Manufacturing Job Trends in the North of England

Manufacturing
England > North of England

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 11 55
Rank change year-on-year -34 +44 +73
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 521 831 536
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.79% 11.38% 3.98%
As % of the General category 6.59% 15.89% 6.79%
Number of salaries quoted 292 170 411
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,975 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +23.53% -9.57%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £80,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -15.18%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 7,904 5,229 7,892
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 57.43% 71.61% 58.66%
Number of salaries quoted 4,009 2,446 6,203
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,438 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,500 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,818 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.53% +6.99% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £77,715
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the North of England

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the North of England

Manufacturing
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 Manufacturing within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
North West -33 254 £50,000 -8.75% 155
Yorkshire -37 184 £40,000 -23.81% 85
North East +1 83 £40,000 +10.34% 39
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 28 (5.37%) Jupyter
2 14 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.50%) Confluence
4 11 (2.11%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.38%) WinCC
Applications
1 28 (5.37%) Chatbot
2 20 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (1.92%) AutoCAD
4 10 (1.92%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.58%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.38%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.38%) CATIA
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.34%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.15%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.58%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.38%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.38%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.38%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.19%) Magento
6 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.19%) SAP MII
6 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.19%) Shopify
6 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 51 (9.79%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (6.14%) AWS
3 31 (5.95%) Azure
4 29 (5.57%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (3.07%) SaaS
6 12 (2.30%) Power Platform
7 9 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.15%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.15%) Google Sheets
8 6 (1.15%) Google Workspace
9 5 (0.96%) Entra ID
9 5 (0.96%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.77%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.77%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (0.58%) GCP
12 1 (0.19%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.19%) BigCommerce
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.26%) Firewall
2 14 (2.69%) SAN
3 12 (2.30%) LAN
3 12 (2.30%) VLAN
4 11 (2.11%) DNS
5 10 (1.92%) WAN
6 9 (1.73%) VPN
7 8 (1.54%) DHCP
7 8 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.96%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.77%) WLAN
10 3 (0.58%) Network Security
10 3 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
11 1 (0.19%) 4G
11 1 (0.19%) LoRaWAN
11 1 (0.19%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.11%) Power BI
2 7 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (1.15%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.58%) MySQL
5 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.19%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (5.37%) Visual Studio Code
2 23 (4.41%) JIRA
3 6 (1.15%) LabVIEW
4 2 (0.38%) GitLab
4 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
General
1 83 (15.93%) Social Skills
2 69 (13.24%) Finance
3 68 (13.05%) Retail
4 64 (12.28%) Marketing
5 28 (5.37%) Advertising
6 26 (4.99%) Electronics
7 22 (4.22%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (2.69%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.50%) Automotive
11 11 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.92%) Law
12 10 (1.92%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.92%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.34%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.15%) Legal
15 4 (0.77%) Military
16 3 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 103 (19.77%) Development Manager
2 51 (9.79%) IT Support
3 47 (9.02%) Product Manager
4 46 (8.83%) Product Development Manager
5 38 (7.29%) Business Manager
6 37 (7.10%) Business Development Manager
6 37 (7.10%) Senior
7 35 (6.72%) Analyst
7 35 (6.72%) Programmer
8 34 (6.53%) Support Engineer
9 29 (5.57%) Lead
10 28 (5.37%) Artificial Intelligence Programmer
10 28 (5.37%) Manufacturing Engineer
10 28 (5.37%) Trainee
10 28 (5.37%) Trainee Programmer
11 26 (4.99%) Software Engineer
12 23 (4.41%) Test Engineer
13 19 (3.65%) IT Engineer
13 19 (3.65%) IT Support Engineer
14 16 (3.07%) Quality Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.57%) scikit-learn
2 28 (5.37%) Hugging Face
2 28 (5.37%) Matplotlib
2 28 (5.37%) NumPy
2 28 (5.37%) Pandas
2 28 (5.37%) Streamlit
3 2 (0.38%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) CSS
4 1 (0.19%) EDI
4 1 (0.19%) FastAPI
4 1 (0.19%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) Node.js
4 1 (0.19%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) React
4 1 (0.19%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.19%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.19%) Vue
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.98%) FMCG
2 32 (6.14%) Driving Licence
3 29 (5.57%) Algorithms
4 20 (3.84%) Learning Management System
5 18 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (1.92%) Industry 4.0
7 8 (1.54%) Onboarding
8 6 (1.15%) Analogue Electronics
9 5 (0.96%) CMDB
9 5 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (0.96%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.77%) Life Science
10 4 (0.77%) NHS
10 4 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.77%) Tandem
11 3 (0.58%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.58%) IoT
11 3 (0.58%) Robotics
12 2 (0.38%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.38%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 51 (9.79%) Windows
2 33 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.88%) Linux
4 8 (1.54%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.77%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (17.27%) Decision-Making
2 80 (15.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 80 (15.36%) Project Delivery
3 65 (12.48%) Project Management
4 64 (12.28%) Logistics
5 54 (10.36%) ERP
5 54 (10.36%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (10.17%) Chemistry
7 50 (9.60%) Business Development
8 46 (8.83%) Commercialisation
8 46 (8.83%) Community of Practice
9 45 (8.64%) Customer Service
10 33 (6.33%) AI
11 31 (5.95%) Machine Learning
11 31 (5.95%) Stakeholder Management
12 29 (5.57%) Data Privacy
12 29 (5.57%) Visualisation
12 29 (5.57%) Workflow
13 28 (5.37%) Agile
13 28 (5.37%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 35 (6.72%) Python
2 31 (5.95%) SQL
3 15 (2.88%) C++
4 14 (2.69%) C
5 12 (2.30%) C#
6 9 (1.73%) Java
6 9 (1.73%) PL/SQL
7 6 (1.15%) Embedded C
8 5 (0.96%) Embedded C++
8 5 (0.96%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.77%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.58%) Ladder Logic
11 2 (0.38%) ABAP
11 2 (0.38%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.38%) VBA
12 1 (0.19%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 92 (17.66%) Degree
2 46 (8.83%) BPSS Clearance
3 28 (5.37%) AWS Certification
3 28 (5.37%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 23 (4.41%) HNC
5 20 (3.84%) CIPD
6 19 (3.65%) Security Cleared
7 13 (2.50%) HND
8 10 (1.92%) RIBA
9 8 (1.54%) A+ Certification
9 8 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 5 (0.96%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.96%) SC Cleared
12 3 (0.58%) CCA
12 3 (0.58%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.19%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.19%) PhD
13 1 (0.19%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (10.36%) QA
2 11 (2.11%) SLA
3 8 (1.54%) GDPR
4 5 (0.96%) Data Quality
4 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.58%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.38%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.19%) GAAP
7 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 41 (7.87%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.30%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.92%) Firmware
5 6 (1.15%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.38%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.38%) vSphere
6 2 (0.38%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.19%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.96%) SCCM
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 101 (19.39%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.10%) SAP
3 22 (4.22%) VMware
4 20 (3.84%) Siemens
5 11 (2.11%) Oracle
6 8 (1.54%) Citrix
7 7 (1.34%) Google
8 5 (0.96%) Adobe
8 5 (0.96%) Apple
8 5 (0.96%) HubSpot
8 5 (0.96%) Sage
9 4 (0.77%) Epicor
10 2 (0.38%) Autodesk
10 2 (0.38%) Cisco
10 2 (0.38%) Dell
10 2 (0.38%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.19%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.19%) Facebook
11 1 (0.19%) Sony
11 1 (0.19%) Trend Micro