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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 167 100
Rank change year-on-year +60 -67 +197
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 1,686 872 1,755
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.74% 1.99% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 2.24% 3.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,176 517 504
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -15.91%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,750 £73,675
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year - +7.53% -15.45%

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 71,056 38,940 57,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.41% 88.80% 81.14%
Number of salaries quoted 50,487 22,637 35,999
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 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,465
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.84% -7.56%

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 29 August 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 29 August 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 +37 424 £50,000 +13.64% 194
South East +83 423 £42,500 +13.33% 182
North of England +37 366 £60,000 +20.00% 149
London +25 245 £56,250 -16.67% 346
West Midlands +36 235 £52,500 +16.67% 84
North West +83 212 £60,000 +29.73% 78
East Midlands +17 184 £40,000 +0.61% 108
Yorkshire -32 127 £60,000 +9.09% 48
South West -34 110 £50,000 +5.26% 48
East of England +15 103 £54,300 +8.60% 67
North East -40 27 £40,000 -11.11% 25
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 22 (1.30%) SharePoint
2 13 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.65%) Confluence
4 3 (0.18%) WordPress
5 2 (0.12%) CMS
6 1 (0.059%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.059%) IIS
Applications
1 113 (6.70%) Microsoft Office
2 87 (5.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.53%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.24%) 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 56 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (0.95%) SAP SD
3 13 (0.77%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.77%) SAP Travel Management
4 10 (0.59%) SAP ERP
5 8 (0.47%) SAP EWM
5 8 (0.47%) SAP GTS
6 6 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.36%) SAP IBP
7 5 (0.30%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.30%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.30%) SAP MM
7 5 (0.30%) SAP SCM
8 4 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
8 4 (0.24%) Magento
8 4 (0.24%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
8 4 (0.24%) SAP WM
8 4 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 90 (5.34%) Azure
2 80 (4.74%) SaaS
3 62 (3.68%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (3.02%) Power Platform
5 42 (2.49%) AWS
6 30 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (1.07%) Entra ID
8 15 (0.89%) GitHub
9 11 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (0.65%) Serverless
10 10 (0.59%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.47%) GCP
13 7 (0.42%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.36%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (0.36%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (0.30%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (0.30%) GitHub Copilot
15 5 (0.30%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.49%) Firewall
2 14 (0.83%) WAN
3 13 (0.77%) LAN
3 13 (0.77%) Wireless
4 12 (0.71%) VLAN
4 12 (0.71%) VPN
4 12 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.42%) DNS
5 7 (0.42%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.36%) Network Security
7 4 (0.24%) 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%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (2.79%) Power BI
2 38 (2.25%) SQL Server
3 15 (0.89%) Tableau
4 12 (0.71%) GIS
5 11 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 10 (0.59%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.47%) MySQL
8 7 (0.42%) Power Query
8 7 (0.42%) SAP HANA
9 6 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.24%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.24%) Db2
11 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.24%) SQLite
12 3 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 29 (1.72%) JIRA
2 21 (1.25%) Git
3 6 (0.36%) 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
1 401 (23.78%) Social Skills
2 250 (14.83%) Finance
3 222 (13.17%) Manufacturing
4 205 (12.16%) Retail
5 154 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
6 106 (6.29%) Organisational Skills
7 61 (3.62%) Marketing
8 48 (2.85%) Public Sector
9 46 (2.73%) Law
10 35 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 34 (2.02%) Electronics
12 33 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
13 32 (1.90%) Legal
14 25 (1.48%) Telecoms
15 23 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.25%) Automotive
17 20 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
18 19 (1.13%) Billing
19 18 (1.07%) Aerospace
19 18 (1.07%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 330 (19.57%) Business Manager
2 325 (19.28%) Development Manager
3 318 (18.86%) Business Development Manager
4 121 (7.18%) Analyst
5 98 (5.81%) Senior
6 95 (5.63%) Developer
7 94 (5.58%) Logistics Manager
8 66 (3.91%) Administrator
9 64 (3.80%) IT Support
10 59 (3.50%) Technical Engineer
11 56 (3.32%) Consultant
12 53 (3.14%) Project Manager
13 50 (2.97%) IT Manager
14 45 (2.67%) Support Technician
15 44 (2.61%) Coordinator
16 41 (2.43%) Lead
17 38 (2.25%) Business Analyst
18 37 (2.19%) Account Executive
19 36 (2.14%) IT Technician
20 34 (2.02%) Logistics Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.97%) .NET
2 21 (1.25%) EDI
3 20 (1.19%) Middleware
4 16 (0.95%) React
5 14 (0.83%) AngularJS
5 14 (0.83%) Terraform
6 13 (0.77%) SAP TM
7 11 (0.65%) SAP Fiori
8 10 (0.59%) Web Services
9 9 (0.53%) REST
10 8 (0.47%) .NET Framework
11 7 (0.42%) .NET Core
11 7 (0.42%) HTML
11 7 (0.42%) Matplotlib
11 7 (0.42%) Seaborn
11 7 (0.42%) XML
12 6 (0.36%) Next.js
12 6 (0.36%) Node.js
13 5 (0.30%) Gherkin
13 5 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 72 (4.27%) Driving Licence
2 66 (3.91%) Onboarding
3 55 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
4 51 (3.02%) Renewable Energy
5 36 (2.14%) Management Information System
6 30 (1.78%) Product Ownership
7 29 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 26 (1.54%) FMCG
9 22 (1.30%) Robotics
10 21 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
11 20 (1.19%) Data Centre
12 19 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (0.89%) Data Structures
13 15 (0.89%) EPoS
14 14 (0.83%) Web Conferencing
15 10 (0.59%) CCTV
16 9 (0.53%) Cloud Native
16 9 (0.53%) Operational Technology
16 9 (0.53%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 76 (4.51%) Windows
2 32 (1.90%) Linux
3 25 (1.48%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.01%) Android
5 12 (0.71%) 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
1 366 (21.71%) Business Development
2 290 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
3 194 (11.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 193 (11.45%) Customer Service
5 191 (11.33%) ERP
6 184 (10.91%) Project Delivery
7 181 (10.74%) CRM
8 174 (10.32%) Project Management
9 143 (8.48%) E-Commerce
10 133 (7.89%) Decision-Making
11 131 (7.77%) Stakeholder Management
12 109 (6.47%) Agile
13 93 (5.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 86 (5.10%) AI
15 83 (4.92%) ITIL
16 76 (4.51%) Roadmaps
17 74 (4.39%) Service Delivery
18 66 (3.91%) Actionable Insight
19 65 (3.86%) Business Intelligence
20 60 (3.56%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 108 (6.41%) SQL
2 53 (3.14%) C#
3 42 (2.49%) Python
4 20 (1.19%) JavaScript
4 20 (1.19%) TypeScript
5 18 (1.07%) PowerShell
6 8 (0.47%) Clojure
6 8 (0.47%) Go
6 8 (0.47%) Java
7 7 (0.42%) C++
7 7 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (0.36%) RPG
9 5 (0.30%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.24%) Bash
10 4 (0.24%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.24%) RPG IV
11 3 (0.18%) C
11 3 (0.18%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.18%) Swift
11 3 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 109 (6.47%) DBS Check
2 87 (5.16%) Degree
3 51 (3.02%) NVQ Level 3
4 30 (1.78%) PMI Certification
5 27 (1.60%) PMP
6 23 (1.36%) Security Cleared
7 21 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (1.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 18 (1.07%) HNC
10 17 (1.01%) ACCA
10 17 (1.01%) CIMA
11 16 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (0.95%) Postgraduate
12 15 (0.89%) SC Cleared
13 11 (0.65%) CIPD
13 11 (0.65%) HND
14 9 (0.53%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
15 8 (0.47%) SAP Certification
16 5 (0.30%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (2.19%) ISO 9001
2 31 (1.84%) SLA
3 30 (1.78%) QA
4 27 (1.60%) GDPR
4 27 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (1.19%) Accessibility
5 20 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (1.13%) ISO 14001
7 17 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 16 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (0.71%) Data Quality
10 11 (0.65%) PMO
11 6 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.24%) GRC
13 2 (0.12%) EU AI Act
14 1 (0.059%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 1 (0.059%) NIST
14 1 (0.059%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.059%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 25 (1.48%) Active Directory
2 22 (1.30%) Docker
3 16 (0.95%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.24%) Firmware
5 4 (0.24%) IAG
6 3 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.12%) iptables
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (1.36%) SCCM
2 17 (1.01%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.42%) Grafana
5 6 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (0.36%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.30%) Autotask
7 4 (0.24%) Ansible
7 4 (0.24%) 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
1 277 (16.43%) Microsoft
2 110 (6.52%) SAP
3 37 (2.19%) Oracle
4 21 (1.25%) Fortinet
4 21 (1.25%) SonicWALL
5 17 (1.01%) HubSpot
5 17 (1.01%) IFS
6 12 (0.71%) Google
6 12 (0.71%) ServiceNow
7 11 (0.65%) Cisco
7 11 (0.65%) VMware
8 9 (0.53%) Sage
9 8 (0.47%) IBM
10 7 (0.42%) Infor
10 7 (0.42%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.30%) Epicor
11 5 (0.30%) Facebook
11 5 (0.30%) JDA
11 5 (0.30%) Kaseya
12 4 (0.24%) Ariba