIMA
7 20 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (0.95%) SC Cleared
9 17 (0.85%) HND
10 16 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 15 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 14 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (0.65%) Postgraduate
14 11 (0.55%) City & Guilds
15 8 (0.40%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.40%) SAP Certification
16 7 (0.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (2.39%) SLA
2 43 (2.14%) QA
3 35 (1.74%) GDPR
4 30 (1.49%) Accessibility
4 30 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 25 (1.24%) ISO 9001
6 23 (1.14%) Data Quality
7 15 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (0.65%) ISO 14001
9 12 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 12 (0.60%) PMO
10 10 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (0.45%) GRC
12 5 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 2 (0.100%) Def Stans
14 2 (0.100%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.050%) AQAP
15 1 (0.050%) IFRS
15 1 (0.050%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 34 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.54%) Docker
3 18 (0.90%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.45%) Firmware
4 9 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.20%) IAG
5 4 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.100%) iptables
8 1 (0.050%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (1.19%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.14%) SCCM
3 9 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (0.30%) Grafana
6 5 (0.25%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.20%) Autotask
7 4 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
8 3 (0.15%) Ansible
9 2 (0.100%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.100%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.100%) SCOM
Vendors
1 398 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 155 (7.71%) SAP
3 52 (2.59%) Oracle
4 20 (1.00%) Fortinet
4 20 (1.00%) HubSpot
4 20 (1.00%) SonicWALL
5 19 (0.95%) IFS
5 19 (0.95%) ServiceNow
6 15 (0.75%) Google
7 13 (0.65%) Cisco
7 13 (0.65%) Infor
7 13 (0.65%) Siemens
8 12 (0.60%) Sage
8 12 (0.60%) Salesforce
9 11 (0.55%) VMware
10 9 (0.45%) IBM
11 7 (0.35%) Facebook
11 7 (0.35%) Rockwell
12 6 (0.30%) Adobe
12 6 (0.30%) Ariba