Manufacturing Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Manufacturing
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 3 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 5 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire 15.63% 20.00% -
As % of the General category 16.67% 20.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -44.00% - -
75th Percentile £28,500 £52,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% +2.70%

All General Skills
South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 30 10 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 93.75% 100.00% 76.67%
Number of salaries quoted 18 2 14
10th Percentile £27,000 - £35,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £47,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £50,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% -31.03% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £65,875 - £97,500
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -11.80%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
East Kilbride -1 5 £28,000 -44.00% 1
Manufacturing
Scotland

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) IT Support
1 5 (100.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CCNA
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco