The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Shefford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
15 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shefford |
1.82% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
16.67% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£600 |
£580 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
- |
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 general skills in Shefford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shefford |
10.91% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£449 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£503 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£505 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£508 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£550 |
£600 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+14.29% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.82 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.27 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.71 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£68.21 |
£30.78 |
£18.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+121.60% |
+71.00% |
-67.06% |
