Manufacturing Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Manufacturing Engineer
UK > Scotland

As of 21 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Manufacturing Engineer daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Manufacturing Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.060% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £255 £510 £488
% change year-on-year -50.00% +4.62% +21.88%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,516 1,754 2,423
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 94.05% 94.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 846 1,069 1,609
10th Percentile £230 £200 £232
25th Percentile £358 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% +1.60%
75th Percentile £530 £540 £550
90th Percentile £581 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 81 60
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.38 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.90 £14.73 £13.98
Median hourly rate £19.60 £18.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +8.88% +1.58% -8.54%
75th Percentile £25.97 £34.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £61.13 £52.50 £62.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -41.51% +2.38% +63.55%

Manufacturing Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Manufacturing Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing Engineer in Scotland

Manufacturing Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Manufacturing Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Manufacturing Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Manufacturing Engineer
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 21 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Ayrshire - 1 - -
Manufacturing Engineer
UK

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, Manufacturing Engineer contract job roles required 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 Scotland region featuring Manufacturing Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction

Manufacturing Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft