Manufacturing Job Trends in North Wales

Manufacturing
Wales > North Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in North Wales. 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 13 2 5
Rank change year-on-year -11 +3 +30
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3 24 61
As % of all permanent jobs in North Wales 2.75% 23.08% 42.36%
As % of the General category 6.67% 30.77% 46.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 6
10th Percentile £36,000 - £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 - £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% -
75th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £48,438
90th Percentile £44,000 £54,000 £51,250
Wales median annual salary £55,435 £40,000 £32,444
% change year-on-year +38.59% +23.29% -31.70%

All General Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 45 78 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Wales 41.28% 75.00% 90.97%
Number of salaries quoted 27 24 70
10th Percentile £24,000 £32,650 £23,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £44,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £52,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +54.41% -43.33%
75th Percentile £34,500 £70,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £39,000 - £53,808
Wales median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in North Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in North Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
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 Manufacturing within the North Wales 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
Flintshire -3 3 £40,000 - 3
Manufacturing
Wales

Manufacturing
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 (33.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Quality Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Technologist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA