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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 267 158
Rank change year-on-year +152 -109 +82
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,399 453 1,530
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.69% 1.19% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 1.28% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,039 277 870
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,375 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -18.18%
75th Percentile £61,625 £73,750 £61,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -18.18%

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 61,348 35,444 72,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.96% 93.35% 84.02%
Number of salaries quoted 40,742 18,936 54,252
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.78% +6.14% -9.84%

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 27 May 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 27 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
Midlands +69 394 £50,000 +19.76% 129
North of England +119 314 £55,000 +57.14% 108
South East +116 309 £40,000 -15.79% 96
West Midlands +65 259 £55,000 +22.22% 76
London +66 201 £55,000 -21.43% 187
North West +89 184 £60,000 +71.43% 56
East Midlands +24 130 £45,000 +16.88% 52
South West +13 109 £35,000 -45.10% 42
Yorkshire +27 100 £52,500 +61.54% 43
East of England -6 59 £47,500 +4.40% 34
North East -11 30 £31,000 -31.11% 12
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 12 (0.86%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.79%) CMS
3 3 (0.21%) Confluence
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.071%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.071%) IIS
5 1 (0.071%) Kinematics
5 1 (0.071%) WordPress
Applications
1 101 (7.22%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (4.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.36%) InDesign
6 5 (0.36%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.21%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.071%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.071%) Sketch
8 1 (0.071%) Trello
Business Applications
1 60 (4.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.29%) Sprinklr
3 14 (1.00%) Dynamics AX
3 14 (1.00%) SAP SD
4 13 (0.93%) SAP Travel Management
5 11 (0.79%) SAP ERP
6 10 (0.71%) NetSuite
6 10 (0.71%) SAP WM
7 7 (0.50%) SAP EWM
7 7 (0.50%) SAP GTS
7 7 (0.50%) SAP IBP
7 7 (0.50%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.29%) Magento
8 4 (0.29%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.29%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.29%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
8 4 (0.29%) Shopify
9 3 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 103 (7.36%) SaaS
2 59 (4.22%) Azure
3 43 (3.07%) Power Platform
4 39 (2.79%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (1.50%) AWS
6 12 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (0.71%) AWS Lambda
7 10 (0.71%) Serverless
8 9 (0.64%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (0.36%) Azure Event Grid
11 4 (0.29%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.29%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (0.29%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.29%) GitHub
11 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.21%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.21%) Amazon SQS
12 3 (0.21%) AWS Step Functions
12 3 (0.21%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.36%) Wireless
2 15 (1.07%) Firewall
3 12 (0.86%) WAN
4 10 (0.71%) TCP/IP
5 9 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (0.57%) DNS
6 8 (0.57%) SD-WAN
6 8 (0.57%) VPN
7 7 (0.50%) DHCP
8 4 (0.29%) LAN
9 3 (0.21%) Intranet
9 3 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.14%) Cisco Wireless
10 2 (0.14%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.14%) RFID
11 1 (0.071%) Bluetooth
11 1 (0.071%) FTP
11 1 (0.071%) IPsec
11 1 (0.071%) SNMP
11 1 (0.071%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (2.72%) Power BI
2 19 (1.36%) Tableau
3 17 (1.22%) SQL Server
4 13 (0.93%) GIS
5 9 (0.64%) DynamoDB
5 9 (0.64%) Power Query
6 7 (0.50%) Oracle Database
6 7 (0.50%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.21%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.14%) DB2
8 2 (0.14%) DTS
8 2 (0.14%) MySQL
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle BI EE
8 2 (0.14%) QGIS
8 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.071%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.071%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 32 (2.29%) JIRA
2 15 (1.07%) Postman
3 13 (0.93%) Selenium
3 13 (0.93%) SoapUI
3 13 (0.93%) Team Foundation Server
3 13 (0.93%) WebDriver
4 12 (0.86%) Git
5 4 (0.29%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.14%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.071%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.071%) Bitbucket
General
1 282 (20.16%) Social Skills
2 224 (16.01%) Manufacturing
3 184 (13.15%) Finance
4 146 (10.44%) Retail
5 101 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
6 71 (5.08%) Marketing
7 67 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
8 43 (3.07%) Public Sector
9 29 (2.07%) Law
10 26 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
12 21 (1.50%) Electronics
13 19 (1.36%) German Language
14 18 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (1.29%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.22%) Automotive
15 17 (1.22%) Billing
15 17 (1.22%) Dutch Language
15 17 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (0.71%) French Language
Job Titles
1 305 (21.80%) Development Manager
2 294 (21.02%) Business Manager
3 285 (20.37%) Business Development Manager
