Manufacturing Job Trends in Peterborough

Manufacturing
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Peterborough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 7 16
Rank change year-on-year -14 +9 +34
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 6 13 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 3.30% 9.22% 6.32%
As % of the General category 8.45% 13.00% 10.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £57,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £60,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.58% +79.10% -48.46%
75th Percentile £47,500 £62,500 £35,250
90th Percentile £60,125 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -20.83%

All General Skills
Peterborough

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 Peterborough.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 71 100 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Peterborough 39.01% 70.92% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 54 48 49
10th Percentile £27,150 £33,968 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,059
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £79,688 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £77,800 £60,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Peterborough

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Peterborough over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Peterborough

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Infor M3
2 1 (16.67%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (16.67%) Power Automate
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
1 1 (16.67%) PowerApps
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Law
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Consultant
1 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) ERP
1 3 (50.00%) PDM
1 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Systems Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Information Management
2 1 (16.67%) Inventory Management
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Product Information Management
2 1 (16.67%) Regression Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
2 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) City & Guilds
1 2 (33.33%) HNC
1 2 (33.33%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft