3D Printing Job Trends in the North West

3D Printer
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 3D Printing in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited 3D Printing over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 - 284
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing 3D Printing 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.009% - 0.063%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.046% - 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £26,125
25th Percentile - - £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 - £32,500
75th Percentile - - £50,000
90th Percentile - - £50,750
England median annual salary £34,000 £85,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -60.00% +88.89% +23.29%

All Generic Skills
North West

3D Printing 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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,168 2,323 3,402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 20.08% 49.35% 30.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,668 788 2,302
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

3D Printing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 3D Printing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

3D Printing job vacancy trend in the North West

3D Printing
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing 3D Printing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing 3D Printing

3D Printing
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Printing within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 June 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
Cheshire - 1 £25,000 - 1
3D Printing
England

3D Printing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Fusion 360
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) CAD Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD