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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 88 106
Rank change year-on-year +10 +18 -32
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 147 71 70
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.92% 3.01% 1.79%
As % of the General category 4.79% 4.53% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 119 60 35
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.27% -16.19%
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £69,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -2.44%

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 3,067 1,569 2,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.10% 66.43% 57.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,003 804 942
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,225 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.18% -9.05% -9.48%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £85,250
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 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 10 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 10 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 +11 13 £54,375 +14.47% 39
Rochdale +4 10 £45,000 -5.26% 4
Stalybridge - 7 £50,000 - 1
Oldham +5 4 £50,550 +26.38% 6
Stockport -6 4 £46,000 +8.24% 14
Sale - 3 £55,000 - 2
Bury - 1 £32,000 - 2
Cheadle - 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 (0.68%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (0.68%) HCL Domino
1 1 (0.68%) HCL Notes
1 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (2.04%) Revit
2 2 (1.36%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.68%) Autodesk Smoke
3 1 (0.68%) Simulink
3 1 (0.68%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (7.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (4.08%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.04%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.68%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 11 (7.48%) Azure
2 8 (5.44%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (5.44%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (4.76%) Power Platform
4 5 (3.40%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (2.04%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.04%) Intacct
5 3 (2.04%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.04%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.36%) Azure Functions
6 2 (1.36%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (1.36%) SaaS
6 2 (1.36%) Serverless
7 1 (0.68%) AWS
7 1 (0.68%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.68%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.04%) VPN
2 2 (1.36%) BGP
2 2 (1.36%) DHCP
2 2 (1.36%) DNS
2 2 (1.36%) HSRP
2 2 (1.36%) IPsec
2 2 (1.36%) LAN
2 2 (1.36%) MPLS
2 2 (1.36%) OSPF
2 2 (1.36%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (1.36%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.36%) VoIP
2 2 (1.36%) VRRP
2 2 (1.36%) WAN
2 2 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.36%) Wireless
2 2 (1.36%) Wireshark
2 2 (1.36%) WLAN
3 1 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.68%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.40%) SQL Server
1 5 (3.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (1.36%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) JIRA
1 1 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (0.68%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 32 (21.77%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.93%) Finance
3 18 (12.24%) Aerospace
4 16 (10.88%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (7.48%) Automotive
6 11 (7.48%) Retail
7 9 (6.12%) Electronics
7 9 (6.12%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (2.72%) Marketing
8 4 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.04%) Law
9 3 (2.04%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (2.04%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.36%) Legal
10 2 (1.36%) Local Government
11 1 (0.68%) Agrochemical
11 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (21.77%) Business Development Manager
1 32 (21.77%) Business Manager
1 32 (21.77%) Development Manager
2 13 (8.84%) Lead
2 13 (8.84%) Test Engineer
3 12 (8.16%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 11 (7.48%) Lead Test Engineer
5 10 (6.80%) Support Engineer
6 9 (6.12%) Planning Manager
7 8 (5.44%) Consultant
8 7 (4.76%) Technical Development Manager
8 7 (4.76%) Technical Manager
9 6 (4.08%) Sales Manager
9 6 (4.08%) SAP Manager
10 5 (3.40%) Analyst
10 5 (3.40%) IT Manager
10 5 (3.40%) IT Support
10 5 (3.40%) Technical Engineer
11 4 (2.72%) IT Support Engineer
11 4 (2.72%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.04%) EDI
1 3 (2.04%) Web Services
2 1 (0.68%) FastAPI
2 1 (0.68%) Node.js
2 1 (0.68%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.48%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (4.08%) FMCG
3 5 (3.40%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.72%) Robotics
5 3 (2.04%) Analogue Electronics
5 3 (2.04%) CCTV
5 3 (2.04%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.36%) Life Science
6 2 (1.36%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.68%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.68%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.68%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.68%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.68%) PMI
7 1 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.68%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.40%) Windows
2 1 (0.68%) Android
2 1 (0.68%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.68%) Linux
2 1 (0.68%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (24.49%) Business Development
2 33 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
3 31 (21.09%) ERP
4 30 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (10.20%) Decision-Making
6 12 (8.16%) Customer Service
7 11 (7.48%) B2B
8 10 (6.80%) Presales
8 10 (6.80%) Validation
9 9 (6.12%) Preventative Maintenance
10 8 (5.44%) CRM
10 8 (5.44%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 8 (5.44%) Logistics
10 8 (5.44%) Process Improvement
10 8 (5.44%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (4.76%) Cost Reduction
11 7 (4.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 6 (4.08%) Collaborative Working
12 6 (4.08%) Customer Acquisition
12 6 (4.08%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.72%) JavaScript
1 4 (2.72%) Python
2 3 (2.04%) C#
3 1 (0.68%) Assembly Language
3 1 (0.68%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.68%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.68%) SQL
3 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (8.16%) HNC
1 12 (8.16%) Security Cleared
2 11 (7.48%) Degree
3 7 (4.76%) HND
3 7 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 3 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (2.04%) DV Cleared
4 3 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.36%) CCNA
5 2 (1.36%) CCNP
5 2 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.36%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (0.68%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.68%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.68%) IRCA
6 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.68%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.40%) QA
2 3 (2.04%) SLA
3 2 (1.36%) GRC
4 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.68%) GDPR
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.68%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (3.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.68%) Firmware
2 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.36%) Ansible
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (12.93%) SAP
2 15 (10.20%) Microsoft
3 4 (2.72%) Facebook
3 4 (2.72%) Sage
4 3 (2.04%) Dell
4 3 (2.04%) HP
5 1 (0.68%) Autodesk
5 1 (0.68%) EMC
5 1 (0.68%) Epicor
5 1 (0.68%) Freshdesk
5 1 (0.68%) NEC
5 1 (0.68%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.68%) Siemens
5 1 (0.68%) VMware