The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Stafford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+1 |
+4 |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stafford |
15.00% |
20.00% |
4.55% |
| As % of the General category |
15.00% |
33.33% |
10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£240 |
- |
- |
| Staffordshire median daily rate |
£410 |
£475 |
£384 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.68% |
+23.56% |
-40.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£29.00 |
£36.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£30.00 |
£37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-20.00% |
+36.36% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£31.00 |
£38.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£30.00 |
£15.61 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+92.25% |
-43.25% |
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 Stafford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
20 |
6 |
10 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford |
100.00% |
60.00% |
45.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
11 |
2 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£180 |
£51 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£270 |
£68 |
£200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£335 |
£96 |
£250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+250.79% |
-61.80% |
-65.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£655 |
£123 |
£300 |
| 90th Percentile |
£944 |
£139 |
- |
| Staffordshire median daily rate |
£405 |
£200 |
£375 |
| % change year-on-year |
+102.50% |
-46.67% |
-25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£34.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£29.00 |
£34.51 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£33.25 |
£35.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-6.90% |
+29.87% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£38.75 |
£37.55 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£41.45 |
£38.27 |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£27.11 |
£15.90 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+70.50% |
-42.18% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford.
Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Stafford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Stafford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
