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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 161 103
Rank change year-on-year +60 -58 +200
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,799 920 1,666
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.80% 2.12% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.46% 2.39% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,264 538 435
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £28,537
25th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%

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 73,230 38,473 56,250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.20% 88.68% 81.32%
Number of salaries quoted 52,112 22,159 32,915
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,229 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 12 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 12 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 +36 471 £47,000 +17.50% 232
South East +71 446 £42,500 +13.33% 233
North of England +40 384 £60,000 +20.00% 163
London +36 268 £59,000 -12.59% 481
West Midlands +31 255 £50,000 +11.11% 105
North West +75 215 £60,000 +20.00% 87
East Midlands +16 211 £40,000 +0.61% 126
Yorkshire -33 136 £60,000 +14.29% 49
East of England +8 113 £52,550 +5.10% 69
South West -45 109 £47,000 +1.62% 49
North East -34 33 £40,000 -11.11% 28
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 21 (1.17%) SharePoint
2 12 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.61%) Confluence
4 3 (0.17%) CMS
4 3 (0.17%) WordPress
5 1 (0.056%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 127 (7.06%) Microsoft Office
2 106 (5.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
4 18 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.11%) CapCut
7 2 (0.11%) SmartSuite
8 1 (0.056%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.056%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.056%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.056%) Trello
Business Applications
1 53 (2.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (0.89%) SAP SD
4 15 (0.83%) NetSuite
5 13 (0.72%) SAP Travel Management
6 10 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
7 8 (0.44%) SAP EWM
7 8 (0.44%) SAP GTS
8 7 (0.39%) SAP ERP
9 6 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
9 6 (0.33%) SAP IBP
10 5 (0.28%) SAP CO
10 5 (0.28%) SAP FI
10 5 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.28%) SAP MM
11 4 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.22%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
11 4 (0.22%) SAP SCM
11 4 (0.22%) SAP WM
11 4 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 89 (4.95%) Azure
2 77 (4.28%) SaaS
3 69 (3.84%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (3.17%) Power Platform
5 42 (2.33%) AWS
6 37 (2.06%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (1.06%) Entra ID
8 15 (0.83%) GitHub
9 11 (0.61%) Power Automate
9 11 (0.61%) Serverless
10 9 (0.50%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (0.50%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (0.44%) GCP
11 8 (0.44%) Smartsheet
12 7 (0.39%) Anthropic Claude
12 7 (0.39%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.33%) GitHub Copilot
14 5 (0.28%) Azure Functions
14 5 (0.28%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (0.28%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.22%) Firewall
2 13 (0.72%) WAN
2 13 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
2 13 (0.72%) Wireless
3 12 (0.67%) LAN
3 12 (0.67%) VPN
4 11 (0.61%) VLAN
5 6 (0.33%) DNS
5 6 (0.33%) Network Security
6 5 (0.28%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.17%) DHCP
7 3 (0.17%) Internet
7 3 (0.17%) Intranet
7 3 (0.17%) VoIP
8 2 (0.11%) FTP
8 2 (0.11%) IPv4
8 2 (0.11%) IPv6
8 2 (0.11%) SSL
8 2 (0.11%) WireGuard
9 1 (0.056%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (3.00%) Power BI
2 37 (2.06%) SQL Server
3 14 (0.78%) Relational Database
4 13 (0.72%) Tableau
5 11 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (0.56%) GIS
6 10 (0.56%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.44%) MySQL
7 8 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
8 7 (0.39%) Power Query
8 7 (0.39%) SAP HANA
9 5 (0.28%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.22%) Db2
10 4 (0.22%) SQLite
11 3 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.17%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 30 (1.67%) JIRA
2 17 (0.94%) Git
3 7 (0.39%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.11%) Hudson
5 2 (0.11%) LSMW
5 2 (0.11%) Postman
6 1 (0.056%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.056%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.056%) Gatling
6 1 (0.056%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.056%) JMeter
6 1 (0.056%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.056%) Selenium
6 1 (0.056%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.056%) Zephyr
General
1 456 (25.35%) Social Skills
2 283 (15.73%) Finance
3 241 (13.40%) Manufacturing
4 229 (12.73%) Retail
5 171 (9.51%) Analytical Skills
6 138 (7.67%) Organisational Skills
7 65 (3.61%) Marketing
8 50 (2.78%) Public Sector
9 47 (2.61%) Law
10 38 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 37 (2.06%) Legal
12 34 (1.89%) Electronics
12 34 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
13 29 (1.61%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.45%) Aerospace
14 26 (1.45%) Automotive
14 26 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
15 24 (1.33%) Billing
16 22 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
17 18 (1.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 335 (18.62%) Business Manager
2 328 (18.23%) Development Manager
3 321 (17.84%) Business Development Manager
4 124 (6.89%) Analyst
5 103 (5.73%) Senior
