Manufacturing Jobs in the South East

Manufacturing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 94 109
Rank change year-on-year +51 +15 +17
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 792 489 604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.77% 3.24% 3.06%
As % of the General category 8.44% 5.05% 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 433 207 310
10th Percentile £27,100 £28,650 £32,375
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,300 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.40% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £63,563
90th Percentile £68,750 £83,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,845
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.17% -3.15%

All General Skills
South East

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,383 9,680 11,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.51% 64.20% 58.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,025 4,662 6,557
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,713 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +4.35%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Hampshire +41 319 £40,000 -17.95% 127
Thames Valley +76 291 £45,000 -10.00% 237
Buckinghamshire +63 125 £42,500 -19.05% 79
Surrey -1 94 £47,500 -9.52% 36
Oxfordshire +39 93 £43,375 -3.61% 83
Berkshire +32 73 £55,000 +10.00% 76
Kent -20 32 £32,750 -22.94% 72
West Sussex +31 26 £60,000 - 48
East Sussex +19 16 £42,500 +27.82% 15
Sussex - 8 £32,500 - 2
Isle of Wight +2 4 £42,500 +77.08% 2
Middlesex - 2 - - 1
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (2.78%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.26%) Confluence
3 10 (1.26%) Documentum
4 6 (0.76%) Apache
4 6 (0.76%) nginx
5 3 (0.38%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.25%) CMS
6 2 (0.25%) Drupal
6 2 (0.25%) WordPress
7 1 (0.13%) JBoss
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 26 (3.28%) Microsoft Project
2 20 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.76%) OrCAD
5 6 (0.76%) SOLIDWORKS
6 5 (0.63%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.63%) Simulink
6 5 (0.63%) Solid Edge
7 4 (0.51%) Doxygen
8 2 (0.25%) CATIA
8 2 (0.25%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.13%) CINEMA 4D
9 1 (0.13%) InDesign
9 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 15 (1.89%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.26%) TrackWise
4 3 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.38%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.25%) DELMIA
5 2 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.13%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.13%) Primavera
6 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.13%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 44 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (5.18%) Azure
3 22 (2.78%) Power Platform
4 21 (2.65%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.52%) AWS
6 11 (1.39%) SaaS
7 10 (1.26%) GitHub
7 10 (1.26%) OneDrive
8 7 (0.88%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.51%) PaaS
11 2 (0.25%) AWS Direct Connect
11 2 (0.25%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.25%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (0.25%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.13%) GCP
12 1 (0.13%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.41%) Wireless
2 15 (1.89%) Firewall
3 14 (1.77%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (1.64%) 4G
5 11 (1.39%) HTTP
5 11 (1.39%) Intranet
5 11 (1.39%) VPN
6 10 (1.26%) DNS
7 9 (1.14%) Ethernet
7 9 (1.14%) LTE
8 7 (0.88%) LAN
8 7 (0.88%) NAS
8 7 (0.88%) Network Security
9 6 (0.76%) 3G
9 6 (0.76%) GPRS
9 6 (0.76%) Modbus
9 6 (0.76%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.63%) DSL
10 5 (0.63%) VLAN
11 4 (0.51%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (2.90%) SQL Server
2 15 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (1.52%) Power BI
4 10 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (0.76%) GIS
5 6 (0.76%) Redis
5 6 (0.76%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.63%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.63%) SAP BW
7 4 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.25%) MySQL
9 1 (0.13%) Metadata
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.13%) Spotfire
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (3.16%) Git
2 21 (2.65%) JIRA
3 7 (0.88%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.88%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.76%) Maven
5 4 (0.51%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.51%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.51%) GitLab
5 4 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (0.51%) Subversion
6 2 (0.25%) Selenium
6 2 (0.25%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.25%) WebDriver
General
1 234 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 223 (28.16%) Electronics
3 120 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
4 117 (14.77%) Finance
5 77 (9.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 76 (9.60%) Pharmaceutical
7 68 (8.59%) Marketing
8 64 (8.08%) Telecoms
9 59 (7.45%) Public Sector
10 40 (5.05%) Legal
11 23 (2.90%) Aerospace
11 23 (2.90%) Automotive
12 20 (2.53%) Military
13 19 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (2.15%) Retail
15 13 (1.64%) Aviation
15 13 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (1.01%) Law
17 4 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
18 3 (0.38%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 90 (11.36%) Electronics Engineer
2 87 (10.98%) Graduate
3 78 (9.85%) Junior
4 65 (8.21%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
5 64 (8.08%) Junior Electronics Engineer
6 62 (7.83%) Senior
7 61 (7.70%) Development Engineer
7 61 (7.70%) Graduate Development Engineer
8 55 (6.94%) Analyst
9 52 (6.57%) Quality Engineer
10 49 (6.19%) Software Engineer
11 48 (6.06%) Developer
12 43 (5.43%) Systems Engineer
13 36 (4.55%) Project Manager
14 33 (4.17%) Embedded Engineer
15 32 (4.04%) Support Engineer
16 30 (3.79%) Lead
16 30 (3.79%) QA Manager
17 26 (3.28%) Hardware Engineer
17 26 (3.28%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.03%) React
2 18 (2.27%) CSS
2 18 (2.27%) HTML
3 15 (1.89%) .NET
4 11 (1.39%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.01%) Svelte
6 6 (0.76%) Celery
6 6 (0.76%) Dask
6 6 (0.76%) Django
6 6 (0.76%) Flask
6 6 (0.76%) GeoJSON
6 6 (0.76%) GeoPandas
6 6 (0.76%) LAPP Stack
6 6 (0.76%) NumPy
7 5 (0.63%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.63%) Google Maps API
7 5 (0.63%) HTML5 Canvas
7 5 (0.63%) Java EE
7 5 (0.63%) Node.js
7 5 (0.63%) Vaadin
Miscellaneous
1 80 (10.10%) Management Information System
2 45 (5.68%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (2.53%) Embedded Systems
4 17 (2.15%) Driving Licence
4 17 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (1.89%) Biopharmaceutical
6 13 (1.64%) Algorithms
6 13 (1.64%) FPGA
6 13 (1.64%) Life Science
7 12 (1.52%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.52%) IoT
8 11 (1.39%) Analogue Electronics
9 10 (1.26%) LIMS
9 10 (1.26%) Smartphone
10 9 (1.14%) Molecular Biology
10 9 (1.14%) VHDL
11 7 (0.88%) Product Ownership
11 7 (0.88%) Replication
12 6 (0.76%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 51 (6.44%) Linux
2 41 (5.18%) Windows
3 18 (2.27%) Android
4 16 (2.02%) Windows 10
5 14 (1.77%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.14%) VMS
7 6 (0.76%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.51%) Embedded Linux
8 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (16.04%) Problem-Solving
2 113 (14.27%) ERP
3 102 (12.88%) Project Management
4 85 (10.73%) Project Planning
4 85 (10.73%) Schematic Capture
5 82 (10.35%) Business Intelligence
6 75 (9.47%) Collaborative Working
7 71 (8.96%) Software Engineering
8 70 (8.84%) Product Requirements
9 65 (8.21%) Programme Management
10 62 (7.83%) QMS
11 59 (7.45%) Digital Marketing
12 58 (7.32%) Internal Audit
13 57 (7.20%) FMEA
14 51 (6.44%) Continuous Improvement
14 51 (6.44%) Customer Service
15 50 (6.31%) Computer Science
16 48 (6.06%) Agile
17 46 (5.81%) Validation
18 42 (5.30%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 69 (8.71%) SQL
2 62 (7.83%) Python
3 39 (4.92%) C
4 38 (4.80%) C#
5 35 (4.42%) C++
5 35 (4.42%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.89%) Java
7 10 (1.26%) Embedded C
7 10 (1.26%) MATLAB
8 9 (1.14%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.01%) Go
10 5 (0.63%) Assembly Language
10 5 (0.63%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.51%) Bash
11 4 (0.51%) Bicep
11 4 (0.51%) PHP
12 3 (0.38%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.25%) Ladder Logic
13 2 (0.25%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 279 (35.23%) Degree
2 32 (4.04%) Master's Degree
2 32 (4.04%) Security Cleared
3 29 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
4 14 (1.77%) HND
5 12 (1.52%) HNC
6 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.01%) SC Cleared
8 7 (0.88%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.63%) NVQ Level 3
10 4 (0.51%) PhD
11 3 (0.38%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.38%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.25%) CCIE
12 2 (0.25%) CCNP
12 2 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.13%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.13%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 163 (20.58%) QA
2 59 (7.45%) GMP
3 12 (1.52%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.52%) ISO 9001
4 11 (1.39%) Good Clinical Practice
4 11 (1.39%) GxP
5 8 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.01%) ISO 14001
6 6 (0.76%) GDPR
6 6 (0.76%) PMO
7 5 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.51%) Automotive SPICE
8 4 (0.51%) COSHH
8 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.51%) IEC 61131
8 4 (0.51%) ISO 26262
8 4 (0.51%) JTAG
9 3 (0.38%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.38%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 100 (12.63%) Firmware
2 76 (9.60%) Embedded Firmware
3 22 (2.78%) Active Directory
4 14 (1.77%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.76%) Docker
6 5 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 10 (1.26%) Terraform
2 4 (0.51%) Functional Safety
2 4 (0.51%) WSUS
Vendors
1 88 (11.11%) SAP
2 83 (10.48%) EMC
3 78 (9.85%) Microsoft
4 22 (2.78%) Oracle
5 20 (2.53%) Sage
6 18 (2.27%) IFS
7 13 (1.64%) Epicor
7 13 (1.64%) Veeam
8 11 (1.39%) Citrix
9 10 (1.26%) VMware
10 7 (0.88%) Xero
11 5 (0.63%) Google
11 5 (0.63%) Infor
12 4 (0.51%) Barracuda Networks
12 4 (0.51%) ESET
13 3 (0.38%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.38%) Siemens
13 3 (0.38%) Thales
14 2 (0.25%) NCR
14 2 (0.25%) NEC