Manufacturing Job Trends in London

Manufacturing
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 65 269
Rank change year-on-year -143 +204 +58
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 213 538 263
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.03% 4.38% 1.12%
As % of the General category 1.86% 5.76% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 152 95 149
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,500 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £94,750 £99,500 £110,000
England median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% +11.11% -18.18%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,448 9,342 15,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 55.23% 76.12% 68.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7,202 5,391 11,369
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -5.41%
75th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £125,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in London

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in London over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in London

Manufacturing
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the London region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
Central London -41 17 £90,000 -2.70% 21
South London -32 16 £35,000 -36.36%
East London -39 3 - - 5
West London -45 3 £87,500 +14.75% 12
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.82%) Confluence
2 4 (1.88%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (1.88%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.41%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.47%) Maya
Business Applications
1 41 (19.25%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (14.55%) SAP IBP
2 31 (14.55%) SAP PP
3 3 (1.41%) SAP MDG
3 3 (1.41%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.94%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.94%) SAP EWM
4 2 (0.94%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.94%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.94%) SAP Travel Management
4 2 (0.94%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.47%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.47%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 14 (6.57%) AWS
2 11 (5.16%) Azure
3 7 (3.29%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (2.35%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (2.35%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.41%) GCP
6 3 (1.41%) H2O.ai
6 3 (1.41%) OpenShift
6 3 (1.41%) Serverless
7 2 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (0.94%) Cloud Functions
7 2 (0.94%) Cloud Run
7 2 (0.94%) GitHub
7 2 (0.94%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.94%) Google Compute Engine
7 2 (0.94%) SaaS
8 1 (0.47%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (0.47%) Azure Service Bus
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.35%) Wireless
2 4 (1.88%) IPv4
2 4 (1.88%) Software-Defined Networking
2 4 (1.88%) WAN
3 3 (1.41%) Firewall
4 2 (0.94%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.94%) Intranet
4 2 (0.94%) LAN
4 2 (0.94%) NetScaler
4 2 (0.94%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.94%) VPN
4 2 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.47%) DHCP
5 1 (0.47%) DNS
5 1 (0.47%) Internet
5 1 (0.47%) NAS
5 1 (0.47%) SAN
5 1 (0.47%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.35%) Metadata
1 5 (2.35%) Power BI
2 3 (1.41%) Data Lake
2 3 (1.41%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.94%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.94%) Delta Lake
3 2 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.94%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.94%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.47%) Big Data
4 1 (0.47%) InfluxDB
4 1 (0.47%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (2.82%) Jenkins
1 6 (2.82%) JIRA
2 4 (1.88%) Bitbucket
2 4 (1.88%) Git
2 4 (1.88%) GitLab
2 4 (1.88%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (31.46%) Retail
2 47 (22.07%) Finance
3 32 (15.02%) Law
4 29 (13.62%) Social Skills
5 18 (8.45%) Electronics
5 18 (8.45%) Marketing
6 13 (6.10%) Dutch Language
7 12 (5.63%) Aerospace
8 11 (5.16%) German Language
8 11 (5.16%) Public Sector
8 11 (5.16%) Telecoms
9 8 (3.76%) Automotive
10 7 (3.29%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (3.29%) French Language
11 6 (2.82%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.88%) Brand Awareness
12 4 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.41%) Banking
13 3 (1.41%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 39 (18.31%) Consultant
2 32 (15.02%) SAP Consultant
3 29 (13.62%) Managing Consultant
3 29 (13.62%) SAP PP Consultant
4 17 (7.98%) Senior
5 16 (7.51%) Account Manager
6 12 (5.63%) Technologist
7 11 (5.16%) Programmer
8 10 (4.69%) Architect
9 9 (4.23%) Business Development Executive
9 9 (4.23%) Lead
10 7 (3.29%) Business Development Manager
10 7 (3.29%) Business Manager
10 7 (3.29%) Data Engineer
10 7 (3.29%) Development Manager
10 7 (3.29%) Project Manager
10 7 (3.29%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.82%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 6 (2.82%) IT Manager
11 6 (2.82%) QA Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (13.62%) SAP Fiori
2 5 (2.35%) Middleware
2 5 (2.35%) Pandas
3 4 (1.88%) Hugging Face
3 4 (1.88%) Matplotlib
3 4 (1.88%) NumPy
3 4 (1.88%) scikit-learn
3 4 (1.88%) Streamlit
4 3 (1.41%) Keras
4 3 (1.41%) PyTorch
4 3 (1.41%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.94%) PySpark
5 2 (0.94%) SAP TM
6 1 (0.47%) EDI
6 1 (0.47%) IDoc
6 1 (0.47%) Node.js
6 1 (0.47%) React
6 1 (0.47%) REST
6 1 (0.47%) SQLAlchemy
6 1 (0.47%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.49%) Life Science
2 32 (15.02%) Greenfield Project
3 7 (3.29%) Onboarding
4 5 (2.35%) Algorithms
4 5 (2.35%) Operational Technology
4 5 (2.35%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.35%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (1.88%) EPoS
5 4 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (1.88%) IoT
5 4 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.88%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.41%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.41%) Mobile Computing
6 3 (1.41%) Video\Live Streaming
7 2 (0.94%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.94%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 2 (0.94%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (0.94%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.76%) Windows
2 5 (2.35%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.88%) Linux
4 1 (0.47%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (29.58%) Business Development
2 47 (22.07%) Analytics
3 46 (21.60%) Logistics
4 32 (15.02%) AI
5 31 (14.55%) Production Planning
6 26 (12.21%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (9.86%) Machine Learning
7 21 (9.86%) Telesales
8 17 (7.98%) Agile
8 17 (7.98%) Business Intelligence
8 17 (7.98%) Roadmaps
9 14 (6.57%) Decision-Making
9 14 (6.57%) QMS
10 12 (5.63%) Computer Science
10 12 (5.63%) ERP
10 12 (5.63%) LLM
10 12 (5.63%) Mentoring
10 12 (5.63%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (5.16%) Migration
11 11 (5.16%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (10.33%) Python
2 13 (6.10%) SQL
3 6 (2.82%) Bash
4 4 (1.88%) Java
4 4 (1.88%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.41%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.94%) ABAP
6 2 (0.94%) C++
6 2 (0.94%) R
6 2 (0.94%) X++
7 1 (0.47%) C#
7 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (11.27%) Degree
2 9 (4.23%) AWS Certification
2 9 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
2 9 (4.23%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.29%) Master's Degree
4 5 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (2.35%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 4 (1.88%) CCNA
5 4 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.88%) ISTQB
5 4 (1.88%) OSCP
5 4 (1.88%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.88%) PMP
5 4 (1.88%) RHCE
5 4 (1.88%) RHCSA
6 3 (1.41%) HNC
6 3 (1.41%) HND
6 3 (1.41%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.47%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (10.33%) QA
2 9 (4.23%) GMP
3 7 (3.29%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.88%) ISO 13485
5 2 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.94%) SLA
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.47%) GDPR
6 1 (0.47%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.47%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (3.29%) Active Directory
1 7 (3.29%) Docker
2 5 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.88%) Squid
3 4 (1.88%) VMware NSX
3 4 (1.88%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (4.23%) Terraform
2 7 (3.29%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.88%) Ansible
3 4 (1.88%) Packer
3 4 (1.88%) ZABBIX
4 2 (0.94%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.47%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.47%) Grafana
5 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 57 (26.76%) SAP
2 25 (11.74%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.82%) Databricks
4 5 (2.35%) Oracle
4 5 (2.35%) Salesforce
4 5 (2.35%) VMware
5 4 (1.88%) Cisco
5 4 (1.88%) Cognizant
5 4 (1.88%) Red Hat
5 4 (1.88%) Splunk
6 3 (1.41%) Dell
6 3 (1.41%) Google
6 3 (1.41%) Meraki
6 3 (1.41%) NVIDIA
6 3 (1.41%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.94%) CheckPoint
7 2 (0.94%) EMC
7 2 (0.94%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.94%) HP
7 2 (0.94%) Zscaler