Smart Manufacturing
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Smart Manufacturing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 181 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Smart Manufacturing | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | - | - | 0.11% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £565 | - | £688 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £35.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £35.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | - | £35.50 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England
Smart Manufacturing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 4,159 | 3,114 | 4,134 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 88.72% | 86.69% | 88.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,772 | 1,775 | 2,737 |
| 10th Percentile | £215 | £263 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £381 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £671 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -3.49% | -1.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 260 | 157 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.22 | £15.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.42 | £17.25 | £17.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.30 | £27.50 | £28.44 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.55% | -3.31% | +27.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.75 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.27 | £66.45 | £62.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +19.70% |
Smart Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Smart Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Smart Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Smart Manufacturing.
