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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 193 183
Rank change year-on-year +72 -10 +62
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,140 605 1,236
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.62% 1.66% 1.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.11% 1.78% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 823 265 835
10th Percentile £28,400 £30,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -19.19%
75th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £91,250 £78,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -14.71%

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 54,028 34,071 67,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 76.72% 93.22% 86.35%
Number of salaries quoted 33,923 20,346 52,125
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,844 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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 April 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 April 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 -11 289 £45,000 -18.18% 124
South East +69 255 £43,000 -14.00% 101
North of England +40 204 £45,000 - 97
London +69 203 £50,000 -33.33% 123
West Midlands -11 195 £50,000 +11.11% 66
North West +40 98 £50,000 -6.98% 54
South West +27 95 £37,500 -41.18% 42
East Midlands -29 94 £35,000 -36.36% 58
Yorkshire -3 80 £45,000 +50.00% 38
East of England +9 74 £45,000 - 38
North East -19 26 £30,000 -33.33% 6
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 12 (1.05%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.96%) CMS
3 4 (0.35%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.088%) Confluence
5 1 (0.088%) IIS
5 1 (0.088%) Kinematics
5 1 (0.088%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 92 (8.07%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (4.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.44%) InDesign
6 5 (0.44%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.44%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.35%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.18%) Trello
9 1 (0.088%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.088%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 36 (3.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.58%) Sprinklr
3 14 (1.23%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (0.61%) SAP ERP
4 7 (0.61%) SAP WM
5 3 (0.26%) SAP MM
5 3 (0.26%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.18%) Magento
6 2 (0.18%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.18%) Q-Pulse
6 2 (0.18%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.18%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.18%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.18%) Shopify
7 1 (0.088%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.088%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 90 (7.89%) SaaS
2 56 (4.91%) Azure
3 41 (3.60%) Power Platform
4 29 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (1.67%) AWS
7 8 (0.70%) AWS Lambda
7 8 (0.70%) GCP
7 8 (0.70%) Serverless
8 7 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.61%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (0.53%) Asana
9 6 (0.53%) GitHub
10 5 (0.44%) Azure Event Grid
11 4 (0.35%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.35%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.26%) Miro
12 3 (0.26%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.75%) Remote Desktop
2 19 (1.67%) Wireless
3 15 (1.32%) Firewall
4 14 (1.23%) TCP/IP
5 13 (1.14%) WAN
6 12 (1.05%) DNS
6 12 (1.05%) VPN
7 11 (0.96%) DHCP
8 9 (0.79%) SD-WAN
9 8 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.53%) VLAN
11 4 (0.35%) LAN
12 3 (0.26%) Cisco Wireless
12 3 (0.26%) Network Security
12 3 (0.26%) WebEx
13 2 (0.18%) BGP
13 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.18%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.18%) VXLAN
13 2 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.25%) Power BI
2 14 (1.23%) Tableau
3 7 (0.61%) DynamoDB
4 6 (0.53%) GIS
5 5 (0.44%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.26%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (0.26%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.26%) Looker
6 3 (0.26%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.26%) Power Query
7 2 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.18%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.18%) Metadata
7 2 (0.18%) QGIS
7 2 (0.18%) Semantic Layer
7 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.088%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (2.02%) JIRA
2 18 (1.58%) Git
3 15 (1.32%) Postman
4 14 (1.23%) Selenium
4 14 (1.23%) SoapUI
4 14 (1.23%) Team Foundation Server
4 14 (1.23%) WebDriver
5 4 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.26%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.088%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.088%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.088%) MLflow
8 1 (0.088%) Visual Studio
General
1 264 (23.16%) Social Skills
2 217 (19.04%) Manufacturing
3 172 (15.09%) Finance
4 162 (14.21%) Retail
5 104 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
6 76 (6.67%) Marketing
7 55 (4.82%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (2.89%) Pharmaceutical
8 33 (2.89%) Public Sector
9 31 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (2.02%) Automotive
11 19 (1.67%) Dutch Language
12 17 (1.49%) German Language
13 15 (1.32%) Law
14 14 (1.23%) Electronics
15 13 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (0.96%) Aviation
16 11 (0.96%) French Language
17 10 (0.88%) Telecoms
18 9 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 239 (20.96%) Development Manager
2 215 (18.86%) Business Manager
3 214 (18.77%) Business Development Manager
4 122 (10.70%) Analyst
5 84 (7.37%) Senior
6 50 (4.39%) Architect
7 42 (3.68%) IT Support
8 38 (3.33%) Developer
9 36 (3.16%) Logistics Manager
10 35 (3.07%) Account Manager
10 35 (3.07%) Administrator
10 35 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
11 31 (2.72%) Senior Manager
11 31 (2.72%) Support Analyst
12 29 (2.54%) Senior Business Development Manager
12 29 (2.54%) Senior Business Manager
12 29 (2.54%) Senior Development Manager
13 28 (2.46%) Financial Analyst
14 27 (2.37%) Software Developer
15 26 (2.28%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.16%) .NET
2 19 (1.67%) HTML
3 16 (1.40%) EDI
3 16 (1.40%) SOAP
4 11 (0.96%) REST
5 10 (0.88%) React
6 7 (0.61%) .NET Core
6 7 (0.61%) JSON
6 7 (0.61%) XML
7 6 (0.53%) AWS Amplify
7 6 (0.53%) MapLibre
8 5 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.35%) Matplotlib
9 4 (0.35%) Seaborn
10 3 (0.26%) CSS
10 3 (0.26%) Kafka
10 3 (0.26%) Micronaut
10 3 (0.26%) Middleware
10 3 (0.26%) PySpark
10 3 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 56 (4.91%) Onboarding
2 30 (2.63%) Driving Licence
2 30 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (2.37%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.28%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (2.28%) Learning Management System
4 26 (2.28%) Mobile Computing
5 20 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (1.58%) Blog
7 16 (1.40%) NHS
8 13 (1.14%) Social Media
9 12 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (0.96%) Data Centre
10 11 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (0.88%) FMCG
12 8 (0.70%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.61%) Cloud Native
13 7 (0.61%) Data Structures
13 7 (0.61%) Life Science
13 7 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (2.98%) Windows
2 14 (1.23%) Linux
3 6 (0.53%) Android
3 6 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.088%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.088%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.088%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.088%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.088%) VMS
6 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (23.60%) Business Development
2 138 (12.11%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (10.53%) ERP
4 119 (10.44%) Continuous Improvement
5 109 (9.56%) Customer Service
6 94 (8.25%) Project Management
7 90 (7.89%) Decision-Making
8 78 (6.84%) E-Commerce
9 75 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management
10 74 (6.49%) Project Delivery
11 68 (5.96%) Agile
12 65 (5.70%) CRM
13 60 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
14 53 (4.65%) Mentoring
15 50 (4.39%) AI
16 49 (4.30%) Analytics
17 48 (4.21%) Telesales
17 48 (4.21%) Time Management
18 47 (4.12%) Roadmaps
19 44 (3.86%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 89 (7.81%) SQL
2 51 (4.47%) C#
3 38 (3.33%) Python
4 25 (2.19%) Java
5 17 (1.49%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.79%) C++
7 9 (0.79%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.70%) C
8 8 (0.70%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.35%) ABAP
10 2 (0.18%) COBOL
10 2 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.18%) Lua
11 1 (0.088%) ActionScript 2.0
11 1 (0.088%) Bash
11 1 (0.088%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.088%) Rust
11 1 (0.088%) Swift
11 1 (0.088%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 95 (8.33%) Degree
2 36 (3.16%) DBS Check
3 35 (3.07%) Security Cleared
4 29 (2.54%) ACCA
4 29 (2.54%) CIMA
5 24 (2.11%) CIPD
6 15 (1.32%) ISTQB
7 14 (1.23%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 14 (1.23%) SC Cleared
8 12 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.05%) PMI Certification
8 12 (1.05%) PMP
9 10 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.79%) HNC
11 8 (0.70%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.44%) SAP Certification
14 4 (0.35%) CAPM
14 4 (0.35%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.19%) QA
2 21 (1.84%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.32%) GDPR
4 12 (1.05%) SLA
5 11 (0.96%) Accessibility
6 10 (0.88%) ISO 9001
6 10 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.61%) PMO
9 5 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.44%) ISO 14001
9 5 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.26%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.18%) IEC 61508
11 2 (0.18%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.088%) EMIR
12 1 (0.088%) GRC
12 1 (0.088%) MiFID
12 1 (0.088%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (0.79%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.35%) Firmware
2 4 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.26%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.088%) Docker
4 1 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (0.61%) Ansible
2 3 (0.26%) SCCM
3 2 (0.18%) Grafana
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.18%) Nagios
3 2 (0.18%) Terraform
4 1 (0.088%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.088%) MOM
4 1 (0.088%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.088%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.088%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 134 (11.75%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.70%) SAP
3 23 (2.02%) Oracle
4 19 (1.67%) NEC
5 18 (1.58%) Salesforce
6 17 (1.49%) Cisco
7 12 (1.05%) Databricks
8 11 (0.96%) Adobe
9 9 (0.79%) Google
10 5 (0.44%) Facebook
10 5 (0.44%) Instagram
10 5 (0.44%) Meraki
10 5 (0.44%) Pardot
11 4 (0.35%) Ariba
11 4 (0.35%) Saba
11 4 (0.35%) VMware
12 3 (0.26%) Epicor
12 3 (0.26%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.26%) SonicWALL
12 3 (0.26%) Sophos