Industry 4.0 Job Trends in the West Midlands

Industry 4.0
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Industry 4.0 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.031% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.082% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £61,250 £38,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +61.18% -41.54% -13.33%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,216 1,714 1,322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 37.44% 31.86% 37.71%
Number of salaries quoted 703 673 1,021
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £43,750 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £54,987 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.36% -4.00% -

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Industry 4.0 job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Industry 4.0
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Industry 4.0.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industry 4.0 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 October 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
Worcestershire - 1 £55,000 - 1
Industry 4.0
England

Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ERP Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Printing
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Epicor
1 1 (100.00%) Infor
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SAP