Manufacturing Contracts in West Sussex

Manufacturing
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 34 31
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +8
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 2 4 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 1.18% 1.68% 5.50%
As % of the General category 2.13% 3.23% 9.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - -42.45%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £352
South East median daily rate £625 £470 £415
% change year-on-year +32.98% +13.25% -17.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £24.15 £22.17
25th Percentile - £26.25 £22.18
Median hourly rate - £31.00 £23.31
Median % change year-on-year - +32.99% -44.43%
75th Percentile - £36.25 £25.56
90th Percentile - £38.65 £26.24
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £38.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +57.89% -15.56% -

All General Skills
West Sussex

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 common skills in West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 94 124 185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 55.62% 52.10% 59.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 76 160
10th Percentile £170 £206 £200
25th Percentile £200 £383 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £538 £518 £588
90th Percentile £628 £575 £698
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 14 5
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.24 £15.31
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £21.50 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% -2.98% +23.11%
75th Percentile £20.69 £27.81 £23.13
90th Percentile £36.25 £29.00 £25.26
South East median hourly rate £19.00 £45.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -57.78% -10.00% +150.00%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in West Sussex

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in West Sussex.

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in West Sussex

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in West Sussex.

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in West Sussex

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 30 June 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
Worthing - 1 - - 6
Manufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) QC Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) LIMS
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GLP
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP