Manufacturing Contracts in England

Manufacturing
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 137 163
Rank change year-on-year +59 +26 -18
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 986 993 1,251
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.67% 1.96% 1.76%
As % of the General category 4.57% 3.32% 3.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 551 699 926
10th Percentile £208 £225 £363
25th Percentile £400 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £644
90th Percentile £750 £736 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 65 47
10th Percentile £13.05 £23.49 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.09 £39.68 £20.38
Median hourly rate £33.00 £45.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £43.75 £51.50 £53.00
90th Percentile £61.05 £65.00 £69.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year -22.22% +13.92% +9.72%

All General Skills
England

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,593 29,947 40,064
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.42% 59.25% 56.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,921 20,994 27,954
10th Percentile £275 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 988 1,324
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.46 £18.44 £14.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
Median % change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%
75th Percentile £51.50 £61.25 £45.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.26 £57.97
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in England.

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in England.

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +97 243 £600 +4.39% 252
North of England +71 156 £500 +8.70% 731
South West +6 140 £595 +3.48% 415
South East -7 139 £400 -27.27% 645
East of England +44 120 £410 -20.00% 401
Midlands +9 108 £450 -10.00% 687
North West +35 95 £510 +2.00% 376
West Midlands +11 61 £433 -11.73% 422
Yorkshire +48 42 £450 -10.00% 277
East Midlands +12 38 £363 -31.12% 265
North East +27 16 £423 +78.11% 109
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 35 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.52%) Confluence
4 7 (0.71%) Apache
5 5 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.51%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.51%) CMS
6 2 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.20%) SAS
7 1 (0.10%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.10%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.10%) IIS
7 1 (0.10%) nginx
7 1 (0.10%) NServiceBus
7 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.10%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
Applications
1 47 (4.77%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (1.32%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.71%) Siemens NX
7 6 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.51%) CATIA
8 5 (0.51%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.41%) Windchill
10 3 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.30%) PTC Creo
10 3 (0.30%) Simulink
10 3 (0.30%) Stateflow
11 2 (0.20%) Maya
11 2 (0.20%) NUKE
12 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 49 (4.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.72%) Teamcenter
3 14 (1.42%) SAP PP
4 10 (1.01%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 9 (0.91%) Sage 200
6 8 (0.81%) Sage 50
6 8 (0.81%) SAP FI
7 6 (0.61%) SAP MII
8 5 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
8 5 (0.51%) Maximo
8 5 (0.51%) NetSuite
8 5 (0.51%) SAP CO
8 5 (0.51%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (0.51%) SAP MDG
9 4 (0.41%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 4 (0.41%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.41%) SAP EWM
9 4 (0.41%) SAP FI-AP
9 4 (0.41%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.41%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 96 (9.74%) Azure
2 54 (5.48%) Power Platform
3 52 (5.27%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (4.77%) AWS
5 36 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.64%) PaaS
7 24 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (2.23%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (1.62%) IaaS
9 16 (1.62%) SaaS
10 12 (1.22%) Snowflake
11 11 (1.12%) Amazon EC2
12 10 (1.01%) GCP
12 10 (1.01%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.81%) Serverless
14 7 (0.71%) Amazon S3
14 7 (0.71%) Entra ID
15 6 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.61%) GitHub
15 6 (0.61%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.65%) Firewall
2 20 (2.03%) Network Security
3 16 (1.62%) VPN
4 14 (1.42%) Cisco ISE
5 13 (1.32%) FTP
5 13 (1.32%) LAN
5 13 (1.32%) WAN
6 12 (1.22%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.12%) InfiniBand
7 11 (1.12%) Wireless
8 9 (0.91%) DNS
9 8 (0.81%) MQTT
10 7 (0.71%) 3G
10 7 (0.71%) 4G
10 7 (0.71%) HTTP
11 6 (0.61%) AMQP
12 5 (0.51%) Internet
12 5 (0.51%) SAN
12 5 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (4.46%) Power BI
2 38 (3.85%) Metadata
3 32 (3.25%) SQL Server
4 21 (2.13%) NoSQL
5 20 (2.03%) Data Vault
6 15 (1.52%) Metadata Repository
7 13 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (1.12%) Tableau
9 9 (0.91%) Electronic Patient Records
10 8 (0.81%) Data Lake
10 8 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.81%) Relational Database
10 8 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.71%) QlikView
12 6 (0.61%) GIS
12 6 (0.61%) Ingres
12 6 (0.61%) Pentaho
12 6 (0.61%) Qlik Sense
13 5 (0.51%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 29 (2.94%) JIRA
2 16 (1.62%) Git
2 16 (1.62%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.12%) ERwin
4 5 (0.51%) Eclipse
4 5 (0.51%) NUnit
4 5 (0.51%) PyCharm
5 4 (0.41%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.30%) Postman
6 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.20%) JMeter
7 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.10%) ClearCase
8 1 (0.10%) GitLab
8 1 (0.10%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.10%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.10%) Selenium
8 1 (0.10%) SpecFlow
General
1 412 (41.78%) Finance
2 352 (35.70%) Electronics
3 327 (33.16%) Marketing
4 315 (31.95%) Telecoms
5 314 (31.85%) Public Sector
6 264 (26.77%) Social Skills
7 95 (9.63%) Analytical Skills
8 62 (6.29%) Aerospace
9 61 (6.19%) Pharmaceutical
10 48 (4.87%) Automotive
11 45 (4.56%) Retail
12 23 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
15 16 (1.62%) French Language
16 10 (1.01%) Legal
17 9 (0.91%) Italian Language
18 8 (0.81%) German Language
19 6 (0.61%) Publishing
19 6 (0.61%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 151 (15.31%) Architect
2 105 (10.65%) Project Manager
3 103 (10.45%) Analyst
4 86 (8.72%) Lead
5 77 (7.81%) Consultant
6 65 (6.59%) Business Analyst
7 55 (5.58%) Support Engineer
8 49 (4.97%) Senior
9 42 (4.26%) Developer
10 40 (4.06%) Data Architect
11 36 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (3.14%) Administrator
12 31 (3.14%) Test Architect
13 26 (2.64%) SAP Consultant
14 25 (2.54%) Lead Architect
14 25 (2.54%) Network Engineer
15 23 (2.33%) Desktop Support
16 21 (2.13%) Change Manager
16 21 (2.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 21 (2.13%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.13%) .NET
2 13 (1.32%) JSON
3 10 (1.01%) Web Services
4 9 (0.91%) RESTful
4 9 (0.91%) XML
5 8 (0.81%) AngularJS
6 7 (0.71%) LDAP
7 6 (0.61%) ASP.NET
7 6 (0.61%) HTML
8 5 (0.51%) CSS
8 5 (0.51%) EDI
8 5 (0.51%) GraphQL
8 5 (0.51%) React
8 5 (0.51%) REST
9 4 (0.41%) Apache NiFi
9 4 (0.41%) IDoc
9 4 (0.41%) SAP Business Workflow
9 4 (0.41%) SAP TM
9 4 (0.41%) YAML
10 3 (0.30%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 48 (4.87%) NHS
2 31 (3.14%) Analogue Electronics
3 28 (2.84%) Life Science
4 27 (2.74%) IoT
5 25 (2.54%) Product Ownership
6 23 (2.33%) Management Information System
7 20 (2.03%) Reference Data
8 17 (1.72%) Onboarding
9 15 (1.52%) Operational Technology
10 13 (1.32%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.32%) Robotics
10 13 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
12 11 (1.12%) FMCG
12 11 (1.12%) LIMS
13 10 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
13 10 (1.01%) Industry 4.0
13 10 (1.01%) Wiki
14 8 (0.81%) CESG
15 7 (0.71%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 86 (8.72%) Windows
2 34 (3.45%) Linux
3 33 (3.35%) Windows 10
4 14 (1.42%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.71%) Android
5 7 (0.71%) Unix
5 7 (0.71%) Windows 7
6 5 (0.51%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.30%) VMS
7 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.20%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.10%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.10%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 345 (34.99%) Business Intelligence
2 320 (32.45%) Programme Management
3 312 (31.64%) Digital Marketing
4 153 (15.52%) Project Management
5 114 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
6 113 (11.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 100 (10.14%) ERP
8 97 (9.84%) Agile
9 77 (7.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 63 (6.39%) Data Governance
10 63 (6.39%) Logistics
11 62 (6.29%) Change Management
12 57 (5.78%) Migration
13 48 (4.87%) Data Modelling
14 47 (4.77%) Process Improvement
14 47 (4.77%) Roadmaps
15 45 (4.56%) ITIL
16 43 (4.36%) Analytics
16 43 (4.36%) Project Delivery
17 40 (4.06%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 61 (6.19%) SQL
2 37 (3.75%) Python
3 23 (2.33%) JavaScript
4 22 (2.23%) C#
4 22 (2.23%) PowerShell
5 18 (1.83%) Java
6 10 (1.01%) T-SQL
7 8 (0.81%) ABAP
8 7 (0.71%) C
9 6 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (0.61%) MATLAB
9 6 (0.61%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.51%) Bash
10 5 (0.51%) Groovy
11 4 (0.41%) C++
12 3 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.20%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.10%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.10%) PHP
14 1 (0.10%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 184 (18.66%) Security Cleared
2 132 (13.39%) SC Cleared
3 105 (10.65%) Degree
4 53 (5.38%) DV Cleared
5 20 (2.03%) CISSP
6 18 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (1.52%) Master's Degree
7 15 (1.52%) PMP
8 14 (1.42%) CISM
9 13 (1.32%) PMI Certification
10 12 (1.22%) IIBA
11 10 (1.01%) CEH
11 10 (1.01%) CISA
11 10 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (0.91%) AWS Certification
13 8 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.81%) CISMP
13 8 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (0.81%) ISACA
13 8 (0.81%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (5.48%) GDPR
2 25 (2.54%) GxP
3 22 (2.23%) Data Quality
4 21 (2.13%) QA
5 18 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (1.72%) Good Clinical Practice
6 17 (1.72%) NIST
7 16 (1.62%) PMO
8 15 (1.52%) PCI DSS
9 10 (1.01%) SLA
10 9 (0.91%) GMP
11 8 (0.81%) HIPAA
11 8 (0.81%) HL7
12 7 (0.71%) GAMP
13 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.51%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.51%) RMADS
14 4 (0.41%) NEBOSH
15 2 (0.20%) COBIT
15 2 (0.20%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 46 (4.67%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.91%) Docker
3 8 (0.81%) NFS
4 7 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.61%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.41%) Firmware
6 4 (0.41%) HDFS
7 3 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.30%) vSphere
7 3 (0.30%) zsh
8 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.20%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.10%) IAG
9 1 (0.10%) Snort
Systems Management
1 18 (1.83%) Terraform
2 12 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.81%) Grafana
4 4 (0.41%) Ansible
4 4 (0.41%) CA Service Virtualization
4 4 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.41%) Nessus
4 4 (0.41%) Puppet
5 3 (0.30%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (0.30%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.20%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.20%) SCCM
6 2 (0.20%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.10%) Kibana
7 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.10%) SCOM
7 1 (0.10%) systemd
7 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 459 (46.55%) SAP
2 150 (15.21%) Microsoft
3 25 (2.54%) Oracle
4 23 (2.33%) Cisco
5 20 (2.03%) Sparx
6 16 (1.62%) Sage
6 16 (1.62%) VMware
7 15 (1.52%) ServiceNow
8 14 (1.42%) Informatica
9 13 (1.32%) Dell
9 13 (1.32%) Siemens
10 8 (0.81%) Citrix
10 8 (0.81%) IFS
11 7 (0.71%) Google
11 7 (0.71%) Isilon
11 7 (0.71%) SolarWinds
12 6 (0.61%) ESRI
12 6 (0.61%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.61%) Veeam
13 5 (0.51%) Red Hat