Manufacturing Job Trends in the South East

Manufacturing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 7 41
Rank change year-on-year -49 +34 +43
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 397 988 865
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.74% 12.59% 4.82%
As % of the General category 5.96% 17.79% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 258 111 458
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,280 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +41.18% -15.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £55,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £70,000
England median annual salary £49,400 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +5.56% -18.18%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,665 5,554 9,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 45.94% 70.78% 55.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,076 2,178 6,241
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,125 £32,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £78,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the South East

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

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 8 June 2026. 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
Thames Valley -32 196 £60,000 - 83
Hampshire -20 99 £45,000 -10.00% 54
Oxfordshire +8 89 £60,000 -7.69% 38
Berkshire -44 57 £66,250 +20.45% 24
Buckinghamshire -50 50 £50,000 -16.67% 22
Kent -46 46 £52,500 -10.64% 11
Surrey -67 35 £50,000 -23.08% 23
West Sussex -4 14 £56,250 - 8
East Sussex -55 5 £29,000 -47.27% 5
Sussex -13 1 £60,000 +41.18% 7
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.25%) CMS
3 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.25%) Resin
3 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.50%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.52%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (2.27%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.51%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.01%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.76%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.50%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.50%) Q-Pulse
6 2 (0.50%) Shopify
7 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.25%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.25%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.25%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 32 (8.06%) Power Platform
2 24 (6.05%) Azure
3 15 (3.78%) AWS
4 14 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (1.26%) SaaS
6 4 (1.01%) GCP
7 3 (0.76%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 3 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.76%) GitHub
8 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.50%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.25%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.25%) Azure Machine Learning
9 1 (0.25%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.25%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.25%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.25%) Intacct
9 1 (0.25%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.25%) Serverless
9 1 (0.25%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.51%) DNS
1 6 (1.51%) Firewall
2 5 (1.26%) Structured Cabling
2 5 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.01%) DHCP
3 4 (1.01%) Modbus
3 4 (1.01%) Wireless
4 3 (0.76%) Intranet
4 3 (0.76%) MQTT
4 3 (0.76%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.76%) VPN
5 2 (0.50%) SSL
6 1 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.25%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (0.25%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.25%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.25%) NetScaler
6 1 (0.25%) RS-232
6 1 (0.25%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.06%) Power BI
2 7 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (0.76%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.76%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.50%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.25%) Metadata
5 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.25%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.76%) GitLab
2 4 (1.01%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.25%) Subversion
3 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 74 (18.64%) Social Skills
2 47 (11.84%) Finance
3 46 (11.59%) Aerospace
4 45 (11.34%) Electronics
5 32 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (3.78%) Marketing
7 14 (3.53%) Automotive
7 14 (3.53%) Retail
8 11 (2.77%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.52%) Agriculture
9 10 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (2.02%) Law
10 8 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.76%) Legal
12 4 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.01%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.50%) Aeronautics
13 2 (0.50%) Games
13 2 (0.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 46 (11.59%) Development Manager
2 43 (10.83%) Software Engineer
3 42 (10.58%) Business Development Manager
3 42 (10.58%) Business Manager
4 34 (8.56%) Senior
5 33 (8.31%) Analyst
6 30 (7.56%) Lead
7 24 (6.05%) Programmer
8 18 (4.53%) C# Software Engineer
8 18 (4.53%) Developer
9 15 (3.78%) Data Engineer
9 15 (3.78%) Senior Software Engineer
9 15 (3.78%) Test Technician
10 14 (3.53%) Support Engineer
10 14 (3.53%) Test Engineer
11 13 (3.27%) Manufacturing Engineer
11 13 (3.27%) Senior C# Software Engineer
11 13 (3.27%) Support Analyst
12 12 (3.02%) ERP Analyst
12 12 (3.02%) ERP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.27%) WPF
2 11 (2.77%) .NET
3 9 (2.27%) SAP CO-PA
4 5 (1.26%) .NET Core
4 5 (1.26%) Blazor
4 5 (1.26%) EDI
5 4 (1.01%) RESTful
6 3 (0.76%) Next.js
7 2 (0.50%) React
8 1 (0.25%) gRPC
8 1 (0.25%) HTML
8 1 (0.25%) Hugging Face
8 1 (0.25%) Matplotlib
8 1 (0.25%) Node.js
8 1 (0.25%) NumPy
8 1 (0.25%) Pandas
8 1 (0.25%) REST
8 1 (0.25%) SAPUI5
8 1 (0.25%) scikit-learn
8 1 (0.25%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.28%) Life Science
2 13 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (2.52%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.52%) NHS
4 9 (2.27%) Renewable Energy
5 7 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.51%) SCADA
7 5 (1.26%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.26%) Fibre Optics
7 5 (1.26%) FMCG
7 5 (1.26%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.01%) 3D Printing
8 4 (1.01%) Arduino
8 4 (1.01%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (1.01%) IoT
8 4 (1.01%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 4 (1.01%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.76%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.79%) Windows
2 13 (3.27%) Linux
3 4 (1.01%) Android
3 4 (1.01%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (14.36%) Problem-Solving
1 57 (14.36%) Software Engineering
2 56 (14.11%) ERP
3 47 (11.84%) Business Development
4 45 (11.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 32 (8.06%) Business Intelligence
6 31 (7.81%) Decision-Making
7 28 (7.05%) Computer Science
8 22 (5.54%) Agile
8 22 (5.54%) Analytics
8 22 (5.54%) Visualisation
9 21 (5.29%) Project Management
10 20 (5.04%) CRM
11 19 (4.79%) Logistics
12 18 (4.53%) Mentoring
13 17 (4.28%) Cybersecurity
13 17 (4.28%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (4.03%) Business Strategy
14 16 (4.03%) User Acceptance Testing
15 15 (3.78%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 32 (8.06%) SQL
2 28 (7.05%) Python
3 27 (6.80%) C#
4 13 (3.27%) C++
5 9 (2.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (2.27%) TypeScript
6 8 (2.02%) C
6 8 (2.02%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.51%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.01%) Bash
9 3 (0.76%) Java
9 3 (0.76%) Pascal
10 2 (0.50%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.50%) Go
11 1 (0.25%) ABAP
11 1 (0.25%) Ruby
11 1 (0.25%) Rust
Qualifications
1 68 (17.13%) Degree
2 20 (5.04%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.53%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.52%) HNC
6 9 (2.27%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.51%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.51%) PhD
8 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.01%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.01%) PMP
9 3 (0.76%) HND
9 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.50%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.25%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.25%) CCSE
11 1 (0.25%) CCSM
11 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.33%) QA
2 11 (2.77%) SLA
3 10 (2.52%) GDPR
3 10 (2.52%) GMP
4 7 (1.76%) ISO 9001
5 6 (1.51%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.76%) PMO
6 3 (0.76%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.50%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.25%) MISRA
System Software
1 7 (1.76%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.51%) Firmware
2 6 (1.51%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.01%) Docker
3 4 (1.01%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (2.27%) Terraform
2 4 (1.01%) Ansible
2 4 (1.01%) Grafana
2 4 (1.01%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.01%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.25%) MOM
3 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 37 (9.32%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.04%) SAP
3 10 (2.52%) Sage
4 6 (1.51%) VMware
5 5 (1.26%) Oracle
5 5 (1.26%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.01%) Epicor
6 4 (1.01%) Google
7 3 (0.76%) Apple
7 3 (0.76%) EMC
7 3 (0.76%) Motorola
7 3 (0.76%) Zscaler
8 2 (0.50%) Citrix
8 2 (0.50%) IBM
8 2 (0.50%) OpenText
8 2 (0.50%) Siemens
8 2 (0.50%) Zoho
9 1 (0.25%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.25%) Screaming Frog
9 1 (0.25%) Workday