Manufacturing Jobs 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 25 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 44 139
Rank change year-on-year +34 +95 -30
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 1,376 785 445
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.55% 4.56% 2.53%
As % of the General category 18.16% 8.16% 3.55%
Number of salaries quoted 346 595 243
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,400 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -2.17% +2.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,125 £66,250 £67,000
England median annual salary £54,793 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.76% -18.18% +8.17%

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 common skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7,578 9,622 12,537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 69.10% 55.89% 71.22%
Number of salaries quoted 3,812 7,315 5,284
10th Percentile £25,313 £26,250 £28,894
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,253
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.87% +0.42%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the North of England

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the North of England

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the North of England over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

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 25 April 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 +45 952 £56,000 +17.89% 362
Yorkshire +22 366 £45,000 +5.88% 325
North East +17 58 £45,000 +5.88% 88
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
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:

Application Platforms
1 50 (3.63%) Confluence
2 37 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.80%) IBM Domino
5 4 (0.29%) Apache
6 3 (0.22%) CMS
7 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.15%) nginx
7 2 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.15%) WinCC
Applications
1 206 (14.97%) Mathcad
2 134 (9.74%) Abaqus
3 81 (5.89%) SOLIDWORKS
4 36 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
5 13 (0.94%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (0.15%) EPLAN
7 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.073%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (1.45%) Teamcenter
2 18 (1.31%) SAP ERP
2 18 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.22%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.15%) Infor M3
5 2 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 2 (0.15%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.073%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.073%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.073%) Odoo
6 1 (0.073%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.073%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 42 (3.05%) Azure
2 32 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (1.53%) AWS
4 15 (1.09%) SaaS
5 12 (0.87%) GitHub
6 9 (0.65%) Power Platform
7 8 (0.58%) Entra ID
7 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (0.36%) AWS IoT
8 5 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.36%) GCP
9 4 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.22%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.22%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.15%) AWS Fargate
11 2 (0.15%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.15%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.15%) IaaS
11 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 25 (1.82%) Firewall
2 13 (0.94%) LAN
2 13 (0.94%) WAN
3 11 (0.80%) DNS
4 8 (0.58%) Internet
4 8 (0.58%) VPN
5 6 (0.44%) DHCP
5 6 (0.44%) Network Security
6 5 (0.36%) Remote Desktop
7 4 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (0.29%) LoRaWAN
7 4 (0.29%) SAN
8 3 (0.22%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.22%) FTP
8 3 (0.22%) RS-485
8 3 (0.22%) VoIP
9 2 (0.15%) HTTP
9 2 (0.15%) Modbus
9 2 (0.15%) Profibus
9 2 (0.15%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (1.38%) SQL Server
2 8 (0.58%) Power BI
3 5 (0.36%) MySQL
3 5 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.29%) TimescaleDB
5 3 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.22%) SQLite
6 2 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.15%) Big Data
6 2 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.15%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.15%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.15%) Tableau
7 1 (0.073%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.073%) Oracle Exadata
7 1 (0.073%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.073%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (3.71%) JIRA
2 8 (0.58%) TeamCity
3 6 (0.44%) Octopus Deploy
4 5 (0.36%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.22%) Git
5 3 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.15%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.073%) GitLab
7 1 (0.073%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.073%) JUnit
7 1 (0.073%) LSMW
7 1 (0.073%) Selenium
7 1 (0.073%) TestRail
General
1 373 (27.11%) Social Skills
2 246 (17.88%) Electronics
2 246 (17.88%) Marketing
3 239 (17.37%) Presentation Skills
4 185 (13.44%) Analytical Skills
5 160 (11.63%) Finance
6 50 (3.63%) Retail
7 36 (2.62%) Pharmaceutical
8 23 (1.67%) Automotive
9 19 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (0.58%) Aerospace
12 6 (0.44%) Law
13 4 (0.29%) Legal
13 4 (0.29%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.22%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.15%) Advertising
15 2 (0.15%) Games
15 2 (0.15%) Tech for Good
15 2 (0.15%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 283 (20.57%) Senior
2 169 (12.28%) Lead
3 157 (11.41%) Project Manager
