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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 29 39
Rank change year-on-year +4 +10 +3
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 513 706 638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 7.26% 5.94% 6.90%
As % of the General category 12.34% 10.50% 9.38%
Number of salaries quoted 97 461 218
10th Percentile £36,000 £25,750 £30,602
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -14.29% +14.13%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,000 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% +10.00%

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 4,158 6,726 6,799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 58.83% 56.59% 73.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,846 4,716 3,068
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £37,000
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 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

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 12 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 12 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 +10 331 £55,000 +22.22% 231
East Midlands -11 182 £46,250 +8.82% 170
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 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.19%) Mendix
Applications
1 33 (6.43%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.39%) Simulink
5 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Revit
Business Applications
1 25 (4.87%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.39%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.39%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.19%) Maximo
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.19%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 42 (8.19%) Azure
2 14 (2.73%) AWS
2 14 (2.73%) Power Platform
3 12 (2.34%) Amazon ECS
4 11 (2.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 8 (1.56%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
7 5 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.78%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.39%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.39%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.39%) IaaS
9 2 (0.39%) PaaS
9 2 (0.39%) SaaS
9 2 (0.39%) Serverless
10 1 (0.19%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.19%) GCP
10 1 (0.19%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.97%) Ethernet
1 5 (0.97%) Profibus
2 4 (0.78%) Firewall
2 4 (0.78%) Modbus
2 4 (0.78%) VPN
3 3 (0.58%) DNS
3 3 (0.58%) LAN
3 3 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.39%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) DHCP
5 1 (0.19%) LTE
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 14 (2.73%) Power BI
3 10 (1.95%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.97%) MS Access
6 4 (0.78%) Data Hub
6 4 (0.78%) Metadata
6 4 (0.78%) Metadata Repository
7 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) Big Data
9 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.19%) MySQL
9 1 (0.19%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.19%) Power Query
9 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (0.78%) JIRA
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.19%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) Subversion
General
1 144 (28.07%) Retail
2 81 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (13.65%) Law
4 60 (11.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (9.94%) Finance
6 47 (9.16%) Electronics
7 46 (8.97%) Documentation Skills
7 46 (8.97%) Legal
8 45 (8.77%) Social Skills
9 38 (7.41%) Dutch Language
9 38 (7.41%) Finnish Language
9 38 (7.41%) Norwegian Language
10 28 (5.46%) Telecoms
11 23 (4.48%) Games
12 21 (4.09%) Marketing
13 8 (1.56%) Automotive
13 8 (1.56%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.58%) Aviation
14 3 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 114 (22.22%) Trainer
2 100 (19.49%) Senior
3 41 (7.99%) Project Engineer
4 38 (7.41%) Logistics Engineer
5 27 (5.26%) Lead
5 27 (5.26%) Test Engineer
6 26 (5.07%) Electrical Engineer
6 26 (5.07%) Safety Engineer
7 21 (4.09%) Technical Leader
8 15 (2.92%) Analyst
8 15 (2.92%) Electronics Engineer
9 14 (2.73%) Design Engineer
9 14 (2.73%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 13 (2.53%) Associate Engineer
10 13 (2.53%) PCB Design Engineer
10 13 (2.53%) PCB Engineer
11 12 (2.34%) Site Engineer
11 12 (2.34%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 12 (2.34%) Systems Engineer
12 10 (1.95%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.09%) .NET
2 12 (2.34%) Loki
3 7 (1.36%) WPF
4 5 (0.97%) EDI
5 4 (0.78%) Blazor
5 4 (0.78%) ODBC
5 4 (0.78%) REST
6 3 (0.58%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.58%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.58%) ADO
6 3 (0.58%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.58%) WCF
7 2 (0.39%) HTML
8 1 (0.19%) ADO.NET
8 1 (0.19%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 1 (0.19%) JSON
8 1 (0.19%) SOAP
8 1 (0.19%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 136 (26.51%) Robotics
2 26 (5.07%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (4.87%) SCADA
4 24 (4.68%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.48%) IoT
6 22 (4.29%) Blockchain
7 20 (3.90%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (0.97%) Operational Technology
9 4 (0.78%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.58%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.39%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.39%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.39%) Optoelectronics
12 1 (0.19%) Algorithms
12 1 (0.19%) BYOD
12 1 (0.19%) CAN bus
12 1 (0.19%) FMCG
12 1 (0.19%) Raspberry Pi
12 1 (0.19%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.75%) Windows
2 3 (0.58%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.39%) Linux
3 2 (0.39%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (28.85%) Problem-Solving
2 146 (28.46%) Artificial Intelligence
3 125 (24.37%) Machine Learning
4 124 (24.17%) Generative AI
5 114 (22.22%) LLM
5 114 (22.22%) Red Team
6 94 (18.32%) Service Delivery
7 76 (14.81%) Data Privacy
8 57 (11.11%) Data Analysis
9 56 (10.92%) Mathematics
10 48 (9.36%) ERP
11 46 (8.97%) Logistics
12 44 (8.58%) Data Management
12 44 (8.58%) Mentoring
13 41 (7.99%) Requirements Gathering
14 38 (7.41%) Business Case
14 38 (7.41%) Logistic Engineering
15 36 (7.02%) Analytics
16 34 (6.63%) Agile
17 28 (5.46%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 35 (6.82%) SQL
2 24 (4.68%) C#
3 16 (3.12%) Python
4 12 (2.34%) Java
4 12 (2.34%) TypeScript
5 11 (2.14%) C++
6 10 (1.95%) R
7 7 (1.36%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.78%) Delphi
8 4 (0.78%) Ladder Logic
8 4 (0.78%) XAML
9 3 (0.58%) X++
10 2 (0.39%) C
10 2 (0.39%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.39%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.19%) VB
11 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 288 (56.14%) Degree
2 92 (17.93%) NVQ Level 3
3 45 (8.77%) BPSS Clearance
3 45 (8.77%) Numerate Degree
4 22 (4.29%) CISA
4 22 (4.29%) ISACA
5 15 (2.92%) HND
6 14 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.78%) HNC
7 4 (0.78%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.58%) MAPM
8 3 (0.58%) MRICS
9 2 (0.39%) CISSP
10 1 (0.19%) CISM
10 1 (0.19%) NVQ Level 4
10 1 (0.19%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.29%) ITGC
2 20 (3.90%) QA
3 5 (0.97%) PMO
4 3 (0.58%) GDPR
4 3 (0.58%) GMP
5 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.39%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.39%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.19%) GRC
6 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.19%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.19%) NIST
6 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (1.17%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.39%) Docker
3 2 (0.39%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (2.73%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.34%) Grafana
2 12 (2.34%) Prometheus
2 12 (2.34%) Terraform
3 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.39%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.19%) Marathon
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 115 (22.42%) Databricks
2 114 (22.22%) Adobe
2 114 (22.22%) Google
3 64 (12.48%) Microsoft
4 41 (7.99%) SAP
5 30 (5.85%) Oracle
6 26 (5.07%) Siemens
7 24 (4.68%) Rockwell
8 14 (2.73%) EMC
9 5 (0.97%) Allen-Bradley
9 5 (0.97%) JD Edwards
10 4 (0.78%) Informatica
10 4 (0.78%) QAD
10 4 (0.78%) VMware
11 3 (0.58%) Dell
11 3 (0.58%) Sage
11 3 (0.58%) Veeam
12 2 (0.39%) Apple
12 2 (0.39%) HP
12 2 (0.39%) Sophos