Manufacturing Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 10 43
Rank change year-on-year -37 +33 +62
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 2,017 3,178 2,934
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 3.80% 11.35% 5.01%
As % of the General category 7.44% 16.66% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,173 656 1,842
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,788 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £68,750
UK median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% +6.38% -14.55%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 27,106 19,070 34,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.11% 68.13% 59.45%
Number of salaries quoted 14,304 9,075 24,654
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £64,456 £68,568 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
North of England -40 530 £42,500 -16.67% 228
Midlands -17 489 £45,000 - 244
South East -59 371 £57,500 -4.17% 198
West Midlands -19 335 £45,000 - 146
South West +3 300 £45,000 +12.50% 109
North West -33 264 £50,000 -7.28% 125
Yorkshire -41 179 £40,000 -15.79% 70
East of England -35 169 £50,000 - 125
East Midlands -14 147 £45,000 +5.88% 97
North East 0 87 £40,000 +6.67% 37
Wales +4 79 £40,000 - 43
Scotland -51 65 £37,500 -25.00% 59
Northern Ireland -27 15 £45,000 +50.00% 15
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
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:

Application Platforms
1 49 (2.43%) Jupyter
2 43 (2.13%) SharePoint
3 35 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.64%) Confluence
5 6 (0.30%) CMS
6 2 (0.099%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.099%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.099%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.099%) WebLogic Portal
6 2 (0.099%) WinCC
7 1 (0.050%) Apache
7 1 (0.050%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.050%) FileNet
7 1 (0.050%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.050%) WordPress
Applications
1 86 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 72 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 49 (2.43%) Chatbot
4 18 (0.89%) SOLIDWORKS
5 16 (0.79%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.50%) CATIA
7 9 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 8 (0.40%) MS Visio
8 8 (0.40%) Siemens NX
9 7 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
10 6 (0.30%) EPLAN
11 5 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
11 5 (0.25%) Fusion 360
11 5 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 5 (0.25%) Photoshop
12 4 (0.20%) InDesign
13 3 (0.15%) Acrobat
13 3 (0.15%) PTC Creo
13 3 (0.15%) Windchill
14 2 (0.099%) Trello
Business Applications
1 114 (5.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 76 (3.77%) SAP PM
3 20 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
4 18 (0.89%) Sprinklr
5 17 (0.84%) NetSuite
6 16 (0.79%) SAP ERP
7 13 (0.64%) SAP CO
8 11 (0.55%) Sage 200
9 10 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
10 9 (0.45%) Sage X3
10 9 (0.45%) SAP PP
11 7 (0.35%) Q-Pulse
11 7 (0.35%) Teamcenter
12 4 (0.20%) SAP FI
12 4 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
13 3 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
13 3 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
13 3 (0.15%) Primavera
13 3 (0.15%) SAP Business ByDesign
13 3 (0.15%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 95 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
2 84 (4.16%) Azure
3 79 (3.92%) Power Platform
4 78 (3.87%) AWS
5 76 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
6 50 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
7 47 (2.33%) SaaS
8 33 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (0.79%) OneDrive
10 13 (0.64%) GCP
11 12 (0.59%) Entra ID
12 9 (0.45%) Google Workspace
13 8 (0.40%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (0.35%) Power Automate
15 6 (0.30%) Google Docs
15 6 (0.30%) Google Sheets
16 5 (0.25%) Intacct
16 5 (0.25%) Serverless
17 4 (0.20%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 40 (1.98%) DNS
2 37 (1.83%) DHCP
3 35 (1.74%) Firewall
4 29 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
5 26 (1.29%) VPN
6 19 (0.94%) Structured Cabling
7 17 (0.84%) LAN
7 17 (0.84%) VLAN
8 16 (0.79%) TCP/IP
8 16 (0.79%) WAN
9 15 (0.74%) Modbus
9 15 (0.74%) Wireless
10 12 (0.59%) Internet
11 10 (0.50%) Intranet
11 10 (0.50%) SAN
11 10 (0.50%) VoIP
12 9 (0.45%) Ethernet
12 9 (0.45%) Network Security
13 8 (0.40%) Broadband
14 7 (0.35%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (3.57%) Power BI
2 20 (0.99%) SQL Server
3 17 (0.84%) Relational Database
4 9 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.40%) Metadata
6 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.30%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.30%) Tableau
8 4 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.15%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.15%) MySQL
9 3 (0.15%) SAP Data Services
9 3 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.099%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.099%) DTS
10 2 (0.099%) MS Access
10 2 (0.099%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.099%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.099%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 104 (5.16%) JIRA
2 69 (3.42%) eCATT
3 49 (2.43%) Visual Studio Code
4 38 (1.88%) NeoLoad
5 16 (0.79%) LabVIEW
6 12 (0.59%) Jenkins
7 8 (0.40%) Git
8 6 (0.30%) GitLab
9 3 (0.15%) MLflow
10 2 (0.099%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.099%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.099%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.050%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.050%) Burp Suite
11 1 (0.050%) CANoe
11 1 (0.050%) Metasploit
11 1 (0.050%) Qt Creator
11 1 (0.050%) Rational DOORS
11 1 (0.050%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.050%) Subversion
General
1 423 (20.97%) Social Skills
2 332 (16.46%) Finance
3 258 (12.79%) Marketing
4 189 (9.37%) Retail
5 148 (7.34%) Electronics
6 118 (5.85%) Analytical Skills
7 91 (4.51%) Automotive
8 88 (4.36%) Influencing Skills
9 81 (4.02%) Telecoms
10 77 (3.82%) Aerospace
11 73 (3.62%) Advertising
12 71 (3.52%) Public Sector
13 60 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
14 55 (2.73%) Legal
15 48 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
16 46 (2.28%) Pharmaceutical
17 30 (1.49%) Law
18 27 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
19 22 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
20 14 (0.69%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 192 (9.52%) Analyst
2 181 (8.97%) Development Manager
3 152 (7.54%) Senior
4 119 (5.90%) Lead
5 116 (5.75%) Support Engineer
6 112 (5.55%) IT Support
7 108 (5.35%) Programmer
8 98 (4.86%) Business Manager
9 97 (4.81%) Business Development Manager
10 90 (4.46%) Test Engineer
11 81 (4.02%) Consultant
12 73 (3.62%) Software Engineer
13 67 (3.32%) Manufacturing Engineer
14 65 (3.22%) QA Manager
14 65 (3.22%) Technical Support
15 63 (3.12%) Technical Engineer
16 61 (3.02%) Systems Engineer
17 60 (2.97%) Support Analyst
17 60 (2.97%) Technical Support Engineer
18 57 (2.83%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.53%) Pandas
1 51 (2.53%) scikit-learn
2 50 (2.48%) NumPy
3 49 (2.43%) Hugging Face
3 49 (2.43%) Matplotlib
3 49 (2.43%) Streamlit
4 22 (1.09%) SAP CAF
5 17 (0.84%) .NET
6 11 (0.55%) PyTorch
7 9 (0.45%) SAP CO-PA
8 8 (0.40%) TensorFlow
9 7 (0.35%) EDI
9 7 (0.35%) HTML
10 6 (0.30%) RabbitMQ
10 6 (0.30%) SAP Fiori
11 5 (0.25%) Node.js
12 3 (0.15%) LDAP
12 3 (0.15%) React
12 3 (0.15%) RESTful
12 3 (0.15%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 168 (8.33%) FMCG
2 55 (2.73%) Algorithms
3 52 (2.58%) Driving Licence
3 52 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (1.83%) Onboarding
5 36 (1.78%) Data Centre
6 31 (1.54%) Management Information System
7 30 (1.49%) IoT
8 23 (1.14%) Robotics
9 22 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (1.09%) Life Science
9 22 (1.09%) SCADA
10 20 (0.99%) Learning Management System
11 19 (0.94%) Industry 4.0
12 17 (0.84%) Operational Technology
12 17 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
13 16 (0.79%) Embedded Systems
14 14 (0.69%) Fibre Optics
14 14 (0.69%) NHS
15 13 (0.64%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 113 (5.60%) Windows
2 48 (2.38%) Linux
3 41 (2.03%) Windows Server
4 20 (0.99%) Mac OS
5 17 (0.84%) Android
6 13 (0.64%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.35%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.30%) Unix
9 5 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
10 4 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.099%) Robot Operating System
11 2 (0.099%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.050%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.050%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 372 (18.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 269 (13.34%) ERP
3 256 (12.69%) Problem-Solving
4 171 (8.48%) Decision-Making
5 166 (8.23%) Logistics
6 144 (7.14%) Business Development
6 144 (7.14%) Project Management
7 138 (6.84%) Business Intelligence
8 132 (6.54%) Visualisation
9 111 (5.50%) Customer Service
10 109 (5.40%) Roadmaps
11 107 (5.30%) Software Engineering
12 106 (5.26%) Project Delivery
13 101 (5.01%) AI
14 100 (4.96%) Data Analysis
15 95 (4.71%) Root Cause Analysis
16 89 (4.41%) Agile
17 88 (4.36%) Analytics
17 88 (4.36%) Programme Management
18 86 (4.26%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 117 (5.80%) Python
1 117 (5.80%) SQL
2 47 (2.33%) C#
3 43 (2.13%) C++
4 28 (1.39%) C
5 22 (1.09%) Java
6 17 (0.84%) JavaScript
7 15 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 15 (0.74%) PowerShell
8 12 (0.59%) PL/SQL
9 10 (0.50%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.40%) Embedded C
10 8 (0.40%) Ladder Logic
11 7 (0.35%) Embedded C++
11 7 (0.35%) R
11 7 (0.35%) VBA
12 6 (0.30%) ABAP
12 6 (0.30%) Bash
12 6 (0.30%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.15%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 291 (14.43%) Degree
2 137 (6.79%) Security Cleared
3 96 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 82 (4.07%) BPSS Clearance
5 50 (2.48%) AWS Certification
5 50 (2.48%) HNC
6 49 (2.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 32 (1.59%) HND
8 31 (1.54%) CIPD
9 28 (1.39%) Master's Degree
10 27 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (1.29%) DV Cleared
12 23 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
13 22 (1.09%) CISM
13 22 (1.09%) CISSP
13 22 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 17 (0.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 14 (0.69%) A+ Certification
16 13 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
17 11 (0.55%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (9.47%) QA
2 34 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (1.64%) SLA
4 30 (1.49%) Data Quality
5 27 (1.34%) NIST
6 22 (1.09%) GRC
7 21 (1.04%) GDPR
8 11 (0.55%) PMO
9 9 (0.45%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.45%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.35%) GMP
12 6 (0.30%) COSHH
13 5 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.25%) ISO 13485
14 4 (0.20%) IEC 61508
14 4 (0.20%) MISRA
15 3 (0.15%) NIST 800
16 2 (0.099%) ISO 19650
16 2 (0.099%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 75 (3.72%) Active Directory
2 23 (1.14%) Firmware
3 20 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (0.84%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
6 9 (0.45%) Docker
7 4 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.099%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.099%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.099%) vSphere
8 2 (0.099%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.050%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 69 (3.42%) HP ALM
2 12 (0.59%) Ansible
3 9 (0.45%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.45%) Nagios
3 9 (0.45%) SCCM
4 8 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.25%) Terraform
5 5 (0.25%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.20%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.15%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.15%) Kubeflow
7 3 (0.15%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.099%) Grafana
8 2 (0.099%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.050%) Nessus
9 1 (0.050%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.050%) Nmap
9 1 (0.050%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.050%) Puppet
9 1 (0.050%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 323 (16.01%) SAP
2 287 (14.23%) Microsoft
3 70 (3.47%) HP
4 36 (1.78%) Siemens
5 32 (1.59%) Oracle
6 31 (1.54%) VMware
7 24 (1.19%) Google
8 22 (1.09%) Sage
9 21 (1.04%) NEC
10 18 (0.89%) Salesforce
11 16 (0.79%) Adobe
11 16 (0.79%) Cisco
12 15 (0.74%) Apple
13 14 (0.69%) Epicor
13 14 (0.69%) Infor
14 11 (0.55%) Citrix
15 9 (0.45%) Allen-Bradley
15 9 (0.45%) EMC
16 8 (0.40%) Fortinet
17 7 (0.35%) Autodesk