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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 165 101
Rank change year-on-year +64 -64 +205
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,708 873 1,748
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.76% 1.99% 2.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 2.25% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,193 516 493
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £25,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year - +5.82% -14.09%
75th Percentile £64,750 £71,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,875 £74,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,244
% change year-on-year - +5.83% -14.10%

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 71,233 38,821 57,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.35% 88.70% 81.24%
Number of salaries quoted 50,689 22,542 35,770
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
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 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 1 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 1 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 +34 438 £50,000 +13.64% 215
South East +78 429 £42,500 +13.33% 234
North of England +42 370 £60,000 +20.00% 201
London +28 247 £57,750 -14.44% 540
West Midlands +37 243 £52,500 +16.67% 103
North West +86 216 £60,000 +29.73% 110
East Midlands +25 190 £40,000 +0.61% 111
Yorkshire -34 127 £60,000 +9.09% 63
South West -39 106 £50,000 +2.56% 66
East of England +12 103 £54,300 +8.60% 82
North East -39 27 £40,000 -11.11% 30
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 (1.23%) SharePoint
2 13 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.64%) Confluence
4 3 (0.18%) WordPress
5 2 (0.12%) CMS
6 1 (0.059%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.059%) IIS
Applications
1 115 (6.73%) Microsoft Office
2 87 (5.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.53%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.12%) CapCut
7 2 (0.12%) SmartSuite
8 1 (0.059%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.059%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.059%) InDesign
8 1 (0.059%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.059%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.059%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.059%) Trello
Business Applications
1 55 (3.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (0.94%) SAP SD
3 14 (0.82%) NetSuite
4 13 (0.76%) SAP Travel Management
5 9 (0.53%) SAP ERP
6 8 (0.47%) SAP EWM
6 8 (0.47%) SAP GTS
7 6 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
7 6 (0.35%) SAP IBP
8 5 (0.29%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.29%) SAP CO
8 5 (0.29%) SAP FI
8 5 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (0.29%) SAP MM
8 5 (0.29%) SAP SCM
9 4 (0.23%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 4 (0.23%) SAP WM
10 3 (0.18%) BambooHR
10 3 (0.18%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 89 (5.21%) Azure
2 80 (4.68%) SaaS
3 63 (3.69%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (3.04%) Power Platform
5 41 (2.40%) AWS
6 32 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (1.05%) Entra ID
8 14 (0.82%) GitHub
9 11 (0.64%) Serverless
10 10 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (0.59%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.47%) GCP
13 7 (0.41%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.35%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (0.35%) Smartsheet
15 5 (0.29%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (0.29%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (0.29%) GitHub Copilot
16 4 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.52%) Firewall
2 14 (0.82%) WAN
3 13 (0.76%) LAN
3 13 (0.76%) Wireless
4 12 (0.70%) VLAN
4 12 (0.70%) VPN
4 12 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.41%) DNS
5 7 (0.41%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.35%) Network Security
7 4 (0.23%) DHCP
8 3 (0.18%) Internet
8 3 (0.18%) Intranet
8 3 (0.18%) VoIP
9 2 (0.12%) FTP
9 2 (0.12%) IPv4
9 2 (0.12%) IPv6
9 2 (0.12%) SSL
9 2 (0.12%) WireGuard
10 1 (0.059%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (2.81%) Power BI
2 37 (2.17%) SQL Server
3 15 (0.88%) Tableau
4 13 (0.76%) Relational Database
5 12 (0.70%) GIS
6 11 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (0.59%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.47%) MySQL
9 7 (0.41%) Power Query
9 7 (0.41%) SAP HANA
10 6 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
11 5 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.23%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.23%) Db2
12 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.23%) SQLite
13 3 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 29 (1.70%) JIRA
2 20 (1.17%) Git
3 6 (0.35%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.18%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.12%) Hudson
5 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.12%) LSMW
5 2 (0.12%) Postman
6 1 (0.059%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.059%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.059%) Gatling
6 1 (0.059%) JMeter
6 1 (0.059%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.059%) Selenium
6 1 (0.059%) Yeoman
General
1 407 (23.83%) Social Skills
2 251 (14.70%) Finance
3 225 (13.17%) Manufacturing
4 210 (12.30%) Retail
5 156 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
6 109 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
7 59 (3.45%) Marketing
8 47 (2.75%) Public Sector
9 46 (2.69%) Law
10 36 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 33 (1.93%) Electronics
11 33 (1.93%) Legal
11 33 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
12 25 (1.46%) Telecoms
13 23 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (1.29%) Automotive
15 20 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (1.11%) Aerospace
16 19 (1.11%) Billing
17 18 (1.05%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 339 (19.85%) Business Manager
2 334 (19.56%) Development Manager
3 327 (19.15%) Business Development Manager
4 122 (7.14%) Analyst
5 102 (5.97%) Senior
6 95 (5.56%) Logistics Manager
7 94 (5.50%) Developer
8 65 (3.81%) Administrator
9 63 (3.69%) IT Support
10 59 (3.45%) Technical Engineer
11 57 (3.34%) Consultant
12 54 (3.16%) Project Manager
13 51 (2.99%) IT Manager
14 46 (2.69%) Support Technician
15 45 (2.63%) Coordinator
16 42 (2.46%) Lead
17 38 (2.22%) Business Analyst
18 37 (2.17%) Account Executive
19 36 (2.11%) IT Analyst
19 36 (2.11%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (2.87%) .NET
2 21 (1.23%) EDI
3 20 (1.17%) Middleware
4 16 (0.94%) React
5 14 (0.82%) AngularJS
5 14 (0.82%) Terraform
6 13 (0.76%) SAP TM
7 11 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
8 10 (0.59%) Web Services
9 8 (0.47%) REST
10 7 (0.41%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.41%) HTML
10 7 (0.41%) Matplotlib
10 7 (0.41%) Seaborn
10 7 (0.41%) XML
11 6 (0.35%) .NET Core
11 6 (0.35%) Next.js
11 6 (0.35%) Node.js
12 5 (0.29%) ODBC
12 5 (0.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 75 (4.39%) Driving Licence
2 66 (3.86%) Onboarding
3 57 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
4 52 (3.04%) Renewable Energy
5 36 (2.11%) Management Information System
6 30 (1.76%) Product Ownership
7 29 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (1.58%) FMCG
9 26 (1.52%) Robotics
10 22 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 21 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
12 20 (1.17%) Data Centre
13 19 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
14 15 (0.88%) EPoS
15 14 (0.82%) Web Conferencing
16 13 (0.76%) Data Structures
17 10 (0.59%) CCTV
18 9 (0.53%) Cloud Native
18 9 (0.53%) Operational Technology
18 9 (0.53%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 77 (4.51%) Windows
2 32 (1.87%) Linux
3 25 (1.46%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.00%) Android
5 12 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.53%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.18%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.059%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.059%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.059%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.059%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (21.96%) Business Development
2 291 (17.04%) Problem-Solving
3 198 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 194 (11.36%) Customer Service
5 193 (11.30%) ERP
6 188 (11.01%) CRM
7 186 (10.89%) Project Delivery
8 175 (10.25%) Project Management
9 144 (8.43%) E-Commerce
10 137 (8.02%) Decision-Making
11 134 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
12 111 (6.50%) Agile
13 93 (5.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 88 (5.15%) AI
15 84 (4.92%) ITIL
16 76 (4.45%) Roadmaps
17 75 (4.39%) Service Delivery
18 66 (3.86%) Actionable Insight
18 66 (3.86%) Business Intelligence
19 61 (3.57%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 109 (6.38%) SQL
2 52 (3.04%) C#
3 42 (2.46%) Python
4 20 (1.17%) JavaScript
4 20 (1.17%) TypeScript
5 18 (1.05%) PowerShell
6 10 (0.59%) Go
7 8 (0.47%) Clojure
7 8 (0.47%) Java
8 7 (0.41%) C++
8 7 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.35%) RPG
10 4 (0.23%) Bash
10 4 (0.23%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.23%) RPG IV
10 4 (0.23%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.18%) ABAP
11 3 (0.18%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.18%) Swift
11 3 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 111 (6.50%) DBS Check
2 87 (5.09%) Degree
3 51 (2.99%) NVQ Level 3
4 30 (1.76%) PMI Certification
5 27 (1.58%) PMP
6 22 (1.29%) Security Cleared
7 20 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 18 (1.05%) ACCA
9 18 (1.05%) CIMA
9 18 (1.05%) HNC
10 16 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (0.94%) Postgraduate
11 15 (0.88%) SC Cleared
12 11 (0.64%) CIPD
12 11 (0.64%) HND
13 9 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.53%) ISTQB
14 8 (0.47%) SAP Certification
15 5 (0.29%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (2.17%) ISO 9001
2 31 (1.81%) QA
2 31 (1.81%) SLA
3 29 (1.70%) GDPR
3 29 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.17%) Accessibility
4 20 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (1.11%) ISO 14001
6 17 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 16 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (0.70%) Data Quality
9 11 (0.64%) PMO
10 6 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.29%) GRC
12 4 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.12%) EU AI Act
14 1 (0.059%) IFRS
14 1 (0.059%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 1 (0.059%) NIST
14 1 (0.059%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 25 (1.46%) Active Directory
2 24 (1.41%) Docker
3 16 (0.94%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.23%) Firmware
5 4 (0.23%) IAG
6 3 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.12%) iptables
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (1.41%) SCCM
2 19 (1.11%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.41%) Grafana
5 6 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (0.35%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.29%) Autotask
7 4 (0.23%) Ansible
7 4 (0.23%) EMC NetWorker
8 2 (0.12%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.059%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.059%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.059%) SCOM
9 1 (0.059%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.059%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 283 (16.57%) Microsoft
2 109 (6.38%) SAP
3 37 (2.17%) Oracle
4 22 (1.29%) Fortinet
4 22 (1.29%) SonicWALL
5 17 (1.00%) HubSpot
5 17 (1.00%) IFS
6 12 (0.70%) Google
6 12 (0.70%) ServiceNow
7 11 (0.64%) Cisco
7 11 (0.64%) VMware
8 9 (0.53%) Sage
9 8 (0.47%) IBM
10 7 (0.41%) Infor
10 7 (0.41%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.29%) Epicor
11 5 (0.29%) Facebook
11 5 (0.29%) JDA
11 5 (0.29%) Kaseya
12 4 (0.23%) Dell