The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Manufacturing Engineering 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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
526
941
1,017
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
92.12%
85.78%
88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
333
502
671
10th Percentile
£354
£360
£313
25th Percentile
£450
£480
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£581
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-7.53%
+5.68%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£615
£650
£638
90th Percentile
£650
£713
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£508
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-7.73%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
32
20
10th Percentile
-
£15.13
£18.40
25th Percentile
£14.75
£55.41
£52.23
Median hourly rate
£24.13
£61.60
£65.56
Median % change year-on-year
-60.84%
-6.04%
+128.48%
75th Percentile
£55.00
£75.40
£74.20
90th Percentile
£59.08
£87.46
£75.42
Berkshire median hourly rate
£32.18
£61.60
£59.38
% change year-on-year
-47.76%
+3.75%
+70.18%
Manufacturing Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Manufacturing Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Manufacturing Engineering Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing Engineering 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 Reading region with a requirement for Manufacturing Engineering.
Manufacturing Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
