Smart Manufacturing Job Trends in Runcorn

Smart Manufacturing
Cheshire > Runcorn

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Runcorn requiring Smart Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Smart Manufacturing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Runcorn 2.38% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Runcorn

Smart Manufacturing 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 Runcorn.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26 18 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Runcorn 61.90% 85.71% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 16 2 12
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,500 £36,563 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £43,750 £41,750
Median % change year-on-year +21.14% +4.79% -1.76%
75th Percentile - £51,563 £47,500
90th Percentile - £55,875 £53,125
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - +2.15%

Smart Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Runcorn 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering