Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Manufacturing
East of England > Suffolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Suffolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 21 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 5 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 7.58% 3.64% -
As % of the General category 13.89% 6.25% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £113 £475 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year -77.00% - -
75th Percentile £118 £525 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £500 £400 £480
% change year-on-year +25.00% -16.67% -0.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £13.47 - -
25th Percentile £14.78 - -
Median hourly rate £19.88 - -
75th Percentile £24.38 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £23.75 £53.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -55.81% +20.79% +5.04%

All General Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 36 64 78
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 54.55% 58.18% 62.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 26 62
10th Percentile £213 £255 £190
25th Percentile £220 £363 £252
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -13.89% -5.26% -17.39%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £700
90th Percentile £575 £594 £745
East of England median daily rate £500 £465 £500
% change year-on-year +7.64% -7.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 1
10th Percentile £14.05 - -
25th Percentile £16.36 £45.22 £13.50
Median hourly rate £21.34 £48.56 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.06% +246.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £24.38 £52.83 £14.50
90th Percentile £24.76 £53.38 -
East of England median hourly rate £20.33 £18.64 £18.13
% change year-on-year +9.03% +2.86% -12.65%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 18 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ipswich +7 2 £115 -77.00% 2
Bury St Edmunds - 2 - -
Manufacturing
East of England

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 4 (80.00%) Electronics
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Marketing
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (80.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Installation Technician
1 2 (40.00%) Support Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Support
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Administrator
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support Technician
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Technician
2 1 (20.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (80.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (60.00%) Workflow
3 2 (40.00%) Logistics
3 2 (40.00%) Migration
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Workflow Management
4 1 (20.00%) Data Collection
4 1 (20.00%) QMS
4 1 (20.00%) Quality Management
4 1 (20.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 1 (20.00%) GAMP
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) SAP