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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 42 135
Rank change year-on-year +31 +93 -35
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 1,423 823 437
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.13% 4.67% 2.57%
As % of the General category 17.06% 8.41% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 350 606 233
10th Percentile £30,950 £29,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.76% -2.17% +2.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £54,793 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.76% -18.18% +10.00%

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 8,342 9,785 11,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 71.13% 55.49% 70.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3,885 7,394 5,080
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,340
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.25% +4.68%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,489 £76,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -

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 17 May 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 17 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 +34 862 £56,000 +17.89% 271
Yorkshire +24 503 £42,500 - 185
North East +10 58 £45,000 +12.50% 57
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 58 (4.08%) Confluence
2 37 (2.60%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.19%) IBM Domino
3 17 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.28%) Apache
5 3 (0.21%) CMS
6 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.14%) nginx
6 2 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.14%) WinCC
Applications
1 141 (9.91%) Mathcad
2 101 (7.10%) Abaqus
3 41 (2.88%) SOLIDWORKS
4 39 (2.74%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
6 11 (0.77%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.21%) Autodesk Inventor
8 2 (0.14%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.070%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 20 (1.41%) Teamcenter
2 18 (1.26%) SAP ERP
2 18 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.21%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.21%) Sage CRM
5 2 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 2 (0.14%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.070%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.070%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 39 (2.74%) Azure
2 31 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (1.34%) AWS
4 14 (0.98%) SaaS
5 12 (0.84%) GitHub
6 9 (0.63%) Power Platform
7 8 (0.56%) Entra ID
7 8 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (0.35%) AWS IoT
8 5 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.21%) GCP
9 3 (0.21%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.21%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.14%) AWS Fargate
10 2 (0.14%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.14%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.070%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.070%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.070%) Kong
11 1 (0.070%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 21 (1.48%) Firewall
2 10 (0.70%) LAN
2 10 (0.70%) WAN
3 8 (0.56%) DNS
3 8 (0.56%) Internet
4 7 (0.49%) VPN
5 5 (0.35%) DHCP
5 5 (0.35%) Network Security
5 5 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (0.28%) LoRaWAN
6 4 (0.28%) SAN
7 3 (0.21%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.21%) RS-485
7 3 (0.21%) VoIP
8 2 (0.14%) FTP
8 2 (0.14%) HTTP
8 2 (0.14%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.14%) SSH
8 2 (0.14%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.26%) SQL Server
2 8 (0.56%) Power BI
3 5 (0.35%) MySQL
3 5 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.28%) TimescaleDB
5 3 (0.21%) Big Data
5 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.21%) SQLite
5 3 (0.21%) Tableau
6 2 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.070%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.070%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.070%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle Exadata
7 1 (0.070%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.070%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 58 (4.08%) JIRA
2 8 (0.56%) TeamCity
3 6 (0.42%) Octopus Deploy
4 5 (0.35%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.21%) Git
6 2 (0.14%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.14%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.070%) GitLab
7 1 (0.070%) LSMW
General
1 363 (25.51%) Social Skills
2 251 (17.64%) Electronics
3 249 (17.50%) Marketing
4 245 (17.22%) Retail
5 240 (16.87%) Presentation Skills
6 170 (11.95%) Finance
7 165 (11.60%) Analytical Skills
8 54 (3.79%) Dutch Language
9 52 (3.65%) Finnish Language
9 52 (3.65%) Norwegian Language
10 36 (2.53%) Pharmaceutical
11 21 (1.48%) Automotive
12 20 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (0.91%) Catalan Language
15 8 (0.56%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.42%) Law
17 4 (0.28%) Legal
17 4 (0.28%) Telecoms
18 3 (0.21%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 205 (14.41%) Senior
2 196 (13.77%) Trainer
3 169 (11.88%) Lead
4 139 (9.77%) Project Manager
5 136 (9.56%) Help Desk Manager
5 136 (9.56%) Technical Manager
6 118 (8.29%) Architect
7 115 (8.08%) Solutions Architect
8 101 (7.10%) Engineering Specialist
8 101 (7.10%) Products Support Manager
8 101 (7.10%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 75 (5.27%) Product Manager
10 74 (5.20%) Support Manager
11 58 (4.08%) Lead Architect
11 58 (4.08%) Lead Solutions Architect
12 57 (4.01%) Automation Engineer
13 45 (3.16%) Delivery Project Manager
13 45 (3.16%) Infrastructure Manager
14 41 (2.88%) Systems Engineer
15 40 (2.81%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.34%) .NET
2 16 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
3 13 (0.91%) HTML
3 13 (0.91%) React
4 12 (0.84%) CSS
5 9 (0.63%) ASP.NET
5 9 (0.63%) Bootstrap
5 9 (0.63%) LINQ
6 8 (0.56%) .NET Core
6 8 (0.56%) Node.js
6 8 (0.56%) RESTful
7 7 (0.49%) NestJS
8 6 (0.42%) .NET Framework
8 6 (0.42%) ASP.NET MVC
8 6 (0.42%) Entity Framework
8 6 (0.42%) NHibernate
9 5 (0.35%) WPF
10 4 (0.28%) Saxon XSLT
10 4 (0.28%) XML
11 3 (0.21%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 197 (13.84%) Robotics
2 107 (7.52%) Management Information System
3 94 (6.61%) FMCG
4 45 (3.16%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 40 (2.81%) Operational Technology
6 15 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (0.84%) IoT
7 12 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (0.49%) Life Science
9 6 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.28%) Digital Signage
10 4 (0.28%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.28%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.21%) Embedded Systems
11 3 (0.21%) FPGA
11 3 (0.21%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.21%) Industry 4.0
11 3 (0.21%) PMI
11 3 (0.21%) Pricing Data
12 2 (0.14%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.83%) Windows
2 21 (1.48%) Windows Server
3 16 (1.12%) Linux
4 8 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.14%) AIX
5 2 (0.14%) CentOS
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (0.14%) Unix
6 1 (0.070%) Android
6 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.070%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 349 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
2 322 (22.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 246 (17.29%) Mathematics
4 238 (16.73%) Physics
5 228 (16.02%) CAD
6 205 (14.41%) Machine Learning
7 199 (13.98%) Artificial Intelligence
8 195 (13.70%) Generative AI
8 195 (13.70%) LLM
8 195 (13.70%) Red Team
9 189 (13.28%) ERP
10 187 (13.14%) Project Management
11 143 (10.05%) Data Privacy
12 140 (9.84%) PLM
13 117 (8.22%) Service Delivery
14 111 (7.80%) Coaching
15 110 (7.73%) Lean Manufacturing
16 107 (7.52%) Finite Element Analysis
17 99 (6.96%) Business Case
18 95 (6.68%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (2.81%) MATLAB
2 38 (2.67%) SQL
3 20 (1.41%) C#
4 18 (1.26%) ABAP
5 17 (1.19%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.05%) Python
7 11 (0.77%) C++
7 11 (0.77%) Korn
8 9 (0.63%) C-shell
8 9 (0.63%) Shell Script
9 7 (0.49%) C
9 7 (0.49%) PHP
9 7 (0.49%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.49%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.28%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.21%) Java
12 2 (0.14%) AWK
12 2 (0.14%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.14%) Perl
12 2 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 690 (48.49%) Degree
2 480 (33.73%) BPSS Clearance
3 189 (13.28%) HND
4 114 (8.01%) NVQ Level 3
5 110 (7.73%) Master's Degree
6 101 (7.10%) Chartered Engineer
7 91 (6.39%) HNC
8 14 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (0.70%) PhD
10 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.35%) CCNA
11 5 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.35%) MCSE
12 3 (0.21%) CIPD
12 3 (0.21%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.21%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.21%) PMP
12 3 (0.21%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.14%) SC Cleared
13 2 (0.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (5.69%) ISO 9001
2 80 (5.62%) AQAP
3 30 (2.11%) NEBOSH
3 30 (2.11%) QA
4 13 (0.91%) GMP
5 9 (0.63%) Accessibility
5 9 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.28%) GDPR
7 4 (0.28%) NIST
8 3 (0.21%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.14%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.070%) GxP
10 1 (0.070%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 16 (1.12%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.63%) Docker
3 6 (0.42%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.35%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.21%) Firmware
6 2 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.14%) KVM
6 2 (0.14%) Postfix
6 2 (0.14%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 4 (0.28%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.21%) Terraform
3 2 (0.14%) Grafana
3 2 (0.14%) Nagios
3 2 (0.14%) Nessus
3 2 (0.14%) Wonderware InTouch
4 1 (0.070%) Ansible
4 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 204 (14.34%) Google
2 196 (13.77%) Adobe
2 196 (13.77%) Databricks
3 132 (9.28%) SAP
4 116 (8.15%) Siemens
5 73 (5.13%) Microsoft
6 36 (2.53%) Rockwell
7 17 (1.19%) Oracle
8 13 (0.91%) Cisco
9 11 (0.77%) VMware
10 10 (0.70%) Salesforce
11 8 (0.56%) NEC
12 7 (0.49%) Sage
13 5 (0.35%) EMC
13 5 (0.35%) IBM
13 5 (0.35%) Meraki
14 3 (0.21%) Acronis
14 3 (0.21%) Allen-Bradley
14 3 (0.21%) Fortinet
14 3 (0.21%) WatchGuard