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