Manufacturing Jobs in the North West

Manufacturing
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 111 71
Rank change year-on-year +56 -40 +29
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 307 181 451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.31% 2.80% 4.46%
As % of the General category 6.37% 4.23% 7.14%
Number of salaries quoted 226 115 274
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,050 £30,150
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £61,188
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,822 4,276 6,315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 52.07% 66.08% 62.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,089 2,275 3,444
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,350 £28,902
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,854 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £63,750 £69,500 £66,140
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the North West

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the North West.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the North West

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the North West over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the North West

Manufacturing
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 Manufacturing within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 -9 98 £45,000 -14.29% 70
Lancashire +22 83 £47,500 - 45
Cheshire +8 67 £52,000 +10.64% 74
Merseyside +50 35 £42,500 -24.44% 24
Cumbria +13 22 £48,750 - 13
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (1.63%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.33%) Confluence
2 1 (0.33%) Drupal
2 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.65%) Fusion 360
3 2 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (3.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.61%) SAP IBP
3 7 (2.28%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.63%) Magento
4 5 (1.63%) SAP ERP
5 4 (1.30%) NetSuite
5 4 (1.30%) Sage X3
5 4 (1.30%) SAP CO
5 4 (1.30%) SAP FI
5 4 (1.30%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.98%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.65%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.33%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 23 (7.49%) Azure
2 11 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (2.28%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.95%) AWS
5 6 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.63%) SaaS
7 4 (1.30%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.98%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.65%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.33%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.33%) GCP
10 1 (0.33%) IaaS
10 1 (0.33%) PaaS
10 1 (0.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.91%) Wireless
2 5 (1.63%) Bluetooth
3 4 (1.30%) RS-232
4 2 (0.65%) DHCP
4 2 (0.65%) DNS
5 1 (0.33%) Firewall
5 1 (0.33%) LTE
5 1 (0.33%) MQTT
5 1 (0.33%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.33%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.93%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.28%) Power BI
3 4 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.98%) MS Access
5 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.65%) Informix
5 2 (0.65%) Tableau
6 1 (0.33%) MySQL
6 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 20 (6.51%) LabVIEW
2 15 (4.89%) Git
3 6 (1.95%) JIRA
3 6 (1.95%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.33%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.33%) Moq
4 1 (0.33%) NUnit
4 1 (0.33%) Subversion
4 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 43 (14.01%) Finance
2 39 (12.70%) Social Skills
3 34 (11.07%) Electronics
4 27 (8.79%) Pharmaceutical
5 22 (7.17%) Aerospace
5 22 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (6.19%) Automotive
7 15 (4.89%) Telecoms
8 13 (4.23%) Marketing
9 11 (3.58%) Legal
10 8 (2.61%) Law
10 8 (2.61%) Retail
11 6 (1.95%) Games
11 6 (1.95%) Public Sector
12 4 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.65%) Advertising
13 2 (0.65%) Banking
13 2 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.33%) Aeronautics
14 1 (0.33%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 44 (14.33%) Developer
2 43 (14.01%) Senior
3 31 (10.10%) Software Engineer
4 24 (7.82%) Project Manager
5 20 (6.51%) Embedded Engineer
6 18 (5.86%) Manufacturing Engineer
7 16 (5.21%) Electronics Engineer
7 16 (5.21%) Lead
7 16 (5.21%) QA Specialist
7 16 (5.21%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 15 (4.89%) Analyst
8 15 (4.89%) Design Engineer
8 15 (4.89%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 15 (4.89%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 13 (4.23%) Architect
9 13 (4.23%) Hardware Engineer
10 12 (3.91%) Business Development Manager
10 12 (3.91%) Business Manager
10 12 (3.91%) Hardware Design Engineer
10 12 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.21%) .NET
2 5 (1.63%) CSS
2 5 (1.63%) HTML
2 5 (1.63%) SAP TM
3 4 (1.30%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.30%) EDI
3 4 (1.30%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 4 (1.30%) Unreal Engine
4 3 (0.98%) .NET Core
4 3 (0.98%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.98%) Laravel
5 2 (0.65%) Blazor
5 2 (0.65%) GraphQL
5 2 (0.65%) RESTful
5 2 (0.65%) SOAP
6 1 (0.33%) Apache Thrift
6 1 (0.33%) Dapper ORM
6 1 (0.33%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.33%) jQuery
6 1 (0.33%) React
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.23%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (3.58%) Operational Technology
3 10 (3.26%) Driving Licence
3 10 (3.26%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 9 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.95%) FMCG
5 6 (1.95%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.63%) IoT
6 5 (1.63%) PMI
7 4 (1.30%) Animation
7 4 (1.30%) Augmented Reality
7 4 (1.30%) Virtual Reality
8 3 (0.98%) Analogue Electronics
8 3 (0.98%) Industry 4.0
9 2 (0.65%) Acoustics
9 2 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.65%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (0.65%) Robotics
10 1 (0.33%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.33%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 12 (3.91%) Linux
2 7 (2.28%) Windows
3 4 (1.30%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.98%) Debian
5 2 (0.65%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.65%) Unix
5 2 (0.65%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.33%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (17.26%) ERP
2 41 (13.36%) Software Engineering
3 33 (10.75%) Agile
4 31 (10.10%) Logistics
4 31 (10.10%) Project Management
5 30 (9.77%) Mentoring
6 27 (8.79%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (7.82%) Coaching
8 23 (7.49%) QMS
9 19 (6.19%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (5.86%) CAPA
10 18 (5.86%) Computer Science
10 18 (5.86%) Line Management
10 18 (5.86%) Supplier Management
11 17 (5.54%) CAD
12 15 (4.89%) Cybersecurity
12 15 (4.89%) Risk Management
13 14 (4.56%) Business Case
13 14 (4.56%) Software Architecture
13 14 (4.56%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (11.40%) SQL
2 32 (10.42%) C
3 23 (7.49%) C#
4 21 (6.84%) C++
5 8 (2.61%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.61%) PHP
6 6 (1.95%) Python
7 3 (0.98%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.98%) R
7 3 (0.98%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.98%) VB
8 2 (0.65%) Java
8 2 (0.65%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.65%) VBScript
9 1 (0.33%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.33%) Scala
9 1 (0.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 79 (25.73%) Degree
2 20 (6.51%) HNC
3 16 (5.21%) HND
4 13 (4.23%) Security Cleared
5 6 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.95%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (1.63%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.98%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.98%) PMP
8 2 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.33%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.33%) EMC Certification
9 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.33%) RIBA
9 1 (0.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (11.40%) QA
2 17 (5.54%) GMP
3 3 (0.98%) GDPR
4 2 (0.65%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.65%) SLA
5 1 (0.33%) ISO 9000
5 1 (0.33%) NEBOSH
5 1 (0.33%) NIST
5 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (6.51%) Embedded Firmware
1 20 (6.51%) Firmware
2 8 (2.61%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 29 (9.45%) SAP
2 23 (7.49%) Microsoft
3 8 (2.61%) Sage
4 4 (1.30%) EMC
5 3 (0.98%) VMware
6 2 (0.65%) Cisco
6 2 (0.65%) Sophos
7 1 (0.33%) Canon
7 1 (0.33%) Databricks
7 1 (0.33%) DevExpress
7 1 (0.33%) Renesas
7 1 (0.33%) Siemens
7 1 (0.33%) Snow
7 1 (0.33%) Thales
7 1 (0.33%) TOWER Software