Dimensional Quality Control Technique Skills
Ability to apply techniques for controlling dimensional quality in manufacturing.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is manufacturing and metrology?
This requirement appears in 1.5% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.1 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts1.5%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.1 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO23.15. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where manufacturing and metrology appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality assurance technicians Example titles: Quality assurance technician · QA technician · Qa coordinator · Quality analyst | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Routine inspectors and testers Example titles: Tester · Cloth man · Test hand · Can tester | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Food, drink and tobacco process operatives Example titles: Food process operative · Pan man · Acid man · Deck hand | 20.7% | |
| 4 | Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers Example titles: Canner · Bag tier · Box hand · Tare man | 19.6% | |
| 5 | Quality control and planning engineers Example titles: Quality control engineer · QC analyst · Mine planner · Group planner | 19.1% | |
| 6 | Biochemists and biomedical scientists Example titles: Biomedical scientist · Dna analyst · Research worker · Forensic chemist | 18.9% | |
| 7 | Elected officers and representatives Example titles: Assembly member · City councillor · County councillor · Secretary of state | 16.3% | |
| 8 | Production managers and directors in construction Example titles: Production manager · Site agent · Area manager · Site director | 16.0% | |
| 9 | Printers Example titles: Printer · Mark maker · Hat printer · Stamp maker | 14.3% | |
| 10 | Laboratory technicians Example titles: Laboratory technician · Seed analyst · Water tester · Lab assistant | 14.2% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing and Fabrication Maintenance Planning and Operational Strategies · Production Planning and Manufacturing Operations · Material Handling and Industrial Processes | 29.3% | +2.0 pp | |
| 2 | Engineering and Manufacturing Prototyping and Product Demonstration · Manufacturing Engineering and Design Processes · Technical Drawing and Blueprint Interpretation | 20.9% | +2.6 pp | |
| 3 | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Mechatronic Engineering Knowledge · Hydraulics and Fluid Power Skills · Pump Technologies | 3.1% | +0.2 pp | |
| 4 | Manufacturing and Metrology Selected skill · Dimensional Quality Control Technique Skills | 1.5% | +0.1 pp | |
| 5 | Manufacturing and Industrial Processes Forging and Metal Forming Techniques · Industrial Drying Processes · Surface Preparation Technique Skills | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Industrial Safety and Compliance IOSH Safety Certification · Explosion Protection Compliance Standard Knowledge · Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | 0.2% | -0.3 pp | |
| 7 | Industrial Automation and Control IEC Electrical Safety Standard Knowledge · CNC Control System Skills · Industrial Standards and Architecture Framework Knowledge | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Packaging and Security Sealing Technologies | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Industrial Engineering and Pneumatics Compressed Air System Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Quality Management Engineering Concept Knowledge · Quality Control Concept Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Consumer Goods and Laboratory Equipment Glassware Product Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Engineering Design and Automation Electrical Design Software · CMS and Electrical Design Tools | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 13 | Manufacturing and CNC Machining CNC Programming Skills (Mazatrol) | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 14 | Industrial and Engineering Systems Safety Interlock and Industrial Stitching Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 15 | Engineering and Quality Assurance Formal Verification and Consistency Testing · Non-Destructive Testing Certification | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 16 | Mechanical and Materials Science Cryogenic Engineering Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 17 | Electrical and Welding Engineering Electric Arc Concepts | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 18 | Plumbing and Industrial Systems Copper Tubing Applications | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 19 | Manufacturing and Packaging Industrial Filling Systems | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 20 | Manufacturing and Machinery Machine Pedal Operation Techniques | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 21 | Manufacturing and Product Development Concurrent Engineering Process Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 22 | Mining and Industrial Engineering Gold Mining Techniques | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 23 | Mechanical and Security Systems Locking Mechanism Design | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 24 | Manufacturing and Consumer Products | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.