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 3 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
13 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shefford |
5.17% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
33.33% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
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 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shefford |
15.52% |
100.00% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£383 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£465 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£508 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£580 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.48% |
+10.48% |
+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 |
£41.50 |
£21.01 |
| % change year-on-year |
+64.36% |
+97.52% |
-59.98% |
