Manufacturing Contracts with Work from Home Options

Manufacturing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 89 115 149
Rank change year-on-year +26 +34 -11
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 357 547 803
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.36% 2.14% 1.80%
As % of the General category 4.01% 3.66% 3.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 379 620
10th Percentile £325 £356 £400
25th Percentile £413 £453 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £644 £638 £664
90th Percentile £753 £722 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £539 £525
% change year-on-year -7.19% +2.62% +2.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 36 18
10th Percentile £12.75 £35.53 £21.10
25th Percentile £30.03 £42.38 £39.06
Median hourly rate £39.92 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% - -
75th Percentile £61.75 £51.88 £49.38
90th Percentile £62.00 £68.75 £74.30
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year -22.22% +13.92% +9.72%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Manufacturing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,910 14,926 24,203
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 58.80% 58.44% 54.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,842 10,512 17,550
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.36%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 473 342 349
10th Percentile £14.01 £19.01 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.61 £26.00 £19.35
Median hourly rate £38.12 £50.00 £31.85
Median % change year-on-year -23.76% +56.99% +32.71%
75th Percentile £53.00 £67.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £80.25 £64.80
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -7.69% +47.73% -2.22%

Manufacturing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Manufacturing trend for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing.

Manufacturing daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Manufacturing daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Manufacturing.

Manufacturing hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Manufacturing over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Manufacturing hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 11 (3.08%) Confluence
2 7 (1.96%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.56%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.28%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.28%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.28%) CMS
5 1 (0.28%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.28%) SAS
5 1 (0.28%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 24 (6.72%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.40%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.84%) Simulink
5 3 (0.84%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.56%) Maya
6 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.56%) NUKE
6 2 (0.56%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.28%) CATIA
7 1 (0.28%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.28%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 27 (7.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.52%) Sage 200
3 8 (2.24%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 8 (2.24%) Sage 50
3 8 (2.24%) SAP FI-AP
4 5 (1.40%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.40%) Teamcenter
5 4 (1.12%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (1.12%) SAP EWM
6 3 (0.84%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.84%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.56%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.56%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.56%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.56%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.56%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.56%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 52 (14.57%) Azure
2 21 (5.88%) AWS
3 18 (5.04%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (4.48%) Dynamics 365
5 15 (4.20%) PaaS
6 13 (3.64%) Power Platform
7 11 (3.08%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (2.80%) IaaS
9 9 (2.52%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (2.52%) SaaS
10 6 (1.68%) Amazon EC2
10 6 (1.68%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.68%) Smartsheet
10 6 (1.68%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 5 (1.40%) GCP
11 5 (1.40%) GitHub
12 4 (1.12%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.12%) OCI
12 4 (1.12%) SuccessFactors
13 3 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.92%) Firewall
2 12 (3.36%) Network Security
3 8 (2.24%) InfiniBand
4 7 (1.96%) 3G
4 7 (1.96%) 4G
5 5 (1.40%) Cisco ISE
5 5 (1.40%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.12%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (1.12%) NAS
6 4 (1.12%) SAN
6 4 (1.12%) tcpdump
6 4 (1.12%) VPN
6 4 (1.12%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.56%) FTP
7 2 (0.56%) HTTP
8 1 (0.28%) DNS
8 1 (0.28%) Internet
8 1 (0.28%) LAN
8 1 (0.28%) WAN
8 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.20%) Metadata
1 15 (4.20%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.36%) Power BI
3 7 (1.96%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (1.68%) Ingres
4 6 (1.68%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.68%) Tableau
5 5 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.12%) Apache Hive
6 4 (1.12%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.12%) Hadoop
7 3 (0.84%) GIS
8 2 (0.56%) Big Data
8 2 (0.56%) SAP Data Services
8 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.28%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.28%) Metadata Repository
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.28%) Sisense
Development Applications
1 19 (5.32%) JIRA
2 12 (3.36%) ERwin
3 11 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.80%) Git
5 4 (1.12%) Cypress.io
5 4 (1.12%) IDA Disassembler
5 4 (1.12%) NUnit
6 3 (0.84%) Postman
6 3 (0.84%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.28%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.28%) SpecFlow
General
1 161 (45.10%) Finance
2 112 (31.37%) Marketing
3 103 (28.85%) Public Sector
3 103 (28.85%) Telecoms
4 102 (28.57%) Electronics
5 86 (24.09%) Social Skills
6 40 (11.20%) Analytical Skills
7 29 (8.12%) Retail
8 20 (5.60%) Automotive
9 9 (2.52%) French Language
9 9 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
10 7 (1.96%) Aerospace
10 7 (1.96%) Italian Language
10 7 (1.96%) Legal
11 5 (1.40%) German Language
12 4 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.84%) Games
13 3 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 55 (15.41%) Architect
2 50 (14.01%) Consultant
3 41 (11.48%) Project Manager
4 38 (10.64%) Lead
5 33 (9.24%) Analyst
6 30 (8.40%) Developer
7 23 (6.44%) Senior
8 18 (5.04%) Business Analyst
8 18 (5.04%) SAP Consultant
9 16 (4.48%) Data Architect
9 16 (4.48%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (3.92%) Enterprise Architect
11 11 (3.08%) Azure Engineer
11 11 (3.08%) Enterprise Data Architect
11 11 (3.08%) Functional Consultant
12 10 (2.80%) DBA
12 10 (2.80%) Network Engineer
12 10 (2.80%) Sage Consultant
13 9 (2.52%) .NET Developer
13 9 (2.52%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.92%) .NET
2 8 (2.24%) EDI
2 8 (2.24%) IDoc
2 8 (2.24%) SAP Business Workflow
3 7 (1.96%) AngularJS
4 6 (1.68%) ASP.NET
5 5 (1.40%) GraphQL
5 5 (1.40%) Web Services
6 4 (1.12%) Middleware
6 4 (1.12%) OLE
6 4 (1.12%) RESTful
7 3 (0.84%) HTML
7 3 (0.84%) JSON
7 3 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.84%) Playwright
7 3 (0.84%) React
7 3 (0.84%) Smart Contracts
7 3 (0.84%) XML
7 3 (0.84%) YAML
8 2 (0.56%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
1 11 (3.08%) Life Science
1 11 (3.08%) Wiki
2 10 (2.80%) IoT
2 10 (2.80%) Renewable Energy
3 8 (2.24%) FMCG
4 7 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (1.68%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (1.12%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.12%) NHS
6 4 (1.12%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.12%) YARA
7 3 (0.84%) Algorithms
7 3 (0.84%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.84%) Industry 4.0
7 3 (0.84%) Infotainment
7 3 (0.84%) Robotics
7 3 (0.84%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.76%) Linux
1 17 (4.76%) Windows
2 5 (1.40%) Windows 7
3 4 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.84%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.84%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (32.49%) Business Intelligence
2 102 (28.57%) Programme Management
3 101 (28.29%) Digital Marketing
4 57 (15.97%) Agile
5 44 (12.32%) Project Management
6 41 (11.48%) ERP
7 37 (10.36%) Problem-Solving
8 31 (8.68%) Analytics
9 30 (8.40%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (8.40%) Stakeholder Management
10 27 (7.56%) DevOps
11 24 (6.72%) Waterfall
12 22 (6.16%) Roadmaps
13 21 (5.88%) Migration
14 20 (5.60%) Software Engineering
15 19 (5.32%) Data Modelling
15 19 (5.32%) Root Cause Analysis
15 19 (5.32%) Supply Chain Management
16 18 (5.04%) Data Governance
16 18 (5.04%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (8.12%) SQL
2 13 (3.64%) Python
3 12 (3.36%) C#
4 11 (3.08%) ABAP
5 9 (2.52%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.24%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.68%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.68%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.40%) Java
9 4 (1.12%) Bash
9 4 (1.12%) MATLAB
9 4 (1.12%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.56%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.28%) Bicep
11 1 (0.28%) R
Qualifications
1 48 (13.45%) Security Cleared
2 37 (10.36%) Degree
3 29 (8.12%) SC Cleared
4 21 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (2.52%) Master's Degree
7 8 (2.24%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.40%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.40%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.40%) PMP
9 4 (1.12%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.56%) CEH
10 2 (0.56%) CISM
10 2 (0.56%) CISSP
10 2 (0.56%) CREST Certified
10 2 (0.56%) CSSLP
10 2 (0.56%) MBA
11 1 (0.28%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.76%) GDPR
2 16 (4.48%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.52%) QA
4 7 (1.96%) SLA
5 6 (1.68%) NIST
6 5 (1.40%) PMO
7 3 (0.84%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.84%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.56%) COBIT
8 2 (0.56%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 12 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.40%) Docker
3 4 (1.12%) Snort
3 4 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.84%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.84%) zsh
5 2 (0.56%) Firmware
5 2 (0.56%) vSphere
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (4.20%) Terraform
2 4 (1.12%) Grafana
2 4 (1.12%) Kibana
3 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.56%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.56%) Nessus
5 1 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.28%) Dell DRAC
5 1 (0.28%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.28%) Puppet
Vendors
1 172 (48.18%) SAP
2 53 (14.85%) Microsoft
3 14 (3.92%) Oracle
4 12 (3.36%) Sparx
5 11 (3.08%) Sage
6 9 (2.52%) Cisco
7 8 (2.24%) Google
7 8 (2.24%) OpenText
8 5 (1.40%) Qualys
8 5 (1.40%) VMware
9 4 (1.12%) Citrix
9 4 (1.12%) Computacenter
9 4 (1.12%) HP
9 4 (1.12%) IFS
9 4 (1.12%) Siemens
9 4 (1.12%) Splunk
9 4 (1.12%) Workday
10 3 (0.84%) Ariba
10 3 (0.84%) JD Edwards
10 3 (0.84%) Zscaler