Manufacturing Job Trends in Guildford

Manufacturing
Surrey > Guildford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Guildford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +64
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 6 0 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 3.03% - 8.75%
As % of the General category 6.12% - 14.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -55.22%
75th Percentile - - £55,000
90th Percentile - - £68,500
Surrey median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% -13.64%

All General Skills
Guildford

Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Guildford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 98 52 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 49.49% 40.00% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 75 25 68
10th Percentile £26,350 £30,850 £23,913
25th Percentile £29,000 £42,500 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.43% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £69,000 £71,125
Surrey median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Guildford

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 5 (83.33%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Cabling Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Data Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Systems Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Data Centre
1 4 (66.67%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (16.67%) FPGA
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) CAD
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) HNC
2 1 (16.67%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP