Manufacturing Jobs in Wales

Manufacturing
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Wales. 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 23 120 76
Rank change year-on-year +97 -44 +16
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 107 16 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 5.55% 0.94% 3.11%
As % of the General category 12.08% 1.42% 4.54%
Number of salaries quoted 90 14 29
10th Percentile £26,000 £21,750 £26,800
25th Percentile £30,000 £23,313 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -18.75% -4.76%
75th Percentile £46,875 £43,563 £55,000
90th Percentile £55,250 £66,375 £61,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 886 1,126 1,345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 45.93% 65.85% 68.66%
Number of salaries quoted 609 519 833
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,926 £31,494
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £38,258
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £44,710 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% -10.58% +17.65%
75th Percentile £56,498 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,819 £75,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.19%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Wales

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

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Wales

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Wales region 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
South Wales +59 50 £35,000 +4.48% 62
North Wales +23 39 £42,500 +30.77% 11
West Wales - 14 £32,500 - 6
Mid Wales -2 4 £55,000 +29.41% 2
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.80%) Confluence
2 3 (2.80%) Jupyter
2 3 (2.80%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.87%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (7.48%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (5.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.93%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (1.87%) Primavera
2 1 (0.93%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.93%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 8 (7.48%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (4.67%) Azure
3 4 (3.74%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.93%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.80%) DHCP
1 3 (2.80%) DNS
1 3 (2.80%) Firewall
1 3 (2.80%) Internet
2 2 (1.87%) Ethernet
2 2 (1.87%) RS-232
2 2 (1.87%) RS-422
2 2 (1.87%) RS-485
2 2 (1.87%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.93%) LAN
3 1 (0.93%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.74%) Power BI
2 3 (2.80%) Metabase
3 2 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.87%) QlikView
3 2 (1.87%) Tableau
4 1 (0.93%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (2.80%) JIRA
1 3 (2.80%) Visual Studio Code
2 2 (1.87%) Git
2 2 (1.87%) Subversion
3 1 (0.93%) Dreamweaver
General
1 22 (20.56%) Social Skills
2 12 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (9.35%) Aerospace
4 7 (6.54%) Marketing
5 6 (5.61%) Finance
6 5 (4.67%) Electronics
6 5 (4.67%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (2.80%) Advertising
8 2 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.93%) Automotive
9 1 (0.93%) Billing
9 1 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.93%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.93%) Retail
9 1 (0.93%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (22.43%) Senior
2 15 (14.02%) Senior Technician
3 14 (13.08%) IT Technician
3 14 (13.08%) Test Technician
4 12 (11.21%) Quality Engineer
4 12 (11.21%) Systems Engineer
4 12 (11.21%) Technical Support
5 10 (9.35%) Project Manager
5 10 (9.35%) Senior IT Technician
6 9 (8.41%) IT Manager
6 9 (8.41%) IT Support
7 8 (7.48%) Support Technician
8 6 (5.61%) Analyst
8 6 (5.61%) Automation Technician
9 5 (4.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 5 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support
9 5 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 5 (4.67%) Infrastructure Project Manager
9 5 (4.67%) IT Engineer
9 5 (4.67%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.35%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (4.67%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.74%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.80%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.80%) Raspberry Pi
5 2 (1.87%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.87%) FPGA
5 2 (1.87%) PCIe
5 2 (1.87%) Replication
5 2 (1.87%) VHDL
6 1 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (0.93%) Graphic Design
6 1 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.93%) Life Science
6 1 (0.93%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.93%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (12.15%) Windows
2 7 (6.54%) Linux
2 7 (6.54%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.74%) Windows 10
4 3 (2.80%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.93%) Android
5 1 (0.93%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.93%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (12.15%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (11.21%) Regulatory Compliance
3 10 (9.35%) Disaster Recovery
3 10 (9.35%) Project Management
4 8 (7.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (5.61%) Configuration Management
5 6 (5.61%) PRINCE2
5 6 (5.61%) Quality Management
6 5 (4.67%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (4.67%) ERP
6 5 (4.67%) ITIL
6 5 (4.67%) Logistics
6 5 (4.67%) QMS
7 4 (3.74%) Customer Service
7 4 (3.74%) Line Management
7 4 (3.74%) Project Delivery
8 3 (2.80%) Data Privacy
8 3 (2.80%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 3 (2.80%) Decision-Making
8 3 (2.80%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.61%) SQL
2 4 (3.74%) Python
3 2 (1.87%) Bash
3 2 (1.87%) C
3 2 (1.87%) Embedded C
3 2 (1.87%) R
3 2 (1.87%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 10 (9.35%) Degree
2 3 (2.80%) Master's Degree
3 2 (1.87%) CCNA
3 2 (1.87%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (1.87%) HNC
3 2 (1.87%) HND
3 2 (1.87%) PMI Certification
3 2 (1.87%) PMP
4 1 (0.93%) CISSP
4 1 (0.93%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.93%) GIAC
4 1 (0.93%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (15.89%) GMP
2 6 (5.61%) Data Quality
2 6 (5.61%) PMO
3 5 (4.67%) QA
3 5 (4.67%) SLA
4 4 (3.74%) GLP
5 1 (0.93%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 11 (10.28%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.93%) Firmware
Vendors
1 13 (12.15%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.67%) Veeam
2 5 (4.67%) VMware
3 4 (3.74%) Meraki
4 2 (1.87%) Altera
4 2 (1.87%) Cadence
4 2 (1.87%) Cisco
4 2 (1.87%) EMC
4 2 (1.87%) Lattice Semiconductor
4 2 (1.87%) SAP
5 1 (0.93%) IFS
5 1 (0.93%) Kronos
5 1 (0.93%) Thales