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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 143 177
Rank change year-on-year +61 +34 -31
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 947 904 1,178
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.56% 1.89% 1.67%
As % of the General category 4.46% 3.20% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 494 639 861
10th Percentile £234 £231 £375
25th Percentile £405 £425 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +7.32%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £775 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +5.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 55 55
10th Percentile £12.88 £24.63 £10.95
25th Percentile £16.25 £41.88 £21.00
Median hourly rate £32.12 £50.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.77% +40.85% -
75th Percentile £43.13 £53.75 £47.50
90th Percentile £62.00 £65.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £32.90 £48.13 £39.50
% change year-on-year -31.65% +21.85% +9.72%

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 21,251 28,243 40,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.55% 59.16% 57.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,633 19,891 28,416
10th Percentile £280 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,819 896 1,282
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.68 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.50 £31.92 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +48.47% +2.14%
75th Percentile £52.20 £60.03 £46.23
90th Percentile £67.38 £70.00 £59.94
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.40 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.41% +44.00% +4.65%

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 2 June 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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +117 243 £600 +4.35% 311
South East +2 147 £450 +2.86% 662
North of England +47 143 £500 +2.88% 730
South West +5 132 £610 +6.09% 428
East of England +39 127 £425 -17.07% 408
Midlands +7 102 £463 -7.50% 726
North West +23 86 £500 +2.88% 385
West Midlands +13 65 £433 -13.50% 433
Yorkshire +40 40 £450 -18.18% 257
East Midlands -10 31 £350 -33.59% 293
North East +16 14 £431 +81.47% 108
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 29 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.37%) Confluence
2 13 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.63%) Apache
3 6 (0.63%) CMS
4 5 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.11%) Magnolia
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.11%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 44 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (1.58%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.63%) CANalyzer
6 5 (0.53%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Siemens NX
7 4 (0.42%) Windchill
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.32%) CATIA
8 3 (0.32%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.32%) Simulink
8 3 (0.32%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.21%) Maya
9 2 (0.21%) NUKE
10 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 54 (5.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (2.01%) SAP PP
3 17 (1.80%) Teamcenter
4 9 (0.95%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 8 (0.84%) Sage 200
5 8 (0.84%) Sage 50
6 7 (0.74%) SAP MDG
7 6 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (0.63%) NetSuite
7 6 (0.63%) SAP MII
8 5 (0.53%) Maximo
8 5 (0.53%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.53%) SAP EWM
8 5 (0.53%) SAP FI
8 5 (0.53%) SAP SD
9 4 (0.42%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 4 (0.42%) SAP FI-AP
9 4 (0.42%) SAP MDM
9 4 (0.42%) SAP MM
10 3 (0.32%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 80 (8.45%) Azure
2 45 (4.75%) Power Platform
3 41 (4.33%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (4.12%) AWS
5 34 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
7 19 (2.01%) PaaS
8 16 (1.69%) SaaS
9 12 (1.27%) GCP
10 10 (1.06%) Snowflake
11 9 (0.95%) IaaS
12 8 (0.84%) Entra ID
12 8 (0.84%) PowerApps
13 7 (0.74%) WhatsApp
14 6 (0.63%) OCI
14 6 (0.63%) Serverless
15 5 (0.53%) Amazon EMR
15 5 (0.53%) AWS Lambda
15 5 (0.53%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.38%) Firewall
2 20 (2.11%) Network Security
3 17 (1.80%) Cisco ISE
4 13 (1.37%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.27%) LAN
5 12 (1.27%) VPN
6 11 (1.16%) 4G
6 11 (1.16%) FTP
6 11 (1.16%) WAN
7 9 (0.95%) HTTP
8 8 (0.84%) 3G
8 8 (0.84%) DNS
9 7 (0.74%) Ethernet
9 7 (0.74%) InfiniBand
9 7 (0.74%) Wireless
10 6 (0.63%) FlexRay
10 6 (0.63%) Internet
10 6 (0.63%) VLAN
11 5 (0.53%) MQTT
11 5 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.01%) Power BI
2 32 (3.38%) Metadata
3 25 (2.64%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.32%) NoSQL
5 21 (2.22%) Data Vault
6 15 (1.58%) Metadata Repository
7 9 (0.95%) Electronic Patient Records
7 9 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (0.95%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (0.84%) Tableau
9 7 (0.74%) GIS
9 7 (0.74%) QlikView
10 6 (0.63%) Ingres
10 6 (0.63%) Pentaho
10 6 (0.63%) Qlik Sense
11 5 (0.53%) Big Data
11 5 (0.53%) Hadoop
12 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 29 (3.06%) JIRA
2 15 (1.58%) Git
3 11 (1.16%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.63%) CANoe
5 5 (0.53%) Eclipse
5 5 (0.53%) ERwin
5 5 (0.53%) PyCharm
6 3 (0.32%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.32%) NUnit
6 3 (0.32%) Postman
6 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.21%) JMeter
7 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.11%) ClearCase
8 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.11%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.11%) LSMW
8 1 (0.11%) MSI
8 1 (0.11%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
General
1 339 (35.80%) Finance
2 300 (31.68%) Electronics
3 271 (28.62%) Marketing
4 256 (27.03%) Social Skills
5 255 (26.93%) Telecoms
6 254 (26.82%) Public Sector
7 94 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
8 65 (6.86%) Pharmaceutical
9 61 (6.44%) Aerospace
10 57 (6.02%) Automotive
11 43 (4.54%) Retail
12 26 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
13 23 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
15 14 (1.48%) French Language
16 8 (0.84%) Legal
17 7 (0.74%) Italian Language
18 6 (0.63%) Advertising
18 6 (0.63%) Publishing
19 5 (0.53%) German Language
Job Titles
1 147 (15.52%) Architect
2 101 (10.67%) Project Manager
3 99 (10.45%) Analyst
4 78 (8.24%) Consultant
5 71 (7.50%) Lead
6 64 (6.76%) Business Analyst
7 49 (5.17%) Senior
8 40 (4.22%) Developer
8 40 (4.22%) Support Engineer
9 37 (3.91%) Solutions Architect
10 35 (3.70%) Test Architect
11 34 (3.59%) Data Architect
12 32 (3.38%) Network Engineer
13 28 (2.96%) Administrator
13 28 (2.96%) SAP Consultant
14 23 (2.43%) Software Engineer
15 21 (2.22%) Trainer
16 20 (2.11%) IT Support
17 18 (1.90%) ERP Manager
18 17 (1.80%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.69%) .NET
2 11 (1.16%) JSON
3 9 (0.95%) XML
4 7 (0.74%) RESTful
5 6 (0.63%) AngularJS
5 6 (0.63%) HTML
5 6 (0.63%) LDAP
5 6 (0.63%) React
5 6 (0.63%) Web Services
6 5 (0.53%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.53%) EDI
6 5 (0.53%) SAP TM
7 4 (0.42%) CSS
7 4 (0.42%) IDoc
7 4 (0.42%) Kafka
7 4 (0.42%) REST
7 4 (0.42%) SAP Business Workflow
8 3 (0.32%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.32%) Playwright
8 3 (0.32%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 35 (3.70%) Analogue Electronics
2 34 (3.59%) NHS
3 29 (3.06%) Life Science
4 27 (2.85%) Product Ownership
5 26 (2.75%) IoT
6 21 (2.22%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.22%) Reference Data
7 16 (1.69%) Operational Technology
8 13 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
9 12 (1.27%) Robotics
10 11 (1.16%) FMCG
10 11 (1.16%) Onboarding
11 10 (1.06%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.06%) Infotainment
12 9 (0.95%) Industry 4.0
12 9 (0.95%) LIMS
13 8 (0.84%) CESG
14 7 (0.74%) Biopharmaceutical
15 6 (0.63%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 67 (7.07%) Windows
2 29 (3.06%) Linux
3 20 (2.11%) Windows 10
4 10 (1.06%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.63%) Android
5 6 (0.63%) Unix
6 4 (0.42%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.42%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.42%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.32%) VMS
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (29.57%) Business Intelligence
2 259 (27.35%) Programme Management
3 253 (26.72%) Digital Marketing
4 151 (15.95%) Project Management
5 119 (12.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 111 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
7 103 (10.88%) Agile
8 99 (10.45%) ERP
9 71 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 63 (6.65%) Logistics
10 63 (6.65%) Migration
11 59 (6.23%) Data Governance
12 51 (5.39%) Change Management
13 45 (4.75%) Process Improvement
14 43 (4.54%) Project Delivery
15 41 (4.33%) Analytics
16 40 (4.22%) Roadmaps
16 40 (4.22%) Test Strategy
17 39 (4.12%) Requirements Gathering
18 37 (3.91%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 52 (5.49%) SQL
2 44 (4.65%) Python
3 22 (2.32%) JavaScript
4 21 (2.22%) PowerShell
5 19 (2.01%) C#
6 17 (1.80%) Java
7 8 (0.84%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.74%) ABAP
8 7 (0.74%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.63%) C
9 6 (0.63%) VBA
10 5 (0.53%) Groovy
10 5 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.42%) Bash
11 4 (0.42%) C++
12 3 (0.32%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.21%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.11%) Fortran
14 1 (0.11%) PHP
14 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 182 (19.22%) Security Cleared
2 121 (12.78%) SC Cleared
3 105 (11.09%) Degree
4 62 (6.55%) DV Cleared
5 20 (2.11%) CISSP
6 19 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (2.01%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.48%) CISM
8 13 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.27%) IIBA
10 11 (1.16%) PMP
11 10 (1.06%) CEH
11 10 (1.06%) CISA
11 10 (1.06%) PMI Certification
12 8 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.84%) CISMP
12 8 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (0.84%) ISACA
12 8 (0.84%) SSCP
13 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.65%) GDPR
2 26 (2.75%) GxP
3 20 (2.11%) QA
4 18 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (1.80%) Good Clinical Practice
5 17 (1.80%) NIST
5 17 (1.80%) PMO
6 14 (1.48%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.37%) SLA
8 11 (1.16%) PCI DSS
9 9 (0.95%) GMP
10 8 (0.84%) HIPAA
10 8 (0.84%) HL7
11 7 (0.74%) GAMP
12 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.53%) 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 36 (3.80%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.84%) Docker
4 5 (0.53%) NFS
5 4 (0.42%) HDFS
5 4 (0.42%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.32%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.32%) vSphere
6 3 (0.32%) zsh
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.11%) Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) IAG
8 1 (0.11%) Snort
8 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (0.84%) Terraform
2 7 (0.74%) Functional Safety
2 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.63%) Grafana
3 6 (0.63%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.42%) Nessus
4 4 (0.42%) Puppet
5 3 (0.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.21%) Kibana
6 2 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.21%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.11%) SCCM
7 1 (0.11%) vRealize
7 1 (0.11%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 1 (0.11%) VxRail
7 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 399 (42.13%) SAP
2 133 (14.04%) Microsoft
3 28 (2.96%) Cisco
4 26 (2.75%) Oracle
5 17 (1.80%) VMware
6 16 (1.69%) ServiceNow
7 14 (1.48%) Sage
7 14 (1.48%) Sparx
8 12 (1.27%) Informatica
9 11 (1.16%) Siemens
10 10 (1.06%) Dell
10 10 (1.06%) Palo Alto
11 9 (0.95%) Google
11 9 (0.95%) Salesforce
12 7 (0.74%) IFS
13 6 (0.63%) Ariba
13 6 (0.63%) Citrix
13 6 (0.63%) ESRI
14 5 (0.53%) Adobe
14 5 (0.53%) Talend