Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in East London

Manufacturing
London > East London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in East London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 26 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 12 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in East London 10.91% 0.74% -
As % of the General category 15.38% 1.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 1 0
10th Percentile £160 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £610 -
Median % change year-on-year -68.85% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £190 - -
London median daily rate £525 £551 £630
% change year-on-year -4.72% -12.54% +9.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £23.33 - -
London median hourly rate £37.50 £110.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -65.91% +131.58% -

All General Skills
East London

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 East London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 78 81 165
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East London 70.91% 59.56% 59.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 74 142
10th Percentile £190 £300 £340
25th Percentile £319 £400 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% +15.79%
75th Percentile £675 £550 £650
90th Percentile £960 £650 £770
London median daily rate £545 £575 £585
% change year-on-year -5.22% -1.71% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 3
10th Percentile £23.33 - -
25th Percentile £23.79 - -
Median hourly rate £28.58 - £14.18
Median % change year-on-year - - -43.28%
75th Percentile £49.25 - £15.52
90th Percentile £81.07 - £16.32
London median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.13
% change year-on-year -21.33% +6.76% +12.40%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in East London

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in East London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Manufacturing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in East London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Manufacturing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in East London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the East London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Dagenham - 12 £190 -
Manufacturing
London

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London 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:

Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Help Desk Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) IT Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Help Desk Support
2 2 (16.67%) Help Desk Support Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) IT Support
2 2 (16.67%) IT Support Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Service Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Service Desk Support
2 2 (16.67%) Service Desk Support Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Support Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) First Line Help Desk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Change Control
1 11 (91.67%) Continuous Improvement
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft