The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Essex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
67
77
128
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex
53.60%
57.46%
55.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
43
87
10th Percentile
£161
£181
£241
25th Percentile
£225
£300
£351
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£350
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
-33.33%
+6.06%
75th Percentile
£511
£494
£578
90th Percentile
£637
£595
£604
East of England median daily rate
£500
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
+11.11%
-10.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
13
8
6
10th Percentile
-
£18.79
£31.67
25th Percentile
£13.25
£21.88
£47.19
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£50.50
£70.00
Median % change year-on-year
-55.45%
-27.86%
+127.64%
75th Percentile
£50.00
£64.25
£79.38
90th Percentile
£74.30
£66.95
£84.72
East of England median hourly rate
£26.41
£38.12
£17.72
% change year-on-year
-30.72%
+115.12%
-10.55%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Manufacturing Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing also mentioned 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 Essex region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
