Manufacturing Engineering Job Trends in the South East

Manufacturing Engineering
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 263 309 -
Rank change year-on-year +46 - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 2 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.021% 0.066% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.025% 0.079% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £44,000 -
% change year-on-year -3.41% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Manufacturing Engineering 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,049 8,897 6,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 82.89% 83.97% 92.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4,906 4,648 4,777
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,690 £43,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,525 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +3.72% -0.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in the South East

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 December 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
Kent -4 2 £40,000 -11.11% 1
Manufacturing Engineering
England

Manufacturing Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 2 (100.00%) Predictive Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC