The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
18
22
28
Rank change year-on-year
+4
+6
+6
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing
2
3
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
65
75
81
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire
59.09%
46.88%
50.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
57
72
10th Percentile
£170
£200
£291
25th Percentile
£250
£256
£362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£330
£319
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+3.61%
-25.06%
-1.16%
75th Percentile
£488
£475
£510
90th Percentile
£538
£630
£613
East Midlands median daily rate
£410
£400
£475
% change year-on-year
+2.50%
-15.79%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
3
3
10th Percentile
£19.05
£13.55
£15.81
25th Percentile
£19.88
£16.25
£17.03
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£21.50
£20.32
Median % change year-on-year
+4.65%
+5.81%
+9.84%
75th Percentile
£26.88
£25.50
£22.67
90th Percentile
£28.75
£27.45
£23.32
East Midlands median hourly rate
£21.39
£17.00
£23.00
% change year-on-year
+25.82%
-26.09%
-1.08%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Manufacturing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Leicestershire.
Manufacturing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Leicestershire.
Manufacturing Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 5 June 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 Leicestershire region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:
