Industry 4.0 Job Trends in North Wales

Industry 4.0
Wales > North Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in North Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in North Wales 0.90% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Wales median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Generic Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25 24 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Wales 22.52% 25.26% 43.07%
Number of salaries quoted 15 10 22
10th Percentile £37,750 - £30,200
25th Percentile - - £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £70,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +105.88% -24.44%
75th Percentile £52,000 - £50,000
90th Percentile £55,250 - £53,677
Wales median annual salary £50,500 £48,552 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.01% +7.89% -

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in North Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 11 February 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
Wrexham - 1 £40,000 - 4
Industry 4.0
Wales

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering