Manufacturing Contracts in the Thames Valley

Manufacturing
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 84 75 119
Rank change year-on-year -9 +44 -7
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 54 71 47
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.05% 2.49% 1.32%
As % of the General category 3.71% 4.06% 2.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 51 25
10th Percentile £325 £250 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% +2.73% +8.64%
75th Percentile £555 £672 £683
90th Percentile £663 £721 £775
South East median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -20.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 1
10th Percentile - £25.36 -
25th Percentile £41.50 £29.64 £60.75
Median hourly rate £62.00 £38.55 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.83% -37.32% +44.71%
75th Percentile £68.13 £46.74 £62.25
90th Percentile £70.18 £50.59 -
South East median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +25.00%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,455 1,747 2,175
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 55.16% 61.17% 60.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 770 1,133 1,401
10th Percentile £205 £275 £213
25th Percentile £344 £400 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +3.26%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% +4.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 43 67
10th Percentile £17.58 £16.45 £11.44
25th Percentile £22.54 £21.33 £13.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £29.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +72.41% +65.71% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.75 £23.63
90th Percentile £77.09 £75.40 £50.25
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £48.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -6.41% +140.40% -23.08%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the Thames Valley

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in the Thames Valley

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in the Thames Valley

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in the Thames Valley

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in the Thames Valley

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 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
Berkshire -18 39 £550 -6.26% 86
Oxfordshire +4 9 £450 -10.00% 85
Buckinghamshire +23 6 £475 -18.45% 67
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (3.70%) Confluence
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Siemens NX
2 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (7.41%) SAP PP
2 2 (3.70%) SAP MII
2 2 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.85%) Epicor Tropos
3 1 (1.85%) SAP PM
3 1 (1.85%) SAP QM
3 1 (1.85%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 7 (12.96%) Azure
2 3 (5.56%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.56%) Smartsheet
3 2 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (3.70%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.85%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.85%) SaaS
4 1 (1.85%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.41%) Firewall
2 2 (3.70%) Cisco ASA
2 2 (3.70%) Cisco ISE
2 2 (3.70%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.56%) Power BI
2 2 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.85%) Data Lake
3 1 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.85%) EDMS
3 1 (1.85%) Metadata
3 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 1 (1.85%) OLAP
3 1 (1.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 15 (27.78%) Finance
2 13 (24.07%) Social Skills
3 12 (22.22%) Marketing
4 10 (18.52%) Telecoms
5 9 (16.67%) Public Sector
6 8 (14.81%) Automotive
6 8 (14.81%) Electronics
7 7 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (5.56%) Legal
9 1 (1.85%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.85%) Aviation
9 1 (1.85%) French Language
9 1 (1.85%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.85%) Retail
9 1 (1.85%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 11 (20.37%) Project Manager
2 10 (18.52%) Analyst
3 8 (14.81%) Business Analyst
4 6 (11.11%) Data Business Analyst
5 5 (9.26%) Data Analyst
5 5 (9.26%) IT Manager
6 4 (7.41%) Consultant
6 4 (7.41%) IT Project Manager
7 3 (5.56%) CAD Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) HR Manager
8 2 (3.70%) Business Process Project Manager
8 2 (3.70%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Governance Analyst
8 2 (3.70%) IT Analyst
8 2 (3.70%) IT Business Analyst
8 2 (3.70%) IT Governance Analyst
8 2 (3.70%) Juniper Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Lead
8 2 (3.70%) Telecoms Manager
8 2 (3.70%) Telecoms Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (1.85%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) Life Science
1 8 (14.81%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (5.56%) IoT
2 3 (5.56%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.70%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.70%) NHS
3 2 (3.70%) Operational Technology
3 2 (3.70%) Public Cloud
3 2 (3.70%) Robotics
4 1 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.85%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.85%) Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.41%) Windows
2 2 (3.70%) Unix
2 2 (3.70%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (25.93%) Project Management
2 10 (18.52%) Digital Marketing
3 9 (16.67%) Agile
3 9 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (14.81%) Programme Management
5 7 (12.96%) Change Management
5 7 (12.96%) Logistics
6 6 (11.11%) Project Delivery
7 5 (9.26%) PRINCE2
7 5 (9.26%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (7.41%) 3D Modelling
8 4 (7.41%) CAD
8 4 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (7.41%) Decision-Making
8 4 (7.41%) ERP
9 3 (5.56%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 3 (5.56%) Data Governance
9 3 (5.56%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 3 (5.56%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.85%) C
1 1 (1.85%) C#
1 1 (1.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (1.85%) Embedded C
1 1 (1.85%) SQL
1 1 (1.85%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 9 (16.67%) Degree
2 8 (14.81%) Security Cleared
3 7 (12.96%) DV Cleared
4 6 (11.11%) Master's Degree
5 3 (5.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (3.70%) CCNP
6 2 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (3.70%) MBA
6 2 (3.70%) PMI Certification
6 2 (3.70%) PMP
7 1 (1.85%) ACCA
7 1 (1.85%) CIMA
7 1 (1.85%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (1.85%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (3.70%) Active Directory
1 2 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (3.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (3.70%) Nessus
1 2 (3.70%) RSA Archer
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (24.07%) SAP
2 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
3 7 (12.96%) Siemens
4 2 (3.70%) Cisco
4 2 (3.70%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (3.70%) Juniper
4 2 (3.70%) Palo Alto
4 2 (3.70%) ScienceLogic
4 2 (3.70%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.70%) VMware
4 2 (3.70%) Workday
5 1 (1.85%) Oracle
5 1 (1.85%) Salesforce