Manufacturing Contracts in Belfast

Manufacturing
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 15 24
Rank change year-on-year -13 +9 +5
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 3 6 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 2.03% 4.96% 0.60%
As % of the General category 2.36% 10.17% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.14%
County Antrim median daily rate - - £550
% change year-on-year - - +57.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - -
Median hourly rate £23.00 - -
75th Percentile £23.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £23.00 £31.25 -
% change year-on-year -26.40% - -

All General Skills
Belfast

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 Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 127 59 96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 85.81% 48.76% 57.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 34 55
10th Percentile £153 £190 £156
25th Percentile £273 £284 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £418 £400
Median % change year-on-year -1.80% +4.38% -7.51%
75th Percentile £529 £538 £488
90th Percentile £625 £650 £605
County Antrim median daily rate £410 £418 £400
% change year-on-year -1.80% +4.38% -7.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 9
10th Percentile £22.50 - £13.88
25th Percentile £24.18 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £29.00 £15.38 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +88.56% -0.77% +34.78%
75th Percentile £52.31 £16.12 £16.88
90th Percentile £78.47 £17.50 £18.16
County Antrim median hourly rate £24.18 £16.12 £15.50
% change year-on-year +50.00% +4.00% +11.59%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Belfast

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

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

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in Belfast

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

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

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in Belfast

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) ENOVIA
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Desktop Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Desktop Support
1 2 (66.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) CATIA Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Development
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) PDM
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow