Manufacturing
Hertfordshire > Stevenage
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 31 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -6 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing | 10 | 15 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage | 4.95% | 5.15% | 8.86% |
| As % of the General category | 8.00% | 8.88% | 16.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £270 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £238 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £301 | £320 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | -20.00% | -40.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £301 | £370 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £387 | £520 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £301 | £313 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.84% | -50.00% | +56.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.31 | £43.50 | £29.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £63.81 | £56.25 | £42.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.00 | £60.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.67% | +34.83% | +64.81% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £49.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £71.00 | £59.50 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £67.00 | £60.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.67% | +34.83% | +64.81% |
All General Skills
Stevenage
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 Stevenage.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 125 | 169 | 145 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage | 61.88% | 58.08% | 53.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 20 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £262 | £215 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £309 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £348 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.32% | -27.60% | -18.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £680 | £482 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £844 | £566 | £567 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £528 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.00% | -20.00% | -0.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 91 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.39 | - | £29.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £43.00 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.25 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.50% | -23.08% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.63 | £63.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £73.08 | £65.00 | £73.75 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £43.00 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -28.33% | +3.45% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Manufacturing.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Manufacturing.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in Stevenage over the 6 months to 3 October 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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: