Manufacturing Job Trends in the South West

Manufacturing
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the South West. 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 28 28 41
Rank change year-on-year 0 +13 +47
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 374 195 452
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 4.90% 6.99% 4.52%
As % of the General category 11.41% 10.19% 8.86%
Number of salaries quoted 206 112 305
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £27,230
25th Percentile £31,563 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -18.18%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £63,375 £75,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £49,400 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +5.56% -18.18%

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,277 1,914 5,099
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 42.92% 68.63% 51.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,925 1,105 3,528
10th Percentile £27,700 £26,625 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,114 £60,939
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £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 West

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the South West

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the South West

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the South West 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
Somerset +16 160 £35,000 -50.00% 25
Bristol +4 77 £39,000 -29.09% 48
Devon -4 48 £45,000 -2.17% 15
Gloucestershire -25 32 £42,500 -19.05% 25
Dorset +1 28 £40,000 +23.08% 11
Wiltshire -23 23 £60,000 +50.00% 19
Cornwall -16 4 £30,000 -40.00% 2
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 6 (1.60%) Jupyter
2 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.53%) CMS
3 2 (0.53%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Resin
Applications
1 12 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.60%) Chatbot
3 5 (1.34%) Fusion 360
3 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.07%) CorelDRAW
4 4 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.53%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 74 (19.79%) SAP PM
2 9 (2.41%) Sprinklr
3 4 (1.07%) Infor LN
4 3 (0.80%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.27%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 22 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (3.21%) AWS
3 7 (1.87%) Azure
4 6 (1.60%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (0.53%) Canva
5 2 (0.53%) Figma
5 2 (0.53%) Lucidchart
5 2 (0.53%) SaaS
6 1 (0.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.41%) Structured Cabling
1 9 (2.41%) VPN
2 8 (2.14%) WAN
2 8 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (1.34%) Ethernet
4 3 (0.80%) Internet
5 2 (0.53%) DHCP
5 2 (0.53%) DNS
5 2 (0.53%) Firewall
5 2 (0.53%) LAN
5 2 (0.53%) Network Security
6 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.27%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.60%) Oracle Database
2 2 (0.53%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 6 (1.60%) Git
1 6 (1.60%) Visual Studio Code
2 5 (1.34%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.53%) JIRA
4 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.27%) GitLab
General
1 78 (20.86%) Social Skills
2 51 (13.64%) Finance
3 37 (9.89%) Automotive
4 30 (8.02%) Electronics
5 26 (6.95%) Advertising
6 22 (5.88%) Aerospace
6 22 (5.88%) Retail
7 18 (4.81%) Law
8 14 (3.74%) Marketing
8 14 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.21%) Analytical Skills
10 10 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (2.67%) Telecoms
11 9 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.87%) Legal
13 6 (1.60%) Public Sector
14 4 (1.07%) Environmental Health
14 4 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 28 (7.49%) Analyst
2 26 (6.95%) Lead
3 25 (6.68%) Consultant
3 25 (6.68%) Systems Engineer
4 24 (6.42%) Programmer
5 22 (5.88%) Recruitment Consultant
6 19 (5.08%) IT Support
7 18 (4.81%) Commercial Manager
8 17 (4.55%) Support Analyst
9 14 (3.74%) Graduate
10 13 (3.48%) Trainee
11 12 (3.21%) Automation Engineer
11 12 (3.21%) IT Analyst
11 12 (3.21%) IT Support Analyst
12 11 (2.94%) Business Manager
12 11 (2.94%) ERP Analyst
12 11 (2.94%) Graduate Systems Engineer
12 11 (2.94%) Software Engineer
12 11 (2.94%) Support Engineer
13 10 (2.67%) Lead Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.60%) Hugging Face
1 6 (1.60%) Matplotlib
1 6 (1.60%) NumPy
1 6 (1.60%) Pandas
1 6 (1.60%) scikit-learn
1 6 (1.60%) Streamlit
2 4 (1.07%) XML
3 2 (0.53%) Bootstrap
3 2 (0.53%) CSS
3 2 (0.53%) EDI
3 2 (0.53%) Flask
3 2 (0.53%) HTML
3 2 (0.53%) JSON
3 2 (0.53%) Middleware
3 2 (0.53%) RESTful
3 2 (0.53%) SAP CAF
4 1 (0.27%) STL
4 1 (0.27%) Vue
4 1 (0.27%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 75 (20.05%) FMCG
2 13 (3.48%) Data Centre
3 9 (2.41%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (2.14%) Client/Server
4 8 (2.14%) Social Media
5 7 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (1.87%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.60%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.34%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.34%) Device Driver
7 5 (1.34%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
7 5 (1.34%) Fibre Optics
7 5 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.07%) Robotics
9 3 (0.80%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.80%) Life Science
9 3 (0.80%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.61%) Linux
2 17 (4.55%) Windows
3 2 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (31.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 88 (23.53%) Root Cause Analysis
3 82 (21.93%) Data Analysis
4 80 (21.39%) Order Management
5 75 (20.05%) Cost Control
5 75 (20.05%) Preventative Maintenance
6 74 (19.79%) Predictive Maintenance
6 74 (19.79%) Proactive Maintenance
7 42 (11.23%) ERP
8 37 (9.89%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (6.42%) Logistics
10 23 (6.15%) Test Automation
10 23 (6.15%) Validation
11 22 (5.88%) Workflow
12 19 (5.08%) Strategic Thinking
12 19 (5.08%) Systems Engineering
13 18 (4.81%) Commercial Awareness
14 17 (4.55%) Business Development
14 17 (4.55%) CI/CD
14 17 (4.55%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.61%) SQL
2 11 (2.94%) Python
3 10 (2.67%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.60%) Clojure
5 5 (1.34%) C++
5 5 (1.34%) Embedded C++
6 2 (0.53%) C#
6 2 (0.53%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.27%) Assembly Language
7 1 (0.27%) Bash
7 1 (0.27%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 53 (14.17%) Degree
2 16 (4.28%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.74%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.14%) CPIM
5 7 (1.87%) HNC
5 7 (1.87%) HND
5 7 (1.87%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.60%) AWS Certification
6 6 (1.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 6 (1.60%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.34%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (1.07%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 2 (0.53%) CCIE
9 2 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.53%) CISM
9 2 (0.53%) CISSP
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.27%) City & Guilds
10 1 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.41%) QA
2 8 (2.14%) PMO
3 6 (1.60%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.60%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.34%) ISO 13485
5 2 (0.53%) GDPR
5 2 (0.53%) GMP
5 2 (0.53%) GRC
5 2 (0.53%) ISO 19650
5 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.53%) NIST
6 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 7 (1.87%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.34%) Docker
3 3 (0.80%) Firmware
4 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.07%) Ansible
2 3 (0.80%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.80%) Terraform
3 2 (0.53%) Dell DRAC
3 2 (0.53%) Nagios
4 1 (0.27%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.27%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 82 (21.93%) SAP
2 46 (12.30%) Microsoft
3 27 (7.22%) NEC
4 7 (1.87%) IFS
5 6 (1.60%) Oracle
6 5 (1.34%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.07%) Infor
7 4 (1.07%) Sage
7 4 (1.07%) Siemens
8 3 (0.80%) ADVA
8 3 (0.80%) Cisco
8 3 (0.80%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.53%) Allen-Bradley
9 2 (0.53%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.53%) F5
9 2 (0.53%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.53%) Juniper
9 2 (0.53%) Marketo
10 1 (0.27%) HP
10 1 (0.27%) VMware