Manufacturing Contracts in Scotland

Manufacturing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 141 142
Rank change year-on-year +65 +1 -15
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 47 27 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.18% 0.98% 0.86%
As % of the General category 3.37% 1.46% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 20 27
10th Percentile £242 £329 £406
25th Percentile £407 £356 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £419 £625
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% -33.00% +61.29%
75th Percentile £588 £461 £694
90th Percentile £597 £538 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £57.10 - -
25th Percentile £60.25 £10.50 £51.25
Median hourly rate £60.50 £11.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +450.00% -79.05% +16.67%
75th Percentile £60.75 £11.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £63.30 - -
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £37.83
% change year-on-year -22.22% +18.95% +5.08%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,395 1,846 2,489
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 64.64% 66.76% 71.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 827 1,354 1,819
10th Percentile £178 £239 £230
25th Percentile £350 £404 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £575 £573 £550
90th Percentile £663 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 29 40
10th Percentile £12.27 £12.75 £14.33
25th Percentile £15.48 £15.99 £17.50
Median hourly rate £18.72 £18.50 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% -31.10% +37.69%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £47.97
90th Percentile £70.00 £66.75 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £33.60 £21.92
% change year-on-year -10.24% +53.33% -2.60%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in Scotland

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 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
Glasgow +23 25 £575 +37.31% 40
Edinburgh +37 6 £425 +14.86% 12
Dundee - 4 - - 8
Stirling - 4 £420 - 3
Aberdeen +2 3 £160 -67.18% 14
Fife 0 2 - - 10
South Lanarkshire - 1 £275 - 2
Moray - 1 - - 2
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (8.51%) Confluence
2 2 (4.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (19.15%) Autodesk Inventor
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Oracle Assets
1 2 (4.26%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (4.26%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (4.26%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (4.26%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (2.13%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (2.13%) Oracle Manufacturing
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (6.38%) Azure
2 3 (6.38%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.26%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) Firewall
1 3 (6.38%) NAS
1 3 (6.38%) SAN
2 1 (2.13%) Internet
2 1 (2.13%) Telepresence
2 1 (2.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (8.51%) JIRA
General
1 21 (44.68%) Social Skills
2 12 (25.53%) Finance
3 5 (10.64%) Electronics
3 5 (10.64%) Marketing
3 5 (10.64%) Public Sector
3 5 (10.64%) Telecoms
4 2 (4.26%) Financial Institution
4 2 (4.26%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Billing
5 1 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (19.15%) CAD Technician
2 7 (14.89%) Analyst
3 5 (10.64%) Business Analyst
4 4 (8.51%) Hardware Engineer
4 4 (8.51%) Product Manager
4 4 (8.51%) QA Officer
5 3 (6.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) Business IT Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) IT Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) IT Business Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) IT Manager
6 2 (4.26%) Lead
6 2 (4.26%) Project Engineer
7 1 (2.13%) 1st Line Support Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) ERP Manager
7 1 (2.13%) Implementation Specialist
7 1 (2.13%) Salesforce Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Salesforce Business Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Service Desk Engineer
7 1 (2.13%) Technical Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.64%) FMCG
2 3 (6.38%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (4.26%) Biopharmaceutical
3 2 (4.26%) Hedge funds
3 2 (4.26%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.13%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.77%) Windows
2 3 (6.38%) Windows 10
2 3 (6.38%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (19.15%) 3D Modelling
1 9 (19.15%) CAD
1 9 (19.15%) Project Delivery
2 8 (17.02%) Agile
3 7 (14.89%) ERP
3 7 (14.89%) Project Management
4 5 (10.64%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (10.64%) Customer Service
4 5 (10.64%) DevOps
4 5 (10.64%) Digital Marketing
4 5 (10.64%) Programme Management
5 4 (8.51%) Backlog Management
5 4 (8.51%) Business Case
5 4 (8.51%) Cost Reduction
5 4 (8.51%) Line Management
5 4 (8.51%) Performance Metrics
5 4 (8.51%) Product Backlog
5 4 (8.51%) Roadmaps
5 4 (8.51%) User Research
5 4 (8.51%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (12.77%) Degree
2 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
2 4 (8.51%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.26%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.51%) QA
2 2 (4.26%) NEBOSH
2 2 (4.26%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Active Directory
1 4 (8.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) Avamar
Vendors
1 9 (19.15%) Autodesk
2 7 (14.89%) SAP
3 4 (8.51%) Oracle
4 3 (6.38%) Cisco
4 3 (6.38%) Citrix
4 3 (6.38%) HP
4 3 (6.38%) Microsoft
5 2 (4.26%) IFS
6 1 (2.13%) Salesforce
6 1 (2.13%) Workday