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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 84 141 168
Rank change year-on-year +57 +27 -17
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 934 928 1,203
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.56% 1.93% 1.71%
As % of the General category 4.41% 3.25% 3.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 502 663 900
10th Percentile £208 £226 £363
25th Percentile £401 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £534
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.64% +6.75%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £775 £737 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £530 £538
% change year-on-year -5.66% -1.40% +5.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 55 45
10th Percentile £12.88 £23.15 £12.40
25th Percentile £16.25 £39.78 £21.25
Median hourly rate £32.95 £45.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.78% +26.76% -1.39%
75th Percentile £43.75 £51.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £65.18
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 21,191 28,524 39,950
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.14% 59.28% 56.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,658 20,029 27,973
10th Percentile £281 £313 £319
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £790 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,777 927 1,298
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.43 £18.04 £14.75
Median hourly rate £30.12 £32.30 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.75% +50.23% -4.10%
75th Percentile £51.91 £60.88 £47.50
90th Percentile £66.45 £71.77 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -

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 17 May 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 17 May 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 17 May 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 +90 237 £600 +4.35% 297
North of England +55 144 £500 +2.88% 750
South East +1 136 £425 -15.00% 671
South West +3 130 £600 +4.35% 461
East of England +44 124 £426 -16.95% 379
Midlands +5 99 £450 -10.00% 733
North West +27 86 £510 +4.94% 379
West Midlands +11 61 £433 -9.42% 450
Yorkshire +34 42 £450 -18.18% 300
East Midlands -1 32 £463 -11.90% 282
North East +18 13 £431 +81.47% 94
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 29 (3.10%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.39%) Confluence
4 6 (0.64%) Apache
5 5 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.54%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.54%) CMS
6 2 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.11%) SAS
7 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.11%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 42 (4.50%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (1.39%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.54%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.54%) Siemens NX
7 4 (0.43%) CANalyzer
7 4 (0.43%) Windchill
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.32%) CATIA
8 3 (0.32%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.32%) Simulink
8 3 (0.32%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.21%) Maya
9 2 (0.21%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 51 (5.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.82%) Teamcenter
3 15 (1.61%) SAP PP
4 9 (0.96%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 8 (0.86%) Sage 200
5 8 (0.86%) Sage 50
5 8 (0.86%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.64%) SAP MDG
6 6 (0.64%) SAP MII
7 5 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.54%) Maximo
7 5 (0.54%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.54%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.54%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.54%) SAP EWM
7 5 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.43%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 4 (0.43%) SAP FI-AP
8 4 (0.43%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.43%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 84 (8.99%) Azure
2 48 (5.14%) Power Platform
3 40 (4.28%) AWS
4 39 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (2.36%) Cloud Computing
7 21 (2.25%) PaaS
8 16 (1.71%) SaaS
9 11 (1.18%) GCP
9 11 (1.18%) IaaS
10 10 (1.07%) Snowflake
11 8 (0.86%) PowerApps
12 7 (0.75%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (0.75%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.64%) OCI
13 6 (0.64%) Serverless
14 5 (0.54%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
14 5 (0.54%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.00%) Firewall
2 20 (2.14%) Network Security
3 17 (1.82%) Cisco ISE
4 13 (1.39%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.18%) FTP
5 11 (1.18%) VPN
6 9 (0.96%) 4G
6 9 (0.96%) DNS
6 9 (0.96%) LAN
6 9 (0.96%) WAN
6 9 (0.96%) Wireless
7 8 (0.86%) HTTP
7 8 (0.86%) InfiniBand
7 8 (0.86%) Internet
8 7 (0.75%) 3G
9 6 (0.64%) VLAN
10 5 (0.54%) Ethernet
10 5 (0.54%) MQTT
10 5 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.43%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (4.28%) Power BI
2 37 (3.96%) Metadata
3 29 (3.10%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.36%) NoSQL
5 21 (2.25%) Data Vault
6 16 (1.71%) Metadata Repository
7 11 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (0.96%) Electronic Patient Records
8 9 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (0.86%) Tableau
10 7 (0.75%) GIS
10 7 (0.75%) QlikView
10 7 (0.75%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.64%) Ingres
11 6 (0.64%) Pentaho
11 6 (0.64%) Qlik Sense
12 5 (0.54%) Big Data
12 5 (0.54%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 32 (3.43%) JIRA
2 14 (1.50%) Git
3 12 (1.28%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.07%) ERwin
5 5 (0.54%) Eclipse
5 5 (0.54%) PyCharm
6 4 (0.43%) CANoe
6 4 (0.43%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.32%) NUnit
7 3 (0.32%) Postman
7 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.21%) JMeter
8 2 (0.21%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.11%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.11%) GitLab
9 1 (0.11%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.11%) Selenium
General
1 362 (38.76%) Finance
2 314 (33.62%) Electronics
3 285 (30.51%) Marketing
4 271 (29.01%) Telecoms
5 269 (28.80%) Public Sector
6 249 (26.66%) Social Skills
7 89 (9.53%) Analytical Skills
8 63 (6.75%) Pharmaceutical
9 59 (6.32%) Aerospace
10 53 (5.67%) Automotive
11 44 (4.71%) Retail
12 23 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (1.61%) French Language
16 9 (0.96%) Legal
17 7 (0.75%) Italian Language
18 6 (0.64%) German Language
18 6 (0.64%) Publishing
19 5 (0.54%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 144 (15.42%) Architect
2 100 (10.71%) Project Manager
3 95 (10.17%) Analyst
4 79 (8.46%) Consultant
5 75 (8.03%) Lead
6 62 (6.64%) Business Analyst
7 50 (5.35%) Senior
8 49 (5.25%) Support Engineer
9 39 (4.18%) Data Architect
10 38 (4.07%) Developer
11 35 (3.75%) Solutions Architect
12 34 (3.64%) Test Architect
13 31 (3.32%) Administrator
14 27 (2.89%) SAP Consultant
15 23 (2.46%) Network Engineer
16 21 (2.25%) Software Engineer
16 21 (2.25%) Trainer
17 19 (2.03%) Desktop Support
17 19 (2.03%) IT Support
18 18 (1.93%) ERP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.82%) .NET
2 12 (1.28%) JSON
3 8 (0.86%) XML
4 7 (0.75%) LDAP
4 7 (0.75%) RESTful
5 6 (0.64%) AngularJS
5 6 (0.64%) HTML
5 6 (0.64%) React
5 6 (0.64%) Web Services
6 5 (0.54%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.54%) CSS
6 5 (0.54%) EDI
6 5 (0.54%) SAP TM
7 4 (0.43%) IDoc
7 4 (0.43%) REST
7 4 (0.43%) SAP Business Workflow
8 3 (0.32%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.32%) Playwright
8 3 (0.32%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.32%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 39 (4.18%) NHS
2 34 (3.64%) Analogue Electronics
3 28 (3.00%) Life Science
4 25 (2.68%) Product Ownership
5 24 (2.57%) IoT
6 22 (2.36%) Management Information System
7 21 (2.25%) Reference Data
8 16 (1.71%) Operational Technology
9 13 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
10 12 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
10 12 (1.28%) Robotics
11 11 (1.18%) FMCG
11 11 (1.18%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.07%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.07%) Industry 4.0
13 9 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (0.96%) Wiki
14 8 (0.86%) CESG
14 8 (0.86%) Infotainment
14 8 (0.86%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 70 (7.49%) Windows
2 32 (3.43%) Linux
3 22 (2.36%) Windows 10
4 11 (1.18%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.64%) Android
5 6 (0.64%) Unix
6 5 (0.54%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.43%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.32%) VMS
9 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 299 (32.01%) Business Intelligence
2 275 (29.44%) Programme Management
3 270 (28.91%) Digital Marketing
4 150 (16.06%) Project Management
5 116 (12.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 107 (11.46%) Problem-Solving
7 100 (10.71%) ERP
8 96 (10.28%) Agile
9 75 (8.03%) Continuous Improvement
10 63 (6.75%) Data Governance
11 61 (6.53%) Migration
12 59 (6.32%) Logistics
13 57 (6.10%) Change Management
14 45 (4.82%) Process Improvement
15 44 (4.71%) Data Modelling
16 43 (4.60%) Analytics
17 42 (4.50%) Project Delivery
18 41 (4.39%) Roadmaps
19 39 (4.18%) Requirements Gathering
19 39 (4.18%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 57 (6.10%) SQL
2 41 (4.39%) Python
3 22 (2.36%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.14%) C#
5 18 (1.93%) PowerShell
6 16 (1.71%) Java
7 10 (1.07%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.75%) ABAP
8 7 (0.75%) C
8 7 (0.75%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.54%) Bash
10 5 (0.54%) Groovy
11 4 (0.43%) C++
11 4 (0.43%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.43%) VBA
12 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.32%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.11%) Rust
13 1 (0.11%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 175 (18.74%) Security Cleared
2 123 (13.17%) SC Cleared
3 105 (11.24%) Degree
4 52 (5.57%) DV Cleared
5 20 (2.14%) CISSP
6 19 (2.03%) Master's Degree
7 17 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.50%) CISM
9 12 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.28%) IIBA
9 12 (1.28%) PMP
10 11 (1.18%) PMI Certification
11 10 (1.07%) CEH
11 10 (1.07%) CISA
12 8 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.86%) CISMP
12 8 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (0.86%) ISACA
12 8 (0.86%) SSCP
13 7 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (5.35%) GDPR
2 26 (2.78%) GxP
3 20 (2.14%) QA
4 18 (1.93%) Data Quality
4 18 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (1.82%) Good Clinical Practice
5 17 (1.82%) NIST
6 16 (1.71%) PMO
7 13 (1.39%) PCI DSS
8 10 (1.07%) SLA
9 9 (0.96%) GMP
10 8 (0.86%) HIPAA
10 8 (0.86%) HL7
11 7 (0.75%) GAMP
12 5 (0.54%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.54%) RMADS
13 4 (0.43%) Accessibility
13 4 (0.43%) NEBOSH
14 2 (0.21%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 36 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.86%) NFS
3 7 (0.75%) Docker
3 7 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.43%) HDFS
6 3 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.32%) zsh
7 2 (0.21%) Firmware
7 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.21%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.21%) vSphere
8 1 (0.11%) IAG
8 1 (0.11%) Snort
Systems Management
1 10 (1.07%) Terraform
2 6 (0.64%) Grafana
2 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.54%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.43%) Ansible
4 4 (0.43%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.43%) Nessus
4 4 (0.43%) Puppet
5 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.21%) CA Service Virtualization
6 2 (0.21%) Kibana
6 2 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.21%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.11%) Dell DRAC
7 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.11%) systemd
7 1 (0.11%) VxRail
7 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 412 (44.11%) SAP
2 134 (14.35%) Microsoft
3 26 (2.78%) Oracle
4 24 (2.57%) Cisco
5 18 (1.93%) Sparx
6 15 (1.61%) ServiceNow
6 15 (1.61%) VMware
7 14 (1.50%) Sage
8 12 (1.28%) Informatica
9 11 (1.18%) Dell
9 11 (1.18%) Siemens
10 8 (0.86%) Citrix
11 7 (0.75%) Google
11 7 (0.75%) IFS
11 7 (0.75%) Palo Alto
11 7 (0.75%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.64%) Ariba
12 6 (0.64%) ESRI
13 5 (0.54%) Adobe
13 5 (0.54%) Talend