Manufacturing Jobs in West Sussex

Manufacturing
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 47 72
Rank change year-on-year +15 +25 -21
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 5 29 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 1.67% 3.99% 3.17%
As % of the General category 2.33% 6.33% 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 0 12 34
10th Percentile - £30,200 £42,000
25th Percentile - £33,313 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile - £78,750 £80,625
90th Percentile - £108,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £65,000 £42,300 £52,500
% change year-on-year +53.66% -19.43% -

All General Skills
West Sussex

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 Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 215 458 799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 71.91% 63.09% 74.60%
Number of salaries quoted 125 283 247
10th Percentile £26,450 £23,500 £30,850
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £66,753
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in West Sussex

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in West Sussex

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in West Sussex

Manufacturing
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 10 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
Crawley +15 4 - - 9
Worthing +1 1 - - 4
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) TrackWise
General
1 4 (80.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Electrical Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Safety Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Senior
1 2 (40.00%) Test Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) QA Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) CAD
1 2 (40.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (40.00%) Safety Engineering
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
2 1 (20.00%) GMP
2 1 (20.00%) Good Clinical Practice
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft