Manufacturing Engineering Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Manufacturing Engineering Engineer
North West > Cheshire

As of 15 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Manufacturing Engineering Engineer daily rate in Cheshire.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Manufacturing Engineering Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title 631 371 466
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 87.71% 92.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 407 258 328
10th Percentile £313 £313 £276
25th Percentile £375 £358 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £473 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -5.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £583 £564 £568
90th Percentile £653 £640 £618
North West median daily rate £464 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.24% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 22 36
10th Percentile £18.00 £19.45 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.75 £29.30 £16.47
Median hourly rate £31.84 £48.75 £20.11
Median % change year-on-year -34.68% +142.42% -13.13%
75th Percentile £74.31 £86.00 £38.00
90th Percentile £85.00 - £43.75
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £30.40 £26.39
% change year-on-year +49.54% +15.20% -19.73%

Manufacturing Engineering Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 15 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester - 1 - - 4
Manufacturing Engineering Engineer
North West

Manufacturing Engineering Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Manufacturing Engineering Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Manufacturing Engineering Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Manufacturing Engineering Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared