Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Kettering

Manufacturing
Northamptonshire > Kettering

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Kettering. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Kettering 100.00% - 16.67%
As % of the General category 100.00% - 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £215
75th Percentile - - £223
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate £420 £488 £389
% change year-on-year -13.85% +25.40% -44.46%

All General Skills
Kettering

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 general skills in Kettering.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 4 3 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kettering 100.00% 100.00% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £242 £208
25th Percentile - £305 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £420 £220
Median % change year-on-year - +90.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile - £515 £234
90th Percentile - £566 £236
Northamptonshire median daily rate £428 £391 £485
% change year-on-year +9.34% -19.38% +21.25%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Kettering

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Kettering

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Kettering

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kettering citing Manufacturing