Manufacturing Job Trends in Mid Wales

Manufacturing
Wales > Mid Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Mid Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 4 7
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 2 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Mid Wales 4.76% 10.00% 14.04%
As % of the General category 15.38% 25.00% 27.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £55,000
75th Percentile £67,500 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - +14.29% +7.69%

All General Skills
Mid Wales

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 Mid Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 13 4 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Mid Wales 30.95% 40.00% 50.88%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 19
10th Percentile £26,400 - £36,000
25th Percentile £30,000 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +34.11%
75th Percentile - - £60,000
90th Percentile £63,000 - £66,224
Wales median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £43,072
% change year-on-year -20.00% +16.08% -3.57%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Mid Wales

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Mid Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Mid Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Mid Wales citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Mid Wales citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Mid Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Mid Wales region over the 6 months to 16 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
Powys -5 2 £65,000 - 1
Manufacturing
Wales

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Mid Wales 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 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree