Manufacturing Engineer
UK > England
The median Manufacturing Engineer daily rate in England is £255, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 487 | 542 | 636 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +55 | +94 | +134 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Manufacturing Engineer | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.012% | 0.019% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | 0.020% | 0.002% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £253 | £505 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £255 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | -2.86% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £258 | £515 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £255 | £510 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +4.62% | +21.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £63.75 | £41.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £42.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.82% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £43.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £55.54 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.50 | £42.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +58.82% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 23,263 | 34,679 | 44,478 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.25% | 92.84% | 94.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,263 | 22,667 | 31,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £293 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,062 | 2,606 | 1,332 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.67 | £19.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.17 | £39.78 | £43.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.19% | -8.17% | +73.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
Manufacturing Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Manufacturing Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Manufacturing Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing Engineer in England.
Manufacturing Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing Engineer in England.
Manufacturing Engineer
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 Manufacturing Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 26 June 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 |
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| Midlands | +10 | 2 | £255 | -50.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 2 | £255 | -50.00% | 6 |
| South East | +39 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, Manufacturing Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Manufacturing Engineer in the job title.
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Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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