Manufacturing
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | 0 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 1.78% | 7.69% | 7.77% |
| As % of the General category | 2.22% | 15.71% | 13.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | - | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +57.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £173 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £530 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -6.98% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £18.67 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £21.10 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | £31.88 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £48.00 | £35.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.14% | -22.22% | +13.92% |
All General Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 135 | 70 | 113 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 79.88% | 48.95% | 58.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 94 | 31 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £155 | £200 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £303 | £260 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £435 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.30% | -3.33% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | £584 | £505 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £605 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | - | £13.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.78 | £12.25 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.18 | £15.38 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.22% | -0.77% | +11.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.31 | £23.00 | £16.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.47 | £23.54 | £18.16 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -7.69% | +44.44% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Northern Ireland.
Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Northern Ireland.
Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 19 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | -15 | 3 | £165 | - | 24 |
| Manufacturing UK |
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Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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: