Manufacturing Jobs in the Midlands

Manufacturing
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 30 41
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 -1
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 434 690 630
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.25% 5.91% 6.60%
As % of the General category 11.13% 10.43% 8.93%
Number of salaries quoted 95 451 217
10th Percentile £36,100 £25,750 £30,602
25th Percentile £39,000 £32,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +17.58%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,500 £71,250 £81,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% +8.91%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,901 6,618 7,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 56.16% 56.69% 73.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,838 4,704 3,129
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.86% +0.42%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the Midlands

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the Midlands

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the Midlands

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +11 339 £55,000 +22.22% 362
East Midlands -31 95 £45,000 +5.88% 341
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.69%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.23%) Mendix
Applications
1 32 (7.37%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (5.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.46%) Simulink
5 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) Revit
Business Applications
1 25 (5.76%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.46%) SAP SCM
3 2 (0.46%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.23%) Maximo
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.23%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.23%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 42 (9.68%) Azure
2 15 (3.46%) Power Platform
3 14 (3.23%) AWS
4 12 (2.76%) Amazon ECS
4 12 (2.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 7 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
5 7 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (0.69%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.46%) Azure Functions
8 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (0.46%) IaaS
8 2 (0.46%) PaaS
8 2 (0.46%) SaaS
8 2 (0.46%) Serverless
9 1 (0.23%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.23%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.69%) DNS
1 3 (0.69%) Ethernet
1 3 (0.69%) Firewall
1 3 (0.69%) Profibus
1 3 (0.69%) VPN
2 2 (0.46%) LAN
2 2 (0.46%) Modbus
2 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.23%) DHCP
3 1 (0.23%) LTE
3 1 (0.23%) Network Security
3 1 (0.23%) WAN
3 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.46%) Power BI
2 14 (3.23%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.53%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.61%) MS Access
5 4 (0.92%) Data Hub
5 4 (0.92%) Metadata
5 4 (0.92%) Metadata Repository
6 3 (0.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.69%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.23%) Big Data
8 1 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.23%) MySQL
8 1 (0.23%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.23%) Power Query
8 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (1.15%) JIRA
2 2 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.23%) Git
3 1 (0.23%) Subversion
General
1 92 (21.20%) Analytical Skills
2 77 (17.74%) Law
3 52 (11.98%) Finance
4 47 (10.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 47 (10.83%) Social Skills
5 32 (7.37%) Electronics
6 31 (7.14%) Retail
7 28 (6.45%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (6.45%) Legal
7 28 (6.45%) Telecoms
8 23 (5.30%) Games
9 21 (4.84%) Marketing
10 10 (2.30%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.61%) Automotive
12 4 (0.92%) Aviation
12 4 (0.92%) Local Government
13 3 (0.69%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 81 (18.66%) Senior
2 48 (11.06%) Project Engineer
3 45 (10.37%) Logistics Engineer
4 27 (6.22%) Lead
4 27 (6.22%) Test Engineer
5 26 (5.99%) Electrical Engineer
5 26 (5.99%) Safety Engineer
6 21 (4.84%) Technical Leader
7 14 (3.23%) Analyst
8 12 (2.76%) Site Engineer
8 12 (2.76%) Site Reliability Engineer
9 11 (2.53%) Data Scientist
10 10 (2.30%) Developer
11 6 (1.38%) ERP Analyst
11 6 (1.38%) IT Engineer
11 6 (1.38%) Programmer
11 6 (1.38%) Project Manager
11 6 (1.38%) Systems Engineer
12 5 (1.15%) Head of IT
12 5 (1.15%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.84%) .NET
2 12 (2.76%) Loki
3 7 (1.61%) WPF
4 5 (1.15%) EDI
5 4 (0.92%) Blazor
5 4 (0.92%) ODBC
5 4 (0.92%) REST
6 3 (0.69%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.69%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.69%) ADO
6 3 (0.69%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.69%) WCF
7 2 (0.46%) HTML
8 1 (0.23%) ADO.NET
8 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 1 (0.23%) JSON
8 1 (0.23%) SOAP
8 1 (0.23%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.53%) Legacy Systems
2 23 (5.30%) IoT
2 23 (5.30%) Management Information System
2 23 (5.30%) SCADA
3 22 (5.07%) Blockchain
3 22 (5.07%) Robotics
4 20 (4.61%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 4 (0.92%) Driving Licence
5 4 (0.92%) Operational Technology
5 4 (0.92%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.46%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.46%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.23%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.23%) CAN bus
7 1 (0.23%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.23%) FMCG
7 1 (0.23%) Optoelectronics
7 1 (0.23%) Raspberry Pi
7 1 (0.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.07%) Windows
2 3 (0.69%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.46%) Linux
3 2 (0.46%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (35.94%) Service Delivery
2 66 (15.21%) Data Analysis
3 53 (12.21%) Logistics
4 50 (11.52%) Data Management
5 48 (11.06%) ERP
5 48 (11.06%) Requirements Gathering
6 45 (10.37%) Business Case
6 45 (10.37%) Logistic Engineering
6 45 (10.37%) Mentoring
7 39 (8.99%) Mathematics
8 37 (8.53%) Analytics
9 35 (8.06%) Problem-Solving
10 34 (7.83%) Agile
11 33 (7.60%) Artificial Intelligence
12 29 (6.68%) Business Intelligence
13 27 (6.22%) Computer Science
14 26 (5.99%) Change Management
14 26 (5.99%) Safety Engineering
15 25 (5.76%) Coaching
16 24 (5.53%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.29%) SQL
2 26 (5.99%) C#
3 19 (4.38%) Python
4 13 (3.00%) Java
5 12 (2.76%) C++
5 12 (2.76%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.53%) R
7 7 (1.61%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.92%) Delphi
8 4 (0.92%) XAML
9 3 (0.69%) VB
9 3 (0.69%) VBA
9 3 (0.69%) X++
10 2 (0.46%) C
10 2 (0.46%) Ladder Logic
10 2 (0.46%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.46%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 152 (35.02%) NVQ Level 3
2 149 (34.33%) Degree
3 27 (6.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 27 (6.22%) Numerate Degree
4 22 (5.07%) CISA
4 22 (5.07%) ISACA
5 14 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.92%) MAPM
6 4 (0.92%) MRICS
7 3 (0.69%) HNC
8 2 (0.46%) CISSP
8 2 (0.46%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.46%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.46%) PMP
9 1 (0.23%) CISM
9 1 (0.23%) HND
9 1 (0.23%) NVQ Level 4
9 1 (0.23%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.07%) ITGC
2 20 (4.61%) QA
3 5 (1.15%) PMO
4 3 (0.69%) GDPR
4 3 (0.69%) GMP
5 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.46%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.23%) GRC
6 1 (0.23%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.23%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.23%) NIST
6 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.15%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.69%) Firmware
3 2 (0.46%) Docker
3 2 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (3.23%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.76%) Grafana
2 12 (2.76%) Prometheus
2 12 (2.76%) Terraform
3 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.46%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.23%) Marathon
5 1 (0.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 66 (15.21%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.22%) SAP
3 29 (6.68%) Oracle
4 24 (5.53%) Siemens
5 22 (5.07%) Rockwell
6 5 (1.15%) JD Edwards
7 4 (0.92%) Informatica
7 4 (0.92%) QAD
8 3 (0.69%) Allen-Bradley
8 3 (0.69%) Dell
8 3 (0.69%) Sage
8 3 (0.69%) Veeam
8 3 (0.69%) VMware
9 2 (0.46%) Apple
9 2 (0.46%) HP
9 2 (0.46%) Sophos
10 1 (0.23%) Citrix
10 1 (0.23%) EMC
10 1 (0.23%) Epicor
10 1 (0.23%) Pegasus