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 11 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 89 117
Rank change year-on-year +8 +28 -29
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 138 70 70
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.88% 2.92% 1.71%
As % of the General category 4.62% 4.37% 3.12%
Number of salaries quoted 117 60 38
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,500 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% - -15.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,313 £62,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £61,150 £70,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -14.14% -3.41%

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 2,987 1,601 2,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.68% 66.68% 54.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,032 825 1,074
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,400 £28,575
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -11.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,650 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -5.66%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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
Bolton +18 12 £54,375 +14.47% 15
Rochdale +4 9 £40,000 -15.79% 4
Stalybridge - 7 £50,000 -
Sale - 3 £55,000 -
Oldham +5 2 - - 5
Stockport -8 1 £50,000 +17.65% 14
Bury - 1 £32,000 - 1
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 1 (0.72%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (0.72%) HCL Domino
1 1 (0.72%) HCL Notes
1 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.45%) Revit
2 1 (0.72%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.72%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (8.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (5.80%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.17%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (7.97%) Azure
2 8 (5.80%) Dynamics 365
3 7 (5.07%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (3.62%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (2.17%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.17%) Intacct
6 3 (2.17%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.17%) PowerApps
6 3 (2.17%) SaaS
7 2 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.45%) Azure Functions
7 2 (1.45%) Azure Service Bus
7 2 (1.45%) Serverless
8 1 (0.72%) AWS
8 1 (0.72%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.17%) VPN
2 2 (1.45%) BGP
2 2 (1.45%) DHCP
2 2 (1.45%) DNS
2 2 (1.45%) HSRP
2 2 (1.45%) IPsec
2 2 (1.45%) LAN
2 2 (1.45%) MPLS
2 2 (1.45%) OSPF
2 2 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (1.45%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.45%) VoIP
2 2 (1.45%) VRRP
2 2 (1.45%) WAN
2 2 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.45%) Wireless
2 2 (1.45%) Wireshark
2 2 (1.45%) WLAN
3 1 (0.72%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.72%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.62%) SQL Server
1 5 (3.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (1.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.72%) JIRA
1 1 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (0.72%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 25 (18.12%) Social Skills
2 23 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 16 (11.59%) Finance
4 14 (10.14%) Automotive
4 14 (10.14%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (5.80%) Pharmaceutical
6 8 (5.80%) Retail
7 4 (2.90%) Electronics
7 4 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (2.90%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.17%) Law
8 3 (2.17%) Mandarin Language
8 3 (2.17%) Marketing
9 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.45%) Local Government
10 1 (0.72%) Brand Awareness
10 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (24.64%) Business Development Manager
1 34 (24.64%) Business Manager
1 34 (24.64%) Development Manager
2 19 (13.77%) Lead
3 18 (13.04%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 17 (12.32%) Lead Test Engineer
4 17 (12.32%) Test Engineer
5 11 (7.97%) Planning Manager
5 11 (7.97%) Support Engineer
6 9 (6.52%) Sales Manager
7 8 (5.80%) Consultant
8 7 (5.07%) SAP Manager
9 6 (4.35%) IT Support
9 6 (4.35%) Sales Business Development Manager
10 5 (3.62%) Analyst
10 5 (3.62%) Business Development Executive
10 5 (3.62%) IT Engineer
10 5 (3.62%) IT Manager
10 5 (3.62%) IT Support Engineer
10 5 (3.62%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.17%) EDI
1 3 (2.17%) Web Services
2 1 (0.72%) FastAPI
2 1 (0.72%) Node.js
2 1 (0.72%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (3.62%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.17%) Life Science
4 2 (1.45%) AI Agents
4 2 (1.45%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.45%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.72%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (0.72%) CCTV
5 1 (0.72%) Cloud Native
5 1 (0.72%) FMCG
5 1 (0.72%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.72%) PMI
5 1 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.72%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.62%) Windows
2 1 (0.72%) Android
2 1 (0.72%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.72%) Linux
2 1 (0.72%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.72%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.72%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (28.26%) Business Development
2 30 (21.74%) ERP
3 24 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 24 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (9.42%) Decision-Making
5 11 (7.97%) Validation
6 10 (7.25%) B2B
6 10 (7.25%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 10 (7.25%) Presales
7 8 (5.80%) Business Continuity
7 8 (5.80%) Customer Service
7 8 (5.80%) Data Cleansing
7 8 (5.80%) Data Migration
7 8 (5.80%) Migration
7 8 (5.80%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (5.07%) CRM
9 6 (4.35%) Customer Engagement
9 6 (4.35%) ITIL
9 6 (4.35%) Logistics
9 6 (4.35%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.90%) JavaScript
1 4 (2.90%) Python
2 3 (2.17%) C#
3 1 (0.72%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.72%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.72%) SQL
3 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (8.70%) Security Cleared
2 10 (7.25%) Degree
2 10 (7.25%) HNC
3 7 (5.07%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.35%) HND
5 3 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.17%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.17%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.45%) CCNA
6 2 (1.45%) CCNP
6 2 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.72%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.72%) IRCA
7 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.72%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.52%) QA
2 3 (2.17%) SLA
3 1 (0.72%) GDPR
3 1 (0.72%) GRC
3 1 (0.72%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.72%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (3.62%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.72%) Firmware
2 1 (0.72%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.45%) Ansible
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 16 (11.59%) SAP
2 11 (7.97%) Microsoft
3 4 (2.90%) Dell
3 4 (2.90%) Facebook
3 4 (2.90%) HP
3 4 (2.90%) Sage
4 2 (1.45%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.72%) Autodesk
5 1 (0.72%) EMC
5 1 (0.72%) Epicor
5 1 (0.72%) Freshdesk
5 1 (0.72%) Siemens
5 1 (0.72%) VMware
5 1 (0.72%) Zoho