Manufacturing Contracts in Oxfordshire

Manufacturing
South East > Oxfordshire

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

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 20 22
Rank change year-on-year +10 +2 -1
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 13 7 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 12.04% 3.11% 4.91%
As % of the General category 17.11% 6.48% 8.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 6
10th Percentile £478 £333 £250
25th Percentile £500 £413 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £513
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -17.07% +70.83%
75th Percentile £600 £481 £538
90th Percentile £623 £508 £588
South East median daily rate £575 £425 £519
% change year-on-year +35.29% -18.07% +15.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £22.05
25th Percentile - - £22.13
Median hourly rate - - £24.50
75th Percentile - - £27.13
90th Percentile - - £27.35
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +60.00% -16.67% -

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 76 108 133
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 70.37% 48.00% 59.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 66 76
10th Percentile £246 £150 £250
25th Percentile £250 £267 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £473
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -4.76% -0.53%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £552
90th Percentile £688 £589 £669
South East median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 25 12
10th Percentile £13.08 £16.17 £22.05
25th Percentile £15.02 £19.25 £25.09
Median hourly rate £23.45 £26.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.81% - +33.33%
75th Percentile £27.94 £50.00 £32.30
90th Percentile £37.36 £65.00 £47.78
South East median hourly rate £22.00 £45.00 £46.25
% change year-on-year -51.11% -2.70% +131.25%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Oxfordshire

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in Oxfordshire

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in Oxfordshire

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in Oxfordshire

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 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
Oxford - 9 - - 32
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 10 (76.92%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 8 (61.54%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Entra ID
General
1 11 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 10 (76.92%) Finance
3 8 (61.54%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Automotive
5 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Electronics
5 1 (7.69%) Marketing
5 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
5 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) SAP Manager
2 4 (30.77%) Project Manager
2 4 (30.77%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (30.77%) SAP Project Manager
3 3 (23.08%) Lead
4 2 (15.38%) Programme Manager
4 2 (15.38%) SAP Programme Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Technical Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Technical Project Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) CAD Design Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) CATIA Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Change Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Commercial Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Design Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Finance Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) Life Science
1 10 (76.92%) Renewable Energy
2 4 (30.77%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Migration
1 9 (69.23%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (61.54%) Agile
2 8 (61.54%) Asset Management
2 8 (61.54%) Critical Thinking
2 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (61.54%) Strategic Thinking
2 8 (61.54%) Time Management
3 6 (46.15%) Change Management
3 6 (46.15%) ERP
3 6 (46.15%) Project Planning
4 5 (38.46%) PRINCE2
5 4 (30.77%) Product Requirements
5 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (23.08%) Programme Management
6 3 (23.08%) Project Governance
6 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
7 2 (15.38%) Capacity Planning
7 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) PMBOK
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (84.62%) SAP
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft