Manufacturing Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Manufacturing Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Manufacturing Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
6 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Manufacturing Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 698 631 776
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 93.07% 95.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 441 532
10th Percentile £263 £213 £325
25th Percentile £363 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £580
90th Percentile £613 £650 £699
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 16 19
10th Percentile - £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £14.51 £12.71
Median hourly rate £23.75 £19.59 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.24% +35.10% -61.26%
75th Percentile £32.12 £26.76 £18.24
90th Percentile £58.50 £43.27 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.07 £17.72
% change year-on-year +10.71% +1.95% -5.49%

Manufacturing Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Manufacturing Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Manufacturing Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, Manufacturing Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Manufacturing Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Execution System

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 Manufacturing Engineer jobs Nationwide