Manufacturing Execution System Job Trends

Manufacturing Execution System
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing Execution System in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing Execution System over the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 758 577 780
Rank change year-on-year -181 +203 +6
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Execution System 29 103 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.026% 0.21% 0.018%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.10% 0.51% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 20 12 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +64.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,750 £100,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £44,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +29.21% +4.71% +21.43%

All Generic Skills
UK

Manufacturing Execution System falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 28,888 20,366 25,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.87% 41.15% 32.20%
Number of salaries quoted 18,150 10,252 13,974
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -7.56% -4.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £46,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +12.90% -11.43% -4.55%

Manufacturing Execution System
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing Execution System relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Manufacturing Execution System job vacancy trend in the UK

Manufacturing Execution System
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Manufacturing Execution System.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Manufacturing Execution System

Manufacturing Execution System
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing Execution System over the 6 months to 6 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing Execution System in the UK

Manufacturing Execution System
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Execution System within the UK over the 6 months to 6 September 2026. 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 -163 27 £57,500 +29.21% 21
England -187 25 £57,500 +29.21% 23
East Midlands -21 9 £62,500 - 7
Midlands -24 9 £62,500 - 7
Yorkshire -107 9 £35,000 -
North of England -133 9 £35,000 -21.35% 4
Work from Home -42 6 £75,000 +68.54% 14
Scotland - 3 - - 2
South East -53 2 £80,000 +30.61% 1
London -70 2 - - 5
South West - 2 £46,250 - 2
East of England - 1 £32,500 - 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Manufacturing Execution System
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (20.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.45%) Azure
2 1 (3.45%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.34%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (3.45%) Modbus
2 1 (3.45%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (6.90%) LabVIEW
General
1 29 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 16 (55.17%) Social Skills
3 8 (27.59%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Law
Job Titles
1 9 (31.03%) Analyst
2 7 (24.14%) IT Analyst
3 6 (20.69%) ERP Analyst
3 6 (20.69%) ERP Support
3 6 (20.69%) IT Support
3 6 (20.69%) IT Support Analyst
3 6 (20.69%) Support Analyst
4 4 (13.79%) Lead
4 4 (13.79%) Subject Matter Expert
5 3 (10.34%) Architect
5 3 (10.34%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Business Systems Analyst
6 2 (6.90%) Product Owner
6 2 (6.90%) Systems Analyst
6 2 (6.90%) Team Leader
6 2 (6.90%) Technical Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Business IT Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) IT Business Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Mainframe Developer
7 1 (3.45%) OpenVMS Developer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (31.03%) Operational Technology
2 5 (17.24%) SCADA
3 3 (10.34%) Algorithms
3 3 (10.34%) FMCG
4 2 (6.90%) Product Ownership
5 1 (3.45%) Industry 4.0
5 1 (3.45%) IoT
5 1 (3.45%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) Windows
2 5 (17.24%) Linux
2 5 (17.24%) OpenVMS
2 5 (17.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (62.07%) ERP
2 17 (58.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (55.17%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (20.69%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (17.24%) Computer Science
5 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (13.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (13.79%) Validation
7 3 (10.34%) Analytics
7 3 (10.34%) Benchmarking
7 3 (10.34%) Business Transformation
7 3 (10.34%) Change Management
7 3 (10.34%) Data Analytics
7 3 (10.34%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 3 (10.34%) Machine Learning
7 3 (10.34%) Mentoring
7 3 (10.34%) Project Management
7 3 (10.34%) Six Sigma
7 3 (10.34%) Smart Manufacturing
8 2 (6.90%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (20.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (31.03%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) MOM
Vendors
1 8 (27.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (17.24%) Red Hat
3 3 (10.34%) Rockwell
4 2 (6.90%) SAP