Manufacturing Job Trends in Newtownabbey

Manufacturing
County Antrim > Newtownabbey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Newtownabbey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newtownabbey 1.28% - -
As % of the General category 1.96% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% +46.67% -

All General Skills
Newtownabbey

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 Newtownabbey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 51 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newtownabbey 65.38% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £26,000 -
County Antrim median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% +5.00%

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newtownabbey 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) EPLAN
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving