Manufacturing Contracts in the South East

Manufacturing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 76 69 124
Rank change year-on-year -7 +55 -22
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 139 192 147
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.52% 3.29% 1.89%
As % of the General category 4.94% 5.63% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 129 92
10th Percentile £201 £200 £165
25th Percentile £205 £205 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £550 £488
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +12.82% -11.36%
75th Percentile £541 £680 £624
90th Percentile £625 £736 £699
England median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 28 12
10th Percentile £13.05 £22.42 £13.10
25th Percentile £26.00 £42.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +2.86% +9.38%
75th Percentile £59.00 £47.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £65.50 £59.50 £63.13
England median hourly rate £33.00 £45.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -26.67% +25.00% -

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,814 3,408 4,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.93% 58.47% 54.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,539 2,321 2,793
10th Percentile £205 £245 £213
25th Percentile £355 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +9.29%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £660
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 166 220
10th Percentile £12.91 £18.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.67 £25.00 £14.45
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £32.56
90th Percentile £70.29 £73.11 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
% change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the South East 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
Thames Valley -29 51 £475 -19.49% 236
Hampshire +18 39 £210 -63.50% 127
Berkshire -35 37 £550 -12.00% 75
Kent +1 18 £205 - 72
Buckinghamshire +25 7 £469 -17.04% 79
Oxfordshire +1 7 £425 -15.00% 83
Surrey -8 5 £488 -11.36% 36
West Sussex -10 5 - - 46
Sussex - 1 - - 2
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (2.88%) Confluence
2 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.72%) Apache
4 1 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 9 (6.47%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (5.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.60%) MS Visio
5 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (2.88%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.88%) SAP ERP
1 4 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.16%) SAP PP
3 2 (1.44%) SAP MII
3 2 (1.44%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.72%) Epicor Tropos
4 1 (0.72%) Oracle Manufacturing
4 1 (0.72%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.72%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.72%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.72%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.72%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.72%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.72%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.72%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.47%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (5.04%) Azure
3 4 (2.88%) Power Platform
3 4 (2.88%) SaaS
4 3 (2.16%) Smartsheet
5 2 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Analytics
6 1 (0.72%) AWS
6 1 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.72%) PaaS
6 1 (0.72%) SAP Commerce Cloud
6 1 (0.72%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.04%) Firewall
2 6 (4.32%) LAN
2 6 (4.32%) WAN
3 4 (2.88%) Wireless
4 3 (2.16%) VPN
5 2 (1.44%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (1.44%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (1.44%) DHCP
5 2 (1.44%) Network Security
5 2 (1.44%) RS-232
5 2 (1.44%) VLAN
5 2 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.72%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.72%) HTTP
6 1 (0.72%) Internet
6 1 (0.72%) SSL
6 1 (0.72%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.76%) Electronic Patient Records
2 4 (2.88%) Power BI
3 3 (2.16%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.72%) EDMS
5 1 (0.72%) Metadata
5 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.72%) OLAP
5 1 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.72%) QlikView
5 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.72%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.88%) JIRA
2 2 (1.44%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.72%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.72%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) JMeter
3 1 (0.72%) Selenium
General
1 69 (49.64%) Finance
2 48 (34.53%) Marketing
3 45 (32.37%) Telecoms
4 44 (31.65%) Electronics
4 44 (31.65%) Public Sector
5 38 (27.34%) Social Skills
6 18 (12.95%) Automotive
7 12 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (4.32%) Legal
9 4 (2.88%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.88%) Retail
10 3 (2.16%) French Language
10 3 (2.16%) Spanish Language
11 2 (1.44%) German Language
11 2 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.44%) Portuguese Language
12 1 (0.72%) Aviation
12 1 (0.72%) Italian Language
12 1 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (20.14%) Project Manager
2 22 (15.83%) Support Engineer
3 21 (15.11%) Desktop Support
4 20 (14.39%) Desktop Engineer
4 20 (14.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 17 (12.23%) Analyst
6 14 (10.07%) Business Analyst
7 8 (5.76%) ERP Manager
7 8 (5.76%) Lead
7 8 (5.76%) LIMS Manager
7 8 (5.76%) LIMS Project Manager
8 7 (5.04%) IT Trainer
8 7 (5.04%) Trainer
9 6 (4.32%) Consultant
9 6 (4.32%) Data Business Analyst
9 6 (4.32%) Tester
10 5 (3.60%) Administrator
10 5 (3.60%) IT Manager
10 5 (3.60%) Microsoft 365 Trainer
10 5 (3.60%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.44%) Kafka
1 2 (1.44%) SAP Fiori
1 2 (1.44%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (0.72%) .NET
2 1 (0.72%) .NET Core
2 1 (0.72%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.72%) BAPI
2 1 (0.72%) HTML
2 1 (0.72%) JSON
2 1 (0.72%) MDX
2 1 (0.72%) REST
2 1 (0.72%) RESTful
2 1 (0.72%) SAP ALE
2 1 (0.72%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (26.62%) NHS
2 11 (7.91%) Life Science
2 11 (7.91%) Renewable Energy
3 8 (5.76%) LIMS
4 6 (4.32%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.88%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.16%) IoT
6 3 (2.16%) Public Cloud
6 3 (2.16%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.44%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.44%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.44%) Robotics
7 2 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.72%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.72%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.72%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.72%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 26 (18.71%) Windows
2 18 (12.95%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.16%) Unix
4 2 (1.44%) Android
4 2 (1.44%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.44%) Linux
5 1 (0.72%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.72%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.72%) VMS
5 1 (0.72%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.72%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (33.09%) Business Intelligence
2 45 (32.37%) Digital Marketing
3 44 (31.65%) Programme Management
4 23 (16.55%) ERP
5 19 (13.67%) Project Management
6 14 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (9.35%) Agile
7 13 (9.35%) Logistics
7 13 (9.35%) Process Improvement
8 12 (8.63%) Validation
9 11 (7.91%) Change Management
10 9 (6.47%) ITIL
10 9 (6.47%) Test Scripting
11 8 (5.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (5.76%) Document Management
11 8 (5.76%) Migration
12 7 (5.04%) Data Governance
12 7 (5.04%) Project Delivery
13 6 (4.32%) Cybersecurity
13 6 (4.32%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.16%) C
2 2 (1.44%) C++
2 2 (1.44%) SQL
3 1 (0.72%) ABAP
3 1 (0.72%) C#
3 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.72%) Embedded C
3 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.72%) Python
3 1 (0.72%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 13 (9.35%) Degree
2 9 (6.47%) Security Cleared
3 7 (5.04%) DV Cleared
4 6 (4.32%) Master's Degree
5 3 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (1.44%) CCNP
6 2 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.44%) MBA
6 2 (1.44%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.44%) PMP
6 2 (1.44%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.47%) GDPR
2 8 (5.76%) HL7
3 4 (2.88%) NEBOSH
4 2 (1.44%) PMO
5 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.72%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.44%) vSphere
3 1 (0.72%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.44%) Nessus
1 2 (1.44%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.72%) AirWatch
2 1 (0.72%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 68 (48.92%) SAP
2 13 (9.35%) Microsoft
3 7 (5.04%) Siemens
4 5 (3.60%) Sage
5 4 (2.88%) Apple
5 4 (2.88%) IFS
6 3 (2.16%) Cisco
6 3 (2.16%) Oracle
6 3 (2.16%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.16%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.16%) VMware
7 2 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.44%) Juniper
7 2 (1.44%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.44%) ScienceLogic
7 2 (1.44%) Workday
8 1 (0.72%) Adobe
8 1 (0.72%) Citrix
8 1 (0.72%) HP
8 1 (0.72%) IBM