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 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 140 190 214
Rank change year-on-year +50 +24 -45
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 789 730 1,481
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.27% 1.90% 1.99%
As % of the General category 3.74% 2.89% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 543 523 994
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £36,000
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% +4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £90,000
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 21,072 25,291 47,771
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.66% 65.76% 64.31%
Number of salaries quoted 15,129 17,155 25,018
10th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £82,548 £80,000
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 1 June 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 14 (1.77%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.65%) Documentum
3 7 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.89%) nginx
4 6 (0.76%) Apache
5 3 (0.38%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.38%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.25%) SAS
7 1 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) JBoss
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.52%) SOLIDWORKS
3 10 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.63%) OrCAD
5 5 (0.63%) Solid Edge
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.25%) CATIA
8 2 (0.25%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.25%) Windchill
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.13%) Simulink
9 1 (0.13%) Sketch
9 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (2.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 14 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.77%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.65%) TrackWise
4 7 (0.89%) SAP SCM
5 6 (0.76%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle Manufacturing
7 3 (0.38%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.38%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.25%) DELMIA
8 2 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.25%) Magento
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.25%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.25%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.25%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 2 (0.25%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 72 (9.13%) Azure
2 65 (8.24%) Power Platform
3 45 (5.70%) Dynamics 365
4 42 (5.32%) AWS
5 34 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (4.06%) SaaS
7 19 (2.41%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (1.65%) GitHub
9 11 (1.39%) Azure Data Factory
9 11 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
9 11 (1.39%) Serverless
10 9 (1.14%) Entra ID
11 7 (0.89%) Azure API Management
11 7 (0.89%) Azure Event Grid
11 7 (0.89%) Azure Functions
11 7 (0.89%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (0.76%) Figma
12 6 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.76%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.63%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.44%) Ethernet
1 35 (4.44%) RS-232
2 27 (3.42%) Wireless
3 24 (3.04%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (1.77%) TCP/IP
5 13 (1.65%) Firewall
6 12 (1.52%) LAN
6 12 (1.52%) MQTT
7 10 (1.27%) WAN
8 9 (1.14%) LTE
9 8 (1.01%) HTTP
9 8 (1.01%) Internet
10 6 (0.76%) DNS
10 6 (0.76%) Network Security
11 5 (0.63%) TETRA
12 4 (0.51%) Bluetooth
12 4 (0.51%) LoRaWAN
12 4 (0.51%) Profibus
12 4 (0.51%) Software-Defined Radio
13 3 (0.38%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.72%) Power BI
2 30 (3.80%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (3.30%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.77%) SQLite
5 13 (1.65%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.52%) Redis
7 11 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.14%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.01%) MySQL
9 8 (1.01%) Tableau
10 7 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
10 7 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.76%) GIS
12 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.38%) Data Vault
13 3 (0.38%) Delta Lake
13 3 (0.38%) Star Schema
14 2 (0.25%) MS Access
14 2 (0.25%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 50 (6.34%) Git
2 32 (4.06%) Visual Studio
3 27 (3.42%) JIRA
4 18 (2.28%) LabVIEW
5 14 (1.77%) Subversion
6 11 (1.39%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.89%) Eclipse
8 6 (0.76%) Maven
9 4 (0.51%) GitLab
9 4 (0.51%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.38%) Selenium
11 2 (0.25%) Postman
12 1 (0.13%) Appium
12 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.13%) JMeter
12 1 (0.13%) JUnit
12 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
12 1 (0.13%) Serenity BDD
12 1 (0.13%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 224 (28.39%) Social Skills
2 217 (27.50%) Finance
3 147 (18.63%) Electronics
4 113 (14.32%) Marketing
5 99 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
6 83 (10.52%) Telecoms
7 76 (9.63%) Public Sector
7 76 (9.63%) Retail
8 66 (8.37%) Aerospace
9 64 (8.11%) Automotive
10 50 (6.34%) Pharmaceutical
11 43 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 23 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (2.66%) Games
14 18 (2.28%) Military
15 17 (2.15%) Legal
16 16 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
17 13 (1.65%) Advertising
18 11 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
19 10 (1.27%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 114 (14.45%) Senior
2 105 (13.31%) Software Engineer
3 75 (9.51%) Project Manager
4 71 (9.00%) Analyst
5 64 (8.11%) Developer
6 52 (6.59%) Lead
6 52 (6.59%) Senior Software Engineer
7 49 (6.21%) Consultant
7 49 (6.21%) Systems Engineer
8 47 (5.96%) Embedded Engineer
9 40 (5.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 32 (4.06%) Development Manager
11 31 (3.93%) Business Development Manager
11 31 (3.93%) Business Manager
12 27 (3.42%) Electronics Engineer
12 27 (3.42%) IT Manager
13 26 (3.30%) Hardware Engineer
14 25 (3.17%) RF Engineer
15 24 (3.04%) Architect
15 24 (3.04%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.08%) .NET
2 39 (4.94%) HTML
3 27 (3.42%) Django
3 27 (3.42%) React
3 27 (3.42%) RESTful
4 25 (3.17%) .NET Framework
5 24 (3.04%) AngularJS
5 24 (3.04%) CSS
6 21 (2.66%) Flask
7 18 (2.28%) Node.js
7 18 (2.28%) Yocto
8 16 (2.03%) .NET Core
8 16 (2.03%) Blazor
9 15 (1.90%) ASP.NET
10 11 (1.39%) Kafka
11 10 (1.27%) YAML
12 8 (1.01%) ASP.NET MVC
12 8 (1.01%) WCF
13 7 (0.89%) WinForms
13 7 (0.89%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.56%) FMCG
1 36 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (3.80%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.55%) IoT
4 24 (3.04%) Driving Licence
5 20 (2.53%) Life Science
6 18 (2.28%) Device Driver
7 16 (2.03%) Embedded Systems
8 14 (1.77%) Analogue Electronics
8 14 (1.77%) FPGA
9 13 (1.65%) Algorithms
9 13 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.65%) LIMS
9 13 (1.65%) Operational Technology
10 12 (1.52%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.01%) Product Ownership
12 8 (1.01%) VHDL
13 7 (0.89%) Acoustics
13 7 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.87%) Linux
2 41 (5.20%) Windows
3 18 (2.28%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (1.77%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (1.14%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.89%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.51%) VxWorks
9 3 (0.38%) VMS
9 3 (0.38%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 3 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.25%) Android
11 1 (0.13%) HPUX
11 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (17.87%) Software Engineering
2 137 (17.36%) ERP
3 128 (16.22%) Business Intelligence
3 128 (16.22%) Project Management
4 126 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
5 97 (12.29%) Agile
6 78 (9.89%) Programme Management
7 70 (8.87%) Digital Marketing
8 56 (7.10%) Mentoring
9 48 (6.08%) CRM
10 47 (5.96%) Computer Science
10 47 (5.96%) DevOps
10 47 (5.96%) Stakeholder Management
11 46 (5.83%) Systems Engineering
12 45 (5.70%) Change Management
12 45 (5.70%) Supply Chain Management
13 43 (5.45%) Logistics
14 40 (5.07%) Customer Requirements
15 38 (4.82%) Continuous Improvement
16 37 (4.69%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 102 (12.93%) SQL
2 92 (11.66%) Python
3 69 (8.75%) C
4 67 (8.49%) C#
5 54 (6.84%) JavaScript
6 38 (4.82%) TypeScript
7 29 (3.68%) Java
8 26 (3.30%) Embedded C
9 23 (2.92%) C++
10 19 (2.41%) T-SQL
11 16 (2.03%) Bash
12 11 (1.39%) PHP
12 11 (1.39%) VB
12 11 (1.39%) VB.NET
13 8 (1.01%) PowerShell
14 7 (0.89%) Embedded C++
14 7 (0.89%) XAML
15 5 (0.63%) X++
16 4 (0.51%) Ada
16 4 (0.51%) VB6
Qualifications
1 198 (25.10%) Degree
2 77 (9.76%) Security Cleared
3 23 (2.92%) Master's Degree
4 22 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
5 17 (2.15%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.03%) CISSP
6 16 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (2.03%) PMP
7 15 (1.90%) SC Cleared
8 12 (1.52%) HND
9 9 (1.14%) CISM
9 9 (1.14%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.01%) HNC
11 6 (0.76%) CISA
11 6 (0.76%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.76%) PhD
12 4 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.51%) CRISC
13 3 (0.38%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.45%) QA
2 18 (2.28%) GMP
3 16 (2.03%) PMO
4 14 (1.77%) GxP
5 13 (1.65%) Good Clinical Practice
6 10 (1.27%) GDPR
6 10 (1.27%) NIST
7 8 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.63%) GAMP
9 4 (0.51%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 4 (0.51%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.51%) ISO 13485
10 3 (0.38%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.38%) ISO 31000
10 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (0.38%) NCSC
10 3 (0.38%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.38%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (4.06%) Firmware
2 23 (2.92%) Docker
3 11 (1.39%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.14%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.63%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.38%) KVM
7 3 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.77%) Terraform
2 5 (0.63%) Ansible
3 4 (0.51%) Puppet
4 3 (0.38%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.38%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.25%) Nessus
6 1 (0.13%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.13%) Packer
6 1 (0.13%) SCCM
6 1 (0.13%) vRealize
Vendors
1 98 (12.42%) SAP
2 94 (11.91%) Microsoft
3 54 (6.84%) IFS
4 29 (3.68%) Oracle
5 17 (2.15%) Workday
6 9 (1.14%) DevExpress
6 9 (1.14%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.14%) Thales
7 7 (0.89%) Cisco
7 7 (0.89%) NVIDIA
8 6 (0.76%) Google
8 6 (0.76%) Siemens
9 5 (0.63%) BT
9 5 (0.63%) Databricks
9 5 (0.63%) Epicor
9 5 (0.63%) Sage
9 5 (0.63%) VMware
10 4 (0.51%) QNX
11 3 (0.38%) Adobe
11 3 (0.38%) Apple