Manufacturing Jobs in Leeds

Manufacturing
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Leeds. 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 48 64 147
Rank change year-on-year +16 +83 +15
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 34 72 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 4.34% 3.02% 0.71%
As % of the General category 6.43% 5.40% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 7 42 17
10th Percentile £30,600 £37,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,875 £42,431 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £41,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +31.74% +4.38%
75th Percentile £57,625 £89,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,250 £93,750 £64,400
West Yorkshire median annual salary £30,000 £46,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -34.78% +2.22% +12.50%

All General Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 529 1,334 1,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 67.47% 55.89% 68.51%
Number of salaries quoted 355 978 1,077
10th Percentile £25,313 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £51,500 £54,590
Median % change year-on-year +4.85% -5.66% +3.98%
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £94,511 £86,625 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year - -8.90% +9.76%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Leeds

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Leeds

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Leeds

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

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Leeds

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 1 (2.94%) Spreadsheet
General
1 21 (61.76%) Social Skills
2 18 (52.94%) Electronics
2 18 (52.94%) Marketing
2 18 (52.94%) Presentation Skills
3 7 (20.59%) Finance
4 2 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.94%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.94%) Automotive
5 1 (2.94%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (35.29%) Technical Manager
2 11 (32.35%) Help Desk Manager
3 7 (20.59%) Automation Engineer
3 7 (20.59%) Products Support Manager
3 7 (20.59%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (8.82%) Product Manager
4 3 (8.82%) Support Manager
5 2 (5.88%) QA Officer
6 1 (2.94%) 1st Line Support Technician
6 1 (2.94%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Business Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Development Manager
6 1 (2.94%) ERP Analyst
6 1 (2.94%) ERP Business Analyst
6 1 (2.94%) Programmer
6 1 (2.94%) Senior
6 1 (2.94%) Senior Support Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Support Technician
6 1 (2.94%) Technical Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) FMCG
1 7 (20.59%) Management Information System
1 7 (20.59%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 7 (20.59%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (73.53%) Continuous Improvement
2 18 (52.94%) Mathematics
2 18 (52.94%) Physics
3 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (20.59%) Budgeting
4 7 (20.59%) Data Collection
4 7 (20.59%) Energy Management
4 7 (20.59%) Quality Management
5 2 (5.88%) CAPA
5 2 (5.88%) QMS
5 2 (5.88%) Validation
6 1 (2.94%) Business Development
6 1 (2.94%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (2.94%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.94%) Decision-Making
6 1 (2.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 1 (2.94%) Line Management
6 1 (2.94%) Mentoring
6 1 (2.94%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (2.94%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 20 (58.82%) Degree
2 7 (20.59%) HNC
3 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) GMP
1 2 (5.88%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Rockwell
1 7 (20.59%) Siemens