6 102 (5.67%) Logistics Manager
7 95 (5.28%) Developer
8 84 (4.67%) Administrator
9 61 (3.39%) IT Support
10 59 (3.28%) Project Manager
10 59 (3.28%) Technical Engineer
11 58 (3.22%) Consultant
12 54 (3.00%) IT Manager
13 53 (2.95%) Coordinator
14 47 (2.61%) Lead
15 44 (2.45%) Support Technician
16 41 (2.28%) Business Analyst
17 40 (2.22%) IT Analyst
17 40 (2.22%) Software Project Manager
18 38 (2.11%) Logistics Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.78%) .NET
2 22 (1.22%) EDI
3 19 (1.06%) Middleware
4 18 (1.00%) React
5 14 (0.78%) AngularJS
6 13 (0.72%) SAP TM
6 13 (0.72%) Terraform
7 11 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
8 10 (0.56%) Web Services
9 8 (0.44%) .NET Framework
9 8 (0.44%) REST
10 7 (0.39%) HTML
10 7 (0.39%) XML
11 6 (0.33%) .NET Core
11 6 (0.33%) Next.js
11 6 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
12 5 (0.28%) Django
12 5 (0.28%) JSON
12 5 (0.28%) ODBC
12 5 (0.28%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 86 (4.78%) Driving Licence
2 74 (4.11%) Onboarding
3 66 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
4 52 (2.89%) Renewable Energy
5 45 (2.50%) Management Information System
6 32 (1.78%) Data Centre
6 32 (1.78%) FMCG
7 31 (1.72%) Product Ownership
8 27 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 25 (1.39%) Robotics
10 22 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
10 22 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
11 18 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
12 15 (0.83%) EPoS
12 15 (0.83%) Web Conferencing
13 12 (0.67%) Data Structures
14 11 (0.61%) Operational Technology
15 10 (0.56%) CCTV
16 9 (0.50%) Photography
16 9 (0.50%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 75 (4.17%) Windows
2 34 (1.89%) Linux
3 24 (1.33%) Windows Server
4 17 (0.94%) Android
5 12 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.50%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.17%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.056%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.056%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.056%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.056%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 369 (20.51%) Business Development
2 320 (17.79%) Problem-Solving
3 236 (13.12%) Customer Service
4 225 (12.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 219 (12.17%) ERP
6 217 (12.06%) CRM
7 180 (10.01%) Project Delivery
8 172 (9.56%) Project Management
9 157 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
10 148 (8.23%) E-Commerce
11 141 (7.84%) Decision-Making
12 108 (6.00%) Agile
13 93 (5.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 91 (5.06%) AI
15 83 (4.61%) Service Delivery
16 81 (4.50%) ITIL
17 75 (4.17%) Process Improvement
17 75 (4.17%) Roadmaps
18 72 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
19 67 (3.72%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 109 (6.06%) SQL
2 53 (2.95%) C#
3 40 (2.22%) Python
4 20 (1.11%) TypeScript
5 19 (1.06%) JavaScript
6 17 (0.94%) PowerShell
7 13 (0.72%) Go
8 8 (0.44%) Clojure
8 8 (0.44%) Java
9 7 (0.39%) C++
9 7 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.33%) RPG
11 4 (0.22%) Bash
11 4 (0.22%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.22%) RPG IV
11 4 (0.22%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.17%) ABAP
12 3 (0.17%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.17%) Swift
12 3 (0.17%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 105 (5.84%) DBS Check
2 100 (5.56%) Degree
3 53 (2.95%) NVQ Level 3
4 29 (1.61%) PMI Certification
5 26 (1.45%) PMP
6 22 (1.22%) Security Cleared
7 18 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 17 (0.94%) ACCA
8 17 (0.94%) CIMA
8 17 (0.94%) HNC
9 16 (0.89%) Postgraduate
9 16 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 16 (0.89%) SC Cleared
10 15 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (0.72%) HND
12 10 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.50%) CIPD
13 9 (0.50%) ISTQB
14 8 (0.44%) SAP Certification
15 5 (0.28%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (2.22%) SLA
2 37 (2.06%) QA
3 33 (1.83%) ISO 9001
4 32 (1.78%) GDPR
5 27 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 22 (1.22%) Accessibility
7 16 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (0.89%) Data Quality
7 16 (0.89%) ISO 14001
8 14 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 13 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (0.72%) PMO
10 6 (0.33%) GRC
10 6 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.11%) EU AI Act
13 1 (0.056%) IFRS
13 1 (0.056%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 1 (0.056%) NIST
13 1 (0.056%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 26 (1.45%) Active Directory
1 26 (1.45%) Docker
2 15 (0.83%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.22%) Firmware
4 4 (0.22%) IAG
5 3 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.11%) iptables
6 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (1.28%) SCCM
2 21 (1.17%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (0.33%) Grafana
5 5 (0.28%) Autotask
5 5 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.22%) EMC NetWorker
7 3 (0.17%) Ansible
8 2 (0.11%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.056%) SCOM
9 1 (0.056%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.056%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 317 (17.62%) Microsoft
2 124 (6.89%) SAP
3 42 (2.33%) Oracle
4 21 (1.17%) Fortinet
4 21 (1.17%) SonicWALL
5 18 (1.00%) IFS
6 17 (0.94%) HubSpot
7 12 (0.67%) Google
7 12 (0.67%) ServiceNow
8 11 (0.61%) Sage
9 10 (0.56%) Cisco
9 10 (0.56%) Salesforce
9 10 (0.56%) VMware
10 9 (0.50%) Infor
11 8 (0.44%) IBM
12 6 (0.33%) Ariba
12 6 (0.33%) Epicor
13 5 (0.28%) JDA
13 5 (0.28%) Kaseya
13 5 (0.28%) Marketo