The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
117
105
109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
58.50%
40.70%
46.58%
Number of daily rates quoted
83
71
76
10th Percentile
£215
£120
£180
25th Percentile
£300
£143
£304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£388
£270
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+43.52%
-40.00%
-6.15%
75th Percentile
£485
£538
£578
90th Percentile
£555
£600
£619
South Wales median daily rate
£389
£400
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.81%
-15.79%
-5.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
5
4
10th Percentile
£12.21
£11.32
-
25th Percentile
£12.86
£11.75
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£13.50
£18.00
Median % change year-on-year
-3.11%
-25.00%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£14.06
£25.60
£23.13
90th Percentile
£20.37
£49.24
£25.15
South Wales median hourly rate
£14.61
£35.30
£12.20
% change year-on-year
-58.61%
+189.34%
-45.78%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Manufacturing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Cardiff.
Manufacturing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Cardiff.
Manufacturing Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 27 July 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
