Manufacturing Jobs in South Wales

Manufacturing
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 39 93
Rank change year-on-year -3 +54 -10
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 27 67 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 3.45% 4.58% 1.14%
As % of the General category 4.12% 8.71% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 13 41 11
10th Percentile £41,250 £25,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £26,000 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,250 £30,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +114.17% +20.00% -47.37%
75th Percentile £70,000 £45,000 £53,375
90th Percentile - £47,500 £67,750
Wales median annual salary £48,750 £33,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year +44.44% +3.85% -23.53%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 common skills in South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 656 769 741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 83.78% 52.56% 64.77%
Number of salaries quoted 399 539 366
10th Percentile £23,203 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £43,500 £44,666
Median % change year-on-year -39.08% -2.61% -10.67%
75th Percentile £62,000 £58,750 £62,288
90th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £37,500 £43,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% -1.14% -7.37%

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 14 May 2025.

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 14 May 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
Newport -4 13 £70,000 +191.67% 32
Bridgend +62 7 - - 3
Gwent -2 2 £38,250 +47.12% 21
Neath Port Talbot - 2 £42,500 - 3
Cardiff +13 1 £64,250 +129.46% 20
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:

Applications
1 2 (7.41%) GNU Octave
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) GPRS
1 2 (7.41%) GSM
2 1 (3.70%) Firewall
2 1 (3.70%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 12 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Retail
3 4 (14.81%) Electronics
4 3 (11.11%) Finance
5 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (7.41%) Aviation
5 2 (7.41%) Marketing
5 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
5 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (29.63%) IT Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Senior
3 5 (18.52%) Engineering Manager
4 4 (14.81%) QA Manager
4 4 (14.81%) Senior Manager
4 4 (14.81%) Senior QA Manager
5 2 (7.41%) Development Manager
5 2 (7.41%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Electronics Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Architect
6 1 (3.70%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.70%) Design Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) IT Support
6 1 (3.70%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (14.81%) Algorithms
3 2 (7.41%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (7.41%) CPLD
3 2 (7.41%) CUDA
3 2 (7.41%) e-Learning
3 2 (7.41%) FMCG
3 2 (7.41%) FPGA
4 1 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.70%) IoT
4 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.70%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.70%) Windows
1 1 (3.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (51.85%) Project Management
2 10 (37.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (29.63%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (29.63%) ERP
4 7 (25.93%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
4 7 (25.93%) Database Security
4 7 (25.93%) Incident Management
4 7 (25.93%) Mentoring
4 7 (25.93%) Service Delivery
5 6 (22.22%) Customer Requirements
6 5 (18.52%) Cost Control
6 5 (18.52%) Project Delivery
7 4 (14.81%) Internal Audit
7 4 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (11.11%) Software Engineering
9 2 (7.41%) Agile
9 2 (7.41%) Continuous Integration
9 2 (7.41%) Digital Marketing
9 2 (7.41%) Programme Management
9 2 (7.41%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) C
1 2 (7.41%) C++
1 2 (7.41%) Java
1 2 (7.41%) MATLAB
2 1 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (62.96%) Degree
2 5 (18.52%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (18.52%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.41%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) CISSP
4 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.81%) QA
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (7.41%) Firmware
2 1 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.70%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Epicor
2 2 (7.41%) EMC
2 2 (7.41%) SAP
3 1 (3.70%) Cisco
3 1 (3.70%) VMware