The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Manufacturing Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
27
15
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton
84.38%
93.75%
83.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
6
1
10th Percentile
£155
£406
-
25th Percentile
£164
£429
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£185
£490
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-62.24%
+3.16%
+58.33%
75th Percentile
£236
£528
£488
90th Percentile
£255
£538
-
Manchester median daily rate
£468
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.40%
-
+1.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
6
23
10th Percentile
£54.60
£24.15
£26.17
25th Percentile
-
£26.39
£38.49
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£41.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+46.34%
-36.92%
+31.31%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£57.25
£70.00
90th Percentile
£77.75
£78.75
-
Manchester median hourly rate
£32.50
£24.19
£37.30
% change year-on-year
+34.35%
-35.15%
+140.65%
Manufacturing Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing Manufacturing Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Manufacturing Engineering Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing Engineering 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 Bolton region with a requirement for Manufacturing Engineering.
Manufacturing Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:
