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 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 72 120
Rank change year-on-year +14 +48 -2
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 126 76 93
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.45% 3.64% 1.90%
As % of the General category 4.90% 5.09% 3.42%
Number of salaries quoted 99 50 80
10th Percentile £33,750 £34,448 £32,350
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £65,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £86,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £49,400 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.20% +11.11% -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 2,569 1,493 2,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 49.95% 71.50% 55.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,515 869 2,108
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £51,150
Median % change year-on-year - +7.53% -7.00%
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 26 April 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 26 April 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 +20 7 £60,000 +26.32% 12
Altrincham - 4 £39,500 -
Rochdale -4 3 £35,000 -33.33% 3
Stockport -2 1 £32,500 -25.71% 3
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 (4.76%) Jupyter
Applications
1 6 (4.76%) Chatbot
2 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 15 (11.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (9.52%) SAP ERP
3 7 (5.56%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (2.38%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.79%) Magento
6 1 (0.79%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.79%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (4.76%) AWS
2 6 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (3.97%) Power Platform
4 4 (3.17%) Azure
5 3 (2.38%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (2.38%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.38%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.59%) SaaS
7 1 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (1.59%) Power BI
2 2 (1.59%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.79%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.79%) Qlik Sense
3 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (4.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 15 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (11.11%) Finance
3 13 (10.32%) Retail
4 10 (7.94%) Social Skills
5 9 (7.14%) Electronics
6 8 (6.35%) Aerospace
6 8 (6.35%) Public Sector
7 7 (5.56%) Automotive
8 6 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.17%) Brand Awareness
9 4 (3.17%) Law
9 4 (3.17%) Marketing
9 4 (3.17%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.38%) Military
11 2 (1.59%) Fire and Rescue
11 2 (1.59%) Police
11 2 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.79%) Advertising
12 1 (0.79%) Legal
12 1 (0.79%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 20 (15.87%) Test Engineer
2 19 (15.08%) Business Development Manager
2 19 (15.08%) Business Manager
2 19 (15.08%) Development Manager
2 19 (15.08%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 13 (10.32%) Administrator
4 12 (9.52%) Planning Manager
5 10 (7.94%) SAP Manager
6 8 (6.35%) Developer
6 8 (6.35%) Lead
6 8 (6.35%) Lead Test Engineer
7 7 (5.56%) Applications Developer
7 7 (5.56%) Business Developer
7 7 (5.56%) Support Engineer
8 6 (4.76%) Analyst
8 6 (4.76%) Electrical Engineer
8 6 (4.76%) Programmer
8 6 (4.76%) Sales Manager
8 6 (4.76%) Trainee
8 6 (4.76%) Trainee Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.76%) Hugging Face
1 6 (4.76%) Matplotlib
1 6 (4.76%) NumPy
1 6 (4.76%) Pandas
1 6 (4.76%) scikit-learn
1 6 (4.76%) Streamlit
2 3 (2.38%) EDI
2 3 (2.38%) Web Services
3 1 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.76%) Algorithms
1 6 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (3.17%) Tandem
3 3 (2.38%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.59%) AI Agents
4 2 (1.59%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.59%) Life Science
5 1 (0.79%) FMCG
5 1 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.97%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (19.05%) Business Development
2 22 (17.46%) ERP
2 22 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (10.32%) Decision-Making
3 13 (10.32%) Logistics
3 13 (10.32%) Migration
4 12 (9.52%) Business Continuity
4 12 (9.52%) Data Cleansing
4 12 (9.52%) Data Migration
4 12 (9.52%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 11 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (7.94%) AI
7 9 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (7.14%) Machine Learning
7 9 (7.14%) Validation
8 8 (6.35%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (6.35%) Customer Service
9 7 (5.56%) Chemistry
9 7 (5.56%) System Testing
10 6 (4.76%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.76%) Python
2 4 (3.17%) C#
3 3 (2.38%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.38%) SQL
4 2 (1.59%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 14 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 8 (6.35%) HNC
3 6 (4.76%) AWS Certification
3 6 (4.76%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 5 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.38%) CCA
5 3 (2.38%) Degree
5 3 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.59%) A+ Certification
6 2 (1.59%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (13.49%) QA
2 5 (3.97%) SLA
3 1 (0.79%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (15.08%) SAP
2 17 (13.49%) Microsoft
3 7 (5.56%) Oracle
4 4 (3.17%) Dell
4 4 (3.17%) HP
5 2 (1.59%) Siemens
6 1 (0.79%) Adyen
6 1 (0.79%) Apple
6 1 (0.79%) Facebook
6 1 (0.79%) Sage
6 1 (0.79%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.79%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.79%) Zoho