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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 102 81
Rank change year-on-year +53 -21 +40
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3,353 1,989 2,824
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.75% 3.24% 3.97%
As % of the General category 8.27% 4.72% 6.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2,178 938 1,510
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +8.11% +2.78%
75th Percentile £57,500 £66,250 £59,938
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.91% -3.81%

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 40,550 42,113 42,676
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.47% 68.69% 59.93%
Number of salaries quoted 26,441 19,153 24,299
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,418 £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 £75,750 £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 6 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 6 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
South East +51 796 £42,300 -19.43% 684
North of England +93 791 £45,000 -2.17% 753
Midlands +7 695 £45,000 -18.18% 736
West Midlands +2 424 £45,000 -28.00% 449
South West +40 377 £42,500 -20.93% 442
North West +71 360 £47,500 +1.06% 384
Yorkshire +108 343 £42,500 - 288
East of England +117 308 £50,000 -9.09% 406
East Midlands +17 265 £42,500 -5.56% 285
Wales +100 183 £35,000 +7.69% 127
Scotland 0 146 £47,500 +5.56% 164
North East +31 88 £40,000 +14.29% 111
Northern Ireland +56 58 £35,000 -6.67% 36
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
1 134 (4.00%) SharePoint
2 63 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.51%) Confluence
4 13 (0.39%) 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 (0.089%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.089%) Drupal
8 3 (0.089%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.060%) Resin
9 2 (0.060%) SAS
9 2 (0.060%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.060%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.030%) JBoss
10 1 (0.030%) OpenEdge
10 1 (0.030%) Site Server
Applications
1 158 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
2 126 (3.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 49 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
5 35 (1.04%) AutoCAD
6 22 (0.66%) SOLIDWORKS
7 13 (0.39%) OrCAD
7 13 (0.39%) Simulink
8 10 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.30%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.30%) Solid Edge
9 9 (0.27%) Siemens NX
10 8 (0.24%) EPLAN
10 8 (0.24%) MS Visio
11 7 (0.21%) Revit
12 5 (0.15%) CANalyzer
13 4 (0.12%) Doxygen
13 4 (0.12%) Fusion 360
13 4 (0.12%) InfoPath
14 3 (0.089%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 41 (1.22%) Dynamics NAV
2 34 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
3 22 (0.66%) NetSuite
3 22 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.39%) Sage X3
4 13 (0.39%) TrackWise
5 11 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
6 10 (0.30%) SAP QM
7 9 (0.27%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 9 (0.27%) SAP CO
7 9 (0.27%) SAP FI
7 9 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
7 9 (0.27%) SAP PP
8 8 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
8 8 (0.24%) Sage 200
8 8 (0.24%) SAP ERP
8 8 (0.24%) SAP IBP
9 7 (0.21%) Magento
9 7 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
9 7 (0.21%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 258 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 216 (6.44%) Azure
3 138 (4.12%) Power Platform
4 93 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
5 64 (1.91%) Entra ID
6 62 (1.85%) SaaS
7 61 (1.82%) AWS
8 36 (1.07%) PowerApps
9 32 (0.95%) OneDrive
10 31 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (0.69%) Power Automate
12 20 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
12 20 (0.60%) GitHub
13 8 (0.24%) WhatsApp
14 7 (0.21%) Azure API Management
14 7 (0.21%) Azure Event Grid
14 7 (0.21%) Azure Functions
14 7 (0.21%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (0.21%) Serverless
15 6 (0.18%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 86 (2.56%) Wireless
2 79 (2.36%) Firewall
3 65 (1.94%) Ethernet
4 60 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
5 48 (1.43%) LAN
6 39 (1.16%) RS-232
7 38 (1.13%) WAN
8 30 (0.89%) DNS
9 29 (0.86%) Internet
9 29 (0.86%) TCP/IP
10 27 (0.81%) LTE
11 26 (0.78%) HTTP
12 25 (0.75%) VPN
13 20 (0.60%) DHCP
14 18 (0.54%) 4G
14 18 (0.54%) Network Security
15 17 (0.51%) SAN
16 16 (0.48%) MQTT
17 15 (0.45%) Bluetooth
18 14 (0.42%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 118 (3.52%) Power BI
3 43 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
4 39 (1.16%) MySQL
5 33 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 22 (0.66%) Relational Database
7 21 (0.63%) MongoDB
7 21 (0.63%) Tableau
8 19 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
9 18 (0.54%) SQLite
10 14 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
11 13 (0.39%) MS Access
11 13 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.36%) Redis
13 11 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
14 8 (0.24%) Power Query
15 7 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 6 (0.18%) GIS
16 6 (0.18%) NoSQL
16 6 (0.18%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 115 (3.43%) Git
2 52 (1.55%) LabVIEW
3 50 (1.49%) JIRA
4 40 (1.19%) Visual Studio
5 23 (0.69%) Subversion
6 13 (0.39%) Eclipse
7 12 (0.36%) Jenkins
8 10 (0.30%) 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 (0.089%) Rational Rhapsody
13 3 (0.089%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 3 (0.089%) TestNG
13 3 (0.089%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 882 (26.30%) Social Skills
2 482 (14.38%) Electronics
3 468 (13.96%) Finance
4 383 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
5 263 (7.84%) Pharmaceutical
6 244 (7.28%) Marketing
7 201 (5.99%) Aerospace
8 177 (5.28%) Automotive
9 173 (5.16%) Telecoms
10 168 (5.01%) Retail
11 160 (4.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 158 (4.71%) Public Sector
13 125 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
14 117 (3.49%) Law
15 113 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
16 106 (3.16%) Legal
17 83 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
18 43 (1.28%) Games
19 34 (1.01%) Military
20 31 (0.92%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 308 (9.19%) Senior
2 249 (7.43%) Analyst
3 244 (7.28%) Developer
4 242 (7.22%) Software Engineer
5 208 (6.20%) Lead
6 205 (6.11%) Graduate
7 198 (5.91%) Project Manager
8 197 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
9 157 (4.68%) Electronics Engineer
10 127 (3.79%) IT Engineer
11 125 (3.73%) Support Engineer
12 116 (3.46%) Embedded Engineer
13 112 (3.34%) IT Support
14 102 (3.04%) Junior
15 97 (2.89%) Technical Support
16 92 (2.74%) Quality Engineer
17 88 (2.62%) IT Manager
18 85 (2.54%) QA Manager
19 80 (2.39%) Automation Engineer
20 78 (2.33%) Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 113 (3.37%) .NET
2 76 (2.27%) HTML
3 48 (1.43%) React
4 47 (1.40%) CSS
5 45 (1.34%) ASP.NET
6 37 (1.10%) .NET Framework
7 30 (0.89%) RESTful
8 27 (0.81%) Yocto
9 25 (0.75%) WPF
10 24 (0.72%) .NET Core
11 23 (0.69%) AngularJS
12 20 (0.60%) Blazor
12 20 (0.60%) Flask
13 19 (0.57%) Django
13 19 (0.57%) Entity Framework
13 19 (0.57%) Node.js
14 18 (0.54%) ASP.NET MVC
15 16 (0.48%) YAML
16 15 (0.45%) XML
17 13 (0.39%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 208 (6.20%) Management Information System
2 175 (5.22%) FMCG
3 115 (3.43%) Self-Motivation
4 71 (2.12%) Driving Licence
5 70 (2.09%) IoT
6 53 (1.58%) Embedded Systems
7 51 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
7 51 (1.52%) Data Centre
8 48 (1.43%) Operational Technology
9 41 (1.22%) Algorithms
10 39 (1.16%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 34 (1.01%) FPGA
12 32 (0.95%) Life Science
13 30 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
14 28 (0.84%) Robotics
15 27 (0.81%) Biopharmaceutical
16 26 (0.78%) Analogue Electronics
17 24 (0.72%) SCADA
18 21 (0.63%) VHDL
19 20 (0.60%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 248 (7.40%) Windows
2 172 (5.13%) Linux
3 85 (2.54%) Windows Server
4 71 (2.12%) Windows 10
5 31 (0.92%) Android
6 28 (0.84%) Embedded Linux
7 18 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 18 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
8 16 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (0.27%) Mac OS
11 9 (0.27%) VMS
12 8 (0.24%) 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 (0.089%) CatOS
15 2 (0.060%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 571 (17.03%) Problem-Solving
2 509 (15.18%) ERP
3 368 (10.98%) Project Management
4 344 (10.26%) Software Engineering
5 290 (8.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 282 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
7 219 (6.53%) Computer Science
8 204 (6.08%) Agile
9 180 (5.37%) QMS
10 163 (4.86%) Mentoring
11 161 (4.80%) Programme Management
12 152 (4.53%) Customer Service
12 152 (4.53%) Logistics
13 151 (4.50%) Change Management
14 149 (4.44%) Coaching
15 145 (4.32%) Validation
16 143 (4.26%) Digital Marketing
17 123 (3.67%) Project Planning
18 120 (3.58%) Collaborative Working
19 115 (3.43%) CAD
Programming Languages
1 357 (10.65%) SQL
2 217 (6.47%) C#
3 204 (6.08%) C
4 184 (5.49%) Python
5 115 (3.43%) C++
6 114 (3.40%) JavaScript
7 59 (1.76%) Embedded C
8 47 (1.40%) Java
9 44 (1.31%) T-SQL
10 40 (1.19%) TypeScript
11 37 (1.10%) PowerShell
12 30 (0.89%) Bash
12 30 (0.89%) PHP
13 22 (0.66%) VB
14 21 (0.63%) MATLAB
15 20 (0.60%) XAML
16 18 (0.54%) VB.NET
16 18 (0.54%) VBA
17 11 (0.33%) Embedded C++
18 9 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 954 (28.45%) Degree
2 127 (3.79%) Security Cleared
3 107 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
4 69 (2.06%) HNC
4 69 (2.06%) HND
4 69 (2.06%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 68 (2.03%) Master's Degree
6 42 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 35 (1.04%) SC Cleared
8 27 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (0.60%) CCNA
11 19 (0.57%) PMI Certification
12 18 (0.54%) CISSP
13 14 (0.42%) CISA
14 10 (0.30%) Azure Certification
14 10 (0.30%) DBS Check
14 10 (0.30%) DV Cleared
14 10 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (0.30%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 439 (13.09%) QA
2 199 (5.93%) GMP
3 47 (1.40%) ISO 9001
4 44 (1.31%) PMO
5 37 (1.10%) SLA
6 26 (0.78%) GDPR
6 26 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (0.57%) ISO 13485
8 16 (0.48%) Accessibility
9 14 (0.42%) Good Clinical Practice
9 14 (0.42%) GxP
9 14 (0.42%) ISO 14001
9 14 (0.42%) ISO 26262
10 10 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.30%) Data Quality
11 9 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (0.24%) NIST
13 7 (0.21%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.18%) HIPAA
System Software
1 185 (5.52%) Firmware
2 154 (4.59%) Active Directory
3 119 (3.55%) Embedded Firmware
4 46 (1.37%) Hyper-V
5 40 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
6 18 (0.54%) Docker
7 9 (0.27%) 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 (0.089%) KVM
12 2 (0.060%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.060%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.42%) 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 (0.089%) Ansible
6 3 (0.089%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.060%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.060%) Nessus
7 2 (0.060%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 493 (14.70%) Microsoft
2 296 (8.83%) SAP
3 104 (3.10%) EMC
4 93 (2.77%) VMware
5 74 (2.21%) IFS
6 63 (1.88%) Oracle
7 41 (1.22%) Sage
8 36 (1.07%) Epicor
9 33 (0.98%) Veeam
10 31 (0.92%) Google
11 29 (0.86%) Siemens
12 28 (0.84%) Cisco
13 19 (0.57%) Workday
14 18 (0.54%) Citrix
14 18 (0.54%) HP
15 16 (0.48%) Salesforce
16 13 (0.39%) Adobe
17 12 (0.36%) Aruba
18 10 (0.30%) BT
18 10 (0.30%) IBM