Manufacturing Jobs in Wakefield

Manufacturing
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 12 43
Rank change year-on-year - +31 -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 0 15 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield - 14.02% 1.20%
As % of the General category - 19.74% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 0 14 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £47,500 -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £30,000 £45,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -34.07% +1.11% +12.50%

All General Skills
Wakefield

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 in Wakefield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 50 76 202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 79.37% 71.03% 81.12%
Number of salaries quoted 38 47 50
10th Percentile £41,784 £34,100 £34,800
25th Percentile - £37,250 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +10.00% +53.85%
75th Percentile - £73,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £42,250 £75,000 £73,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year - -8.90% +9.76%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Wakefield

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Wakefield

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Wakefield