Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Cornwall

Manufacturing
South West > Cornwall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Cornwall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cornwall 13.64% - -
As % of the General category 42.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £154 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 - -
75th Percentile £161 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £550 £535 £600
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £22.75 - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £23.54 - -
75th Percentile £24.33 - -
90th Percentile £24.35 - -
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £33.00 £39.00
% change year-on-year -27.27% -15.38% +11.43%

All General Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7 14 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall 31.82% 70.00% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 4
10th Percentile £156 - -
25th Percentile £158 £200 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 £338 £275
Median % change year-on-year -51.70% +22.73% -46.34%
75th Percentile £332 £516 £347
90th Percentile £433 £566 £432
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £20.07 - -
25th Percentile £20.55 - -
Median hourly rate £22.88 - £14.03
75th Percentile £24.28 - -
90th Percentile £24.33 - -
South West median hourly rate £23.58 £55.00 £53.67
% change year-on-year -57.14% +2.49% -12.74%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall.

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Cornwall

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Cornwall

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Manufacturing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Cornwall

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Manufacturing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 18 November 2025. 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
Helston - 2 £158 -
Manufacturing
South West

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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 3 (100.00%) Electronics
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) IT Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Migration Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow Management
2 2 (66.67%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP