Manufacturing
Cheshire > Chester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 18 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -6 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing | 17 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester | 8.54% | 4.71% | 7.14% |
| As % of the General category | 12.41% | 5.80% | 8.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £525 | £575 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +21.05% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.99 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.87 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £35.05 | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £37.54 | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £35.00 | £17.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +97.18% | -49.29% | - |
All General Skills
Chester
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 general skills in Chester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 137 | 69 | 59 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 68.84% | 81.18% | 84.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 25 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £190 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £513 | £552 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £603 | £610 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.71% | -1.23% | +10.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £758 | £743 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £492 | £447 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.07% | -10.60% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.61 | £14.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.01 | £12.75 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.61 | £30.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -12.86% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £37.19 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £60.45 | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £35.82 | £18.87 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +89.83% | -27.42% | -14.87% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Manufacturing.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Manufacturing.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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: