Manufacturing Jobs in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 44 101 76
Rank change year-on-year +57 -25 +42
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 3,601 1,877 2,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.74% 3.32% 4.02%
As % of the General category 8.52% 4.88% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,308 888 1,497
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,675 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £71,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 42,255 38,446 45,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 55.62% 68.00% 61.04%
Number of salaries quoted 27,055 18,057 24,502
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,400 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,200 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in the UK excluding London

Manufacturing
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the UK excluding London region 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
North of England +90 862 £45,000 -4.26% 736
South East +41 829 £42,300 -15.40% 662
Midlands +9 742 £45,000 -18.18% 722
West Midlands -1 445 £45,000 -25.00% 431
South West +54 435 £45,000 -18.18% 433
Yorkshire +96 384 £42,500 +6.25% 255
North West +69 382 £47,500 - 392
East of England +132 322 £50,000 -9.09% 407
East Midlands +17 291 £42,500 -5.56% 291
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
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 138 (3.83%) SharePoint
2 71 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.47%) Confluence
4 13 (0.36%) Documentum
5 7 (0.19%) Apache
5 7 (0.19%) IIS
6 6 (0.17%) CMS
6 6 (0.17%) nginx
7 4 (0.11%) WordPress
8 3 (0.083%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.083%) Drupal
8 3 (0.083%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.056%) Resin
9 2 (0.056%) SAS
9 2 (0.056%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.056%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.028%) JBoss
10 1 (0.028%) OpenEdge
10 1 (0.028%) Site Server
Applications
1 152 (4.22%) Microsoft Office
2 130 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 49 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
5 36 (1.00%) AutoCAD
6 22 (0.61%) SOLIDWORKS
7 12 (0.33%) OrCAD
7 12 (0.33%) Simulink
8 10 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.28%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.28%) Solid Edge
9 9 (0.25%) Siemens NX
10 8 (0.22%) EPLAN
11 7 (0.19%) MS Visio
11 7 (0.19%) Revit
12 5 (0.14%) InfoPath
13 4 (0.11%) CANalyzer
13 4 (0.11%) Doxygen
13 4 (0.11%) Fusion 360
14 3 (0.083%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 40 (1.11%) Dynamics NAV
2 33 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 22 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 15 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
5 13 (0.36%) Sage X3
5 13 (0.36%) TrackWise
6 11 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
6 11 (0.31%) SAP ERP
7 10 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 10 (0.28%) Sage 200
8 9 (0.25%) SAP PP
9 8 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
9 8 (0.22%) SAP Business One
9 8 (0.22%) SAP IBP
10 7 (0.19%) Magento
10 7 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
10 7 (0.19%) SAP QM
11 6 (0.17%) SAP CO
11 6 (0.17%) SAP FI
11 6 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 265 (7.36%) Microsoft 365
2 238 (6.61%) Azure
3 140 (3.89%) Power Platform
4 91 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
5 69 (1.92%) Entra ID
6 63 (1.75%) AWS
7 61 (1.69%) SaaS
8 37 (1.03%) OneDrive
9 36 (1.00%) PowerApps
10 34 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (0.64%) Power Automate
12 20 (0.56%) GitHub
13 18 (0.50%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (0.25%) WhatsApp
15 7 (0.19%) Azure API Management
15 7 (0.19%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.19%) Azure Event Grid
15 7 (0.19%) Azure Functions
15 7 (0.19%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (0.19%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 88 (2.44%) Wireless
2 82 (2.28%) Firewall
3 58 (1.61%) Ethernet
4 55 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
5 48 (1.33%) LAN
6 39 (1.08%) RS-232
7 38 (1.06%) WAN
8 29 (0.81%) DNS
9 28 (0.78%) Internet
9 28 (0.78%) TCP/IP
10 27 (0.75%) LTE
11 26 (0.72%) VPN
12 24 (0.67%) HTTP
13 23 (0.64%) Network Security
14 18 (0.50%) DHCP
15 17 (0.47%) 4G
15 17 (0.47%) SAN
16 14 (0.39%) Bluetooth
16 14 (0.39%) MQTT
17 13 (0.36%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 156 (4.33%) SQL Server
2 122 (3.39%) Power BI
3 41 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
4 39 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 35 (0.97%) MySQL
6 26 (0.72%) Relational Database
7 24 (0.67%) Tableau
8 21 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
8 21 (0.58%) MongoDB
9 18 (0.50%) SQLite
10 16 (0.44%) Crystal Reports
11 15 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
12 14 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 13 (0.36%) MS Access
14 12 (0.33%) Redis
15 8 (0.22%) OLAP
15 8 (0.22%) Power Query
15 8 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 6 (0.17%) NoSQL
16 6 (0.17%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 116 (3.22%) Git
2 56 (1.56%) LabVIEW
3 51 (1.42%) JIRA
4 39 (1.08%) Visual Studio
5 21 (0.58%) Subversion
6 12 (0.33%) Eclipse
6 12 (0.33%) Jenkins
7 10 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
8 6 (0.17%) CANoe
8 6 (0.17%) Maven
9 4 (0.11%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.11%) GitLab
9 4 (0.11%) Postman
9 4 (0.11%) Selenium
9 4 (0.11%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.083%) JUnit
10 3 (0.083%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.083%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.083%) TestNG
10 3 (0.083%) WebDriver
General
1 884 (24.55%) Social Skills
2 481 (13.36%) Electronics
3 462 (12.83%) Finance
4 365 (10.14%) Analytical Skills
5 304 (8.44%) Pharmaceutical
6 235 (6.53%) Marketing
7 221 (6.14%) Aerospace
8 185 (5.14%) Automotive
9 181 (5.03%) Retail
10 165 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 161 (4.47%) Telecoms
12 144 (4.00%) Public Sector
13 126 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
14 118 (3.28%) Law
15 113 (3.14%) Legal
16 112 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
17 75 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
18 51 (1.42%) Games
19 36 (1.00%) Advertising
20 35 (0.97%) Military
Job Titles
1 369 (10.25%) Senior
2 282 (7.83%) Software Engineer
3 251 (6.97%) Developer
4 250 (6.94%) Analyst
5 221 (6.14%) Lead
6 214 (5.94%) Systems Engineer
7 207 (5.75%) Graduate
8 204 (5.67%) Project Manager
9 160 (4.44%) Electronics Engineer
10 131 (3.64%) Embedded Engineer
11 129 (3.58%) Support Engineer
12 128 (3.55%) IT Engineer
13 114 (3.17%) IT Support
14 105 (2.92%) Technical Support
15 104 (2.89%) Junior
16 96 (2.67%) Quality Engineer
17 89 (2.47%) IT Manager
18 86 (2.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
18 86 (2.39%) QA Manager
19 80 (2.22%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (3.22%) .NET
2 74 (2.05%) HTML
3 46 (1.28%) CSS
4 45 (1.25%) React
5 43 (1.19%) ASP.NET
6 37 (1.03%) .NET Framework
7 32 (0.89%) RESTful
8 26 (0.72%) Yocto
9 25 (0.69%) .NET Core
9 25 (0.69%) WPF
10 24 (0.67%) Node.js
11 23 (0.64%) AngularJS
11 23 (0.64%) Django
12 21 (0.58%) Blazor
12 21 (0.58%) Flask
13 19 (0.53%) ASP.NET MVC
13 19 (0.53%) Entity Framework
14 16 (0.44%) YAML
15 15 (0.42%) XML
16 14 (0.39%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 215 (5.97%) Management Information System
2 182 (5.05%) FMCG
3 118 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
4 74 (2.05%) Driving Licence
5 70 (1.94%) IoT
6 53 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
7 52 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
8 48 (1.33%) Data Centre
9 47 (1.31%) Operational Technology
10 42 (1.17%) Robotics
11 41 (1.14%) Algorithms
12 39 (1.08%) Industrial Internet of Things
13 38 (1.06%) FPGA
14 32 (0.89%) Life Science
14 32 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
15 26 (0.72%) Analogue Electronics
16 25 (0.69%) VHDL
17 24 (0.67%) Biopharmaceutical
17 24 (0.67%) SCADA
18 20 (0.56%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 257 (7.14%) Windows
2 177 (4.92%) Linux
3 83 (2.30%) Windows Server
4 73 (2.03%) Windows 10
5 32 (0.89%) Android
5 32 (0.89%) Embedded Linux
6 22 (0.61%) Apple iOS
7 18 (0.50%) FreeRTOS
8 17 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (0.28%) VMS
11 8 (0.22%) Debian
11 8 (0.22%) Mac OS
11 8 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.11%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.11%) VxWorks
12 4 (0.11%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.083%) CatOS
13 3 (0.083%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 580 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
2 518 (14.38%) ERP
3 388 (10.77%) Software Engineering
4 376 (10.44%) Project Management
5 298 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
6 273 (7.58%) Business Intelligence
7 220 (6.11%) Computer Science
8 216 (6.00%) Agile
9 209 (5.80%) QMS
10 192 (5.33%) Mentoring
11 175 (4.86%) Coaching
12 157 (4.36%) Logistics
13 156 (4.33%) Customer Service
14 149 (4.14%) Change Management
15 145 (4.03%) Programme Management
16 142 (3.94%) Validation
17 132 (3.67%) Digital Marketing
18 127 (3.53%) CAD
19 122 (3.39%) Cybersecurity
19 122 (3.39%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 364 (10.11%) SQL
2 212 (5.89%) C#
3 203 (5.64%) C
4 181 (5.03%) Python
5 125 (3.47%) C++
6 112 (3.11%) JavaScript
7 64 (1.78%) Embedded C
8 47 (1.31%) Java
9 46 (1.28%) T-SQL
10 45 (1.25%) TypeScript
11 37 (1.03%) PowerShell
12 30 (0.83%) Bash
13 27 (0.75%) PHP
14 20 (0.56%) MATLAB
14 20 (0.56%) VB
14 20 (0.56%) XAML
15 19 (0.53%) VB.NET
16 18 (0.50%) VBA
17 14 (0.39%) Embedded C++
18 9 (0.25%) RPG
Qualifications
1 976 (27.10%) Degree
2 134 (3.72%) Security Cleared
3 105 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
4 71 (1.97%) HNC
4 71 (1.97%) HND
5 69 (1.92%) Master's Degree
5 69 (1.92%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 42 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
7 36 (1.00%) SC Cleared
8 26 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
10 24 (0.67%) PMI Certification
11 20 (0.56%) CCNA
12 19 (0.53%) CISSP
13 14 (0.39%) CISA
14 12 (0.33%) NVQ Level 3
15 11 (0.31%) DBS Check
15 11 (0.31%) DV Cleared
16 10 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
16 10 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 471 (13.08%) QA
2 232 (6.44%) GMP
3 47 (1.31%) ISO 9001
4 41 (1.14%) PMO
5 40 (1.11%) SLA
6 26 (0.72%) GDPR
6 26 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (0.53%) ISO 13485
8 15 (0.42%) ISO 14001
9 14 (0.39%) Good Clinical Practice
9 14 (0.39%) GxP
10 13 (0.36%) Data Quality
11 11 (0.31%) ISO 26262
12 10 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.22%) NIST
14 7 (0.19%) PCI DSS
14 7 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 6 (0.17%) GLP
15 6 (0.17%) HIPAA
15 6 (0.17%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 191 (5.30%) Firmware
2 159 (4.42%) Active Directory
3 122 (3.39%) Embedded Firmware
4 50 (1.39%) Hyper-V
5 41 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 19 (0.53%) Docker
7 9 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.11%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.11%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.083%) KVM
11 3 (0.083%) vSphere
12 2 (0.056%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 21 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.42%) Terraform
3 7 (0.19%) FortiGate
3 7 (0.19%) Functional Safety
4 5 (0.14%) SCCM
4 5 (0.14%) WSUS
5 4 (0.11%) Ansible
5 4 (0.11%) Puppet
6 3 (0.083%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.056%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.056%) Nessus
7 2 (0.056%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 499 (13.86%) Microsoft
2 281 (7.80%) SAP
3 105 (2.92%) EMC
4 94 (2.61%) VMware
5 79 (2.19%) IFS
6 67 (1.86%) Oracle
7 43 (1.19%) Sage
8 39 (1.08%) Epicor
9 33 (0.92%) Google
9 33 (0.92%) Veeam
10 31 (0.86%) Cisco
11 30 (0.83%) Siemens
12 22 (0.61%) Citrix
13 20 (0.56%) Workday
14 18 (0.50%) HP
15 17 (0.47%) Salesforce
16 16 (0.44%) Allen-Bradley
17 13 (0.36%) Adobe
17 13 (0.36%) Aruba
18 11 (0.31%) IBM