Industry 4.0
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 871 946 1141
Rank change year-on-year +75 +195 -272
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 37 52 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.038% 0.049% 0.042%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% 0.11% 0.089%
Number of salaries quoted 27 34 8
10th Percentile £38,400 £27,925 £40,875
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,439 £76,250 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.42% +30.34% +6.36%
75th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £80,625
90th Percentile £95,000 £135,000 £132,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,439 £56,250 £58,500
% change year-on-year +9.22% -3.85% +41.82%

All Generic Skills
UK

Industry 4.0 is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,504 45,865 71,935
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.49% 43.06% 46.98%
Number of salaries quoted 22,893 24,449 34,260
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Industry 4.0 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Industry 4.0 in the UK

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Industry 4.0.

Salary trend for Industry 4.0 in the UK

Industry 4.0
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Industry 4.0 over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Industry 4.0 in the UK

Industry 4.0
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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
England +114 33 £61,439 -19.42% 13
UK excluding London +25 32 £61,439 +9.22% 10
Midlands +32 23 £61,439 -1.70% 3
West Midlands +44 15 £82,500 +32.00% 3
East Midlands -9 8 £61,439 +59.58%
North of England +47 5 £35,000 -30.00% 2
South East 0 4 £90,000 +2.86% 2
North East - 3 £35,000 -
North West +6 2 £57,500 +41.10%
London +129 1 - - 2

Industry 4.0
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (16.22%) SharePoint
2 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (8.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 6 (16.22%) Power Automate
1 6 (16.22%) Power Platform
1 6 (16.22%) PowerApps
2 4 (10.81%) SaaS
3 3 (8.11%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.70%) AWS
4 1 (2.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) MQTT
2 2 (5.41%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (16.22%) Power BI
2 5 (13.51%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Git
General
1 16 (43.24%) Manufacturing
2 8 (21.62%) Finance
3 6 (16.22%) Automotive
4 5 (13.51%) Social Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Public Sector
6 2 (5.41%) Health Technology
7 1 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 11 (29.73%) Lead
2 4 (10.81%) Account Executive
2 4 (10.81%) Developer
2 4 (10.81%) Digital Transformation
2 4 (10.81%) Security Manager
3 3 (8.11%) Web Developer
4 2 (5.41%) Senior
5 1 (2.70%) Architect
5 1 (2.70%) Data Architect
5 1 (2.70%) Elixir Developer
5 1 (2.70%) Full Stack Developer
5 1 (2.70%) Senior Developer
5 1 (2.70%) Senior Full Stack Developer
5 1 (2.70%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 1 (2.70%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.11%) CSS
1 3 (8.11%) HTML
2 1 (2.70%) Next.js
2 1 (2.70%) Node-RED
2 1 (2.70%) Phoenix
2 1 (2.70%) Phoenix Framework
2 1 (2.70%) React
Miscellaneous
1 13 (35.14%) SCADA
2 9 (24.32%) IoT
3 8 (21.62%) Augmented Reality
3 8 (21.62%) Virtual Reality
4 6 (16.22%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 6 (16.22%) PMI
5 5 (13.51%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (8.11%) Arduino
6 3 (8.11%) Distributed Applications
6 3 (8.11%) Driving Licence
6 3 (8.11%) Robotics
7 2 (5.41%) Operational Technology
8 1 (2.70%) Management Information System
8 1 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (2.70%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (40.54%) Artificial Intelligence
2 14 (37.84%) Computer Science
3 13 (35.14%) Machine Learning
4 12 (32.43%) Six Sigma
5 11 (29.73%) Change Management
6 10 (27.03%) Analytics
6 10 (27.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (27.03%) Logistics
7 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (18.92%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (18.92%) Data Analysis
9 6 (16.22%) Cost Reduction
9 6 (16.22%) Data Analytics
9 6 (16.22%) Data Science
9 6 (16.22%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 6 (16.22%) Digital Twin
9 6 (16.22%) Internal Audit
9 6 (16.22%) Robotic Automation
9 6 (16.22%) Robotic Process Automation
9 6 (16.22%) Smart Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.81%) SQL
2 3 (8.11%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (51.35%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) PMI Certification
2 6 (16.22%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 6 (16.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 5 (13.51%) Master's Degree
4 4 (10.81%) DV Cleared
4 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
5 3 (8.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.70%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (2.70%) HNC
6 1 (2.70%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.51%) NCSC
2 3 (8.11%) QA
3 1 (2.70%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.70%) TickIT
System Software
1 4 (10.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (8.11%) Kubernetes
2 2 (5.41%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.51%) BT
3 3 (8.11%) SAP
4 2 (5.41%) AVEVA
4 2 (5.41%) Rockwell
4 2 (5.41%) Siemens
5 1 (2.70%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (2.70%) Google