Industry 4.0 Job Trends in Sheffield

Industry 4.0
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 42 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.30% 0.36% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.92% 0.86% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 104 116 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 15.76% 41.43% 31.70%
Number of salaries quoted 66 84 261
10th Percentile £29,500 £26,325 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,875 £31,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,130 £46,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.51% -1.58% +6.74%
75th Percentile £62,206 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,750 £82,125 £78,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,724 £45,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.49% -4.21% +5.56%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Industry 4.0 job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Industry 4.0.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) PLM