Manufacturing Contracts in England

Manufacturing
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Manufacturing over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 135 171
Rank change year-on-year +53 +36 -22
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 955 963 1,204
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.60% 1.96% 1.72%
As % of the General category 4.46% 3.32% 3.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 516 689 900
10th Percentile £208 £231 £363
25th Percentile £404 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +2.44%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £775 £727 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £527 £525
% change year-on-year -5.12% +0.38% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 58 44
10th Percentile £12.98 £23.15 £13.98
25th Percentile £19.09 £39.58 £20.56
Median hourly rate £33.00 £45.00 £33.75
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +33.34% -4.94%
75th Percentile £43.75 £51.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £60.60 £65.00 £64.63
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £36.16
% change year-on-year -22.22% +24.45% +0.44%

All General Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,404 29,025 39,569
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.17% 59.17% 56.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,799 20,390 27,673
10th Percentile £280 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,790 950 1,290
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £18.09 £14.67
Median hourly rate £30.27 £32.40 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.59% +50.70% -4.10%
75th Percentile £51.91 £61.25 £46.44
90th Percentile £65.30 £70.85 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.00
% change year-on-year -7.96% +48.16% -2.22%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in England

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
London +91 242 £600 +6.67% 266
North of England +56 150 £500 +2.88% 707
South East -3 140 £413 -21.43% 653
South West +5 133 £600 +4.35% 429
East of England +39 120 £418 -18.77% 381
Midlands +10 101 £450 -10.00% 700
North West +30 90 £510 +4.94% 359
West Midlands +2 59 £429 -10.68% 430
Yorkshire +40 43 £450 -16.28% 269
East Midlands +13 34 £463 -11.90% 269
North East +17 14 £423 +78.11% 103
Manufacturing
UK

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 32 (3.35%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.36%) Confluence
4 6 (0.63%) Apache
5 5 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.52%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.52%) CMS
6 2 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.10%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.10%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.10%) nginx
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.10%) SAS
7 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.10%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 44 (4.61%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (3.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (1.36%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.52%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.52%) Siemens NX
7 4 (0.42%) Windchill
8 3 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.31%) CATIA
8 3 (0.31%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.31%) Simulink
8 3 (0.31%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.21%) Maya
9 2 (0.21%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 51 (5.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.78%) Teamcenter
3 14 (1.47%) SAP PP
4 10 (1.05%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 8 (0.84%) Sage 200
5 8 (0.84%) Sage 50
5 8 (0.84%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.63%) SAP MDG
6 6 (0.63%) SAP MII
7 5 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.52%) Maximo
7 5 (0.52%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.52%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.52%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.52%) SAP EWM
7 5 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.52%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.42%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 4 (0.42%) SAP FI-AP
8 4 (0.42%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 87 (9.11%) Azure
2 48 (5.03%) Power Platform
3 44 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (4.29%) AWS
5 35 (3.66%) Dynamics 365
6 24 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (2.41%) PaaS
8 22 (2.30%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (1.68%) SaaS
10 13 (1.36%) IaaS
11 11 (1.15%) GCP
11 11 (1.15%) Snowflake
12 9 (0.94%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (0.84%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.84%) Serverless
14 7 (0.73%) Entra ID
15 6 (0.63%) OCI
16 5 (0.52%) Azure Data Factory
16 5 (0.52%) Collibra
16 5 (0.52%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.35%) Firewall
2 20 (2.09%) Network Security
3 17 (1.78%) Cisco ISE
4 13 (1.36%) FTP
4 13 (1.36%) VPN
5 11 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.15%) Wireless
6 10 (1.05%) LAN
6 10 (1.05%) WAN
7 9 (0.94%) InfiniBand
8 7 (0.73%) 3G
8 7 (0.73%) 4G
8 7 (0.73%) DNS
9 6 (0.63%) HTTP
9 6 (0.63%) MQTT
9 6 (0.63%) VLAN
10 5 (0.52%) SAN
10 5 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.42%) Internet
11 4 (0.42%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (4.19%) Metadata
1 40 (4.19%) Power BI
2 32 (3.35%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.30%) NoSQL
4 21 (2.20%) Data Vault
5 16 (1.68%) Metadata Repository
6 11 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (0.94%) Electronic Patient Records
7 9 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (0.94%) Tableau
8 8 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (0.73%) GIS
9 7 (0.73%) QlikView
9 7 (0.73%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (0.63%) Ingres
10 6 (0.63%) Pentaho
10 6 (0.63%) Qlik Sense
11 5 (0.52%) Big Data
11 5 (0.52%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 28 (2.93%) JIRA
2 16 (1.68%) Git
3 14 (1.47%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.26%) ERwin
5 5 (0.52%) Eclipse
5 5 (0.52%) PyCharm
6 4 (0.42%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.31%) NUnit
7 3 (0.31%) Postman
7 3 (0.31%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.21%) JMeter
8 2 (0.21%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.10%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.10%) GitLab
9 1 (0.10%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.10%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.10%) Selenium
General
1 381 (39.90%) Finance
2 326 (34.14%) Electronics
3 299 (31.31%) Marketing
4 287 (30.05%) Public Sector
4 287 (30.05%) Telecoms
5 255 (26.70%) Social Skills
6 93 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
7 64 (6.70%) Pharmaceutical
8 60 (6.28%) Aerospace
9 50 (5.24%) Automotive
10 44 (4.61%) Retail
11 23 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (1.57%) French Language
15 9 (0.94%) Legal
16 7 (0.73%) Italian Language
17 6 (0.63%) German Language
17 6 (0.63%) Publishing
18 5 (0.52%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 149 (15.60%) Architect
2 103 (10.79%) Project Manager
3 96 (10.05%) Analyst
4 82 (8.59%) Lead
5 77 (8.06%) Consultant
6 63 (6.60%) Business Analyst
7 51 (5.34%) Support Engineer
8 50 (5.24%) Senior
9 42 (4.40%) Data Architect
10 39 (4.08%) Developer
11 36 (3.77%) Solutions Architect
12 32 (3.35%) Test Architect
13 31 (3.25%) Administrator
14 25 (2.62%) SAP Consultant
15 22 (2.30%) Lead Architect
16 21 (2.20%) Desktop Support
16 21 (2.20%) Network Engineer
16 21 (2.20%) Software Engineer
16 21 (2.20%) Trainer
17 19 (1.99%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.99%) .NET
2 13 (1.36%) JSON
3 10 (1.05%) Web Services
4 9 (0.94%) XML
5 8 (0.84%) AngularJS
6 7 (0.73%) LDAP
6 7 (0.73%) RESTful
7 6 (0.63%) EDI
7 6 (0.63%) HTML
7 6 (0.63%) React
8 5 (0.52%) ASP.NET
8 5 (0.52%) CSS
8 5 (0.52%) GraphQL
8 5 (0.52%) SAP TM
9 4 (0.42%) IDoc
9 4 (0.42%) REST
9 4 (0.42%) SAP Business Workflow
10 3 (0.31%) Kafka
10 3 (0.31%) Middleware
10 3 (0.31%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 42 (4.40%) NHS
2 32 (3.35%) Analogue Electronics
3 28 (2.93%) Life Science
4 25 (2.62%) IoT
4 25 (2.62%) Product Ownership
5 23 (2.41%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.20%) Reference Data
7 18 (1.88%) Operational Technology
8 15 (1.57%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.36%) Robotics
9 13 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
10 12 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
11 11 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (1.15%) FMCG
11 11 (1.15%) Wiki
12 10 (1.05%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.05%) Industry 4.0
12 10 (1.05%) LIMS
13 8 (0.84%) CESG
14 7 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 78 (8.17%) Windows
2 34 (3.56%) Linux
3 26 (2.72%) Windows 10
4 13 (1.36%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.73%) Android
5 7 (0.73%) Unix
6 5 (0.52%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.52%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.31%) VMS
7 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.21%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.10%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (33.19%) Business Intelligence
2 293 (30.68%) Programme Management
3 284 (29.74%) Digital Marketing
4 151 (15.81%) Project Management
5 112 (11.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 111 (11.62%) Problem-Solving
7 102 (10.68%) ERP
8 95 (9.95%) Agile
9 77 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
10 66 (6.91%) Data Governance
11 60 (6.28%) Change Management
12 59 (6.18%) Logistics
12 59 (6.18%) Migration
13 47 (4.92%) Data Modelling
13 47 (4.92%) Process Improvement
14 44 (4.61%) Roadmaps
15 43 (4.50%) Analytics
15 43 (4.50%) Project Delivery
16 40 (4.19%) Data Management
17 39 (4.08%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 59 (6.18%) SQL
2 38 (3.98%) Python
3 23 (2.41%) JavaScript
4 22 (2.30%) C#
5 21 (2.20%) PowerShell
6 16 (1.68%) Java
7 10 (1.05%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.73%) ABAP
8 7 (0.73%) C
8 7 (0.73%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.52%) Bash
10 5 (0.52%) Groovy
10 5 (0.52%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.42%) C++
12 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.31%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.10%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.10%) Rust
13 1 (0.10%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 177 (18.53%) Security Cleared
2 125 (13.09%) SC Cleared
3 108 (11.31%) Degree
4 52 (5.45%) DV Cleared
5 20 (2.09%) CISSP
6 19 (1.99%) Master's Degree
7 17 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.47%) CISM
9 13 (1.36%) PMP
10 12 (1.26%) IIBA
10 12 (1.26%) PMI Certification
11 11 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.05%) CEH
12 10 (1.05%) CISA
13 8 (0.84%) AWS Certification
13 8 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.84%) CISMP
13 8 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (0.84%) ISACA
13 8 (0.84%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (5.45%) GDPR
2 26 (2.72%) GxP
3 20 (2.09%) Data Quality
3 20 (2.09%) QA
4 18 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (1.78%) Good Clinical Practice
5 17 (1.78%) NIST
6 16 (1.68%) PMO
7 13 (1.36%) PCI DSS
8 10 (1.05%) SLA
9 9 (0.94%) GMP
10 8 (0.84%) HIPAA
10 8 (0.84%) HL7
11 7 (0.73%) GAMP
12 5 (0.52%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.52%) RMADS
13 4 (0.42%) Accessibility
13 4 (0.42%) NEBOSH
14 2 (0.21%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 41 (4.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.84%) Docker
2 8 (0.84%) NFS
3 7 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.42%) HDFS
6 3 (0.31%) Firmware
6 3 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.31%) vSphere
6 3 (0.31%) zsh
7 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.21%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.10%) IAG
8 1 (0.10%) Snort
Systems Management
1 14 (1.47%) Terraform
2 9 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.73%) Grafana
4 4 (0.42%) Ansible
4 4 (0.42%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.42%) Nessus
4 4 (0.42%) Puppet
5 3 (0.31%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.21%) CA Service Virtualization
6 2 (0.21%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.21%) Kibana
6 2 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.21%) SCCM
6 2 (0.21%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.10%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.10%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.10%) SCOM
7 1 (0.10%) VxRail
7 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 433 (45.34%) SAP
2 139 (14.55%) Microsoft
3 26 (2.72%) Oracle
4 25 (2.62%) Cisco
5 21 (2.20%) Sparx
6 16 (1.68%) VMware
7 15 (1.57%) Sage
7 15 (1.57%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.26%) Dell
8 12 (1.26%) Informatica
9 11 (1.15%) Siemens
10 8 (0.84%) Citrix
11 7 (0.73%) Google
11 7 (0.73%) IFS
11 7 (0.73%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.63%) Ariba
12 6 (0.63%) ESRI
12 6 (0.63%) Isilon
12 6 (0.63%) Veeam
13 5 (0.52%) Talend