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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 180 214
Rank change year-on-year +64 +34 +34
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,058 758 858
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.89% 1.62% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 1.77% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 736 288 613
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £29,350
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,188 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - -4.35%
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 45,020 42,905 54,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.22% 91.64% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 27,200 20,892 43,493
10th Percentile £28,803 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,206 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% +6.45% -8.00%
75th Percentile £77,031 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% -9.60%

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 31 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 31 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 +111 272 £45,000 - 102
Midlands -12 240 £45,000 -18.18% 97
London +67 209 £52,500 -12.50% 110
North of England +36 162 £45,000 -18.18% 75
West Midlands -12 132 £55,000 +15.79% 61
East Midlands -4 108 £35,000 -36.36% 36
South West +57 89 £40,000 -48.39% 34
Yorkshire +38 78 £45,000 -18.18% 17
East of England +49 73 £45,000 - 32
North West +19 61 £47,500 -13.64% 53
North East +5 23 £30,000 -33.33% 7
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 (1.04%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.95%) CMS
3 5 (0.47%) Confluence
4 4 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.095%) Kinematics
6 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.095%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.095%) Site Server
Applications
1 88 (8.32%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (4.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.85%) Maya
5 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.76%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.66%) AutoCAD
6 7 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Trello
9 1 (0.095%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.095%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 92 (8.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (2.46%) Sprinklr
3 16 (1.51%) SAP IBP
4 14 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 12 (1.13%) SAP CO
5 12 (1.13%) SAP FI
5 12 (1.13%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.95%) SAP FSCM
7 9 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
7 9 (0.85%) SAP IS-U
7 9 (0.85%) Shopify
8 5 (0.47%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.38%) SAP MDG
9 4 (0.38%) SAP PP
10 3 (0.28%) SAP APO
10 3 (0.28%) SAP EWM
10 3 (0.28%) SAP WM
11 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
11 2 (0.19%) Endur
11 2 (0.19%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 96 (9.07%) SaaS
2 59 (5.58%) Azure
3 43 (4.06%) Power Platform
4 37 (3.50%) AWS
5 33 (3.12%) Dynamics 365
6 21 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (1.23%) Serverless
8 12 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
9 10 (0.95%) GCP
10 8 (0.76%) GitHub
11 7 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (0.57%) Amazon S3
12 6 (0.57%) Asana
12 6 (0.57%) Figma
13 5 (0.47%) CloudFront
13 5 (0.47%) Miro
14 4 (0.38%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.38%) Entra ID
14 4 (0.38%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.59%) Remote Desktop
2 19 (1.80%) Wireless
3 14 (1.32%) WAN
4 13 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (0.95%) Firewall
5 10 (0.95%) VPN
6 9 (0.85%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.76%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.66%) Internet
8 7 (0.66%) LAN
9 6 (0.57%) DHCP
9 6 (0.57%) DNS
9 6 (0.57%) Unified Communications
9 6 (0.57%) VoIP
10 5 (0.47%) Network Security
10 5 (0.47%) VLAN
11 4 (0.38%) Broadband
11 4 (0.38%) WLAN
12 3 (0.28%) Cisco Wireless
12 3 (0.28%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.78%) Power BI
2 17 (1.61%) Tableau
3 9 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
3 9 (0.85%) SAP BW
4 8 (0.76%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.57%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.28%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.28%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.28%) Looker
6 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.28%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.19%) GIS
7 2 (0.19%) Metadata
7 2 (0.19%) MySQL
7 2 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.19%) Power Query
7 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (4.35%) JIRA
2 23 (2.17%) Git
3 20 (1.89%) Postman
4 19 (1.80%) SoapUI
5 18 (1.70%) Selenium
5 18 (1.70%) Team Foundation Server
5 18 (1.70%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.57%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.47%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.47%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.47%) Vite
8 4 (0.38%) GitLab
9 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.095%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.095%) Crashlytics
10 1 (0.095%) LSMW
10 1 (0.095%) MLflow
10 1 (0.095%) Storybook
General
1 354 (33.46%) Social Skills
2 263 (24.86%) Manufacturing
3 244 (23.06%) Finance
4 182 (17.20%) Retail
5 135 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
6 109 (10.30%) Marketing
7 53 (5.01%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (4.54%) Pharmaceutical
9 46 (4.35%) Automotive
10 40 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 26 (2.46%) Public Sector
12 20 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.61%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.42%) Dutch Language
14 15 (1.42%) Law
15 14 (1.32%) Games
16 13 (1.23%) German Language
17 12 (1.13%) French Language
18 11 (1.04%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 179 (16.92%) Analyst
2 157 (14.84%) Development Manager
3 137 (12.95%) Business Manager
3 137 (12.95%) Senior
4 135 (12.76%) Business Development Manager
5 68 (6.43%) Senior Analyst
6 61 (5.77%) SAP Analyst
7 43 (4.06%) Architect
7 43 (4.06%) Developer
8 40 (3.78%) 2nd Line Support
9 39 (3.69%) Lead
10 35 (3.31%) IT Support
11 32 (3.02%) Consultant
11 32 (3.02%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (2.93%) Software Developer
13 29 (2.74%) Coordinator
13 29 (2.74%) Support Engineer
14 28 (2.65%) SAP Consultant
14 28 (2.65%) Support Analyst
15 27 (2.55%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (3.50%) .NET
2 28 (2.65%) HTML
3 21 (1.98%) SOAP
4 16 (1.51%) REST
5 15 (1.42%) EDI
5 15 (1.42%) React
6 9 (0.85%) JSON
6 9 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
6 9 (0.85%) XML
7 8 (0.76%) .NET Core
7 8 (0.76%) CSS
8 7 (0.66%) Micronaut
9 6 (0.57%) AWS Amplify
9 6 (0.57%) MapLibre
9 6 (0.57%) Spring
9 6 (0.57%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.47%) Jest
10 5 (0.47%) Next.js
11 3 (0.28%) HTML5
11 3 (0.28%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 68 (6.43%) Onboarding
2 39 (3.69%) Driving Licence
2 39 (3.69%) Mobile Computing
3 35 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (2.55%) FMCG
5 24 (2.27%) Learning Management System
6 22 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
6 22 (2.08%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (1.98%) Blog
8 19 (1.80%) Management Information System
9 15 (1.42%) NHS
10 14 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.32%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.04%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.04%) Renewable Energy
12 9 (0.85%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.85%) Social Media
13 8 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.76%) Product Ownership
14 7 (0.66%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.36%) Windows
2 14 (1.32%) Linux
3 5 (0.47%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.38%) Android
5 3 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.095%) CentOS
6 1 (0.095%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.095%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.095%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (18.24%) Problem-Solving
2 172 (16.26%) Business Development
3 135 (12.76%) ERP
4 130 (12.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 119 (11.25%) Customer Service
6 100 (9.45%) Mentoring
7 97 (9.17%) Project Management
8 88 (8.32%) Agile
9 85 (8.03%) Decision-Making
10 83 (7.84%) CRM
11 78 (7.37%) E-Commerce
12 72 (6.81%) Project Delivery
12 72 (6.81%) User Acceptance Testing
13 68 (6.43%) Business Intelligence
13 68 (6.43%) Stakeholder Management
14 65 (6.14%) Data Management
15 64 (6.05%) Technical Leadership
16 61 (5.77%) Translating Business Requirements
17 58 (5.48%) Incident Management
18 55 (5.20%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (11.72%) SQL
2 68 (6.43%) C#
3 43 (4.06%) Python
4 40 (3.78%) Java
5 26 (2.46%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.70%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.13%) C
8 9 (0.85%) C++
8 9 (0.85%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.66%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.47%) ABAP
11 3 (0.28%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.19%) COBOL
12 2 (0.19%) Lua
13 1 (0.095%) ActionScript
13 1 (0.095%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.095%) Go
13 1 (0.095%) Groovy
13 1 (0.095%) PHP
13 1 (0.095%) VBA
Qualifications
1 133 (12.57%) Degree
2 41 (3.88%) Security Cleared
3 24 (2.27%) ACCA
3 24 (2.27%) CIMA
4 23 (2.17%) ISTQB
5 20 (1.89%) CIPD
6 19 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (1.70%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 17 (1.61%) DBS Check
9 16 (1.51%) SC Cleared
10 14 (1.32%) AWS Certification
11 12 (1.13%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.95%) PMI Certification
12 10 (0.95%) PMP
13 9 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 9 (0.85%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (0.85%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.76%) SAP Certification
15 6 (0.57%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (6.14%) QA
2 21 (1.98%) Data Quality
3 20 (1.89%) Accessibility
4 12 (1.13%) GDPR
4 12 (1.13%) SLA
5 5 (0.47%) NIST
6 4 (0.38%) Def Stans
6 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
7 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.19%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.19%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.19%) PMO
9 1 (0.095%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.095%) EMIR
9 1 (0.095%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.095%) MiFID
9 1 (0.095%) NEBOSH
9 1 (0.095%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (0.66%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.66%) Docker
2 5 (0.47%) Firmware
3 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.095%) 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 (0.095%) Grafana
3 1 (0.095%) MOM
Vendors
1 137 (12.95%) SAP
2 136 (12.85%) Microsoft
3 26 (2.46%) NEC
4 21 (1.98%) Cisco
5 16 (1.51%) Oracle
6 13 (1.23%) Databricks
6 13 (1.23%) Salesforce
7 10 (0.95%) Ariba
8 9 (0.85%) Google
9 6 (0.57%) Adobe
9 6 (0.57%) HubSpot
9 6 (0.57%) Zoho
10 4 (0.38%) Meraki
10 4 (0.38%) Saba
11 3 (0.28%) Epicor
11 3 (0.28%) Pardot
12 2 (0.19%) Aruba
12 2 (0.19%) IFS
12 2 (0.19%) Rapid7
12 2 (0.19%) Ruckus Wireless