Manufacturing Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Manufacturing Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Manufacturing Engineer salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Manufacturing Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.074% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £43,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.05% +8.13% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,416 2,439 3,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.86% 93.99% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,195 1,069 1,901
10th Percentile £26,350 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £83,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Manufacturing Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Manufacturing Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Manufacturing Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Manufacturing Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Manufacturing Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Manufacturing Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Manufacturing Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Fife - 1 £60,000 -
Inverclyde - 1 - -
Manufacturing Engineer
UK

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Manufacturing Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Manufacturing Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) PLM
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Management

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) PLM
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND