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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 140 189 204
Rank change year-on-year +49 +15 -35
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 771 758 1,446
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.28% 1.87% 2.05%
As % of the General category 3.70% 2.84% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 545 567 1,004
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £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% +6.48%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,250 £85,000 £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 20,854 26,724 44,823
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.63% 65.87% 63.57%
Number of salaries quoted 15,095 17,866 24,582
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 £83,684 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,750 £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 19 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 (1.69%) Documentum
1 13 (1.69%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.78%) Apache
3 6 (0.78%) 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 19 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.56%) SOLIDWORKS
3 11 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.78%) 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 (2.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 15 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.69%) TrackWise
4 7 (0.91%) SAP SCM
5 6 (0.78%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Manufacturing
7 3 (0.39%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.39%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.39%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.39%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.26%) DELMIA
8 2 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.26%) Magento
8 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 2 (0.26%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 68 (8.82%) Azure
2 62 (8.04%) Power Platform
3 44 (5.71%) Dynamics 365
4 41 (5.32%) AWS
5 31 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
5 31 (4.02%) SaaS
6 19 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (1.69%) GitHub
8 11 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
8 11 (1.43%) Serverless
9 9 (1.17%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (0.91%) Azure API Management
11 7 (0.91%) Azure Event Grid
11 7 (0.91%) Azure Functions
11 7 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.65%) AWS IoT
13 5 (0.65%) WhatsApp
14 4 (0.52%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.67%) Ethernet
2 33 (4.28%) RS-232
3 27 (3.50%) Wireless
4 25 (3.24%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (1.69%) Firewall
5 13 (1.69%) MQTT
6 12 (1.56%) LAN
6 12 (1.56%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.43%) LTE
8 10 (1.30%) WAN
9 8 (1.04%) HTTP
9 8 (1.04%) Internet
10 6 (0.78%) DNS
10 6 (0.78%) Network Security
11 5 (0.65%) Bluetooth
11 5 (0.65%) LoRaWAN
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 50 (6.49%) Power BI
2 29 (3.76%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (3.24%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.82%) SQLite
5 13 (1.69%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.56%) Redis
7 10 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (1.04%) MySQL
9 7 (0.91%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.78%) GIS
10 6 (0.78%) Tableau
11 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.39%) Data Vault
12 3 (0.39%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.39%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.26%) MS Access
13 2 (0.26%) QlikView
13 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (6.61%) Git
2 31 (4.02%) Visual Studio
3 28 (3.63%) JIRA
4 19 (2.46%) LabVIEW
5 15 (1.95%) Subversion
6 10 (1.30%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.91%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.65%) Maven
9 4 (0.52%) GitLab
9 4 (0.52%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.39%) Selenium
11 2 (0.26%) WebDriver
12 1 (0.13%) Appium
12 1 (0.13%) CANoe
12 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
12 1 (0.13%) JMeter
12 1 (0.13%) Postman
12 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
12 1 (0.13%) Serenity BDD
12 1 (0.13%) SpecFlow
General
1 226 (29.31%) Social Skills
2 212 (27.50%) Finance
3 154 (19.97%) Electronics
4 117 (15.18%) Marketing
5 98 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
6 90 (11.67%) Telecoms
7 82 (10.64%) Public Sector
8 71 (9.21%) Retail
9 66 (8.56%) Aerospace
10 65 (8.43%) Automotive
11 45 (5.84%) Pharmaceutical
12 39 (5.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 22 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
14 20 (2.59%) Games
15 18 (2.33%) Legal
15 18 (2.33%) Military
16 16 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.56%) Advertising
18 11 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
19 10 (1.30%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 108 (14.01%) Senior
2 93 (12.06%) Software Engineer
3 73 (9.47%) Project Manager
4 71 (9.21%) Analyst
5 63 (8.17%) Developer
6 50 (6.49%) Consultant
6 50 (6.49%) Lead
7 49 (6.36%) Senior Software Engineer
7 49 (6.36%) Systems Engineer
8 44 (5.71%) Embedded Engineer
9 36 (4.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 32 (4.15%) Development Manager
11 31 (4.02%) Business Development Manager
11 31 (4.02%) Business Manager
12 28 (3.63%) Electronics Engineer
12 28 (3.63%) IT Manager
13 27 (3.50%) Architect
13 27 (3.50%) Hardware Engineer
14 24 (3.11%) Design Engineer
15 23 (2.98%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.23%) .NET
2 39 (5.06%) HTML
3 27 (3.50%) React
4 25 (3.24%) .NET Framework
5 24 (3.11%) AngularJS
5 24 (3.11%) CSS
5 24 (3.11%) Django
5 24 (3.11%) RESTful
6 20 (2.59%) Flask
7 17 (2.20%) Yocto
8 16 (2.08%) .NET Core
8 16 (2.08%) Blazor
9 15 (1.95%) ASP.NET
9 15 (1.95%) Node.js
10 10 (1.30%) Kafka
10 10 (1.30%) YAML
11 8 (1.04%) ASP.NET MVC
11 8 (1.04%) WCF
12 7 (0.91%) WinForms
12 7 (0.91%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.67%) FMCG
2 35 (4.54%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (3.89%) IoT
3 30 (3.89%) Management Information System
4 24 (3.11%) Driving Licence
5 17 (2.20%) Device Driver
5 17 (2.20%) Embedded Systems
5 17 (2.20%) Life Science
6 14 (1.82%) Analogue Electronics
6 14 (1.82%) FPGA
6 14 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
7 13 (1.69%) Algorithms
7 13 (1.69%) Data Centre
7 13 (1.69%) LIMS
7 13 (1.69%) Operational Technology
8 11 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.04%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.04%) VHDL
10 7 (0.91%) Acoustics
10 7 (0.91%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 69 (8.95%) Linux
2 45 (5.84%) Windows
3 17 (2.20%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (1.82%) FreeRTOS
5 10 (1.30%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.04%) 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 Embedded Compact
9 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.26%) Android
11 1 (0.13%) HPUX
11 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (17.12%) ERP
2 130 (16.86%) Business Intelligence
2 130 (16.86%) Software Engineering
3 127 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (16.34%) Project Management
5 93 (12.06%) Agile
6 85 (11.02%) Programme Management
7 77 (9.99%) Digital Marketing
8 55 (7.13%) Mentoring
9 49 (6.36%) CRM
10 46 (5.97%) Computer Science
10 46 (5.97%) DevOps
10 46 (5.97%) Stakeholder Management
11 45 (5.84%) Change Management
12 44 (5.71%) Systems Engineering
13 43 (5.58%) Logistics
13 43 (5.58%) Supply Chain Management
14 41 (5.32%) Customer Requirements
15 39 (5.06%) Continuous Improvement
16 37 (4.80%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 99 (12.84%) SQL
2 93 (12.06%) Python
3 72 (9.34%) C
4 68 (8.82%) C#
5 56 (7.26%) JavaScript
6 35 (4.54%) TypeScript
7 30 (3.89%) Java
8 25 (3.24%) Embedded C
9 23 (2.98%) C++
10 16 (2.08%) Bash
11 15 (1.95%) T-SQL
12 11 (1.43%) PHP
12 11 (1.43%) VB
12 11 (1.43%) VB.NET
13 8 (1.04%) PowerShell
14 7 (0.91%) XAML
15 6 (0.78%) Embedded C++
16 4 (0.52%) Ada
16 4 (0.52%) R
16 4 (0.52%) VB6
Qualifications
1 194 (25.16%) Degree
2 73 (9.47%) Security Cleared
3 23 (2.98%) Master's Degree
4 22 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 17 (2.20%) CISSP
6 16 (2.08%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.95%) PMI Certification
7 15 (1.95%) PMP
8 13 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.56%) HND
10 10 (1.30%) CISM
11 9 (1.17%) DBS Check
12 8 (1.04%) HNC
13 7 (0.91%) CISA
14 6 (0.78%) DV Cleared
14 6 (0.78%) PhD
15 5 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
16 4 (0.52%) CCNA
16 4 (0.52%) CRISC
17 3 (0.39%) CASP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (5.32%) QA
2 18 (2.33%) GMP
3 16 (2.08%) PMO
4 14 (1.82%) GxP
5 13 (1.69%) Good Clinical Practice
6 10 (1.30%) GDPR
6 10 (1.30%) NIST
7 9 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.65%) GAMP
9 4 (0.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 4 (0.52%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.52%) ISO 13485
10 3 (0.39%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.39%) ISO 31000
10 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (0.39%) NCSC
10 3 (0.39%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 34 (4.41%) Firmware
2 22 (2.85%) Docker
3 12 (1.56%) Active Directory
4 10 (1.30%) 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 (1.56%) 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 (13.62%) SAP
2 91 (11.80%) Microsoft
3 52 (6.74%) IFS
4 28 (3.63%) Oracle
5 16 (2.08%) Workday
6 9 (1.17%) DevExpress
6 9 (1.17%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.17%) Thales
7 8 (1.04%) Cisco
8 7 (0.91%) NVIDIA
9 6 (0.78%) Google
9 6 (0.78%) Siemens
9 6 (0.78%) 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