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 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 179 240
Rank change year-on-year +65 +61 +32
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,028 786 682
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.92% 1.64% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 1.80% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 707 284 481
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,750 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.98% -6.52% -

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 43,437 43,629 46,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.97% 90.90% 89.46%
Number of salaries quoted 26,117 21,359 36,456
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -7.20%

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 17 January 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 17 January 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 +115 268 £45,000 - 140
Midlands -16 237 £47,500 -2.56% 99
London +75 193 £60,000 - 87
North of England +39 151 £45,000 -18.18% 93
West Midlands -14 131 £55,000 +15.79% 48
East Midlands -14 106 £39,758 -27.71% 51
South West +73 95 £40,000 -48.39% 61
Yorkshire +30 74 £45,000 -18.18% 41
East of England +44 72 £45,000 - 53
North West +7 55 £47,500 -13.64% 45
North East +9 22 £30,000 -33.33% 8
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 11 (1.07%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.68%) CMS
3 5 (0.49%) Confluence
4 4 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.097%) Site Server
Applications
1 90 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (4.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.88%) Maya
5 8 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.78%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.68%) AutoCAD
7 6 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.19%) Trello
10 1 (0.097%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 96 (9.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (2.82%) Sprinklr
3 15 (1.46%) SAP IBP
4 14 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 12 (1.17%) SAP CO
5 12 (1.17%) SAP FI
5 12 (1.17%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.97%) SAP FSCM
7 9 (0.88%) SAP IS-U
7 9 (0.88%) Shopify
8 8 (0.78%) Dynamics AX
9 5 (0.49%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.39%) SAP MDG
10 4 (0.39%) SAP MM
11 3 (0.29%) SAP APO
12 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
12 2 (0.19%) Endur
12 2 (0.19%) Misys Midas
12 2 (0.19%) Primavera
12 2 (0.19%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 94 (9.14%) SaaS
2 63 (6.13%) Azure
3 42 (4.09%) Power Platform
4 39 (3.79%) AWS
5 35 (3.40%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (1.17%) Serverless
8 11 (1.07%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (1.07%) GCP
9 9 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.88%) GitHub
10 7 (0.68%) Entra ID
10 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.68%) Smartsheet
11 6 (0.58%) Amazon S3
11 6 (0.58%) Asana
11 6 (0.58%) Figma
12 5 (0.49%) CloudFront
12 5 (0.49%) Miro
13 4 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.79%) Remote Desktop
2 16 (1.56%) Firewall
2 16 (1.56%) Wireless
3 15 (1.46%) WAN
3 15 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (1.07%) VPN
5 10 (0.97%) SD-WAN
6 9 (0.88%) LAN
7 8 (0.78%) Unified Communications
7 8 (0.78%) VoIP
8 7 (0.68%) Internet
8 7 (0.68%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.49%) DHCP
9 5 (0.49%) DNS
9 5 (0.49%) Network Security
9 5 (0.49%) VLAN
10 4 (0.39%) Broadband
10 4 (0.39%) WLAN
11 3 (0.29%) Cisco Wireless
11 3 (0.29%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (3.79%) Power BI
2 17 (1.65%) Tableau
3 9 (0.88%) BusinessObjects
3 9 (0.88%) SAP BW
4 8 (0.78%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.49%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.39%) BigQuery
6 4 (0.39%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.29%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.29%) Looker
7 3 (0.29%) MySQL
8 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.19%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.19%) Metadata
8 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.19%) Power Query
8 2 (0.19%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 46 (4.47%) JIRA
2 23 (2.24%) Git
3 20 (1.95%) Postman
4 19 (1.85%) SoapUI
5 18 (1.75%) Selenium
5 18 (1.75%) Team Foundation Server
5 18 (1.75%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.58%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.49%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.49%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.49%) GitLab
7 5 (0.49%) Vite
8 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.097%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.097%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.097%) LSMW
9 1 (0.097%) MLflow
9 1 (0.097%) Storybook
General
1 359 (34.92%) Social Skills
2 258 (25.10%) Finance
2 258 (25.10%) Manufacturing
3 180 (17.51%) Retail
4 140 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
5 110 (10.70%) Marketing
6 52 (5.06%) Organisational Skills
6 52 (5.06%) Pharmaceutical
7 46 (4.47%) Automotive
8 43 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (2.33%) Public Sector
10 20 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
11 19 (1.85%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.56%) Games
12 16 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.46%) Law
14 12 (1.17%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.17%) French Language
15 10 (0.97%) Dutch Language
16 9 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 190 (18.48%) Analyst
2 141 (13.72%) Senior
3 131 (12.74%) Development Manager
4 111 (10.80%) Business Manager
5 109 (10.60%) Business Development Manager
6 74 (7.20%) Senior Analyst
7 66 (6.42%) SAP Analyst
8 44 (4.28%) 2nd Line Support
9 43 (4.18%) Developer
9 43 (4.18%) Lead
10 42 (4.09%) Architect
11 35 (3.40%) IT Support
12 32 (3.11%) Consultant
13 31 (3.02%) Coordinator
13 31 (3.02%) Solutions Architect
14 30 (2.92%) Software Developer
15 29 (2.82%) Infrastructure Manager
15 29 (2.82%) SAP Consultant
15 29 (2.82%) Support Engineer
16 28 (2.72%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.50%) .NET
2 29 (2.82%) HTML
3 21 (2.04%) SOAP
4 17 (1.65%) REST
5 15 (1.46%) EDI
6 14 (1.36%) React
7 9 (0.88%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.88%) CSS
7 9 (0.88%) JSON
7 9 (0.88%) SAP Fiori
7 9 (0.88%) XML
8 7 (0.68%) Micronaut
9 6 (0.58%) Spring
9 6 (0.58%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.49%) AWS Amplify
10 5 (0.49%) Jest
10 5 (0.49%) MapLibre
10 5 (0.49%) Next.js
11 4 (0.39%) HTML5
12 3 (0.29%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 75 (7.30%) Onboarding
2 40 (3.89%) Mobile Computing
3 37 (3.60%) Driving Licence
3 37 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (2.72%) FMCG
5 24 (2.33%) Learning Management System
6 22 (2.14%) Blog
6 22 (2.14%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (1.85%) Management Information System
9 16 (1.56%) Virtual Team
10 15 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (1.36%) NHS
12 13 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
13 11 (1.07%) Cloud Native
14 10 (0.97%) Data Centre
15 9 (0.88%) Product Ownership
15 9 (0.88%) Social Media
16 8 (0.78%) IoT
16 8 (0.78%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 28 (2.72%) Windows
2 14 (1.36%) Linux
3 7 (0.68%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.49%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.39%) Android
6 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.097%) CentOS
7 1 (0.097%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
2 140 (13.62%) Business Development
3 136 (13.23%) ERP
4 131 (12.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 125 (12.16%) Customer Service
6 106 (10.31%) Mentoring
7 94 (9.14%) Project Management
8 86 (8.37%) Agile
8 86 (8.37%) Decision-Making
9 81 (7.88%) CRM
9 81 (7.88%) E-Commerce
10 74 (7.20%) User Acceptance Testing
11 72 (7.00%) Project Delivery
12 71 (6.91%) Data Management
13 70 (6.81%) Technical Leadership
14 67 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
15 66 (6.42%) Business Intelligence
15 66 (6.42%) Translating Business Requirements
16 64 (6.23%) Incident Management
17 62 (6.03%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 131 (12.74%) SQL
2 69 (6.71%) C#
3 44 (4.28%) Python
4 40 (3.89%) Java
5 27 (2.63%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.75%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.07%) C
8 9 (0.88%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.78%) C++
10 7 (0.68%) PowerShell
11 6 (0.58%) ABAP
12 3 (0.29%) Embedded C
13 2 (0.19%) COBOL
13 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.19%) Lua
14 1 (0.097%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.097%) ActionScript 2.0
14 1 (0.097%) Go
14 1 (0.097%) Groovy
14 1 (0.097%) PHP
Qualifications
1 135 (13.13%) Degree
2 41 (3.99%) Security Cleared
3 25 (2.43%) ISTQB
4 22 (2.14%) ACCA
5 21 (2.04%) CIMA
6 20 (1.95%) CIPD
7 19 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (1.75%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 16 (1.56%) AWS Certification
10 15 (1.46%) SC Cleared
11 14 (1.36%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.17%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.17%) PMI Certification
12 12 (1.17%) PMP
13 11 (1.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 11 (1.07%) Azure Certification
13 11 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (0.88%) DV Cleared
15 8 (0.78%) CCNP
15 8 (0.78%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (6.52%) QA
2 21 (2.04%) Data Quality
3 20 (1.95%) Accessibility
4 16 (1.56%) GDPR
5 12 (1.17%) SLA
6 7 (0.68%) NIST
7 6 (0.58%) Software Quality Assurance
8 4 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.39%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.19%) IEC 61508
10 2 (0.19%) PMO
11 1 (0.097%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.097%) EMIR
11 1 (0.097%) IASME
11 1 (0.097%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.097%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.097%) MiFID
11 1 (0.097%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 8 (0.78%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.68%) Docker
3 3 (0.29%) Firmware
4 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.097%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.19%) Ansible
2 2 (0.19%) Terraform
3 1 (0.097%) Grafana
3 1 (0.097%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.097%) MOM
3 1 (0.097%) Nagios
3 1 (0.097%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 145 (14.11%) Microsoft
2 144 (14.01%) SAP
3 29 (2.82%) NEC
4 22 (2.14%) Cisco
5 15 (1.46%) Oracle
6 13 (1.26%) Databricks
7 10 (0.97%) Ariba
7 10 (0.97%) Google
7 10 (0.97%) Salesforce
8 6 (0.58%) Zoho
9 5 (0.49%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.39%) Adobe
10 4 (0.39%) Meraki
10 4 (0.39%) Saba
11 2 (0.19%) Epicor
11 2 (0.19%) Juniper
11 2 (0.19%) OpenText
11 2 (0.19%) Sage
11 2 (0.19%) Sophos
11 2 (0.19%) VMware