Manufacturing
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 144 | 145 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +1 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing | 66 | 151 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.20% | 2.22% | 1.68% |
| As % of the General category | 3.19% | 3.13% | 2.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 98 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,125 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £41,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £60,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,750 | £62,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £54,793 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.76% | -18.18% | +10.00% |
All General Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 2,066 | 4,832 | 3,361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 68.82% | 70.90% | 75.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 911 | 1,563 | 1,590 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £27,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,851 | £38,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | -13.04% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,751 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Scotland.
Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Manufacturing
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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +27 | 15 | £61,250 | +11.36% | 65 |
| Dundee | +14 | 14 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 1 |
| West Lothian | -8 | 9 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 14 |
| Midlothian | 0 | 8 | - | - | 6 |
| Glasgow | +115 | 6 | £42,500 | - | 67 |
| Fife | -14 | 4 | £45,000 | +4.17% | 14 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 4 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | -6 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Stirling | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | |
| Falkirk | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | |
| Manufacturing UK |
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Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: