Manufacturing Job Trends in Swansea

Manufacturing
West Wales > Swansea

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Swansea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 10 21
Rank change year-on-year -43 +11 -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 4 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 1.04% 2.38% 5.10%
As % of the General category 1.78% 2.78% 16.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £32,500
75th Percentile £72,500 - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £50,000 - £32,500

All General Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 225 36 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 58.75% 85.71% 31.21%
Number of salaries quoted 119 25 42
10th Percentile £30,000 £21,250 -
25th Percentile £39,582 £23,504 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,733 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year +59.01% -19.29% +4.56%
75th Percentile £73,750 £53,762 £64,777
90th Percentile £76,201 £59,857 £70,000
West Wales median annual salary £50,000 £37,733 £45,000
% change year-on-year +32.51% -16.15% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Swansea

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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 1 (25.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Business Development Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Business Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Development Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) EMC