The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
15
26
7
Rank change year-on-year
+11
-19
+4
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing
11
6
17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness
Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Barrow-in-Furness.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
51
112
28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness
42.15%
61.88%
59.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
72
25
10th Percentile
£418
£423
£456
25th Percentile
£450
£481
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£486
Median % change year-on-year
-
+2.88%
+15.71%
75th Percentile
£588
£586
£575
90th Percentile
£716
£670
£627
Cumbria median daily rate
£484
£500
£486
% change year-on-year
-3.30%
+2.88%
+13.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
7
2
10th Percentile
£24.81
-
£22.94
25th Percentile
£27.14
£45.22
£28.33
Median hourly rate
£40.59
£48.56
£37.98
Median % change year-on-year
-16.41%
+27.87%
-21.73%
75th Percentile
£58.27
£51.91
£46.95
90th Percentile
£62.11
£52.14
£51.93
Cumbria median hourly rate
£40.59
£48.56
£37.98
% change year-on-year
-16.41%
+27.87%
-23.11%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.
Manufacturing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Barrow-in-Furness.
Manufacturing Daily Rate Histogram in Barrow-in-Furness
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Barrow-in-Furness over the 6 months to 17 August 2025.
Manufacturing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Barrow-in-Furness.
Manufacturing Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness
For the 6 months to 17 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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:
