Manufacturing Job Trends in Widnes

Manufacturing
Cheshire > Widnes

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Widnes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 1 3
Rank change year-on-year - +2 -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 0 11 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Widnes - 84.62% 11.11%
As % of the General category - 91.67% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £32,000
Cheshire median annual salary £60,435 £53,214 £47,500
% change year-on-year +13.57% +12.03% -

All General Skills
Widnes

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 Widnes.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12 12 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Widnes 32.43% 92.31% 22.22%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 2
10th Percentile - - £28,175
25th Percentile £35,750 - £28,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 - £30,750
75th Percentile £50,000 - £31,813
90th Percentile £50,500 - £31,925
Cheshire median annual salary £43,250 £47,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.95% +10.47% +1.18%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Widnes

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Widnes

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Widnes

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Widnes citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Widnes citing Manufacturing