Manufacturing Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Manufacturing
South East > Surrey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 37 54
Rank change year-on-year +7 +17 +2
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 41 14 3
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 6.25% 4.03% 0.58%
As % of the General category 11.45% 6.86% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 11 1
10th Percentile - £517 -
25th Percentile £190 £557 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £581 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.94% +16.20% -9.09%
75th Percentile £675 £950 £550
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £575 £534 £625
% change year-on-year +7.68% -14.56% +35.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £34.50 - -
25th Percentile £55.00 £72.50 -
Median hourly rate £60.00 £75.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £77.50 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £38.72 £69.65 £42.88
% change year-on-year -44.41% +62.43% -22.04%

All General Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 358 204 318
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 54.57% 58.79% 61.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 144 214
10th Percentile £259 £204 £203
25th Percentile £325 £250 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £488 £415
Median % change year-on-year -5.13% +17.47% -20.95%
75th Percentile £554 £550 £538
90th Percentile £650 £675 £663
South East median daily rate £525 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 11 13
10th Percentile £13.37 £13.50 £14.85
25th Percentile £14.38 £14.44 £45.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £25.15 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.60% -54.27% +22.22%
75th Percentile £49.38 - £70.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £32.77 £78.00
South East median hourly rate £33.00 £20.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +65.00% -65.13% +9.24%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Surrey

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Surrey over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in Surrey

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in Surrey

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in Surrey over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in Surrey

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 29 September 2026. 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
Woking - 7 £221 - 17
Camberley +8 5 £650 +46.89% 1
Redhill +2 5 - - 3
Guildford - 5 - - 8
Reigate - 2 - -
Sunbury-on-Thames - 2 - -
Staines - 1 - - 5
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (12.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.44%) SOLIDWORKS
1 1 (2.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (14.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (4.88%) SAP Business One
3 1 (2.44%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.44%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Metadata
General
1 12 (29.27%) Aerospace
2 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Automotive
3 4 (9.76%) Finance
4 2 (4.88%) Local Government
5 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (14.63%) Lead
2 5 (12.20%) Delivery Manager
2 5 (12.20%) IT Engineer
2 5 (12.20%) IT Support
2 5 (12.20%) IT Support Engineer
2 5 (12.20%) QA Manager
2 5 (12.20%) Quality Manager
2 5 (12.20%) SAP Delivery Manager
2 5 (12.20%) SAP Manager
2 5 (12.20%) Software Engineer
2 5 (12.20%) Support Engineer
2 5 (12.20%) Technical Delivery Manager
2 5 (12.20%) Technical Manager
3 2 (4.88%) Administrator
3 2 (4.88%) Architect
3 2 (4.88%) Buyer
3 2 (4.88%) Integration Specialist
3 2 (4.88%) Lead Architect
3 2 (4.88%) Systems Accountant
3 2 (4.88%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) REST
1 1 (2.44%) SOAP
1 1 (2.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Onboarding
2 4 (9.76%) Life Science
3 3 (7.32%) Operational Technology
3 3 (7.32%) SCADA
4 2 (4.88%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.44%) Private Cloud
5 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.20%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (14.63%) Customer Service
3 5 (12.20%) Asset Management
3 5 (12.20%) ERP
3 5 (12.20%) ITSM
3 5 (12.20%) Project Delivery
3 5 (12.20%) Software Engineering
3 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (7.32%) AI
4 3 (7.32%) Decision-Making
4 3 (7.32%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (4.88%) Business Strategy
5 2 (4.88%) CAPA
5 2 (4.88%) Change Control
5 2 (4.88%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (4.88%) Order Management
5 2 (4.88%) Patch Management
5 2 (4.88%) Process Improvement
5 2 (4.88%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (4.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (4.88%) ACCA
1 2 (4.88%) CIMA
1 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
1 2 (4.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.20%) QA
2 2 (4.88%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 2 (4.88%) GMP
2 2 (4.88%) GxP
Vendors
1 14 (34.15%) SAP
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.44%) Databricks
3 1 (2.44%) JD Edwards
3 1 (2.44%) Samsung
3 1 (2.44%) Workday