Manufacturing
South East > Kent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +3 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Kent | 7.69% | 6.38% | 6.03% |
| As % of the General category | 12.79% | 11.54% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £206 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £217 | £208 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £221 | £205 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +97.74% | +7.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £447 | £243 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £451 | £251 | £538 |
| South East median daily rate | £530 | £600 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.67% | +20.00% | -12.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £78.40 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.00 | £41.94 | £59.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.54% | -29.51% | +32.22% |
All General Skills
Kent
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 Kent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 86 | 78 | 72 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent | 60.14% | 55.32% | 36.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 37 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £130 | £155 |
| 25th Percentile | £289 | £219 | £205 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £505 | £411 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.79% | +22.80% | -13.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £623 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £588 |
| South East median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.36 | £25.92 | £26.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.42 | £33.30 | £39.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.40 | £38.85 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.49% | -29.36% | +51.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.35 | £50.25 | £58.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £39.00 | £68.16 | £68.35 |
| South East median hourly rate | £20.75 | £42.50 | £49.87 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.18% | -14.77% | +63.09% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Kent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Kent over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.
Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Kent region over the 6 months to 20 December 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravesend | - | 2 | £128 | - | 1 |
| Maidstone | - | 2 | £438 | - | 3 |
| Sevenoaks | - | 1 | £443 | - | |
| Manufacturing South East |
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Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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: