Manufacturing Job Trends 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 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 27 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 -16 +80
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 88 36 183
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 5.23% 6.77% 10.04%
As % of the General category 10.59% 8.53% 18.14%
Number of salaries quoted 70 13 90
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £25,950
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +25.93% +8.00%
75th Percentile £56,875 £57,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £63,500 £57,625
UK median annual salary £46,588 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.82% +11.11% -18.18%

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 general skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 831 422 1,009
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 49.35% 79.32% 55.35%
Number of salaries quoted 423 241 758
10th Percentile £26,300 £24,600 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,878 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,934 £50,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.13% +14.94% -1.14%
75th Percentile £61,373 £66,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £66,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Wales

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Wales over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

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 16 May 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
South Wales 0 53 £40,000 -17.95% 13
North Wales -2 22 £40,000 - 7
West Wales - 9 £30,000 - 2
Mid Wales -3 3 £65,000 -
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 4 (4.55%) CANalyzer
1 4 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.14%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.55%) LAN
1 4 (4.55%) WAN
2 1 (1.14%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (3.41%) CANoe
2 1 (1.14%) Moq
General
1 16 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 14 (15.91%) Retail
3 10 (11.36%) Automotive
4 8 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (4.55%) Electronics
7 3 (3.41%) Legal
8 2 (2.27%) Finance
8 2 (2.27%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.14%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.14%) Agriculture
9 1 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 12 (13.64%) Senior
3 9 (10.23%) Programmer
3 9 (10.23%) Systems Engineer
4 8 (9.09%) Test Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) Graduate
5 7 (7.95%) Graduate Software Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) Senior Manager
6 6 (6.82%) Integration Specialist
6 6 (6.82%) Lead
6 6 (6.82%) Lead Programmer
6 6 (6.82%) Manufacturing Engineer
6 6 (6.82%) QA Manager
7 5 (5.68%) IT Manager
8 4 (4.55%) Quality Manager
8 4 (4.55%) Senior IT Manager
9 3 (3.41%) C# Programmer
9 3 (3.41%) Control Systems Engineer
9 3 (3.41%) Embedded Engineer
9 3 (3.41%) PHP Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.27%) .NET
2 1 (1.14%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.14%) Entity Framework
2 1 (1.14%) XML
2 1 (1.14%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.95%) SCADA
2 6 (6.82%) Industry 4.0
3 4 (4.55%) Data Centre
3 4 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.41%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.14%) Acoustics
6 1 (1.14%) CAN bus
6 1 (1.14%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.14%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (1.14%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.55%) Windows
1 4 (4.55%) Windows Server
2 3 (3.41%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (39.77%) Software Engineering
2 19 (21.59%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (13.64%) Smart Manufacturing
4 10 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (7.95%) Process Improvement
5 7 (7.95%) Test Automation
5 7 (7.95%) Validation
6 6 (6.82%) CAD
6 6 (6.82%) Customer Requirements
6 6 (6.82%) Software Testing
6 6 (6.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (5.68%) Computer Science
7 5 (5.68%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (5.68%) Internal Audit
7 5 (5.68%) IT Strategy
7 5 (5.68%) Mentoring
7 5 (5.68%) Project Delivery
8 4 (4.55%) Logistics
8 4 (4.55%) Matrix Organization
8 4 (4.55%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 10 (11.36%) C++
2 7 (7.95%) C
3 6 (6.82%) C#
4 3 (3.41%) Embedded C
4 3 (3.41%) PHP
4 3 (3.41%) Python
5 1 (1.14%) MATLAB
5 1 (1.14%) SQL
5 1 (1.14%) XAML
Qualifications
1 21 (23.86%) Degree
2 6 (6.82%) HND
3 5 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (3.41%) HNC
5 2 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (14.77%) QA
2 2 (2.27%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.14%) ISO 14001
3 1 (1.14%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (4.55%) Active Directory
1 4 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (4.55%) Microsoft
1 4 (4.55%) VMware
2 3 (3.41%) Atlassian
3 2 (2.27%) Allen-Bradley
3 2 (2.27%) Siemens