Rapid Prototyping Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Rapid Prototyping
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Rapid Prototyping skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Rapid Prototyping 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 10.26% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34.50 - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 - -
75th Percentile £35.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median hourly rate £35.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bolton

Rapid Prototyping 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 35 19 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 89.74% 86.36% 85.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 10 16
10th Percentile £319 £155 £400
25th Percentile £506 £164 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £608 £215 £492
Median % change year-on-year +182.56% -56.26% -7.48%
75th Percentile £621 £414 £500
90th Percentile £624 £489 -
Manchester median daily rate £450 £473 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% -5.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 7 5
10th Percentile £20.43 £32.10 -
25th Percentile £22.16 £33.00 £30.00
Median hourly rate £22.63 £37.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.84% +4.23% -45.38%
75th Percentile £35.50 £60.00 £49.00
90th Percentile £64.00 £76.00 £49.60
Manchester median hourly rate £22.82 £32.50 £24.75
% change year-on-year -29.80% +31.31% -33.65%

Rapid Prototyping
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Resin
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (100.00%) PTC Creo
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) 3D Printing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) CAD
1 4 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Prototyping
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared