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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 244 189
Rank change year-on-year +130 -55 +49
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,338 526 1,283
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.65% 1.37% 1.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 1.47% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 989 273 853
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -18.18%
75th Percentile £60,625 £78,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £74,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +19.44% -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 60,455 35,779 71,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.68% 93.09% 85.50%
Number of salaries quoted 38,411 20,632 53,699
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £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 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,450 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% +9.09% -10.57%

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 5 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 5 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 +12 373 £50,000 +11.11% 140
South East +103 292 £42,500 -15.00% 104
North of England +84 279 £50,000 +17.65% 115
West Midlands +17 254 £52,500 +16.67% 78
London +83 204 £55,000 -31.25% 145
North West +73 157 £53,757 +2.39% 48
East Midlands -12 116 £50,000 +11.11% 62
South West +24 106 £35,000 -46.15% 35
Yorkshire -1 90 £50,000 +66.67% 50
East of England +20 73 £45,000 - 49
North East -2 32 £31,000 -31.11% 19
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 (0.90%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.82%) CMS
3 3 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.075%) IIS
5 1 (0.075%) Kinematics
5 1 (0.075%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 103 (7.70%) Microsoft Office
2 52 (3.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.37%) InDesign
6 5 (0.37%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.15%) Trello
8 1 (0.075%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.075%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 52 (3.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.35%) Sprinklr
3 14 (1.05%) Dynamics AX
4 12 (0.90%) SAP SD
5 11 (0.82%) SAP ERP
6 9 (0.67%) NetSuite
6 9 (0.67%) SAP Travel Management
7 7 (0.52%) SAP GTS
8 6 (0.45%) SAP IBP
8 6 (0.45%) SAP WM
9 5 (0.37%) SAP EWM
9 5 (0.37%) SAP MM
10 4 (0.30%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
11 3 (0.22%) Magento
11 3 (0.22%) SAP CO
11 3 (0.22%) SAP FI
11 3 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
12 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
12 2 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
12 2 (0.15%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 96 (7.17%) SaaS
2 55 (4.11%) Azure
3 44 (3.29%) Power Platform
4 29 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (1.49%) AWS
7 10 (0.75%) AWS Lambda
7 10 (0.75%) Serverless
8 7 (0.52%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (0.37%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.37%) Azure Event Grid
10 5 (0.37%) GCP
11 4 (0.30%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.22%) Amazon SQS
12 3 (0.22%) AWS Step Functions
12 3 (0.22%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.15%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.49%) Wireless
2 13 (0.97%) Firewall
2 13 (0.97%) WAN
3 10 (0.75%) TCP/IP
3 10 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (0.67%) SD-WAN
5 8 (0.60%) DNS
5 8 (0.60%) VPN
6 7 (0.52%) DHCP
7 6 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (0.30%) LAN
9 3 (0.22%) Cisco Wireless
10 2 (0.15%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.15%) Intranet
11 1 (0.075%) Bluetooth
11 1 (0.075%) FTP
11 1 (0.075%) RFID
11 1 (0.075%) SAN
11 1 (0.075%) SNMP
11 1 (0.075%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (2.99%) Power BI
2 20 (1.49%) Tableau
3 12 (0.90%) SQL Server
4 10 (0.75%) GIS
5 9 (0.67%) DynamoDB
6 7 (0.52%) Power Query
6 7 (0.52%) SAP HANA
7 6 (0.45%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.22%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.22%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.15%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.15%) DB2
9 2 (0.15%) DTS
9 2 (0.15%) Metadata
9 2 (0.15%) MySQL
9 2 (0.15%) QGIS
9 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (1.79%) JIRA
2 15 (1.12%) Postman
3 13 (0.97%) Selenium
3 13 (0.97%) SoapUI
3 13 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
3 13 (0.97%) WebDriver
4 11 (0.82%) Git
5 4 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.075%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.075%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.075%) MLflow
6 1 (0.075%) Visual Studio
General
1 271 (20.25%) Social Skills
2 221 (16.52%) Manufacturing
3 195 (14.57%) Finance
4 154 (11.51%) Retail
5 99 (7.40%) Analytical Skills
6 73 (5.46%) Marketing
7 66 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
8 37 (2.77%) Public Sector
9 31 (2.32%) Pharmaceutical
10 27 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (1.49%) Telecoms
12 19 (1.42%) Law
13 18 (1.35%) Automotive
13 18 (1.35%) Electronics
14 17 (1.27%) Dutch Language
14 17 (1.27%) German Language
15 16 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (1.05%) Billing
16 14 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (0.82%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 305 (22.80%) Development Manager
2 287 (21.45%) Business Manager
3 280 (20.93%) Business Development Manager
4 128 (9.57%) Analyst
5 106 (7.92%) Senior
6 51 (3.81%) Developer
7 50 (3.74%) Administrator
8 49 (3.66%) Logistics Manager
9 43 (3.21%) Architect
10 40 (2.99%) Consultant
11 37 (2.77%) Senior Manager
12 35 (2.62%) IT Support
13 34 (2.54%) Account Executive
13 34 (2.54%) Coordinator
14 31 (2.32%) Account Manager
14 31 (2.32%) Senior Business Development Manager
14 31 (2.32%) Senior Business Manager
14 31 (2.32%) Senior Development Manager
15 30 (2.24%) Solutions Architect
16 29 (2.17%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.14%) .NET
2 19 (1.42%) EDI
3 15 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
3 15 (1.12%) SOAP
4 13 (0.97%) HTML
4 13 (0.97%) React
5 11 (0.82%) Middleware
6 9 (0.67%) SAP TM
7 7 (0.52%) .NET Core
7 7 (0.52%) Matplotlib
7 7 (0.52%) Seaborn
8 6 (0.45%) AWS Amplify
8 6 (0.45%) MapLibre
9 4 (0.30%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.30%) AWS CDK
9 4 (0.30%) Web Services
10 3 (0.22%) Node.js
10 3 (0.22%) PySpark
10 3 (0.22%) React Native
10 3 (0.22%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 47 (3.51%) Onboarding
2 41 (3.06%) Driving Licence
3 33 (2.47%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.09%) Learning Management System
6 26 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
7 20 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (1.20%) NHS
10 14 (1.05%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (0.97%) Blog
11 13 (0.97%) Product Ownership
11 13 (0.97%) Social Media
12 11 (0.82%) Mobile Computing
13 9 (0.67%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.67%) Web Conferencing
14 8 (0.60%) FMCG
14 8 (0.60%) Operational Technology
15 7 (0.52%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 35 (2.62%) Windows
2 10 (0.75%) Android
3 9 (0.67%) Linux
4 6 (0.45%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.075%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.075%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.075%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.075%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.075%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 337 (25.19%) Business Development
2 147 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
3 132 (9.87%) ERP
4 129 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 113 (8.45%) Decision-Making
5 113 (8.45%) Project Management
6 95 (7.10%) Project Delivery
7 93 (6.95%) Customer Service
8 88 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management
9 81 (6.05%) E-Commerce
10 80 (5.98%) CRM
11 75 (5.61%) Agile
12 66 (4.93%) Business Intelligence
13 61 (4.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 60 (4.48%) AI
15 58 (4.33%) Analytics
16 50 (3.74%) ITIL
17 49 (3.66%) Roadmaps
18 46 (3.44%) Cybersecurity
18 46 (3.44%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 81 (6.05%) SQL
2 42 (3.14%) C#
3 37 (2.77%) Python
4 20 (1.49%) Java
5 18 (1.35%) TypeScript
6 12 (0.90%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.60%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.52%) C++
9 6 (0.45%) C
9 6 (0.45%) Clojure
9 6 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.45%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.22%) ABAP
10 3 (0.22%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.22%) RPG
10 3 (0.22%) Swift
11 2 (0.15%) RPG III
11 2 (0.15%) RPG IV
12 1 (0.075%) PHP
12 1 (0.075%) Rust
Qualifications
1 82 (6.13%) Degree
2 55 (4.11%) DBS Check
3 28 (2.09%) ACCA
3 28 (2.09%) CIMA
4 26 (1.94%) Security Cleared
5 25 (1.87%) CIPD
6 20 (1.49%) ISTQB
7 13 (0.97%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 13 (0.97%) SC Cleared
8 12 (0.90%) HNC
9 11 (0.82%) PMI Certification
10 10 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (0.75%) PMP
11 8 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.52%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.52%) Postgraduate
13 6 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.30%) CCNA
14 4 (0.30%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.30%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (1.64%) ISO 9001
2 19 (1.42%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.12%) GDPR
3 15 (1.12%) SLA
4 14 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 12 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (0.90%) PMO
5 12 (0.90%) QA
6 10 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (0.60%) ISO 14001
7 8 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.075%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.075%) GRC
9 1 (0.075%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (0.60%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.30%) Firmware
3 3 (0.22%) Docker
3 3 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.15%) IAG
5 1 (0.075%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (0.45%) SCCM
2 5 (0.37%) Ansible
2 5 (0.37%) Autotask
3 3 (0.22%) Terraform
4 2 (0.15%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.15%) Nagios
5 1 (0.075%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.075%) Grafana
5 1 (0.075%) MOM
5 1 (0.075%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.075%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.075%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 146 (10.91%) Microsoft
2 75 (5.61%) SAP
3 27 (2.02%) Oracle
4 19 (1.42%) NEC
5 18 (1.35%) Salesforce
6 11 (0.82%) Adobe
7 9 (0.67%) Cisco
7 9 (0.67%) Databricks
8 8 (0.60%) HubSpot
9 7 (0.52%) Google
9 7 (0.52%) IBM
9 7 (0.52%) IFS
9 7 (0.52%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.45%) Fortinet
10 6 (0.45%) Sage
10 6 (0.45%) SonicWALL
11 5 (0.37%) Ariba
11 5 (0.37%) Kaseya
11 5 (0.37%) Pardot
11 5 (0.37%) SolarWinds