The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Ipswich. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 1 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 Ipswich.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
20
19
76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich
55.56%
47.50%
70.37%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
11
69
10th Percentile
£157
£363
£420
25th Percentile
£200
£381
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£300
£500
£700
Median % change year-on-year
-40.00%
-28.57%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£556
£544
£745
90th Percentile
£598
£575
-
Suffolk median daily rate
£350
£475
£650
% change year-on-year
-26.32%
-26.92%
+8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
2
1
10th Percentile
£16.19
-
-
25th Percentile
£17.22
£11.25
-
Median hourly rate
£17.79
£11.50
£20.56
Median % change year-on-year
+54.70%
-44.07%
-
75th Percentile
£18.07
£11.75
-
90th Percentile
£18.58
-
-
Suffolk median hourly rate
£18.36
£48.56
£20.56
% change year-on-year
-62.20%
+136.19%
+44.38%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
Manufacturing Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich
For the 6 months to 1 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 Ipswich region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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:
