Manufacturing Jobs in West Lothian

Manufacturing
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in West Lothian. 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 4 17
Rank change year-on-year -8 +13 +29
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 9 26 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 10.84% 21.67% 6.94%
As % of the General category 12.00% 26.80% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5 26 4
10th Percentile - £45,000 £45,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £51,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £67,813
90th Percentile - - £72,875
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -13.64%

All General Skills
West Lothian

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 West Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 75 97 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 90.36% 80.83% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 38 56 56
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,500 £20,750
25th Percentile £26,000 £31,750 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,851 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -45.25% +33.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,875 £71,250
Scotland median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% -13.04% +4.55%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in West Lothian

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in West Lothian

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in West Lothian

Manufacturing
Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 30 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
Livingston -1 2 £55,000 -8.33% 8
Manufacturing
Scotland

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Ethernet
1 3 (33.33%) RS-232
General
1 2 (22.22%) Electronics
1 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Senior
2 3 (33.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Device Driver
2 2 (22.22%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Linux
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Software Engineering
2 4 (44.44%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) C
1 3 (33.33%) Embedded C
2 2 (22.22%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) NVQ Level 3