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
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 |
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