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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 154 102
Rank change year-on-year +63 -52 +199
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,971 939 1,657
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.90% 2.18% 2.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.58% 2.45% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,361 552 404
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £49,375
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -3.80% -10.23%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £85,000
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 76,412 38,327 54,773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.56% 89.12% 82.24%
Number of salaries quoted 53,811 21,662 29,728
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,233 £36,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £78,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,033
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.23% -3.28%

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 30 September 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 30 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
Midlands +31 520 £45,000 +12.50% 278
South East +65 487 £42,500 +13.33% 307
North of England +47 419 £60,000 +20.00% 237
London +34 306 £60,000 -11.11% 733
West Midlands +35 272 £50,000 +11.11% 130
East Midlands +16 243 £40,000 +3.90% 148
North West +77 232 £60,000 +20.00% 131
Yorkshire -15 152 £60,000 +9.09% 82
East of England +19 131 £50,000 - 97
South West -42 111 £46,500 +16.25% 83
North East -35 35 £40,000 -11.11% 27
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 30 (1.52%) SharePoint
2 17 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.71%) Confluence
4 5 (0.25%) CMS
5 4 (0.20%) WordPress
6 2 (0.10%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.051%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.051%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 142 (7.20%) Microsoft Office
2 126 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (1.52%) Spreadsheet
4 21 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.25%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
8 2 (0.10%) CapCut
8 2 (0.10%) InDesign
8 2 (0.10%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.051%) Revit
9 1 (0.051%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.051%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.051%) Trello
Business Applications
1 57 (2.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (0.86%) NetSuite
3 17 (0.86%) SAP SD
4 13 (0.66%) SAP Travel Management
5 11 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
6 10 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
7 8 (0.41%) SAP EWM
7 8 (0.41%) SAP GTS
8 7 (0.36%) SAP ERP
9 6 (0.30%) SAP IBP
10 5 (0.25%) Infor M3
10 5 (0.25%) Odoo
10 5 (0.25%) SAP CO
10 5 (0.25%) SAP CRM
10 5 (0.25%) SAP FI
10 5 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.25%) SAP MM
10 5 (0.25%) Shopify
11 4 (0.20%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 91 (4.62%) Azure
2 80 (4.06%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (3.70%) SaaS
4 71 (3.60%) Power Platform
5 48 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
6 41 (2.08%) AWS
7 21 (1.07%) Entra ID
8 15 (0.76%) GitHub
9 14 (0.71%) Power Automate
10 12 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (0.56%) Serverless
12 8 (0.41%) GCP
12 8 (0.41%) PowerApps
12 8 (0.41%) Smartsheet
13 7 (0.36%) 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 (1.98%) Firewall
2 17 (0.86%) LAN
2 17 (0.86%) WAN
3 16 (0.81%) VPN
3 16 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (0.76%) Wireless
5 14 (0.71%) VLAN
6 9 (0.46%) DNS
7 7 (0.36%) DHCP
8 6 (0.30%) Ethernet
8 6 (0.30%) Network Security
8 6 (0.30%) Profibus
8 6 (0.30%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.15%) Internet
9 3 (0.15%) Intranet
9 3 (0.15%) SSL
9 3 (0.15%) VoIP
10 2 (0.10%) FTP
10 2 (0.10%) IPv4
10 2 (0.10%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (3.30%) Power BI
2 37 (1.88%) SQL Server
3 16 (0.81%) Relational Database
4 13 (0.66%) Tableau
5 12 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (0.56%) GIS
7 10 (0.51%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.41%) MySQL
8 8 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.36%) Power Query
9 7 (0.36%) SAP HANA
10 5 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.25%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.20%) Db2
11 4 (0.20%) SQLite
12 3 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.15%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 35 (1.78%) JIRA
2 17 (0.86%) Git
3 7 (0.36%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.10%) Hudson
4 2 (0.10%) LSMW
4 2 (0.10%) Postman
4 2 (0.10%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.051%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.051%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.051%) Gatling
5 1 (0.051%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.051%) JMeter
5 1 (0.051%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.051%) Selenium
5 1 (0.051%) Yeoman
5 1 (0.051%) Zephyr
General
1 533 (27.04%) Social Skills
2 307 (15.58%) Finance
2 307 (15.58%) Manufacturing
3 264 (13.39%) Retail
4 206 (10.45%) Analytical Skills
5 172 (8.73%) Organisational Skills
6 79 (4.01%) Marketing
7 53 (2.69%) Automotive
8 49 (2.49%) Public Sector
9 48 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
10 46 (2.33%) Law
11 45 (2.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 42 (2.13%) Telecoms
13 40 (2.03%) Aerospace
13 40 (2.03%) Legal
14 38 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
15 33 (1.67%) Electronics
16 27 (1.37%) Billing
17 24 (1.22%) Agriculture
18 22 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 339 (17.20%) Business Manager
2 331 (16.79%) Development Manager
3 325 (16.49%) Business Development Manager
4 142 (7.20%) Analyst
5 116 (5.89%) Senior
6 113 (5.73%) Logistics Manager
7 99 (5.02%) Developer
8 95 (4.82%) Administrator
9 72 (3.65%) Project Manager
10 69 (3.50%) Consultant
11 68 (3.45%) IT Support
12 65 (3.30%) Coordinator
13 62 (3.15%) IT Manager
14 58 (2.94%) Technical Engineer
15 57 (2.89%) Lead
16 51 (2.59%) Business Analyst
17 48 (2.44%) Support Technician
18 47 (2.38%) Software Project Manager
19 46 (2.33%) Logistics Project Manager
20 45 (2.28%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (2.49%) .NET
2 23 (1.17%) EDI
3 20 (1.01%) Middleware
4 17 (0.86%) React
5 14 (0.71%) Terraform
6 13 (0.66%) AngularJS
6 13 (0.66%) SAP TM
7 12 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
8 11 (0.56%) REST
8 11 (0.56%) Web Services
9 9 (0.46%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.41%) Django
11 7 (0.36%) Blazor
11 7 (0.36%) HTML
11 7 (0.36%) Next.js
11 7 (0.36%) XML
12 6 (0.30%) .NET Core
12 6 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
13 5 (0.25%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.25%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 101 (5.12%) Driving Licence
2 80 (4.06%) Onboarding
3 71 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
4 65 (3.30%) Management Information System
5 55 (2.79%) Renewable Energy
6 52 (2.64%) FMCG
7 38 (1.93%) Data Centre
8 35 (1.78%) Robotics
9 31 (1.57%) Product Ownership
10 29 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 26 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
11 26 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
12 22 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
13 20 (1.01%) Web Conferencing
14 15 (0.76%) CCTV
14 15 (0.76%) Data Structures
15 13 (0.66%) SCADA
16 12 (0.61%) EPoS
16 12 (0.61%) Operational Technology
17 11 (0.56%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 77 (3.91%) Windows
2 34 (1.73%) Linux
3 25 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.76%) Android
5 12 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (0.51%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.15%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.10%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.051%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.051%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 383 (19.43%) Business Development
2 360 (18.26%) Problem-Solving
3 289 (14.66%) Customer Service
4 267 (13.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 256 (12.99%) ERP
6 237 (12.02%) CRM
7 195 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
8 188 (9.54%) Project Delivery
9 180 (9.13%) Project Management
10 168 (8.52%) Decision-Making
11 156 (7.91%) E-Commerce
12 114 (5.78%) Agile
13 106 (5.38%) AI
14 101 (5.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 95 (4.82%) Process Improvement
16 94 (4.77%) Service Delivery
17 86 (4.36%) ITIL
18 85 (4.31%) Roadmaps
19 81 (4.11%) Business Intelligence
20 79 (4.01%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (5.83%) SQL
2 52 (2.64%) C#
3 46 (2.33%) Python
4 21 (1.07%) PowerShell
5 19 (0.96%) TypeScript
6 17 (0.86%) JavaScript
7 16 (0.81%) Go
8 8 (0.41%) Clojure
9 7 (0.36%) Java
10 6 (0.30%) C++
10 6 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.30%) RPG
11 5 (0.25%) VB.NET
12 4 (0.20%) Bash
12 4 (0.20%) RPG IV
12 4 (0.20%) Ruby
12 4 (0.20%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.15%) ABAP
13 3 (0.15%) C
13 3 (0.15%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 131 (6.65%) Degree
2 101 (5.12%) DBS Check
3 58 (2.94%) NVQ Level 3
4 31 (1.57%) PMI Certification
5 28 (1.42%) PMP
6 23 (1.17%) Security Cleared
7 21 (1.07%) HNC
8 19 (0.96%) ACCA
8 19 (0.96%) CIMA
9 18 (0.91%) Postgraduate
9 18 (0.91%) SC Cleared
10 17 (0.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 16 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (0.81%) HND
12 14 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
13 12 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (0.46%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.41%) CIPD
15 8 (0.41%) City & Guilds
15 8 (0.41%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (2.38%) SLA
2 41 (2.08%) QA
3 33 (1.67%) GDPR
4 31 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 30 (1.52%) ISO 9001
6 29 (1.47%) Accessibility
7 20 (1.01%) Data Quality
8 17 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
9 15 (0.76%) ISO 14001
10 14 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 12 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 12 (0.61%) PMO
12 8 (0.41%) GRC
13 5 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.10%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.10%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.051%) AQAP
16 1 (0.051%) IFRS
16 1 (0.051%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 31 (1.57%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.47%) Docker
3 16 (0.81%) Hyper-V
4 8 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.30%) Firmware
6 4 (0.20%) IAG
7 3 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.10%) iptables
8 2 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (1.12%) Kubernetes
1 22 (1.12%) SCCM
2 7 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (0.30%) Grafana
4 5 (0.25%) Autotask
4 5 (0.25%) Functional Safety
4 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
6 3 (0.15%) Ansible
7 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.051%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.051%) SCOM
Vendors
1 367 (18.62%) Microsoft
2 147 (7.46%) SAP
3 51 (2.59%) Oracle
4 20 (1.01%) Fortinet
4 20 (1.01%) HubSpot
4 20 (1.01%) IFS
4 20 (1.01%) SonicWALL
5 17 (0.86%) ServiceNow
6 14 (0.71%) Google
7 13 (0.66%) Infor
8 12 (0.61%) Cisco
8 12 (0.61%) Sage
9 11 (0.56%) Salesforce
9 11 (0.56%) Siemens
10 10 (0.51%) VMware
11 9 (0.46%) IBM
12 6 (0.30%) Ariba
12 6 (0.30%) Epicor
12 6 (0.30%) Facebook
12 6 (0.30%) Rockwell