Manufacturing Jobs in South Wales

Manufacturing
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales. 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 38 95 90
Rank change year-on-year +57 -5 -25
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 66 13 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 4.59% 1.14% 1.95%
As % of the General category 8.62% 1.74% 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 40 12 21
10th Percentile £25,312 £21,300 £26,000
25th Percentile £26,000 £21,750 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £27,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% -38.89% +29.50%
75th Percentile £47,500 £64,750 £55,000
90th Percentile - £67,750 £57,500
Wales median annual salary £35,000 £32,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -18.75% +11.11%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 766 745 811
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 53.27% 65.07% 56.36%
Number of salaries quoted 537 384 528
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,454 £31,175
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,107 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £44,708 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -10.58% +17.65%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,350 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £43,500 £44,666 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% -5.97% +12.76%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in South Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in South Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in South Wales

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

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in South Wales

Manufacturing
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the South Wales 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
Cardiff +13 17 £28,000 -52.14% 22
Glamorgan +14 15 - - 15
Torfaen - 10 £45,000 - 3
Newport - 8 £24,000 - 23
Gwent - 8 £26,000 - 13
Caerphilly - 4 £45,000 - 5
Rhondda Cynon Taff - 2 £30,000 - 5
Bridgend -8 1 £30,000 -
Monmouthshire - 1 - - 8
Manufacturing
Wales

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.03%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Primavera
2 1 (1.52%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (7.58%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (4.55%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.03%) Azure
5 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.06%) LAN
1 4 (6.06%) WAN
2 3 (4.55%) Cisco IOS
2 3 (4.55%) Firewall
2 3 (4.55%) Network Security
2 3 (4.55%) SAN
2 3 (4.55%) VLAN
2 3 (4.55%) Wireless
3 2 (3.03%) Ethernet
3 2 (3.03%) RS-232
3 2 (3.03%) RS-422
3 2 (3.03%) RS-485
4 1 (1.52%) DHCP
4 1 (1.52%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.06%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (4.55%) Power BI
3 2 (3.03%) QlikView
3 2 (3.03%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Git
1 2 (3.03%) Subversion
General
1 20 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 13 (19.70%) Influencing Skills
2 13 (19.70%) Law
2 13 (19.70%) Presentation Skills
3 6 (9.09%) Retail
4 5 (7.58%) Automotive
4 5 (7.58%) Electronics
5 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.06%) Finance
5 4 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.55%) Advertising
7 2 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.52%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.52%) Billing
8 1 (1.52%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 15 (22.73%) IT Engineer
2 13 (19.70%) Automation Engineer
2 13 (19.70%) Graduate
2 13 (19.70%) Graduate IT Engineer
2 13 (19.70%) IT Graduate
3 8 (12.12%) Quality Engineer
4 6 (9.09%) Test Technician
5 5 (7.58%) Analyst
5 5 (7.58%) IT Support
5 5 (7.58%) Project Manager
5 5 (7.58%) QA Engineer
6 4 (6.06%) ERP Manager
6 4 (6.06%) ERP Project Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Technical Advisor
7 3 (4.55%) Consultant
7 3 (4.55%) IT Support Technician
7 3 (4.55%) IT Technician
7 3 (4.55%) Network Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Support Technician
7 3 (4.55%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (19.70%) FMCG
2 2 (3.03%) Data Structures
2 2 (3.03%) Driving Licence
2 2 (3.03%) FPGA
2 2 (3.03%) iSeries
2 2 (3.03%) PCIe
2 2 (3.03%) VHDL
3 1 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (1.52%) Life Science
3 1 (1.52%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.52%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.52%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.09%) Windows
2 4 (6.06%) Windows 10
3 3 (4.55%) CatOS
3 3 (4.55%) Linux
4 2 (3.03%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.52%) Android
5 1 (1.52%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.52%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (25.76%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (19.70%) Benchmarking
2 13 (19.70%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (19.70%) Lean Manufacturing
2 13 (19.70%) Lean Six Sigma
2 13 (19.70%) Order Management
2 13 (19.70%) Six Sigma
3 10 (15.15%) ERP
4 4 (6.06%) CAD
4 4 (6.06%) Migration
5 3 (4.55%) Agile
5 3 (4.55%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (4.55%) Capacity Planning
5 3 (4.55%) Computer Science
5 3 (4.55%) Network Management
6 2 (3.03%) Configuration Management
6 2 (3.03%) Data Modelling
6 2 (3.03%) ETL
6 2 (3.03%) Project Management
6 2 (3.03%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.06%) Python
1 4 (6.06%) SQL
2 2 (3.03%) Bash
2 2 (3.03%) C
2 2 (3.03%) Embedded C
2 2 (3.03%) R
2 2 (3.03%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 24 (36.36%) Degree
2 13 (19.70%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 4 (6.06%) HNC
4 3 (4.55%) CCIE
4 3 (4.55%) CCNA
4 3 (4.55%) CCNP
4 3 (4.55%) Check Point Certification
4 3 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (4.55%) HND
5 2 (3.03%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.52%) CISSP
6 1 (1.52%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.52%) GIAC
6 1 (1.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.58%) QA
2 3 (4.55%) SLA
3 2 (3.03%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.03%) PMO
4 1 (1.52%) GMP
System Software
1 4 (6.06%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.09%) SAP
3 3 (4.55%) CheckPoint
3 3 (4.55%) Cisco
4 2 (3.03%) Altera
4 2 (3.03%) Cadence
4 2 (3.03%) EMC
4 2 (3.03%) Lattice Semiconductor
5 1 (1.52%) Meraki
5 1 (1.52%) Thales