Manufacturing
Lancashire > Preston
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 5.43% | - | - |
| As % of the General category | 10.87% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £412 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £433 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £400 | - | - |
All General Skills
Preston
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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 46 | 33 | 37 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 50.00% | 68.75% | 59.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 14 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £251 | £200 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £313 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £508 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +19.41% | -19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £569 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £600 | £538 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £453 | £500 | £623 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.50% | -19.68% | +17.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.59 | £20.12 | £23.55 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.17 | £45.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £33.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.45% | -32.60% | +24.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £59.88 | £60.28 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.74 | £67.84 | £77.64 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £45.46 | £40.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.65% | -13.38% | +15.39% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Manufacturing.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Preston over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Manufacturing.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: