Manufacturing Engineering Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing Engineering
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 486 522 530
Rank change year-on-year +36 +8 +228
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 29 45 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.069% 0.12% 0.036%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.087% 0.14% 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 9 30 8
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +25.00% -30.43%
75th Percentile £53,818 - £44,375
90th Percentile £77,750 £50,250 £55,545
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +25.00% -30.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Manufacturing Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,444 33,009 27,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.71% 88.20% 90.56%
Number of salaries quoted 19,110 15,194 20,646
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,760 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,435
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing Engineering in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
North West +36 16 £51,636 -13.94% 4
North of England +21 16 £51,636 -6.12% 4
Midlands +22 7 £42,500 +21.43% 5
West Midlands - 6 £42,500 - 5
Scotland -11 3 - -
South East +30 2 £40,000 -11.11%
East Midlands -18 1 - -
East of England - 1 £152,500 -
Manufacturing Engineering
UK

Manufacturing Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 7 (24.14%) AutoCAD
1 7 (24.14%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (3.45%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 5 (17.24%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.45%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Power BI
General
1 29 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 9 (31.03%) Social Skills
3 6 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.90%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (3.45%) Electronics
6 1 (3.45%) Finance
6 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (34.48%) Manufacturing Engineer
2 9 (31.03%) Senior
3 7 (24.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Integration Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Process Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Project Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Systems Integration Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Design Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) ERP Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) IoT
1 6 (20.69%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.45%) 3D Printing
2 1 (3.45%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing Execution System
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (44.83%) Project Management
2 8 (27.59%) Business Case
2 8 (27.59%) CAD
3 7 (24.14%) Facilities Management
3 7 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (24.14%) Project Delivery
3 7 (24.14%) Smart Manufacturing
3 7 (24.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (17.24%) Computer Science
5 5 (17.24%) Data Visualisation
5 5 (17.24%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 5 (17.24%) Digital Twin
5 5 (17.24%) ERP
5 5 (17.24%) Translating Business Requirements
5 5 (17.24%) Visualisation
6 3 (10.34%) Analytics
7 2 (6.90%) Data Analytics
7 2 (6.90%) Document Management
7 2 (6.90%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) JavaScript
1 2 (6.90%) Python
1 2 (6.90%) VBA
2 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (65.52%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (37.93%) Degree
3 10 (34.48%) HNC
4 7 (24.14%) RIBA
5 1 (3.45%) HND
5 1 (3.45%) Master's Degree
5 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (31.03%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Epicor
1 5 (17.24%) Infor
1 5 (17.24%) SAP
2 2 (6.90%) Google
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft