Manufacturing Job Trends in Manchester

Manufacturing
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 66 115
Rank change year-on-year +4 +49 +18
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 112 76 92
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.60% 3.71% 2.00%
As % of the General category 5.02% 5.16% 3.61%
Number of salaries quoted 88 46 79
10th Percentile £33,750 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +19.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,125 £66,875 £66,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £95,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -5.26%

All General Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,232 1,473 2,548
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 51.82% 71.99% 55.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,299 859 2,001
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,869 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £51,364
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +11.95% -6.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Manchester

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Manchester

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 29 March 2026. 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
Altrincham - 7 £31,500 - 2
Bolton +22 3 £60,000 +23.08% 12
Stockport 0 1 £32,500 -25.71% 4
Manufacturing
North West

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (5.36%) Jupyter
Applications
1 6 (5.36%) Chatbot
2 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (8.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (6.25%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (5.36%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.89%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.89%) Magento
4 1 (0.89%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.89%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.89%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 9 (8.04%) AWS
2 6 (5.36%) Azure
2 6 (5.36%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (4.46%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (4.46%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.68%) Azure Data Factory
4 3 (2.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (1.79%) GCP
5 2 (1.79%) PowerApps
5 2 (1.79%) SaaS
6 1 (0.89%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.89%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.89%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.57%) Power BI
1 4 (3.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (2.68%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.68%) Data Lake
2 3 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (1.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.89%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.89%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (0.89%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (5.36%) Visual Studio Code
2 2 (1.79%) GitLab
2 2 (1.79%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (12.50%) Finance
2 13 (11.61%) Electronics
3 12 (10.71%) Retail
3 12 (10.71%) Social Skills
4 9 (8.04%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.25%) Marketing
5 7 (6.25%) Public Sector
5 7 (6.25%) Telecoms
6 4 (3.57%) Brand Awareness
7 3 (2.68%) Advertising
7 3 (2.68%) Aerospace
7 3 (2.68%) Automotive
7 3 (2.68%) Military
8 2 (1.79%) Fire and Rescue
8 2 (1.79%) Law
8 2 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.79%) Police
8 2 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.89%) French Language
9 1 (0.89%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 18 (16.07%) Test Engineer
2 17 (15.18%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 12 (10.71%) Administrator
4 9 (8.04%) Developer
5 8 (7.14%) Business Development Manager
5 8 (7.14%) Business Manager
5 8 (7.14%) Development Manager
6 7 (6.25%) Applications Developer
6 7 (6.25%) Business Developer
7 6 (5.36%) Artificial Intelligence Programmer
7 6 (5.36%) Commissioning Engineer
7 6 (5.36%) Electrical Engineer
7 6 (5.36%) Electronics Engineer
7 6 (5.36%) Electronics Test Engineer
7 6 (5.36%) Planning Manager
7 6 (5.36%) Programmer
7 6 (5.36%) Trainee
7 6 (5.36%) Trainee Programmer
8 5 (4.46%) Lead
8 5 (4.46%) Mathematician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.25%) scikit-learn
2 6 (5.36%) Hugging Face
2 6 (5.36%) Matplotlib
2 6 (5.36%) NumPy
2 6 (5.36%) Pandas
2 6 (5.36%) Streamlit
3 1 (0.89%) EDI
3 1 (0.89%) FastAPI
3 1 (0.89%) Node.js
3 1 (0.89%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.89%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.89%) Spring
3 1 (0.89%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.89%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.89%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.36%) Algorithms
2 4 (3.57%) Tandem
3 3 (2.68%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.68%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (1.79%) AI Agents
4 2 (1.79%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.79%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.89%) FMCG
5 1 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.89%) Industry 4.0
5 1 (0.89%) Life Science
5 1 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (12.50%) Business Development
2 14 (12.50%) ERP
3 13 (11.61%) AI
3 13 (11.61%) Decision-Making
4 12 (10.71%) Logistics
5 11 (9.82%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (9.82%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (8.93%) Machine Learning
7 9 (8.04%) Migration
8 8 (7.14%) Customer Service
9 7 (6.25%) Agile
9 7 (6.25%) Chemistry
9 7 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (6.25%) Digital Marketing
9 7 (6.25%) Programme Management
10 6 (5.36%) Data Cleansing
10 6 (5.36%) Data Migration
10 6 (5.36%) Neural Network
10 6 (5.36%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.14%) Python
2 7 (6.25%) C#
3 5 (4.46%) SQL
4 3 (2.68%) Ladder Logic
5 2 (1.79%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.89%) Java
6 1 (0.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (13.39%) Security Cleared
2 6 (5.36%) AWS Certification
2 6 (5.36%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 6 (5.36%) HNC
3 5 (4.46%) Degree
3 5 (4.46%) DV Cleared
4 3 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (2.68%) CCA
5 2 (1.79%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.89%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.89%) PMP
6 1 (0.89%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (13.39%) QA
2 3 (2.68%) SLA
3 1 (0.89%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.89%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.89%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.89%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.89%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (15.18%) Microsoft
1 17 (15.18%) SAP
2 8 (7.14%) Oracle
3 3 (2.68%) Siemens
4 1 (0.89%) Adyen
4 1 (0.89%) Apple
4 1 (0.89%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.89%) Facebook
4 1 (0.89%) ServiceNow