Manufacturing Engineering Job Trends in England

Manufacturing Engineering
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 589 644 667
Rank change year-on-year +55 +23 +275
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 28 35 13
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.053% 0.073% 0.026%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.065% 0.080% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 9 13 9
10th Percentile £40,000 - £39,950
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £44,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% +6.02% -27.83%
75th Percentile £53,818 £46,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £58,500 £68,484
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +25.00% -30.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Manufacturing Engineering 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 42,913 43,729 44,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.21% 90.84% 89.77%
Number of salaries quoted 25,804 21,413 34,236
10th Percentile £28,742 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in England

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing Engineering in England

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North West +29 18 £51,636 -13.94% 2
North of England +16 18 £51,636 -6.12% 2
Midlands +17 7 £42,500 +21.43% 3
West Midlands - 6 £42,500 - 3
South East +35 2 £40,000 -11.11%
East Midlands -18 1 - -
East of England - 1 £152,500 -
Manufacturing Engineering
UK

Manufacturing Engineering
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:

Applications
1 8 (28.57%) AutoCAD
1 8 (28.57%) SOLIDWORKS
2 1 (3.57%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 5 (17.86%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) Power BI
General
1 28 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 7 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Electronics
4 1 (3.57%) Finance
4 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (35.71%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 10 (35.71%) Senior
2 8 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 8 (28.57%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Integration Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Systems Integration Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) ERP Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (21.43%) IoT
2 5 (17.86%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.57%) 3D Printing
3 1 (3.57%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (50.00%) Project Management
2 8 (28.57%) Business Case
2 8 (28.57%) Facilities Management
2 8 (28.57%) Project Delivery
2 8 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (25.00%) CAD
3 7 (25.00%) Smart Manufacturing
4 6 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (17.86%) Computer Science
5 5 (17.86%) Data Visualisation
5 5 (17.86%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 5 (17.86%) Digital Twin
5 5 (17.86%) ERP
5 5 (17.86%) Translating Business Requirements
5 5 (17.86%) Visualisation
6 3 (10.71%) Analytics
7 2 (7.14%) Data Analytics
7 2 (7.14%) Feasibility Study
7 2 (7.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) JavaScript
1 2 (7.14%) Python
1 2 (7.14%) VBA
2 1 (3.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (71.43%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (35.71%) HNC
3 8 (28.57%) Degree
3 8 (28.57%) RIBA
4 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (35.71%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (17.86%) Epicor
1 5 (17.86%) Infor
1 5 (17.86%) SAP
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft