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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 186 226
Rank change year-on-year +70 +40 +29
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,039 757 833
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.88% 1.61% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 1.76% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 719 289 592
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £29,775
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -4.35%

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 44,420 43,108 53,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.33% 91.56% 88.65%
Number of salaries quoted 26,812 20,825 42,459
10th Percentile £28,756 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,743 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.45% +5.64% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,406 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 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 27 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 +103 272 £45,000 - 171
Midlands -13 234 £45,000 -14.29% 119
London +78 198 £53,750 -10.42% 112
North of England +48 159 £45,000 -18.18% 107
West Midlands -13 129 £55,000 +15.79% 65
East Midlands -12 105 £35,000 -36.36% 53
South West +62 92 £40,000 -48.39% 67
Yorkshire +32 77 £45,000 -18.18% 38
East of England +44 71 £45,000 - 73
North West +21 59 £47,500 -13.64% 56
North East +5 23 £30,000 -33.33% 15
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 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.77%) CMS
3 5 (0.48%) Confluence
4 4 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.096%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.096%) Site Server
Applications
1 87 (8.37%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (4.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.87%) Maya
5 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.67%) AutoCAD
6 7 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Trello
9 1 (0.096%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.096%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 92 (8.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (2.79%) Sprinklr
3 16 (1.54%) SAP IBP
4 14 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 12 (1.15%) SAP CO
5 12 (1.15%) SAP FI
5 12 (1.15%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.96%) SAP FSCM
7 9 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
7 9 (0.87%) SAP IS-U
7 9 (0.87%) Shopify
8 5 (0.48%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.38%) SAP MDG
9 4 (0.38%) SAP PP
10 3 (0.29%) SAP APO
10 3 (0.29%) SAP EWM
10 3 (0.29%) SAP WM
11 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
11 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
11 2 (0.19%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 92 (8.85%) SaaS
2 60 (5.77%) Azure
3 43 (4.14%) Power Platform
4 38 (3.66%) AWS
5 33 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
6 21 (2.02%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (1.25%) Serverless
8 12 (1.15%) AWS Lambda
9 11 (1.06%) GCP
10 9 (0.87%) GitHub
11 8 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.67%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (0.58%) Amazon S3
13 6 (0.58%) Asana
13 6 (0.58%) Figma
14 5 (0.48%) CloudFront
14 5 (0.48%) Miro
15 4 (0.38%) Azure Data Factory
15 4 (0.38%) Entra ID
15 4 (0.38%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.66%) Remote Desktop
2 18 (1.73%) Wireless
3 15 (1.44%) WAN
4 14 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (1.15%) Firewall
6 11 (1.06%) VPN
7 10 (0.96%) SD-WAN
8 8 (0.77%) LAN
8 8 (0.77%) TCP/IP
9 7 (0.67%) Internet
9 7 (0.67%) Unified Communications
9 7 (0.67%) VoIP
10 6 (0.58%) DHCP
10 6 (0.58%) DNS
11 5 (0.48%) Network Security
11 5 (0.48%) VLAN
12 4 (0.38%) Broadband
12 4 (0.38%) WLAN
13 3 (0.29%) Cisco Wireless
13 3 (0.29%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.85%) Power BI
2 17 (1.64%) Tableau
3 9 (0.87%) BusinessObjects
3 9 (0.87%) SAP BW
4 8 (0.77%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.58%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.38%) BigQuery
6 4 (0.38%) SQL Server
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%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.19%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.19%) Metadata
8 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.19%) Power Query
8 2 (0.19%) QGIS
8 2 (0.19%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 47 (4.52%) JIRA
2 23 (2.21%) Git
3 20 (1.92%) Postman
4 19 (1.83%) SoapUI
5 18 (1.73%) Selenium
5 18 (1.73%) Team Foundation Server
5 18 (1.73%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.58%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.48%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.48%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.48%) GitLab
7 5 (0.48%) Vite
8 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.096%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.096%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.096%) LSMW
9 1 (0.096%) MLflow
9 1 (0.096%) Storybook
General
1 351 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 259 (24.93%) Manufacturing
3 246 (23.68%) Finance
4 180 (17.32%) Retail
5 135 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
6 107 (10.30%) Marketing
7 52 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (4.62%) Pharmaceutical
9 45 (4.33%) Automotive
10 40 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 25 (2.41%) Public Sector
12 20 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (1.73%) Telecoms
14 17 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.44%) Dutch Language
15 15 (1.44%) Law
16 14 (1.35%) Games
17 12 (1.15%) French Language
18 11 (1.06%) Aerospace
18 11 (1.06%) German Language
Job Titles
1 182 (17.52%) Analyst
2 151 (14.53%) Development Manager
3 136 (13.09%) Senior
4 131 (12.61%) Business Manager
5 129 (12.42%) Business Development Manager
6 68 (6.54%) Senior Analyst
7 61 (5.87%) SAP Analyst
8 43 (4.14%) Developer
9 41 (3.95%) Architect
10 40 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support
11 39 (3.75%) Lead
12 34 (3.27%) IT Support
13 32 (3.08%) Consultant
14 31 (2.98%) Software Developer
15 30 (2.89%) Coordinator
15 30 (2.89%) Solutions Architect
16 29 (2.79%) Infrastructure Manager
17 28 (2.69%) SAP Consultant
17 28 (2.69%) Support Analyst
17 28 (2.69%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (3.56%) .NET
2 29 (2.79%) HTML
3 21 (2.02%) SOAP
4 17 (1.64%) REST
5 15 (1.44%) EDI
5 15 (1.44%) React
6 9 (0.87%) .NET Core
6 9 (0.87%) CSS
6 9 (0.87%) JSON
6 9 (0.87%) SAP Fiori
6 9 (0.87%) XML
7 7 (0.67%) Micronaut
8 6 (0.58%) AWS Amplify
8 6 (0.58%) MapLibre
8 6 (0.58%) Spring
8 6 (0.58%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.48%) Jest
9 5 (0.48%) Next.js
10 4 (0.38%) HTML5
11 3 (0.29%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 68 (6.54%) Onboarding
2 39 (3.75%) Driving Licence
2 39 (3.75%) Mobile Computing
3 35 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (2.60%) FMCG
5 24 (2.31%) Learning Management System
6 22 (2.12%) Blog
6 22 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (1.83%) Management Information System
9 15 (1.44%) NHS
10 14 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.35%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.06%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
12 9 (0.87%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.87%) Product Ownership
12 9 (0.87%) Social Media
13 8 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (0.67%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 26 (2.50%) Windows
2 14 (1.35%) Linux
3 5 (0.48%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.48%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.38%) Android
5 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.096%) CentOS
6 1 (0.096%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
2 165 (15.88%) Business Development
3 135 (12.99%) ERP
4 129 (12.42%) Continuous Improvement
5 118 (11.36%) Customer Service
6 101 (9.72%) Mentoring
7 96 (9.24%) Project Management
8 86 (8.28%) Agile
9 85 (8.18%) Decision-Making
10 81 (7.80%) CRM
11 79 (7.60%) E-Commerce
12 71 (6.83%) Project Delivery
12 71 (6.83%) User Acceptance Testing
13 68 (6.54%) Business Intelligence
14 67 (6.45%) Stakeholder Management
15 65 (6.26%) Data Management
16 63 (6.06%) Technical Leadership
17 61 (5.87%) Translating Business Requirements
18 58 (5.58%) Incident Management
19 55 (5.29%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 126 (12.13%) SQL
2 68 (6.54%) C#
3 42 (4.04%) Python
4 40 (3.85%) Java
5 27 (2.60%) JavaScript
6 19 (1.83%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.06%) C
8 9 (0.87%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.77%) C++
10 7 (0.67%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.48%) ABAP
12 3 (0.29%) Embedded C
13 2 (0.19%) COBOL
13 2 (0.19%) Lua
14 1 (0.096%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.096%) ActionScript 2.0
14 1 (0.096%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.096%) Groovy
14 1 (0.096%) PHP
14 1 (0.096%) VBA
Qualifications
1 133 (12.80%) Degree
2 41 (3.95%) Security Cleared
3 24 (2.31%) ACCA
3 24 (2.31%) CIMA
3 24 (2.31%) ISTQB
4 20 (1.92%) CIPD
5 19 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (1.73%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 16 (1.54%) DBS Check
7 16 (1.54%) SC Cleared
8 15 (1.44%) AWS Certification
9 12 (1.15%) Master's Degree
10 11 (1.06%) PMI Certification
10 11 (1.06%) PMP
11 10 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 10 (0.96%) Azure Certification
11 10 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (0.87%) DV Cleared
13 8 (0.77%) SAP Certification
14 7 (0.67%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (6.35%) QA
2 21 (2.02%) Data Quality
3 20 (1.92%) Accessibility
4 14 (1.35%) GDPR
5 12 (1.15%) SLA
6 6 (0.58%) NIST
7 5 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
8 4 (0.38%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.19%) IEC 61508
10 2 (0.19%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.19%) PMO
11 1 (0.096%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.096%) EMIR
11 1 (0.096%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.096%) MiFID
11 1 (0.096%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.096%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (0.67%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.67%) Docker
2 4 (0.38%) Firmware
3 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.096%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.19%) Ansible
2 2 (0.19%) Nagios
2 2 (0.19%) Terraform
3 1 (0.096%) Grafana
3 1 (0.096%) MOM
Vendors
1 137 (13.19%) Microsoft
1 137 (13.19%) SAP
2 29 (2.79%) NEC
3 22 (2.12%) Cisco
4 16 (1.54%) Oracle
5 13 (1.25%) Databricks
6 11 (1.06%) Salesforce
7 10 (0.96%) Ariba
7 10 (0.96%) Google
8 6 (0.58%) Adobe
8 6 (0.58%) Zoho
9 5 (0.48%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.38%) Meraki
10 4 (0.38%) Saba
11 3 (0.29%) Epicor
12 2 (0.19%) IBM
12 2 (0.19%) Juniper
12 2 (0.19%) OpenText
12 2 (0.19%) Sage
12 2 (0.19%) VMware