Manufacturing Jobs with Work from Home Options

Manufacturing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 142 190 201
Rank change year-on-year +48 +11 -45
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 764 765 1,422
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.26% 1.84% 2.07%
As % of the General category 3.68% 2.79% 3.29%
Number of salaries quoted 545 578 1,007
10th Percentile £33,000 £34,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,500 £84,125 £86,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 20,774 27,449 43,229
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.35% 66.02% 62.92%
Number of salaries quoted 15,088 18,261 24,404
10th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £46,570 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,751 £79,406
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Manufacturing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Manufacturing trend for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing.

Manufacturing salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Manufacturing salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (1.70%) Documentum
1 13 (1.70%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.79%) Apache
3 6 (0.79%) nginx
4 3 (0.39%) Anypoint
4 3 (0.39%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.39%) IIS
5 2 (0.26%) SAS
6 1 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.13%) JBoss
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.57%) SOLIDWORKS
3 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.79%) OrCAD
6 5 (0.65%) Solid Edge
7 4 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (0.39%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.26%) CATIA
9 2 (0.26%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.13%) CANalyzer
10 1 (0.13%) Simulink
10 1 (0.13%) Sketch
10 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (2.36%) Dynamics NAV
2 15 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (1.70%) TrackWise
5 7 (0.92%) SAP SCM
6 6 (0.79%) SAP PP
7 4 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.52%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
8 3 (0.39%) Oracle Manufacturing
8 3 (0.39%) Sage X3
8 3 (0.39%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.39%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.26%) DELMIA
9 2 (0.26%) Magento
9 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
9 2 (0.26%) SAP MII
9 2 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 2 (0.26%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 67 (8.77%) Azure
2 63 (8.25%) Power Platform
3 44 (5.76%) Dynamics 365
4 40 (5.24%) AWS
5 32 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (4.06%) SaaS
7 19 (2.49%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (1.70%) GitHub
9 11 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
9 11 (1.44%) Serverless
10 9 (1.18%) Entra ID
11 8 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.92%) Azure API Management
12 7 (0.92%) Azure Event Grid
12 7 (0.92%) Azure Functions
12 7 (0.92%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (0.79%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (0.65%) AWS IoT
15 4 (0.52%) Figma
15 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 38 (4.97%) Ethernet
2 34 (4.45%) RS-232
3 29 (3.80%) Wireless
4 27 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (1.70%) MQTT
6 12 (1.57%) Firewall
6 12 (1.57%) LAN
7 11 (1.44%) LTE
7 11 (1.44%) TCP/IP
8 10 (1.31%) WAN
9 8 (1.05%) HTTP
9 8 (1.05%) Internet
10 6 (0.79%) DNS
11 5 (0.65%) Bluetooth
11 5 (0.65%) LoRaWAN
11 5 (0.65%) Network Security
11 5 (0.65%) TETRA
12 4 (0.52%) Profibus
12 4 (0.52%) Software-Defined Radio
13 3 (0.39%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (6.68%) Power BI
2 29 (3.80%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (3.40%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.83%) SQLite
5 13 (1.70%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.57%) Redis
7 10 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (1.05%) MySQL
9 6 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (0.79%) GIS
9 6 (0.79%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.79%) Tableau
10 3 (0.39%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.39%) Data Vault
10 3 (0.39%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.39%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.26%) MS Access
11 2 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 51 (6.68%) Git
2 31 (4.06%) Visual Studio
3 28 (3.66%) JIRA
4 19 (2.49%) LabVIEW
5 15 (1.96%) Subversion
6 10 (1.31%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.92%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.65%) Maven
9 4 (0.52%) GitLab
9 4 (0.52%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.26%) Selenium
10 2 (0.26%) WebDriver
11 1 (0.13%) CANoe
General
1 219 (28.66%) Social Skills
2 206 (26.96%) Finance
3 153 (20.03%) Electronics
4 116 (15.18%) Marketing
5 97 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
6 89 (11.65%) Telecoms
7 81 (10.60%) Public Sector
8 67 (8.77%) Retail
9 66 (8.64%) Aerospace
10 64 (8.38%) Automotive
11 43 (5.63%) Pharmaceutical
12 37 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 22 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
14 20 (2.62%) Games
15 18 (2.36%) Legal
15 18 (2.36%) Military
16 16 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.57%) Advertising
18 11 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
19 9 (1.18%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 109 (14.27%) Senior
2 90 (11.78%) Software Engineer
3 74 (9.69%) Analyst
4 70 (9.16%) Project Manager
5 64 (8.38%) Developer
6 50 (6.54%) Consultant
6 50 (6.54%) Senior Software Engineer
7 49 (6.41%) Lead
7 49 (6.41%) Systems Engineer
8 46 (6.02%) Embedded Engineer
9 38 (4.97%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 32 (4.19%) Development Manager
11 31 (4.06%) Business Development Manager
11 31 (4.06%) Business Manager
12 27 (3.53%) Electronics Engineer
12 27 (3.53%) Hardware Engineer
13 26 (3.40%) Architect
13 26 (3.40%) IT Manager
14 25 (3.27%) Senior Embedded Engineer
15 23 (3.01%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (6.15%) .NET
2 39 (5.10%) HTML
3 27 (3.53%) React
4 25 (3.27%) .NET Framework
5 24 (3.14%) AngularJS
5 24 (3.14%) CSS
6 23 (3.01%) RESTful
7 22 (2.88%) Django
8 19 (2.49%) Flask
8 19 (2.49%) Yocto
9 16 (2.09%) .NET Core
9 16 (2.09%) Blazor
10 15 (1.96%) ASP.NET
11 13 (1.70%) Node.js
12 10 (1.31%) Kafka
12 10 (1.31%) YAML
13 8 (1.05%) ASP.NET MVC
13 8 (1.05%) WCF
14 7 (0.92%) WinForms
14 7 (0.92%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 35 (4.58%) FMCG
2 34 (4.45%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (3.80%) IoT
3 29 (3.80%) Management Information System
4 24 (3.14%) Driving Licence
5 19 (2.49%) Device Driver
6 17 (2.23%) Life Science
7 16 (2.09%) Embedded Systems
8 14 (1.83%) Analogue Electronics
8 14 (1.83%) FPGA
8 14 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.70%) Algorithms
9 13 (1.70%) Data Centre
9 13 (1.70%) LIMS
10 12 (1.57%) Operational Technology
11 11 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.05%) Product Ownership
12 8 (1.05%) VHDL
13 7 (0.92%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 70 (9.16%) Linux
2 44 (5.76%) Windows
3 19 (2.49%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (1.83%) FreeRTOS
5 10 (1.31%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.05%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.52%) VxWorks
9 3 (0.39%) VMS
9 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.26%) Android
10 2 (0.26%) Windows Embedded Compact
11 1 (0.13%) HPUX
11 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (17.28%) ERP
2 129 (16.88%) Business Intelligence
3 127 (16.62%) Software Engineering
4 124 (16.23%) Project Management
5 122 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (11.65%) Agile
7 84 (10.99%) Programme Management
8 76 (9.95%) Digital Marketing
9 54 (7.07%) Mentoring
10 49 (6.41%) CRM
11 46 (6.02%) DevOps
12 45 (5.89%) Computer Science
13 44 (5.76%) Change Management
13 44 (5.76%) Logistics
13 44 (5.76%) Stakeholder Management
14 43 (5.63%) Systems Engineering
15 41 (5.37%) Customer Requirements
16 40 (5.24%) Supply Chain Management
17 39 (5.10%) Continuous Improvement
18 37 (4.84%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 100 (13.09%) SQL
2 91 (11.91%) Python
3 73 (9.55%) C
4 67 (8.77%) C#
5 56 (7.33%) JavaScript
6 33 (4.32%) TypeScript
7 29 (3.80%) Java
8 27 (3.53%) Embedded C
9 22 (2.88%) C++
10 16 (2.09%) Bash
11 15 (1.96%) T-SQL
12 11 (1.44%) PHP
12 11 (1.44%) VB
12 11 (1.44%) VB.NET
13 8 (1.05%) PowerShell
14 7 (0.92%) XAML
15 6 (0.79%) Embedded C++
16 4 (0.52%) Ada
16 4 (0.52%) R
16 4 (0.52%) VB6
Qualifications
1 189 (24.74%) Degree
2 74 (9.69%) Security Cleared
3 23 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
3 23 (3.01%) Master's Degree
4 17 (2.23%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.09%) CISSP
6 13 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.70%) HND
7 12 (1.57%) PMI Certification
7 12 (1.57%) PMP
8 9 (1.18%) CISM
8 9 (1.18%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.18%) HNC
9 7 (0.92%) CISA
10 6 (0.79%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.79%) PhD
11 4 (0.52%) CCNA
11 4 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.52%) CRISC
12 3 (0.39%) CASP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (5.37%) QA
2 18 (2.36%) GMP
3 16 (2.09%) PMO
4 13 (1.70%) Good Clinical Practice
4 13 (1.70%) GxP
5 10 (1.31%) GDPR
6 9 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.18%) NIST
7 5 (0.65%) GAMP
7 5 (0.65%) ISO 13485
8 4 (0.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 4 (0.52%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.39%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.39%) ISO 31000
9 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (0.39%) NCSC
9 3 (0.39%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 34 (4.45%) Firmware
2 22 (2.88%) Docker
3 11 (1.44%) Active Directory
4 10 (1.31%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.65%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.39%) KVM
8 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (1.57%) Terraform
2 4 (0.52%) Puppet
3 3 (0.39%) Ansible
3 3 (0.39%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.26%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.26%) Nessus
5 1 (0.13%) SCCM
5 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.13%) vRealize
Vendors
1 105 (13.74%) SAP
2 92 (12.04%) Microsoft
3 51 (6.68%) IFS
4 28 (3.66%) Oracle
5 16 (2.09%) Workday
6 9 (1.18%) DevExpress
6 9 (1.18%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.18%) Thales
7 8 (1.05%) Cisco
8 7 (0.92%) NVIDIA
9 6 (0.79%) Google
9 6 (0.79%) Siemens
9 6 (0.79%) VMware
10 5 (0.65%) BT
10 5 (0.65%) Databricks
10 5 (0.65%) Epicor
10 5 (0.65%) Sage
11 4 (0.52%) QNX
12 3 (0.39%) Adobe
12 3 (0.39%) Apple