Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Dudley

Manufacturing
West Midlands > Dudley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Dudley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 2
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Dudley 100.00% - 42.86%
As % of the General category 100.00% - 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £393
25th Percentile £410 - £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 - £525
75th Percentile £430 - £556
90th Percentile - - £568
West Midlands median daily rate £423 £500 £438
% change year-on-year -15.50% +14.29% -11.62%

All General Skills
Dudley

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 Dudley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2 4 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dudley 100.00% 100.00% 71.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile - - £323
25th Percentile £410 £170 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £180 £450
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% -60.00% -
75th Percentile £430 £190 £547
90th Percentile - - £564
West Midlands median daily rate £489 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.20% - -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Dudley

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Dudley

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Dudley

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dudley citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dudley 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Data Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Project Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) API Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow