Hybrid/Remote Manufacturing Job Trends

Manufacturing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 134 115
Rank change year-on-year +19 -19 +36
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 342 425 578
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.27% 2.52% 2.78%
As % of the General category 3.71% 3.70% 4.41%
Number of salaries quoted 260 234 374
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,813 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -14.53% +1.74%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £91,125 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -4.55%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,218 11,490 13,114
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.13% 68.23% 63.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5,835 6,549 10,195
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,401
25th Percentile £39,000 £46,713 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.68% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,399 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.39%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Manufacturing job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Manufacturing
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Manufacturing salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (3.80%) Confluence
2 11 (3.22%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.58%) CMS
4 2 (0.58%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.58%) IIS
4 2 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.58%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.58%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.58%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (6.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.75%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.17%) 3ds Max
4 4 (1.17%) Navisworks
4 4 (1.17%) Revit
4 4 (1.17%) SketchUp
5 2 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.58%) OrCAD
5 2 (0.58%) Simulink
6 1 (0.29%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.29%) CATIA
6 1 (0.29%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.29%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.29%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.29%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (4.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.92%) Sage 200
3 5 (1.46%) Visualfiles
4 4 (1.17%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.88%) Primavera
5 3 (0.88%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle BPM
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.58%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.58%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.58%) SAP SCM
6 2 (0.58%) Shopify
7 1 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.29%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.29%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 51 (14.91%) Azure
2 35 (10.23%) Power Platform
3 33 (9.65%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (5.85%) AWS
4 20 (5.85%) SaaS
5 18 (5.26%) GCP
6 12 (3.51%) Entra ID
7 11 (3.22%) GitHub
8 10 (2.92%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (2.05%) Smartsheet
11 5 (1.46%) Intacct
12 4 (1.17%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (1.17%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.88%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (0.88%) Azure Stack
13 3 (0.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.88%) OCI
13 3 (0.88%) Serverless
14 2 (0.58%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.43%) Network Security
2 13 (3.80%) WAN
3 9 (2.63%) DHCP
3 9 (2.63%) DNS
3 9 (2.63%) LAN
4 7 (2.05%) Wireless
5 6 (1.75%) Cisco Wireless
5 6 (1.75%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.46%) Firewall
7 4 (1.17%) NAS
7 4 (1.17%) VLAN
7 4 (1.17%) WLAN
8 3 (0.88%) Modbus
9 2 (0.58%) 4G
9 2 (0.58%) Internet
9 2 (0.58%) MQTT
9 2 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.58%) SAN
9 2 (0.58%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (9.94%) Power BI
2 8 (2.34%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.34%) Tableau
3 5 (1.46%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.46%) Metadata
3 5 (1.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.17%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.17%) Qlik Sense
4 4 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.88%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.88%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.58%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.58%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle Discoverer
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.58%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 17 (4.97%) JIRA
2 9 (2.63%) Subversion
3 8 (2.34%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.34%) GitLab
4 3 (0.88%) Git
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.29%) Gatling
6 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.29%) JMeter
6 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.29%) Zephyr
General
1 131 (38.30%) Social Skills
2 121 (35.38%) Finance
3 89 (26.02%) Public Sector
4 85 (24.85%) Electronics
5 80 (23.39%) Telecoms
6 77 (22.51%) Marketing
7 69 (20.18%) Analytical Skills
8 44 (12.87%) Retail
9 22 (6.43%) Pharmaceutical
10 15 (4.39%) Automotive
10 15 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (3.51%) Advertising
11 12 (3.51%) Aerospace
12 8 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.05%) French Language
13 7 (2.05%) Legal
13 7 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.46%) Military
15 4 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (17.84%) Consultant
2 44 (12.87%) Security Consultant
3 31 (9.06%) Analyst
4 27 (7.89%) Senior
5 22 (6.43%) IT Support
6 19 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 19 (5.56%) Lead
7 18 (5.26%) Architect
7 18 (5.26%) Developer
8 16 (4.68%) Sales Manager
8 16 (4.68%) Support Analyst
9 15 (4.39%) Test Engineer
10 12 (3.51%) Business Manager
10 12 (3.51%) Development Manager
10 12 (3.51%) ERP Manager
11 11 (3.22%) Manufacturing Engineer
12 10 (2.92%) Electronics Engineer
12 10 (2.92%) IT Analyst
12 10 (2.92%) IT Support Analyst
13 8 (2.34%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.31%) SAP CAF
2 8 (2.34%) SAP Fiori
3 5 (1.46%) .NET
4 4 (1.17%) Middleware
5 3 (0.88%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.88%) HTML
5 3 (0.88%) JSON
5 3 (0.88%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (0.88%) React
5 3 (0.88%) RESTful
6 2 (0.58%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.58%) CSS
6 2 (0.58%) Kafka
6 2 (0.58%) Mongoose
6 2 (0.58%) Node.js
6 2 (0.58%) React Native
6 2 (0.58%) REST
6 2 (0.58%) SOAP
6 2 (0.58%) Vue
6 2 (0.58%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.77%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (7.60%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (4.68%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.09%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.63%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (2.34%) Analogue Electronics
6 8 (2.34%) IoT
7 7 (2.05%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.75%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
8 6 (1.75%) FMCG
8 6 (1.75%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.46%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.46%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.17%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.17%) SCADA
11 3 (0.88%) CMDB
11 3 (0.88%) Semantic Web
Operating Systems
1 38 (11.11%) Windows
2 13 (3.80%) Linux
3 9 (2.63%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.34%) Android
5 6 (1.75%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.88%) Unix
7 2 (0.58%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.29%) CentOS
8 1 (0.29%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.29%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (30.41%) Business Intelligence
2 77 (22.51%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (20.76%) Programme Management
4 68 (19.88%) Digital Marketing
5 56 (16.37%) Collaborative Culture
6 54 (15.79%) ERP
7 53 (15.50%) Logistics
8 52 (15.20%) Cybersecurity
9 49 (14.33%) Agile
9 49 (14.33%) Analytics
10 45 (13.16%) Decision-Making
11 33 (9.65%) Project Delivery
12 32 (9.36%) CRM
12 32 (9.36%) Risk Management
13 30 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
14 28 (8.19%) B2B
15 25 (7.31%) ISMS
15 25 (7.31%) Mentoring
16 24 (7.02%) AI
16 24 (7.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 45 (13.16%) SQL
2 26 (7.60%) Python
3 14 (4.09%) C++
4 12 (3.51%) C
5 8 (2.34%) Embedded C
6 7 (2.05%) Java
7 6 (1.75%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.75%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.46%) C#
8 5 (1.46%) Embedded C++
9 4 (1.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (1.17%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.17%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.88%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.58%) Bash
11 2 (0.58%) Bicep
11 2 (0.58%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.29%) R
12 1 (0.29%) SHACL
12 1 (0.29%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 97 (28.36%) Security Cleared
2 59 (17.25%) SC Cleared
3 45 (13.16%) CISSP
4 37 (10.82%) Degree
5 26 (7.60%) CISM
6 25 (7.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 19 (5.56%) CEH
7 19 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
8 17 (4.97%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.92%) Master's Degree
10 8 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.05%) DBS Check
12 6 (1.75%) ACCA
12 6 (1.75%) AWS Certification
12 6 (1.75%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.75%) CIMA
12 6 (1.75%) SAP Certification
13 4 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (1.17%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (14.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (13.45%) NIST
3 25 (7.31%) GRC
4 19 (5.56%) PCI DSS
5 13 (3.80%) QA
6 9 (2.63%) SLA
7 7 (2.05%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.88%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.88%) GDPR
8 3 (0.88%) PMO
9 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.29%) IEC 61131
9 1 (0.29%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 30 (8.77%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.34%) Firmware
3 6 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.46%) Docker
4 5 (1.46%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.88%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.58%) vSphere
7 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.34%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.17%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.88%) Nagios
4 3 (0.88%) Terraform
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.29%) Ansible
6 1 (0.29%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.29%) Puppet
6 1 (0.29%) Rancher
Vendors
1 87 (25.44%) SAP
2 73 (21.35%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.39%) Autodesk
4 11 (3.22%) Cisco
4 11 (3.22%) Sage
5 8 (2.34%) Apple
5 8 (2.34%) Atlassian
6 7 (2.05%) Google
6 7 (2.05%) Oracle
6 7 (2.05%) VMware
7 6 (1.75%) Databricks
7 6 (1.75%) EMC
8 5 (1.46%) Ariba
9 4 (1.17%) Veeam
10 3 (0.88%) Cadence
10 3 (0.88%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.88%) F5
10 3 (0.88%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.88%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.58%) Allen-Bradley