Logistics Job Trends in the North West

Logistics
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Logistics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 114 148
Rank change year-on-year -15 +34 +91
Permanent jobs citing Logistics 52 93 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.84% 1.79% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.98% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30 35 29
10th Percentile £20,000 £35,000 £41,205
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +15.79% -26.92%
75th Percentile £63,750 £78,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £88,750 £86,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% -8.33% +6.19%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Logistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,141 4,689 3,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.40% 90.17% 89.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,474 2,328 2,662
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Logistics
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Logistics job vacancy trend in the North West

Logistics
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Logistics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Logistics

Logistics
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Logistics in the North West over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Logistics in the North West

Logistics
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 Logistics within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Manchester +28 27 £45,000 -32.84% 59
Cheshire -36 15 £62,500 -10.71% 35
Lancashire +5 4 £50,000 +11.11% 16
Merseyside -9 4 £45,000 -10.00% 16
Cumbria +6 2 - -
Logistics
England

Logistics
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.77%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.92%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (5.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (5.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.85%) SAP Business One
2 2 (3.85%) SAP WM
3 1 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.92%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (1.92%) SAP IBP
3 1 (1.92%) SAP MII
3 1 (1.92%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (1.92%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.62%) Azure
2 4 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (5.77%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.85%) AWS
4 2 (3.85%) Power Automate
4 2 (3.85%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.92%) BigCommerce
5 1 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.92%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.92%) GCP
5 1 (1.92%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.92%) 4G
1 1 (1.92%) Firewall
1 1 (1.92%) LAN
1 1 (1.92%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Power BI
2 2 (3.85%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (3.85%) Tableau
3 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 17 (32.69%) Social Skills
2 15 (28.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (26.92%) Finance
4 12 (23.08%) Retail
5 11 (21.15%) Manufacturing
5 11 (21.15%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (7.69%) Marketing
8 3 (5.77%) Advertising
9 2 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.92%) Automotive
10 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (19.23%) Analyst
2 7 (13.46%) Lead
3 6 (11.54%) Team Leader
4 5 (9.62%) Business Analyst
4 5 (9.62%) Senior
5 4 (7.69%) Business Development Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Business Finance Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Business Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Business Support Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Development Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Finance Business Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) SAP Business Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) SAP Financial Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) SAP Financial Support
5 4 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Senior Business Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Senior Business Finance Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Senior SAP Financial Business Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Senior Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) JSON
1 2 (3.85%) XML
2 1 (1.92%) CSS
2 1 (1.92%) EDI
2 1 (1.92%) HTML
2 1 (1.92%) OAuth
2 1 (1.92%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.92%) React
2 1 (1.92%) RESTful
2 1 (1.92%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.38%) Blog
2 3 (5.77%) Social Media
2 3 (5.77%) Virtual Team
3 2 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.85%) Driving Licence
3 2 (3.85%) Life Science
3 2 (3.85%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.92%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.92%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.77%) Windows
2 2 (3.85%) Linux
3 1 (1.92%) Android
3 1 (1.92%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (17.31%) Customer Service
2 8 (15.38%) Business Development
3 7 (13.46%) Decision-Making
3 7 (13.46%) ITIL
4 6 (11.54%) AI
4 6 (11.54%) B2B
4 6 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (11.54%) Project Delivery
5 5 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (9.62%) Time Management
6 4 (7.69%) Data Protection
6 4 (7.69%) People Management
6 4 (7.69%) Presales
6 4 (7.69%) Process Improvement
6 4 (7.69%) Project Management
6 4 (7.69%) Service Management
6 4 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (5.77%) B2C
7 3 (5.77%) Change Management
7 3 (5.77%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.54%) SQL
2 1 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.92%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (17.31%) Degree
2 2 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (3.85%) Master's Degree
2 2 (3.85%) PMI Certification
2 2 (3.85%) PMP
2 2 (3.85%) SC Cleared
2 2 (3.85%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) AWS Certification
3 1 (1.92%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.92%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.69%) SLA
2 3 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (5.77%) GDPR
3 2 (3.85%) Def Stans
3 2 (3.85%) IEC 61508
3 2 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.92%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.92%) IASME
System Software
1 2 (3.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (23.08%) SAP
2 8 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.77%) Adobe
4 2 (3.85%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.92%) Apple
5 1 (1.92%) Ariba
5 1 (1.92%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.92%) Google
5 1 (1.92%) Intel
5 1 (1.92%) Oracle
5 1 (1.92%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.92%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.92%) VMware
5 1 (1.92%) WooCommerce
5 1 (1.92%) Wyse