Production Planning Contract Job Trends

Production Planning
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Production Planning skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 494 537 589
Rank change year-on-year +43 +52 +172
Contract jobs citing Production Planning 57 33 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.087% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.10% 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 7 15
10th Percentile £399 £523 £405
25th Percentile £479 £546 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £613 £581
Median % change year-on-year -12.33% +5.51% +0.96%
75th Percentile £562 £667 £603
90th Percentile £576 £746 £605
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £623 £600
% change year-on-year -27.71% +3.75% +4.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £17.75 - -
25th Percentile £20.88 - £35.25
Median hourly rate £27.17 - £35.50
75th Percentile £33.88 - £35.75
90th Percentile £37.25 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.17 - £35.50
% change year-on-year - - -13.90%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Production Planning 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29,550 32,511 43,885
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.64% 85.83% 88.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,363 19,651 29,817
10th Percentile £294 £308 £313
25th Percentile £403 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,847 1,359 1,579
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.06 £18.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -1.16% +48.28%
75th Percentile £43.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £74.45 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -48.10% +1.18% +81.28%

Production Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Production Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Production Planning in the UK

Production Planning
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Production Planning.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Production Planning

Production Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Production Planning over the 6 months to 29 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Production Planning in the UK

Production Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Production Planning.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Production Planning

Production Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Production Planning over the 6 months to 29 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Production Planning in the UK

Production Planning
Top 12 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Production Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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
England +32 36 £539 -12.08% 19
London +21 17 £540 -1.82% 9
UK excluding London +11 14 £450 -27.71% 11
Work from Home +29 11 £555 -21.97% 8
East of England - 5 £550 - 1
West Midlands - 5 £425 -
Midlands - 5 £425 -
North of England -17 3 £450 - 3
South East +22 1 £450 - 5
North West -11 1 £155 - 3
North East - 1 £575 -
Yorkshire - 1 £450 -

Production Planning
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.51%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 33 (57.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (50.88%) SAP PP
3 7 (12.28%) SAP MM
4 5 (8.77%) SAP APO
4 5 (8.77%) SAP MII
4 5 (8.77%) SAP SCM
4 5 (8.77%) SAP VC
5 4 (7.02%) SAP R/3
6 3 (5.26%) SAP QM
7 2 (3.51%) SAP LE
7 2 (3.51%) SAP WM
8 1 (1.75%) SAP CS
8 1 (1.75%) SAP EWM
8 1 (1.75%) SAP GTS
8 1 (1.75%) SAP IBP
8 1 (1.75%) SAP PP-PI
8 1 (1.75%) SAP SD
8 1 (1.75%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.51%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.51%) Power BI
2 1 (1.75%) DTS
2 1 (1.75%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.75%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.51%) JIRA
General
1 40 (70.18%) Manufacturing
2 16 (28.07%) Social Skills
3 12 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (12.28%) Finance
5 5 (8.77%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.51%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.75%) Marketing
7 1 (1.75%) Polish Language
7 1 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 35 (61.40%) Consultant
2 34 (59.65%) SAP Consultant
3 21 (36.84%) SAP PP Consultant
4 16 (28.07%) Functional Consultant
4 16 (28.07%) SAP Functional Consultant
5 9 (15.79%) SAP PP Functional Consultant
6 7 (12.28%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
7 5 (8.77%) SAP MM Consultant
8 3 (5.26%) Architect
8 3 (5.26%) Floorwalker
8 3 (5.26%) SAP Architect
8 3 (5.26%) SAP MM Functional Consultant
8 3 (5.26%) SAP QM Consultant
9 2 (3.51%) Logistics Analyst
9 2 (3.51%) Quality Management Consultant
9 2 (3.51%) Sales Analyst
9 2 (3.51%) SAP Logistics Analyst
9 2 (3.51%) SAP Manager
9 2 (3.51%) SAP PP Specialist
9 2 (3.51%) Technical Services Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) SAP Fiori
1 2 (3.51%) SAP PI
2 1 (1.75%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.53%) Life Science
1 6 (10.53%) Private Cloud
2 5 (8.77%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (8.77%) LIMS
2 5 (8.77%) PACS
3 3 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.51%) IoT
4 2 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.75%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.75%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (1.75%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (42.11%) Quality Management
2 14 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (14.04%) ERP
3 8 (14.04%) User Acceptance Testing
4 7 (12.28%) Change Management
4 7 (12.28%) Coaching
4 7 (12.28%) Logistics
4 7 (12.28%) Order Management
4 7 (12.28%) Project Delivery
5 6 (10.53%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (10.53%) Integration Testing
5 6 (10.53%) Inventory Management
5 6 (10.53%) Thought Leadership
6 5 (8.77%) Batch Management
6 5 (8.77%) Cost Control
6 5 (8.77%) Data Migration
6 5 (8.77%) Digital Twin
6 5 (8.77%) Document Management
6 5 (8.77%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.02%) ABAP
2 1 (1.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (1.75%) Python
2 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (14.04%) Security Cleared
2 7 (12.28%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.51%) Degree
4 1 (1.75%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.75%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.75%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.75%) QA
1 1 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 55 (96.49%) SAP
2 5 (8.77%) Ariba
3 3 (5.26%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.75%) Oracle
4 1 (1.75%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.75%) ServiceNow