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REQUIREMENT

Manufacturing and Fabrication

Which UK occupations mentioned this most often in their online job adverts in 2025 so far, as a share of each occupation's own adverts.

Occupations that mention it most

Share of each occupation's online job adverts mentioning Manufacturing and Fabrication, 2025
Occupation Share of its adverts All adverts
Welding trades 98.2% 18.3%
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers 93.2% 18.3%
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers 92.8% 18.3%
Groundsmen and greenkeepers 91.3% 18.3%
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) 88.6% 18.3%
Steel erectors 88.3% 18.3%
Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services 87.0% 18.3%
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers 86.8% 18.3%
Metal working production and maintenance fitters 86.8% 18.3%
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 84.9% 18.3%
Vehicle body builders and repairers 84.6% 18.3%
Gardeners and landscape gardeners 84.6% 18.3%
Elected officers and representatives 84.3% 18.3%
Sheet metal workers 84.3% 18.3%
Upholsterers 84.1% 18.3%
Planning, process and production technicians 83.4% 18.3%
Production and process engineers 82.8% 18.3%
Security system installers and repairers 82.6% 18.3%
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians 82.6% 18.3%
Construction operatives n.e.c. 82.6% 18.3%

The share of new online job adverts mentioning this requirement, not a count.

More about this figure

The taxonomy is Textkernel's SCO, which is not SOC. These are the share of each occupation's adverts in 2025 that mentioned this requirement. A share is not a count of jobs and not a measure of demand: an occupation can appear here because it names this requirement consistently, not because it is hiring. 2025 is not yet covered in full.