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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 146 97
Rank change year-on-year +57 -49 +206
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 2,045 960 1,669
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.97% 2.24% 2.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 2.52% 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,404 583 393
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,425 £86,000 £81,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -11.36%

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 76,552 38,090 53,382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.78% 88.90% 82.72%
Number of salaries quoted 53,565 21,805 28,465
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 12 October 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 October 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 +33 547 £45,000 +12.50% 93
South East +56 504 £42,500 +13.33% 114
North of England +47 411 £60,000 +20.00% 75
London +34 313 £60,000 -7.69% 311
West Midlands +34 279 £49,000 +8.89% 43
East Midlands +15 263 £40,000 +14.29% 50
North West +74 217 £60,000 +20.00% 40
Yorkshire -14 160 £60,000 +14.29% 26
East of England +22 148 £42,500 -15.00% 33
South West -29 127 £45,750 +1.67% 17
North East -39 34 £40,000 -11.11% 10
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 33 (1.61%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.83%) Confluence
4 5 (0.24%) CMS
5 4 (0.20%) WordPress
6 3 (0.15%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.049%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.049%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 157 (7.68%) Microsoft Office
2 149 (7.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (1.71%) Spreadsheet
4 26 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.29%) EPLAN
8 5 (0.24%) Revit
9 2 (0.098%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.098%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.098%) CapCut
9 2 (0.098%) Civil 3D
9 2 (0.098%) InDesign
9 2 (0.098%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.098%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.049%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.049%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.049%) Trello
Business Applications
1 50 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (0.88%) Dynamics AX
3 18 (0.88%) SAP Business One
4 16 (0.78%) NetSuite
5 12 (0.59%) SAP SD
6 11 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
7 9 (0.44%) SAP Travel Management
8 7 (0.34%) SAP ERP
9 6 (0.29%) Odoo
9 6 (0.29%) SAP EWM
9 6 (0.29%) Shopify
10 5 (0.24%) Infor M3
10 5 (0.24%) SAP CO
10 5 (0.24%) SAP CRM
10 5 (0.24%) SAP FI
10 5 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.24%) SAP GTS
10 5 (0.24%) SAP MM
11 4 (0.20%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 93 (4.55%) Azure
2 83 (4.06%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (3.52%) Power Platform
4 69 (3.37%) SaaS
5 62 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
6 40 (1.96%) AWS
7 23 (1.12%) Entra ID
8 15 (0.73%) GitHub
9 14 (0.68%) Power Automate
10 13 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (0.54%) Serverless
12 8 (0.39%) GCP
12 8 (0.39%) PowerApps
12 8 (0.39%) Smartsheet
13 7 (0.34%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (0.29%) GitHub Copilot
15 5 (0.24%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (0.24%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.24%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 39 (1.91%) Firewall
2 19 (0.93%) LAN
3 18 (0.88%) WAN
4 17 (0.83%) VPN
4 17 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (0.78%) VLAN
6 15 (0.73%) Wireless
7 10 (0.49%) DNS
8 8 (0.39%) DHCP
8 8 (0.39%) Ethernet
8 8 (0.39%) Profibus
8 8 (0.39%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.29%) Network Security
10 4 (0.20%) Internet
11 3 (0.15%) SSL
11 3 (0.15%) VoIP
12 2 (0.098%) FTP
12 2 (0.098%) Intranet
12 2 (0.098%) IPv4
12 2 (0.098%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (3.23%) Power BI
2 37 (1.81%) SQL Server
3 18 (0.88%) Relational Database
4 13 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.39%) Oracle Database
5 8 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (0.39%) Tableau
6 7 (0.34%) MySQL
7 6 (0.29%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.29%) GIS
7 6 (0.29%) Power Query
8 5 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.20%) Db2
9 4 (0.20%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.20%) SQLite
10 3 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.15%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 37 (1.81%) JIRA
2 12 (0.59%) Git
3 7 (0.34%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.15%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.098%) Hudson
5 2 (0.098%) LSMW
5 2 (0.098%) Postman
6 1 (0.049%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.049%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.049%) Gatling
6 1 (0.049%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.049%) JMeter
6 1 (0.049%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.049%) Selenium
6 1 (0.049%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.049%) Zephyr
General
1 576 (28.17%) Social Skills
2 364 (17.80%) Manufacturing
3 340 (16.63%) Finance
4 278 (13.59%) Retail
5 211 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
6 189 (9.24%) Organisational Skills
7 82 (4.01%) Marketing
8 65 (3.18%) Automotive
9 53 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
10 50 (2.44%) Public Sector
11 49 (2.40%) Aerospace
11 49 (2.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 45 (2.20%) Law
13 44 (2.15%) Telecoms
14 42 (2.05%) Legal
15 39 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
16 36 (1.76%) Electronics
17 24 (1.17%) Billing
18 21 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
19 19 (0.93%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 322 (15.75%) Business Manager
2 313 (15.31%) Development Manager
3 308 (15.06%) Business Development Manager
4 140 (6.85%) Analyst
5 124 (6.06%) Senior
6 110 (5.38%) Logistics Manager
7 100 (4.89%) Developer
8 99 (4.84%) Administrator
9 83 (4.06%) Coordinator
10 74 (3.62%) Project Manager
11 73 (3.57%) IT Support
12 72 (3.52%) Lead
13 67 (3.28%) Consultant
14 62 (3.03%) IT Manager
15 58 (2.84%) Technical Engineer
16 54 (2.64%) Business Analyst
17 48 (2.35%) Software Project Manager
17 48 (2.35%) Support Technician
18 47 (2.30%) Logistics Project Manager
19 45 (2.20%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.49%) .NET
2 23 (1.12%) EDI
3 18 (0.88%) Middleware
4 17 (0.83%) React
5 14 (0.68%) Terraform
6 12 (0.59%) Django
6 12 (0.59%) REST
6 12 (0.59%) Web Services
7 11 (0.54%) AngularJS
8 9 (0.44%) .NET Framework
8 9 (0.44%) Blazor
8 9 (0.44%) SAP TM
9 8 (0.39%) Next.js
9 8 (0.39%) SAP Fiori
10 7 (0.34%) HTML
10 7 (0.34%) XML
11 6 (0.29%) .NET Core
11 6 (0.29%) Oracle Fusion
12 5 (0.24%) Gherkin
12 5 (0.24%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 111 (5.43%) Driving Licence
2 77 (3.77%) Management Information System
2 77 (3.77%) Onboarding
3 74 (3.62%) Self-Motivation
4 66 (3.23%) FMCG
5 59 (2.89%) Renewable Energy
6 49 (2.40%) Data Centre
7 41 (2.00%) Robotics
8 27 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
9 26 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
10 25 (1.22%) Product Ownership
11 23 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
12 20 (0.98%) Web Conferencing
13 17 (0.83%) SCADA
14 16 (0.78%) CCTV
15 14 (0.68%) Data Structures
15 14 (0.68%) Operational Technology
16 12 (0.59%) AI Agents
17 11 (0.54%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 80 (3.91%) Windows
2 38 (1.86%) Linux
3 27 (1.32%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.64%) Android
4 13 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (0.49%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.20%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.098%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.049%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.049%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 377 (18.44%) Problem-Solving
2 362 (17.70%) Business Development
3 320 (15.65%) Customer Service
4 295 (14.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 277 (13.55%) ERP
6 250 (12.22%) CRM
7 212 (10.37%) Stakeholder Management
8 182 (8.90%) Project Delivery
9 175 (8.56%) Project Management
10 165 (8.07%) Decision-Making
11 161 (7.87%) E-Commerce
12 115 (5.62%) Process Improvement
13 112 (5.48%) AI
14 111 (5.43%) Agile
15 93 (4.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 92 (4.50%) Inventory Management
17 91 (4.45%) Service Delivery
18 89 (4.35%) Customer Experience
19 85 (4.16%) Roadmaps
20 83 (4.06%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 115 (5.62%) SQL
2 54 (2.64%) C#
3 49 (2.40%) Python
4 22 (1.08%) PowerShell
5 20 (0.98%) TypeScript
6 18 (0.88%) Go
7 17 (0.83%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.34%) Java
9 6 (0.29%) C++
9 6 (0.29%) Clojure
9 6 (0.29%) RPG
9 6 (0.29%) VB.NET
10 5 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.24%) Ruby
11 4 (0.20%) Bash
11 4 (0.20%) RPG IV
11 4 (0.20%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.15%) ABAP
12 3 (0.15%) C
12 3 (0.15%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 151 (7.38%) Degree
2 93 (4.55%) DBS Check
3 61 (2.98%) NVQ Level 3
4 29 (1.42%) PMI Certification
5 26 (1.27%) PMP
6 25 (1.22%) HNC
7 23 (1.12%) Security Cleared
8 22 (1.08%) ACCA
8 22 (1.08%) CIMA
9 20 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (0.88%) HND
10 18 (0.88%) SC Cleared
11 16 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 15 (0.73%) Postgraduate
12 15 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 14 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
14 12 (0.59%) City & Guilds
15 7 (0.34%) CIPD
15 7 (0.34%) DV Cleared
15 7 (0.34%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (2.54%) SLA
2 45 (2.20%) QA
3 36 (1.76%) GDPR
4 32 (1.56%) Accessibility
5 31 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 28 (1.37%) Data Quality
7 22 (1.08%) ISO 9001
8 15 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
9 13 (0.64%) ISO 14001
10 12 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 11 (0.54%) PMO
12 10 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.49%) GRC
13 5 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.098%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.098%) EU AI Act
15 2 (0.098%) ISO 19650
16 1 (0.049%) AQAP
16 1 (0.049%) IFRS
System Software
1 33 (1.61%) Active Directory
2 32 (1.56%) Docker
3 18 (0.88%) Hyper-V
4 10 (0.49%) Firmware
5 9 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.20%) IAG
6 4 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.098%) iptables
9 1 (0.049%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (1.22%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.12%) SCCM
3 10 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (0.29%) Grafana
6 5 (0.24%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.24%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
8 3 (0.15%) Ansible
8 3 (0.15%) Autotask
9 2 (0.098%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.098%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.098%) SCOM
Vendors
1 412 (20.15%) Microsoft
2 178 (8.70%) SAP
3 55 (2.69%) Oracle
4 20 (0.98%) Fortinet
4 20 (0.98%) HubSpot
4 20 (0.98%) SonicWALL
5 19 (0.93%) ServiceNow
6 18 (0.88%) IFS
7 16 (0.78%) Salesforce
8 15 (0.73%) Google
9 13 (0.64%) Infor
9 13 (0.64%) Siemens
10 12 (0.59%) Cisco
10 12 (0.59%) Sage
11 11 (0.54%) VMware
12 9 (0.44%) IBM
13 7 (0.34%) Adobe
13 7 (0.34%) Facebook
13 7 (0.34%) Rockwell
14 6 (0.29%) Anaplan