Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Manufacturing
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 22 27
Rank change year-on-year +8 +5 +23
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 7 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 5.43% 0.61% 1.65%
As % of the General category 9.72% 1.33% 4.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile £352 - -
25th Percentile £381 - £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £538
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.42%
75th Percentile £488 - £544
90th Percentile £663 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £388 £675 £538
% change year-on-year -42.59% +25.58% -17.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £60.00 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £63.75 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -7.69%

All General Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 72 75 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 55.81% 46.01% 41.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 55 50
10th Percentile £283 £200 £304
25th Percentile £381 £225 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £360 £544
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -33.79% +3.08%
75th Percentile £613 £518 £614
90th Percentile £670 £630 £718
Hampshire median daily rate £490 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -6.67% -1.87% +4.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 4
10th Percentile £32.10 £37.80 -
25th Percentile £46.50 £67.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £71.00 £80.00 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.25% +138.81% +46.77%
75th Percentile £72.25 - £47.81
90th Percentile £72.70 - £61.88
Hampshire median hourly rate £22.50 £57.35 £57.50
% change year-on-year -60.77% -0.26% +139.58%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Southampton

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Manufacturing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Southampton over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in Southampton

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Manufacturing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) AWS
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Relational Database
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Electronics
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Games
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) CAD Designer
1 2 (28.57%) Designer
1 2 (28.57%) Developer
1 2 (28.57%) Lead
1 2 (28.57%) PCB Designer
2 1 (14.29%) .NET Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) .NET
1 2 (28.57%) .NET Framework
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) FMCG
2 1 (14.29%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) ERP
2 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 2 (28.57%) CAD
3 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Design for Manufacturing
3 2 (28.57%) Design for Test
3 2 (28.57%) Design Patterns
3 2 (28.57%) Kaizen
3 2 (28.57%) Logistics
3 2 (28.57%) OO
3 2 (28.57%) OOP
3 2 (28.57%) Schematic Capture
3 2 (28.57%) SIPOC
3 2 (28.57%) Six Sigma
3 2 (28.57%) SOLID
3 2 (28.57%) Supply Chain Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (14.29%) Supply Chain Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) C#
1 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 2 (28.57%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
4 1 (14.29%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle
1 2 (28.57%) SAP