Manufacturing Engineering Job Trends

Manufacturing Engineering
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 603 650 730
Rank change year-on-year +47 +80 +258
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 32 59 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.052% 0.11% 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.065% 0.12% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 9 29 16
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +25.00% -27.27%
75th Percentile £53,818 - £50,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £50,500 £59,242
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +25.00% -27.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Manufacturing Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 49,597 48,194 56,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.59% 90.99% 89.24%
Number of salaries quoted 29,262 23,336 43,211
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,246 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in the UK

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing Engineering in the UK

Manufacturing Engineering
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 21 January 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
UK excluding London +36 32 £42,500 -15.00% 8
England +56 29 £42,500 -3.41% 8
North West +33 19 £51,636 -13.94% 3
North of England +25 19 £51,636 -6.12% 3
Midlands +19 7 £42,500 +21.43% 3
West Midlands - 6 £42,500 - 3
Scotland -19 3 - -
South East +22 2 £40,000 -11.11% 1
Work from Home - 2 £152,500 - 2
East Midlands -18 1 - -
East of England - 1 £152,500 -

Manufacturing Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 8 (25.00%) AutoCAD
1 8 (25.00%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (3.13%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 5 (15.63%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.13%) Power BI
General
1 32 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 9 (28.13%) Social Skills
3 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (3.13%) Electronics
6 1 (3.13%) Finance
6 1 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (34.38%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 11 (34.38%) Senior
2 8 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 8 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Integration Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Process Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Project Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Systems Integration Engineer
4 1 (3.13%) Design Engineer
4 1 (3.13%) ERP Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.75%) IoT
1 6 (18.75%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) 3D Printing
2 1 (3.13%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing Execution System
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) Project Management
2 9 (28.13%) Business Case
3 8 (25.00%) CAD
3 8 (25.00%) Facilities Management
3 8 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 8 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (21.88%) Smart Manufacturing
5 6 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (15.63%) Computer Science
6 5 (15.63%) Data Visualisation
6 5 (15.63%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 5 (15.63%) Digital Twin
6 5 (15.63%) ERP
6 5 (15.63%) Translating Business Requirements
6 5 (15.63%) Visualisation
7 3 (9.38%) Analytics
8 2 (6.25%) Data Analytics
8 2 (6.25%) Document Management
8 2 (6.25%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.25%) JavaScript
1 2 (6.25%) Python
1 2 (6.25%) VBA
2 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (68.75%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (34.38%) Degree
2 11 (34.38%) HNC
3 8 (25.00%) RIBA
4 1 (3.13%) HND
4 1 (3.13%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (34.38%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (15.63%) Epicor
1 5 (15.63%) Infor
1 5 (15.63%) SAP
2 2 (6.25%) Google
3 1 (3.13%) Microsoft