Manufacturing Engineering Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Manufacturing Engineering
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.058% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.073% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £464 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 - -
75th Percentile £492 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £478 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

Manufacturing Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,372 704 1,461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 80.05% 87.89% 81.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 867 491 808
10th Percentile £361 £325 £388
25th Percentile £475 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £593
Median % change year-on-year - -7.17% +12.86%
75th Percentile £641 £613 £675
90th Percentile £730 £665 £738
South East median daily rate £520 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.44% +0.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 49 183
10th Percentile £12.79 £18.87 £13.09
25th Percentile £15.72 £32.94 £26.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £50.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% -12.82% +4.27%
75th Percentile £56.21 £63.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £65.80 £75.00 £78.50
South East median hourly rate £53.90 £24.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +124.58% -52.00% -4.03%

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Manufacturing Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 23 June 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
Portsmouth - 1 £478 - 1
Manufacturing Engineering
South East

Manufacturing Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance