Manufacturing
South West > Wiltshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Wiltshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | 41 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -10 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Manufacturing | 34 | 14 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire | 5.43% | 3.17% | 5.51% |
| As % of the General category | 10.40% | 5.36% | 11.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 11 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £460 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £522 | £538 | £514 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £625 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £712 | £689 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £788 | £786 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £595 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -11.76% | +3.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.50 | - | £64.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | - | £67.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £24.50 | - | £69.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £24.00 | £60.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.00% | +26.32% | +26.67% |
All General Skills
Wiltshire
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 Wiltshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 327 | 261 | 374 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire | 52.24% | 59.18% | 47.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 217 | 164 | 287 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £215 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £412 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.36% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £649 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £753 | £725 | £725 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.67 | £22.23 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.54 | £36.40 | £14.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £60.00 | £18.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.89% | +228.77% | -72.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.50 | - | £60.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £76.25 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.11 | £62.50 | £55.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.82% | +12.32% | -11.84% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in Wiltshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.
Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 11 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsham | -15 | 13 | £625 | - | |
| Pewsey | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Swindon | -2 | 2 | £750 | +130.77% | 12 |
| Chippenham | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Manufacturing South West |
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Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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: