Manufacturing Job Trends in Swindon

Manufacturing
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Swindon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 22 26
Rank change year-on-year - +4 +12
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 0 14 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon - 6.76% 3.08%
As % of the General category - 11.20% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £42,500 -
Wiltshire median annual salary £55,000 £40,000 £33,844
% change year-on-year +37.50% +18.19% -30.58%

All General Skills
Swindon

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 Swindon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 69 125 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swindon 38.98% 60.39% 49.78%
Number of salaries quoted 49 79 89
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,468
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,752 £68,568 £56,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £73,750 £72,500
Wiltshire median annual salary £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -2.56%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Swindon

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Swindon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Manufacturing