Manufacturing Jobs 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 46 105
Rank change year-on-year +32 +59 -29
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3,706 3,545 1,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.41% 4.75% 3.29%
As % of the General category 13.90% 8.48% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 830 2,272 892
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £27,525
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,818 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.93% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,188 £57,500 £67,125
90th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £54,793 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.76% -18.18% +10.00%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 26,671 41,817 39,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 67.73% 56.08% 68.21%
Number of salaries quoted 11,889 26,883 18,174
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,100 £62,200 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

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 30 May 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 of England +27 1,343 £54,793 +21.76% 1,307
South East +33 1,150 £65,000 +53.66% 1,439
North West +33 779 £55,500 +16.84% 609
Midlands +16 643 £47,500 +5.56% 1,184
Yorkshire +24 503 £41,250 -2.94% 553
West Midlands +16 342 £55,000 +22.22% 628
East Midlands +15 301 £45,000 +5.88% 488
East of England -5 251 £36,875 -28.05% 899
South West +8 199 £46,000 +8.24% 720
Scotland +46 66 £47,500 - 277
North East +13 61 £48,750 +21.88% 153
Wales -33 33 £48,750 +50.00% 176
Northern Ireland +12 30 £42,500 +21.43% 76
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 69 (1.86%) SharePoint
2 61 (1.65%) Confluence
3 28 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (0.57%) IBM Domino
5 13 (0.35%) OpenEdge
6 7 (0.19%) nginx
7 6 (0.16%) CMS
8 5 (0.13%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.081%) Apache
9 3 (0.081%) EPiServer
10 2 (0.054%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.054%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.054%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.054%) WinCC
11 1 (0.027%) Mendix
11 1 (0.027%) SharePoint 2013
11 1 (0.027%) WordPress
Applications
1 221 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
2 85 (2.29%) Mathcad
3 77 (2.08%) Abaqus
4 48 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
5 14 (0.38%) AutoCAD
5 14 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
6 11 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 5 (0.13%) Autodesk Inventor
9 3 (0.081%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.081%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.081%) EPLAN
9 3 (0.081%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.081%) Revit
9 3 (0.081%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.054%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.054%) InDesign
10 2 (0.054%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.054%) Siemens NX
10 2 (0.054%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 41 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (0.86%) Dynamics AX
3 29 (0.78%) Sage 200
4 22 (0.59%) Teamcenter
5 19 (0.51%) SAP ERP
6 18 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
6 18 (0.49%) NetSuite
7 16 (0.43%) Sage 50
7 16 (0.43%) Sage CRM
8 10 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
9 8 (0.22%) Infor M3
10 6 (0.16%) Maximo
10 6 (0.16%) SAP PP
10 6 (0.16%) Sprinklr
11 4 (0.11%) SAP EWM
11 4 (0.11%) SAP IBP
11 4 (0.11%) SAP WM
12 3 (0.081%) Magento
12 3 (0.081%) Payment Gateway
12 3 (0.081%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 112 (3.02%) Azure
2 80 (2.16%) AWS
3 72 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (1.27%) Power Platform
5 24 (0.65%) GitHub
6 19 (0.51%) Entra ID
6 19 (0.51%) SaaS
7 14 (0.38%) Amazon SageMaker
8 12 (0.32%) Amazon ECS
9 11 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (0.27%) Amazon EC2
10 10 (0.27%) Amazon S3
10 10 (0.27%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (0.24%) AWS Lambda
11 9 (0.24%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (0.24%) Serverless
12 7 (0.19%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (0.16%) AWS IoT
