Manufacturing Jobs in Lancashire

Manufacturing
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 16 48
Rank change year-on-year -95 +32 +23
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 48 120 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 2.06% 8.78% 3.92%
As % of the General category 2.78% 16.06% 5.63%
Number of salaries quoted 28 92 26
10th Percentile - - £27,250
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,500 £34,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,238 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.87% - +52.00%
75th Percentile £54,793 £52,084 £48,750
90th Percentile £66,105 £57,500 £51,250
North West median annual salary £55,250 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.32% - -

All General Skills
Lancashire

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 common skills in Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,728 747 497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 74.16% 54.65% 69.61%
Number of salaries quoted 840 621 255
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £47,863 £32,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% +5.56% -1.07%
75th Percentile £54,793 £58,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,943 £70,000 £68,450
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +3.02%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Lancashire

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Lancashire.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Lancashire

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Lancashire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Lancashire

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Preston -18 9 £54,793 +56.55% 4
Blackburn -44 6 £47,683 +76.60% 2
Blackpool - 6 £51,238 - 3
Lytham St Annes - 6 £51,238 -
Manufacturing
North West

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) SAP EWM
1 1 (2.08%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.08%) Azure
General
1 30 (62.50%) Finance
2 10 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Electronics
6 1 (2.08%) Retail
6 1 (2.08%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (62.50%) Infrastructure Manager
1 30 (62.50%) Infrastructure Project Manager
1 30 (62.50%) Project Manager
2 17 (35.42%) Senior
3 15 (31.25%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 15 (31.25%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
3 15 (31.25%) Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
3 15 (31.25%) Senior Manager
3 15 (31.25%) Senior Project Manager
4 6 (12.50%) QC Technician
5 3 (6.25%) Head of IT
6 2 (4.17%) Associate Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Design Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Electronics Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Head of Information
6 2 (4.17%) Head of Information Systems
6 2 (4.17%) PCB Design Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) PCB Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.08%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.08%) Life Science
2 1 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (64.58%) Project Management
2 30 (62.50%) Business Case
2 30 (62.50%) Customer Requirements
3 6 (12.50%) Internal Audit
4 4 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (6.25%) CAD
5 3 (6.25%) Emotional Intelligence
5 3 (6.25%) ERP
5 3 (6.25%) Facilities Management
5 3 (6.25%) Mentoring
5 3 (6.25%) People Management
5 3 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (6.25%) Process Improvement
5 3 (6.25%) Service Delivery
6 2 (4.17%) Design for Manufacturing
6 2 (4.17%) Project Planning
6 2 (4.17%) Safety Engineering
6 2 (4.17%) Schematic Capture
7 1 (2.08%) Roadmaps
7 1 (2.08%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 42 (87.50%) Degree
2 36 (75.00%) HNC
3 2 (4.17%) HND
4 1 (2.08%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (62.50%) NEBOSH
2 2 (4.17%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.08%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (14.58%) SAP
2 6 (12.50%) Google
3 5 (10.42%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.17%) EMC