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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 192 95
Rank change year-on-year +78 -97 +205
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,555 757 1,950
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.71% 1.74% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.32% 1.94% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,093 456 662
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,375 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.94% -20.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £83,300 £90,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year - +14.94% -20.91%

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 67,066 38,984 61,933
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.85% 89.76% 81.55%
Number of salaries quoted 47,315 22,502 42,192
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,185 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.79% +2.16% -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 30 July 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 30 July 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 +46 402 £50,000 +11.11% 122
South East +99 373 £43,000 +2.38% 131
North of England +42 340 £55,000 +10.00% 89
West Midlands +41 241 £55,000 +22.22% 59
London +32 224 £52,500 -23.64% 187
North West +89 206 £60,000 +26.32% 41
East Midlands +20 156 £40,000 +0.61% 63
Yorkshire -33 112 £55,000 - 40
South West -14 111 £42,000 -16.00% 30
East of England -9 89 £55,000 +10.00% 43
North East -35 22 £40,000 -11.11% 8
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 17 (1.09%) SharePoint
2 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.51%) Confluence
4 4 (0.26%) CMS
5 2 (0.13%) WordPress
6 1 (0.064%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.064%) IIS
Applications
1 102 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 74 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.58%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.32%) InDesign
7 5 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
8 2 (0.13%) CapCut
8 2 (0.13%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.064%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 64 (4.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (1.03%) SAP SD
3 13 (0.84%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.84%) SAP Travel Management
4 10 (0.64%) SAP ERP
5 9 (0.58%) SAP WM
6 8 (0.51%) SAP GTS
7 7 (0.45%) SAP EWM
8 6 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
8 6 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
8 6 (0.39%) SAP CO
8 6 (0.39%) SAP FI
8 6 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (0.39%) SAP IBP
9 5 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
9 5 (0.32%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.32%) SAP SCM
10 4 (0.26%) Magento
10 4 (0.26%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
10 4 (0.26%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 96 (6.17%) Azure
2 84 (5.40%) SaaS
3 57 (3.67%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (3.09%) Power Platform
5 41 (2.64%) AWS
6 22 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (1.09%) Entra ID
8 14 (0.90%) GitHub
9 12 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (0.58%) Azure Service Bus
10 9 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (0.58%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.58%) Serverless
11 8 (0.51%) GCP
12 7 (0.45%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.39%) Anthropic Claude
14 5 (0.32%) Azure Event Grid
14 5 (0.32%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (0.32%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.64%) Firewall
2 18 (1.16%) WAN
3 17 (1.09%) Wireless
4 15 (0.96%) VPN
5 13 (0.84%) LAN
6 12 (0.77%) TCP/IP
7 10 (0.64%) VLAN
8 9 (0.58%) DNS
8 9 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.51%) DHCP
10 6 (0.39%) Network Security
11 4 (0.26%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.19%) Internet
12 3 (0.19%) Intranet
12 3 (0.19%) VoIP
13 2 (0.13%) SSL
14 1 (0.064%) BGP
14 1 (0.064%) MPLS
14 1 (0.064%) OSPF
14 1 (0.064%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (2.64%) Power BI
2 34 (2.19%) SQL Server
3 15 (0.96%) Tableau
4 12 (0.77%) GIS
5 10 (0.64%) Oracle Database
5 10 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (0.51%) MySQL
7 7 (0.45%) Power Query
7 7 (0.45%) SAP HANA
8 5 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.26%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.26%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.26%) SQLite
10 3 (0.19%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.19%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (1.48%) JIRA
2 19 (1.22%) Git
3 6 (0.39%) Claude Code
4 5 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.13%) Hudson
6 2 (0.13%) LSMW
6 2 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.064%) Gatling
7 1 (0.064%) JMeter
7 1 (0.064%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.064%) Selenium
7 1 (0.064%) Yeoman
General
1 338 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 216 (13.89%) Finance
3 200 (12.86%) Manufacturing
4 183 (11.77%) Retail
5 134 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
6 72 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
7 68 (4.37%) Marketing
8 51 (3.28%) Public Sector
9 48 (3.09%) Law
10 30 (1.93%) Electronics
11 23 (1.48%) Telecoms
12 22 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
13 21 (1.35%) Billing
13 21 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 21 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
14 19 (1.22%) Automotive
14 19 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (1.22%) Legal
15 18 (1.16%) German Language
16 15 (0.96%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 318 (20.45%) Business Manager
2 312 (20.06%) Development Manager
3 307 (19.74%) Business Development Manager
4 109 (7.01%) Analyst
5 96 (6.17%) Senior
6 91 (5.85%) Developer
7 74 (4.76%) Logistics Manager
8 61 (3.92%) IT Support
9 59 (3.79%) Technical Engineer
10 57 (3.67%) Consultant
11 56 (3.60%) Administrator
12 47 (3.02%) Support Technician
13 40 (2.57%) IT Manager
13 40 (2.57%) IT Technician
14 39 (2.51%) Coordinator
15 38 (2.44%) Project Manager
16 36 (2.32%) Account Executive
17 35 (2.25%) Architect
18 34 (2.19%) Lead
19 33 (2.12%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.22%) .NET
2 24 (1.54%) EDI
3 20 (1.29%) Middleware
4 15 (0.96%) React
5 14 (0.90%) AngularJS
6 13 (0.84%) SAP TM
7 12 (0.77%) SAP Fiori
8 10 (0.64%) Web Services
9 8 (0.51%) REST
10 7 (0.45%) .NET Core
10 7 (0.45%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.45%) HTML
10 7 (0.45%) Matplotlib
10 7 (0.45%) Seaborn
11 6 (0.39%) Next.js
11 6 (0.39%) Node.js
12 5 (0.32%) Gherkin
12 5 (0.32%) JSON
12 5 (0.32%) ODBC
12 5 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (3.92%) Driving Licence
2 55 (3.54%) Onboarding
3 48 (3.09%) Renewable Energy
4 44 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
5 33 (2.12%) Management Information System
6 30 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
7 29 (1.86%) Product Ownership
8 25 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
9 20 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
10 18 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 15 (0.96%) Robotics
11 15 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
12 14 (0.90%) Data Structures
12 14 (0.90%) EPoS
13 13 (0.84%) FMCG
14 9 (0.58%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.58%) Operational Technology
14 9 (0.58%) Video Editing
15 8 (0.51%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 73 (4.69%) Windows
2 25 (1.61%) Linux
3 23 (1.48%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.09%) Android
5 10 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.58%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.19%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.064%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.064%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.064%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.064%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (23.60%) Business Development
2 249 (16.01%) Problem-Solving
3 170 (10.93%) Project Delivery
3 170 (10.93%) Project Management
4 163 (10.48%) ERP
5 151 (9.71%) CRM
6 150 (9.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 129 (8.30%) Customer Service
8 128 (8.23%) E-Commerce
9 117 (7.52%) Decision-Making
10 114 (7.33%) Stakeholder Management
11 99 (6.37%) Agile
12 87 (5.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 83 (5.34%) ITIL
14 70 (4.50%) Roadmaps
15 69 (4.44%) AI
16 68 (4.37%) Service Delivery
17 66 (4.24%) Actionable Insight
18 62 (3.99%) Business Intelligence
19 60 (3.86%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 93 (5.98%) SQL
2 53 (3.41%) C#
3 37 (2.38%) Python
4 20 (1.29%) JavaScript
5 19 (1.22%) TypeScript
6 18 (1.16%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.51%) Clojure
7 8 (0.51%) Java
8 7 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.39%) C++
10 5 (0.32%) Bash
11 4 (0.26%) Go
11 4 (0.26%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.26%) RPG
11 4 (0.26%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.19%) ABAP
12 3 (0.19%) C
12 3 (0.19%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.19%) Swift
12 3 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 107 (6.88%) DBS Check
2 65 (4.18%) Degree
3 48 (3.09%) NVQ Level 3
4 31 (1.99%) PMI Certification
5 28 (1.80%) PMP
6 24 (1.54%) Security Cleared
7 20 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (1.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 18 (1.16%) ACCA
9 18 (1.16%) CIMA
10 17 (1.09%) HNC
11 16 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
12 15 (0.96%) Postgraduate
13 13 (0.84%) SC Cleared
14 8 (0.51%) CIPD
14 8 (0.51%) ISTQB
14 8 (0.51%) SAP Certification
15 7 (0.45%) HND
16 5 (0.32%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (2.19%) ISO 9001
2 24 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (1.35%) SLA
4 20 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (1.22%) Accessibility
6 18 (1.16%) GDPR
6 18 (1.16%) ISO 14001
7 17 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 17 (1.09%) QA
8 16 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (0.77%) PMO
10 11 (0.71%) Data Quality
11 7 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.26%) GRC
13 2 (0.13%) EU AI Act
14 1 (0.064%) IFRS
14 1 (0.064%) NIST
14 1 (0.064%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.064%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (1.48%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.22%) Docker
3 14 (0.90%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.26%) IAG
6 3 (0.19%) Firmware
7 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.064%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (1.29%) SCCM
2 15 (0.96%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.84%) Terraform
4 8 (0.51%) Ansible
4 8 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.39%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (0.39%) Grafana
6 5 (0.32%) Autotask
6 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
8 2 (0.13%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.064%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.064%) SCOM
9 1 (0.064%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.064%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 228 (14.66%) Microsoft
2 98 (6.30%) SAP
3 34 (2.19%) Oracle
4 19 (1.22%) Fortinet
4 19 (1.22%) SonicWALL
5 16 (1.03%) IFS
6 13 (0.84%) Salesforce
7 12 (0.77%) HubSpot
8 11 (0.71%) Cisco
8 11 (0.71%) ServiceNow
9 10 (0.64%) Google
9 10 (0.64%) VMware
10 9 (0.58%) Adobe
11 7 (0.45%) Instagram
12 6 (0.39%) IBM
13 5 (0.32%) Epicor
13 5 (0.32%) Facebook
13 5 (0.32%) Infor
13 5 (0.32%) JDA
13 5 (0.32%) Sage