Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Sunderland

Manufacturing
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Sunderland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Sunderland 7.14% - 15.38%
As % of the General category 8.33% - 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £410
25th Percentile £113 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - £423
75th Percentile £138 - £429
90th Percentile - - £430
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £175 £363 £458
% change year-on-year -51.72% -20.85% -

All General Skills
Sunderland

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 Sunderland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12 11 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sunderland 85.71% 64.71% 61.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 5
10th Percentile £158 £335 £274
25th Percentile £225 £388 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £431
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +16.01% +126.84%
75th Percentile £475 £550 £475
90th Percentile £490 £610 £483
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £448 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +5.29% -15.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Median hourly rate £13.69 - £13.30
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £33.63 £15.60 £17.50
% change year-on-year +115.61% -10.89% -

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree