Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 4 July 2022 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Manufacturing
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
4 Jul 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 214 157 144
Rank change year-on-year -57 -13 +46
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 1,526 830 178
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.91% 2.21% 1.99%
As % of the General category 2.94% 4.25% 4.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,002 726 159
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +10.00% -14.89%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

All General Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51,974 19,522 4,159
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 65.15% 51.92% 46.55%
Number of salaries quoted 26,483 14,083 3,418
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,757 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% +3.19% -4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £91,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.11% +0.91% +4.76%

Manufacturing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Manufacturing trend for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing.

Manufacturing salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 4 July 2022.

Manufacturing salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 4 July 2022, Manufacturing job roles required the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Manufacturing.

1 676 (44.30%) Finance
2 577 (37.81%) SAP
3 561 (36.76%) Public Sector
4 533 (34.93%) Business Intelligence
5 522 (34.21%) Electronics
6 507 (33.22%) Marketing
7 489 (32.04%) Agile
8 465 (30.47%) Programme Management
9 455 (29.82%) Digital Marketing
10 452 (29.62%) Telecoms
11 326 (21.36%) Social Skills
12 283 (18.55%) Azure
13 266 (17.43%) Microsoft
14 248 (16.25%) Degree
15 247 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
16 222 (14.55%) Python
17 212 (13.89%) SQL
18 192 (12.58%) C#
18 192 (12.58%) Retail
19 191 (12.52%) SaaS
20 181 (11.86%) JavaScript
21 177 (11.60%) Analytics
22 171 (11.21%) React
23 169 (11.07%) Project Management
24 166 (10.88%) ERP
25 158 (10.35%) Analytical Skills
26 155 (10.16%) Software Engineering
27 153 (10.03%) .NET
28 151 (9.90%) Java
29 143 (9.37%) Risk Management

Manufacturing
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 43 (2.82%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.70%) WordPress
3 11 (0.72%) IIS
4 8 (0.52%) NetWeaver
5 7 (0.46%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.39%) CMS
7 5 (0.33%) Apache
7 5 (0.33%) Confluence
7 5 (0.33%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.26%) SAS
9 3 (0.20%) MS Exchange
10 2 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.13%) Documentum
10 2 (0.13%) Kinematics
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.066%) Mule
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.066%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 59 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (3.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.25%) Sketch
4 18 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (0.85%) MS Visio
5 13 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 11 (0.72%) Adobe XD
6 11 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (0.66%) Zeplin
8 9 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.33%) CPLEX
10 4 (0.26%) Campfire
11 3 (0.20%) CATIA
11 3 (0.20%) Maya
12 2 (0.13%) 3ds Max
12 2 (0.13%) Blender
12 2 (0.13%) EPLAN
12 2 (0.13%) Houdini
12 2 (0.13%) Simulink
12 2 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 56 (3.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 28 (1.83%) NetSuite
3 14 (0.92%) Dynamics NAV
4 13 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
5 12 (0.79%) SAP CO
5 12 (0.79%) SAP FI
5 12 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
6 11 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
6 11 (0.72%) SAP SD
7 9 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
8 8 (0.52%) SAP ERP
8 8 (0.52%) SAP MDM
8 8 (0.52%) SAP PM
9 7 (0.46%) Primavera
10 5 (0.33%) FastStats
10 5 (0.33%) Oracle Applications
10 5 (0.33%) SAP WM
11 4 (0.26%) DELMIA
11 4 (0.26%) Salesforce.com CRM
12 3 (0.20%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 283 (18.55%) Azure
2 191 (12.52%) SaaS
3 127 (8.32%) AWS
4 106 (6.95%) Microsoft 365
5 88 (5.77%) GCP
6 60 (3.93%) Power Platform
7 43 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
8 34 (2.23%) Serverless
9 31 (2.03%) Figma
10 26 (1.70%) BrowserStack
10 26 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
10 26 (1.70%) Sauce Labs
11 21 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
12 18 (1.18%) Azure Active Directory
13 17 (1.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 17 (1.11%) Power Automate
14 15 (0.98%) AWS Lambda
14 15 (0.98%) PowerApps
15 13 (0.85%) GitHub
16 11 (0.72%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 72 (4.72%) Firewall
2 48 (3.15%) VPN
3 40 (2.62%) WAN
4 34 (2.23%) LAN
5 32 (2.10%) Internet
6 18 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
7 14 (0.92%) Wireless
8 13 (0.85%) Network Security
8 13 (0.85%) TCP/IP
9 11 (0.72%) DNS
9 11 (0.72%) VLAN
10 10 (0.66%) SD-WAN
11 9 (0.59%) Software-Defined Radio
12 8 (0.52%) DHCP
13 6 (0.39%) PPP
14 5 (0.33%) Broadband
14 5 (0.33%) Ethernet
14 5 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
14 5 (0.33%) MPLS
14 5 (0.33%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (7.60%) SQL Server
2 58 (3.80%) MySQL
2 58 (3.80%) Power BI
3 43 (2.82%) Big Data
4 32 (2.10%) PostgreSQL
5 28 (1.83%) MongoDB
5 28 (1.83%) Tableau
6 27 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
7 24 (1.57%) Redis
8 20 (1.31%) DynamoDB
8 20 (1.31%) NoSQL
9 19 (1.25%) Data Lake
10 16 (1.05%) Relational Database
11 14 (0.92%) SAP HANA
11 14 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 12 (0.79%) Oracle Database
12 12 (0.79%) SAP BW
12 12 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 10 (0.66%) Power Query
14 6 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 93 (6.09%) Git (software)
2 59 (3.87%) Cypress.io
3 52 (3.41%) GitLab
4 42 (2.75%) JIRA
5 31 (2.03%) Selenium
6 27 (1.77%) Postman
7 26 (1.70%) Gatling
7 26 (1.70%) JMeter
7 26 (1.70%) Protractor
7 26 (1.70%) SpecFlow
7 26 (1.70%) TestCafe
8 14 (0.92%) Jenkins
9 10 (0.66%) JUnit
9 10 (0.66%) LabVIEW
10 9 (0.59%) Visual Studio
11 8 (0.52%) Gradle
12 7 (0.46%) Eclipse
13 6 (0.39%) Cucumber
13 6 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
14 5 (0.33%) Bitbucket
General
1 676 (44.30%) Finance
2 561 (36.76%) Public Sector
3 522 (34.21%) Electronics
4 507 (33.22%) Marketing
5 452 (29.62%) Telecoms
6 326 (21.36%) Social Skills
7 192 (12.58%) Retail
8 158 (10.35%) Analytical Skills
9 110 (7.21%) Local Government
10 70 (4.59%) Legal
11 56 (3.67%) Pharmaceutical
12 49 (3.21%) Automotive
13 42 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 42 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
13 42 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
14 40 (2.62%) Aerospace
15 36 (2.36%) Law
16 30 (1.97%) Games
17 19 (1.25%) Banking
18 17 (1.11%) German Language
Job Titles
1 295 (19.33%) Developer
2 184 (12.06%) Analyst
3 114 (7.47%) Project Manager
4 106 (6.95%) Software Engineer
5 69 (4.52%) Senior Developer
6 68 (4.46%) Consultant
7 64 (4.19%) .NET Developer
8 56 (3.67%) Architect
9 48 (3.15%) Front End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 46 (3.01%) IT Manager
11 41 (2.69%) QA Engineer
11 41 (2.69%) Senior Software Engineer
12 40 (2.62%) Full Stack Developer
13 39 (2.56%) DevOps Engineer
13 39 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
14 38 (2.49%) Support Analyst
15 36 (2.36%) Administrator
15 36 (2.36%) Senior Manager
16 33 (2.16%) Support Engineer
17 32 (2.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 171 (11.21%) React
2 153 (10.03%) .NET
3 90 (5.90%) HTML
4 81 (5.31%) REST
5 78 (5.11%) CSS
5 78 (5.11%) Vue.js
6 58 (3.80%) AngularJS
7 49 (3.21%) Web Services
8 44 (2.88%) Node.js
8 44 (2.88%) PyTorch
9 43 (2.82%) Phoenix
9 43 (2.82%) Phoenix Framework
9 43 (2.82%) Swagger
10 41 (2.69%) Laravel
11 40 (2.62%) RESTful
12 38 (2.49%) JSON
13 37 (2.42%) Redux
14 35 (2.29%) RabbitMQ
15 34 (2.23%) Spring
16 33 (2.16%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 136 (8.91%) User Experience
2 102 (6.68%) Greenfield Project
3 53 (3.47%) Management Information System
4 45 (2.95%) Algorithms
5 39 (2.56%) 3D Printing
6 36 (2.36%) Data Structures
7 34 (2.23%) Industry 4.0
8 33 (2.16%) Virtual Team
9 30 (1.97%) Driving Licence
10 25 (1.64%) Linux Command Line
11 22 (1.44%) Life Science
12 21 (1.38%) FMCG
13 20 (1.31%) IoT
14 19 (1.25%) Cloud Native
14 19 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
14 19 (1.25%) Public Cloud
15 18 (1.18%) Blog
16 16 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
16 16 (1.05%) FPGA
16 16 (1.05%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 124 (8.13%) Windows
2 94 (6.16%) Linux
3 48 (3.15%) Unix
3 48 (3.15%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.57%) Android
5 22 (1.44%) CentOS
6 20 (1.31%) Windows 10
7 12 (0.79%) ThreadX
8 7 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (0.46%) Windows Vista
9 4 (0.26%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.13%) Robot Operating System
10 2 (0.13%) SUSE
11 1 (0.066%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.066%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.066%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 533 (34.93%) Business Intelligence
2 489 (32.04%) Agile
3 465 (30.47%) Programme Management
4 455 (29.82%) Digital Marketing
5 247 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
6 177 (11.60%) Analytics
7 169 (11.07%) Project Management
8 166 (10.88%) ERP
9 155 (10.16%) Software Engineering
10 143 (9.37%) Risk Management
11 129 (8.45%) Information Security
12 126 (8.26%) DevOps
13 117 (7.67%) Test Automation
14 115 (7.54%) Cybersecurity
15 110 (7.21%) Computer Science
16 106 (6.95%) Continuous Improvement
16 106 (6.95%) Scrum
17 102 (6.68%) Artificial Intelligence
18 96 (6.29%) CI/CD
19 92 (6.03%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 222 (14.55%) Python
2 212 (13.89%) SQL
3 192 (12.58%) C#
4 181 (11.86%) JavaScript
5 151 (9.90%) Java
6 112 (7.34%) TypeScript
7 82 (5.37%) C++
8 70 (4.59%) C
9 64 (4.19%) Bash
10 43 (2.82%) Elixir
10 43 (2.82%) Erlang
10 43 (2.82%) ML
11 40 (2.62%) PHP
12 35 (2.29%) PowerShell
13 31 (2.03%) T-SQL
14 29 (1.90%) R
15 26 (1.70%) Ruby
16 23 (1.51%) VB
17 18 (1.18%) Go
17 18 (1.18%) Perl
Qualifications
1 248 (16.25%) Degree
2 94 (6.16%) Security Cleared
3 75 (4.91%) SC Cleared
4 42 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (2.42%) PMI Certification
6 31 (2.03%) PMP
7 25 (1.64%) Master's Degree
8 19 (1.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 17 (1.11%) ISTQB
10 15 (0.98%) DV Cleared
11 13 (0.85%) CISSP
12 12 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 11 (0.72%) ACCA
13 11 (0.72%) CIMA
13 11 (0.72%) PhD
14 7 (0.46%) MCP
15 6 (0.39%) Postgraduate
16 5 (0.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (8.19%) GRC
2 120 (7.86%) QA
3 42 (2.75%) SLA
4 41 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 40 (2.62%) GDPR
6 36 (2.36%) PCI DSS
7 24 (1.57%) NIST
8 20 (1.31%) GMP
9 14 (0.92%) Data Quality
10 13 (0.85%) Accessibility
10 13 (0.85%) Good Clinical Practice
11 11 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
11 11 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
11 11 (0.72%) ISO 9001
12 9 (0.59%) PMO
13 6 (0.39%) ECSS
14 5 (0.33%) GxP
14 5 (0.33%) PMBOK
15 4 (0.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
15 4 (0.26%) CDISC
System Software
1 119 (7.80%) Docker
2 80 (5.24%) Active Directory
3 35 (2.29%) Firmware
4 18 (1.18%) Hyper-V
5 15 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.26%) vSphere
8 3 (0.20%) Lustre
8 3 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.20%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.066%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.066%) NFS
9 1 (0.066%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.066%) OpenDJ
9 1 (0.066%) OpenIDM
9 1 (0.066%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.066%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 118 (7.73%) Kubernetes
2 74 (4.85%) Terraform
3 47 (3.08%) Ansible
4 33 (2.16%) Puppet
5 28 (1.83%) Opscode Chef
6 11 (0.72%) Trend Micro Deep Security
7 9 (0.59%) SCCM
8 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (0.46%) Packer
9 5 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.26%) MOM
11 3 (0.20%) Nagios
11 3 (0.20%) Nessus
11 3 (0.20%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.20%) vRealize
11 3 (0.20%) VxRail
12 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.066%) Consul
13 1 (0.066%) Dell DRAC
13 1 (0.066%) Grafana
Vendors
1 577 (37.81%) SAP
2 266 (17.43%) Microsoft
3 79 (5.18%) Oracle
4 57 (3.74%) Google
5 33 (2.16%) Cisco
6 29 (1.90%) VMware
7 24 (1.57%) Red Hat
7 24 (1.57%) Salesforce.com
8 22 (1.44%) ServiceNow
9 20 (1.31%) JD Edwards
10 17 (1.11%) CyberArk
10 17 (1.11%) IBM
11 16 (1.05%) EMC
12 15 (0.98%) Extreme Networks
12 15 (0.98%) Ruckus Wireless
13 12 (0.79%) QNX
13 12 (0.79%) Siemens
14 11 (0.72%) Trend Micro
15 10 (0.66%) IFS
16 9 (0.59%) Workday