Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Midlothian

Manufacturing
Scotland > Midlothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Midlothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Midlothian 50.00% - -
As % of the General category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £800 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 - -
75th Percentile £900 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £513 £461 £425
% change year-on-year +11.17% +8.47% -5.56%

All General Skills
Midlothian

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 Midlothian.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2 0 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Midlothian 100.00% - 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £215 - £149
25th Percentile £313 - £187
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £252
Median % change year-on-year - - -48.77%
75th Percentile £713 - £391
90th Percentile £825 - £656
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £488
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Midlothian

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Midlothian

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Midlothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Midlothian region over the 6 months to 15 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
Penicuik - 1 £850 - 1
Manufacturing
Scotland