The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
12
5
16
Rank change year-on-year
-7
+11
0
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing
2
17
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
42
65
91
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire
64.62%
58.04%
60.26%
Number of daily rates quoted
28
36
68
10th Percentile
£140
£235
£160
25th Percentile
£150
£300
£355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£288
£375
£490
Median % change year-on-year
-23.33%
-23.47%
+30.67%
75th Percentile
£490
£469
£650
90th Percentile
£558
£531
£745
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£510
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.86%
+2.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
9
6
10th Percentile
£12.25
£13.95
£14.04
25th Percentile
£13.02
£14.71
£18.82
Median hourly rate
£13.78
£15.61
£22.41
Median % change year-on-year
-11.69%
-30.37%
+14.92%
75th Percentile
£21.61
£16.67
£27.17
90th Percentile
£29.43
£44.50
£28.75
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.87
£19.00
£20.50
% change year-on-year
-0.68%
-7.32%
+22.39%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Manufacturing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Staffordshire.
Manufacturing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Staffordshire.
Manufacturing Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing also mentioned 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 Staffordshire region with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
