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 advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 47 104 77
Rank change year-on-year +57 -27 +42
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3,407 1,918 2,859
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.81% 3.22% 3.99%
As % of the General category 8.38% 4.68% 6.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2,190 914 1,499
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £57,500 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,048 £77,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 40,676 40,941 43,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.40% 68.66% 60.27%
Number of salaries quoted 26,401 18,607 24,279
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,440 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 14 May 2024.

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 May 2024. 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 +95 815 £45,000 -2.17% 769
South East +48 790 £42,300 -19.43% 671
Midlands +10 707 £45,000 -14.29% 744
West Midlands +2 431 £45,000 -25.00% 454
South West +56 394 £42,500 -22.73% 442
North West +68 366 £47,500 +1.06% 402
Yorkshire +114 357 £42,500 +0.89% 282
East of England +129 311 £51,250 -6.82% 382
East Midlands +19 270 £42,500 -5.56% 289
Wales +101 183 £33,750 +8.00% 136
Scotland +5 146 £47,500 +5.56% 162
North East +34 92 £40,000 +14.29% 108
Northern Ireland +65 62 £35,000 -6.67% 26
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
1 138 (4.05%) SharePoint
2 68 (2.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.50%) Confluence
4 13 (0.38%) Documentum
5 7 (0.21%) Apache
5 7 (0.21%) IIS
6 6 (0.18%) CMS
6 6 (0.18%) nginx
7 4 (0.12%) WordPress
8 3 (0.088%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.088%) Drupal
8 3 (0.088%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.059%) Resin
9 2 (0.059%) SAS
9 2 (0.059%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.059%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.029%) JBoss
10 1 (0.029%) OpenEdge
10 1 (0.029%) Site Server
Applications
1 157 (4.61%) Microsoft Office
2 126 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 47 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 45 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
5 35 (1.03%) AutoCAD
6 22 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
7 13 (0.38%) OrCAD
7 13 (0.38%) Simulink
8 10 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.29%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.29%) Solid Edge
9 9 (0.26%) Siemens NX
10 8 (0.23%) EPLAN
10 8 (0.23%) MS Visio
11 7 (0.21%) Revit
12 5 (0.15%) CANalyzer
12 5 (0.15%) InfoPath
13 4 (0.12%) Doxygen
13 4 (0.12%) Fusion 360
14 3 (0.088%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 41 (1.20%) Dynamics NAV
2 33 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 22 (0.65%) NetSuite
4 19 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
5 13 (0.38%) Sage X3
5 13 (0.38%) TrackWise
6 11 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 10 (0.29%) SAP QM
8 9 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 9 (0.26%) SAP PP
9 8 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
9 8 (0.23%) Sage 200
9 8 (0.23%) SAP CO
9 8 (0.23%) SAP ERP
9 8 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 8 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
9 8 (0.23%) SAP IBP
10 7 (0.21%) Magento
10 7 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
10 7 (0.21%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 263 (7.72%) Microsoft 365
2 225 (6.60%) Azure
3 139 (4.08%) Power Platform
4 94 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
5 67 (1.97%) Entra ID
6 62 (1.82%) SaaS
7 60 (1.76%) AWS
8 36 (1.06%) OneDrive
8 36 (1.06%) PowerApps
9 33 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (0.68%) Power Automate
11 20 (0.59%) GitHub
12 19 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
13 10 (0.29%) WhatsApp
14 8 (0.23%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.21%) Azure API Management
15 7 (0.21%) Azure Event Grid
15 7 (0.21%) Azure Functions
15 7 (0.21%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (0.21%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 86 (2.52%) Wireless
2 79 (2.32%) Firewall
3 62 (1.82%) Ethernet
4 60 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
5 48 (1.41%) LAN
6 38 (1.12%) RS-232
6 38 (1.12%) WAN
7 30 (0.88%) DNS
8 29 (0.85%) Internet
9 28 (0.82%) LTE
10 26 (0.76%) TCP/IP
11 25 (0.73%) VPN
12 24 (0.70%) HTTP
13 19 (0.56%) DHCP
13 19 (0.56%) Network Security
14 17 (0.50%) 4G
14 17 (0.50%) SAN
15 15 (0.44%) Bluetooth
15 15 (0.44%) MQTT
16 14 (0.41%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (4.26%) SQL Server
2 120 (3.52%) Power BI
3 42 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
4 36 (1.06%) MySQL
5 34 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 23 (0.68%) Relational Database
7 21 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
7 21 (0.62%) MongoDB
7 21 (0.62%) Tableau
8 18 (0.53%) SQLite
9 15 (0.44%) Crystal Reports
10 13 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
10 13 (0.38%) MS Access
10 13 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 12 (0.35%) Redis
12 8 (0.23%) OLAP
12 8 (0.23%) Power Query
13 7 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 6 (0.18%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.18%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 115 (3.38%) Git
2 52 (1.53%) LabVIEW
3 50 (1.47%) JIRA
4 40 (1.17%) Visual Studio
5 23 (0.68%) Subversion
6 13 (0.38%) Eclipse
7 12 (0.35%) Jenkins
8 10 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.21%) CANoe
10 6 (0.18%) Maven
11 5 (0.15%) Selenium
12 4 (0.12%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.12%) GitLab
12 4 (0.12%) Postman
12 4 (0.12%) WebDriver
12 4 (0.12%) Zephyr
13 3 (0.088%) Rational Rhapsody
13 3 (0.088%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 3 (0.088%) TestNG
13 3 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 880 (25.83%) Social Skills
2 479 (14.06%) Electronics
3 461 (13.53%) Finance
4 369 (10.83%) Analytical Skills
5 292 (8.57%) Pharmaceutical
6 240 (7.04%) Marketing
7 206 (6.05%) Aerospace
8 177 (5.20%) Automotive
9 172 (5.05%) Retail
10 168 (4.93%) Telecoms
11 159 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 152 (4.46%) Public Sector
13 125 (3.67%) Influencing Skills
14 118 (3.46%) Law
15 113 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
16 112 (3.29%) Legal
17 80 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
18 44 (1.29%) Games
19 34 (1.00%) Military
20 31 (0.91%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 340 (9.98%) Senior
2 245 (7.19%) Analyst
3 243 (7.13%) Software Engineer
4 239 (7.01%) Developer
5 211 (6.19%) Lead
6 203 (5.96%) Graduate
7 200 (5.87%) Systems Engineer
8 194 (5.69%) Project Manager
9 156 (4.58%) Electronics Engineer
10 126 (3.70%) IT Engineer
11 124 (3.64%) Support Engineer
12 116 (3.40%) Embedded Engineer
13 111 (3.26%) IT Support
14 102 (2.99%) Junior
15 96 (2.82%) Technical Support
16 92 (2.70%) Quality Engineer
17 89 (2.61%) IT Manager
18 85 (2.49%) QA Manager
19 79 (2.32%) Automation Engineer
20 78 (2.29%) Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (3.35%) .NET
2 76 (2.23%) HTML
3 46 (1.35%) CSS
4 44 (1.29%) ASP.NET
5 43 (1.26%) React
6 37 (1.09%) .NET Framework
7 31 (0.91%) RESTful
8 26 (0.76%) Yocto
9 25 (0.73%) WPF
10 24 (0.70%) .NET Core
11 23 (0.68%) AngularJS
12 20 (0.59%) Blazor
12 20 (0.59%) Flask
12 20 (0.59%) Node.js
13 19 (0.56%) Django
13 19 (0.56%) Entity Framework
14 18 (0.53%) ASP.NET MVC
15 16 (0.47%) YAML
16 15 (0.44%) XML
17 14 (0.41%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 208 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 179 (5.25%) FMCG
3 114 (3.35%) Self-Motivation
4 72 (2.11%) Driving Licence
5 70 (2.05%) IoT
6 53 (1.56%) Embedded Systems
7 52 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
8 51 (1.50%) Data Centre
9 47 (1.38%) Operational Technology
10 41 (1.20%) Algorithms
11 39 (1.14%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 36 (1.06%) FPGA
13 32 (0.94%) Life Science
14 30 (0.88%) Renewable Energy
15 28 (0.82%) Robotics
16 27 (0.79%) Biopharmaceutical
17 26 (0.76%) Analogue Electronics
18 24 (0.70%) SCADA
19 23 (0.68%) VHDL
20 19 (0.56%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 252 (7.40%) Windows
2 172 (5.05%) Linux
3 84 (2.47%) Windows Server
4 72 (2.11%) Windows 10
5 30 (0.88%) Android
6 29 (0.85%) Embedded Linux
7 19 (0.56%) Apple iOS
8 18 (0.53%) FreeRTOS
9 16 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
11 9 (0.26%) Mac OS
11 9 (0.26%) VMS
11 9 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
12 8 (0.23%) Debian
13 4 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (0.12%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.12%) VxWorks
13 4 (0.12%) Windows 7
14 3 (0.088%) CatOS
14 3 (0.088%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 569 (16.70%) Problem-Solving
2 506 (14.85%) ERP
3 366 (10.74%) Project Management
4 343 (10.07%) Software Engineering
5 291 (8.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 281 (8.25%) Business Intelligence
7 219 (6.43%) Computer Science
8 208 (6.11%) QMS
9 204 (5.99%) Agile
10 191 (5.61%) Mentoring
11 178 (5.22%) Coaching
12 156 (4.58%) Programme Management
13 153 (4.49%) Logistics
14 152 (4.46%) Customer Service
15 151 (4.43%) Change Management
16 145 (4.26%) Validation
17 138 (4.05%) Digital Marketing
18 122 (3.58%) Project Planning
19 117 (3.43%) Cybersecurity
20 116 (3.40%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 356 (10.45%) SQL
2 215 (6.31%) C#
3 204 (5.99%) C
4 179 (5.25%) Python
5 118 (3.46%) C++
6 110 (3.23%) JavaScript
7 61 (1.79%) Embedded C
8 46 (1.35%) Java
9 44 (1.29%) T-SQL
10 40 (1.17%) TypeScript
11 38 (1.12%) PowerShell
12 30 (0.88%) Bash
13 27 (0.79%) PHP
14 21 (0.62%) MATLAB
14 21 (0.62%) VB
15 20 (0.59%) XAML
16 18 (0.53%) VB.NET
16 18 (0.53%) VBA
17 12 (0.35%) Embedded C++
18 9 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 975 (28.62%) Degree
2 128 (3.76%) Security Cleared
3 105 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 71 (2.08%) HND
5 69 (2.03%) HNC
5 69 (2.03%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 68 (2.00%) Master's Degree
7 42 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
8 35 (1.03%) SC Cleared
9 27 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
11 20 (0.59%) CCNA
12 19 (0.56%) CISSP
12 19 (0.56%) PMI Certification
13 14 (0.41%) CISA
14 10 (0.29%) DBS Check
14 10 (0.29%) DV Cleared
14 10 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (0.29%) MCSE
14 10 (0.29%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 466 (13.68%) QA
2 227 (6.66%) GMP
3 47 (1.38%) ISO 9001
4 43 (1.26%) PMO
5 38 (1.12%) SLA
6 26 (0.76%) GDPR
6 26 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 20 (0.59%) ISO 13485
8 14 (0.41%) Good Clinical Practice
8 14 (0.41%) GxP
8 14 (0.41%) ISO 14001
8 14 (0.41%) ISO 26262
9 13 (0.38%) Data Quality
10 10 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.23%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.23%) NIST
12 7 (0.21%) PCI DSS
12 7 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.18%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.18%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 188 (5.52%) Firmware
2 157 (4.61%) Active Directory
3 121 (3.55%) Embedded Firmware
4 48 (1.41%) Hyper-V
5 40 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
6 18 (0.53%) Docker
7 9 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.12%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.12%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.088%) KVM
12 2 (0.059%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.059%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.41%) Terraform
3 7 (0.21%) FortiGate
3 7 (0.21%) Functional Safety
4 5 (0.15%) SCCM
4 5 (0.15%) WSUS
5 4 (0.12%) Puppet
6 3 (0.088%) Ansible
6 3 (0.088%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.059%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.059%) Nessus
7 2 (0.059%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 498 (14.62%) Microsoft
2 290 (8.51%) SAP
3 104 (3.05%) EMC
4 93 (2.73%) VMware
5 76 (2.23%) IFS
6 67 (1.97%) Oracle
7 41 (1.20%) Sage
8 37 (1.09%) Epicor
9 32 (0.94%) Veeam
10 31 (0.91%) Google
11 29 (0.85%) Siemens
12 28 (0.82%) Cisco
13 20 (0.59%) Citrix
14 19 (0.56%) Workday
15 18 (0.53%) HP
16 16 (0.47%) Salesforce
17 13 (0.38%) Adobe
18 12 (0.35%) Allen-Bradley
18 12 (0.35%) Aruba
19 10 (0.29%) IBM