Manufacturing Contracts in Hampshire

Manufacturing
South East > Hampshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Hampshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 49 64
Rank change year-on-year -15 +15 +32
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Manufacturing 18 50 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.81% 3.39% 2.64%
As % of the General category 3.77% 8.32% 5.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 27 11
10th Percentile £155 £475 £419
25th Percentile £204 £594 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £675 £538
Median % change year-on-year -42.59% +25.58% -17.31%
75th Percentile £473 £731 £613
90th Percentile £531 £788 -
South East median daily rate £650 £570 £425
% change year-on-year +14.04% +34.12% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 12
10th Percentile £61.50 £57.00 £50.00
25th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £50.94
Median hourly rate £72.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £77.50
90th Percentile - £74.00 £79.75
South East median hourly rate £68.58 £41.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +67.26% -21.90% +16.67%

All General Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 477 601 636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 47.84% 40.80% 49.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 348 389
10th Percentile £200 £341 £250
25th Percentile £358 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £544 £538
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% +1.16% +4.88%
75th Percentile £600 £669 £629
90th Percentile £656 £738 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 92 79
10th Percentile £19.00 £16.00 £15.45
25th Percentile £26.68 £34.75 £27.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% -0.26% +166.08%
75th Percentile £73.56 £70.00 £69.38
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £18.85 £57.35 £52.10
% change year-on-year -67.14% +10.08% +144.60%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Hampshire

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Hampshire over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in Hampshire

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in Hampshire over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in Hampshire

Manufacturing
DemandTrendContract 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 within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Southampton +8 7 £425 - 16
Farnborough +9 5 - - 6
Portsmouth +7 3 £160 -60.00% 8
Andover - 1 £158 - 1
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.11%) AWS
1 2 (11.11%) Azure
1 2 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.56%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) Relational Database
2 1 (5.56%) Power BI
2 1 (5.56%) Tableau
General
1 9 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (38.89%) Finance
3 5 (27.78%) Electronics
3 5 (27.78%) Marketing
4 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
5 3 (16.67%) Aerospace
5 3 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (16.67%) Telecoms
6 2 (11.11%) Aviation
7 1 (5.56%) Automotive
7 1 (5.56%) Games
7 1 (5.56%) Legal
7 1 (5.56%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) ERP Implementation Manager
1 4 (22.22%) ERP Manager
1 4 (22.22%) Implementation Manager
2 3 (16.67%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 3 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (16.67%) Desktop Support
2 3 (16.67%) IT Support
2 3 (16.67%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
3 2 (11.11%) CAD Designer
3 2 (11.11%) Designer
3 2 (11.11%) Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Lead
3 2 (11.11%) PCB Designer
3 2 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 1 (5.56%) .NET Developer
4 1 (5.56%) Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Business Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Implementation Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.11%) .NET
1 2 (11.11%) .NET Framework
1 2 (11.11%) CSS
1 2 (11.11%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) FMCG
1 2 (11.11%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) ERP
2 7 (38.89%) Agile
3 5 (27.78%) Migration
3 5 (27.78%) Project Management
3 5 (27.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (22.22%) PRINCE2
4 4 (22.22%) Project Governance
5 3 (16.67%) Coaching
5 3 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 3 (16.67%) People Management
5 3 (16.67%) Programme Management
5 3 (16.67%) Time Management
5 3 (16.67%) Workflow
5 3 (16.67%) Workflow Management
6 2 (11.11%) Data Migration
6 2 (11.11%) Logistics
6 2 (11.11%) OOP
6 2 (11.11%) PLM
Programming Languages
1 3 (16.67%) SQL
2 2 (11.11%) C#
2 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.56%) Python
3 1 (5.56%) R
Qualifications
1 11 (61.11%) Security Cleared
2 8 (44.44%) SC Cleared
3 5 (27.78%) Degree
4 4 (22.22%) PMP
5 2 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (11.11%) DV Cleared
5 2 (11.11%) PMI Certification
5 2 (11.11%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 2 (11.11%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
6 1 (5.56%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) SAP
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle
3 1 (5.56%) Cognos