Industry 4.0 Job Trends in Northumberland

Industry 4.0
North East > Northumberland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in Northumberland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 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 Northumberland 0.99% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.50% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
North East median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Northumberland

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 Northumberland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 40 11 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northumberland 39.60% 31.43% 15.71%
Number of salaries quoted 39 7 9
10th Percentile £38,200 £27,824 £23,000
25th Percentile £61,938 £30,500 £60,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £31,000 £66,459
Median % change year-on-year +190.32% -53.35% +108.86%
75th Percentile - £31,500 -
90th Percentile - £33,900 -
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -9.09%

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in Northumberland

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 Northumberland region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Cramlington - 1 £55,000 - 2
Industry 4.0
North East

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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%) CATIA
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Twin
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens