3D Printing Contract Job Trends in England

3D Printer
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 3D Printing in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 3D Printing over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 630 514 -
Rank change year-on-year -116 - -
Contract jobs citing 3D Printing 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.002% 0.014% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.007% 0.042% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £316 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 - -
75th Percentile £349 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £333 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £35.00 -

All Generic Skills
England

3D Printing falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 14,966 9,624 10,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.25% 34.86% 31.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,284 6,081 6,944
10th Percentile £318 £305 £300
25th Percentile £421 £408 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £540
% change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 816 482 623
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.48 £12.40
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.87 £16.86
Median hourly rate £43.96 £32.72 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.34% -27.28% +11.23%
75th Percentile £71.00 £60.00 £66.38
90th Percentile £86.71 £80.00 £74.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +46.53% -25.00% +12.68%

3D Printing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 3D Printing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

3D Printing job vacancy trend in England

3D Printing
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing 3D Printing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing 3D Printing

3D Printing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing 3D Printing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing 3D Printing

3D Printing
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Printing within the England region over the 6 months to 27 July 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
South West - 1 £333 -
3D Printing
UK

3D Printing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience