Manufacturing Job Trends in Solihull

Manufacturing
West Midlands > Solihull

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Solihull. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 5 14
Rank change year-on-year -15 +9 -7
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3 29 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Solihull 2.63% 17.47% 10.24%
As % of the General category 4.92% 29.00% 13.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.79%
75th Percentile - - £66,250
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -26.92%

All General Skills
Solihull

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 Solihull.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 61 100 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Solihull 53.51% 60.24% 77.56%
Number of salaries quoted 36 44 121
10th Percentile £44,031 £36,450 £25,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,375 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £91,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £101,875 £77,500 £66,250
West Midlands median annual salary £48,500 £53,688 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.66% +13.03% -9.52%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Solihull

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Solihull

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap