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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 27 70
Rank change year-on-year -22 +43 +61
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 398 613 306
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.69% 6.74% 3.60%
As % of the General category 6.09% 9.97% 6.04%
Number of salaries quoted 191 198 213
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £26,800
25th Percentile £34,000 £41,063 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,659 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.17% +12.58% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year - -7.32% -6.82%

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 6,535 6,150 5,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 60.65% 67.64% 59.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,105 2,489 3,901
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,389 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,339 £81,050 £82,548
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -4.00%

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 14 January 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 14 January 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
Yorkshire +22 170 £40,000 -20.00% 96
North West -52 147 £52,500 - 117
North East +12 81 £40,000 +14.29% 37
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 15 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.51%) Confluence
4 3 (0.75%) WinCC
5 2 (0.50%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.50%) IIS
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.25%) Site Server
Applications
1 20 (5.03%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.02%) SOLIDWORKS
4 9 (2.26%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.01%) Autodesk Inventor
7 2 (0.50%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.25%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.25%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (2.01%) Shopify
2 7 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 4 (1.01%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle BPM
5 2 (0.50%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.50%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
6 1 (0.25%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.25%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.25%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 50 (12.56%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (9.55%) Azure
3 25 (6.28%) SaaS
4 18 (4.52%) Power Platform
5 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Copilot
6 6 (1.51%) AWS
7 5 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.26%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.26%) Google Sheets
7 5 (1.26%) PaaS
8 4 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.01%) Google Docs
8 4 (1.01%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.01%) OneDrive
8 4 (1.01%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (0.75%) GCP
9 3 (0.75%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.25%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.28%) Firewall
2 17 (4.27%) SAN
3 13 (3.27%) VLAN
4 12 (3.02%) DNS
4 12 (3.02%) LAN
5 11 (2.76%) WAN
6 9 (2.26%) DHCP
7 8 (2.01%) VPN
8 6 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (1.01%) TCP/IP
9 4 (1.01%) WLAN
10 3 (0.75%) Wireless
11 2 (0.50%) Network Security
12 1 (0.25%) 4G
12 1 (0.25%) ATM
12 1 (0.25%) Ethernet
12 1 (0.25%) Internet
12 1 (0.25%) LoRaWAN
12 1 (0.25%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.52%) Power BI
2 6 (1.51%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (1.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.75%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.50%) MySQL
7 1 (0.25%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.25%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (4.02%) JIRA
2 7 (1.76%) LabVIEW
3 2 (0.50%) Git
3 2 (0.50%) GitLab
3 2 (0.50%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.25%) Gatling
4 1 (0.25%) JMeter
4 1 (0.25%) LoadRunner
General
1 87 (21.86%) Finance
2 79 (19.85%) Marketing
3 75 (18.84%) Social Skills
4 34 (8.54%) Retail
5 28 (7.04%) Advertising
6 27 (6.78%) Electronics
7 24 (6.03%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (4.27%) Pharmaceutical
9 13 (3.27%) Legal
10 12 (3.02%) Automotive
10 12 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (3.02%) Law
11 11 (2.76%) Public Sector
12 10 (2.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.51%) Telecoms
13 9 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.26%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.75%) Military
16 3 (0.75%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 105 (26.38%) Development Manager
2 60 (15.08%) Product Manager
3 58 (14.57%) Product Development Manager
4 47 (11.81%) IT Support
5 29 (7.29%) Senior
6 28 (7.04%) Support Engineer
7 27 (6.78%) Business Manager
8 26 (6.53%) Business Development Manager
9 24 (6.03%) Analyst
9 24 (6.03%) Lead
10 23 (5.78%) IT Engineer
10 23 (5.78%) Manufacturing Engineer
11 21 (5.28%) IT Support Engineer
12 17 (4.27%) Test Engineer
13 16 (4.02%) Support Technician
14 13 (3.27%) Electronics Engineer
15 12 (3.02%) Graduate
15 12 (3.02%) QA Manager
15 12 (3.02%) Quality Manager
16 11 (2.76%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.26%) .NET
2 3 (0.75%) ASP.NET
3 2 (0.50%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (0.50%) CSS
3 2 (0.50%) HTML
3 2 (0.50%) Node.js
3 2 (0.50%) React
3 2 (0.50%) Vue
3 2 (0.50%) WCF
4 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.25%) Flash
4 1 (0.25%) OAuth
4 1 (0.25%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.25%) RESTful
4 1 (0.25%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.25%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.25%) Spring
4 1 (0.25%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.25%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 66 (16.58%) FMCG
2 27 (6.78%) Driving Licence
3 25 (6.28%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (5.03%) Learning Management System
5 10 (2.51%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.51%) SCADA
6 7 (1.76%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.51%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (1.26%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (1.26%) LIMS
9 4 (1.01%) NHS
9 4 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.75%) Life Science
10 3 (0.75%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.75%) Robotics
11 2 (0.50%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.50%) IoT
11 2 (0.50%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.50%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.50%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 52 (13.07%) Windows
2 37 (9.30%) Windows Server
3 16 (4.02%) Linux
4 11 (2.76%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.01%) Unix
6 1 (0.25%) Android
6 1 (0.25%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (24.12%) Project Delivery
2 95 (23.87%) Decision-Making
3 94 (23.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 80 (20.10%) Project Management
5 60 (15.08%) Chemistry
5 60 (15.08%) Logistics
6 58 (14.57%) Commercialisation
6 58 (14.57%) Community of Practice
7 43 (10.80%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (10.05%) ERP
9 33 (8.29%) Business Development
9 33 (8.29%) Process Improvement
10 28 (7.04%) Business Intelligence
11 26 (6.53%) Agile
12 24 (6.03%) Actionable Insight
13 21 (5.28%) ITIL
14 18 (4.52%) CAD
14 18 (4.52%) Manufacturing Engineering
14 18 (4.52%) Migration
14 18 (4.52%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (8.54%) SQL
2 17 (4.27%) C#
3 16 (4.02%) C++
4 13 (3.27%) C
5 9 (2.26%) Java
5 9 (2.26%) PL/SQL
6 6 (1.51%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.51%) Python
7 5 (1.26%) Embedded C
7 5 (1.26%) Embedded C++
7 5 (1.26%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.01%) Delphi
8 4 (1.01%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.75%) Ladder Logic
10 2 (0.50%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.50%) VBA
11 1 (0.25%) ABAP
11 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 100 (25.13%) Degree
2 33 (8.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 20 (5.03%) CIPD
4 15 (3.77%) Security Cleared
5 14 (3.52%) HNC
6 12 (3.02%) HND
7 11 (2.76%) A+ Certification
8 9 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (2.01%) RIBA
10 7 (1.76%) CCNA
10 7 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (1.51%) DV Cleared
12 5 (1.26%) MCSA
12 5 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
13 4 (1.01%) MCP
13 4 (1.01%) SC Cleared
14 3 (0.75%) CCA
15 2 (0.50%) Azure Certification
16 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (11.31%) QA
2 8 (2.01%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.76%) GDPR
4 5 (1.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 5 (1.26%) GxP
4 5 (1.26%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.50%) SLA
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.25%) GAAP
7 1 (0.25%) GMP
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.25%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.25%) PMO
System Software
1 45 (11.31%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.02%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.26%) Firmware
5 5 (1.26%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.50%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.50%) vSphere
6 2 (0.50%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.25%) Docker
7 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.25%) AssetCenter
2 1 (0.25%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 79 (19.85%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.78%) VMware
3 26 (6.53%) SAP
4 20 (5.03%) Siemens
5 12 (3.02%) Sage
6 10 (2.51%) Cisco
7 6 (1.51%) Citrix
7 6 (1.51%) Google
7 6 (1.51%) Oracle
8 5 (1.26%) Adobe
8 5 (1.26%) Apple
9 4 (1.01%) Autodesk
10 3 (0.75%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.75%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.50%) Aruba
11 2 (0.50%) Meraki
11 2 (0.50%) Rapid7
11 2 (0.50%) Sophos
11 2 (0.50%) Veeam
11 2 (0.50%) Zerto