13 6 (0.16%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 60 (1.62%) Firewall
2 30 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (0.70%) WAN
4 21 (0.57%) Modbus
4 21 (0.57%) VPN
5 20 (0.54%) Ethernet
6 19 (0.51%) LAN
6 19 (0.51%) SAN
7 18 (0.49%) Internet
8 17 (0.46%) VoIP
9 15 (0.40%) Profibus
10 13 (0.35%) Network Security
10 13 (0.35%) Wireless
11 11 (0.30%) RS-232
11 11 (0.30%) RS-485
11 11 (0.30%) VLAN
12 10 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (0.27%) MPLS
13 9 (0.24%) DHCP
13 9 (0.24%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (1.48%) SQL Server
2 45 (1.21%) Power BI
3 23 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (0.38%) Relational Database
6 12 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 12 (0.32%) MySQL
7 9 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
8 8 (0.22%) NoSQL
8 8 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (0.19%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.19%) SAP HANA
9 7 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.16%) Big Data
10 6 (0.16%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.16%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
11 5 (0.13%) Tableau
12 4 (0.11%) Data Hub
12 4 (0.11%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 74 (2.00%) JIRA
2 24 (0.65%) Git
3 23 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 18 (0.49%) Visual Studio
5 8 (0.22%) LabVIEW
5 8 (0.22%) TeamCity
6 6 (0.16%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.16%) JUnit
6 6 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
6 6 (0.16%) Subversion
7 5 (0.13%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.13%) Maven
7 5 (0.13%) Mockito
7 5 (0.13%) Postman
7 5 (0.13%) Selenium
7 5 (0.13%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.13%) TestNG
8 4 (0.11%) GitLab
9 2 (0.054%) JMeter
9 2 (0.054%) Robot Framework
General
1 822 (22.18%) Retail
2 618 (16.68%) Social Skills
3 415 (11.20%) Electronics
4 404 (10.90%) Finance
5 331 (8.93%) Marketing
6 296 (7.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 282 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
8 242 (6.53%) Presentation Skills
9 194 (5.23%) Dutch Language
10 192 (5.18%) Finnish Language
10 192 (5.18%) Norwegian Language
11 99 (2.67%) Legal
12 91 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
13 83 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
14 76 (2.05%) Telecoms
15 57 (1.54%) Public Sector
16 50 (1.35%) Law
17 48 (1.30%) Automotive
17 48 (1.30%) Catalan Language
18 43 (1.16%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 721 (19.45%) Trainer
2 401 (10.82%) Senior
3 198 (5.34%) Lead
4 156 (4.21%) Project Manager
5 155 (4.18%) Test Engineer
6 149 (4.02%) Technical Manager
7 142 (3.83%) Electrical Engineer
8 140 (3.78%) Safety Engineer
9 136 (3.67%) Help Desk Manager
10 128 (3.45%) Architect
11 122 (3.29%) Analyst
12 119 (3.21%) Technical Support
13 116 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
14 101 (2.73%) Products Support Manager
15 94 (2.54%) Support Technician
16 83 (2.24%) Automation Engineer
16 83 (2.24%) Support Manager
17 80 (2.16%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
18 77 (2.08%) Engineering Specialist
19 76 (2.05%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (1.59%) .NET
2 30 (0.81%) CSS
2 30 (0.81%) HTML
3 25 (0.67%) .NET Framework
4 24 (0.65%) .NET Core
5 22 (0.59%) SAP Fiori
6 19 (0.51%) React
7 15 (0.40%) React Native
8 14 (0.38%) ASP.NET
8 14 (0.38%) HTML5
8 14 (0.38%) RESTful
9 13 (0.35%) jQuery
10 12 (0.32%) Loki
11 11 (0.30%) Node.js
12 10 (0.27%) PyTorch
12 10 (0.27%) scikit-learn
12 10 (0.27%) TensorFlow
13 9 (0.24%) Bootstrap
13 9 (0.24%) Keras
13 9 (0.24%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 755 (20.37%) Robotics
2 156 (4.21%) Management Information System
3 120 (3.24%) FMCG
4 76 (2.05%) Operational Technology
5 61 (1.65%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 52 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
7 49 (1.32%) IoT
8 43 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
9 40 (1.08%) SCADA
10 28 (0.76%) Algorithms
11 26 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
12 23 (0.62%) Blockchain
12 23 (0.62%) Life Science
13 21 (0.57%) Embedded Systems
14 20 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
15 15 (0.40%) Biopharmaceutical
15 15 (0.40%) CCTV
16 14 (0.38%) Analogue Electronics
17 13 (0.35%) Cloud Native
17 13 (0.35%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 109 (2.94%) Windows
2 56 (1.51%) Windows Server
3 54 (1.46%) Linux
4 17 (0.46%) Windows 10
5 11 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
7 3 (0.081%) Android
7 3 (0.081%) Debian
7 3 (0.081%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.054%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.027%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.027%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.027%) Unix
9 1 (0.027%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,076 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
2 846 (22.83%) Service Delivery
3 797 (21.51%) Artificial Intelligence
4 762 (20.56%) Machine Learning
5 725 (19.56%) Generative AI
6 720 (19.43%) LLM
6 720 (19.43%) Red Team
7 529 (14.27%) Data Privacy
8 434 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 394 (10.63%) ERP
10 345 (9.31%) Mathematics
11 299 (8.07%) CAD
12 263 (7.10%) Project Management
13 262 (7.07%) Coaching
14 251 (6.77%) Physics
15 213 (5.75%) Mentoring
16 156 (4.21%) Agile
17 155 (4.18%) Customer Service
17 155 (4.18%) PLM
18 140 (3.78%) Safety Engineering
Programming Languages
1 154 (4.16%) SQL
2 74 (2.00%) C#
2 74 (2.00%) Python
3 48 (1.30%) JavaScript
4 46 (1.24%) C++
5 45 (1.21%) C
6 27 (0.73%) TypeScript
7 26 (0.70%) Java
8 17 (0.46%) ABAP
8 17 (0.46%) Progress 4GL
9 13 (0.35%) T-SQL
10 12 (0.32%) MATLAB
10 12 (0.32%) PHP
11 10 (0.27%) Embedded C
11 10 (0.27%) PowerShell
11 10 (0.27%) Shell Script
12 9 (0.24%) PL/SQL
12 9 (0.24%) R
13 7 (0.19%) C-shell
13 7 (0.19%) Korn
Qualifications
1 1,707 (46.06%) Degree
2 743 (20.05%) NVQ Level 3
3 518 (13.98%) BPSS Clearance
4 212 (5.72%) HND
5 119 (3.21%) Chartered Engineer
5 119 (3.21%) Master's Degree
6 92 (2.48%) HNC
7 91 (2.46%) NVQ Level 4
8 73 (1.97%) Numerate Degree
9 41 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
10 33 (0.89%) Security Cleared
11 22 (0.59%) CISA
11 22 (0.59%) ISACA
12 21 (0.57%) PhD
13 17 (0.46%) SC Cleared
14 16 (0.43%) DV Cleared
15 13 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.32%) CCNA
16 12 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (0.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (4.07%) QA
2 91 (2.46%) ISO 9001
3 80 (2.16%) AQAP
4 40 (1.08%) GMP
5 31 (0.84%) NEBOSH
6 22 (0.59%) ITGC
7 19 (0.51%) GDPR
7 19 (0.51%) SLA
8 18 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 14 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (0.32%) Data Quality
10 12 (0.32%) GxP
11 8 (0.22%) GLP
11 8 (0.22%) PMO
12 7 (0.19%) NIST
13 4 (0.11%) GRC
14 2 (0.054%) 21 CFR Part 11
14 2 (0.054%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.054%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 58 (1.57%) Active Directory
2 35 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (0.54%) Docker
3 20 (0.54%) Firmware
4 16 (0.43%) Hyper-V
5 14 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (0.32%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.13%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.027%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.027%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (0.78%) Kubernetes
2 23 (0.62%) Terraform
3 13 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (0.32%) Grafana
4 12 (0.32%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.22%) Ansible
6 7 (0.19%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.19%) Kustomize
7 6 (0.16%) Functional Safety
8 5 (0.13%) Packer
9 4 (0.11%) SCCM
10 3 (0.081%) BMC PATROL
11 2 (0.054%) Wonderware InTouch
12 1 (0.027%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 1 (0.027%) Kibana
12 1 (0.027%) Marathon
12 1 (0.027%) QRadar
Vendors
1 749 (20.21%) Google
2 724 (19.54%) Adobe
3 721 (19.45%) Databricks
4 350 (9.44%) Microsoft
5 265 (7.15%) SAP
6 154 (4.16%) Siemens
7 70 (1.89%) Rockwell
8 53 (1.43%) Oracle
9 50 (1.35%) VMware
10 49 (1.32%) EMC
11 38 (1.03%) Sage
12 24 (0.65%) Cisco
13 19 (0.51%) Salesforce
14 18 (0.49%) Progress
15 15 (0.40%) Veeam
16 14 (0.38%) Fortinet
16 14 (0.38%) NEC
17 12 (0.32%) Infor
18 11 (0.30%) Allen-Bradley
19 10 (0.27%) Informatica