The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
41
42
Rank change year-on-year
+9
+1
+42
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Manufacturing
6
2
22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
152
177
405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
65.80%
60.62%
58.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
104
116
314
10th Percentile
£210
£223
£263
25th Percentile
£350
£335
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-5.56%
-5.26%
-1.04%
75th Percentile
£535
£553
£588
90th Percentile
£648
£700
£700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate
£425
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.56%
-10.00%
+1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
5
3
10th Percentile
£14.08
£18.16
£13.25
25th Percentile
£14.98
£22.58
£13.37
Median hourly rate
£15.31
£30.00
£13.57
Median % change year-on-year
-48.97%
+121.08%
+4.38%
75th Percentile
£18.00
£36.75
-
90th Percentile
£28.73
£37.50
-
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate
£14.20
£27.50
£13.57
% change year-on-year
-48.36%
+102.65%
+4.38%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Manufacturing Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 27 August 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 Milton Keynes region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:
