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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 15 112
Rank change year-on-year -26 +97 -19
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 40 183 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 3.84% 8.97% 0.97%
As % of the General category 4.88% 16.41% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 18 90 15
10th Percentile £37,750 £25,950 £21,450
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,000 £22,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £33,750 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% +3.85% -23.53%
75th Percentile £69,094 £47,500 £45,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £57,625 £66,150
UK median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% +10.00%

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 820 1,115 1,082
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 78.77% 54.66% 65.82%
Number of salaries quoted 480 763 511
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £24,501 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% -1.14% -7.37%
75th Percentile £62,000 £57,500 £57,716
90th Percentile £71,000 £67,250 £71,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

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 12 May 2025.

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 12 May 2025. 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 24 £64,250 +114.17% 66
North Wales -15 14 £40,000 -11.11% 6
Mid Wales +6 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.00%) GNU Octave
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.50%) Internet
2 4 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (5.00%) GPRS
3 2 (5.00%) GSM
4 1 (2.50%) Firewall
4 1 (2.50%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 11 (27.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.00%) Electronics
2 4 (10.00%) Retail
3 3 (7.50%) Finance
4 2 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.00%) Aviation
4 2 (5.00%) Marketing
4 2 (5.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (5.00%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.50%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 8 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 6 (15.00%) Senior
3 5 (12.50%) Engineering Manager
4 3 (7.50%) QA Manager
4 3 (7.50%) Senior Manager
4 3 (7.50%) Senior QA Manager
5 2 (5.00%) Coordinator
5 2 (5.00%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (5.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 2 (5.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
5 2 (5.00%) Software Engineer
6 1 (2.50%) Architect
6 1 (2.50%) Design Engineer
6 1 (2.50%) IT Support
6 1 (2.50%) PMO Coordinator
6 1 (2.50%) Project Engineer
6 1 (2.50%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (2.50%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (22.50%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (10.00%) Algorithms
3 2 (5.00%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (5.00%) CPLD
3 2 (5.00%) CUDA
3 2 (5.00%) FPGA
4 1 (2.50%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.50%) IoT
4 1 (2.50%) Life Science
4 1 (2.50%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.50%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.50%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.50%) Windows
1 1 (2.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (40.00%) Service Delivery
2 14 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (32.50%) Project Management
4 8 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (20.00%) ERP
5 7 (17.50%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
5 7 (17.50%) Database Security
5 7 (17.50%) Incident Management
5 7 (17.50%) Mentoring
5 7 (17.50%) Time Management
6 6 (15.00%) Project Delivery
7 5 (12.50%) Cost Control
7 5 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (7.50%) Internal Audit
8 3 (7.50%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (7.50%) Prototyping
8 3 (7.50%) Software Engineering
9 2 (5.00%) Feasibility Study
9 2 (5.00%) Kalman Filter
9 2 (5.00%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.00%) C
1 2 (5.00%) C++
1 2 (5.00%) Java
1 2 (5.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (2.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (47.50%) Degree
2 9 (22.50%) NVQ Level 3
3 5 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (12.50%) Chartered Engineer
4 3 (7.50%) SC Cleared
4 3 (7.50%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.50%) CISSP
5 1 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.50%) QA
2 1 (2.50%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (5.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (5.00%) Firmware
2 1 (2.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.50%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 7 (17.50%) Epicor
2 6 (15.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.00%) EMC
3 2 (5.00%) SAP
4 1 (2.50%) Cisco
4 1 (2.50%) VMware