The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Manufacturing Engineering 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
126
111
119
Rank change year-on-year
-15
+8
+66
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering
1
1
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
Manufacturing Engineering 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 West Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,628
1,552
1,770
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
89.25%
82.51%
85.88%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,041
976
1,187
10th Percentile
£250
£231
£263
25th Percentile
£400
£387
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£517
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.29%
+3.40%
-
75th Percentile
£588
£625
£600
90th Percentile
£675
£725
£725
England median daily rate
£510
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.86%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
109
39
53
10th Percentile
£12.62
£14.70
£14.73
25th Percentile
£16.30
£16.38
£20.85
Median hourly rate
£23.00
£24.18
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
-4.88%
-12.07%
+56.16%
75th Percentile
£33.88
£35.00
£43.75
90th Percentile
£50.00
£55.65
£67.50
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£43.00
£44.50
% change year-on-year
-41.51%
-3.37%
+50.85%
Manufacturing Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Manufacturing Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Manufacturing Engineering Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Manufacturing Engineering.
Manufacturing Engineering Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Manufacturing Engineering.
Manufacturing Engineering Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 29 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for Manufacturing Engineering.
Manufacturing Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:
