Manufacturing Jobs in Scotland

Manufacturing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 148 146 159
Rank change year-on-year -2 +13 -48
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 146 77 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 2.18% 1.69% 1.64%
As % of the General category 3.02% 2.24% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 96 57 37
10th Percentile £36,875 £30,000 £31,900
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,840 3,436 3,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 72.17% 75.28% 61.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,531 1,644 1,957
10th Percentile £27,500 £33,166 £31,133
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £40,606
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Glasgow -72 49 £42,500 -5.56% 35
West Lothian +9 25 £60,000 - 7
Aberdeen +5 20 £45,000 -30.77% 15
Edinburgh +43 10 £55,000 - 15
Fife -4 10 £43,200 -13.60% 9
Dundee -7 8 £50,000 -4.76% 5
Aberdeenshire +13 6 £50,000 -23.08% 11
Ayrshire - 4 - - 13
Renfrewshire - 4 - - 1
Lanarkshire -4 3 - - 15
Midlothian - 2 £50,000 - 5
Highlands - 2 £60,000 - 11
North Lanarkshire -7 1 £32,500 -4.41% 2
Inverclyde - 1 £23,000 - 1
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 10 (6.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (7.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.68%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.68%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (6.16%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (2.74%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.37%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.68%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.68%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.79%) Cloud Computing
2 6 (4.11%) Power Platform
2 6 (4.11%) SaaS
3 4 (2.74%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (0.68%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (10.96%) RS-232
2 14 (9.59%) Ethernet
3 13 (8.90%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (8.90%) Wireless
4 7 (4.79%) HTTP
4 7 (4.79%) MQTT
5 4 (2.74%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.68%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 10 (6.85%) SQL Server
3 9 (6.16%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (4.11%) Power BI
5 5 (3.42%) OLAP
5 5 (3.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 5 (3.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.68%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 20 (13.70%) Git
1 20 (13.70%) LabVIEW
2 2 (1.37%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.68%) MSTest
3 1 (0.68%) TestComplete
General
1 45 (30.82%) Social Skills
2 41 (28.08%) Electronics
3 22 (15.07%) Finance
4 21 (14.38%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (13.01%) Marketing
6 16 (10.96%) Public Sector
7 12 (8.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (6.85%) Legal
8 10 (6.85%) Retail
9 9 (6.16%) Telecoms
10 7 (4.79%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (4.11%) Aerospace
12 4 (2.74%) Law
13 2 (1.37%) Billing
14 1 (0.68%) Games
14 1 (0.68%) Military
14 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (21.92%) Software Engineer
2 29 (19.86%) Senior
3 23 (15.75%) Electronics Engineer
4 17 (11.64%) Analyst
4 17 (11.64%) Embedded Engineer
5 15 (10.27%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 15 (10.27%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 15 (10.27%) Software Design Engineer
6 13 (8.90%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 13 (8.90%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 13 (8.90%) Senior Software Engineer
7 10 (6.85%) Lead
8 9 (6.16%) Database Engineer
8 9 (6.16%) Team Leader
9 8 (5.48%) Developer
10 7 (4.79%) Systems Analyst
11 6 (4.11%) Business Analyst
11 6 (4.11%) Business Development Manager
11 6 (4.11%) Design Engineer
11 6 (4.11%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (8.90%) Yocto
2 8 (5.48%) CSS
2 8 (5.48%) HTML
3 7 (4.79%) Django
3 7 (4.79%) Flask
3 7 (4.79%) React
4 2 (1.37%) WPF
5 1 (0.68%) .NET
5 1 (0.68%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.68%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.68%) HTML5
5 1 (0.68%) jQuery
5 1 (0.68%) pytest
5 1 (0.68%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.59%) Device Driver
2 9 (6.16%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.79%) Arduino
3 7 (4.79%) IoT
3 7 (4.79%) Raspberry Pi
4 6 (4.11%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.11%) Renewable Energy
5 5 (3.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (2.05%) FPGA
7 2 (1.37%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.37%) FMCG
7 2 (1.37%) Low-Code
7 2 (1.37%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.37%) VHDL
8 1 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.68%) Life Science
8 1 (0.68%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 20 (13.70%) Linux
2 13 (8.90%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.68%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (0.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (36.99%) Software Engineering
2 38 (26.03%) ERP
3 33 (22.60%) Computer Science
4 29 (19.86%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (15.75%) Decision-Making
6 17 (11.64%) Agile
6 17 (11.64%) Mentoring
7 16 (10.96%) Business Intelligence
8 15 (10.27%) Analytical Thinking
8 15 (10.27%) Coaching
8 15 (10.27%) Knowledge Transfer
9 14 (9.59%) Line Management
10 13 (8.90%) Cybersecurity
10 13 (8.90%) OOD
11 11 (7.53%) SDLC
11 11 (7.53%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (6.85%) Business Strategy
12 10 (6.85%) Data Management
12 10 (6.85%) Logistics
12 10 (6.85%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 41 (28.08%) C
2 29 (19.86%) Python
3 23 (15.75%) C++
4 21 (14.38%) C#
5 20 (13.70%) SQL
6 17 (11.64%) Embedded C
7 9 (6.16%) T-SQL
8 8 (5.48%) JavaScript
9 7 (4.79%) TypeScript
10 5 (3.42%) Bash
10 5 (3.42%) VBA
11 1 (0.68%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 53 (36.30%) Degree
2 16 (10.96%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.05%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.37%) CISA
4 2 (1.37%) CISM
4 2 (1.37%) CISSP
4 2 (1.37%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.68%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.68%) HNC
5 1 (0.68%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.53%) QA
2 5 (3.42%) GMP
3 4 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.74%) NIST
4 2 (1.37%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.68%) GDPR
5 1 (0.68%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.68%) TickIT
System Software
1 11 (7.53%) Firmware
2 1 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 30 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.90%) SAP
3 11 (7.53%) IFS
4 10 (6.85%) Epicor
4 10 (6.85%) JD Edwards
5 9 (6.16%) Oracle
6 7 (4.79%) NVIDIA
7 4 (2.74%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.68%) Altera
8 1 (0.68%) EMC
8 1 (0.68%) Infor
8 1 (0.68%) Lattice Semiconductor
8 1 (0.68%) Nintex
8 1 (0.68%) Sage
8 1 (0.68%) Siemens
8 1 (0.68%) Thales