Industry 4.0 Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Industry 4.0
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 45 -
Rank change year-on-year -32 - -
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.17% 0.28% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.00% 0.70% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Generic Skills
South Yorkshire

Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 201 143 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 17.34% 39.39% 30.39%
Number of salaries quoted 120 92 306
10th Percentile £29,150 £25,800 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,724 £45,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -4.21% +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,325 £70,625 £65,603
90th Percentile £77,424 £81,250 £75,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Industry 4.0 job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Industry 4.0.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 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
Sheffield -16 2 £40,000 - 1
Industry 4.0
Yorkshire

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) PLM