Manufacturing Job Trends in the Vale of Glamorgan

Manufacturing
South Wales > Vale of Glamorgan

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the Vale of Glamorgan. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Vale of Glamorgan 5.26% - -
As % of the General category 6.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £36,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £37,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year +46.67% +13.64% -32.31%

All General Skills
Vale of Glamorgan

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 general skills in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 16 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Vale of Glamorgan 84.21% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile £26,044 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - £24,440
Median % change year-on-year - - -60.90%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £31,750 - -
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £47,307 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.88% -5.39% +7.18%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Vale of Glamorgan

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the Vale of Glamorgan

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the Vale of Glamorgan

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Vale of Glamorgan citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Vale of Glamorgan citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the Vale of Glamorgan

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Vale of Glamorgan region over the 6 months to 1 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
Cowbridge - 1 £35,000 -
Manufacturing
South Wales

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Vale of Glamorgan 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) DMAIC
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma