Manufacturing Jobs

Manufacturing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 128 143
Rank change year-on-year +64 +15 +25
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3,270 2,165 5,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.62% 2.68% 2.92%
As % of the General category 6.33% 4.06% 4.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,039 1,160 2,266
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,200
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,219 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,400 £83,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -5.26%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51,660 53,362 118,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 57.16% 66.13% 67.50%
Number of salaries quoted 31,702 33,264 55,108
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,350 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.19%
75th Percentile £72,557 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,557 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.42% +5.00% +5.26%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the UK

Manufacturing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the UK

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the UK

Manufacturing
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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
UK excluding London +48 2,897 £45,000 -10.00% 2,053
England +63 2,868 £45,000 -18.18% 1,977
North of England +93 726 £45,000 -5.26% 434
Work from Home +42 647 £50,000 -9.09% 414
South East +27 605 £42,500 -15.00% 488
Midlands 0 599 £45,000 -10.00% 444
South West +59 404 £45,000 -19.21% 320
West Midlands -6 363 £45,000 -14.29% 252
Yorkshire +92 340 £45,000 +5.88% 138
North West +56 307 £47,500 - 226
London +62 261 £65,000 -3.70% 144
East of England +96 253 £50,000 - 267
East Midlands +2 232 £42,000 -6.67% 190
Scotland +8 150 £47,500 +5.56% 96
Wales +97 107 £35,000 +7.69% 79
North East +43 79 £50,000 +21.95% 90
Northern Ireland +55 54 £35,000 -6.67% 47

Manufacturing
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
1 126 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 80 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.37%) Documentum
4 10 (0.31%) Confluence
4 10 (0.31%) IIS
5 8 (0.24%) Apache
5 8 (0.24%) CMS
5 8 (0.24%) nginx
6 6 (0.18%) OpenEdge
6 6 (0.18%) SAS
7 5 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
8 4 (0.12%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.12%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.092%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.092%) JBoss
9 3 (0.092%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.061%) Resin
10 2 (0.061%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.061%) WildFly
10 2 (0.061%) WordPress
Applications
1 119 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 99 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 45 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
4 42 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 32 (0.98%) AutoCAD
6 13 (0.40%) OrCAD
7 12 (0.37%) Siemens NX
7 12 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
8 8 (0.24%) InfoPath
8 8 (0.24%) Revit
9 7 (0.21%) EPLAN
9 7 (0.21%) Fusion 360
10 6 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (0.18%) Photoshop
10 6 (0.18%) Windchill
11 5 (0.15%) Simulink
12 4 (0.12%) SPSS
13 2 (0.061%) CATIA
13 2 (0.061%) MS Visio
13 2 (0.061%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 41 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 28 (0.86%) Dynamics NAV
4 23 (0.70%) NetSuite
5 19 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 19 (0.58%) Sage 200
6 17 (0.52%) SAP PP
7 14 (0.43%) SAP IBP
8 13 (0.40%) Sage X3
9 12 (0.37%) TrackWise
10 11 (0.34%) Teamcenter
11 10 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
12 9 (0.28%) SAP CO
12 9 (0.28%) SAP ERP
12 9 (0.28%) SAP FI
12 9 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
13 7 (0.21%) Magento
13 7 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
13 7 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
14 6 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 226 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
2 225 (6.88%) Azure
3 117 (3.58%) Power Platform
4 84 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
5 60 (1.83%) AWS
6 59 (1.80%) Entra ID
7 48 (1.47%) SaaS
8 38 (1.16%) OneDrive
9 36 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (0.80%) PowerApps
11 17 (0.52%) Azure Data Factory
12 15 (0.46%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.43%) GitHub
14 13 (0.40%) WhatsApp
15 12 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (0.21%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (0.21%) Serverless
17 6 (0.18%) Fivetran
17 6 (0.18%) Google Workspace
17 6 (0.18%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 77 (2.35%) Wireless
2 73 (2.23%) Firewall
3 50 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
4 45 (1.38%) LAN
5 37 (1.13%) DNS
6 34 (1.04%) Ethernet
7 33 (1.01%) TCP/IP
7 33 (1.01%) WAN
8 32 (0.98%) RS-232
9 30 (0.92%) VPN
10 29 (0.89%) DHCP
11 28 (0.86%) Network Security
12 27 (0.83%) Internet
13 23 (0.70%) LTE
14 19 (0.58%) 4G
14 19 (0.58%) HTTP
15 16 (0.49%) SAN
16 15 (0.46%) Bluetooth
17 14 (0.43%) VLAN
18 12 (0.37%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (3.85%) SQL Server
2 95 (2.91%) Power BI
3 36 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 34 (1.04%) MySQL
5 30 (0.92%) MongoDB
6 27 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
7 22 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
8 21 (0.64%) Relational Database
9 20 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
10 19 (0.58%) Tableau
11 12 (0.37%) Redis
11 12 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
12 9 (0.28%) Metadata
12 9 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
12 9 (0.28%) SQLite
13 8 (0.24%) NoSQL
13 8 (0.24%) OLAP
13 8 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 81 (2.48%) Git
2 56 (1.71%) LabVIEW
3 39 (1.19%) JIRA
4 37 (1.13%) Visual Studio
5 15 (0.46%) Jenkins
6 11 (0.34%) Subversion
7 10 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
8 8 (0.24%) Eclipse
8 8 (0.24%) Maven
9 5 (0.15%) Postman
9 5 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
10 4 (0.12%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.092%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.092%) NUnit
11 3 (0.092%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.092%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.092%) Selenium
12 2 (0.061%) Fiddler
12 2 (0.061%) JUnit
12 2 (0.061%) TestNG
General
1 710 (21.71%) Social Skills
2 592 (18.10%) Finance
3 355 (10.86%) Electronics
4 317 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
5 235 (7.19%) Marketing
5 235 (7.19%) Retail
6 234 (7.16%) Pharmaceutical
7 194 (5.93%) Aerospace
8 174 (5.32%) Telecoms
9 152 (4.65%) Automotive
10 150 (4.59%) Public Sector
11 109 (3.33%) Legal
12 83 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 55 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
14 53 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
15 46 (1.41%) Law
16 45 (1.38%) Games
17 40 (1.22%) Advertising
18 36 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
19 27 (0.83%) Billing
Job Titles
1 427 (13.06%) Senior
2 255 (7.80%) Software Engineer
3 235 (7.19%) Analyst
4 220 (6.73%) Developer
5 219 (6.70%) Project Manager
6 206 (6.30%) Lead
7 171 (5.23%) Systems Engineer
8 131 (4.01%) Embedded Engineer
9 115 (3.52%) Support Engineer
10 108 (3.30%) Consultant
11 106 (3.24%) Technical Support
12 103 (3.15%) QA Specialist
13 100 (3.06%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
14 87 (2.66%) IT Manager
14 87 (2.66%) IT Support
15 82 (2.51%) Embedded Software Engineer
16 75 (2.29%) Architect
17 74 (2.26%) Manufacturing Engineer
18 71 (2.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
18 71 (2.17%) QA Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (3.43%) .NET
2 63 (1.93%) HTML
3 35 (1.07%) React
4 32 (0.98%) .NET Framework
4 32 (0.98%) ASP.NET
5 31 (0.95%) .NET Core
5 31 (0.95%) CSS
6 30 (0.92%) AngularJS
7 29 (0.89%) RESTful
8 23 (0.70%) HTML5
8 23 (0.70%) Node.js
9 18 (0.55%) Django
10 17 (0.52%) REST
10 17 (0.52%) WPF
11 16 (0.49%) XML
11 16 (0.49%) Yocto
12 14 (0.43%) ASP.NET MVC
12 14 (0.43%) Flask
13 13 (0.40%) Entity Framework
14 12 (0.37%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 122 (3.73%) Management Information System
2 116 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
3 95 (2.91%) FMCG
4 86 (2.63%) Driving Licence
5 65 (1.99%) Robotics
6 63 (1.93%) Life Science
7 61 (1.87%) IoT
8 50 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
9 45 (1.38%) Data Centre
10 36 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
11 34 (1.04%) Algorithms
12 33 (1.01%) FPGA
13 32 (0.98%) Operational Technology
14 26 (0.80%) SCADA
15 24 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
16 22 (0.67%) PMI
16 22 (0.67%) Virtual Team
17 20 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
17 20 (0.61%) Smartphone
17 20 (0.61%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 238 (7.28%) Windows
2 161 (4.92%) Linux
3 66 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 63 (1.93%) Windows 10
5 42 (1.28%) Android
6 36 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 33 (1.01%) Embedded Linux
8 16 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
10 11 (0.34%) VMS
10 11 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
11 8 (0.24%) FreeRTOS
11 8 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.15%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.12%) Debian
13 4 (0.12%) Unix
13 4 (0.12%) Windows 7
14 3 (0.092%) ThreadX
14 3 (0.092%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 2 (0.061%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 486 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
2 445 (13.61%) ERP
3 405 (12.39%) Project Management
4 363 (11.10%) Software Engineering
5 255 (7.80%) Business Intelligence
6 243 (7.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 239 (7.31%) Agile
8 213 (6.51%) Mentoring
9 201 (6.15%) Computer Science
10 192 (5.87%) Coaching
11 188 (5.75%) QMS
12 185 (5.66%) Logistics
13 150 (4.59%) Programme Management
14 145 (4.43%) Line Management
15 140 (4.28%) Customer Service
15 140 (4.28%) Digital Marketing
16 129 (3.94%) Change Management
17 115 (3.52%) CAD
17 115 (3.52%) Supplier Management
18 110 (3.36%) CAPA
Programming Languages
1 311 (9.51%) SQL
2 185 (5.66%) C#
3 169 (5.17%) C
4 152 (4.65%) Python
5 139 (4.25%) C++
6 104 (3.18%) JavaScript
7 51 (1.56%) Embedded C
8 41 (1.25%) Java
9 40 (1.22%) TypeScript
10 36 (1.10%) T-SQL
11 33 (1.01%) PowerShell
12 18 (0.55%) VBA
13 17 (0.52%) Embedded C++
13 17 (0.52%) PHP
13 17 (0.52%) PL/SQL
14 15 (0.46%) VB.NET
15 14 (0.43%) Bash
15 14 (0.43%) VB
16 12 (0.37%) R
17 10 (0.31%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 758 (23.18%) Degree
2 135 (4.13%) Security Cleared
3 91 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
4 60 (1.83%) HNC
5 58 (1.77%) HND
6 57 (1.74%) Master's Degree
7 45 (1.38%) SC Cleared
8 38 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
9 32 (0.98%) PMI Certification
10 29 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
11 26 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
12 24 (0.73%) CCNA
13 22 (0.67%) CISSP
14 20 (0.61%) NVQ Level 3
15 18 (0.55%) ACCA
16 16 (0.49%) DV Cleared
17 15 (0.46%) PMP
18 12 (0.37%) Azure Certification
18 12 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
19 11 (0.34%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 415 (12.69%) QA
2 190 (5.81%) GMP
3 43 (1.31%) SLA
4 28 (0.86%) Good Clinical Practice
4 28 (0.86%) PMO
5 26 (0.80%) GDPR
6 25 (0.76%) ISO 9001
7 18 (0.55%) GAAP
7 18 (0.55%) IFRS
8 15 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 15 (0.46%) GxP
9 14 (0.43%) Data Quality
10 13 (0.40%) GLP
11 12 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 11 (0.34%) NIST
13 7 (0.21%) ISO 14001
13 7 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 6 (0.18%) IEC 61131
14 6 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 6 (0.18%) JTAG
System Software
1 141 (4.31%) Active Directory
2 102 (3.12%) Firmware
3 48 (1.47%) Embedded Firmware
4 46 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 42 (1.28%) Hyper-V
6 22 (0.67%) Docker
7 9 (0.28%) vSphere
8 7 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (0.15%) XenDesktop
11 3 (0.092%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.061%) KVM
13 1 (0.031%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (0.46%) Terraform
2 13 (0.40%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (0.28%) SCCM
4 7 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 7 (0.21%) Ansible
4 7 (0.21%) WSUS
5 6 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
7 3 (0.092%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.061%) Grafana
8 2 (0.061%) Kustomize
8 2 (0.061%) Packer
8 2 (0.061%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.061%) Puppet
8 2 (0.061%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.061%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.031%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.031%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.031%) vRealize
Vendors
1 453 (13.85%) Microsoft
2 263 (8.04%) SAP
3 89 (2.72%) Oracle
4 79 (2.42%) IFS
5 78 (2.39%) VMware
6 51 (1.56%) Sage
7 38 (1.16%) Google
8 35 (1.07%) Epicor
9 33 (1.01%) Veeam
10 30 (0.92%) Siemens
11 28 (0.86%) Citrix
12 27 (0.83%) Cisco
13 26 (0.80%) EMC
14 20 (0.61%) CA
14 20 (0.61%) Workday
15 16 (0.49%) HP
15 16 (0.49%) SYSPRO
16 14 (0.43%) Allen-Bradley
16 14 (0.43%) IBM
17 12 (0.37%) Red Hat