4 156 (11.34%) Technical Manager
5 136 (9.88%) Help Desk Manager
6 134 (9.74%) Engineering Specialist
6 134 (9.74%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 104 (7.56%) Architect
8 101 (7.34%) Products Support Manager
9 100 (7.27%) Solutions Architect
10 74 (5.38%) Product Manager
10 74 (5.38%) Support Manager
11 53 (3.85%) Delivery Project Manager
12 50 (3.63%) Lead Architect
12 50 (3.63%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 45 (3.27%) Infrastructure Manager
14 39 (2.83%) Analyst
15 33 (2.40%) Automation Engineer
16 30 (2.18%) Infrastructure Project Manager
17 26 (1.89%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.38%) .NET
2 16 (1.16%) SAP Fiori
3 13 (0.94%) HTML
4 12 (0.87%) React
5 11 (0.80%) CSS
6 9 (0.65%) ASP.NET
6 9 (0.65%) Bootstrap
6 9 (0.65%) LINQ
7 8 (0.58%) .NET Core
7 8 (0.58%) Node.js
8 7 (0.51%) RESTful
9 6 (0.44%) .NET Framework
9 6 (0.44%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (0.44%) Entity Framework
9 6 (0.44%) NestJS
9 6 (0.44%) NHibernate
10 5 (0.36%) WPF
11 4 (0.29%) Saxon XSLT
11 4 (0.29%) XML
12 3 (0.22%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 92 (6.69%) Management Information System
2 79 (5.74%) FMCG
3 21 (1.53%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 16 (1.16%) Operational Technology
5 13 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (0.80%) IoT
6 11 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
7 8 (0.58%) Life Science
8 5 (0.36%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (0.36%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.29%) Digital Signage
9 4 (0.29%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.22%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.22%) Industry 4.0
10 3 (0.22%) PMI
10 3 (0.22%) Pricing Data
10 3 (0.22%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.15%) ASIC
11 2 (0.15%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.15%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.89%) Windows
2 22 (1.60%) Windows Server
3 16 (1.16%) Linux
4 8 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.15%) AIX
5 2 (0.15%) CentOS
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (0.15%) Unix
6 1 (0.073%) Android
6 1 (0.073%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.073%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (23.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 247 (17.95%) Mathematics
3 240 (17.44%) CAD
4 238 (17.30%) Physics
5 215 (15.63%) Service Delivery
6 210 (15.26%) Project Management
7 170 (12.35%) ERP
8 146 (10.61%) Finite Element Analysis
9 140 (10.17%) Coaching
10 136 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
11 123 (8.94%) PLM
12 119 (8.65%) Lean Manufacturing
13 114 (8.28%) Business Case
14 111 (8.07%) Stakeholder Management
15 86 (6.25%) Project Delivery
16 83 (6.03%) Customer Requirements
16 83 (6.03%) Six Sigma
17 80 (5.81%) CMMI
17 80 (5.81%) Zero Defects
18 79 (5.74%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 80 (5.81%) MATLAB
2 36 (2.62%) SQL
3 20 (1.45%) C#
4 18 (1.31%) ABAP
5 17 (1.24%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.09%) Python
7 11 (0.80%) Korn
8 10 (0.73%) C++
9 9 (0.65%) C-shell
9 9 (0.65%) Shell Script
10 7 (0.51%) PHP
10 7 (0.51%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.44%) C
11 6 (0.44%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.36%) PowerShell
13 2 (0.15%) AWK
13 2 (0.15%) Embedded C
13 2 (0.15%) Java
13 2 (0.15%) Perl
13 2 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 562 (40.84%) Degree
2 496 (36.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 217 (15.77%) HND
4 212 (15.41%) NVQ Level 3
5 150 (10.90%) Master's Degree
6 134 (9.74%) Chartered Engineer
7 75 (5.45%) HNC
8 20 (1.45%) NVQ Level 4
9 13 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (0.80%) PhD
11 6 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.36%) CCNA
12 5 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.36%) MCSE
13 3 (0.22%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.22%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.22%) PMP
13 3 (0.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 2 (0.15%) SC Cleared
14 2 (0.15%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (5.89%) ISO 9001
2 80 (5.81%) AQAP
3 30 (2.18%) NEBOSH
4 27 (1.96%) QA
5 17 (1.24%) GMP
6 9 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.58%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.29%) GDPR
8 4 (0.29%) NIST
9 3 (0.22%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.15%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.15%) GxP
11 1 (0.073%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 17 (1.24%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.73%) Docker
3 7 (0.51%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.36%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.15%) Firmware
5 2 (0.15%) KVM
5 2 (0.15%) Postfix
5 2 (0.15%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.073%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (0.44%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.29%) Terraform
3 2 (0.15%) Grafana
3 2 (0.15%) Nagios
3 2 (0.15%) Nessus
3 2 (0.15%) Wonderware InTouch
4 1 (0.073%) Ansible
4 1 (0.073%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.073%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 119 (8.65%) SAP
2 84 (6.10%) Siemens
3 68 (4.94%) Microsoft
4 18 (1.31%) Oracle
5 13 (0.94%) Cisco
6 12 (0.87%) Rockwell
6 12 (0.87%) VMware
7 8 (0.58%) Google
7 8 (0.58%) NEC
7 8 (0.58%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.36%) Meraki
8 5 (0.36%) Sage
9 4 (0.29%) Hitachi
9 4 (0.29%) IBM
10 3 (0.22%) Acronis
10 3 (0.22%) Allen-Bradley
10 3 (0.22%) EMC
10 3 (0.22%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.22%) SonicWALL
10 3 (0.22%) WatchGuard