Discrete Manufacturing
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Discrete Manufacturing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 371 | - | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +102 |
| Contract jobs citing Discrete Manufacturing | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.059% | - | 0.051% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.066% | - | 0.058% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £535 | - | £603 |
| 25th Percentile | £555 | - | £605 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £578 | - | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £582 | - | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | - | £614 |
| UK median daily rate | £578 | - | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
Discrete Manufacturing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 13,610 | 14,676 | 19,103 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 89.16% | 83.18% | 88.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,179 | 8,413 | 12,589 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £243 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £387 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,446 | 1,177 | 1,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.70 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £18.00 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.32 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.10% | +1.18% | +81.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.82 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £74.60 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.69 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.09% | -0.72% | +48.79% |
Discrete Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Discrete Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Discrete Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Discrete Manufacturing.
Discrete Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Discrete Manufacturing.
Discrete Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Discrete Manufacturing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | - | 9 | £578 | - | 3 |
| Discrete Manufacturing UK |
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Discrete Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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: