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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 270 178
Rank change year-on-year +155 -92 +59
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,352 476 1,361
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.68% 1.22% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.27% 1.30% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 998 281 855
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -18.18%
75th Percentile £62,500 £77,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -18.18%

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 59,545 36,509 71,748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.99% 93.39% 85.21%
Number of salaries quoted 39,042 20,550 53,849
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%

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 May 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 May 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 +50 380 £50,000 +11.11% 121
South East +120 299 £42,500 -15.00% 89
North of England +108 293 £50,000 +11.11% 98
West Midlands +47 257 £55,000 +22.22% 80
London +76 197 £55,000 -26.67% 137
North West +89 168 £60,000 +14.29% 50
East Midlands +22 120 £50,000 +11.11% 41
South West +25 105 £35,000 -46.15% 28
Yorkshire +10 93 £50,000 +66.67% 37
East of England +14 67 £45,000 - 43
North East -7 32 £31,000 -31.11% 12
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 (0.89%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.81%) CMS
3 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.074%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.074%) Confluence
4 1 (0.074%) IIS
4 1 (0.074%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.074%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 100 (7.40%) Microsoft Office
2 56 (4.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.37%) InDesign
6 5 (0.37%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.15%) Trello
8 1 (0.074%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.074%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 55 (4.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.33%) Sprinklr
3 14 (1.04%) Dynamics AX
3 14 (1.04%) SAP SD
4 11 (0.81%) SAP ERP
4 11 (0.81%) SAP Travel Management
5 9 (0.67%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.52%) SAP EWM
6 7 (0.52%) SAP GTS
6 7 (0.52%) SAP IBP
6 7 (0.52%) SAP MM
6 7 (0.52%) SAP WM
7 4 (0.30%) Magento
7 4 (0.30%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 4 (0.30%) Shopify
8 3 (0.22%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.22%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 99 (7.32%) SaaS
2 53 (3.92%) Azure
3 44 (3.25%) Power Platform
4 31 (2.29%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
6 19 (1.41%) AWS
7 10 (0.74%) AWS Lambda
7 10 (0.74%) Serverless
8 7 (0.52%) Azure Service Bus
9 5 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (0.37%) Azure Event Grid
10 4 (0.30%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.30%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.30%) GitHub
10 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.22%) Amazon SQS
11 3 (0.22%) AWS Step Functions
11 3 (0.22%) GCP
11 3 (0.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.48%) Wireless
2 13 (0.96%) Firewall
2 13 (0.96%) WAN
3 10 (0.74%) TCP/IP
3 10 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (0.67%) SD-WAN
5 8 (0.59%) DNS
5 8 (0.59%) VPN
6 7 (0.52%) DHCP
7 4 (0.30%) LAN
8 3 (0.22%) Cisco Wireless
8 3 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.15%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.15%) Intranet
10 1 (0.074%) Bluetooth
10 1 (0.074%) FTP
10 1 (0.074%) RFID
10 1 (0.074%) SAN
10 1 (0.074%) SNMP
10 1 (0.074%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (2.96%) Power BI
2 20 (1.48%) Tableau
3 13 (0.96%) SQL Server
4 11 (0.81%) GIS
5 9 (0.67%) DynamoDB
6 8 (0.59%) Power Query
7 7 (0.52%) SAP HANA
8 6 (0.44%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.22%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.15%) DB2
10 2 (0.15%) DTS
10 2 (0.15%) MySQL
10 2 (0.15%) QGIS
10 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.074%) Looker
11 1 (0.074%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 27 (2.00%) JIRA
2 15 (1.11%) Postman
3 13 (0.96%) Selenium
3 13 (0.96%) SoapUI
3 13 (0.96%) Team Foundation Server
3 13 (0.96%) WebDriver
4 12 (0.89%) Git
5 4 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.074%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.074%) Bitbucket
General
1 271 (20.04%) Social Skills
2 224 (16.57%) Manufacturing
3 190 (14.05%) Finance
4 150 (11.09%) Retail
5 94 (6.95%) Analytical Skills
6 72 (5.33%) Marketing
7 66 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
8 41 (3.03%) Public Sector
9 30 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
10 28 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (1.70%) Law
12 19 (1.41%) Electronics
12 19 (1.41%) Telecoms
13 18 (1.33%) Automotive
13 18 (1.33%) German Language
13 18 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.18%) Dutch Language
15 15 (1.11%) Billing
15 15 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (0.74%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 301 (22.26%) Development Manager
2 285 (21.08%) Business Manager
3 276 (20.41%) Business Development Manager
4 120 (8.88%) Analyst
5 109 (8.06%) Senior
6 57 (4.22%) Developer
7 51 (3.77%) Administrator
8 46 (3.40%) Logistics Manager
9 44 (3.25%) Architect
10 41 (3.03%) Account Executive
11 40 (2.96%) Consultant
12 39 (2.88%) Senior Manager
13 38 (2.81%) IT Support
14 36 (2.66%) Coordinator
15 32 (2.37%) Account Manager
16 31 (2.29%) Senior Business Development Manager
16 31 (2.29%) Senior Business Manager
16 31 (2.29%) Senior Development Manager
17 30 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
18 29 (2.14%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.18%) .NET
2 20 (1.48%) EDI
3 15 (1.11%) React
3 15 (1.11%) SAP Fiori
3 15 (1.11%) SOAP
4 13 (0.96%) HTML
5 12 (0.89%) Middleware
6 11 (0.81%) SAP TM
7 7 (0.52%) .NET Core
7 7 (0.52%) Matplotlib
7 7 (0.52%) Seaborn
8 6 (0.44%) AWS Amplify
8 6 (0.44%) MapLibre
9 4 (0.30%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.30%) AWS CDK
9 4 (0.30%) Web Services
10 3 (0.22%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.22%) IDoc
10 3 (0.22%) Node.js
10 3 (0.22%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 44 (3.25%) Driving Licence
1 44 (3.25%) Onboarding
2 33 (2.44%) Management Information System
2 33 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
3 28 (2.07%) Learning Management System
4 26 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
5 20 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
5 20 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (1.26%) NHS
7 16 (1.18%) Product Ownership
8 14 (1.04%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (0.89%) Social Media
10 11 (0.81%) Blog
11 10 (0.74%) Web Conferencing
12 9 (0.67%) Data Structures
12 9 (0.67%) FMCG
13 8 (0.59%) Operational Technology
14 7 (0.52%) Life Science
14 7 (0.52%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 36 (2.66%) Windows
2 10 (0.74%) Android
3 8 (0.59%) Linux
4 7 (0.52%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.22%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.074%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.074%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.074%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.074%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.074%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (24.78%) Business Development
2 152 (11.24%) Problem-Solving
3 129 (9.54%) ERP
4 126 (9.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 117 (8.65%) Project Management
6 111 (8.21%) Decision-Making
7 99 (7.32%) Project Delivery
8 93 (6.88%) Stakeholder Management
9 90 (6.66%) Customer Service
10 84 (6.21%) E-Commerce
11 81 (5.99%) CRM
12 80 (5.92%) Agile
13 65 (4.81%) Business Intelligence
14 62 (4.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 60 (4.44%) AI
16 59 (4.36%) Analytics
17 52 (3.85%) ITIL
18 51 (3.77%) Roadmaps
19 50 (3.70%) Cybersecurity
20 47 (3.48%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 75 (5.55%) SQL
2 40 (2.96%) C#
3 35 (2.59%) Python
4 20 (1.48%) TypeScript
5 19 (1.41%) Java
6 14 (1.04%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.59%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.44%) C++
9 6 (0.44%) Clojure
10 5 (0.37%) C
10 5 (0.37%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.22%) ABAP
11 3 (0.22%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.22%) RPG
11 3 (0.22%) Swift
12 2 (0.15%) RPG III
12 2 (0.15%) RPG IV
13 1 (0.074%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.074%) Bash
Qualifications
1 82 (6.07%) Degree
2 59 (4.36%) DBS Check
3 26 (1.92%) Security Cleared
4 25 (1.85%) CIPD
5 22 (1.63%) ACCA
5 22 (1.63%) CIMA
6 19 (1.41%) ISTQB
7 14 (1.04%) SC Cleared
8 13 (0.96%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 12 (0.89%) HNC
9 12 (0.89%) PMI Certification
10 11 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (0.81%) PMP
11 7 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.52%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.52%) Postgraduate
11 7 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.30%) CCNA
12 4 (0.30%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.30%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (1.70%) ISO 9001
2 17 (1.26%) Accessibility
2 17 (1.26%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.11%) GDPR
3 15 (1.11%) SLA
4 13 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (0.89%) PMO
6 11 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (0.67%) ISO 14001
7 9 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (0.59%) QA
9 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.074%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.074%) GRC
10 1 (0.074%) IFRS
10 1 (0.074%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (0.59%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.30%) Firmware
3 3 (0.22%) Docker
3 3 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.15%) IAG
5 1 (0.074%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (0.44%) SCCM
2 5 (0.37%) Ansible
2 5 (0.37%) Autotask
3 2 (0.15%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.15%) Nagios
3 2 (0.15%) Terraform
4 1 (0.074%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.074%) Grafana
4 1 (0.074%) MOM
4 1 (0.074%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.074%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.074%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 147 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 78 (5.77%) SAP
3 25 (1.85%) Oracle
4 19 (1.41%) NEC
5 18 (1.33%) Salesforce
6 11 (0.81%) Adobe
6 11 (0.81%) Cisco
7 9 (0.67%) HubSpot
8 8 (0.59%) ServiceNow
9 7 (0.52%) Databricks
9 7 (0.52%) IBM
9 7 (0.52%) IFS
10 6 (0.44%) Ariba
10 6 (0.44%) Fortinet
10 6 (0.44%) Google
10 6 (0.44%) Sage
10 6 (0.44%) SonicWALL
11 5 (0.37%) Facebook
11 5 (0.37%) Kaseya
11 5 (0.37%) SolarWinds