4 117 (8.36%) Analyst
5 111 (7.93%) Senior
6 68 (4.86%) Developer
7 55 (3.93%) Administrator
8 48 (3.43%) Logistics Manager
9 46 (3.29%) Account Executive
10 45 (3.22%) Consultant
10 45 (3.22%) IT Support
11 41 (2.93%) Architect
12 40 (2.86%) Senior Manager
13 35 (2.50%) Coordinator
13 35 (2.50%) Support Technician
14 34 (2.43%) IT Manager
14 34 (2.43%) IT Technician
15 31 (2.22%) Account Manager
16 30 (2.14%) SAP Consultant
16 30 (2.14%) Senior Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.50%) .NET
2 21 (1.50%) EDI
3 15 (1.07%) HTML
3 15 (1.07%) React
3 15 (1.07%) SAP Fiori
3 15 (1.07%) SOAP
4 14 (1.00%) Middleware
5 13 (0.93%) SAP TM
6 9 (0.64%) AngularJS
7 8 (0.57%) .NET Core
8 7 (0.50%) Matplotlib
8 7 (0.50%) Seaborn
9 6 (0.43%) AWS Amplify
9 6 (0.43%) MapLibre
10 5 (0.36%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.36%) Web Services
11 4 (0.29%) AWS CDK
11 4 (0.29%) Gherkin
11 4 (0.29%) REST
12 3 (0.21%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 49 (3.50%) Onboarding
2 48 (3.43%) Driving Licence
3 39 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (2.22%) Management Information System
5 26 (1.86%) Greenfield Project
6 23 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 22 (1.57%) Learning Management System
7 22 (1.57%) Product Ownership
8 17 (1.22%) NHS
9 16 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (0.93%) Data Centre
12 12 (0.86%) Social Media
12 12 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
13 10 (0.71%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.64%) FMCG
14 9 (0.64%) Life Science
14 9 (0.64%) Operational Technology
15 7 (0.50%) Blog
15 7 (0.50%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 41 (2.93%) Windows
2 11 (0.79%) Android
3 10 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.36%) Linux
4 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.29%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.071%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.071%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.071%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.071%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.071%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 346 (24.73%) Business Development
2 162 (11.58%) Problem-Solving
3 138 (9.86%) ERP
4 132 (9.44%) Continuous Improvement
5 128 (9.15%) Project Management
6 113 (8.08%) Project Delivery
7 105 (7.51%) Stakeholder Management
8 104 (7.43%) Decision-Making
9 90 (6.43%) E-Commerce
10 88 (6.29%) Agile
10 88 (6.29%) Customer Service
11 87 (6.22%) CRM
12 71 (5.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 65 (4.65%) Business Intelligence
14 60 (4.29%) Roadmaps
15 58 (4.15%) AI
15 58 (4.15%) ITIL
16 57 (4.07%) Analytics
17 50 (3.57%) Service Delivery
18 49 (3.50%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 84 (6.00%) SQL
2 50 (3.57%) C#
3 30 (2.14%) Python
4 19 (1.36%) TypeScript
5 16 (1.14%) Java
5 16 (1.14%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 8 (0.57%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.50%) Clojure
8 4 (0.29%) ABAP
9 3 (0.21%) C++
9 3 (0.21%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.21%) RPG
9 3 (0.21%) Swift
10 2 (0.14%) C
10 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.14%) RPG III
10 2 (0.14%) RPG IV
10 2 (0.14%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.071%) PHP
Qualifications
1 75 (5.36%) Degree
2 67 (4.79%) DBS Check
3 26 (1.86%) Security Cleared
4 21 (1.50%) CIPD
5 20 (1.43%) ISTQB
6 18 (1.29%) ACCA
6 18 (1.29%) CIMA
7 13 (0.93%) HNC
7 13 (0.93%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 13 (0.93%) SC Cleared
8 12 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (0.86%) PMI Certification
9 11 (0.79%) PMP
10 8 (0.57%) Postgraduate
11 7 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 5 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.36%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.36%) SAP Certification
12 5 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (0.29%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (1.72%) ISO 9001
2 18 (1.29%) Accessibility
3 17 (1.22%) SLA
4 14 (1.00%) GDPR
5 13 (0.93%) Data Quality
5 13 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (0.93%) PMO
6 11 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (0.64%) ISO 14001
7 9 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 7 (0.50%) QA
9 2 (0.14%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.14%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.071%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.071%) GRC
10 1 (0.071%) IFRS
10 1 (0.071%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (0.71%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.36%) Docker
2 5 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.29%) Firmware
3 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.29%) IAG
4 1 (0.071%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (0.71%) SCCM
2 5 (0.36%) Ansible
2 5 (0.36%) Autotask
3 4 (0.29%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.14%) Nagios
4 2 (0.14%) Terraform
5 1 (0.071%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.071%) Grafana
5 1 (0.071%) MOM
5 1 (0.071%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.071%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.071%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 158 (11.29%) Microsoft
2 84 (6.00%) SAP
3 30 (2.14%) Oracle
4 19 (1.36%) NEC
5 18 (1.29%) Salesforce
6 13 (0.93%) Cisco
7 11 (0.79%) Adobe
8 10 (0.71%) ServiceNow
9 9 (0.64%) HubSpot
10 8 (0.57%) Fortinet
10 8 (0.57%) IBM
10 8 (0.57%) SonicWALL
11 7 (0.50%) Databricks
11 7 (0.50%) IFS
12 6 (0.43%) Ariba
12 6 (0.43%) Sage
13 5 (0.36%) JDA
13 5 (0.36%) Kaseya
13 5 (0.36%) SolarWinds
13 5 (0.36%) VMware