Industry 4.0 Jobs in the North of England

Industry 4.0
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 394 416
Rank change year-on-year +51 +22 +22
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 4 5 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.034% 0.027% 0.085%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.10% 0.091% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -30.00% -33.33%
75th Percentile £36,000 £44,688 -
90th Percentile - £53,125 £94,200
England median annual salary £35,000 £63,220 £63,750
% change year-on-year -44.64% -0.83% +2.41%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,878 5,487 6,677
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 33.24% 29.89% 40.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,476 3,994 3,024
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,222 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Industry 4.0 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Industry 4.0 in the North of England

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Industry 4.0 in the North of England.

Salary trend for Industry 4.0 in the North of England

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 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
North West +10 3 £35,000 -39.13% 3
Yorkshire - 1 - -
Industry 4.0
England

Industry 4.0
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (25.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Modbus
1 1 (25.00%) MQTT
General
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Industrial Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Mechanical Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) .NET
2 1 (25.00%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) IoT
2 1 (25.00%) Biopharmaceutical
2 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (25.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (50.00%) Lean Manufacturing
1 2 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Edge Computing
2 1 (25.00%) Gantt Chart
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Network Design
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C#
1 2 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) HNC
2 1 (25.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) AVEVA
1 1 (25.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (25.00%) SAP
1 1 (25.00%) Siemens