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 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	73	79	115
Rank change year-on-year	+6	+36	-29
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing	156	72	66
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester	2.02%	3.16%	1.74%
As % of the General category	5.04%	4.83%	2.97%
Number of salaries quoted	127	61	32
10^th Percentile	£31,150	£31,000	£25,000
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£33,750	£32,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£45,000	£44,000
Median % change year-on-year	+11.11%	+2.27%	-16.19%
75^th Percentile	£60,625	£57,500	£60,000
90^th Percentile	£75,000	£70,000	£67,125
North West median annual salary	£47,174	£46,250	£50,027
% change year-on-year	+2.00%	-7.55%	-4.71%

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.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	3,097	1,492	2,222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester	40.14%	65.55%	58.52%
Number of salaries quoted	2,013	801	897
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£28,000	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£33,125	£40,988
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£47,500	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+15.79%	-9.52%	-11.76%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£67,500	£67,500
90^th Percentile	£90,250	£82,500	£86,750
North West median annual salary	£50,000	£47,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+5.26%	-5.00%	-4.76%

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 Salary Trend in Manchester

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 18 October 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 18 October 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	+13	15	£54,375	+14.47%	61
Rochdale	+4	9	£45,000	-5.26%	1
Stalybridge	-	7	£50,000	-
Oldham	+4	4	£50,550	+26.38%	3
Stockport	-8	4	£46,000	+8.24%	22
Sale	-	3	£55,000	-
Altrincham	-	2	£75,000	-	1
Bury	-	1	£32,000	-
Cheadle	-	1	-	-
Manufacturing North West

Manufacturing Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, job vacancies citing Manufacturing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Manufacturing.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	23.7%	37
2	Business Development	21.2%	33
3	ERP	19.9%	31
3	Problem-Solving	19.9%	31
5	SAP	12.8%	20
6	Decision-Making	10.3%	16
6	Microsoft	10.3%	16
8	Customer Service	9.6%	15
9	HNC	8.3%	13
10	Security Cleared	7.7%	12
10	Stakeholder Management	7.7%	12
12	B2B	7.1%	11
12	Degree	7.1%	11
14	Azure	6.4%	10
14	Presales	6.4%	10
14	Preventative Maintenance	6.4%	10
14	Project Delivery	6.4%	10
18	Logistics	5.8%	9
18	SAP S/4HANA	5.8%	9
20	Collaborative Working	5.1%	8
20	CRM	5.1%	8
20	Dynamics 365	5.1%	8
20	Microsoft 365	5.1%	8
20	Process Improvement	5.1%	8
20	Validation	5.1%	8
26	Cost Reduction	4.5%	7
26	Customer Experience	4.5%	7
26	HND	4.5%	7
26	SC Cleared	4.5%	7
26	Telesales	4.5%	7

Manufacturing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	24.4%	38
2	Finance	13.5%	21
3	Aerospace	10.9%	17
4	Organisational Skills	9.0%	14
5	Analytical Skills	7.1%	11
6	Automotive	6.4%	10
6	Electronics	6.4%	10
6	Retail	6.4%	10
9	Pharmaceutical	5.8%	9
10	Marketing	2.6%	4
10	Presentation Skills	2.6%	4
12	Mandarin Language	1.9%	3
13	Inclusion and Diversity	1.3%	2
13	Law	1.3%	2
13	Legal	1.3%	2
13	Local Government	1.3%	2
17	Agrochemical	0.6%	1
17	Documentation Skills	0.6%	1
17	Public Sector	0.6%	1