Manufacturing Job Trends in the Wirral

Manufacturing
Merseyside > Wirral

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in the Wirral. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Wirral 6.06% - 1.72%
As % of the General category 25.00% - 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £26,000
75th Percentile - - £26,500
90th Percentile - - -
Merseyside median annual salary £37,500 £51,250 £41,367
% change year-on-year -26.83% +23.89% -12.91%

All General Skills
Wirral

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 the Wirral.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 8 3 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Wirral 24.24% 50.00% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 25
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,450 £32,000
25th Percentile - £36,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.88% +1.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £56,625 £47,838
90th Percentile - £60,150 £54,000
Merseyside median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £41,235
% change year-on-year +12.50% -2.99% -13.19%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Wirral

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in the Wirral

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the Wirral

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Wirral citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Wirral citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Wirral 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) PLC Programmer
1 2 (100.00%) PLC Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Programmer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering