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Highest Paying Manufacturing Jobs in the UK


Last 12 Month Manufacturing Jobs Summary

There have been 85,271 listed Manufacturing Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent82,43996.68 %
Contract (Inside IR35)1,8582.18 %
Contract (Outside IR35)9741.14 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 1,640 new Manufacturing Jobs posted each week, or 7,106 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,5856,869
Contract54236

The busiest month for new permanent Manufacturing Jobs in the UK is October, whilst the quietest month is December.

The busiest month for new contract Manufacturing Jobs is also October, and the quietest month is June.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Manufacturing Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Manufacturing Jobs


Last 12 Month Total Listed Manufacturing Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
June 2025254
May 2025348
April 2025498
March 2025531
February 2025391
January 2025282
December 2024131
November 20241,766
October 20243,990
September 2024325
August 2024243
July 2024204

The Highest Paying Manufacturing Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Manufacturing Director2£81,250.00
Head of Production36£79,830.00
Manufacturing Operations Manager33£62,915.00
Automation Engineer168£60,220.00
Production Manager1,656£58,485.00
QA Engineer41£55,140.00
Manufacturing Manager199£54,560.00
Quality Assistant82£53,000.00
Manufacturing Operator139£52,115.00
CNC Service Engineer2£46,250.00
FMCG202£46,115.00
CNC Engineer6£46,000.00
Workshop Manager85£45,940.00
Milling Machinist5£45,465.00
Production Planning Manager2£45,000.00
Planning Assistant32£44,000.00
Lean Manufacturing81£43,925.00
Factory550£43,670.00
Line Leader97£43,210.00
Workshop Controller135£42,900.00
Technical Operator24£42,535.00
Manufacturing Supervisor13£42,100.00
Hygiene Manager33£42,015.00
Technical Operative22£40,730.00
Technical Manager - Food1£40,500.00
Senior Quality Officer6£40,375.00
QA Manager26£40,020.00
Sewer4£40,000.00
Production Shift Manager58£39,910.00
Quality Advisor13£39,900.00
CNC Programming18£39,790.00
Manufacturing Team Leader12£39,350.00
Grinder8£39,140.00
CNC Setter25£38,195.00
Furniture105£37,860.00
CNC Turner54£37,790.00
CNC Miller66£37,470.00
Miller125£37,425.00
CNC Machine Operator4£37,250.00
CNC Programmer4£37,250.00
CNC737£37,025.00
CNC Miller Setter6£36,940.00
Bench Joiner10£36,250.00
Workshop Fitter10£35,815.00
Production Controller18£35,585.00
CNC Machinist240£35,440.00
Operations Supervisor18£35,045.00
Mechanical Inspector6£35,025.00
CNC Operator155£34,990.00
Workshop Foreman14£34,875.00
Production Supervisor139£34,765.00
Production Team Leader137£34,570.00
Assembly857£34,490.00
Production Officer2£34,250.00
Moulding Technician28£33,785.00
Manufacturing Technician102£33,665.00
Injection Moulding Setter6£33,500.00
Process Operator80£33,440.00
Demand Planner17£33,415.00
Press Brake27£32,710.00
Quality Inspector158£32,140.00
Quality Coordinator16£31,540.00
Manual Machinist37£31,315.00
Operations Coordinator34£31,070.00
Electrical Assembly Operative2£31,000.00
Skilled Operator28£30,825.00
Assembly Technician42£30,695.00
Production Technician74£30,480.00
Quality Technician47£30,150.00
Assembly Fitter15£29,535.00
Supply Chain Administrator9£29,500.00
Production Operator513£29,390.00
Production Operative509£29,030.00
Laminator11£28,940.00
Production Assistant35£28,915.00
PCB Assembler10£28,715.00
Finishing Operative22£28,605.00
Print Operator60£28,595.00
Machine Operator211£28,530.00
Sewing Machinist12£28,475.00
Electro Mechanical Assembler12£28,345.00
Testing Operative2£28,250.00
Quality Assurance Officer16£28,220.00
Saw Operative9£27,625.00
Extrusion Operative1£27,500.00
Electronic Assembler11£27,440.00
Production Assembler35£27,405.00
Assembly Operator112£26,885.00
Assembly Operative101£26,685.00
Solderer17£25,965.00
Factory Operative14£25,150.00
Moulding Operative5£24,475.00