Manufacturing Jobs

Manufacturing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 140 141
Rank change year-on-year +78 +1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 4,034 2,433 4,967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.84% 2.57% 2.94%
As % of the General category 6.61% 3.79% 4.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,527 1,195 2,227
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,850 £28,750
25th Percentile £33,534 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,600 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -

All General Skills
UK

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 requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 61,046 64,137 109,886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.17% 67.76% 65.12%
Number of salaries quoted 40,257 35,476 51,779
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,350 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,799 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the UK

Manufacturing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the UK

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the UK

Manufacturing
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
UK excluding London +57 3,601 £45,000 -10.00% 3,100
England +82 3,491 £45,000 -18.18% 3,254
North of England +90 862 £45,000 -4.26% 736
South East +41 829 £42,300 -15.40% 661
Work from Home +50 789 £55,000 - 562
Midlands +9 742 £45,000 -18.18% 723
West Midlands -1 445 £45,000 -25.00% 432
South West +54 435 £45,000 -18.18% 431
Yorkshire +96 384 £42,500 +6.25% 255
North West +69 382 £47,500 - 392
East of England +132 322 £50,000 -9.09% 404
East Midlands +17 291 £42,500 -5.56% 291
London +64 265 £65,000 - 283
Wales +103 195 £35,000 +16.67% 109
Scotland 0 154 £47,500 - 152
North East +32 96 £40,000 +14.29% 108
Northern Ireland +53 63 £35,000 -6.67% 29

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 146 (3.62%) SharePoint
2 78 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (0.45%) Confluence
4 13 (0.32%) Documentum
5 12 (0.30%) IIS
6 8 (0.20%) Apache
6 8 (0.20%) CMS
7 7 (0.17%) nginx
8 6 (0.15%) SAS
9 5 (0.12%) Tomcat
10 4 (0.099%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.099%) WebSphere
10 4 (0.099%) WordPress
11 3 (0.074%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.074%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.074%) Drupal
11 3 (0.074%) JBoss
12 2 (0.050%) Oracle Workflow
12 2 (0.050%) Resin
12 2 (0.050%) WebLogic
Applications
1 161 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 133 (3.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 52 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 49 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
5 36 (0.89%) AutoCAD
6 22 (0.55%) SOLIDWORKS
7 12 (0.30%) OrCAD
7 12 (0.30%) Simulink
8 10 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.25%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.25%) Solid Edge
9 9 (0.22%) Siemens NX
10 8 (0.20%) EPLAN
10 8 (0.20%) MS Visio
11 7 (0.17%) Revit
12 5 (0.12%) InfoPath
13 4 (0.099%) CANalyzer
13 4 (0.099%) Doxygen
13 4 (0.099%) Fusion 360
13 4 (0.099%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 44 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 42 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 41 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
4 29 (0.72%) NetSuite
5 23 (0.57%) SAP PP
6 16 (0.40%) SAP IBP
7 14 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
8 13 (0.32%) Sage X3
8 13 (0.32%) TrackWise
9 11 (0.27%) Sage 200
9 11 (0.27%) SAP ERP
9 11 (0.27%) Teamcenter
10 10 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
10 10 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 10 (0.25%) SAP SCM
11 9 (0.22%) SAP Business One
11 9 (0.22%) SAP CO
11 9 (0.22%) SAP FI
11 9 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
12 8 (0.20%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 290 (7.19%) Azure
2 283 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
3 165 (4.09%) Power Platform
4 126 (3.12%) Dynamics 365
5 81 (2.01%) AWS
6 70 (1.74%) Entra ID
7 67 (1.66%) SaaS
8 47 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
9 44 (1.09%) PowerApps
10 38 (0.94%) OneDrive
11 31 (0.77%) Power Automate
12 22 (0.55%) GitHub
13 20 (0.50%) Cloud Computing
14 18 (0.45%) Serverless
15 16 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (0.32%) PaaS
17 11 (0.27%) WhatsApp
18 9 (0.22%) GCP
19 7 (0.17%) Azure Event Grid
19 7 (0.17%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 92 (2.28%) Wireless
2 91 (2.26%) Firewall
3 58 (1.44%) Ethernet
4 57 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
5 49 (1.21%) LAN
6 39 (0.97%) RS-232
6 39 (0.97%) WAN
7 34 (0.84%) DNS
7 34 (0.84%) Network Security
7 34 (0.84%) TCP/IP
8 32 (0.79%) Internet
9 29 (0.72%) VPN
10 27 (0.67%) LTE
11 25 (0.62%) HTTP
12 21 (0.52%) DHCP
13 18 (0.45%) SAN
14 17 (0.42%) 4G
15 16 (0.40%) VLAN
16 15 (0.37%) Bluetooth
16 15 (0.37%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 163 (4.04%) SQL Server
2 137 (3.40%) Power BI
3 46 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
4 41 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 39 (0.97%) MySQL
6 30 (0.74%) MongoDB
7 29 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
8 26 (0.64%) Relational Database
8 26 (0.64%) Tableau
9 18 (0.45%) SQLite
10 16 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
10 16 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
11 15 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 13 (0.32%) MS Access
13 12 (0.30%) Redis
14 9 (0.22%) Metadata
15 8 (0.20%) OLAP
15 8 (0.20%) Power Query
15 8 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 7 (0.17%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 122 (3.02%) Git
2 58 (1.44%) JIRA
3 56 (1.39%) LabVIEW
4 45 (1.12%) Visual Studio
5 21 (0.52%) Subversion
6 17 (0.42%) Jenkins
7 12 (0.30%) Eclipse
7 12 (0.30%) GitLab
8 10 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.17%) Maven
10 6 (0.15%) CANoe
10 6 (0.15%) Postman
10 6 (0.15%) Selenium
11 5 (0.12%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.12%) TeamCity
12 4 (0.099%) JUnit
12 4 (0.099%) Octopus Deploy
12 4 (0.099%) TestNG
12 4 (0.099%) Visual Studio Code
12 4 (0.099%) Zephyr
General
1 1,044 (25.88%) Social Skills
2 645 (15.99%) Finance
3 519 (12.87%) Electronics
4 403 (9.99%) Analytical Skills
5 333 (8.25%) Pharmaceutical
6 282 (6.99%) Marketing
7 267 (6.62%) Retail
8 246 (6.10%) Aerospace
9 206 (5.11%) Telecoms
10 205 (5.08%) Automotive
11 195 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 187 (4.64%) Public Sector
13 182 (4.51%) Influencing Skills
14 174 (4.31%) Law
15 170 (4.21%) Presentation Skills
16 125 (3.10%) Legal
17 81 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
18 53 (1.31%) Games
19 42 (1.04%) Military
20 38 (0.94%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 414 (10.26%) Senior
2 285 (7.06%) Software Engineer
3 277 (6.87%) Analyst
4 268 (6.64%) Developer
5 256 (6.35%) Graduate
5 256 (6.35%) Project Manager
6 243 (6.02%) Lead
7 215 (5.33%) Systems Engineer
8 176 (4.36%) IT Engineer
9 160 (3.97%) Electronics Engineer
10 138 (3.42%) Consultant
11 135 (3.35%) Support Engineer
12 134 (3.32%) Embedded Engineer
13 127 (3.15%) Automation Engineer
14 121 (3.00%) IT Graduate
15 120 (2.97%) IT Support
16 115 (2.85%) Graduate IT Engineer
17 106 (2.63%) Junior
17 106 (2.63%) Technical Support
18 103 (2.55%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 138 (3.42%) .NET
2 82 (2.03%) HTML
3 52 (1.29%) CSS
4 47 (1.17%) ASP.NET
4 47 (1.17%) React
5 44 (1.09%) .NET Framework
6 39 (0.97%) RESTful
7 34 (0.84%) AngularJS
8 30 (0.74%) .NET Core
9 27 (0.67%) Django
9 27 (0.67%) Yocto
10 25 (0.62%) WPF
11 24 (0.59%) Node.js
12 21 (0.52%) Blazor
12 21 (0.52%) Flask
13 19 (0.47%) ASP.NET MVC
13 19 (0.47%) Entity Framework
13 19 (0.47%) XML
14 16 (0.40%) YAML
15 15 (0.37%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 247 (6.12%) FMCG
2 227 (5.63%) Management Information System
3 130 (3.22%) Self-Motivation
4 94 (2.33%) Driving Licence
5 90 (2.23%) IoT
6 66 (1.64%) Operational Technology
7 60 (1.49%) Embedded Systems
8 53 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
8 53 (1.31%) Life Science
9 48 (1.19%) Data Centre
10 45 (1.12%) Robotics
11 41 (1.02%) Algorithms
12 39 (0.97%) Industrial Internet of Things
13 38 (0.94%) FPGA
14 36 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
15 26 (0.64%) Analogue Electronics
15 26 (0.64%) SCADA
16 25 (0.62%) Onboarding
16 25 (0.62%) VHDL
17 24 (0.59%) Biopharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 286 (7.09%) Windows
2 185 (4.59%) Linux
3 92 (2.28%) Windows Server
4 77 (1.91%) Windows 10
5 37 (0.92%) Android
6 33 (0.82%) Embedded Linux
7 27 (0.67%) Apple iOS
8 18 (0.45%) FreeRTOS
9 17 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 15 (0.37%) VMS
11 12 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
12 8 (0.20%) Debian
12 8 (0.20%) Mac OS
12 8 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
13 5 (0.12%) Ubuntu
13 5 (0.12%) Windows 7
14 4 (0.099%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.099%) VxWorks
15 3 (0.074%) CatOS
15 3 (0.074%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 713 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
2 558 (13.83%) ERP
3 455 (11.28%) Project Management
4 411 (10.19%) Software Engineering
5 361 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 327 (8.11%) Business Intelligence
7 278 (6.89%) Agile
8 260 (6.45%) Computer Science
9 220 (5.45%) QMS
10 219 (5.43%) Mentoring
11 186 (4.61%) Coaching
12 184 (4.56%) Programme Management
13 178 (4.41%) Logistics
14 167 (4.14%) Customer Service
15 164 (4.07%) Digital Marketing
16 160 (3.97%) Six Sigma
17 159 (3.94%) Change Management
18 148 (3.67%) Validation
19 142 (3.52%) Cybersecurity
20 141 (3.50%) Lean Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 406 (10.06%) SQL
2 243 (6.02%) C#
3 219 (5.43%) C
4 203 (5.03%) Python
5 133 (3.30%) C++
6 125 (3.10%) JavaScript
7 64 (1.59%) Embedded C
8 61 (1.51%) Java
9 49 (1.21%) T-SQL
10 48 (1.19%) TypeScript
11 46 (1.14%) PowerShell
12 35 (0.87%) Bash
13 29 (0.72%) PHP
14 22 (0.55%) VBA
14 22 (0.55%) XAML
15 21 (0.52%) VB.NET
16 20 (0.50%) MATLAB
16 20 (0.50%) VB
17 14 (0.35%) Embedded C++
18 13 (0.32%) R
Qualifications
1 1,128 (27.96%) Degree
2 171 (4.24%) Security Cleared
3 128 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 116 (2.88%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 82 (2.03%) Master's Degree
6 76 (1.88%) HNC
6 76 (1.88%) HND
7 57 (1.41%) SC Cleared
8 46 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 46 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 37 (0.92%) PMI Certification
10 33 (0.82%) CISSP
11 32 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 24 (0.59%) CCNA
13 18 (0.45%) NVQ Level 3
13 18 (0.45%) PMP
14 15 (0.37%) CISA
15 14 (0.35%) Azure Certification
15 14 (0.35%) CISM
15 14 (0.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 517 (12.82%) QA
2 253 (6.27%) GMP
3 47 (1.17%) ISO 9001
4 44 (1.09%) SLA
5 42 (1.04%) PMO
6 30 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 28 (0.69%) GDPR
8 19 (0.47%) ISO 13485
9 16 (0.40%) GxP
10 15 (0.37%) ISO 14001
11 14 (0.35%) Data Quality
11 14 (0.35%) Good Clinical Practice
11 14 (0.35%) NIST
12 13 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
13 11 (0.27%) ISO 26262
14 9 (0.22%) Accessibility
15 8 (0.20%) PCI DSS
16 7 (0.17%) GLP
16 7 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 6 (0.15%) GAMP
System Software
1 193 (4.78%) Firmware
2 170 (4.21%) Active Directory
3 122 (3.02%) Embedded Firmware
4 51 (1.26%) Hyper-V
5 48 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
6 34 (0.84%) Docker
7 12 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
8 9 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.099%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.099%) VMware Server
10 4 (0.099%) vSphere
11 3 (0.074%) KVM
12 2 (0.050%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.050%) NFS
Systems Management
1 21 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (0.50%) Terraform
3 12 (0.30%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.20%) SCCM
5 7 (0.17%) FortiGate
5 7 (0.17%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.12%) Ansible
6 5 (0.12%) WSUS
7 4 (0.099%) Puppet
8 3 (0.074%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.050%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.050%) Nessus
9 2 (0.050%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.025%) Kustomize
10 1 (0.025%) Packer
10 1 (0.025%) systemd
10 1 (0.025%) vRealize
Vendors
1 553 (13.71%) Microsoft
2 363 (9.00%) SAP
3 105 (2.60%) EMC
4 101 (2.50%) VMware
5 80 (1.98%) Oracle
6 79 (1.96%) IFS
7 47 (1.17%) Sage
8 41 (1.02%) Google
9 40 (0.99%) Epicor
10 35 (0.87%) Veeam
11 34 (0.84%) Siemens
12 33 (0.82%) Cisco
13 23 (0.57%) Citrix
14 20 (0.50%) Salesforce
14 20 (0.50%) Workday
15 19 (0.47%) HP
16 16 (0.40%) Allen-Bradley
17 15 (0.37%) IBM
18 14 (0.35%) Aruba
19 13 (0.32%) Adobe