Manufacturing Job Trends in Inverclyde

Manufacturing
Scotland > Inverclyde

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Inverclyde. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 7 3
Rank change year-on-year +3 -4 -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Inverclyde 27.27% 15.38% 14.29%
As % of the General category 60.00% 18.18% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £58,250 - -
25th Percentile £59,375 - £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £23,000
75th Percentile £64,375 - £23,500
90th Percentile £64,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £37,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +5.26% +2.70%

All General Skills
Inverclyde

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 Inverclyde.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5 11 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Inverclyde 45.45% 84.62% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile £56,940 £32,987 £24,750
25th Percentile £57,150 £44,981 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,645 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.18% +51.90% -
75th Percentile £63,750 - £39,625
90th Percentile £64,500 - £42,850
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +5.77% -12.64%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Inverclyde

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Inverclyde

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Inverclyde

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Inverclyde citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Inverclyde citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Inverclyde

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Inverclyde region over the 6 months to 13 April 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
Port Glasgow - 3 £62,500 - 2
Manufacturing
Scotland

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Inverclyde 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) IT Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
1 1 (33.33%) Business Case
1 1 (33.33%) CAD
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) Information Management
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) PLM
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) HNC
1 1 (33.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS