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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 86 109
Rank change year-on-year +13 +23 -30
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 149 70 71
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.95% 2.95% 1.80%
As % of the General category 4.85% 4.44% 3.14%
Number of salaries quoted 121 59 35
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £33,750 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -19.05%
75th Percentile £61,250 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £66,000
North West median annual salary £46,587 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% -10.00% -

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 3,072 1,578 2,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.10% 66.53% 57.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,017 796 957
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -8.57% -9.48%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £85,000
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 6 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 6 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 +15 12 £54,000 +13.68% 38
Rochdale +3 11 £42,500 -10.53% 6
Stalybridge - 7 £50,000 -
Oldham +5 4 £50,550 +26.38% 8
Stockport -8 4 £46,000 +8.24% 17
Sale - 3 £55,000 - 2
Bury - 1 £32,000 -
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 (0.67%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (0.67%) HCL Domino
1 1 (0.67%) HCL Notes
1 1 (0.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (2.01%) Revit
2 2 (1.34%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.67%) Autodesk Smoke
3 1 (0.67%) Simulink
3 1 (0.67%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 12 (8.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (4.70%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.01%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (2.01%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.67%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 11 (7.38%) Azure
2 8 (5.37%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (4.70%) Power Platform
4 5 (3.36%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (2.01%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.01%) Intacct
5 3 (2.01%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.01%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.34%) Azure Functions
6 2 (1.34%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (1.34%) SaaS
6 2 (1.34%) Serverless
7 1 (0.67%) AWS
7 1 (0.67%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.67%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.01%) VPN
2 2 (1.34%) BGP
2 2 (1.34%) DHCP
2 2 (1.34%) DNS
2 2 (1.34%) HSRP
2 2 (1.34%) IPsec
2 2 (1.34%) LAN
2 2 (1.34%) MPLS
2 2 (1.34%) OSPF
2 2 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (1.34%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.34%) VoIP
2 2 (1.34%) VRRP
2 2 (1.34%) WAN
2 2 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.34%) Wireless
2 2 (1.34%) Wireshark
2 2 (1.34%) WLAN
3 1 (0.67%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.67%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.36%) SQL Server
1 5 (3.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (1.34%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.67%) JIRA
1 1 (0.67%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (0.67%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 30 (20.13%) Social Skills
2 20 (13.42%) Aerospace
3 19 (12.75%) Finance
4 16 (10.74%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (8.72%) Automotive
6 11 (7.38%) Retail
7 9 (6.04%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (5.37%) Electronics
9 4 (2.68%) Marketing
9 4 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.68%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.01%) Law
10 3 (2.01%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.34%) Legal
11 2 (1.34%) Local Government
12 1 (0.67%) Agrochemical
12 1 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (22.82%) Business Development Manager
1 34 (22.82%) Business Manager
1 34 (22.82%) Development Manager
2 13 (8.72%) Lead
3 12 (8.05%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 12 (8.05%) Test Engineer
4 11 (7.38%) Lead Test Engineer
4 11 (7.38%) Support Engineer
5 10 (6.71%) Planning Manager
6 8 (5.37%) Consultant
6 8 (5.37%) Sales Manager
7 7 (4.70%) SAP Manager
7 7 (4.70%) Technical Development Manager
7 7 (4.70%) Technical Manager
8 6 (4.03%) IT Support
9 5 (3.36%) Analyst
9 5 (3.36%) IT Engineer
9 5 (3.36%) IT Manager
9 5 (3.36%) IT Support Engineer
9 5 (3.36%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.01%) EDI
1 3 (2.01%) Web Services
2 1 (0.67%) FastAPI
2 1 (0.67%) Node.js
2 1 (0.67%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.05%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (3.36%) Driving Licence
2 5 (3.36%) FMCG
3 3 (2.01%) Data Centre
3 3 (2.01%) Robotics
4 2 (1.34%) Analogue Electronics
4 2 (1.34%) CCTV
4 2 (1.34%) Life Science
4 2 (1.34%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.67%) AI Agents
5 1 (0.67%) Cloud Native
5 1 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.67%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.67%) PMI
5 1 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.67%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.36%) Windows
2 1 (0.67%) Android
2 1 (0.67%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.67%) Linux
2 1 (0.67%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.67%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.67%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (25.50%) Business Development
2 33 (22.15%) ERP
3 31 (20.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 30 (20.13%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (9.40%) Decision-Making
6 12 (8.05%) B2B
7 11 (7.38%) Customer Service
7 11 (7.38%) Validation
8 10 (6.71%) Presales
9 9 (6.04%) CRM
9 9 (6.04%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 9 (6.04%) Preventative Maintenance
10 8 (5.37%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (4.70%) Business Continuity
11 7 (4.70%) Data Cleansing
11 7 (4.70%) Data Migration
11 7 (4.70%) Logistics
11 7 (4.70%) Migration
11 7 (4.70%) Process Improvement
11 7 (4.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.68%) JavaScript
1 4 (2.68%) Python
2 3 (2.01%) C#
3 1 (0.67%) Assembly Language
3 1 (0.67%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.67%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.67%) SQL
3 1 (0.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (8.05%) Security Cleared
2 11 (7.38%) Degree
2 11 (7.38%) HNC
3 7 (4.70%) HND
3 7 (4.70%) SC Cleared
4 3 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (2.01%) DV Cleared
4 3 (2.01%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.34%) CCNA
5 2 (1.34%) CCNP
5 2 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.34%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (0.67%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.67%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.67%) IRCA
6 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.67%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.03%) QA
2 3 (2.01%) SLA
3 2 (1.34%) GRC
4 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.67%) GDPR
4 1 (0.67%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.67%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.67%) Firmware
2 1 (0.67%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.34%) Ansible
2 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (13.42%) SAP
2 14 (9.40%) Microsoft
3 5 (3.36%) Sage
4 4 (2.68%) Dell
4 4 (2.68%) Facebook
4 4 (2.68%) HP
5 2 (1.34%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.67%) Autodesk
6 1 (0.67%) EMC
6 1 (0.67%) Epicor
6 1 (0.67%) Freshdesk
6 1 (0.67%) NEC
6 1 (0.67%) Siemens
6 1 (0.67%) VMware
6 1 (0.67%) Zoho